Chapter Summaries

Ian assessed the demon legion’s strength and prepared Silverpeak Domain for war, arranging for Sheo’s dragon soul to support Terra’s Heart while he focused on defeating Death Knell. The next morning, Marquis Barton warned Ian that a beast tide was approaching from the Golden Plains.

• Fairy Ian reported that Death Knell possessed Fourth Energy Level strength and had held back a dangerous trump card.
• Ian and Marquis Barton discussed the demon legion’s numbers, Southern Ridge’s defenses, and the incomplete rearmament of the mechanized army.
• Ian asked Sheo to lend her dragon soul as a computational nexus for Terra’s Heart, and Sheo agreed after learning she could command unmanned armored units.
• Ian surveyed Silverpeak Domain’s wartime preparations and resolved to defeat the demons and claim their souls for Terra’s Heart.
• The next morning, Marquis Barton urgently informed Ian that a beast tide was advancing from the Golden Plains.

Hilliard explained the Ascender advancement systems of Bloodlines and True Forms, teaching Ian why their organs and methods had to form a compatible system. He revealed that he had cultivated the Immovable Fortress True Form, an inheritance that reached the Fifth Energy Level.

• Hilliard explained that Ascenders gained abilities by shaping organs with Magic Potions and training, and warned that incompatible organs could cause catastrophic mutations.
• Ian recognized that Ascendant organs needed to work in harmony, and Hilliard illustrated the risks of mixing incompatible creatures' traits.
• Hilliard explained that Bloodlines imitated a single extraordinary creature, while True Forms combined compatible organs from different Bloodlines to build a specialized system.
• Ian concluded that complete advancement diagrams, training methods, and potion formulas were essential secrets guarded by families and schools.
• Hilliard revealed that he had been a high-ranking True Form Ascender who cultivated the Immovable Fortress, an inheritance reaching the Fifth Energy Level.

Bishop White Mist explained that Fifth Energy Level powerhouses could devastate the world and that their ancient battles had shaped Terra’s strange landscapes. After completing his seventh ascended organ, Ian resolved to explore the wonders of the continent, and his knight’s medal, armor, and sword arrived in Harrison Port.

• Bishop White Mist told Ian that Fifth Energy Level beings avoided fighting on land because their battles could destroy the world, and that they embodied both calamity and hope.
• Ian left Light's Embrace Church troubled by how little he understood about Terra and his teacher Hilliard’s power.
• Ian extracted the Glowfire Jellyfish’s regeneration core, made a half-Magic Potion, and completed his seventh ascended organ.
• Ian told Sha Sha that he wanted to visit the Imperial Capital, the World Tree, the Heaven-Seeking Sanctuary, and other wonders, and urged her to grow stronger so she could keep up.
• On May 20th, Year 773 of Terra, Ian’s knight’s medal, armor, and sword arrived at Harrison Port.

Six years after Ian’s prophetic vision, Elan trained under Bishop White Mist and struggled to understand the calm presence he still sensed in his brother. When dark clouds gathered over Harrison Port, Elan recognized Ian’s familiar presence in them, and a vast warm snow began to fall.

• At fourteen, Elan reflected on Ian’s extraordinary talent and prepared to join the Dawnlight Host after condensing an Origin Seed and developing psychic abilities.
• Elan recalled that Bishop White Mist had taught and cared for him after Elder Pude’s death, while he remained unsure whether Ian was truly alive.
• Elan left home to train and observed how the war and shifting alliances had disrupted trade and life in the Southern Ridge.
• Elan sensed a familiar presence in storm clouds spreading over Harrison Port and called out to Ian.
• Several dozen seconds later, a vast warm snow descended upon Harrison Port.

Ian learned how the Fairy Wings worked and used them to test his new abilities in a remote forest. The chapter ended with him leaping more than thirty meters above the forest canopy.

• Ian sensed that the Fairy Wings could use water mist to lift and propel him, though their power depended on the environment.
• Ian considered how the Fairy Wings fit into the legacy system and realized Hilliard's heart core let him operate with two Origin Seeds.
• Ian closed his shop and traveled to an uninhabited forest near Harrison Port to test his abilities.
• Ian ran through the forest, then activated the Fairy Wings and doubled his speed.
• Ian jumped above the forest canopy and found himself more than thirty meters in the air.

Ian traveled by disc-shaped aircraft from the Imperial Capital toward the Avak Region, reflecting on his dream and learning about Terra’s atmospheric ecosystem. The aircraft reached the Western Border and set Ian and his companions down at the edge of Avak.

• Ian watched the Imperial Capital from above and resolved to pursue his dream while keeping sight of ordinary people.
• Ian told Frost Butterfly to stay in the rear during the operation and considered the danger of bringing her to Avak.
• Hua An explained that atmospheric plankton formed vast colonies and described the Thunderhunter Jellyfish, Aurora Devourer, and Light-Eater Dragon within the sky’s food chain.
• Mo Feng told Ian that True Dragons ruled the atmospheric ecosystem and that many lived in orbit, including at Dragon Island.
• The disc-shaped aircraft flew silently to the Western Border, descended over a quiet forest, and lowered Ian and his companions at the edge of the Avak Region.

Ian reflected on Hilliard’s unfinished path beyond the Fifth Energy Level and resolved to advance his legacy by experimenting with a new Wave-Singer sublimation organ. He returned home to find Elan in distress, while Viscount Grant told Elder Pude that he had a child.

• Ian learned how Hilliard had theorized that twenty sublimation organs and a twenty-first structure could lead to the Extreme Domain and the Sixth Energy Level.
• Ian resolved to pursue the path Hilliard had left unfinished and prioritize developing Sand Armor Apprentice’s fourth sublimation organ.
• Ian planned to test a third Wave-Singer sublimation organ as a safer step toward improving his underwater combat strength.
• Ian arrived home and found Elan flushed and in pain beside scattered wooden boards and charcoal pencils.
• Viscount Grant shared expensive Bee Fungus wine with Elder Pude and told him, “I have a child.”

Ian rejected the Broodmother’s offer because he feared taking an easy shortcut, then explained to the dying Patrick that he would pursue immortality by any means if necessary, but not through an inferior path. Patrick revealed who had sent him to kill Isengard and why, and Ian left him to die as he entered the Brood’s true weak point.

• Patrick asked Ian why he had refused the Broodmother, and Ian said he feared choosing the Swarm Path as an easy shortcut.
• Patrick asked whether Ian might one day pursue immortality by harming his own descendants, and Ian admitted he would do anything necessary for his dreams but would not choose the Swarm’s inferior method.
• Ian asked who had ordered Patrick to kill Isengard and why Patrick had risked his life, and Patrick revealed the full sequence of events.
• Ian recognized that Patrick’s soul was already fading and left him to die beside the Brood’s crystalline wall.
• Patrick remembered watching the stars with Aili and his brother before his breathing stopped, while Ian entered the Brood’s true weak point.

Ian visited the Rare Unique Manuscripts Collection Room with the Phoenix Count and copied the texts of several ancient books, gaining valuable historical and secret lore. He was most shocked to find an unremarkable volume called the 'Silver Radiance Book'.

• The Phoenix Count told Ian how he had risen to become honorary curator and brought him to the collection room.
• The Phoenix Count shared his views on respecting books, and Ian praised his work protecting the Grand Library.
• Ian examined the collection and identified numerous ancient manuscripts, including texts tied to the Void Realm.
• With the Phoenix Count's permission, Ian used the Silver Chip to copy ordinary text from the books, though he could not replicate the psionic imprints of dangerous volumes.
• Ian discovered an unremarkable book titled 'Silver Radiance Book' and was shocked by it.

Ian and his companions bypassed the Courtyard Stairway and reached Blood-Red Courtyard, where communications with the outside world failed and Ian sent Yafda’s signal. After Sheo sensed a strange phenomenon, Ian discovered that the level’s Void Realm was fluctuating and a Subspace Labyrinth might be forming.

• Anfa led Ian, Sheo, and Ethan to a hidden elevator that took them directly to Blood-Red Courtyard, and Isengard defeated the aberrant beasts along the way.
• The group found that the third level’s red warning lights remained active and that they could no longer contact their allies outside.
• Anfa warned Ian that Yafda was untrustworthy and had arranged the attack on her, while Ian said Yafda wanted to hunt a Fifth Energy Level and might be connected to the Maze Lord.
• Ian activated the Mithril Signal Transmitter, sending Yafda the signal he had prepared for, and Yafda recognized it while confronting other powerful figures.
• Sheo sensed an abnormal phenomenon across Blood-Red Courtyard, and Ian confirmed that the Void Realm was fluctuating and a Subspace Labyrinth might overlap with reality.

Ian entered a Farshore Islander's Void Realm dream and discovered that its luxurious virtual world was actually a training program for a Voyager colony ship. He saw that the system's combat lessons had serious flaws and concluded that he could study and obtain the simulation technology for free.

• Ian attached his will to a fisherman and entered the elaborate dream world Farshore Islanders used for recreation.
• Ian watched Islanders leave their virtual mansions and begin lessons in building hydroelectric generators and responding to alien beasts.
• Ian observed the construction lesson and recognized the dream as an educational simulation similar to his X World.
• Ian learned that combat lessons sent Islanders alone against powerful Magic Beasts, causing repeated deaths for those without real-world Evolver abilities.
• Ian judged the Void Realm Simulation Learning Machine flawed but useful to study and acquire for free.

Ian returned to Elder Pude after a dangerous encounter, appearing bloodied but already healed, and proved that he had truly foreseen the future. He and Pude then discussed concealing Osena’s fate and protecting the Wave-Singer legacy, as Ian promised not to abandon the White Folk of Harrison Port.

• Ian entered Elder Pude’s room soaked and bloodied, but told Pude his injuries had already healed.
• Ian returned Pude’s unused hand cannon and explained that it had not appeared in the future he saw, convincing Pude that he was a genuine prophet.
• Ian told Pude that the mysterious lord had left and would not return.
• Pude planned to tell the public that Ian needed rest and that his uncle, Osena, had fallen ill and would die at home after his wages ended.
• Ian said he could disguise his inheritance as a water-aspected true form before the Second Energy Level, then temporarily leave Harrison Port afterward.
• Ian assured Pude that he would not abandon the White Folk of Harrison Port.

Ian attended a dinner at Emberlamp House, where he revealed that he had reached the Third Energy Level and was a prophet. He told Master Gose that he planned to appear as the Gloomvale Knight during the upcoming exploration and claim the Xenobiology Research Institute’s most precious treasure.

• Anfa hosted Ian, Isengard, Sheo, Master Gose, and Master Gravi for a feast of Canaanmore delicacies, and Sheo enthusiastically praised the food.
• Master Gravi explained that several royal bloodline families had wanted him dead over his research, but Ian had saved him and Yafda had offered to cooperate.
• Ian ate far beyond an ordinary ascender’s limits, then used his Silence Ring to explain that his strength had reached the Third Energy Level.
• Ian declared that he was a prophet, and Isengard accepted the revelation with confidence and admiration.
• Master Gose privately asked whether Ian would reveal his Gloomvale Knight identity during the coming exploration, and Ian confirmed that he would pursue the Xenobiology Research Institute’s greatest treasure.

Brin fought three native hunters in the jungle while Ian realized that the aquaculture farm and nearby villages were burning in a coordinated attack. Ian chose to stay and use Precognitive Vision to help, as Brin turned to confront the pursuing knifeman.

• Brin parried a native hunter’s ambush and dodged attacks from the other two, then urged Ian to flee for help.
• Ian saw that the aquaculture farm and a distant fishing village were burning, with fires visible at several outlying settlements.
• Ian decided not to leave and activated Precognitive Vision as the hunters closed in on Brin.
• Brin identified the three hunters’ weapons and fled through the jungle, cutting vines and roots to evade them.
• As the knifeman caught up, Brin stopped, spread his arms, and charged into an embrace aimed at him.

Ian discussed the differences in musical performance with Isengard before learning about a free Alchemy Association assessment that could help establish his reputation. He expected Madam Ellen to ask him to take the test, but she had prepared an unexpected surprise beyond that plan.

• Ian played a tavern ballad, and Isengard noticed that his measured performance differed from the folk version.
• Ian explained that music changed with each performer's nature, mood, and emotions.
• Isengard told Ian that the Alchemy Association was holding a free seven-day qualification examination with rewards for top-ranked candidates.
• Ian realized that Madam Ellen likely wanted him to take the assessment and join the Platinum-Iridium Workshop as Isengard's assistant.
• Ian anticipated using the assessment to establish his alchemical reputation, but Madam Ellen had prepared an unexpected surprise for him.

Ian prepared and ate Blue-grade salmon while brewing Elder Pude’s herbs, discovering that the fish restored his stamina and strengthened his Origin Matter. Hilliard returned, recognized the fish and herbs as sublimation materials, and was surprised by how Ian had obtained them.

• Ian prepared the salmon for grilling and considered buying sturdier clothes for the coming cold seasons.
• Ian reviewed how Precognitive Vision classified fate and the rarity of objects, then saw that the Boria Concentration Herb was blue-grade.
• Ian simmered the herb medicine and grilled the salmon, then ate the fish and felt his stamina and Origin Matter rapidly improve.
• Hilliard returned, recognized the aromas of herbs and Origin Matter food, and found Ian preparing grilled fish steaks.
• Ian greeted Hilliard and offered him freshly grilled fish.

Viscount Grant discovered that the storm and a series of native attacks had trapped his army away from Harrison Port. Suspecting the natives had foreseen the storm, he abandoned the return march and ordered an attack on Anmore Town.

• Viscount Grant withdrew his troops from the front as a great storm began, expecting the native attacks to stop.
• Elder Pude suggested that the Redwood Natives might have used the Foresight Twin Leaves to predict the storm and plan their attack.
• Viscount Grant halted the march and used a Water Blade to expose poisonous traps hidden along the route back to Harrison Port.
• Viscount Grant spotted an explosion near his residence and realized the natives had raided his home base while his army was stranded.
• Viscount Grant ordered the army to turn toward Anmore Town and attack the native main force there.

Ian examined a Fairy's Molted Feather and discovered that the Fairy wing resembled a sturdy aircraft wing. After analyzing the material, he prepared to brew a half-Magic Potion to add a Fairy exalted organ to the Wave-Singer's True Form.

• Ian opened a stone box and found a brilliantly glowing pair of Fairy's Molted Feathers.
• Ian studied the feathers' aircraft-wing-like structure and considered how Fairies' natural flight might explain their advanced wings.
• Ian decided to extract the feathers' Origin Matter Structure and create a half-Magic Potion for the Wave-Singer's True Form.
• Ian used his Silver Chip to analyze the Fairy's Molted Feather and confirm its composition and Origin Matter content.
• Ian activated the workshop's vacuum distiller and began brewing the half-Magic Potion.

Ian registered as an inspecting knight at the Imperial Capital headquarters and encountered the Deputy Commander, who sought Marquis Barton's secret letter. The Deputy Commander promised proof before Ian handed it over, while Ian discovered his accumulated merits could earn him valuable rewards.

• Ian gave the clerk his documents and Marquis Barton's recommendation, then asked where to deliver Barton's secret letter.
• The Deputy Commander arrived and asked Ian for the letter, but Ian demanded proof that he was its intended recipient.
• The Deputy Commander agreed to provide proof and told Ian to keep the letter until he summoned him again.
• Ian completed his registration and signed records that credited his past work as an inspecting knight's merits.
• The clerk explained that Ian's merits could earn him an honorary badge, five years of salary, or valuable Second Energy Level potion rewards.

The exploration teams fought through the restarted Xenobiology Research Institute as ancient defenses and steel Titans pushed the Empire and Azure Heaven Royal Court toward the central abyss. After the teams entered the Subspace Labyrinth, alien beasts carrying hidden fragments followed them inside, while a defensive robot recorded their passage.

• Ancient defensive machines and alien beasts attacked the exploration teams, and Ga'er destroyed a steel Titan with his High-Frequency Blade before leading his team toward the central abyss.
• Aina led the Empire’s teams toward the Subspace entrance, while Isengard, Sheo, and Anfa noticed their own route was unusually clear and suspected Ian was helping them.
• Anfa sensed that the abyss’s seal weakened as more people entered, but her group leapt into the Subspace Labyrinth anyway.
• After the exploration teams entered, alien beasts used their bodies to guide smaller groups to the abyss, then followed them inside while carrying hidden fragments.
• A damaged defensive robot quietly activated its camera and recorded the alien beasts entering the abyss.