Chapter Summaries

After advancing to Tier 2, Thor discovered a Fate Line revealing that the Old Witch was Wind Demon Pearl. As Pearl’s memories returned, she confronted Nairila, the Fake Wind Demon, who fled toward the Magic Storage Pool to seek advancement.

• Thor found a cocoon-like Fate Line at the bottom of the Magic Storage Pool and saw visions of the Old Witch’s past, including her body shattering and being restored.
• Thor recognized the woman as the Old Witch, emerged from the pool, and found Agu unconscious and Penny trapped by Kismet.
• Thor asked Kismet whether the Old Witch was the real Wind Demon, and Kismet confirmed it.
• Pearl remembered that she was Wind Demon Pearl, while Nairila tried to reach the dream-holding icicles in the cave.
• Pearl blocked Nairila from reaching the icicles and identified her as the impostor; Nairila used her Tier 3 pressure to hinder Pearl, then fled toward the Magic Storage Pool to advance.

Thor killed Nairila, the fake Wind Demon, and helped Pearl reclaim her original body and self-awareness. Pearl explained that Clark had been devouring her, and although she had temporarily concealed her recovery, she was unsure whether she could escape him; Thor proposed they play along while seeking an advantage.

• Thor met Pearl and the motionless Nairila, revealed that he had advanced to Tier 2, and confirmed that Nairila was dead.
• Thor asked Pearl to disable Nairila’s traps, and Pearl used the Magic Stone Statue and Spider Mother to stop the attacks.
• Pearl’s Old Witch body melted into the Broken Woman’s body, restoring the Wind Demon’s form and returning Pearl to herself.
• Pearl told Thor that a failed Tier 4 advancement had left her injured, allowing Nairila to impersonate her while Clark tried to devour her.
• Pearl said she had sealed the ice spires to hide her recovery from Clark, and Thor suggested they play along until they could turn the situation to their advantage.

Thor and Pearl arranged for An to impersonate the Fake Wind Demon while Pearl recovered from Clark’s attempt to pull her into his Dreamscape. In exchange for Thor protecting part of her consciousness and helping her, Pearl agreed to protect the Purification Wizard Tower and assist his future advancement.

• Thor placed An in the Fake Wind Demon’s body and told her to impersonate Pearl to buy time for Pearl to recover.
• Pearl explained that Clark was still trying to drag her consciousness into his Dreamscape, and she gave Thor a mirror containing part of her main consciousness to keep safe.
• Pearl offered to cover An with her aura so Herbert would not notice the impersonation unless he came in person.
• Pearl asked Thor what he wanted in return, and he asked her to protect the Purification Wizard Tower and help him advance to Tier 3.
• Pearl agreed to both requests and warned Thor that reaching Tier 3 depended on understanding himself and connecting with the world more than on outside resources.

After escaping the Broken Cliff, Thor reflected on his alliance with the Wind Demon, Kismet’s request for a Soul Fragment, and his new ability to destroy the Fake Wind Demon’s soul. His investigation of a shared Corruption and his prophetic dream left him wondering whether the Land of No Owner was nearing disaster and whether he should leave to pursue Third Rank.

• Thor’s counterattack succeeded: An stayed behind with the True Wind Demon while Thor escaped, leaving the Broken Cliff unable to retaliate freely against the Purification Wizard Tower.
• Kismet warned Thor that the Land of No Owner was about to belong to someone else, then asked for a Soul Fragment, which Thor willingly gave him.
• When the Fake Wind Demon approached, Thor pulled her into his Consciousness Space and destroyed her soul, seeing her Fate Line disappear as her future ended.
• Thor connected the Fake Wind Demon’s vanished fate to his prophetic dream, wondering whether the True Wind Demon, Firefly Lord Herbert, and Dreammaker Clark faced similar dangers.
• Thor compared Pollution Sources from Jiajiagu and Justin with Corruption from Claude, concluded they shared the Black Tide’s origin, and considered leaving the Land of No Owner to advance to Third Rank.

Thor learned that the Abyss’s approaching Anchor Point could trigger widespread Alienation across the Land of No Owner, but chose to stay and continue his work. After a month of studying Lightning Shield, he prepared to visit Noah, then hurried to meet a Wizard named Byron, who claimed to be an old friend.

• Thor questioned Nairila and learned that the Wind Eye was a code name for an Abyss Anchor Point whose breach could spread Alienation among people carrying the Land of No Owner’s Corruption.
• Thor read An’s letter, learned that Herbert had questioned her about the Wind Eye, and sent her a reply; Pearl’s giant bird messenger stayed at the Wizard Tower after a chick flew off with the response.
• The giant bird grabbed Marsh while searching for food, and Hope concluded that it liked mushrooms.
• A month later, Thor finished studying Fourth Rank Lightning Shield with Camus and prepared to visit his Apprentice, Noah.
• Hope told Thor that Marsh had brought back a Wizard named Byron who called himself Thor’s old friend, and Thor rushed out to see him.

Thor welcomed Byron to the Wizard Tower, accepted an enhanced Alpha Toxin from him, and shared samples of Black Powder for Byron to study. Meanwhile, Pearl woke from Clark’s Nightmare and contacted Ophelia beneath an underground river to warn her that the Star Gate Council and Judgment Court were secretly taking control of the Land of No Owner.

• Thor met Byron at the Wizard Tower and showed him around, then learned Keli had recovered and advanced to Level 3 Apprentice.
• Byron gave Thor Keli’s enhanced Alpha Toxin, which had no antidote, and agreed to stay despite the danger of Corruption.
• Thor warned Byron about the Land of No Owner’s Corruption and gave him Black Powder samples to investigate.
• Pearl awoke from Clark’s Nightmare, recalled embarrassing memories involving Thor, and made her way to an abandoned cave beneath the Broken Cliff.
• Pearl summoned Ophelia from the underground river and warned her that the Star Gate Council and the Judgment Court had broken their agreement and were secretly taking control of the Land of No Owner.

Pearl met with Ophelia in a dream and agreed to help her stop the boundary from breaking through, with a plan to seize the Anchor Point if they failed. After waking, Pearl rushed to find Thor, unaware that An had news that her subordinates might have found the Wind Eye.

• Ophelia explained that those who entered the Land of No Owner would become nourishment for it if the boundary broke through, and proposed a deal with Pearl.
• Pearl agreed to help Ophelia seize the Anchor Point as a last resort after asking whether the great powers would truly prioritize stopping the breakthrough.
• Ophelia revealed that Pearl was still in the Nightmare, and Pearl woke in the secret chamber with An watching her.
• Pearl used her blood to contact Ophelia, who said she had blurred the dream so the Nightmare could not see what had happened.
• Worried that Clark might have discovered her plan with Thor, Pearl decided to go to Thor herself and rushed out of the cave.
• An revealed that her subordinates might have found the Wind Eye and noted that she had already sent word to her master.

Thor checked on Noah in the Chaos Domain, taught him a new way to study Runes, and returned to find Byron researching the Black Dust. Byron concluded that its formula could make Black Tide Pollution inert, but barred Thor from joining his research until Thor had rebuilt his knowledge after reaching the Second Rank.

• Thor visited Noah, who had been surviving alone in the Chaos Domain and trying to cultivate a water-rich plant.
• Thor praised Noah’s caution, then taught him the Coordinate Method to help him learn Basic and Composite Runes.
• Thor warned Noah to beware of monsters and intelligent beings before returning to the Purification Wizard Tower.
• Thor found Byron’s hands blistered and learned that Byron had developed a reversible formula that could turn Black Tide Pollution into inert Black Dust.
• Thor copied Byron’s formula for further study, but Byron refused to let him participate in the research until he had rebuilt his knowledge after reaching the Second Rank.
• Thor agreed to leave the research to Byron for now and offered to treat his injured hands.

Thor studied on the fifth floor of the Wizard Tower until Pearl arrived in person and warned him that Clark's Nightmare still had a hold on her, possibly exposing their plan. Thor and Pearl agreed to keep misleading Clark, while Byron joined them and said he did not dream.

• After treating Byron, Thor learned that Byron had experimented on himself to investigate the connection between Black Tide Pollution and Black Dust, then followed Byron's advice to study on the fifth floor.
• On the third day of Thor's seclusion, Pearl flew to the Wizard Tower and told him Clark's Nightmare still affected her, making it hard to distinguish dreams from waking life.
• Pearl revealed that she and Ophelia, the Sky City Lord, shared a father who had created them from their mothers' bloodlines.
• Thor concluded that they should keep acting as though Clark had not discovered their plan and continue communicating with Pearl in secret.
• When Byron appeared, Pearl prepared to attack him, but Thor stopped her and vouched for his senior; Byron said he did not dream.

Thor and Pearl planned to lure Clark to a possible Wind Eye at Old Days Manor so Pearl could kill him, and a message revealed the location near Rhine Lake. Pearl left before dawn to act on their plan, while Thor stayed behind and faced Byron’s awkward offer of a potion.

• Pearl agreed to trust Byron for Thor’s sake and said she wanted to counterattack and kill Clark, with Ophelia promising covert help.
• Thor warned that Pearl needed to lure Clark out of his Nightmare and strike when he least expected it.
• A bird delivered a letter saying a possible Wind Eye had been found at Old Days Manor, close to Rhine Lake, and Byron recognized the dangerous location.
• Pearl pulled Thor into the Wizard Tower, discussed the plan with him through the day and night, then left in shadow form before dawn.
• Byron visited Thor and awkwardly asked whether he needed a potion, then warned that fighting a Tier 3 Wizard might involve Radiation.
• Penny emerged from the Diary and asked Thor why he had locked her inside after the Wind Demon said she knew an excuse to come find him.

Saul advanced his defenses and prepared Penny to revisit his past in the Diary, while Dream Maker Clark remained a threat to them. After a night of torrential rain, Saul received a warning that Old Days Manor might be the Wind Eye and realized events had begun.

• Saul mastered the Tier 4 spell Lightning Shield after half a month of secluded study.
• Saul told Penny that Clark might target them and asked her to look again at his past in the Diary; Penny agreed and flew into his brow.
• A golden bolt of lightning split the sky, and torrential rain fell through the night.
• Saul received a Secret Letter warning that news of Old Days Manor being the Wind Eye had leaked and advising him to stay inside.
• Saul turned his window toward Old Days Manor and murmured that it had begun.

Herbert confronted An over her secret investigation of Old Days Manor and revealed that the Judgment Court and Star Gate Council had entered the Land of No Owner. Pearl and An decided to go to Old Days Manor together and inform Thor, but they did not know he would soon be forced into the conflict.

• Herbert learned that An's people had discovered something strange at Old Days Manor and went to confront her.
• An told Herbert that several teams had entered the manor and failed to return, while she concealed that Pearl was advising her.
• Herbert accused An of breaking their agreement about the Wind Eye and revealed that he had informed the Judgment Court.
• After Herbert left, Pearl warned that the Judgment Court and Star Gate Council had entered the Land of No Owner and that contacting Thor by Host Bird was too risky.
• Pearl and An decided to travel to Old Days Manor together and adapt their plan to the changing situation.

Thor encountered three powerful Tier 2 Wizards from the Judgment Court, who ordered him to join their expedition to Old Days Manor and accused him of being connected to its changing rules. He agreed to go with them after asking for time to prepare.

• Marsh hid from Red Beard and Blue Hair in the Mushroom Forest, but the Corpse Wizard pulled him out and carried him to the other Wizards.
• Thor left the Purification Wizard Tower and saw the three Tier 2 Wizards cross the forbidden-magic zone toward him.
• Red Beard identified the group as members of the Judgment Court and asked Thor to help cleanse Corruption at Old Days Manor.
• Thor refused, but Red Beard threatened to report him for disrupting the Land of No Owner's stability if he did not come along.
• Thor agreed to accompany the Wizards to Old Days Manor after requesting time to prepare.

Thor joined Red Beard and the others on their way to Old Days Manor, while preparing for the danger posed by Clark and the Nightmare Butterfly. After Xiao Zao attacked him but calmed down, Thor left with the group and found Old Days Manor surrounded by crowds.

• Thor agreed to explore Old Days Manor with Red Beard and let the Corpse Wizard accompany him back to his Wizard Tower.
• Thor warned the Corpse Wizard about the tower’s traps as they passed Camus in the basement.
• Thor called for Xiao Zao, which lunged at him with its sharp-toothed mouth before apologizing and retreating to his neck.
• Thor told Byron he would be away for up to half a month, gathered supplies, and left with Red Beard, Blue Hair, and the Corpse Wizard.
• Two hours later, Thor and the others landed near Old Days Manor and saw crowds gathered there, far more than Thor had expected.

Red Beard prepared to enter Old Days Manor with Thor and the others, while Lucy, Gorsa’s childhood friend, joined the expedition. Their group expanded when Kismet and two other Wizards arrived, including Brando in a new body.

• Red Beard ordered the gathered Wizards to leave Old Days Manor, then greeted Lucy, a Tier 2 Wizard from the Golden Thunder Family who had been childhood friends with Gorsa.
• Lucy offered Thor her help and proposed entering the unstable manor before three powerful Wizards arrived; Red Beard, the Blue-Haired Wizard, and the Corpse Wizard agreed.
• Red Beard threatened the remaining crowd, but Kismet stepped forward and asked to join the expedition.
• Lucy agreed to let Kismet join but threatened to kill him if he sabotaged the expedition, and she insulted him as Sky City's dog.
• A powerful short old Wizard and Brando, wearing a new body’s armor, also emerged from the crowd and asked to join.

Brando rejoined the expedition to Old Days Manor to protect Thor, but Thor found the other Wizards frozen in time as soon as he entered. Outside, Wind Demon Pearl and Firefly Lord arrived after hearing that the manor’s rules had changed.

• Brando returned to the area near the Purification Wizard Tower, followed Thor’s captors to Old Days Manor, and joined their expedition.
• Red Beard turned away the remaining Tier 1 Wizards, and the Blue-Haired Wizard killed two of them when they refused to leave.
• Red Beard, Lucy, the Blue-Haired Wizard, and Kismet entered Old Days Manor ahead of Thor and froze in place inside its boundary.
• Thor sent Herman to inspect the frozen Wizards, learned they were alive, and concluded that time had stopped for them before he advanced toward the manor.
• Wind Demon Pearl and Firefly Lord arrived at Old Days Manor, where a hiding Wizard told them that eight Second Rank Wizards had entered and the manor’s rules might have changed.

Pearl and the other wizards waited outside Old Days Manor as Thor entered and found himself separated from his body by a ghostly game. After reconnecting with his body using the Fate Line, Thor entered a clean, quiet version of the manor.

• Pearl learned that Lucy Golden Thunder and several Judgment Court wizards had entered Old Days Manor, and Herbert refused to send anyone else inside.
• Thor stepped onto the manor’s porch, where a little girl grabbed his leg and turned him into a Spirit Body.
• Thor found that he could not return to his body until he used the Diary’s Silk Thread and his Fate Line to pierce the barrier between them.
• Thor regained his body and saw that the manor had changed into a clean, quiet place.
• Xiao Zao tried to bite the frozen Kismet, then Thor pulled it away and entered Old Days Manor.

Brando entered Old Days Manor and was trapped by a little girl, forcing him to serve as a waiter at a strange banquet. As the guests learned that an intruder had broken into the manor and stolen the mistress, Brando still had not found Thor.

• Brando followed footprints into Old Days Manor, where a little girl grabbed him and pulled him into the banquet hall as a waiter.
• Brando attacked the little girl, but she declared that he would be the ghost and transported him to the hall.
• Kismet told Brando that guests had to follow their assigned roles, and that a Blue-Haired Wizard had been thrown out after trying to go upstairs.
• Brando searched the hall for Thor, but Kismet said he had not seen him; the Butler then stopped Brando from going upstairs without the mistress's permission.
• A woman dressed like the Butler rushed down the stairs and announced that an uninvited thief had broken into the manor and stolen the mistress.

Thor found a strange girl in the manor whose severed tongue transformed into a woman and raised the alarm. The girl revealed that a toy had appeared in her Laboratory after she made a wish, and that it was now on her Throne in the tower.

• Thor rescued the girl from the balcony, but she attacked him with her tongue, which Xiao Zao severed and bound her.
• Thor discovered that the severed tongue had transformed into a woman, who alerted the manor’s flesh-and-mud servants to an enemy attack.
• Thor restrained the girl and questioned her after the servants searched the room and left.
• The girl told Thor that she had wished for something and a toy appeared in her Laboratory.
• The girl said the toy was sitting on her Throne in the tower where she looked down on the toys.

Thor carried the little girl toward the Tower while Lucy and the others searched Old Days Manor for the missing mistress and the Wind Eye. The group suspected Thor was the thief, but a Shadow Monster attack revealed that the manor’s barrier was weakening.

• Thor hid from unseen footsteps in the corridor, then carried the girl up the stairs toward the Tower.
• Lucy and the other Wizards searched the manor but found neither the mistress nor the thief, and Lucy discovered that a barrier sealed the balcony.
• The Wizards suspected Thor had taken the mistress, while Red Beard worried Thor might use the situation to take revenge.
• The maids denied that the manor contained secret rooms or passages, and Kismet suggested that Thor might not be in the same place as them before urging everyone to split up.
• A Shadow Monster lunged at Lucy, but Brando knocked it into the wall and Red Beard pinned it with a chair.
• The maids warned that the manor’s barrier would soon fail to keep the Demons outside if they did not find the mistress.