Chapter Summaries

After the Star Alliance conquered the Northwest Region, Sunan entered the Black Forest to investigate its Wizard Inheritance. He fought through waves of monsters and awakened trees, reached a clearing, and recognized the enormous Dark Magic Tree at its center, confirming his suspicion about the wizard organization behind the forest.

• The Star Alliance captured the last independent city-state in the Northwest Region, and Sunan prepared to build a Wizard Tower after returning from the Black Forest.
• Sunan followed the Black Key’s directions to a spatial passage and entered the Black Forest, where dense Negative Energy Particles filled the alternate dimension.
• Sunan fought off Demon Palace Roses, a Plague Vine Sphere, Rotten Undead Lords, and their undead forces with spells and golems.
• After Sunan and his golems defeated more than a thousand monsters, the forest’s trees awakened and attacked with roots and branches.
• Sunan used Liquid Metal to break through the trees’ assault and reached a clearing where he found a massive Dark Magic Tree.
• Sunan recognized the tree and confirmed his suspicion about the wizard organization behind the Black Forest.

Sunan exposed the Spider Goddess’s poisoned reward, ambushed her Dark Magic Tree vessel, and forced her to withdraw. As the Black Forest collapsed, he took the tree body and escaped with its Divine Energy.

• The Dark Magic Tree rewarded Sunan with Thousand Tree Essence, but the Magic Cube revealed that it contained spider venom.
• Sunan attacked the Dark Magic Tree with Lightning Explosion Engraved Gems, a black spear, and a Silver Metal Storm, forcing the Spider Goddess to reveal herself.
• The Spider Goddess admitted her scheme had failed and abandoned the tree body before withdrawing her divine presence.
• Sunan realized the dead Dark Magic Tree had served as the Spider Goddess’s channel into the Starlight Continent and that its destruction would cut off her access.
• As the Black Forest collapsed, Sunan searched unsuccessfully for stored resources, took the tree body with the Magic Cube, and escaped using the Black Key.

After draining the Dark Magic Tree and boosting his mental condensation beyond 70%, Sunan returned to Dragon Bone Tower and learned that the Starry Sky Empire had stalled in its invasion of the Northwest Region. Suspecting the Russell Family might know the location of Fallen Star City, he sent two Secret Puppets to capture its members, especially Facardo Russell.

• Sunan finished extracting the Dark Magic Tree's Divine Energy and absorbed its Thousand Tree Essence, raising his mental condensation to 74.82%.
• Sunan decided to prepare Engraved Gems so he could hunt Lightning Elemental Giant Spirits for Divine Energy.
• Carlo Lena reported progress gathering materials for Sunan's Wizard Tower, while Red Widow reported that the Starry Sky Empire had asked the Star Alliance for military support.
• Red Widow explained that the Northwest Region's countries and Level Three Wizard Apprentices had united against the Empire under the Russell Family's influence.
• Sunan suspected the Russell Family might possess clues to Fallen Star City and ordered Red Widow to send Secret Puppet Number 1 and Secret Puppet Number 2 to capture its members, especially Facardo Russell.

Sunan hunted Lightning Elemental Giant Spirits for their Elemental Crystal Cores and used their Divine Energy to raise his spirit condensation to 76.06%. He discovered that Elemental Crystal Dust could be synthesized into cores containing Divine Energy, giving him a cheaper route toward Level 1 Liquefaction and a possible Level 2 advancement before the Plane Barrier recovered.

• Sunan entered several Lightning Elemental Spaces before finding a suitable one and defeated Lightning Elemental Giant Spirits with Engraved Gems and Liquid Metal.
• After hunting for two days, Sunan absorbed Divine Energy from three Elemental Crystal Cores and raised his spirit condensation to 76.06%.
• Sunan realized that Elemental Crystal Dust might be synthesized into Elemental Crystal Cores and tested the idea with the Magic Cube.
• Sunan synthesized a core containing two standard units of Divine Energy, absorbed it, and increased his spirit condensation by 0.13%.
• Sunan found that the remaining powder could not produce more Divine Energy and set his sights on reaching Level 2 and constructing a Wizard Tower within the next seven hundred years.

The Alliance faced the Starry Sky Empire in a decisive battle on the Sa Er Plain, while Fa Ka Duo and the other Level Three Wizard Apprentices prepared to strike the Imperial command camp. They found no sign of Sunan and began their assassination operation as the armies clashed.

• Edis learned that the Empire had assembled a million troops, including ten thousand Stone Golems and a twenty-thousand-man Blackrock Cavalry Regiment, and discussed the Alliance’s strategy with Fa Ka Duo and the other Wizard Apprentices.
• Fa Ka Duo proposed attacking the Imperial Military Camp from behind during the battle, and Kai Lei argued that Sunan was unlikely to appear because he had stayed out of the war so far.
• The Starry Sky Empire and Alliance armies advanced across the Sa Er Plain, and the Stone Golems and Blackrock Cavalry Regiment drove the Alliance forces into a difficult fight.
• Fa Ka Duo and the Wizard Apprentices reached a forest behind the Imperial Military Camp, where Mo Mier located twelve commanders, their guards, and thirty-two puppets but found no sign of Sunan.
• Fa Ka Duo ordered the Wizard Apprentices to eliminate the commanders quickly and avoid getting trapped in a prolonged fight.

The imperial army repelled the allied forces while Red Widow’s two powerful puppet girls defeated a surprise attack by Wizard Apprentices. Facardo and three surviving Russell Family apprentices surrendered after Red Widow revealed that her master wanted them alive.

• Jordan celebrated the allied forces’ retreat, but Brad questioned why their commander had not attempted a decapitation strike; Red Widow said she would handle the Wizard Apprentices.
• Facardo and more than twenty Wizard Apprentices emerged from hiding and attacked Brad’s camp, but Red Widow’s two puppet girls intercepted them.
• The girls’ Liquid Metal bodies and powerful spells killed several attackers and withstood the others’ magic, astonishing Facardo and his companions.
• Facardo used the Russell Family’s Sun Melting Pearl to pierce one girl’s head, but she regenerated; a second blast exposed her Soul Core and revealed that both girls were puppets.
• The girls overwhelmed the attackers, leaving Facardo and three Russell Family apprentices alive; Red Widow offered them a chance to surrender, and Facardo accepted.

Sunan’s Golem Legion helped him gather Elemental Crystal Dust, allowing him to break through from Level 1 Vaporization to Level 1 Liquefaction. He then assessed his next research and construction goals, deciding to begin planning a Small Wizard Tower while gathering the resources it would require.

• Fa Ka Duo surrendered to Red Widow after her two puppets defeated the Russell Family’s Wizard Apprentices, and Brad sent Jordan and the reserve troops back into the battle.
• Sunan used his Golem Legion to hunt Elemental Spirits in the Lightning Elemental Plane and collected the Elemental Crystal Dust they left behind.
• Sunan synthesized Elemental Crystal Cores and absorbed their Divine Energy, breaking through to Level 1 Liquefaction and raising his spirit condensation to 0.2%.
• Sunan considered preparing a Super Talent Crystal Model, expanding his research and upgrading his equipment, and constructing a Wizard Tower.
• Sunan chose to build a Small Elemental Pool for his Small Wizard Tower and planned to accumulate the enormous amount of mithril needed for its Levitation Ring over time.

Sunan planned the Wizard Tower’s facilities and battle systems, then ordered its construction in Dragon Forest with one thousand Clay Golems. After returning to Secluded Lake City, he met the captured Russell Family, whose head Fa Ka Duo recognized him as Sunan Arnester, ruler of the Star Alliance.

• Sunan considered the Wizard Tower’s energy supply, spatial layout, defenses, weapons, golem legion, and Tower Spirits, deciding to prioritize powerful golems and improved Spell Turrets.
• Sunan chose a clearing in Area 2 of Dragon Forest and ordered Number 1 to create a Wizard Tower construction task using one thousand Clay Golems.
• Sunan left the Dragon Bone Tower and returned to Secluded Lake City, where Red Widow reported that she had brought Fa Ka Duo Russell and three other Russell Family apprentices.
• Fa Ka Duo and the other Russell Family apprentices waited under guard in the reception hall, wondering why Sunan had summoned them.
• Sunan appeared in the hall, and Fa Ka Duo recognized him as Sunan Arnester, ruler of the Star Alliance and the Starlight Continent’s only Wizard in a thousand years.

Fa Ka Duo traded the Russell Family’s clues to Fallen Star City and the Sun Melting Pearl for Sunan’s protection, while Sunan invited the family to consider joining Starlight Academy. As the Starry Sky Empire completed its conquest of Starlight Continent, Kei asked Sunan how to advance beyond Fourth Circle Legendary Knight.

• Sunan offered to keep the Starry Sky Empire from acting against the Russell Family if Fa Ka Duo withdrew from the war and revealed the family’s clues to Fallen Star City.
• Fa Ka Duo explained that the Sun Melting Pearl was the key to Fallen Star City, which his family had been unable to locate for more than seven hundred years, and handed it to Sunan.
• Sunan suggested that Fa Ka Duo and the others consider joining Starlight Academy, then sent Carlo Lena to show them around.
• The Starry Sky Empire captured the Northwest Region’s remaining nations and unified Starlight Continent, becoming its first unified nation in over a thousand years.
• Kei told Sunan that he had reached Fourth Circle Legendary Knight and asked how to progress further.

Sunan explained the paths beyond the Fourth Circle Legendary Knight to Kei and revealed that wizards would return in seven hundred years, prompting plans to strengthen the Empire. The chapter then showed the Empire launching education and knight-training reforms, while Fa Ka Duo and his clansmen decided to join Starlight Academy.

• Sunan explained that Kei could become an Elemental Knight or Bloodline Knight through Biological Modification, and recommended a sub-dragon bloodline because Starlight Continent lacked energy.
• Sunan told Kei that wizards would return in seven hundred years and that the Gloomy Throne posed a threat; Kei agreed to help build the Empire's strength, including supporting Sunan's plan to build a Wizard Tower.
• In Starlight Calendar Year 1282, the Empire established Knight Academies and expanded basic education, making education more accessible to commoners and farmers.
• At Starlight Academy, Fa Ka Duo, Innocent, and the other two clansmen admired the Star Alliance's resources and resolved to join the academy as instructors.

Sunan oversaw Starlight Academy’s growth and considered how its instructors might extend their lifespans while he worked on the Wizard Tower and new potions. At a banquet celebrating Xie Man and Ke Lei’s advancement, Fei Laming saw Ta Jiana arrive and learned that she was close to Atier.

• Scepter told Sunan that Fa Ka Duo’s group and other Russell Family apprentices had joined the academy, whose enrollment had grown to over fourteen hundred students.
• Rose and Scepter said they planned to undergo half-elementalization and bloodline fusion, while Traveler had entered seclusion to become a half-elemental lifeform.
• Sunan visited the Wizard Tower construction site and decided to refine a tower spirit to monitor its progress.
• Fei Laming discussed Xie Man and Ke Lei’s advancement banquet with Duo Nuo Han, then attended the celebration.
• Fei Laming congratulated Xie Man and Ke Lei and spoke with Atier before Ta Jiana arrived and warmly greeted her.

Sunan completed the core systems of his new Wizard Tower, awakened its first Tower Spirit, and named the tower Starlight. He began planning further upgrades and considered the Rainbow Sea as a possible source of Soul Crystals.

• Xie Man discussed the Star Alliance and academy's plans to explore the Rainbow Sea, and Atier, Ta Jiana, Fei Laming, Ke Lei, and Xie Man agreed to explore together later.
• Sunan activated the Wizard Tower's Elemental Pool, then used a Legendary Soul Crystal and rare materials to awaken Tower Spirit Number 1.
• Tower Spirit Number 1 scanned the tower and created a construction model; Sunan named the tower Starlight and planned to improve its spatial layout, defenses, and attack systems.
• Sunan reflected that his remaining Soul Crystals could make two more Tower Spirits, and considered the Rainbow Sea as a possible source of souls for future production.
• Sunan returned to the Dragon Bone Tower, where he saw Hidden Dragon resting with Kei and considered Hidden Dragon's growing strength and resistance to spells.

Sunan strengthened the Starry Sky Empire’s foundation through reforms, Knight training, and Rose’s new Star Fruit, while continuing work on his Wizard Tower. He authorized more resources for Carlo Lena’s Rainbow Sea exploration, which needed to gain ground before Fallen Star City opened.

• Amy and Hidden Dragon learned they could rest in the Wizard Tower’s Elemental Pool, and Amy told Sunan that her master had been a Level 3 Wizard pursuing advancement to a True Spirit Wizard.
• Sunan chose the Forbidden Zone as the model for his second Talent Crystal Model, prioritizing defense.
• Ten years after the empire’s unification, Sunan reviewed reports on Knight training and approved Rose’s Star Fruit for widespread cultivation, rewarding her with Contribution Points.
• Sunan continued developing his Wizard Tower and found that merging another small Elemental Pool with the original improved its effects by about 1.2 times.
• Carlo Lena reported that Rainbow Sea exploration had established five city-states but faced opposition from marine creatures, and Sunan authorized academy cooperation and Star Alliance resources to accelerate the effort.

Xie Man and his companions entered the Rainbow Sea to survey its waters and encountered a battle between Deep Sea Nagas and Siren Sea Demons. The Siren Sea Demons displayed unexpectedly powerful songs and refined combat techniques, then defeated the Nagas and charged toward the ship.

• Andrea and Blue Scale guided Xie Man, Ke Lei, Fei Laming, Ta Jiana, and Atier into the Rainbow Sea and warned them about its dangerous Sea Monsters.
• Ta Jiana caught a Lobster Man, and Andrea explained that its appearance meant the ship was nearing the deep-sea region.
• Xie Man and his companions dealt with Sea Monsters attacking the ship as they traveled through waters filled with predators and frequent battles.
• The group spotted Deep Sea Nagas fighting Siren Sea Demons, and Blue Scale nearly jumped into the sea after hearing the Sirens sing.
• Atier and Ke Lei noticed the Siren Sea Demons used unusually refined knight combat techniques, while Xie Man pointed out that their songs were powerful enough to affect listeners from far away.
• The Siren Sea Demons routed the Deep Sea Nagas, then turned their Headhunter Sharks toward the ship and charged.

Xie Man’s group defeated a force of Siren Sea Demons and discovered their chieftain had received unexplained “divine revelations” tied to combat techniques and illusions. After reinforcements arrived in White Bay City, Xie Man inspected a new Water Sub-dragon Knight Unit and powerful magic ships, ending as Xi En introduced another new type of puppet.

• Xie Man’s group repelled and pursued the Siren Sea Demons, capturing five survivors for interrogation.
• Andrea tortured the captives until Xie Man and Ke Lei extracted their claim that their chieftain had received divine revelations and taught the tribe new techniques.
• Andrea explained that the Deep Sea Naga and Siren Sea Demons fought over Hearts of the Sea, which protected ocean settlements from monsters and natural disasters.
• Xie Man decided to report the suspicious revelations to his teacher while prioritizing construction of the three Artificial Islands.
• Half a month later, Xi En brought reinforcements to White Bay City, including a Water Sub-dragon Knight Unit and twelve Tier One and three Tier Two magic ships.
• Xi En led Xie Man and the others to a cabin containing a new type of puppet.

Xie Man’s reinforcements arrived, while Sunan completed a plantation garden and developed stronger Spell Turrets for Starlight Wizard Tower. Traveler emerged from seclusion successfully Half-elementalized, and Sunan’s reports revealed that Lesser Magic Energy Technology had produced its first Magic Engine.

• Xie Man inspected fifteen hundred Octopus Golems and thirty Elite Octopus Golems, then prepared to take the reinforcements to the Artificial Islands.
• Sunan completed the plantation garden’s magic array, reviewed Starlight Wizard Tower’s construction, and planned to equip it with one hundred Spell Turret Type IIs.
• Sunan sensed a powerful energy fluctuation at Starlight Academy, where Traveler emerged from seclusion after successfully Half-elementalizing with the wood element.
• Traveler told Sunan, Rose, and Scepter that Half-elementalization had improved his control of plant Energy Particles and extended his lifespan, though Starlight Continent’s environment limited further progress.
• Sunan read reports that Starlight Academy had developed a Magic Engine powered by Lesser Magic Stones, which was being introduced in the imperial capital region.

Sunan ordered the Star Alliance to investigate the supposed divine revelation in the Rainbow Sea, while Xie Man and the reinforcements crushed attacks by the Siren Sea Demons and Deep Sea Nagas. After the Star Alliance developed its artificial islands and built up a powerful navy, its First Naval Fleet advanced toward the Siren Sea Demons’ home waters, bringing a new war close.

• Sunan reviewed the reports, suspected the divine revelation was a ruse, and ordered an investigation into the Siren Sea Demon chieftain.
• Xie Man and the reinforcements concentrated their forces on Coral Island, where magic ships, Octopus Golems, and Water Sub-dragon knights routed the Siren Sea Demons and Deep Sea Nagas.
• The Star Alliance completed Coral Island, Split Shell Island, and Red Shrimp Island, establishing a city-state on each and building a golem factory and shipyard in Coral City.
• Starlight Academy developed its first third-tier magic ship, and the Star Alliance deployed it to Rainbow Bay.
• The Star Alliance formed the First Naval Fleet and sent it toward Azure Eye, where the Siren Sea Demons lived.

Aida summoned Mi Xia to ask for help against the Star Alliance, but Mi Xia abandoned the Sirens as the fleet invaded Coral City. Aida surrendered, then told Sunan how the supposed Goddess of the Sea had gained the Sirens’ trust and ordered them to gather Hearts of the Sea.

• Aida summoned Mi Xia early and admitted that the Star Alliance fleet was approaching, but Mi Xia refused to help and vanished.
• Xie Man led the First Fleet beneath the sea, where Aida offered the Sirens’ surrender in exchange for their safety.
• Sunan met Aida and asked whether the Sirens had truly received a god’s favor; Aida said she no longer knew.
• Aida told Sunan that Mi Xia had appeared fifty years earlier, saved the Sirens from the Deep Sea Naga, and claimed to be the Goddess of the Sea.
• Aida explained that Mi Xia taught the Sirens combat, illusion magic, and cultivation, then ordered them to collect Hearts of the Sea so she could descend as a saint.

Sunan used the Sun Melting Pearl and Amy’s ability to locate Fallen Star City, hidden beneath the seabed behind an illusion. After entering the city and overcoming its tower defenses and another illusion, he encountered a giant squid-like puppet in the central hall.

• Sunan searched the sea indicated by the Sun Melting Pearl, but he and the First Fleet found no trace of Fallen Star City.
• Sunan brought Amy to the search area, and she sensed energy fluctuations beneath the seafloor.
• Sunan used the Secret Eye Art to reveal a hidden door, then took Amy through it into Fallen Star City.
• Sunan entered the central spiral tower, blocked its rune defenses, and shattered an illusion that made its staircase seem endless.
• Sunan and Amy reached a vast hall, where a giant squid-like creature emerged from the mud and Sunan identified it as a puppet.

Sunan defeated Fallen Star City’s Tentacle Lord Puppet and discovered a spell codex containing the soul of Lize Russell, the Russell Family’s wizard ancestor. Lize began explaining the city’s origins, and Sunan’s knowledge of the destroyed Starfall Society left her shocked.

• Sunan stopped the Squid Puppet’s attacks with his defensive field, then struck it with Black Lightning and left it incapacitated for his secret puppet girls to guard.
• Sunan broke the protective array around two Stone Pillars and found a magical book and a sphere that appeared to power Fallen Star City.
• Lize Russell emerged from the book and told Sunan she had used the title Goddess of the Sea to trade knowledge for Hearts of the Sea with the Siren Sea Demons.
• Sunan identified the book as a powerful spell codex and learned that Lize had been a wizard and was the ancestor of the Russell Family.
• Lize began explaining that Fallen Star City was connected to the Starfall Society, and she was astonished when Sunan knew the society had been destroyed.