Chapter Summaries

Saine’s Azure Fire Eye Magic forced a wounded Second-Level Black Magician to reveal himself, but the enemy killed a Level 1 Knight and attacked Saine’s group. With Yuli protecting him and his magic power dwindling, Saine ordered a retreat.

• Saine unleashed more than a hundred Azure Fire beams, thinning the Black Magician’s clouds and forcing him to appear.
• A furious Level 1 Knight charged the Black Magician, who killed him with a single strike.
• The Black Magician attacked Saine with two black sharp gleams while charging another Level 1 Knight.
• Yuli used two Constructed Magic Puppets and her Flame Mark Shoulder Cannon to stop the gleams from reaching Saine.
• Saine seized Yuli and ordered the group to withdraw.

Saine and Yuli fled a Second-Level Black Magician who had swiftly overwhelmed the Level 1 fighters, while Satchi was pursued in the opposite direction. With the Black Magician still threatening them and his usual Green Source Seeds weakened by the sea, Saine led Yuli toward a gathering tornado storm and spotted a small island at its center.

• The Second-Level Black Magician killed the last Level 1 Knight by tearing out his heart, then escaped the dying knight’s final grapple by turning into black clouds.
• Saine and Yuli fled southeast while Satchi escaped northwest, and the Black Magician pursued Satchi first because he was faster and Saine had Yuli with him.
• After ten minutes of flight, Saine found that the Green Source Seeds he tested produced weak Plant Creatures in the sea and considered using his precious Milky White Green Source Seed.
• Yuli alerted Saine to a massive tornado storm gathering to the south, and he chose to lead her into it as a desperate chance to escape the Black Magician.
• As Saine approached the storm, he spotted a small island at its center.

Saine and Yuli fled through the storm toward an island while Van Basten collected his spoils and prepared to pursue them. Saine hoped the Green Source Seed would protect him once he reached the island, but Van Basten could still track his location.

• Saine and Yuli left their damaged Constructed Magic Puppets behind to delay Van Basten and continued toward the island.
• Saine relied on the Green Source Seed for protection but doubted he could kill Van Basten without a prepared attack.
• Van Basten returned to the ship carrying Satchi's head and retrieved the bodies of two Level-1 Knights from the sea.
• Van Basten tracked Saine toward the southeast and kept the surviving humans and Magic Apprentices alive to operate his captured ship.

Eric fired a secondary cannon at Van Basten, who spared him and continued pursuing Saine. Eric rallied the surviving apprentices to try to restart the ship, while Van Basten destroyed Yuli’s puppets and closed in on Saine near the storms.

• Eric fired a Magic Guided Cannon at Van Basten, who praised his courage, spared his life, and pursued Saine.
• After Van Basten disappeared, Eric urged the surviving apprentices to sail north and ordered Sass to inspect the ship’s power chamber.
• Van Basten guessed Saine was using the storms for cover or preparing a last gamble as he flew toward them.
• Van Basten destroyed Yuli’s two Constructed Magic Puppets, recognized them as technology from another world, and stored their wreckage.

Saine prepared Green Source Seeds on the Island in the Eye of the Storm before luring Second-Level Black Magician Van Basten into attacking him. As Van Basten closed in, more than a dozen Plant Creatures erupted from the island’s soil.

• Saine buried more than ten Green Source Seeds around the island, including seeds capable of catalyzing Level-2 Plant Creatures.
• Van Basten approached the island but paused when instinct warned him that something was wrong.
• Van Basten spotted the island’s unusual plants and decided to capture Saine for his collection of living magician specimens.
• Yuli fired at Van Basten as Saine and his allies launched a coordinated attack with spells, cannons, and Little Qi’s storm-enhanced wind.
• Van Basten summoned a Hand of Elements and swooped toward Saine, who smiled as more than a dozen Plant Creatures rose from the soil.

Saine and his allies trapped Second-Level Black Magician Van Basten in a cage of poisonous Plant Creatures, stopping him from escaping into the sky. As the vines closed around him and his attempts to break through failed, Saine wondered whether the ambush would succeed.

• More than a dozen Plant Creatures appeared and frightened Van Basten as he tried to flee.
• Saine, Yuli, and Little Seven attacked Van Basten to keep him from flying away while Saine's Azure Fire Eye beams blocked his ascent.
• Yuli used her Flame Mark Constructed Magic Puppet and twin Light Swords to fight Van Basten at close range, while Little Seven attacked with its claws and Wind Roar.
• The Plant Creatures filled the sky with vines and began enclosing Van Basten in a green cage.
• Van Basten felt dizzy as he tried to break through the vines, realizing the plants carried potent poison that could affect his mind.
• Saine watched the cage close around Van Basten and wondered whether the trap would succeed.

Saine and his allies trapped Second-Level Black Magician Van Basten in a Green Cage, but an earthquake and tsunami tore it apart. A gigantic sea turtle awakened beneath their battlefield, and its arrival left Van Basten at its mercy.

• Van Basten tore apart Little Seven’s wing, battered Yuli with soul magic, and killed several Plant Creatures as Saine’s allies tried to contain him.
• Saine’s Green Vines sealed Van Basten inside a cage, while Yuli and Little Seven withdrew badly injured.
• An earthquake and violent storm ripped open the Green Cage before Saine could add more Plant Creatures.
• Van Basten escaped and threatened to torture Saine, but a colossal turtle rose from the sea, revealing that the island was its shell.
• The giant turtle turned toward Van Basten and released a black shadow from the sky that engulfed him.

Saine survived the Giant Turtle’s attack on Van Basten and learned that the creature had saved him and sensed the Plane Origin inside him. The Giant Turtle traced Saine’s connection to the Guardian of Summer and said it planned to visit the Guardian after guarding the Sea Eye for a thousand years.

• The Giant Turtle struck Second-Level Black Magician Van Basten into the seabed with its tail, then calmed the storm and sea around Saine.
• Saine realized the Giant Turtle had altered the weather and waves without using magic or Elemental Power, and sensed that it meant him no harm.
• The Giant Turtle asked why Saine carried a trace of Wizard World Plane Origin, and Saine explained that the Guardian of Summer had given him the Light of the Planes.
• The Giant Turtle said it had guarded the Sea Eye for the Guardian of Summer for a thousand years and was ready to visit the Guardian again.

After Tourmaline rescued Saine, the two agreed to travel together to the Western Islands, and Tourmaline promised to look after him. Saine treated his companions’ injuries, accepted rare fruit from Tourmaline, and reflected on the limits of a Second-Level Magician’s Elemental True Body.

• Saine learned that Tourmaline was heading to the Western Islands and asked to travel with it; Tourmaline agreed and invited him to use its name.
• Tourmaline explained that Saine and it belonged to a kind of lifeform favored by the Wizard World Will, then promised to protect him.
• After the storm passed, Saine treated his and his companions’ injuries and declined Tourmaline’s offer of help.
• Tourmaline offered Saine Silver Silk Spirit Apricots from the plants on its back, and Saine picked seven to study.
• Saine concluded that Tourmaline’s immense physical strength could overcome Elemental True Body defenses, and that the Second-Level Black Magician it had struck was certainly dead.

Saine recovered the Second-Level Black Magician Van Basten’s possessions and freed a Mermaid from his spatial necklace. The Mermaid mistook Giant Turtle Tourmaline for the Sea God, but Tourmaline explained that he was only a young turtle with famous relatives.

• Tourmaline brought Van Basten’s corpse to the surface, and Saine examined the magician’s valuable inheritance.
• Saine traveled on Tourmaline’s back while the turtle healed Little Qi’s torn wings with a stream of water.
• Saine activated Van Basten’s Crystal Necklace and released a Mermaid from the fish tank stored inside it.
• Saine calmed the Mermaid with his Mental Strength and told her that Van Basten was dead and she was free.
• The Mermaid called Tourmaline the Sea God, and Tourmaline told her that she had mistaken him for his father or one of his older brothers.

Saine looted the dead Black Magician’s belongings and learned he could claim a reward for turning in the criminal’s corpse. The Pink-Tailed Mermaid then offered information about how the Black Magician tracked Saine in exchange for help breaking her Soul Shackles.

• Saine examined the Black Magician’s Space Equipment, found Satchi’s head and bloodstained magical materials, and set aside two sealed items for later study.
• Saine collected the Black Magician’s robe and White Bone Magic Staff, then hesitated over taking his corpse until the Mermaid pointed out he could earn a Wizard Alliance reward.
• Saine noticed the Mermaid’s Soul Imprint and admitted he might not know how to remove the Black Magician’s Soul Shackles.
• The Mermaid threatened to expose Saine’s presence at an underground black market and his purchase of Magic Apprentices and Knight Attendants, then offered to keep quiet and explain how the Black Magician tracked him in exchange for his help.

Saine traveled with the mermaid Ilisa after agreeing to help her with the lingering effects of Van Basten’s soul magic, while secretly considering using her for his own research. He and Tourmaline continued toward the Western Islands, planning to visit the Mamet United Alliance and the City of Steel first.

• Ilisa had fled Deep Sea Crystal City to escape the punishment awaiting her under mermaid traditions after Van Basten imprisoned her for two years.
• Saine questioned why Ilisa sought his help rather than returning to her people, then agreed to do his best to resolve the burdens of Van Basten’s soul magic.
• Saine considered using the Mirage Soul Codex on Ilisa and studying the mermaid race, while Ilisa trusted him because of his connection with Tourmaline.
• Ilisa introduced herself to Saine and swam beside Tourmaline as they traveled through the sea.
• Tourmaline agreed to visit the Mamet United Alliance and the City of Steel before continuing with Saine toward the Western Islands, where it hoped to meet old friends in the region’s Magic Beast Forest.

Saine returned to the battered Alchemy Giant Ship aboard Tourmaline and helped calm its passengers. After learning that Eric had organized the repairs, Saine rewarded him but declined to take him as a disciple, leaving him with a spell notebook and three Energy Crystals.

• Tourmaline surfaced beside the ship, frightening its passengers until they saw Saine standing on her back.
• Saine boarded the Kuli Man Merchant Guild ship and inspected its repairs, which the apprentices and sailors had completed under Eric’s leadership.
• Saine gave Eric a High-Level Fire Attribute Energy Crystal to reward his work.
• Eric asked Saine to accept him as a disciple, but Saine declined and gave him three Energy Crystals and a Flame Hand Magic Notebook instead.

After Saine repaired the Kuli Man Merchant Guild's ship, Dragon Turtle Bixi escorted it through the South Sea to the Mamet United Alliance, where Saine learned more about Bixi's family. The group arrived ahead of schedule at Kancheng Sea City, a prosperous coastal hub with advanced magical infrastructure.

• Saine traveled with Bixi, whose reputation drew worshipful sea races and whose presence helped the ship reach the Mamet United Alliance faster and safely through storm season.
• Saine and the Magic Apprentices collected rare underwater specimens as sea races gathered around Bixi, while the surviving sailors acquired pearls.
• Saine asked Bixi about its family, and Bixi said it had three Brothers, one elder sister, and two cousins.
• The ship rounded the Qierqisi Mountain Range and sailed faster toward Kancheng Sea City, arriving ahead of schedule despite the Black Magician attack.
• Saine and the others reached Kancheng Sea City, a prosperous Mamet United Alliance port with widespread Teleportation Arrays and advanced magical civilization.

Saine and Tourmaline reached Kancheng Sea City, where the Mamet United Alliance focused on the Dragon Turtle’s arrival and questioned Saine about their encounter with a Second-Level Black Magician. Saine accepted the Alliance’s offer to shelter Tourmaline near the city, leaving them waiting for a powerful envoy to arrive.

• The Mamet United Alliance dispatched knights and magicians to meet the giant ship after learning that Tourmaline was aboard.
• Saine reported to the Alliance that a Second-Level Black Magician had attacked them, while a magician recorded his account.
• Level-2 Knight Klozer invited Saine and Tourmaline to enter Kancheng Sea City and offered Tourmaline a place to rest east of the city.
• Saine agreed to Klozer’s offer before Tourmaline emerged from its shell, intending to continue their journey together.
• Klozer personally escorted Saine and the others toward the eastern shore, while the giant ship sailed to the harbor without them.

Saine recovered in Kancheng Sea City while researching Azure Fire Magic and tempering his body, which had greatly improved his physique. When a Green Robe Magician arrived to meet him and Tourmaline, Saine prepared to learn what the Mamet United Alliance wanted.

• Saine settled into a castle arranged by Klozer, cleared its servants from the basement, and made a concealed laboratory.
• Saine used Azure Fire Body Tempering and recorded gains in his magic power and physique, while Yuli assisted him.
• Saine concluded that his physique had stalled and told Yuli he would prepare potions and a body-tempering plan for her later.
• A Green Robe Magician arrived near the castle, accompanied by Klozer, and watched Tourmaline at the estuary.
• Saine put on his magic equipment and went outside to meet the visitor as Tourmaline played in the water and Little Seven flew nearby.

Saine met a powerful Green Robe Magician sent by the Mamet United Alliance, who explained that Tourmaline’s route north had been cleared. As Saine and Tourmaline continued their voyage, he learned about her lifelong habit of sleeping and the loss of a former friend, while their friendship deepened.

• The Green Robe Magician recognized Saine as Luluenman’s disciple, discussed his Azure Fire training, and revealed his friendship with Gagaru.
• The Green Robe Magician told Saine that the Mamet United Alliance had cleared waterways for Tourmaline and described her route north and west.
• Saine and Tourmaline traveled north, while Saine kept the Black Magicians’ spoils and Ilisa hidden from the alliance.
• Tourmaline shared stories about her love of sleeping and how she had once lost a colorful-fish friend after waking from a long nap.
• Saine told Tourmaline stories about the world, and their relationship grew closer as she came to regard him as a good friend.

As Saine traveled through the Mamet United Alliance on Tourmaline’s back, he discovered that her life magnetic field seemed to be gradually improving his physique. He continued studying the effect while learning more about Tourmaline’s powerful family and the elder brother waiting in Sage's Forest.

• Saine built a temporary dwelling on Tourmaline’s back and noticed his physique slowly improving despite little change in his Mental Strength or magic power.
• After Tourmaline could not explain the effect, Saine spent over a month studying it and concluded that her life magnetic field might promote passive evolution.
• Saine chose to keep living on Tourmaline’s back because he had found no drawbacks to the effect.
• Saine asked which of Tourmaline’s brothers was in Sage's Forest, and Tourmaline said it was probably her Fourth Brother.
• Tourmaline explained that her Eldest Brother and Second Brother were too large for the river and preferred sleeping in the ocean depths.

Saine traveled with Tourmaline through the Mamet United Alliance and invited the Dragon Turtle to visit the Jewel Sea, though Tourmaline said it would first ask its parents and elder sister. In Jimos Harbor, Saine bought magical supplies and discovered a strange shop selling old Magic Books.

• Saine asked Tourmaline about its Fourth Brother and learned he was weaker than Third Sister but good at stirring up trouble.
• Saine invited Tourmaline to visit the Jewel Sea near the Azure Source Holy Tower, and Tourmaline said it would go only if its parents and elder sister agreed.
• Saine arrived in Jimos Harbor with Construct Master Yuli while Little Seven stayed with Tourmaline in the river.
• Saine spent two days buying commonly used materials and experimental instruments, saving the Black Magicians' spoils for sale in the Black Domain.
• Saine found a shabby shop in Jimos's southwestern corner where a stooped, bald old man watched over a collection of weathered Magic Books.

Saine visited a shabby bookshop in Jimos Harbor and found it stocked with old books connected to the Death Element, life modification, and Corpse Refinement Synthetic Beasts. He bought around twenty books, including a mysterious volume about combining Death and Summoning magic, and began studying Death and Dark Element magic.

• Saine browsed the dusty shop and found old magic books and diaries, including records of experiments creating a creature called Enigma-1.
• Saine spotted a wraith named Monasha above the shopkeeper, who explained that his family had served the Death Holy Tower for generations and that the city authorities knew about the wraith.
• The shopkeeper confirmed that his family had collected the books from the Death Holy Tower, most of them unwanted by other buyers.
• Saine found a black-covered book titled On the Compatibility of Death and Summoning Magic, by Rogge.
• Saine bought around twenty books on Death Element magic, Summoning, and Corpse Refinement Synthetic Beasts, then set out to study Death and Dark Element magic.