Recaps

Saine witnessed Tourmaline reunite with her older brother, Mo Yan, alongside four other mighty Kings of Devil Beasts. Mo Yan questioned Saine about his Plane Source Power before taking Tourmaline east to the Sage’s Forest, while Little Seven went with her.

• Four colossal Kings of Devil Beasts descended with Mo Yan, and Tourmaline greeted her brother joyfully.
• Saine recorded the gathering on his Crystal Ball while Mo Yan and Tourmaline communicated in their family’s growling language.
• Mo Yan noticed Saine’s Light of the Planes and asked where it came from; Saine explained that the Guardian of Summer had granted it after his academy war victory.
• Mo Yan prepared to take Tourmaline to the Sage’s Forest and introduce her to his friends, parting her from Saine.
• Little Seven flew from Saine’s shoulder and settled on the inside of Tourmaline’s shell as she departed.

After Tourmaline and the King of Devil Beasts departed, Saine traveled with Yuli to Black Iron Fortress, where he explored the metal city and learned about its origins as a discarded war platform. The chapter left Saine fascinated by the City of Steel’s mechanical inventions and considering further study.

• Milena introduced herself to Saine, and he returned her greeting.
• Tourmaline gave Saine a protective shield before leaving with Mo Yan and the other King of Devil Beasts.
• Saine and Yuli flew to a nearby city and took a Teleportation Array to Black Iron Fortress.
• Saine explored Black Iron Fortress and learned that it had been converted from an abandoned, oversized war platform.
• Saine watched mechanics travel in small flying metal cabins and wondered whether he should study the City of Steel’s inventions.

Saine browsed the Hammer of Mechanics in Black Iron Fortress, learning about its mechanical alchemy products from apprentice Weieri before buying a few raw materials. He left after Weieri directed him to the Free Market in City North to look for Nesser Civilization Constructed Magic Puppet components.

• Saine listened to Weieri explain the shop's single-person flying pods but decided to compare options rather than buy one.
• Saine toured the Hammer of Mechanics and paid Weieri a Magic Coin for his explanations.
• Saine bought basic raw materials for less than ten Magic Coins.
• Saine asked Weieri about Nesser Civilization Constructed Magic Puppet components, and Weieri recommended the Free Market in City North.

Saine traveled through the City of Steel, where his purchases helped Yuli prepare to repair and upgrade her Constructed Magic Puppets. The region changed Saine’s understanding of alchemy, and he settled in Aiska to work on his spoils and sensitive experiments, beginning with Mermaid Ilisa.

• Saine bought Nesser Civilization Constructed Magic Puppet components, and Yuli said she could upgrade Flame Mark and repair two damaged puppets.
• Saine decided to remain in the City of Steel while Yuli completed the modifications and he prepared for his journey to the Western Islands.
• Saine toured several City of Steel regions and discovered that its commoners received more education than people in other parts of the Wizard World.
• Saine brought Yuli to Aiska, rented a laboratory, and began working on the spoils from the Second-Level Black Magician and several sensitive experiments.
• Saine looked at Ilisa lying on the laboratory table as her tail and shells trembled with fear.

Saine completed a Soul Modification Experiment on Ilisa, making her his personal slave and incorporating traits from the Mirage Soul Codex. He then prepared to conduct an Azure Fire Body Tempering experiment on Yuli.

• Saine refused Ilisa’s request to sign a Magic Contract and began the experiment, restraining her on the Laboratory Table.
• Over two days, Saine modified Ilisa’s soul using knowledge from Van Basten’s research and the Mirage Soul Codex.
• Saine completed the modification and transferred the exhausted Ilisa to a water tank to recover.
• Saine told Yuli it was her turn, and she prepared for a physique enhancement experiment using the Azure Fire Body Tempering Mysteries.

After six months of experiments in Eska Underground Metal City, Saine improved his attributes and completed a soul-nurturing carrying ring for Yuli. As he prepared to test whether she could travel inside it, Yuli chose to wear it as a tight collar, prompting Saine to consider modifying its design.

• Saine reviewed his attribute growth and resolved to bring Tourmaline to Azure Source Holy Tower to help him improve his Constitution.
• Saine showed Yuli the black carrying ring he had made using rare materials and Soul Metal, and she said she was satisfied with it.
• Saine and Yuli went to test whether the ring could carry her inside space-type equipment, which would make their planned trip to the Black Domain safer.
• Yuli asked to wear the ring around her neck, and Saine noticed that its tightness excited her and considered modifying it into a collar.

Saine left Aiska Underground City with Yuli and Ilisa, then decided to travel to the City of Steel. As they arrived, Befu learned that the South Coast factions had formed the Dawn Conclave, led by Dawn Holy Tower, and reflected on the Wizard World’s changing power structure.

• Saine traveled with Yuli and Ilisa from Aiska Underground City, noting the low cost of Teleportation Arrays in the City of Steel.
• Ilisa resented Saine’s control over her soul and feared the persistent voice urging her to submit to him.
• Saine chose to visit the City of Steel and led Yuli and Ilisa toward the teleportation hall.
• Saine arrived in the City of Steel, whose sealed depths held the Wizard World’s greatest alchemical achievements and foundations.
• Befu received news that twelve South Coast Holy Towers and thirty-one Knights’ Halls had formed the Dawn Conclave, and learned that Safoye had advanced to Level 6.
• Befu considered the formation of new factions a positive sign of healthy competition within the Wizard World.

Saine explored the City of Steel, the Wizard World’s center of magical machinery, and bought a Mechanical Bee from the Norton Merchant Guild. He left with a powerful new travel and reconnaissance tool, while reflecting on the guild’s influence and the political ties surrounding the Black Domain.

• Saine arrived at the City of Steel and saw its immense mechanical towers, aircraft, and Mechanical Holy Towers.
• Saine learned that the city’s mechanical civilization was concentrated around mechanics and the training of mechanical apprentices.
• Saine bought a newly released Mechanical Bee from the Norton Merchant Guild for nearly twelve hundred Magic Coins.
• Saine judged that the Mechanical Bee could improve his chances of survival in dangerous encounters and serve him in future Plane Wars.
• Saine compared the Norton Merchant Guild’s reach with the Kuli Man Merchant Guild and considered how the Norton’s influence could deter Black Magicians.
• Saine reflected that the Black Domain was connected to powerful figures across the Wizard World, despite its isolation.

After exploring the City of Steel, Saine traveled to the Saxon River estuary to reunite with Tourmaline. Tourmaline told him her Fourth Brother Mo Yan had already left the Wizard World for the Elf Great World.

• Saine explored the City of Steel’s middle and outer districts but could not enter its core areas without the required rank and insignia.
• Saine left the City of Steel by teleportation and studied Necromancy Element and Space Element knowledge on the way west.
• Saine arrived at the Saxon River estuary and found Tourmaline waiting by the shore.
• Tourmaline woke as Saine approached, recognizing him through the blessing she had placed on him.
• Tourmaline told Saine that her Fourth Brother Mo Yan had left for the Elf Great World, though she did not know why.

Saine reunited with Tourmaline and traveled with her across the Western Sea toward the Western Islands, learning about her home and the sea races that followed her. Along the way, he continued studying Owl Little Qi, whose plumage had changed after receiving blood from a Level-4 avian creature.

• Tourmaline told Saine that she had left Sage's Forest and waited nearly a year at the estuary west of the City of Steel.
• Saine showed Tourmaline his Mechanical Bee and described his experiences in the City of Steel.
• Saine set out with Tourmaline for the Western Islands, which she considered home.
• Four months into their journey, Saine saw Naga and other sea creatures escorting Tourmaline through the Western Sea.
• Saine collected magical materials and researched Owl Little Qi, whose feathers had turned partly white after Mo Yan arranged for him to receive a drop of blood from a Level-4 avian creature.

After two years crossing the Western Ocean, Saine reached the Western Islands with Tourmaline and began planning to visit Thousand Leaf Coral Island. Tourmaline instead brought him to its birthplace, Sea God Bay, complicating Saine’s hopes of persuading it to settle near the Azure Source Holy Tower.

• Saine observed that Little Seven’s body had grown stronger after receiving nourishment from a Level-4 lifeform’s blood, and he continued studying its blood and physical changes.
• Saine considered using Tourmaline’s blood for his experiments but decided not to ask, valuing their friendship over the potential benefits.
• After two years of travel across the Western Ocean, Saine arrived at Shayi Island and felt excited to reach the Western Islands.
• Saine planned to travel to Thousand Leaf Coral Island to scatter his mentor Moxidu’s ashes in Gezes City and search for traces of Black Magicians, including clues left by Zorro and Fei’er.
• Tourmaline carried Saine to Sea God Bay, its birthplace, instead of taking him toward Thousand Leaf Coral Island.

Tourmaline brought Saine into Sea God Bay and showered him with childhood treasures, filling his Space Equipments with gifts. As Saine considered returning the favor, towering waves appeared and Tourmaline announced that its Third Sister had arrived.

• Tourmaline led Saine through Sea God Bay, where it swam faster and showed him around its home.
• Tourmaline dug up marine goods and filled Saine's and Yuli's Space Equipments with gifts.
• Saine learned that the colorful conch Tourmaline had given him was the shell of a Void Snail Mother with powerful spatial attributes.
• Saine planned to give Tourmaline a gift in return before they parted.
• Towering waves rose across the calm sea, and Tourmaline excitedly said its Third Sister had arrived.

Saine met Tourmaline’s enormous third sister, Bai Xing, and was astonished by her dragon-like features and colossal sea-beast followers. Bai Xing welcomed him as Tourmaline’s friend, and Saine introduced himself as a Level-1 Magician from the Azure Source Holy Tower.

• Saine saw Bai Xing, a giant white-tailed Mermaid with dragon scales and horns, and marveled at her immense size.
• Saine observed the colossal sea beasts accompanying Bai Xing, including a giant whale, squid, and transparent jellyfish.
• Tourmaline rushed to reunite affectionately with Bai Xing, speaking with her in the Bixi Family’s Dragon’s Roar language.
• Bai Xing asked Tourmaline to introduce Saine and explained that she trusted him as Tourmaline’s friend.
• Bai Xing greeted Saine, and he performed a mage’s salute and introduced himself.

Saine met Tourmaline’s elder sister Bai Xing, a powerful dragon fish who could attract and command Sea King Class creatures. Bai Xing invited him to a welcome banquet and offered to use Water Well Teleportation to take him wherever he needed to go, as Saine remained eager to search the Western Islands for someone.

• Bai Xing’s dragon blood and affinity drew the Sea King Class creatures gathered in Sea God Bay to her.
• At Bai Xing’s suggestion, Saine flew high enough to speak with her and then chatted with her about his travels with Tourmaline.
• Bai Xing invited Saine to a welcome banquet at the Underwater Crystal Palace.
• Saine hesitated because he wanted to search the Western Islands, so Bai Xing offered to use Water Well Teleportation to send him to his destination.

After gaining a dramatic boost from Sea Fungus, Saine left the Underwater Crystal Palace to adapt to his new strength and travel toward Thousand Leaf Coral Island. Bixi and Bai Xing protected him with shields and warned him about the dangers near the Black Domain, while Saine departed still startled by Bai Xing calling Bixi her younger sister.

• Saine's constitution, Mental Strength, and mana rose after he ate Sea Fungus, leaving him struggling to control his enhanced body and magic.
• Bai Xing praised Saine for understanding that knowledge mattered more than accumulating attributes and agreed that the Sea Fungus had suited him.
• Bai Xing opened a Water Ripple Gate to Thousand Leaf Coral Island, and Bixi warned Saine that the area lay near a forbidden sea region and dangerous foes.
• Bixi gave Saine an emerald shield, and Bai Xing added a stronger milky-white shield before warning him to flee toward the coast if he faced a powerful enemy in the Black Domain.
• Saine admitted he might be going to the Black Domain to find someone and old friends, then entered the gate and realized that Bai Xing had called Bixi her younger sister.

Saine traveled across war-torn Thousand Leaf Coral Island while disguised as a wandering knight, searching for his mentor Moxidu’s hometown. After two months and two local wars, he reached Gezes City, now a frontier city in the weakened Teuton Kingdom.

• Saine learned that Thousand Leaf Coral Island bordered the Black Domain and suffered frequent wars, raids, famine, and other hardships.
• Saine disguised himself as a wandering knight and crossed the island, becoming caught up in two local wars.
• Saine found signs of Gezes City in the northeastern Teuton Kingdom.
• Saine arrived at Gezes City and saw fresh bloodstains on its walls, evidence of a recent battle.

Saine reached Gezes City amid the uncontrolled war on Thousand Leaf Coral Island and left the refugees who had followed him to choose their own refuge. He entered the city and found the Snella family residence, realizing his mentor Moxidu had belonged to that family.

• Saine reflected on the worsening war and told the bearded man he would no longer protect the group, then vanished and left him an Earth Element Energy Crystal.
• The bearded man decided to lead the refugees to Gezes City and ask to join the Teuton Kingdom.
• Saine entered Gezes City and went to the Snella family's Baron’s Residence rather than seeking out Earl Hank.
• Saine recognized that the pattern on Moxidu's Magic Medal matched the Snella Family Crest and concluded that his mentor's full name had been Moxidu Snella.

Saine entered the Snella Estate, where Baron Snella faced the threat of Gezes City falling and pressure from Earl Hank to use his family’s inherited reserves. The chapter left Baron Snella brooding over Hank’s demands as war threatened the Snella Family’s ancestral lands.

• Saine used his exceptional physical control to leap into the Snella Estate without knocking or using flight magic.
• The chapter described how the Snella Family had kept most of its fertile land despite centuries of decline and repeated wars around Gezes City.
• Baron Snella remained in Gezes City with his eldest son while many of his relatives and heirs had fled to the kingdom’s interior.
• Baron Snella recalled that the family had once used an inherited magical item to save Gezes City, after which the Teuton royal family seized two other treasures from them.
• Baron Snella cursed Earl Hank for demanding that the Snella Family bear the front line’s burden while contributing nothing himself.

Saine visited Baron Snella during the family’s crisis, gave him magical equipment and two Flame Bombs, and asked for help finding several people in the Western Islands. Baron Snella showed Saine a map left by a mysterious benefactor seventeen years earlier, which might lead Saine to someone he sought.

• Baron Snella recalled how two mysterious visitors had aided the Snella Family, then Saine appeared and put the hall’s guards and servants to sleep.
• Saine revealed his Identity Badge, and Baron Snella recognized it as proof of a connection to the visitors who had helped his family.
• Saine gave Baron Snella intermediate-grade magical equipment and two Flame Bombs, but withheld more powerful formal Magic Conductors.
• Saine asked Baron Snella for advice on finding several people in the Western Islands.
• Baron Snella led Saine to the family’s underground treasure cellar and produced a map given to him by a master seventeen years earlier.

Saine used Soul Magic to verify Baron Snella’s identity and memories, then buried his mentor Moxidu’s ashes at the Snella Family’s ancestral graveyard. He set out north with Yuli, gaining new insight into the human heart and Soul Magic.

• Saine examined the Magic Map and found coordinates that likely led to Zorro and Fei'er near the edge of the Southern Black Domain.
• Saine searched Baron Snella’s memories and confirmed Zorro and Fei'er had visited him, while discovering the baron’s gratitude had curdled into resentment and improper desire for Fei'er.
• Saine left the Snella Family and buried Moxidu’s ashes in the Snella Family’s ancestral graveyard without using magic or help.
• After burying Moxidu, Saine felt relieved and noticed his Mental Strength had increased by several points.
• Saine told Yuli they were heading north and gained a deeper understanding of Soul Magic as he reflected on the human heart.

Saine reached Moduolong Island in the Black Domain to seek information about Lina from Fei'er and Zorro, but found the island barren and dangerous. After a Black Magician's apprentice ambushed him and demanded energy crystals, Saine faced a local who had mistaken him for a weak apprentice.

• Saine used Zorro's Magic Map to evade Western Islands patrols and reached Moduolong Island beneath Tourmaline and Bai Xing's invisibility shields.
• Saine observed Moduolong Island's sparse population, barren land, volcanic center, and lack of magical beasts as he flew north toward the central address on the map.
• A Black Magician's apprentice launched an acid ray at Saine, but Saine's Fire Elemental Shield blocked it.
• The apprentice emerged from a wooden hut and demanded three High-Level Energy Crystals on behalf of Master Babaluka, not recognizing Saine as a Level-1 Magician.

Saine captured and interrogated a Black Wizard Apprentice on Moduolong Island, learning more about the island’s dangers and the Black Domain’s divisions. He continued toward the island’s center, wondering what the territories ruled by Black Knights were like.

• Saine subdued the Quasi-Magician with a Flame Hand and used Soul Magic to obtain the information he wanted.
• Saine learned that Moduolong Island lay on the Black Domain’s fringe, while the dead Second-Level Black Magician Van Basten’s island was closer to its dangerous center.
• After questioning the Black Wizard Apprentice, Saine snapped his neck and discarded his corpse.
• Saine reflected that Moduolong Island hosted multiple Second-Level Black Magicians and that the Black Domain’s human population was exploited as a resource.
• Saine learned that Black Magicians controlled the eastern two-thirds of the Black Domain and Black Knights controlled the western third, then continued toward the island’s center.

Saine traveled across Moduolong Island, avoiding known strongholds while drawing the attention of its Black Magicians after revealing his first-level aura. As he continued toward the island’s center, Formal Black Wizards watched him cautiously and waited for a chance to test his strength.

• After Saine left the hut, Black Wizard Apprentices fought over the dead Quasi-Magician’s body and inheritance, while others hurried to report his death to the Formal Black Wizard behind him.
• Saine used the Quasi-Magician’s memories to avoid dangerous territories and learned that Qiongni had once helped his senior brother Zorro and senior sister Fei'er escape the Underdark.
• After crushing two Quasi-Magicians and three Advanced Apprentices who confronted him, Saine loosened his Aura Concealment Technique and flew toward the island’s center.
• Saine’s first-level aura drew the attention of native and passing Black Magicians, who watched him from the shadows and assessed his displayed abilities.
• The Formal Black Wizards held back from challenging Saine, but they anticipated conflict if he stayed on Moduolong Island and disrupted its balance.

Saine found the Magic Tower where his Senior Sister Fei'er lived and revealed his identity after its defenses attacked him. He and Fei'er reunited, and Saine saw that she had grown old without advancing to Level 1.

• Saine reached a Magic Tower on Moduolong Island and suspected that either Zorro or Fei'er lived there.
• The tower's traps and magical restrictions attacked Saine, but his Magic Robe protected him from harm.
• Saine removed his hood and mask, and Fei'er recognized him and asked him to wait.
• Fei'er opened the door in a white dress, and she and Saine greeted each other with excitement.
• Saine noticed that Fei'er had aged and had not advanced to Level 1, but he reassured her and gently embraced her.

Saine reunited with Fei'er and learned how she and Zorro had survived amid the shifting powers of the Black Domain. After hearing that Fei'er had given up on advancing to Rank One to spare Zorro further burdens, Saine offered to provide the resources for her to try again.

• Saine and Fei'er discussed their years apart, and Fei'er told him that Zorro had become a Formal Magician twenty years earlier.
• Fei'er explained that she and Zorro relied on Moxidu's connections before joining Qiongni's faction under Martin, whose power had weakened after Maijana's death and the destruction of the City of Mozhsuobula.
• Fei'er told Saine that her attempt to advance to Rank One had failed twelve years earlier, leaving her unable to afford another attempt and causing her aged appearance.
• Fei'er said she had refused Zorro's offer to gather the resources for another attempt because she did not want to burden him.
• Saine took Fei'er's hand and promised to provide the resources, urging her to keep trying so they could continue their path on the Truth Dao together.