Recaps

Saine fled west through the Great Earth Academy Holy Tower's territory while striking back at pursuers who believed his points were within reach. He defeated two Quasi-Magicians in a valley ambush, but his powerful mask and other hidden cards were exposed to the survivors.

• Saine used the Metal Discs Magic Conductor and restorative potions to widen the gap between himself and the apprentices pursuing him.
• Saine lured four Quasi-Magicians, including Fack, the Kinetic Hand, into a valley while pretending he was exhausted.
• Fack and the other Quasi-Magicians approached Saine, who pointed out six golden eyes above the valley.
• Saine's golden energy beams knocked two Quasi-Magicians out of the Trial Space, while Fack and the female Quasi-Magician escaped.
• The battle revealed Saine's mask Magic Conductor, fire magic, and magical equipment to the surviving pursuers.

After crossing Great Earth Academy’s apprentice zone, Saine entered Secret Language territory, where two twin Advanced Apprentices wounded him with Curse Magic before escaping. He then reached Azure Source, where apprentices wondered why the promised large-scale war had not begun.

• Saine collected points by attacking isolated apprentices while crossing Great Earth Academy’s territory, though he stopped killing everyone he encountered.
• Saine spent a month and a half crossing Great Earth Academy’s large apprentice zone before entering Secret Language territory, where the pursuit weakened.
• Two twin Advanced Female Apprentices struck Saine with Curse Magic that bypassed his Magic Shield, then escaped behind a strange mirror and vanished among their fellow apprentices.
• Saine crossed the smaller Secret Language territory in twenty days and continued south into Azure Source’s apprentice zone.
• At Blazing Stone Mountain Range, Intermediate Apprentice Tom asked Advanced Apprentice Mark why no large-scale apprentice war had begun after six months in the Trial Space.

Mark explained that the Azure Source Holy Tower expected little trouble from the Secret Language Holy Tower and watched for attacks from the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower, but a Golden Light Pillar announcing a Peak Apprentice with over one hundred thousand points appeared at the Blazing Stone Mountain Range. Daniel prepared the resource point’s nearly one thousand defenders and attacked the approaching figure, whose amplified voice sounded familiar to Mark.

• Mark explained that the Secret Language Holy Tower was friendly with the Azure Source Holy Tower and that the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower was the expected threat.
• A Golden Light Pillar appeared, and Mark recognized it as the sign of a Peak Apprentice with more than one hundred thousand personal points.
• Daniel ordered the apprentices at the Blazing Stone resource point to prepare for battle and wondered which Holy Tower the approaching Peak Apprentice came from.
• Daniel formed three Azure Elemental Hurricanes and attacked the figure flying toward the resource point.
• Mark recognized the familiar sound of an amplified voice coming from the direction of the approaching Peak Apprentice.

Saine entered the Blazing Stone Resource Point after Mark confirmed his identity, then ignored Daniel’s suspicion and went into the mine to collect Blazing Stones. As news spread that Saine had more than one hundred thousand points and ranked first, apprentices across the Azure Source Holy Tower began to admire him, while Saine remained unaware of his growing reputation.

• Mark vouched for Saine, who proved his identity and entered the Blazing Stone Resource Point after using two Sun's Eye Magic spells to stop Daniel’s attack.
• Saine asked an apprentice where the Main Ore Vein was, but Daniel blocked his path and questioned whether he truly belonged to the Azure Source Holy Tower.
• Saine identified himself as a former apprentice in Director Johnny’s year and told Daniel to verify his enrollment with Mark, then continued into the mine.
• Saine examined Blazing Stone as a possible charging material for the Sun's Eye Mask, but the Trial Space and the Golden Light Pillar made extended experiments too risky.
• Apprentices spread word that Saine had surpassed one hundred thousand points and ranked first, and many Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices began to regard him as a benchmark and idol.

After spending a month in the Blazing Stone Mountain Range, Saine joined Azure Source Holy Tower’s forces heading to reinforce Wind Howling Cliff against the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower. He reached the battlefield ahead of most of his allies and found thousands of enemy apprentices attacking the cliff.

• Saine crafted Blazing Light Grenades to help him disrupt large groups of pursuers when his magic and Mental Strength were limited.
• After learning that Shadow of Darkness apprentices had attacked Wind Howling Cliff, Saine insisted on joining the reinforcements despite Quasi-Magician Daniel’s objection.
• Nearly five hundred Azure Source apprentices set out east, while Mark and another Quasi-Magician stayed behind to guard the Blazing Stone Mountain Range.
• Saine traveled by Metal Discs and reached Wind Howling Cliff in ten days, with Daniel keeping pace and the rest of their force still far behind.
• Saine arrived to find several thousand Undead Creatures and Dark Beings assaulting Wind Howling Cliff while nearly three thousand Shadow of Darkness apprentices cast magic behind them.

Saine led Daniel to the battle at Wind Howling Cliff and charged toward the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower apprentices’ rear flank. His bold attack galvanized the Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices as the enemy recognized him as the notorious Saine.

• Saine surveyed the battle at Wind Howling Cliff and steered his Metal Discs toward the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower apprentices behind the summons.
• Daniel followed Saine toward the enemy’s rear, worried that they were charging into the formation’s most dangerous zone.
• Saine’s golden light drew both armies’ attention as he charged the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower apprentices’ flank.
• The Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices took heart from Saine’s charge and began rallying behind him.
• The Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower apprentices recognized Saine from reports of his victories over Kramp and Willis and the bounty issued against him.

Saine’s sudden assault on the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower’s flank rallied Azure Source apprentices into a broad counterattack, reversing the battlefield’s momentum. Boboli lost confidence in holding the camp and began retreating as Saine and the others’ spells struck.

• Saine led a charge toward the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower camp, and hundreds of Azure Source apprentices followed him.
• Daniel cursed Saine’s sudden lead but continued charging after him.
• Boboli consulted with a Quasi-Magician as the Azure Source counterattack gathered force, while two quasi-ranked Undead Creatures guarded her.
• Boboli suggested retreating, then fled on a bone staff as Saine’s Sun’s Eye beam, three azure hurricanes, and other spells hit the Shadow of Darkness camp.

Saine led Azure Source Holy Tower to a decisive victory over Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower at Wind Howling Cliff, using Sun's Eye Magic and his Blazing Light Grenades to break the enemy's resistance. After gaining three thousand points and seeing the battle end with relatively few deaths, he learned that his Cousin Serena was at Wind Howling Cliff.

• Saine's arrival crushed Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower's morale, and he cast Sun's Eye Magic twice while deploying his Blazing Light Grenades.
• Azure Source Holy Tower routed Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower over the next day, as many enemy apprentices escaped by activating their badges.
• More than a hundred Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices and over two hundred Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower apprentices died, while many survivors earned points in the battle.
• Saine gained three thousand points largely from his Blazing Light Grenades and stopped pursuing the enemy after his Mental Strength and mana ran low.
• Saine saw Quasi-Magician Daniel after the battle, then flew toward Wind Howling Cliff after learning that his Cousin Serena was there.

Saine arrived at the Wind Howling Cliff Resource Point and coldly rebuffed Anna Jones, one of the Azure Source Holy Tower’s most prominent apprentices. After Daniel consoled Anna, Saine spotted his cousin Serena on a defensive platform.

• Anna Jones greeted Saine and thanked him for supporting the resource point, but Saine only briefly shook her hand.
• Anna tried to learn about Saine’s family and mentor, but Saine answered briefly and walked away.
• Anna felt humiliated by Saine’s cold treatment, and Daniel reassured her that it was simply his personality.
• Saine reflected on how the Azure Source Holy Tower’s peaceful atmosphere had changed his outlook and remembered Midiqi’s help.
• Saine spotted his cousin Serena on a high defensive platform at Wind Howling Cliff.

Saine repaired Serena’s Crimson Mask and equipped her with protective tools before leading Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices against the invading Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower. After driving the invaders out of their region and reaching 120,000 points, Saine proposed taking the fight into enemy territory.

• Serena reunited with Saine at Wind Howling Cliff, and he praised her progress before learning that her Crimson Mask had been damaged.
• Saine spent three days repairing Serena’s mask and giving her grenades and magical equipment, then set out to help other resource points under attack.
• Daniel, Anna, Serena, and other apprentices joined Saine as he led the Azure Source forces into battle against Shadow of Darkness.
• Over the next half-month, Saine and more than four thousand apprentices drove every Shadow of Darkness invader out of the Azure Source region.
• After his points rose to 120,000, Saine suggested invading the larger Shadow of Darkness region; Anna eagerly agreed, while Daniel warned of enemy defenses.

Saine led Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices into Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower territory to seize its resource points, directing an assault on Lanxi Grass Basin. He and his forces surrounded the basin and began overwhelming its defenders with magic.

• Saine ordered the Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices to advance into Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower territory.
• Saine assigned teams to resource points, while Anna accompanied him to Lanxi Grass Basin and Daniel led a force toward a nearby medium resource point.
• Saine and Anna arrived at Lanxi Grass Basin, where about five hundred Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower apprentices defended the resource point.
• Anna coordinated waves of magic as Saine's thousand apprentices surrounded the basin and bombarded its defenders.

Saine led the Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices through a successful campaign in the Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower Apprentice Zone, culminating in the occupation of Black Tomb Forest. The invasion then stopped, leaving Boboli’s forces to reckon with the loss of territory and points.

• Saine’s forces captured the Lanxi Grass Resource Point, and five hundred Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower apprentices withdrew after Saine drove off two Quasi-Magicians, earning him seven thousand points from the battle.
• Anna received the second occupation slot at Lanxi Grass, while Saine ensured Serena gained occupation slots at later resource points through Anna’s allocations.
• Over the next two months, Saine, Daniel, and Anna led the Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices in capturing seven Medium Resource Points and thirty-six Small Resource Points, eliminating more than two thousand opponents.
• Daniel warned Saine that the Azure Source Holy Tower lacked enough apprentices to advance beyond Black Tomb Forest and nearby resource points, and Saine agreed to make it their final stop.
• Half a month later, a Quasi-Magician reported to Boboli that Black Tomb Forest had fallen and the Azure Source Holy Tower invasion had stopped, while lamenting the loss of three thousand points.

After nearly two months of peace, war resumed as defeated Thunder Radiance apprentices entered the Shadow of Darkness region and Gade’s victorious Great Earth forces pursued them. Gade led a two-pronged advance aimed at forcing Saine into a decisive battle in the Azure Source region.

• Boboli urged the Shadow of Darkness apprentices to hold their defensive positions, anticipating that the victorious Great Earth forces would sweep through the regions.
• Saine spent the peaceful months consolidating his Trial Space gains and reading seized Magic Books, with Serena helping organize his spoils.
• Thunder Radiance apprentices attacked a defended Shadow of Darkness resource point but failed to break through its defenses.
• As the Thunder Radiance force headed toward the Azure Source region, Gade and the Great Earth forces caught up with them.
• Gade’s score surpassed seventy thousand as he led one Great Earth force toward the Shadow of Darkness region, while three other top apprentices advanced through the Secret Language region to pressure Saine from the west.

Saine’s Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices drove off the weakened Thunder Radiance Holy Tower remnants, only to face a much larger, better-trained Great Earth Academy force led by Gade. As the assault began at the Black Tomb Forest Resource Point, the chapter showed how Azure Source’s overall weakness left its defenders at a severe disadvantage.

• Saine’s group encountered and eliminated the dwindling Thunder Radiance Holy Tower remnants after their defeats by Great Earth Academy.
• Nearly seven thousand Great Earth Academy apprentices led by Gade and two other top apprentices arrived to attack the Azure Source Holy Tower resource point.
• Daniel and Anna withdrew from other resource points and joined Saine’s forces at the Black Tomb Forest Resource Point.
• Gade gathered Earth Elemental energy, raised his Earth Elemental Armor, and ordered the Great Earth Academy apprentices to attack.
• The Great Earth Academy apprentices launched a coordinated magical assault, exposing Azure Source Holy Tower’s weaker average strength and lack of organized training.

After three days of fighting at the Black Tomb Forest Resource Point, Saine concluded that Azure Source Holy Tower could not withstand Great Earth Academy Holy Tower’s superior forces. He chose to leave alone and draw the enemy’s pursuit away from his allies, while Daniel and Anna prepared to protect Serena.

• Daniel recommended that the Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices retreat to their own Apprentice Zone, and Anna and the others fell silent as they awaited Saine’s decision.
• Saine argued that retreat would only delay the loss of their resource points because Great Earth Academy Holy Tower was determined to eliminate him.
• Saine announced that he would leave the Black Tomb Forest Resource Point alone and travel into the territories of Thunder Radiance Holy Tower and Great Earth Academy Holy Tower to draw away their forces.
• Anna worried that Saine would be in danger, but he said staying at the resource point was more dangerous and pointed to his Crystal Ball as help.
• Daniel and Anna accepted Saine’s decision, and Saine asked them to protect Serena or let her leave the Trial Space if her situation became hopeless.

Saine left the Black Tomb Forest Resource Point, and Great Earth Academy Holy Tower's Gade chose not to pursue him. Makle rejected Gade's cautious plan and led a large group of advanced apprentices after Saine while the assault on the resource point continued.

• Saine flew northeast on his Metal Discs, leaving the resource point in view of both Azure Source and Great Earth apprentices.
• Gade refused Makle's proposal to chase Saine, arguing that Saine's speed and ability to detect pursuers made an immediate hunt too risky.
• Makle invited Mather to join the pursuit, but Mather declined and cited the losses Fack and his companions had suffered.
• Makle led several dozen apprentices after Saine, taking more than a third of Great Earth's advanced apprentices and above with him.
• Gade let Makle's group depart, and Great Earth's assault on the Black Tomb Forest Resource Point continued with a weaker offensive.

Saine lured Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower apprentices into a clash with the Great Earth Academy Holy Tower pursuers in the swamp near White Bone Flower Camp. As the two sides fought, Boboli stayed behind and warned her followers not to rush into what she suspected was a trap.

• Gade abandoned the difficult assault on Black Tomb Forest Resource Point and led his apprentices farther west into Azure Source Holy Tower territory.
• Saine went to the northeastern Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower zone but found thousands of apprentices gathered at White Bone Flower Camp unwilling to pursue him.
• Bannack ignored Boboli's hesitation and led more than a dozen apprentices out to attack Saine, while Boboli stayed at the camp.
• Saine flew southwest and drew Bannack's group into the path of the Great Earth Academy Holy Tower pursuers.
• Makle and the Great Earth Academy apprentices fought Bannack's group, while Saine circled the battle and Boboli refused to send reinforcements, warning her follower not to fall into a trap.

Boboli watched Saine manipulate a swamp battle before arriving with Shadow of Darkness reinforcements and turning the clash into a trap for Great Earth Academy apprentices. The Shadow of Darkness side won heavily, while Bannack left the Trial Space in anger after Boboli refused to rescue him.

• Boboli observed Saine use Sun's Eye Magic to prolong the swamp battle while Bannack and the Shadow of Darkness apprentices weakened.
• After Saine fled, Makle and the Great Earth Academy apprentices surrounded Bannack and two remaining Shadow of Darkness apprentices.
• Boboli arrived with more than twenty Advanced Apprentices and above, along with undead creatures, and ordered her forces to attack the Great Earth Academy apprentices rather than rescue Bannack.
• The battle continued for half a day, and Bannack activated his Holy Tower Badge and left without receiving Boboli's help.
• The Shadow of Darkness Holy Tower eliminated nearly thirty Great Earth Academy Advanced Apprentices and above, while Makle's group eventually broke through and escaped.
• Boboli told her subordinate that the Shadow of Darkness apprentices had used a small force as bait to win the battle, and she had personally eliminated Bannack to take his points.

Saine swept through the Thunder Radiance and Secret Language Holy Tower regions, continuing to build his score while Great Earth Academy’s forces captured Azure Source’s seized resource points. After spending a month in Secret Language’s region, the story left Saine approaching a major event in Azure Source’s home district.

• Saine noticed his score dropping as Great Earth Academy captured resource points, but he judged the losses small compared with his total.
• Saine hunted apprentices throughout Thunder Radiance’s region, using the Crystal Ball to locate groups and the Golden Light Pillar and Sun’s Eye Magic to overwhelm them.
• Makle and other Great Earth apprentices pursued Saine for months, but their pursuit yielded little and Makle became increasingly determined to eliminate him.
• Saine left Thunder Radiance and entered Great Earth’s region before carrying his enormous score into the Secret Language region.
• Saine found that Great Earth had captured many Secret Language resource points, reflected on the twin apprentices’ Curse Magic, and spent a month hunting there.
• A major event occurred in Azure Source’s home district while Saine swept through the other regions.

Green emerged as Azure Source Holy Tower Academy’s third peak apprentice, and the Regional Academy War descended into a chaotic final stage. The Holy Tower Masters decided to end the war and prepare its final trial, with the Azure Source Holy Tower Master volunteering three rare creatures.

• Green defeated three Great Earth Academy top apprentices at Ice Soul Pool, and Heart of the Earth Gade confirmed that Green was a peak apprentice whose magic rivaled formal magic.
• Led by Daniel and Anna, Azure Source apprentices began counterattacking nearby resource points as the other academies also fought to seize territory.
• The Great Earth Academy Holy Tower Master proposed ending the increasingly chaotic war to prevent needless losses, and Guardian of Summer agreed.
• The Holy Tower Masters discussed the final trial, deciding to release three Rank One Alien Plane creatures for the three peak apprentices.
• The Azure Source Holy Tower Master volunteered to provide the creatures before the Secret Language Holy Tower Master could offer his own.

The ten highest-scoring apprentices in the Regional Academy War were transported to a dark space for the Final Trial. A mysterious voice announced that they must defeat three Rank One Shadow Creatures for points, leaving Saine and the others facing the creatures as the trial began.

• A majestic voice ended the Regional Academy War and summoned its ten top-scoring apprentices to the Final Trial.
• Saine arrived first, followed by Gade, Rommel, Green, and the remaining apprentices, including Daniel, who ranked tenth.
• Daniel told Saine that Anna and Cousin Serena had been eliminated but had escaped safely by activating their Holy Tower Badges.
• A gentle female voice ordered the apprentices to kill three Rank One Shadow Creatures, awarding 20,000 points for each and splitting points among cooperating fighters.
• Three cages emerged from the darkness, revealing Shadow Creatures of unusual sizes and paper-thin bodies.

Saine defeated a Rank One Shadow Creature with his Sun’s Eye Magic and won the Final Trial with 220,000 points, earning a reward from the Guardian of Summer that strengthened his control of light and fire. After the Guardian departed, a green-robed female Tower Master offered to take him as her chief disciple, leaving Saine stunned.

• Saine released a Shadow Creature from its cage and destroyed it with his Sun’s Eye Magic and Sun’s Eye Mask, claiming its fragments as spoils.
• Saine finished the Final Trial with 220,000 points and met six powerful beings, including the Guardian of Summer.
• The Guardian of Summer gave Saine a golden ray that subtly strengthened his control over the Light and Fire Elements, then departed.
• The Holy Tower Masters exchanged farewells and left, while the green-robed female Tower Master stayed behind.
• The green-robed female Tower Master asked Saine to become her chief disciple, and Saine froze in surprise.

Saine accepted the Azure Source Holy Tower Master as his mentor and returned to his research after the Academy War. With his rewards and new standing secured, he examined a Shadow Creature that had broken into hundreds of fragments and wondered what gift and magical teachings his mentor would offer.

• The Azure Source Holy Tower Master reassured Saine that his past did not matter, and Saine accepted her as his mentor.
• Saine took first place in the Academy War rankings, while Azure Source Holy Tower finished second overall and Green became Archimedes's inner disciple.
• Saine quietly returned to his Apprentice Dormitory and resumed exploring magic.
• Saine used a high-end Element Microscope to study the Shadow Creature's wriggling fragments and found that it had not died.
• Saine considered his substantial Academy War rewards and wondered what gift and magical path the Azure Source Holy Tower Master would give him.

After dinner with Serena and Owl Little Qi, Saine left his residence for the Exchange Hall, considering whether to move in with his mentor, Luluenman. He reached a private chamber on the Exchange Hall’s third floor to inspect a newly arriving batch of premium items.

• Saine finished preparing a specimen, then joined Serena and Owl Little Qi for a lavish dinner.
• Saine discussed the noise outside his residence and wondered whether to move to Luluenman’s home in the Holy Tower, but decided to wait until new students enrolled.
• Saine left his residence as a group of Azure Source Holy Tower apprentices watched him with admiration.
• Saine went to the Exchange Hall and entered a private chamber on its third floor to see a batch of premium items.

Saine spent a large portion of his points on cultivation materials and a World Boundary Stone after meeting with Formal Magician Irene at the Exchange Hall. He then went to the academy library to study mysticism and Curse Arts.

• Magician Irene noticed Saine's changed aura and guessed his mentor had given him something, while Saine kept the Light of the Planes secret.
• Saine bought rare cultivation and experiment materials, including food for Little Seven, and Irene earned a commission as his shop assistant.
• Saine asked Irene about the World Boundary Stone, learned it could be used for interstellar communication and cross-plane contact, and added it to his exchange list.
• Saine stored his purchases in his Space Bracelet and headed to the academy library to research mysticism and Curse Arts.