Chapter Summaries

Linsey fished on Cloud Island while Arona joined him, then gathered the materials to craft the Storm Shooter. He left the island with a powerful storm bow whose abilities included defense, supersonic arrows, hurricane attacks, and water-element erosion.

• Arona cautiously made her way across Cloud Island to Linsey and asked if she had heard him fishing.
• Linsey caught a Cloud Flying Fish, then invited Arona to sit; she bashfully chose to sit on the ground instead.
• Linsey fished up a chest containing Long Sky Boots and realized he only needed a Wandering Bracer to complete the Extreme Runner recipe.
• Linsey opened another chest and found a Storm Stone, then fished up a second one on his fifth retrieval.
• Linsey used the Storm Stones and his other materials to craft the Storm Shooter and examined its powerful abilities.

Alvitte led the Demi-humans across the floating islands while refusing to attack humans who had shown no hostility. When Corruption Poison caused several Demi-humans to lose control, she killed them and urged the survivors to keep moving as she worked to calm the spatial distortions.

• A Demi-human reported that humans had arrived, but Alvitte refused to attack unless they showed hostility; the humans soon left the island.
• Alvitte thought of Linsey and continued leading the growing group of Demi-humans toward the east.
• When Corruption Poison made a Demi-human lose control, Alvitte killed him, then killed several others who began mutating and used Withered Overlord Flower seeds to deal with their remains.
• A young werewolf questioned why Alvitte killed the Mutated Ones, and she explained that the creatures had lost themselves and become threats to the living.
• Alvitte addressed the grieving Demi-humans, promised to calm the spatial distortions, and led the group onward.

Linsey tested the Storm Shooter, cooked rare dishes that delighted Arona and boosted their attributes, then returned to fishing on Cloud Island. His next catch brought a gigantic shadow bursting out of the clouds, which he suspected was the King of Fish.

• Linsey tested the Storm Shooter and found that its airflow protected him without harming Arona.
• Linsey cooked Cloud Flying Fish and rare ingredients into delicacies, and Arona was overwhelmed by how delicious they were.
• Linsey and Arona ate the dishes, gaining permanent attribute boosts, while Linsey reflected on how his growing strength let him find better resources.
• Linsey returned to his favorite fishing spot and browsed crafting formulas for Storm Stones.
• Linsey reeled in a gigantic shadow that burst out of the clouds and wondered if it was the King of Fish.

Linsey and Arona encountered a Seventh Stage Feathered Serpent that Linsey had accidentally awakened while fishing in the clouds. Linsey resolved to hunt it for its heart and quest rewards, but it flew away toward the battlefield, leaving him stranded in a growing rainstorm.

• A Feathered Serpent emerged from the storm clouds, and Linsey recognized it as a Seventh Stage magical beast.
• Linsey prepared to attack with the Twisted Stillbirth and his bow, while a quest appeared ordering him to hunt the beast.
• The Feathered Serpent mistook Linsey and Arona for insignificant Fifth Stage Awakened and flew toward the inner ring's battlefield.
• Linsey realized the serpent had escaped beyond his reach as the storm subsided and rain began to fall.
• Linsey set up a tent and told Arona he would cast a few more times before they left after the rain stopped.

After the feathered serpent departed, Linsey learned from Alvitte that it was a Seventh Stage magical beast once worshipped as a god. As Linsey dismantled the Cloud Island, Wind Elemental creatures arrived, apparently drawn by the serpent’s passage.

• Linsey checked his task list and saw that The Storm God's Annihilation remained active, then asked Arona whether magical beasts could be called gods.
• Linsey asked Alvitte about ancient beast deities, and Alvitte explained that some had been worshipped and could be strengthened by their believers.
• As the storm weakened, Linsey packed up and began dismantling the Cloud Island, telling Arona he was clearing it for others’ safety.
• Linsey and Arona sensed approaching source essence and identified several Wind Elemental creatures moving toward them.
• Linsey saw that the creatures were neutral on his map and deduced that they had come to investigate the place where the feathered serpent had passed.

Linsey repaired the Cloud Island and befriended the Storm Elements by telling them about the Feathered Serpent. They offered to take him and Arona to Hurricane Fortress to meet their Ancient One and discuss how to stop the escaped beast.

• Linsey used the Hand of Construction to restore the Cloud Island after realizing it was the Storm Elements’ birthplace.
• Linsey released his source essence to show goodwill, and the Storm Elements approached and asked why he had come to the Cloud Kingdom.
• Linsey said he and Arona had seen the Feathered Serpent, prompting the Storm Elements to reveal that it was an ancient evil god whose storms threatened every floating island in the Dust Road World.
• The Storm Elements offered to protect Linsey and Arona in exchange for speaking with their Ancient One at Hurricane Fortress.
• Linsey agreed to help, took Arona’s hand, and prepared to travel with her on the Storm Elements’ backs.

Linsey and Arona traveled with the Storm Elements toward the World Center, learning why the creatures protected Dust Road World and how their ancient hurricane leader contained dangerous changes. They reached the immense Hurricane Fortress, where Linsey recognized a place from old records and legends.

• Linsey overheard the Storm Elements discuss the Feathered Serpent and learned that they had no concept of death and could merge with the wind.
• A Storm Element explained that its ancient leader used a wondrous item to contain changes caused by Seventh Stage Awakened fighting near the world's core.
• Linsey asked why the Storm Elements risked themselves for humans, and one replied that humans had once saved Dust Road World from destruction.
• The Storm Elements guided Linsey and Arona above the clouds, where they saw a vast hurricane and located the target at its center.
• Linsey identified the storm as Hurricane Fortress and recalled accounts of an Awakened technique and a hero who had slain a god there.

Linsey and Arona reached the Hurricane Fortress, where its ancient ruler recognized the blessing Linsey had received from Sudu Bocimeng. The Nature Spirit welcomed Linsey as a friend and asked how the Feathered Serpent had awakened.

• Linsey confirmed that the Hurricane Fortress was marked friendly and learned from Alvitte that the ancient Elemental Creature rarely communicated with others.
• Linsey told the Hurricane Fortress’s inhabitant that he had seen the Feathered Serpent emerge from the clouds and travel east.
• The Nature Spirit expelled the other Elemental Lifeforms and recognized the ancient aura and earth blessing within Linsey.
• Linsey explained that Sudu Bocimeng had helped him in the Elemental Realm, and the Nature Spirit formed herself into a human girl.
• The Nature Spirit asked Linsey about Sudu Bocimeng, Human Wisdom, and how the Feathered Serpent had broken her seal.

Linsey met Clear Sky, a recovering Nature Spirit, and learned how the Feathered Serpent and the spatial chaos could be dealt with. He told Alvitte that the group needed to reach the Core Stone Pillar, then asked Clear Sky for wind elemental crystals, which she readily produced.

• Clear Sky introduced herself to Linsey and gave him the Wind Breath blessing with a kiss.
• Clear Sky explained that the Feathered Serpent was an evil god and suggested luring it to her or gathering allies to defeat it.
• Clear Sky told Linsey she could not end the spatial chaos herself and directed him to the Central Stone Pillar, where its chaotic spatial node could be reached through the Will Barrier.
• Linsey informed Alvitte that the group needed to go to the Core Stone Pillar to end the spatial chaos.
• Linsey asked Clear Sky for wind elemental crystals, and she created a fountain of them.

Linsey crafted the Freedom Mark from wind materials and discovered its powerful flight and sensory effects. Clear Sky concealed the secrets on his body, encouraged him to own his extraordinary journey, and then produced a rare Sky Tear when he asked about it.

• Linsey used Wind Crystals, a Storm Elemental Crystal, and Atmospheric Essence to craft the Freedom Mark.
• Linsey equipped the mark and gained enhanced senses through Air Touch, prompting Clear Sky to embrace him and comment on his scent.
• Clear Sky blessed Linsey to conceal the secrets on his body, including the Human Wisdom Codex.
• Clear Sky urged Linsey not to deny the adventures behind his blessings, and Linsey relaxed and accepted her encouragement.
• Linsey asked Clear Sky about Sky Tears, and she shed a tear that condensed into a Sky Tear gemstone.

Linsey received gifts from Clear Sky, told her about his adventures, and crafted the Tears of the Firmament necklace. Clear Sky sent Linsey and Arona on their way with a warning about the evil gods and the World Center, and Linsey urged Arona to continue toward the coming battles.

• Clear Sky gave Linsey valuable materials and restored Arona's ability to perceive her surroundings with Touch Wind Discern Form.
• Linsey told Clear Sky about his journey, and she revealed that Sudu Bocimeng had merged with the earth to repair the Elemental Realm.
• Linsey synthesized 10 Storm Stones and 1 Sky Tear into the Tears of the Firmament, an accessory that increased all attributes and favorability with sky creatures.
• Clear Sky warned Linsey that the evil gods had disrupted the balance and that enemies were heading toward the World Center.
• Clear Sky sent Linsey and Arona away from Hurricane Fortress, and Linsey explained that she was a Nature Spirit of the Eighth Stage.
• Linsey invited Arona to continue with him toward the enemies and the World Center.

Linsey and Arona traveled toward the World Center, enduring random spatial teleportation and meeting migrating humans who believed the final battle was near. At camp, Linsey suspected the rumors might be linked to Feathered Serpent and proposed that the Only God’s followers had converted their faith, leaving Arona alarmed.

• Linsey and Arona continued toward the World Center, repeatedly displaced by chaotic spatial teleportation.
• On the fourth day, Linsey and Arona caught up with a human migration group and learned that people were heading toward the battlefield to seek safety.
• Linsey and Arona parted from the group, and Linsey later questioned whether someone was deliberately spreading rumors about a final battle.
• Arona suggested that Feathered Serpent had appeared too suddenly to organize a widespread conspiracy, but Linsey pointed out that the rumors involved an evil god and the end of the world.
• Linsey proposed that followers of the Only God might have converted their faith, and Arona remembered the suspicious group of Only God believers.

Arona suspected the Only God planned to sacrifice its believers to the Feathered Serpent, while a clash between Seventh Stage Awakened erupted at the World Center. Linsey and Arona raced there as spatial teleportation temporarily stopped, and Linsey recognized Ye Haiya appearing in the sky.

• Arona told Linsey that the Only God might sacrifice its believers to seize the Feathered Serpent's authority or gain strength.
• A powerful eruption of source essence came from the World Center, and Linsey set off with Arona at full speed.
• Linsey and Arona crossed the floating islands as human Awakened rushed toward the World Center, fearing a final battle.
• Alvitte told Linsey that spatial teleportation had stopped and seemed temporarily suppressed by the Seventh Stage battle, then said she was coming to the World Center.
• A Seventh Stage powerhouse appeared above the islands and soothed the frightened crowd, and Linsey recognized her as Ye Haiya.

Linsey disguised himself as Hilude when Ye Haiya, the Silver Witch, descended and took him and Arona with her. As Ye Haiya investigated his strange familiarity, Linsey decided to trust Arona for now and sent her a Friend Request.

• Linsey changed his appearance into a white-haired girl and asked Arona to call him Hilude.
• Arona identified Ye Haiya as a powerful Seventh Stage Organizer and wondered why she had appeared there.
• Ye Haiya descended toward Linsey and Arona, inspected Linsey’s face, and questioned why he felt familiar.
• Ye Haiya carried Linsey and Arona toward the others while her subordinates eyed them suspiciously.
• Linsey decided not to reveal his identity to Arona yet and sent her a Friend Request.

Linsey and Arona discussed his complicated history with Ye Haiya as her team approached the Central Stone Pillar and the battle at its Will Barrier. While Linsey analyzed how Ye Haiya’s subordinates anchored her power, a Seventh Stage Mutated One and the revived Feathered Serpent Evil God arrived at the battlefield.

• Arona wondered in the Friend Channel whether Linsey had betrayed Ye Haiya’s love, and Linsey told her to keep his identity secret.
• Ye Haiya left Linsey, Arona, and her subordinates on a floating island before joining the Seventh Stage Awakened fighting to breach the Will Barrier.
• Linsey realized Ye Haiya’s subordinates connected her to her territory and helped preserve her power outside it.
• A Seventh Stage Mutated One and the revived Feathered Serpent Evil God appeared together and headed toward the battlefield.

Linsey concealed his identity with an Eighth Stage mask and joined the Seventh Stage battle, intending to strike the Feathered Serpent and the Mutated One at a crucial moment. As he watched from stealth, Alvitte arrived and revealed that her skill had advanced.

• Linsey explained the Feathered Serpent's and the Mutated One's origins to Arona and told her to stay safe while he joined the battle.
• Linsey used the Black Cloud Mask to hide his identity, then persuaded Ye Haiya's subordinates to let him pass.
• Linsey flew toward the battle, concealed himself in the clouds, and identified the Feathered Serpent and the Mutated One as his targets.
• Alvitte contacted Linsey and announced that she had arrived after advancing her skill.

Linsey flew toward the World Law pillar as the Seventh Stage Awakened broke through the Will Barrier, but Alvitte and Ye Haiya both spotted him. Clear Sky then unleashed a hurricane against the others, warning them away from something they had tried to claim.

• Linsey teased Alvitte about his newfound ability to fly, slowing her pursuit until she rode a Giant Eagle provided by the Demi-humans.
• The Feathered Serpent and the Mutated Ones attacked indiscriminately, while Ye Haiya gained the advantage over the other Awakened.
• The Seventh Stage Awakened shattered the Will Barrier and rushed through its opening toward the stone pillar at the center of the Dust Road World.
• Linsey followed as the Feathered Serpent and the Mutated Ones surged ahead, while Alvitte approached behind him on her Giant Eagle.
• Ye Haiya recognized Linsey, and Clear Sky transformed a gentle breeze into a violent hurricane while warning the others not to touch something.

Linsey identified the Singularity Hurricane as the key to ending the spatial distortion and flew toward the Central Stone Pillar, protected by Clear Sky’s winds. A Mutated One’s attack transformed the hidden space-time artifact into a monstrous tumor, leaving Linsey and the other Awakened to destroy it before it damaged the pillar.

• A hurricane erupted from the Central Stone Pillar, sparing Linsey while sweeping the other Awakened off balance.
• Linsey located the Singularity Hurricane’s source and realized it could end the spatial distortion.
• Linsey used the Freedom Mark to fly toward the pillar, while Clear Sky’s winds protected and propelled him.
• A Mutated One fired a Life Out-of-Control Ray at Linsey, who barely dodged it.
• The ray struck the hidden artifact and turned it into a Disordered Tumor (Space-Time), which began growing in the air.
• Linsey warned the Awakened to destroy the tumor, and they launched their techniques at it.

The Seventh Stage Awakened destroyed the spatial artifact before it could harm the Core Stone Pillar, but its destruction unleashed violent spatial turbulence. As Linsey faced the chaos, Ye Haiya used her authority to protect him, and the chapter ended with her telling him they would meet again.

• The Seventh Stage Awakened combined their powers to destroy the altered spatial artifact and save the Core Stone Pillar.
• Linsey saw the out-of-control life marker disappear, then realized the artifact's destruction had unleashed dangerous spatial turbulence.
• Linsey activated Concentrated State and prepared his skills and Multifunctional Survival Gear to withstand the spatial tearing.
• Ye Haiya found a faint connection from her past jurisdiction over Linsey and used her authority of dominion to shield him.
• The spatial chaos touched Linsey, ending his Concentrated State, as Ye Haiya smiled and told him they would meet again later.

Linsey found himself in a vast, unfamiliar region after spatial-temporal chaos scattered everyone, then learned from the Task Bar that the past and present had become intertwined. He confirmed that he remained in the Dust Road World’s past and encountered a group of Law Knights, while he and Alvitte still lacked a way to resolve the chaos.

• Linsey recovered from injuries caused by the spatial-temporal tear and found himself on an immense, forested land unlike anything he knew in the Dust Road World.
• Linsey received the “Escape from Uncontrol” mission, which revealed that past and present had become intertwined and offered a Space-Time Pointer as a reward.
• Linsey found no cleared trails on the Strategic Map and considered whether the chaos had engulfed the whole Dust Road World or formed a closed domain around its core.
• Linsey contacted Alvitte, who reported being stranded on unfamiliar land, and explained that they were in the Dust Road World’s past rather than another world.
• Linsey spotted neutral markers on the Strategic Map, approached them, and recognized the approaching armored riders as Law Knights.