Chapter Summaries

David discovered that the bone wings absorbed cultivation energy to restore their feathers, then spent a month training at Qinya Manor until they were fully repaired. The new feathers dramatically improved his flight and boosted his cultivation, leaving him much closer to becoming an Earth Knight.

• David returned to his bedroom and realized his bone wings could shield nearly his entire body from powerful attacks.
• David trained with the Spirit-Gathering Array, and the bone wings absorbed nearly all the energy to repair their feathers.
• David sent Jason and Andrew to the main city villa while he remained at Qinya Manor to train in seclusion.
• After a month, David completed the wings' energy feathers and discovered they let him fly far faster, though he crashed into the training-room ceiling while testing them.
• David trained again with the repaired wings and found that one hour of cultivation produced results equivalent to ten sessions, while consuming much of the Krypton Crystal energy.

After a month of training, David discovered his Battle Angel wings had accelerated his progress and strengthened his life-energy control. He returned to Bama Main City and found Knight Andrew gravely injured, healed him, and waited to learn what had happened.

• David finished training and found that Little Flower had grown exceptionally fast while Qinya Lake’s Warmheart Lotus yield remained unchanged.
• When Steward Claude told him Butler Jason had sent no news for a month, David left Qinya Manor for Bama Main City.
• David found the villa neglected and Butler Jason disheveled, then learned Knight Andrew was severely injured and needed help.
• David used a Level 3 Grade Healing Potion and life energy from his wings to heal Knight Andrew’s injuries.
• Knight Andrew woke, realized David had healed him, and felt bitter because he had lost the equipment and Space Bag David had given him.

David learned that the Liji Family had terrorized the Luce Family’s villa and injured Knight Andrew to force him to sell Villa No. 35. Baron Cyril threatened David into accepting one million God's Gold Coins, but David refused and declared that their families would go to war.

• David heard from Knight Andrew and Butler Jason that the Liji Family had driven away the servants, blocked Jason from seeking help, and beaten Andrew when he tried to leave the city.
• A visitor arrived, and David identified him as Baron Cyril, a Sky Knight from the Liji Family.
• Baron Cyril offered David one million God's Gold Coins for Villa No. 35 and admitted that his family had harmed Knight Andrew and pressured Butler Jason.
• David confronted Baron Cyril about the attacks, but Cyril threatened the Luce Family and mocked its ability to fight.
• David rejected the offer, declared war between the families, and had Steward Jason escort Baron Cyril out.

David covertly killed the five Formal Knights who had been surveilling him as he left his villa, while Shadow Servant collected their souls and belongings. The deaths brought Baron Cyril and the Law Enforcement Team to Central Square, where Cyril discovered that one victim belonged to the Liji Family.

• David dismissed Butler Jason's fears about the Liji Family and left with Knight Andrew to deal with the people watching his villa.
• David used High-Frequency Sonic Wave and Shadow Servant's Transcendent Military Dagger to kill three knights following his carriage on horseback.
• David sent Shadow Servant and the Assassin Mantis Puppet into two surveillance carriages, killing the remaining knights and collecting all five souls and Spatial Items.
• Shadow Servant spotted Baron Cyril arriving with three other Sky Knights, and David recognized the location of Cyril's villa.
• David ordered Knight Andrew to arrange meals for delivery to their villa while Law Enforcement Team members arrived at the killings.
• Baron Cyril found a Liji Family knight's severed head in a surveillance carriage and flew into a rage over the public humiliation.

Baron Cyril confronted David in Central Square and accused him of killing five Knights, but David denied the charge and produced a recording of Cyril threatening him and admitting he had sent Knights to attack Andrew. The Law Enforcement Team cleared David and referred the case to the Noble Affairs Office, while the Sky Knights discussed the Liji Family’s trouble after David left.

• Baron Cyril recognized the Luce Family carriage, blocked it, and attacked its defensive barrier as David accused him of assaulting a noble.
• Gilbert questioned Cyril, while a Law Enforcement Knight reported that the five dead Knights belonged to families targeting Villa No. 35 and that Cyril had visited David earlier.
• David emerged from the carriage and argued that witnesses could confirm he had remained inside it since leaving his villa.
• David formally accused Cyril and presented a recording of Cyril threatening him and admitting he had sent Knights to attack Andrew; Gilbert played it publicly and promised to refer the case to the Noble Affairs Office.
• Cyril left Central Square, and Gilbert and two other Sky Knights assured David they would intervene; after David departed, Gilbert and Lydgate discussed the case and the Liji Family’s likely consequences.

David infiltrated the Liji Family’s villa, learned that Baron Cyril planned to kill him, and secretly altered the villa’s security patterns. He prepared an explosive trap using Flame and Frost Patterns, then provoked Baron Cyril into leaving the dining room.

• David replaced Knight Andrew’s armor and arranged for Butler Jason to help him choose a new War Horse.
• David identified the families of the five knights he had defeated and chose the Liji Family’s East District No. 57 villa as his first target.
• David used Underground Stealth and Shadow Servant to enter the villa, alter its security patterns, and overhear Baron Cyril tell Viscount Liji that he would kill Arthur.
• Viscount Liji told Baron Cyril to withdraw from the Villa No. 35 competition and wait for the other families to cause trouble before killing Arthur.
• David spent three hours drawing fifty Flame and Frost Patterns throughout the villa to create an explosive trap.
• Shadow Servant splashed wine onto Baron Cyril, who slapped the knight he blamed and left the dining room.

David stole Baron Cyril’s equipment, poisoned him, and sealed off his living area before launching a prepared assassination attempt. Baron Cyril recognized David as Baron Arthur, and their fight left David badly injured while Baron Cyril was forced back.

• David used the Shadow Servant to steal Baron Cyril’s rings, crest badge, necklace, and clothes, then used the badge to seal off Baron Cyril’s living area.
• David’s Shadow Servant poured Level 4 poison into Baron Cyril’s bath, but Baron Cyril’s bloodline armor contained the toxin.
• Baron Cyril discovered his belongings were missing and rushed for the door, where David attacked him from beneath the floor tiles with a Heavy Axe.
• Baron Cyril dodged David’s strike, recognized him as Baron Arthur, and attacked with a sword formed from bloodline power.
• David blocked Baron Cyril’s attacks and unleashed several abilities, but most of his mental assaults failed to affect the Sky Knight.
• David charged behind a Great Shield with Savage Charge and Titan’s Strength, shattering Baron Cyril’s bloodline-force sword and driving him back three steps while David suffered severe wounds.

David killed Baron Cyril with the Assassin Mantis Puppet, then assassinated the knights at the Liji Family villa and looted its treasury and library. He destroyed the villa with a controlled explosion and left the Law Enforcement Team Sky Knights to investigate the apparent extermination.

• David used the Assassin Mantis Puppet to pierce Baron Cyril's armor and kill him, then stored the corpse and looted his collection room.
• David killed Viscount Liji and the other isolated knights, then had the Assassin Mantis Puppet kill the four Formal Knights gathered in the basement.
• David incapacitated the villa's occupants, emptied the Liji Family treasury and library, and planted Flame Pattern Scrolls and Frost Pattern Scrolls before escaping underground.
• The scrolls destroyed the Liji Family villa in a controlled explosion, and David continued away from the blast.
• Lydgate, Gilbert, and another Law Enforcement Team Sky Knight examined the ruins and questioned whether the Mein Family had been responsible.

David concealed the spoils from the Liji Family massacre and convinced the Law Enforcement Team he had been at home, while rumors linking him and the Luce Family to the destruction spread through Bama Main City. The chapter left Butler Jason and Knight Andrew settling the villa with new staff as David continued training and Andrew tended his young warhorse.

• Sky Knight Lydgate ordered an investigation of Villa No. 35 after connecting the Liji Family’s destruction to its earlier conflict with the Luce Family.
• David hid the Spatial Items with the Shadow Servant, bathed, and met a law enforcement knight, who accepted that he had not been involved in the explosion.
• David sent Butler Jason and Knight Andrew to hire servants and said he would go to Qinya Manor for several days.
• As rumors about the Luce Family spread, the labor market supervisor waived fees and helped Butler Jason hire seven servants, while Andrew bought a young warhorse on favorable terms.
• David ate lunch prepared by the new cooks, while Knight Andrew stayed in the training room to care for his warhorse.

David welcomed Charlie to Qinya Manor, where the four noble families who had targeted the Luce Family sent gifts to seek reconciliation after the Liji Family was destroyed. The visit ended with Charlie and Albert tasting David’s astonishing Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup.

• David greeted Charlie, who apologized for being confined during the month when the Luce Family faced trouble, and introduced his cousin Albert as his bodyguard.
• Charlie condemned the nobles who had harassed the Luce Family, but Butler Jason reported that four families had sent shops and lifetime-contract servants as gifts.
• David accepted the gifts and instructed Jason to send letters of thanks, while Charlie recognized that the families were frightened by the unexplained destruction of the Liji Family.
• Charlie complained that the dinner was ordinary, so David served his homemade Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup, which left Charlie and Albert stunned by its flavor.

David returned to Qinya Manor and began a secluded month of training, where he tried to turn Baron Cyril’s preserved body into a puppet. After restoring the body’s heartbeat and using the Beguile Pattern to control it, David strengthened its damaged bloodline origin but could not give it the extraordinary potential of his own.

• David left his villa after instructing Butler Jason to use the communication array if trouble arose, while Sky Knight Gilbert watched him depart and continued to regard him as the prime suspect in the Liji Family’s destruction.
• David returned to Qinya Manor, ordered Steward Claude to keep others away from his training room, and sealed himself inside.
• David used life energy and Shadow Servant to restart Baron Cyril’s heart, realizing he had restored the body into a mindless, vegetative state rather than preparing a corpse for the Corpse Control Technique.
• David poured soul energy into the Beguile Pattern and sent it into Baron Cyril’s body, where it formed a new Soul Space that connected the body to David.
• David found Baron Cyril’s bloodline origin near the coccyx and used life energy to strengthen it, but he could not make it extend beyond one vertebra.

David discovered that Baron Cyril had returned as a Sky Knight puppet with his bloodline power and golden eagle restored. He renamed him Mark Luce, changed his face, and prepared to give him a place in the Luce Family.

• David used the Spirit Gathering Array to help Baron Cyril recover his bloodline power and found that his heart-sea space and Sky Knight abilities remained intact.
• David healed the golden eagle enough to restore its life-sharing contract with Baron Cyril, then fully replenished its vitality.
• David altered Baron Cyril's face in a Gene Repair Pod so the Liji Family would not recognize him.
• David named the transformed knight Mark Luce, gave him new armor and a sword, and planned to establish his identity as a knight of the Luce Family.

David reviewed the Liji Family’s wealth and books, then concealed the spoils while Bama Star officials blamed the massacre on believers of the God of Shadows. The Luce Family’s standing improved, and the chapter ended with Jason receiving a prestigious Mein Family reception invitation for David.

• David examined the Liji Family’s Spatial Items, finding large stores of cultivation resources, equipment, treasure, and books, then hid the gains for later.
• Minister of Public Security Fraser and Chief Law Enforcement Officer Clarence agreed to blame the massacre on evil god believers and arranged a raid on a God of Shadows base.
• The Law Enforcement Team and Noble Affairs Office issued a report claiming a corrupt official had helped the believers infiltrate Bama Star, calming most nobles.
• Jason noted that the Luce Family had become safer from pressure after Charlie of the Mein Family publicly showed support for it.
• A servant delivered a Mein Family invitation bearing a white dragon, and Jason realized it offered the Luce Family entry into the circle of top nobles.

David continued his rapid cultivation and brought Knight Mark into the Luce Family as a new family knight. After accepting an invitation to the Mein Family's banquet, he began preparing for the event by arranging Knight Mark's formal status and choosing a tailored outfit.

• David finished another high-load cultivation session and tested Knight Mark's growing ability to speak Federation language.
• Butler Jason delivered the Mein Family's formal invitation, and David agreed to attend the banquet in ten days.
• David introduced Knight Mark as a new family knight and ordered Butler Jason to register him as Mark Luce with the Noble Affairs Office.
• David returned to the main city villa, where a master tailor measured him and presented choices for his banquet outfit.
• David selected purple gemstone buttons and backup sky-blue gemstones while reviewing luxury fabrics.

David prepared for the Mein Family reception and received a visit from Gilbert, who asked to attend so he could meet top-tier nobles. The visit revealed Knight Mark's true rank to Euphemia, who joined the Luce Family after helping David prepare for the reception.

• David welcomed Gilbert and introduced Knight Mark as a Sky Knight, surprising Butler Jason.
• Gilbert asked David for a place at the Mein Family reception so he could seek a top-tier noble patron, and David agreed.
• Euphemia arrived, saw Gilbert's deference to David and Knight Mark, and agreed to help prepare David for the reception.
• Euphemia selected David's accessories and groomed him, then accepted Butler Jason's offer to join the Luce Family.
• David hosted a welcome dinner for Euphemia, who drank Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup and regained the appearance of a woman around twenty.

David, Sky Knight Gilbert, and Knight Mark arrived on Mein Star for Charlie’s engagement reception, where strict defenses and the arrival of Lord Ferdinand revealed the gathering’s extraordinary importance. After learning Ferdinand was the Temple Knight and head of the Berger Family, David continued toward Charlie’s side.

• David presented his invitation to the Portal staff and traveled with Gilbert and Mark to Mein Star, where the Mein Family’s heavily fortified defenses watched their arrival.
• Baron Blackmer greeted David and questioned the two Sky Knights accompanying him before Steward Kendall began guiding them to the venue.
• An extravagant flying carriage arrived with eighteen golden-armored Earth Knights and two Sky Knights, and Baron Blackmer welcomed Lord Ferdinand.
• Gilbert explained that Ferdinand was the head of the Berger Family and a Temple Knight whose Golden Lion Bloodline had made its masters formidable warriors.
• Steward Kendall urged David, Gilbert, and Mark to continue through the small Portal toward Charlie.

David visited Mein Castle, where Charlie welcomed him and received gifts before taking him to meet his father, Lord Gould. Along the way, Charlie revealed that his younger brother Ian had betrayed him, and David ended the chapter facing Lord Gould’s powerful energy avatar.

• David marveled at Mein Castle, which had been built from Azure Stone covered in elaborate alchemical patterns.
• David gave Charlie a flight-capable Space Exoskeleton Armor and fifty bowls of Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup.
• Ian arrived and said Lord Gould wanted to meet David, while Charlie reacted coldly to his younger brother.
• Charlie told David that Ian had used a tracking mark to expose him to evil god's followers in a bid for the heir's position.
• David, Charlie, and Knight Mark entered Lord Gould’s room, where David realized he was meeting an energy avatar rather than Lord Gould himself.

David met Lord Gould, who thanked him for saving Charlie and invited him to join an operation against a God of Shadows base, which could earn him a viscount title. After tasting David’s Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup, Lord Gould found it restored emotions he had feared losing and asked Charlie for the remaining servings, while David and Charlie left to prepare for the reception.

• Lord Gould thanked David for helping Charlie and reprimanded Charlie for neglecting his training.
• Lord Gould told David that the Liji Family massacre had been blamed on evil god believers, then invited him to join an operation against a God of Shadows base and said the merit could earn him a viscount title.
• Charlie presented Lord Gould with David’s Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup, and Lord Gould tasted it through his energy avatar.
• Lord Gould felt the soup stir emotions he had not experienced for years and asked Charlie for all forty-nine remaining servings.
• Lord Gould sent David, Charlie, and Knight Mark to prepare for the reception, pleased that the soup would help him entertain his guests.

David attended Lord Gould’s reception, where Ian tried to buy Qinya Manor and threatened him after he refused. Lord Gould drove Ian away, then served his guests the unusual Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup, which Lord Ferdinand tasted and began sensing.

• Steward Kendall escorted David to the reception and arranged a private tent and attendant for him.
• Ian approached David and offered five manors and one million God's Gold Coins for Qinya Manor, but David refused to sell it.
• Ian threatened David, and Lord Gould angrily ordered him to leave; Knight Mark’s killing intent had already warned Ian against attacking David.
• Lord Gould ordered Butler Heath to deal with a servant who had been passing information to Ian.
• Lord Gould served Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup to his old friends, who noticed its unusual aroma and taste; Lord Ferdinand tasted it and closed his eyes to sense its effects.

At Charlie’s engagement reception, David learned that the Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup he had cooked had impressed five powerful lords, who discussed its effects and agreed not to interfere with him. David entered the reception as Baron Arthur, witnessed the lords’ grand arrivals, and the chapter ended with the lords joking among themselves on the second floor.

• Lord Ferdinand questioned Lord Gould about the Warmheart Lotus Seed Soup, and Lord Luca and Lord Merlin asked whether its effects would last and whether its supply was secure.
• Lord Gould explained that Charlie’s friend had cooked the soup and that a Sky Knight protected him, so the lords agreed not to interfere with David.
• Steward Kendall told David the reception was beginning, and Charlie greeted him as he entered, prompting Gilbert the Sky Knight to notice their close relationship.
• David entered the lavish reception hall, examined its rare wines, and watched Gilbert try to seek a sponsor among the nobles.
• Lord Ferdinand, Lord Emil, Lord Luca, Lord Merlin, and Lord Gould arrived to the bows of the guests, and Lord Gould welcomed everyone to Charlie’s engagement reception.
• Lord Gould joined the other lords on the second floor, where Lord Ferdinand complained about Gould’s grand entrance and Lord Merlin reminded them it was his daughter’s engagement day.