Recaps

Ian expanded the Spirit-Veneration Church and Silverpeak Domain’s influence while investigating dragons, demons, and the future of Terra. At the City of Knowledge, he learned the Cradle’s secret and saw Korizen propose the Eternal Path, with Mahdi volunteering to test the Silver Sky Gate.

• Ian accepted the Empire’s grants and reunited with Elan through their Crystal Dragon bodies, then realized psionic abilities and divine grants could be cultivated through recorded models.
• The Dragon Kings removed the Abyssal Dragon, the Empire advanced into Nemasas, and Ian prepared the Spirit-Veneration Church’s holy site while extending his network and reforms.
• Ian investigated dragon inheritances, demon technology, and the Abyssal Consciousness, while the Empire mobilized for war and Ian’s allies began preparing for the threats ahead.
• Ian defeated Demka in his Glazed Dragon body, helped surround Death Knell, and claimed the demon’s remaining soul after it died.
• Ian returned to Southern Ridge, where Barton welcomed him as the region’s first count, and Ian pursued soul research, demon detection, and new alliances.
• At the City of Knowledge, Ian defended Isengard, presented the Arcane Path, and witnessed demons converge as the Silver Sky Gate opened and Korizen’s Eternal Path came into focus.
• Ian learned that Light’s Embrace was sustaining the Holy Land with the Alien Serpent Emperor and Illusory Giant Algae, and that the Skyfall Engine was the Nethercrystal Perpetual Motion Machine at the Cradle Project’s core.
• Korizen explained that the Silver Sky Gate could send immortal souls through parallel worlds to accumulate power, and Mahdi volunteered to be its first traveler.

Ian strengthened Silverpeak Domain, advanced the Arcane Path, and pursued the Nethercrystal Perpetual Motion Machine as Farshore Island and other powers moved toward conflict. The stretch left him following Farshore Island’s retreating fleet to seek the authority connected to the New Continent.

• Ian helped repel the demon attack on the Southern Ridge, then used the battle to reveal the strength of his orbital weapon and learned more about Death Knell’s Abyss Armor.
• Ian developed Sanctuary Inscription Arrays and guided Miles and Loren through psionic awakenings, while Carlos agreed to cooperate with Silverpeak Domain on Artificial Souls.
• Ian learned from the Abyssal Dragon and the Terra Dragon that the Perpetual Motion Machine required several authorities and the approval of Terra’s people, and decided to unite the world around finding it.
• Mahdi presented the Arcane Path as a way to unify Terra’s techniques, while Ian prepared its further development and expanded Terra’s Heart with data from Farshore Island.
• Ian infiltrated Farshore Island’s fleet and learned about its crisis and plans for the New Continent, but Cangxing Gelide detected his hidden scales and trapped him in an illusion.
• Mikael revealed Axel’s plan to reshape Terra’s people and sought Ian’s help, while Ian prepared him for advancement and supported his decision to save his father.
• Ian broke through the Atlan Megacity dome as forces converged on the City of Knowledge, then chose to flee northeast toward the Light’s Embrace Sacred Mountain.
• Ian attacked the Farshore Island fleet as it retreated, then slipped into the deep sea and followed it to find the authority connected to the New Continent.

Ian and his allies stopped Axel’s attempt to overwrite humanity, while Mikael confronted his father and underwent a transformation that left Ian recognized as the victor. Ian then prepared Terra and the New Continent for new paths and civilizations, as the King of Embers chose to challenge him by force.

• Mikael reached the Fifth Energy Level and flew to the Imperial Capital to kill his father, while Adalbert saved Rosy Glow City from falling airship wreckage.
• Ian completed his Pioneer Platform, built his Dragon-Worshiping Cult, and gathered Null Element before entering a cocooned slumber as the battle over Terra approached.
• Ian and Mikael confronted Axel, who used the planetary shield network and Inaga II’s personality model to overwrite humanity and transform people’s thoughts.
• The Heavenly Ladder Tree awakened, and Fairy Ian claimed its highest authority to begin the New Continent’s ecological transformation as Fifth Energy Level powers converged.
• Mikael began his transformation within the Steel Dragon Nest, while Isengard and Anfa shut down Imperial resonance modules and weakened the Psychic Beacon’s influence across Terra.
• Axel and Mikael sealed themselves in a Cradle fragment, then their Blood of the Apex Seat descended to Carlos Setar and Alegria Setar as Ian emerged as the Black Sun and ordered an end to brainwashing research.
• Ian prepared Terra for life beyond the Cradle, while the Arcane Path spread, Ace Nemasas publicized a Fifth Energy Level bloodline structure, and the Glazed Imperial Dragon gained the Magic Beasts’ loyalty.
• The Silverpeak Domain’s campaign weakened the Blazing Flame Lands, and the King of Embers put on his armor and declared that defeating Ian by force was his final chance.

Ian pursued plans to protect Terra and strengthen its allies while uncovering the coming threat of Terminus and clashing with the King of Embers. The arc left Ian traveling through the Imperial Capital as war and political struggles continued around him.

• Ian accepted Kemit as his disciple and began planning Sha Sha’s advancement before leaving Harrison Port.
• Ian explored the Inspecting Knights Order and Imperial Capital, while taking on bloodline work and investigating threats involving Ridgehold, the Phantom Army, and the Elf fleet.
• Ian proposed creating the Eternal Ark to protect Terra, then sealed powerful beings across the planetary system and assigned them roles in its defense.
• Ian uncovered evidence that stars were vanishing and learned from Echo that Terminus threatened Terra, but refused to flee and faced the King of Embers instead.
• Ian defeated the King of Embers, who surrendered two portions of the Blood of the Apex Seat, and vowed to remember their bond across possibilities.
• Ian learned that rival factions were pursuing him and that the Blazing Flame Lands were provoking the Bison Mountains, while Sheo and Lubek scouted their camp.
• Ian allowed the Final Defense to guard Silverpeak Domain and asked Split Solin to help him build heaven.
• Ian met Hua An and Frost Butterfly in the Imperial Capital, where he sampled Amberfruit Juice and suggested serving it chilled.