Chapter Summaries

Arthur defeated Cladis in the arena and recognized him as a likely Child of Destiny, then learned of Cladis’s troubled royal status from Elina. Elina warned Arthur that Cannado, a Titled Knight backed by Solar, would face him in the finals and urged him to lose rather than expose his strength.

• Arthur struck down Cladis and confirmed that their fight increased his World Energy, then learned Cladis’s name and invited him to seek training after the competition.
• Arthur concluded Cladis was likely a Child of Destiny and praised his talent, while Cladis felt acknowledged for the first time.
• Elina warned Arthur to avoid Cladis and explained that he was the son of Guno’s former king, now living as a hostage in the Malan Empire.
• Elina told Arthur that Solar’s Cannado, who had manifested Battle Qi Wings three years earlier, would be his opponent in the finals.
• Elina advised Arthur to lose to Cannado to avoid alarming Angre and Lois, and promised to seek him a suitable estate as the second-place prize.

Arthur befriended and trained Cladis, a fallen prince from Guno, then advanced through the investiture ceremony’s matches to reach the final against Cannado, a Titled Knight serving the First Prince Solar. The chapter ended as Arthur prepared to face Cannado in the arena.

• Cladis returned wounded from fighting Arthur and doubted Arthur would keep treating him kindly after learning about his background.
• Arthur sent Cladis healing potions and a token, and Cladis later visited to ask Arthur to train him.
• Arthur corrected Cladis’s Breathing Technique and demonstrated his Silverglow Life Secret Skill, leaving Cladis eager to learn it.
• Arthur noticed that training Cladis had increased his World Energy and its rate of growth.
• Arthur won several matches against powerful Sky Knights and reached the final against Cannado, Solar’s subordinate and a Titled Knight.
• Arthur picked up his longsword and left for the arena, where Cannado was already waiting.

Arthur waited alone in the arena after Cannado delayed their final, drawing anger from the spectators and those who supported him. Cannado eventually arrived, confident of victory, and Arthur faced him as the duel began.

• Cladis visited Arthur before the final to wish him luck, and Arthur sent him to watch from the stands.
• A referee announced that Cannado had been delayed, leaving Arthur waiting in the arena and prompting complaints from the crowd.
• Cladis shattered his wineglass in anger, while Elina and Anum worried that the insult might disrupt their plan for Arthur to lose.
• Cannado arrived more than ten minutes later, and Arthur's Chip detected that his physical attributes surpassed those of the Barbarian Beast Knight.
• Cannado boasted that he had been looking forward to the battle and expected Arthur to serve as a worthy opponent, while Arthur calmly replied that he would not be disappointed.

Arthur and Cannado fought with power that astonished the arena’s spectators, and Arthur answered Cannado’s devastating strike with Silver Radiance. After their clash, Cannado formed pale blue Battle Qi Wings, revealing that he had not yet shown his full strength.

• Arthur and Cannado exchanged powerful blows that shook the arena and damaged its walls, while spectators judged their strength comparable to that of Titled Knights.
• Angre, Elina, and Lilith watched the fight and recognized both men’s potential to become Radiant Knights.
• Cannado leaped into the air and brought down a strike that split the arena, sending dust and debris toward Arthur.
• Arthur countered Cannado’s attack with Silver Radiance, and their clash tore up the battlefield and filled it with smoke.
• When the smoke cleared, Cannado stood facing a battered Arthur, then formed pale blue Battle Qi Wings and stunned the crowd.

Cannado defeated Arthur in the knighting competition, but Elina intervened before Cannado could kill him. After the match, Arthur considered his progress and the Wheel of Destiny’s growing rejection of him, deciding that even a few more years in this world would be enough.

• Cannado used his Battle Qi Wings to overpower Arthur, who pretended to be gravely injured and unable to fight.
• Cannado killed the referee who tried to stop him and moved to finish Arthur, but Elina appeared and declared the match over.
• Elina helped Arthur up as Cannado accepted the victory and left; the competition announced Cannado Krie as the winner.
• Arthur reflected that the ceremony had increased his fame and World Energy gains, but he still owed Chiral more than a thousand World Stones.
• Arthur realized the Wheel of Destiny might force him to leave within fifteen years, though he decided he would be content with five or six years; then someone knocked at his door.

Arthur attended the royal banquet with Elina, encountered the isolated Cladis, and endured Cannado’s public provocation. The chapter ended with Arthur remaining calm as the nobles watched and kept their distance.

• Arthur dressed for the banquet and rode with Elina, Anum, and other knights toward the Royal Palace.
• Cannado’s knights charged along the road, forcing nobles aside, and Anum complained about Cannado’s arrogance after the competition.
• Elina explained the banquet’s guests to Arthur, who declined her offer to introduce him to noblewomen because he already liked someone.
• Arthur greeted Cladis, who thanked him for his training and vowed to make his enemies pay; Arthur urged him to be careful.
• After Prince Dilad began hosting the banquet, Cannado mocked Arthur and challenged him to fight, then called him the Turtle Knight when Arthur stayed seated.
• Arthur remained composed after Cannado left, while Anum worried and the nobles quietly withdrew from him.

At a banquet, Cannado challenged several knights and singled out Cladis, then brutally beat the Guno prince when he accepted. As Cladis struggled under the assault and a strange violet glow emerged, Arthur stepped in front of him to stop Cannado.

• Cannado proposed a knightly performance and taunted Gakdo, Arthur, Coris, and Cladis into accepting his challenge.
• Cladis went up against Cannado, but Cannado knocked him down with a single blow and declared he needed no sword to defeat him.
• Cladis launched Silver Radiance at Cannado, but Cannado struck him down and continued beating him despite Prince Dilad's protest.
• As Cladis struggled under Cannado's assault, a violet glow rose from him and Arthur sensed something unusual.
• Arthur appeared in front of Cladis and calmly told Cannado to stop.

Arthur intervened when Cannado attacked Cladis, revealing his overwhelming strength as a peak Titled Knight and defeating Cannado without killing him. He carried the injured Cladis from the palace, while Elina and the others reconsidered Arthur’s power and Cladis recovered unexpectedly quickly.

• Arthur stopped Cannado from attacking Cladis and blocked Cannado’s full-strength punch with ease.
• Arthur revealed his silver Battle Qi Armor and Wings, then defeated Cannado with a single blow.
• Arthur halted before killing Cannado after Elina warned him, then carried Cladis away from the banquet hall.
• Angre criticized Elina for letting Cannado humiliate a powerful knight, while Lilith confirmed Arthur had reached the peak of Titled Knight in just over four months.
• Arthur handed Cladis to an old servant and promised to send potions, noting that Cladis had advanced from Great Knight to Sky Knight after being beaten.

After learning of a monster tide in the Drakka Empire, Arthur received White F Flowers from Cladis and prepared to brew a potion to stimulate his Life Seed. The chapter left Arthur beginning the brewing process in his underground laboratory.

• Elina told Arthur that a monster tide had routed the Drakka Empire's First Knight Order and thrown the empire into chaos.
• Arthur told Elina he had nearly finished improving the Boiling Blood Potion formula.
• Cladis brought Arthur more than a dozen White F Flowers he had found in Savage Tribe territory.
• Arthur trained Cladis, teaching him the Arthur Breathing Technique while using him to test and refine it.
• Arthur prepared the White F Flowers for a potion intended to stimulate his Life Seed's transformation toward the Radiant Knight stage.
• Arthur began brewing the potion in his underground laboratory.

Arthur Falkus used his prepared potions to condense his Life Seed and advance to Radiant Knight. He discovered that his Life Energy and spiritual power could purify his body together, then began testing the combined method.

• Arthur drank the potions one by one as they activated his Life Seed and left him exhausted.
• Arthur sensed a silver crystal forming in his heart and confirmed that he had become a Radiant Knight.
• Arthur checked the Chip’s status panel and saw that his physical stats had risen and his Life Purification had reached 1.2%.
• Arthur concluded that spiritual power had already purified part of his flesh, giving him a head start in Life Purification.
• Arthur sat on a stone platform and used Life Energy and spiritual power together to purify his flesh while the Chip monitored him.

Arthur discovered that combining mental power and Life Energy would let him purify his flesh and blood enough to reach Level 3 Wizard in about four or five years, though he was temporarily weakened after becoming a Radiant Knight. As signs of an approaching crisis spread through the Malan Empire, he wondered what Elina and the Turing Cult knew and remained confident in his ability to survive.

• Arthur learned that using mental power and Life Energy together greatly accelerated his progress toward becoming a Level 3 Wizard, and he stored his last Radiant Potion for possible use or exchange.
• Arthur concealed the signs of his Radiant Knight status and left his room while recovering from a three-month period of weakness.
• Monsters emerged underground along the Malan-Guno border and began spreading south, corrupting other living beings; horned, black-armored knights led the advance.
• Anum noticed Arthur seemed distracted, and Arthur told him he had been absorbed in developing a potion.
• Arthur learned that the Turing Cult headquarters had ordered branches to prepare to evacuate Catutan City, while a rebellion captured three northern provinces of the Malan Empire.
• Arthur connected the unrest to Elina's preparations but, confident in his strength and ability to flee to another world, decided not to worry.

Nearly a year after becoming a Radiant Knight, Arthur and Anum fought Polluted Beasts as the creatures spread across the kingdoms. Arthur received new orders from the Turing Cult and discovered they demanded the assassination of Princess Elina and Prince Cladis.

• Arthur killed a Polluted Beast approaching Sky Knight strength, then met Anum, who had dealt with a similar monster.
• Arthur recalled how the Seed of Corrosion had spawned Polluted Beasts and wondered about its nature as his World Energy continued to grow.
• Arthur and Anum stopped to camp as night fell, and Arthur went outside alone beneath the moon.
• Arthur read a letter from Turing Cult headquarters ordering him to assassinate Princess Elina of the Maran Empire and Cladis, prince of the Guno Empire.

Elina was lured into an assassination attempt by Angell, who had disguised himself as Arthur, and the Wolf Knight joined him with Cladis as a hostage. Facing two of the Turing Emperor’s Guardian Knights, Elina realized the trap had overwhelmed her and wondered why she had been targeted.

• Arthur approached Elina with news about the Seed of Pollution, but attacked her while she was distracted.
• Lilith took control of Elina’s body in time to dodge the strike, and the attacker revealed himself as Angell, the Turing Cult’s Shadow Knight.
• Angell unleashed devastating blood-red battle qi, and Elina summoned Battle Qi Wings to face him.
• The Wolf Knight arrived and revealed that he had captured Cladis.
• Angell said they knew about Elina’s inherited Guardian imprint and claimed it could not let her defeat either knight, leaving Elina confused about why they had targeted her.

Arthur arrived in time to rescue Cladis and confront the Turing Cult's Guardian Knights, revealing strength that made the Wolf Knight question whether he was a Radiant Knight. Arthur then identified Angell as a master of disguise, while the knights remained locked in confrontation.

• Angell ordered the Wolf Knight to capture Elina and used the captured Cladis to threaten her.
• The Wolf Knight approached Elina after she ran out of strength, but Arthur descended in a burst of silver light and rescued Cladis.
• Cladis urged Arthur to flee, but Arthur fought the Wolf Knight, whose aura took the shape of a giant wolf.
• The Wolf Knight questioned whether Arthur was a Radiant Knight, while Cladis watched in shock.
• Angell praised Arthur's strength and identified him as Elina's foremost knight, and Arthur recognized Angell as the Turing Cult's disguise expert.

Angell tried to recruit Arthur or persuade him to abandon Elina, but Arthur refused and fought the Wolf Knight to buy time for Elina and Cladis to escape. As Arthur wore the Wolf Knight down, Angell drew his sword and moved to join the fight.

• Angell offered Arthur a place among the Seven Knights and a chance to leave, but Arthur declared his loyalty to Elina and called for the others to draw their swords.
• The Wolf Knight attacked Elina, and Arthur intercepted his strike, wounding the Wolf Knight but taking a cut across his own chest.
• Arthur ordered Elina and Cladis to flee while he held off Angell and the Wolf Knight.
• Angell stayed back because Arthur threatened to strike if he pursued Elina and Cladis, while the Wolf Knight repeatedly attacked Arthur.
• Arthur used his speed, precision, and Chip's assistance to evade the Wolf Knight and wear him down, prompting Angell to draw his sword and advance.

Arthur fought Angell and the Wolf Knight to protect Elina and Cladis, unleashing his strength but struggling against the two Radiant Knights. As the battle turned against him, Elina and Cladis fled south on Lilith’s advice.

• Angell joined the Wolf Knight and struck Arthur, forcing him to retreat and revealing that Angell was stronger than the Wolf Knight.
• Arthur attacked with Silver Radiance and pushed the Wolf Knight back, inflicting injuries in their direct clash.
• Angell intervened to protect the Wolf Knight, and the three Radiant Knights fought amid destructive Battle Qi storms.
• Elina and Cladis stopped to look back at the battle, while Lilith warned that Arthur was at a disadvantage and urged them to keep running.
• Lilith directed Elina and Cladis south to a place where they could remove the Battle Qi lingering in their bodies, and Elina continued running with Cladis.
• Arthur knocked the Wolf Knight flying but struggled to fend off Angell and realized he could not defeat them.

Arthur used his wizard abilities to defeat Angell and the Wolf Knight, but a sudden burning pain and flood of memories struck him afterward. The chapter ended with Arthur suffering as scenes connected to the two fallen knights filled his mind.

• Arthur continued fighting Angell and the Wolf Knight as his strength and armor deteriorated, while he resolved to protect Elina and Cladis.
• Arthur revealed his Distortion Barrier and used a mental shock to daze the Wolf Knight before stabbing him with an ice spike.
• Arthur redirected Angell's shadow sword toward the Wolf Knight, then detonated the ice spike and killed both knights.
• Arthur considered seeking Elina and the others, but a burning sensation seized him and memories of Angell and the Wolf Knight flooded his consciousness.

Arthur suffered a severe World Poison backlash after killing Angell and the Wolf Knight, and Elina and Cladis believed he had died. Months later, Monra and Ximi prepared to bury Arthur's body.

• Arthur realized Angell and the Wolf Knight were destined opponents of Elina and Cladis, then suffered a World Poison backlash that left him unable to use his Transmigration Ability.
• Arthur fled into the mountains, avoided dangerous beasts, inscribed runes near a cave, and collapsed.
• Lilith sensed three Radiant Knight auras disappear, while Elina and Cladis assumed Arthur had died and continued fleeing toward Catutan City.
• Investigators concluded that Arthur had died fighting Angell and the Wolf Knight to protect Elina, and news of the three Radiant Knights' deaths spread.
• Months later, Monra and Ximi dug a grave and brought Arthur's body over, preparing to bury him.

After recovering from the World Power backlash, Arthur woke as Monra and Ximi were burying him and learned that half a year had passed. He settled in North Maple Town under the name Ardis, opening a clinic while he recuperated and tried to learn what had happened in the wider world.

• Monra and Ximi discovered that the corpse they were burying was alive and helped Arthur climb out of the grave.
• Arthur learned he had slept for half a year, lost much of his World Energy, and remained too weak to fight at his former strength.
• Arthur accepted Monra and Ximi's offer to stay at their home in North Maple Town and learned that people believed the Gale Knight had died in battle.
• Arthur gave the siblings the false name Ardis and later opened a clinic, taking Monra and Ximi on as apprentices.
• Arthur heard that the fighting in the northern Malan Empire was still ongoing and growing fiercer, but learned no specific news about Elina or Cladis.

Arthur treated a young man poisoned by a white-bellied viper and continued recovering from the World Power's impact. After recognizing Monra's exceptional talent, Arthur trained him as a student, and more than two years passed.

• Arthur diagnosed a young man with white-bellied viper venom and agreed to treat him for ten silver coins or a hundred purple bamboo shoots.
• Arthur practiced swordsmanship in the clinic courtyard while Monra secretly watched him.
• Arthur let Monra demonstrate his Basic Swordsmanship and was impressed by how quickly he had learned it.
• Arthur allowed Monra to watch his training and later took him on as a student, teaching him combat techniques and the Knight Breathing Technique.
• Arthur trained Monra for more than two years.