Chapter Summaries

Ryan observed the ancient city and provoked Chanwu, the King of Evil Spirits, into losing control and slaughtering its inhabitants. As Grand Wizard Li Ri began World Collapse Chain Wizardry, Ryan witnessed its quiet annihilation and recognized the nature of the power.

• Ryan found Chanwu among the city’s nobles and revealed his identity as the immortal King of Evil Spirits.
• Chanwu transformed and killed the people around him, then lost control and raced off to continue slaughtering the city.
• Ryan noticed the Striped Chestnut-haired Boy observing the gap between Illusion and Reality before joining Grand Wizard Li Ri above the city.
• Grand Wizard Li Ri explained that World Collapse Chain Wizardry began at a microscopic level, and Ryan described how it spread through the world.
• Grand Wizard Li Ri unleashed the spell, making space and the world vanish without a great noise, and Ryan began to recognize the nature of its power.

Ryan witnessed Grand Wizard Li Ri’s Domain Collapse Chain Wizardry and grasped how a tiny origin point could unravel matter and reality, leaving him eager to explore the Li Ri Inheritance. Elsewhere, Canwu became a rampaging King of Evil Spirits, killed Tanjiro, and died amid his terror and madness.

• Ryan used the Eye of Truth to examine Grand Wizard Li Ri’s black dot and realized it altered the microscopic structures underlying matter and reality.
• Ryan connected Li Ri’s wizardry to the Path of Rules and wondered whether the Li Ri Inheritance could help him reproduce the origin-point spell.
• Canwu, transformed into a gigantic King of Evil Spirits, fled and devoured flesh while an overwhelming sense of impending death drove him mad.
• Tanjiro stood against Canwu to protect the fleeing people, but Canwu crushed him in a single charge.
• Canwu reached the highest point in the city, roared in fear, and died as his body, flesh, and cells went mad.

Wang Ya gathered more Grand Wizard inheritances before visiting Grand Wizard Aix to request hers. Aix offered the inheritance in exchange for a wager involving Karenna, leaving Wang Ya startled by the figure emerging from the shadows.

• Grand Wizard Li Ri demonstrated his World Collapse Chain Wizardry, and Wang Ya destroyed the transformed beings in the collapsing domain.
• Grand Wizard Li Ri forced Wang Ya out of Li Ri High Tower, so Wang Ya turned to the other Grand Wizards for their inheritances.
• Wang Ya obtained the White Stone Book of Daylight from Grand Wizard Bai Zhou and the Secret Codex of Bewitchment from Bewitching Wizard.
• Wang Ya entered the Pillar of Aix and asked Grand Wizard Aix for her inheritance, including those of her predecessors.
• Grand Wizard Aix offered Wang Ya her inheritance in return for a wager involving Karenna fighting him in a hundred years, and a figure emerged from the shadows.

Ryan absorbed the Book of Hell and completed his understanding of the Hell Pillar’s inheritance, while planning to strengthen himself before the Starry Wars Assembly. He joined the Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard on the way to meet Ancestor Blood, whom they intended to fleece.

• Ryan decided to use the time saved by winning Grand Wizard Aix’s inheritance to grow stronger and forge his own Nightmare Path.
• Ryan absorbed the Book of Hell and learned the secrets of the Hell Pillar’s Inheritance Land.
• Ryan considered the threat posed by the dead Immortal Dao True Dragon and postponed dealing with the Dragon Fall Realm until after the Starry Wars Assembly.
• Ryan judged his Wizard path strong and balanced, then traveled through deep space on White Obscure Spores.
• The Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard met Ryan and said Ancestor Blood had been waiting for him, then proposed making Ancestor Blood hand over his possessions.

Ryan visited the Pillar of Ancestor Blood with Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard and met the Ancestor Blood Wizard, who agreed to give him Root Ancestral Blood. After Ryan identified the Pillar’s hidden core, the Ancestor Blood Wizard challenged him to prove his power.

• Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard and Ryan arrived at the Pillar of Ancestor Blood during its ancient tempering, and Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard arranged for Ryan to receive Root Ancestral Blood.
• The Ancestor Blood Wizard welcomed Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard and Ryan to the Ancestor Blood Hall, where Earth Wizard joined them for a banquet.
• Ryan considered his upcoming private meeting with Silver Sea Grand Wizard while the group toured the Pillar of Ancestor Blood.
• The Ancestor Blood Wizard tested Ryan’s insight, and Ryan said the Pillar’s true core lay in the feet of its enormous humanoid structure.
• The Ancestor Blood Wizard admitted he had agreed to give Ryan Root Ancestral Blood because of Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard and a favor he owed Ryan, then challenged Ryan to show his true power.

Ryan entered the Root Ancestral Land to study the mysterious Origin Realm of Ancestral Blood and sent Harak’s flesh to test the Root Ancestral Blood. His protective Safe Zone began shrinking under the overwhelming Evil Grudge Power, leaving him under mounting pressure.

• The Ancestor Blood Wizard brought Ryan, the Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard, and Earth Wizard down to the gate of the Root Ancestral Land and warned Ryan to enter alone.
• The Ancestor Blood Wizard explained that Ryan needed to absorb enough Root Ancestral Blood to form an Ancestral Blood Heart before the Evil Grudge Curses consumed him.
• Ryan entered the domain, where the Ancestor Blood’s malice pressed against him and his Divine Kingdom Robe formed a small Safe Zone.
• Ryan released Harak’s Root Pillar Flesh and Blood into the Ancestor Blood, and it began absorbing the yellow aura.
• The Evil Grudge Power overwhelmed Ryan’s protection, shrinking his Safe Zone to a radius of about two meters.

Ryan endured the Evil Grudge Power inside the Pillar of Ancestor Blood and transformed its flesh into a special artifact by combining Root Ancestral Blood with the curse. He left with the named Tier 3 item Sukuna's Double Face and followed Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard toward their next appointment.

• Ryan resisted the surging Evil Grudge Power while the Harak Root Pillar Flesh absorbed Root Ancestral Blood.
• Ryan used Annihilation Fire to burn away the Evil Grudge Power inside the flesh, causing orange-yellow and dark crimson eyes to form on opposite sides.
• The Ancestor Blood Wizard worried that Ryan had remained inside the Stone Gate too long, but Ryan emerged carrying Root Ancestral Blood and a strange object.
• Ryan identified the object as Root Ancestral Blood and left with Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard on the Stone Platform.
• Ryan's Eye of Truth analyzed the object as Sukuna's Double Face, a named Tier 3 item created from Blood Rule-governed flesh and Evil Grudge Power.

Ryan met Grand Wizard Silver Sea in the Silver Sea Realm, but she gave no clear reason for arranging the meeting before leaving him a growing Wizard Artifact. He then returned to the Hell Pillar to develop his Wizard Bodies and complete the Silent Vacuum Realm’s power.

• Ryan traveled to the Silver Sea Realm, where Grand Wizard Zeyuan appeared before silver arms tore him apart into waves.
• Grand Wizard Silver Sea met Ryan, said she had been curious about him, and left without explaining further.
• Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard told Ryan he did not know her purpose and gave him the Silver Sea Boots she had left behind.
• Ryan went to the Hell Pillar to study the Five Gloomy Ghosts Incantation Array and develop his Nightmare Flower and Primal Force Path Wizard Bodies.
• Ryan’s analysis of the Silent Vacuum Realm showed its Black Soul Chains trapping creatures for the Soul Devouring Ground, while their consumed souls and minds nourished Sacrificial Flowers and produced Sacrificial Fire.

Andersen found the wounded Gray on the battlefield and infused him with power that could raise him to the Star Level, warning that the process might kill him. Meanwhile, Andersen observed a blood-red key forming across the Primordial Land's Online Area and planned to use it to open the Door of Nothingness.

• Gray fought through the rain and killed an attacking Wizard Apprentice despite his severe injuries and dwindling particle energy.
• Andersen appeared and told Gray that the Ancient Dragon Land would soon send official wizards to intercept him, while a witch-hunting squad tracked him.
• Andersen used the fleshy eye in his palm to infuse Gray with crimson power, which could either grant him Star Level strength or make him burst apart.
• Andersen watched the Inner World and saw blood-red lines form a colossal key across the Primordial Land's Online Area.
• Andersen said he needed the Primordial Land to grow more frenzied before he could use the key to open the Door of Nothingness, and reflected on his old friend's Rule Power and the World-Destroying Meteor Cannon.

Andersen suspected Ryan Harak had disrupted his plans but focused on recovering his original power, while Ryan cultivated his Nightmare Twin and drew on Wu Hun Gu Gui’s Ancient Blood. Years later, the Disaster Wizard awoke from his long sleep and emerged, determined to prove his path at the Starry Wars Assembly.

• Andersen blamed Ryan Harak for interfering with his plans, took a Bloody Light key, and vowed to return to his peak and settle the score.
• Ryan walked through the Nightmare Garden Secret Realm, sensing its growth through his Dream Core as Anomalies appeared around him.
• Ryan Clone excavated the Hell Pillar’s foundations and drew in the Ancient Blood of Wu Hun Gu Gui.
• The Calamity Wizard called the Disaster Wizard to awaken and urged him to prepare for the Starry Wars Assembly.
• The Disaster Wizard declared that his path was complete, absorbed the world’s Calamity aura and disaster power, and emerged in human form.

The Disaster Wizard emerged at Crimson Academy headquarters, drawing the attention of powerful Wizards across the realms. As they watched, several suspected he would challenge two still-hidden figures whose transformations might have made them his rivals.

• Flowing Sand Wizard, Blood Sea Wizard, Human Ancestor Wizard, and other powerful Wizards sensed the Disaster Wizard's emergence and considered what it meant.
• Ancestor Blood Wizard asked Earth Wizard whether he would investigate, and Earth Wizard agreed because he suspected Nightmare Wizard was involved.
• Evil Heart Wizard and Demon Soul Wizard discussed the Disaster Wizard's ambition and doubted he could catch up with the two hidden Wizards.
• Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard declined to intervene, while Grand Wizard Zeyuan used the Lotus Pond to show them the Disaster Wizard emerging from a pillar at headquarters.
• Nine Heavens Grand Wizard, Grand Wizard Hei Yu, Grand Wizard Mi Hun, and Grand Wizard Bai Zhou watched the emergence and anticipated the two hidden Wizards would appear next.

The Disaster Wizard emerged from a century of transformation and challenged the Nightmare Wizard, but the Tianjing Wizard confronted him first. The Nightmare Wizard awakened in the Inheritance Land after watching her defeat the Disaster Wizard, and declared that she could not defeat him.

• The Disaster Wizard flew to the Hell Pillar and demanded that the Nightmare Wizard come out and fight.
• Wizard Umbraly Light ordered the Hell Society to protect the Nightmare Wizard's transformation and suppress anyone who tried to enter the Hell Pillar.
• The Tianjing Wizard appeared before the Disaster Wizard and challenged him to fight while they waited for the Nightmare Wizard.
• The Disaster Wizard accepted, and the Tianjing Wizard defeated him in deep space.
• The Nightmare Wizard opened his eyes in the Inheritance Land, realized a century had passed, and said the Tianjing Wizard could not defeat him.

Nightmare Wizard awakened in the Pillar of Hell as Tianjing Wizard defeated Disaster Wizard and attacked the pillar. A mysterious black spear then pierced and pinned Tianjing Wizard, leaving the watching High-level Wizards stunned by its Radiant Moon-level power.

• Nightmare Wizard rose within the Hell Inheritance Land, stirring the Five Great Danger Zones and revealing his return to Wizard Umbraly Light and Earthheart Wizard.
• Tianjing Wizard overwhelmed Disaster Wizard with a primordial beast, and particle-energy hands carried the defeated Wizard away.
• Tianjing Wizard sent the beast’s gale against the Pillar of Hell, scattering its sulfurous clouds, while Divine Blood Wizard’s attempt to stop her was swiftly defeated.
• The beast fired a red breath at the pillar, but a black mirror-like radiance reflected it and a black spear emerged from within.
• The spear destroyed the beast’s anomalous form and pierced Tianjing Wizard’s heart, pinning her to the void as the watching Wizards wondered whether a Grand Wizard had intervened.

Ryan emerged and killed Tianjing Wizard's Split Body with a single Metal Spear, but her true body challenged him to meet at the Crimson Starry Sky Battlefield. Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard prepared to host their coming battle, while he and Grand Wizard Zeyuan suspected both opponents had reached the Limit-Breaking Radiant Moon level.

• Ryan appeared above the Hell Pillar and pinned Tianjing Wizard with a Metal Spear, suppressing her power and life force.
• Ryan reclaimed the spear and told Tianjing Wizard she would die for crossing the line; her Split Body dissolved and revealed that her true body remained alive.
• Tianjing Wizard challenged Ryan to meet at the Crimson Starry Sky Battlefield, and Ryan accepted.
• Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard watched Ryan's projection and prepared to host the battle, while Grand Wizard Zeyuan suspected both fighters had reached the Limit-Breaking Radiant Moon level.

Ryan returned to Hell Society after a century in deep Meditation and prepared to face Wizard Sky Crystal, whose true body was Karina, in a battle that would decide a place in the Starry Wars Assembly. The fight began under the supervision of Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard and Grand Wizard Aix.

• Ryan returned to the Hell Pillar, where Wizard Umbraly Light, Earthheart Wizard, and the Ten Great Elders welcomed him.
• At a Salon Meeting, Ryan said he remained a Star Wizard, thanked Hell Society's leaders, and left to meet Wizard Sky Crystal.
• Ryan arrived at the Battle Space and faced Karina, Wizard Sky Crystal's true body, while Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard and Grand Wizard Aix observed.
• The Crimson Spirit announced that the battle would end when one fighter could no longer fight, and then started the match.

Ryan and Karenna clashed in the Sea Domain Battlefield, trading powerful attacks as the watching Wizards debated who would win. After Karenna’s unseen technique tore apart Ryan’s Nightmare Elemental True Body, he revealed his mysterious Nightmare Flower, and a strange sound startled her and the hidden observers.

• Ryan and Karenna appeared across the battlefield and met each other’s battle intent without speaking.
• Karenna summoned an Azure Dragon from her Dream Flower, but Ryan reflected its Azure Breath with Harak Mirror Reversal and destroyed it.
• The watching Wizards discussed the duel, with Blood Rain Wizard acknowledging Ryan’s strength and Disaster Wizard predicting that Karenna had the higher Win Rate.
• Karenna merged her attack through the illusory and real worlds, bypassing Ryan’s Nightmare Extinguishing Mirror and tearing apart his Nightmare Elemental True Body.
• Ryan revealed the small, mysterious Nightmare Flower in his palm, and its unfamiliar sound startled Karenna, Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard, and Grand Wizard Aix.

Ryan used his reality-and-illusion techniques to burn away Tianjing Wizard’s attack, but she prepared to unleash the full power of her Anomaly Petals. Ryan then used Material Stacking, which Tianjing’s Breaking the Seal defenses withstood, leaving her confident that she held the advantage.

• Ryan’s black flames countered Tianjing Wizard’s Void Annihilation Force, burning her robe and some of her crystalline hair before her Crystal Flower suppressed them.
• Grand Wizard Aixi insisted that the wager was not over and declared that Karina would not disappoint the Crimson Academy, while Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard doubted him.
• Tianjing Wizard prepared her methods across the Space Layer and warned Ryan that he would lose without a deeper transformation and more powerful techniques.
• Ryan invoked Material Stacking through the Nightmare Extinguishing Mirror, creating a growing black hole that distorted space around Tianjing Wizard.
• Tianjing Wizard used yellow crystalline light to shield herself from Material Stacking and declared that her Anomaly Petals had reached the Breaking the Seal state and could wield Radiant Moon Level power.

Ryan and Tianjing Wizard fought on the Sea Domain Battlefield, unleashing Dream Flowers and power on the level of Radiant Moon attacks as the watching Wizards debated the outcome. Tianjing admitted Ryan had matched her Breaking the Seal progress, then gathered her strength to win for Crimson Academy, while Grand Wizard Aix defended her choice to support Karina.

• Tianjing Wizard's Crystal Destruction Light overwhelmed most of Ryan's abilities, though his Nightmare Flower held its ground.
• Gold-Silver Wizard opened a betting pool, then wagered most of his wealth on Nightmare Wizard because he trusted his sense of fate.
• Ryan and Tianjing Wizard clashed with their Dream Flowers, tearing away the battlefield's seawater and space as High-level Wizards recognized their Breaking the Seal power.
• Hell Society members watched the battle, and Wizard Umbraly Light urged them to stake their liquid resources on Nightmare Wizard.
• Tianjing Wizard acknowledged Ryan's strength and gathered most of her power, declaring she could not lose because she carried her teacher's hopes.
• Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard exchanged a look with Grand Wizard Aix, who defended her choice by saying Karina's Dream Flower had surpassed Frost Snow Land's limit.

Wizard Tianjing unveiled all six petals of her Crystal Flower and trapped Ryan inside a Crystal Kingdom, appearing to overwhelm him. Just as she prepared to seal him away, a red rose appeared in her vision, consciousness, and body, revealing that Ryan had struck back with an unknown method.

• Wizard Tianjing's six-petaled Crystal Flower dispelled the Nightmare Flower's Dream Power and transformed the battlefield into her Crystal Kingdom.
• Observers across the Wizard forces reacted with shock as they recognized that Wizard Tianjing had reached the limit of six Anomaly Petals.
• Wizard Tianjing prepared to capture Ryan by suppressing him throughout the Crystal Kingdom, while his Nightmare Flower dimmed and cracks spread across his Elemental True Body.
• Ryan raised his head and met Wizard Tianjing's gaze, and a red rose suddenly appeared in her vision, consciousness, and body.
• Wizard Tianjing halted in alarm, while Grand Wizard Aix watched from beyond the battlefield and recognized Ryan's method.

Ryan revealed the Black Heart Red Line Sword and used its curse to wound Tianjing Wizard, then launched a killing attack with the Great Annihilation Death Spear. The battle’s outcome remained unknown as the watching wizards waited to see whether the spear struck.

• Grand Wizard Aix and Venerable Emperor Grand Wizard assessed the red sword and debated whether Ryan could defeat Tianjing Wizard.
• Ryan named the weapon the Black Heart Red Line Sword and triggered its curse, opening a bloody hole in Tianjing Wizard’s chest and destabilizing her Crystal Kingdom.
• Ryan drew the Great Annihilation Death Spear and used the red threads to pull himself toward Tianjing Wizard as he prepared to strike.
• Wizards watching from Crimson Academy and other Wizard Forces reacted in shock as Ryan unleashed his power.
• Black Heart Wizard, Blood Rain Wizard, and Qinghai Wizard watched from the Pillar of Flowing Sand, while Evil Heart Wizard and Demon Soul Wizard worried over their bets.
• Ryan merged with black lightning and thrust the spear toward Tianjing Wizard as the spectators braced for the result.