Chapter Summaries

Luluenman reunited with Saine and reviewed his progress in Azure Fire Body Tempering, answering his questions from her Level-4 perspective. After teaching him for a day and a night, she realized his fire-and-light studies were already difficult for her to guide and resolved to seek a Plant Element apprentice if she ever took another disciple.

• Archimedes explained that Fladi needed time to consolidate his Level-4 realm and that securing a Holy Tower loan would take years, so he expected to keep working at Azure Source Holy Tower.
• Luluenman returned to Azure Source Holy Tower and met Saine in her laboratory on the 746th floor.
• Luluenman praised Saine's progress in Azure Fire Body Tempering, and Saine asked her about his experiments and theories.
• Luluenman answered most of Saine's questions, drawing on her knowledge of laws and the work of Gagaru and Cuilisi.
• After teaching Saine for a day and a night, Luluenman grew exhausted and worried that his fire-and-light path would soon surpass what she could teach.

Luluenman continued guiding Saine through the Holy Tower, reassuring him that he could ask her about the advanced elemental knowledge she had taught him. She showed him her spoils from the Poison Fire Green Flame World and offered him the blood of a captured Demigod-level Fire Dragon to strengthen his Azure Fire Body Tempering.

• Saine reflected on Luluenman's care for him and resolved to study her teachings and ask her questions when needed.
• Luluenman led Saine to a collection chamber displaying the head and neck of a Silver Armor Magic Puppet she had exchanged for spoils containing Grandmentor Cuilisi's residual law power.
• Luluenman took Saine to a Fire Element chamber where a captured Fire-Breathing Dragon King from the Poison Fire Green Flame World was chained inside a cage.
• Luluenman explained that the dragon was a Demigod-level creature with law power and offered its blood as a body-tempering aid and magic material.
• Luluenman joked that she would use the dragon's crystal core as Saine's Magic Staff head if he were strong enough to handle it, and the furious dragon's roars weakened.

Luluenman showed Saine her World Laboratory, where she cultivated Plant Element creatures behind an artificial Plane Barrier and could influence their evolution. The chapter left Saine learning that the laboratory’s plants had supplied the Azure Source Holy Tower’s Plant Legion.

• Luluenman collected blood from the Fire-Breathing Dragon King and let Saine keep some of its scales for alchemy experiments.
• Luluenman gave Saine an Azure Fire Crystal Stone formed on Gagaru while he tempered his physique.
• Luluenman showed Saine her collections and experimental equipment in the upper spaces of the Holy Tower.
• Saine recognized that the barrier over Luluenman’s World Laboratory resembled a Plane Barrier, and Luluenman explained how it helped her manipulate creatures’ environments and evolution.
• Luluenman told Saine that the seeds for the Azure Source Holy Tower’s two hundred thousand Plant Legion troops had been cultivated in her laboratory.

Saine learned from Luluenman how the Arcanist profession measured a Magician’s knowledge and how Arcane Light evaluated and distributed magical research. He considered submitting his own Azure Fire Body Tempering Mysteries and Sun’s Eye Magic, while recognizing the personal cost of sharing original knowledge.

• Saine admired Luluenman’s World Laboratory and praised her ability to cultivate vast Plant Legions.
• Luluenman explained that her laboratory research could earn her the title of Level-4 Arcanist once its knowledge system was perfected and submitted to Sky City.
• Luluenman described Arcanist ranks, how Arcane Light evaluated knowledge, and how Magicians could gain recognition by submitting research.
• Saine considered uploading his Azure Fire Body Tempering Mysteries and Sun’s Eye Magic for evaluation.
• Luluenman told Saine that other Magicians could obtain submitted knowledge by paying Arcane Points, and Saine reflected on the difficulty of sharing hard-won discoveries.

Saine told Luluenman he planned to leave the Holy Tower and travel through the Wizard World, hoping to reach the Western Islands. Luluenman accepted his decision and suggested places he could visit, while Saine kept his final destination to himself.

• Saine asked Luluenman to keep borrowing books from her private library, and she warned him not to enter dangerous areas of the Holy Tower.
• Saine told Luluenman he planned to travel through the Wizard World, and she accepted his decision despite having planned a later route for him.
• Saine said he intended to head first to the Wizard World South Coast, surprising Luluenman.
• Luluenman recommended that Saine consider visiting the Bairen Empire or Jahana to the east, or the Mamet United Alliance and City of Steel to the west.
• Saine memorized Luluenman's suggestions but did not tell her that he ultimately intended to reach the Western Islands.

Saine focused on strengthening himself before traveling to the Western Islands, while Serena sensed he was preparing to leave but did not ask him about his plans. He went to the Holy Tower Library to seek a Soul Enslavement Method that could control the Level-1 Construct Master Yuli, whom he hoped to bring as an ally.

• Saine continued body tempering with dragon blood, potions, and flames as he approached a Constitution of 100.
• Saine told Serena to study natural Element Power and stop assisting with his experiments for the time being.
• Saine went to the Holy Tower Library to seek advanced soul knowledge through the Arcane Light.
• Saine rejected Luluenman's available methods because they could not control a Level-1 being like the Construct Master imprisoned in his laboratory.
• Saine sought a method to enslave Yuli, intending to rely on her and Owl Little Qi during his journey to the Western Islands.

Saine explored the Arcane Light’s Arcane Point system and contributed his original spell knowledge to earn points. With 47 Arcane Points, he began searching for a suitable Soul Enslavement Method.

• Saine learned that magicians needed 100 Arcane Points to qualify as Level-1 Arcanists, and that spending points on knowledge reduced their total.
• Saine uploaded the initial Sun's Eye Spell Model and received 1 Arcane Point because it was already known.
• Saine submitted his improved Sun's Eye Spell Model and related elemental knowledge, earning 15 Arcane Points.
• Saine uploaded his innovative Azure Fire Eye Spell Model and earned 32 Arcane Points, bringing his total to 47.
• Saine browsed the Arcane Light for a Soul Magic spell that suited him.

Saine explored Arcane Light’s soul-magic knowledge and spent nearly all his Arcane Points to obtain the Mirage Soul Codex. He was left with 17 points and recognized how much he still had to learn compared with veteran Spellcasters.

• Saine learned that reaching 100 Arcane Points would earn him an assessment for the title of Level-1 Arcanist, while higher-level magical knowledge required a higher rank.
• Saine chose the Mirage Soul Codex, a comprehensive soul-magic text that could control creatures and gradually make them willing to obey their master.
• Saine uploaded his alchemy, potion-making, and fire- and light-related knowledge to Arcane Light, but still lacked enough points to exchange for the codex.
• Saine uploaded his research on Azure Fire Body Tempering, which earned enough Arcane Points to buy the Mirage Soul Codex and left him with 17 points.
• Saine saw a more advanced soul technique priced at 376 Arcane Points and reflected that he remained a beginner compared with veteran Spellcasters.

After studying the Mirage Soul Codex for three months, Saine learned the fundamentals of Soul Magic and prepared to use its Soul Shackles Technique on Yuli. When he visited the laboratory where she had been imprisoned for four years, Yuli's vacant eyes brightened at the sound of the door opening.

• Saine studied the Mirage Soul Codex and constructed its Spell Model for the Soul Shackles Technique.
• Saine bought the magical materials needed for the enslavement process and went to Yuli's laboratory.
• Yuli endured four years of confinement, finding comfort in watching the caged creature she called Gugu.
• Yuli's hatred of Saine had shifted into an attachment she could not explain, and she had begun hoping he would visit.
• Saine opened the laboratory door, and a trace of light returned to Yuli's eyes.

Saine visited Yuli, worried that her silence meant she was close to dying, and found she was physically healthy. He began using the Soul Shackles Technique to control her, and the spell left a faint silver pattern on her brow as she gradually calmed.

• Saine saw that Yuli had barely eaten and urged her to consume more of the nutrient sludge he had provided for years.
• Yuli's numb silence made Saine fear she might be dying, so he checked her pupils, temperature, and heartbeat and found her healthy.
• Saine touched Yuli's sensitive horn, and her flushed, dazed reaction reassured him.
• Saine promised through Mental Strength to return some of Yuli's freedom if she accepted his magic, then arranged a Six-pointed Star Array and began casting the Soul Shackles Technique.
• Yuli resisted the spell as silver light entered her brow, but after about half an hour she calmed, leaving a faint silver pattern on her forehead.

Saine completed the Soul Shackles Technique, making Yuli his Soul Slave and gaining the ability to control her actions and sense her emotions. He questioned her about piloting magic puppets and learned that, despite her damaged Flame Mark puppet and years away from piloting, her combat ability had once approached Rank Two.

• Saine sensed Yuli's emotions through their newly formed soul bond and found that she could not resist his commands.
• Saine summoned Yuli and asked whether she could still pilot Constructed Magic Puppets.
• Yuli explained that her Flame Mark Constructed Magic Puppet had been badly damaged, but she could control three Type-T Battle Magic Puppets or more than ten civilian puppets.
• Saine assessed that Yuli's combat strength had reached the peak of Rank One, close to Rank Two, although her life level remained Rank One.
• Saine decided that Yuli's future Construct Master ranks would be tied to her life level rather than the Nesser Civilization's system.

Saine granted Yuli freedom and access to parts for repairing her Flame Mark Constructed Magic Puppet, then spent the next three months completing a powerful Magic Staff tailored to his needs. With winter arriving, Saine prepared to travel and visit the Western Islands.

• Saine discovered that Yuli had the skills to repair puppets and let her use his parts and laboratory to fix her Flame Mark Constructed Magic Puppet.
• Yuli left the laboratory where she had been confined for over four years and followed Saine into the unfamiliar Wizard Civilization, increasingly relying on him.
• Three months passed as the season changed to winter and Saine continued his alchemy work.
• Saine completed a black Magic Staff using an Azure Fire Essence gifted by Luluenman, along with high-quality materials and engraved magic arrays.
• Saine equipped the staff with functions to restore magic power and Mental Strength, enhance his physique and strength, and store spells for his upcoming travels.

Saine prepared to leave for the Western Islands without having told Serena or Irene, while Serena continued caring for him and studying in the Holy Tower. Irene invited him to Ballena’s masquerade ball, leaving his departure plans unaddressed.

• Saine prepared to travel to the Western Islands and decided not to bring Serena or Irene.
• Serena continued her research, prepared juice for Saine, and cared for the two Little Cabbages, which protested when she gave one an injection.
• Saine offered to ask Luluenman for Activated Fairies for Serena to raise and told her to come to his room the following night.
• Saine received a Crystal Ball message from Irene and went to her residence on the seventy-sixth floor.
• Irene greeted Saine in a white dress and invited him to attend Ballena’s masquerade ball with her.

Saine accompanied Irene to a ball hosted by Ballena after Luluenman urged him to socialize, and he found himself remembering Lina when Irene asked about his happiest memory. The chapter left Saine focused on the joy he had felt during his time with Lina.

• Luluenman encouraged Saine to leave his laboratory more often and enjoy social activities.
• Irene persuaded Saine to attend Ballena's ball and brought him a formal suit made from Veiled Spider silk.
• Saine and Irene arrived at Ballena's residence, where several dozen Azure Source Holy Tower magicians had gathered.
• Irene introduced Saine to the other magicians, and they exchanged Crystal Ball contact information.
• Irene asked Saine what his happiest memory was apart from magical research, and Saine remembered Lina's voice, smile, and their time together.

Saine left the Azure Source Holy Tower to travel across the Wizard World, possibly for decades, after entrusting Serena with his laboratory and asking her to advance to Level 1. As he set out with Little Qi, Luluenman watched him depart and hoped he would return with a surprise.

• Saine shared a lavish farewell meal with Serena, entrusted her with his laboratory, and told her he hoped she would advance to Level 1 before he returned.
• Saine left the Azure Source Holy Tower without a farewell banquet, while Irene scolded him for not telling her sooner and Luluenman watched him go.
• Luluenman reflected that she had equipped Saine with Green Source Seeds, including a rare milky-white seed, and returned to her experiments.
• Little Qi flew out of the Azure Source Holy Tower with Saine and happily took to the open sky.

Saine and Yuli traveled south from the Azure Source Holy Tower into the Fire Crystal Mountain Range, where Saine explored its fire-element resources and learned more about the region and its dragons. The chapter ended when a huge creature warned Saine that he had entered its clan’s territory and ordered him to leave.

• Saine told Yuli they would travel to the Tyrone Kingdom, then headed south toward the Fire Crystal Mountain Range.
• Saine reached the mountain range’s central region after about twenty days and explored its extreme heat and abundant fire-element resources.
• Saine collected unfamiliar ores and materials, including a Six-Tailed Magic Pattern Flower, as he flew through the range.
• A huge creature approached Saine and warned him that he had entered its clan’s territory, ordering him to leave.

Saine encountered Maybach, a Level-2 fire dragon guarding its tribe’s territory, and proposed trading rather than continuing deeper into the mountains. Their exchange went smoothly, and Maybach offered Saine Dragon Blood Grass after Saine asked about it.

• Saine calmly faced a Level-2 fire dragon while Yuli and Little Seven reacted nervously to its Dragon Might.
• The dragon smelled otherworldly dragon blood on Saine and changed from warning him away to explaining that it bore no ill will.
• Saine identified himself as a Level-1 Magician from the Azure Source Holy Tower and offered to trade instead of entering the dragon tribe’s habitat.
• Saine displayed crystal stones from the Poison Fire Green Flame World, and he and the dragon exchanged them for fire-element materials, including Dragon Saliva Grass.
• Saine asked whether Maybach had Dragon Blood Grass, and Maybach spat out a plant and offered to trade it for a sufficient price.

After trading with the Giant Dragon Maybach, Saine continued south instead of returning to the Grant Family. He crossed the Black River and reached the Gloomy Mountain Range, preparing to enter the Underdark with Little Seven.

• Saine exchanged goods with Maybach and received Dragon Blood Grass, then accepted a ride to the southern end of the Fire Crystal Mountain Range.
• Saine reflected on the Giant Dragons’ wariness and how their strength did not free them from the Wizard World’s rules.
• Saine chose to continue south rather than travel west to the Lisia Alliance or return to the Grant Family.
• Saine crossed the Black River, passed through the swamps and plains, and reached the Gloomy Mountain Range after about a week of flying.
• Saine told Little Seven they were nearing the Underdark and might meet old friends, then led the way south.

Saine revisited City of Peterte after twenty-eight years, learned that the people he had known there were mostly gone, and then searched the cave where the city of Mozhsuobula had been buried by magma. He left the cave with a keepsake and reached City of Jasmine on the Wizard World South Coast, still two months’ flight from the Endless South Sea.

• Saine visited the City Lord of Peterte and asked about Frank and the magic apprentices he had known, learning that Frank had died and Mary had gone south with three other Apprentices.
• Saine gave the City Lord of Peterte a one-use Flame Arrow before leaving the city.
• After flying south for half a month, Saine explored a cave from his past and found a passage sealed with Magma Rock, but could not reach the buried City of Mozhsuobula.
• Saine dug up some low-grade Blue Moss from the cave wall as a keepsake and continued south without stopping.
• Saine arrived in City of Jasmine and learned that the Endless South Sea was still roughly two months’ flight away.

Saine traveled through the prosperous Wizard World South Coast, learned about the region’s Holy Towers, and finally reached the sea. In the harbor city of Fernan Star, he saw how closely magical civilization was woven into ordinary life, including its Floating Skyport and passing Floating Airship.

• Saine explored City of Jasmine and learned that Dawn Holy Tower was an ancient, powerful presence on the South Coast.
• After several days in City of Jasmine, Saine continued south and spent about two months traveling before reaching the sea.
• Saine walked through the busy coastal city of Fernan Star and saw Formal Magicians, Magic Apprentices, and ordinary humans sharing its streets.
• Saine watched a Floating Airship pass above Fernan Star toward its Floating Skyport.
• Saine noticed several blue-skinned Humanoid Creatures surrounded by a strong watery aura.