Chapter Summaries

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.

Saine spent the night preparing a World Boundary Stone array to contact a creature from another plane. After using four Level-2 Energy Crystals, he finally reached Babakulu, who identified himself as the great Lord of the Lava Mountain Range.

• Saine returned to his residence and set up the World Boundary Stone summoning array in his laboratory.
• Serena called Saine to breakfast, but he stayed in the laboratory and activated the array with a Level-2 Earth Element Energy Crystal.
• The first attempt failed after the crystal was drained, and Saine spent two more Level-2 Energy Crystals without making contact.
• Saine inserted a fourth Level-2 Energy Crystal as the World Boundary Stone shrank to a thumb-sized blue stone.
• A strange Willpower Voice appeared, and Babakulu announced himself as the great Lord of the Lava Mountain Range.

Saine used the World Boundary Stone to contact Babakulu, a Demigod-level lord from the Hengsha World, and both sensed the Wizard World's immense power. They identified their worlds and considered the possibilities of cross-planar trade, leaving their communication channel open.

• Saine established cross-planar communication with Babakulu, who fell silent after sensing the Wizard World's powerful planar rules.
• Babakulu asked Saine what world he came from, and Saine challenged it to introduce its own world first.
• Babakulu revealed that it lived in the Hengsha World and asked Saine to name his world.
• Saine said he was a Quasi-Magician from the Wizard World, and Babakulu briefly considered ending the communication before deciding to keep the channel open.
• Babakulu recalled trading Lava Crystal Stone for Seabed Ice Crystal with the Sawtooth Shark King and recognized that cross-planar trade could benefit both sides.

Saine completed a cross-plane barter with Babakulu of the Hengsha World, trading magic materials for unusual ores and a valuable Lava Crystal Stone. After the communication ended, his mentor Luluenman warned him about revealing his name and told him to prepare to meet his grandmentor in a year.

• Saine exchanged elemental magic materials from the Wizard World with Babakulu for Earth and Fire Element resources and special Hengsha World alloys.
• Babakulu gave Saine a one-kilogram cubic Lava Crystal Stone before the World Boundary Stone shattered and ended their communication.
• Luluenman reprimanded Saine for revealing his name and explained that some alien creatures could use true names for mysterious methods.
• Luluenman told Saine to recuperate and advance to Level One, then promised to take him to meet his grandmentor in a year.

Saine learned about his powerful magical lineage and the Wizard Civilization’s long war against the Nesser Civilization. Four months later, with Luluenman’s support and his Academy War reward potions, he advanced to the level of a Formal Magician.

• Luluenman told Saine about their grandmaster, Azure Blaze, and the formidable magicians in their lineage.
• Saine asked Luluenman about the Nesser Star Region, and she explained that the Wizard Civilization had nearly defeated the powerful Nesser Civilization after a war lasting thirty thousand years.
• Luluenman said her summons from Azure Blaze was likely connected to the impending end of the war in the Nesser Star Region.
• Four months later, Saine used Luluenman’s secret chamber and some of his breakthrough potions to reach the Formal Magician standard.
• Saine stored his unused potions, straightened his Magic Robe, and left the secret chamber.

After breaking through to Level 1, Saine left the Holy Tower to return to the Grant family with Serena. Before they departed, he learned that two family ancestors had returned, including a Level-2 Earth Knight, and were interested in meeting him.

• Saine left a Magic Note for Luluenman and flew from the Holy Tower, planning to visit his family before traveling with his mentor to the Azure Flame Holy Tower.
• Saine met Daniel, who was astonished by Saine's promotion and admitted he expected to need ten to fifteen years before attempting the breakthrough himself.
• Saine returned to his residence, where Serena had prepared for their trip to the Lisia Alliance.
• Serena gave Saine a letter from Earl Grant saying that two Grant family ancestors had returned, one a Level-2 Earth Knight, and wanted to meet Saine.
• Saine finished reading the letter and told Serena they would leave.

Saine returned to the Lisia Alliance with Serena after advancing to Formal Magician, while his mentor Luluenman began preparing to teach him fire-element magic. In Grant Territory and neighboring lands, commoners enjoyed unusually generous benefits, though the chapter left their cause unexplained.

• Saine flew from Azure Source Holy Tower with Serena and Owl Little Qi, and Luluenman discovered the note he had left behind.
• Luluenman recognized that Saine had advanced and decided to study fire-element Magic Books so she could teach him.
• Saine and Serena reached the Lisia Alliance after a two-month journey, during which he encountered Formal-Ranked beings in several kingdoms.
• Residents of Grant Territory celebrated reduced taxes, free farming tools, and expanded guard recruitment, while similar benefits spread across neighboring regions.
• Commoners regarded military service or joining a city guard as their main chance to encounter battle qi and improve their standing.

Saine returned to Grant Castle as a Level-1 Magician and revealed that the Holy Tower Master Luluenman was his mentor. His family welcomed him and introduced him to the Grant ancestors, leaving the family celebrating its three living members above Level 1.

• Saine arrived at Grant Castle, where the Level-2 magical beast Simpson recognized his Grant bloodline and announced his return to Earl Grant.
• Saine entered the castle hall with Serena and Owl Little Qi and reunited with his father, Earl Grant, and brother, Solon.
• Saine explained that he had become a Formal Magician after the Regional Holy Tower Academy War and named Luluenman, Holy Tower Master of Azure Source Holy Tower, as his mentor.
• Simpson and the others reacted with astonishment to Saine's revelation, and the family celebrated having three lifeforms above Level 1.
• Earl Grant introduced Saine to the Grant ancestors Ulysses Grant, a Level-2 Earth Knight, and Jeremy Grant, a Level 1 Knight.

Saine visited the Grant Family, where his great-grandfather urged him to produce an heir, then escorted Serena to the Ferrell Family and learned more about the region’s Knight families and academies. The chapter left Saine’s return well received while the news of his becoming the Azure Source Holy Tower Master’s disciple remained relatively private.

• Earl Grant told Saine that great-grandfather Jeremy wanted him to produce an heir and disapproved of Solon and Xiao Jina’s red hair.
• Saine said he had no plans to have children and defended Solon and Xiao Jina as members of the Grant bloodline.
• After three days at the Grant castle, Saine took Serena to the Ferrell Family on the Reverse Feather Lion King, Simpson.
• The Ferrell Family welcomed Saine and Serena warmly, and Saine learned that the Lisia Alliance’s grand duke had a Demigod-level Knight in his family.
• Great-grandfather Jeremy told Saine that he and Ulysses belonged to the Steel Wall Fist Knights’ Hall and described the spread of Knights’ Academies across nearby nations.

After leaving the Ferrell Family, Saine spent two months with the Grant Family before returning to the Azure Source Holy Tower with Serena. Serena resolved to focus on magic until she became a Formal Magician, and Saine offered to help her move to the tower’s top floor to study.

• Saine left the Ferrell Family with Simpson after three days and learned that his great-grandparents had used the name Stark while traveling.
• Saine spent two months in the Lisia Alliance, and Ulysses and Jeremy gave him the heart of a Level-2 Creature and the Heart Core of a Level-1 Alien Fire Element Creature.
• Saine said farewell to the Grant Family and flew back toward the Azure Source Holy Tower.
• During the return journey, Serena told Saine she planned to stay at the Holy Tower and study magic until she advanced to a Formal Magician.
• Saine offered to ask his Mentor to let Serena move to the Holy Tower’s top floor, where she could use its facilities and private library.

Saine received Green Source Seeds from Luluenman and arranged for Cousin Serena to move into the Azure Source Holy Tower. After a month of recovery and planning, he traveled with Luluenman toward the Azure Flame Holy Tower and learned about the Wizard World's major powers and vast number of Holy Towers.

• Luluenman gave Saine Green Source Seeds that could grow into Plant Creatures, including one capable of reaching Level-3 strength.
• Saine asked Luluenman to let Cousin Serena move into the tower, and Luluenman agreed to make levels 700 through 720 available.
• Saine spent a month recuperating, moved their home with Serena to the top of the tower, and drafted a preliminary plan for his Level-1 studies.
• Luluenman summoned a Green Leaf House and departed with Saine for the distant Azure Flame Holy Tower.
• Luluenman explained that the Eli Knights Alliance and Flame Conclave were major Wizard World powers, described the Gate of Elements, and estimated that the world had over ten thousand Holy Towers.

Luluenman brought Saine to the ancient Azure Flame Holy Tower after a month-long journey, introducing him to the Wizard World’s wonders along the way. At the tower, Saine saw its vast grounds and powerful foundations as Luluenman led him toward its top floor to meet their martial ancestor, Lady Cuilisi.

• Luluenman guided Saine across the Wizard World, where they passed numerous Holy Towers and Knights' Halls and witnessed a Rainbow Light Curtain.
• Luluenman told Saine about Sky City and other famous places he could visit in the future.
• Luluenman and Saine arrived at the Azure Flame Holy Tower, built among active volcanoes rich in Fire Element and rare fire-element species.
• Saine saw that the Azure Flame Holy Tower contained varied biological breeding zones, more than a hundred thousand apprentices, and two thousand floors.
• Luluenman recalled her own days as an apprentice and led Saine toward the top floor to meet Lady Cuilisi.

Saine accompanied Luluenman to the Azure Flame Holy Tower and met members of her master Cuilisi’s lineage. After Luluenman went to meet Cuilisi, Saine stood apart from the other magicians until a young woman approached him.

• Luluenman greeted her Fifth Senior Uncle Andres, who told her that Sixth Senior Uncle Hoffs was waiting upstairs.
• Andres and Luluenman discussed Andres’s disciple Ailide, a demigod who could not return from trials in the Violet Brake Flame Soul World for the reunion.
• Saine followed Luluenman to a hall, where he met Hoffs and many disciples and descendants of the lineage, including the Second-Level Magician Maris, who addressed him as Martial Uncle.
• After Luluenman left to speak with Hoffs and meet Cuilisi, Saine kept to himself and considered his Magic Staff production plans.
• A young Level-1 magician in a white dress approached Saine and asked whether he was an alchemist.

Saine met Sylph and other members of Azure Blaze Grandmaster Cuilisi’s lineage, then reunited with Luluenman and saw Cuilisi for the first time. Cuilisi announced that her disciples would join forces to seize a special Low-Level Plane as a shared holding for their lineage.

• Saine introduced himself to Sylph, who revealed that she was a newly accepted disciple of Andres and an alchemist as well.
• Sylph learned that Saine was younger than her despite having advanced to Level-1 later, and helped him become acquainted with other members of the lineage.
• Several days later, Saine saw Luluenman arrive with Azure Blaze Grandmaster Cuilisi, whose presence silenced the gathering.
• Cuilisi announced that Gagaru and Pinas would arrive and that she wanted her disciples to cooperate in seizing a special Low-Level Plane near the Nesser Star Region.

At a sect gathering, the Azure Blaze Grandmaster explained that her lineage would invade and occupy the Poison Fire Green Flame World for its resources and affinity with Azure Fire Magic. Saine remained an inexperienced Level-1 Magician, wondering when Luluenman would teach him the sect’s magic.

• Gagaru and Pinas arrived at the Azure Flame Holy Tower with their descendants, completing the gathering of the Azure Blaze Grandmaster’s lineage.
• Saine stood behind Luluenman as the Grandmaster welcomed the assembled disciples and reflected on changes since their last gathering three thousand years earlier.
• Gagaru recalled that the deceased First Senior Uncle and Third Senior Uncle had been present at the previous gathering, prompting wistful memories among the Grandmaster and her disciples.
• The Azure Blaze Grandmaster announced that the lineage would invade and occupy the Poison Fire Green Flame World rather than allow it to join the Wizard Alliance.
• Saine, who had not yet learned Azure Fire Magic, wondered when Luluenman would teach him its mysteries.

Azure Blaze Grandmaster Cuilisi organized an expedition to the Poison Fire Green Flame World, a world seeking to join the Wizard Alliance, and asked the Azure Blaze descendants to commit forces for a war scheduled to begin in two years. Luluenman agreed to participate despite her young Holy Tower’s limited resources, leaving Saine’s mentor preparing for her first Alien Plane war as a Holy Tower Master.

• Cuilisi explained that the Flame Conclave would tolerate the expedition if the war ended within thirty years, and that the group would have to rely on its own forces and the Conclave’s supply channels.
• Gagaru committed the Flame Sigh Holy Tower to the war, offering twenty to thirty thousand Formal Magicians and stored slave creature legions.
• Pinas agreed to join with just over ten thousand Formal Magicians but warned that she lacked sufficient slave creatures.
• Luluenman said the Azure Source Holy Tower could provide five hundred Formal-Ranked Magicians and roughly two hundred thousand Plant Creatures.
• Saine’s narration explained that Luluenman’s recently established Holy Tower was still in debt and that this would be her first Alien Plane invasion war as a Holy Tower Master.