Chapter Summaries

Ryan explored his new Wizard Residence and planned to develop Harak with the Shadow Dark Crow Bloodline to build a source of Supernatural Materials. After studying his Wizard Book, he learned that the analysis of the mysterious diary in the Red Metal Ring was complete and prepared to uncover its secrets.

• Ryan inspected the Wizard Residence, including its Defensive Wizard Array, Personal Laboratory, and Magic Plant Garden.
• Ryan considered the dangers of the Freshman Secret Realm Competition and planned to earn Magic Stones and strengthen himself.
• Ryan decided to give Harak the Shadow Dark Crow Bloodline after studying Supernatural Anatomy and Wizard Surgery.
• Ryan sent Harak to catch creatures with Supernatural Properties and spent the afternoon studying his Wizard Book.
• Ryan received a notice that analysis of the Unknown Diary Book was complete and prepared to examine it.

Ryan uncovered Rosette's diary and learned that the Red Metal Ring came from a Wizard seeking the inheritance of the Black Sun Grand Wizard, then chose to postpone pursuing the ruin until he was stronger. After studying Wizard Surgery and tending to the soul on the Grim Finger Bone, he left the chapter with Monta and Lev discussing whether to keep targeting him.

• Ryan broke the seals on Rosette's Diary and read that Rosette had found a ruin on an Island Continent, discovered a fragmentary Battle Body Wizard Inheritance, and suffered a curse from an Alchemical Puppet.
• Ryan connected Rosette to the Red Metal Ring and recognized the Metal Medallion as evidence of a Rank 2 Wizard's inheritance, but decided to wait until he could analyze it and safely pursue the ruin.
• Ryan studied a Wizard Book on Wizard Surgery and planned to verify his learning after mastering Supernatural Dissection.
• Ryan used a red Magic Plant to strengthen the soul body on the Grim Finger Bone.
• Monta and Lev entered a Wizard Residence and Monta said they should stop targeting Ryan-Harak because he was not an easy Wizard Freshman to handle.

Monta and Lev negotiated with Barton Bailin and Eugene Bailin to target Ryan-Harak, arranging to exploit his upcoming Quota Mission while staying within the rules. Barton paid them nearly all his and Eugene’s Umbral Points, and three months remained before the freshmen received their missions.

• Monta told Barton Bailin and Eugene Bailin that their original compensation was insufficient because Ryan-Harak was unusually capable and difficult to target.
• Eugene accused Monta and Lev of abandoning their agreement, while Barton offered to increase the payment to secure revenge for their slain clansmen.
• Monta proposed using Ryan-Harak’s mandatory Quota Mission as an opportunity to attack him outside Umbral Expanse’s protection.
• Barton understood the plan and paid Monta nearly all of his and Eugene’s Umbral Points.
• Three months before the Quota Mission, Ryan arrived at Umbral Wizard Academy and considered adding another Supernatural Discipline.

Ryan visited Wizard Jialan to select five Supernatural Disciplines, including Potioncraft, and prepared to pursue his next advancement. Wizard Jialan reflected on the upcoming Secret Realm Competition, whose top three would receive major rewards, including entry to the Inheritance Land.

• Ryan entered the Discipline Management office after passing the academy building’s authority assessment and teleporting inside.
• Wizard Jialan questioned Ryan’s choice of Potioncraft, warning that it cost Magic Stones and could bring unwanted requests to brew potions.
• Ryan chose Energy Studies, Elemental Particle Studies, Biological Nurturing, Supernatural Anatomy, and Potioncraft, and paid 250 Magic Stones for their foundational courses.
• Ryan planned to take a Mortal Transformation Potion and use the Eye of Truth to analyze the Vast Sea Meditation Method’s remaining runes so he could become a First-level Wizard Apprentice.
• Wizard Jialan assessed Ryan as a strong freshman and anticipated the Secret Realm Competition, whose top three would gain powerful rewards, including an inheritance of their choice.

Ryan completed a Mortal Transformation Potion, strengthened his body and Spiritual Power, and began analyzing the Vast Sea Meditation Method while preparing to dissect a Mountain Bear. The next morning, he traveled to the academy and entered his Energy Studies class.

• Ryan used the Mortal Transformation Potion, which increased his Constitution to 8 and his Spiritual Power to 9.1.
• Ryan chose to analyze the sixth Wizard Rune of the Vast Sea Meditation Method, with an estimated completion time of 22 days.
• Ryan planned to dissect the Mountain Bear in seven days to develop his Wizard Surgery skills and study supernatural mutation.
• Ryan considered implanting the Shadow Dark Crow Bloodline into Harak after mastering Wizard Surgery.
• Ryan flew with Harak to the academy and entered the Energy Studies Basics classroom in the Seventh Teaching Building.

Ryan attended an Energy Studies lesson and gained an insight that improved his Particle Energy circulation and intensity. After a month of study and experiments, he prepared to attempt the dissection and extraction of a Low-tier Supernatural Being.

• Ryan arrived in the vast Energy Studies classroom and examined its advanced wizard workbench.
• Wizard Bentley taught the students about energy, particles, and how Wizards influenced reality with Spiritual Power.
• Ryan gained an insight during the lesson, increasing his Particle Energy circulation speed by 10% and its intensity by 30%.
• Ryan returned to his Wizard Residence and continued studying his Wizard Books alongside his Supernatural Disciplines.
• A month passed, and Ryan left his Personal Laboratory ready to attempt the postponed dissection and extraction of a Low-tier Supernatural Being.

Ryan continued studying wizardry while preparing to test whether Biological Nurturing could breed supernatural lifeforms. He captured a Mountain Bear and began a Supernatural Dissection Experiment in his laboratory.

• Ryan advanced his Wizard Rune count to six and made progress studying the Mid-level Wizardry spells Flame Demon's Dread and Flame Demon Roar.
• Ryan left the Ancient Castle to conduct a Supernatural Dissection Experiment before performing Wizard Surgery on Harak.
• Ryan used Scarlet Heat to knock out a Mountain Bear that had charged into its territory.
• Harak dragged the Mountain Bear into the Nurturing Chamber's Laboratory, where Ryan secured it to the Experiment Table.
• Ryan removed the Mountain Bear's throat and other tissues that could affect the experiment, then began dissecting its chest and limbs.

Ryan completed his Supernatural Dissection experiment and bought materials to help Harak adapt to the Shadow Dark Crow Bloodline. As he left the shop, two senior apprentices discussed borrowing resources to obtain a Medium-level Wizard Artifact for a Wizard Freshman, and Barton Bailin recognized him.

• Ryan finished dissecting the Mountain Bear and extracted supernatural essence from its spinal cord.
• Ryan decided to prepare for implanting the Shadow Dark Crow Bloodline into Harak and visited Trade Street to buy supplies.
• Ryan met Mona at Hades Merchandise Store and learned that many freshmen from Ancient Forest Mountain were struggling or missing after missions.
• Ryan spent a hundred Magic Stones on Nightmare Powder, other supernatural materials, potion ingredients, and inferior-grade essence.
• Eugene Bailin complained that he and his brother had to borrow Magic Stones and Umbral Points for a Medium-level Wizard Artifact, and Barton Bailin spotted Ryan leaving the shop.

Ryan suspected the Bailin Brothers were plotting against him and prepared for a possible attack, while the brothers tried to meet with Wizard Hades. Ryan then began implanting a Shadow Dark Crow bloodline into Harak, with a stated success rate of 70%.

• Ryan noticed Barton and Eugene Bailin reacting nervously to him and suspected their plans might be connected to the newcomer assembly attack.
• Ryan resolved to prepare for a possible confrontation and considered how Harak's abilities could help him fight.
• Barton asked Mona to let the Bailin Brothers see Wizard Hades, but she refused because Hades had ordered the shop not to serve them.
• Ryan processed the supernatural materials, placed Harak on the experiment table, and began her bloodline implantation surgery.

Ryan completed Harak’s bloodline implantation, and she successfully fused with the Shadow Dark Crow Bloodline and underwent a Benign Mutation. Harak emerged as an exceptionally powerful Low-tier Supernatural Being, while Gray and Masque finished fighting a Black-spotted Forest Boa.

• Gray and Masque lured the Black-spotted Forest Boa into an attack, and Gray’s Wizard Array Spell shielded him while he struck its eye.
• Gray told Masque he had bought the protective Wizard Array Spell for ten Magic Stones, then wondered how Ryan would react to Kobik’s completed nurturing.
• Ryan finished implanting the Shadow Dark Crow Bloodline into Harak and placed her in the Incubation Chamber with Sweet Flower Potion.
• Ryan monitored Harak overnight and considered whether she could fuse with additional supernatural bloodlines.
• The Eye of Truth reported that Harak’s bloodline had fully fused and her Benign Mutation was underway, so Ryan replenished her nutrients with Supernatural Extract.
• At dawn, Harak emerged as a powerful Low-tier Supernatural Being, and Ryan saw that she had become one of the strongest creatures of her level.

Ryan examined Harak’s successful transformation into a Shadow Feather Dark Crow, then planned his advancement and Quota Mission before meeting Gray, Masque, and Mona at the Night After Night Wizard Tavern. As Gray began explaining the deeper significance of the Secret Realm Competition, Ryan listened over Wizard Wine.

• Ryan inspected Harak’s new abilities and named her a Shadow Feather Dark Crow.
• Ryan decided to pursue two Mid-level Wizardry techniques while preparing to advance to First-level Wizard Apprentice and complete his Quota Mission.
• Ryan visited the Night After Night Wizard Tavern and joined Gray, Masque, and Mona in private room 234.
• Gray recounted his and Masque’s Wizard Mission, while Ryan briefly described his research and Biological Nurturing work.
• Gray told Ryan that the Secret Realm Competition held a deeper significance for newcomers.

Gray revealed that the Secret Realm Competition’s top three freshmen would earn places in the Umbral Nurturing Plan as Umbral Children, along with a chance to join a Supernatural School. Ryan learned about the powerful Wizard Family rivals pursuing those places and remained determined to compete.

• Gray explained that the Secret Realm Competition’s top three winners could enter a Supernatural School of their choosing.
• Gray told Ryan, Mona, and Masque about the Umbral Nurturing Plan and its Umbral Child, Umbral Walker, and Umbral Star stages, which offered major resources and access to full-fledged Wizards for guidance.
• Gray revealed that only three Umbral Child places were available to their batch of freshmen and shared information about ten Wizard Family prodigies competing for them.
• Ryan studied the rivals’ profiles, including Aitry Made, K. Bernard, Guthres Made, and Rod Stark, and resolved to surpass them before the competition.
• Ryan returned to his Wizard Residence, washed up, reviewed his Supernatural Knowledge, and went to rest at midnight.

After completing his eighth rune, Ryan became a First-level Wizard Apprentice and tested his improved wizardry. He then received a D-rank Quota Mission to investigate suspected Wraith attacks in the Kingdom of Maya.

• Ryan left the laboratory after his promotion and reviewed his improved Spiritual Power, constitution, and particle energy.
• Ryan tested his revised Fearful Flame, combining two flames to destroy a Memory Metal doll with an eighteen-degree blast.
• Ryan reflected on his improved spells and the challenges of researching Flame Demon Dread Wizardry.
• Ryan received a mission from Umbral Expanse headquarters to investigate midnight screams and mutilated bodies in the Kingdom of Maya, where a Wraith was suspected.

Ryan prepared for a Quota Mission in the Kingdom of Maya, consulting the Corridor of Umbral Light for a map before teleporting to the Dragon Territory. Barton Bailin and Eugene Bailin followed after him, intending to kill Ryan while disguising the murder as an attack by Wilderness Wizards.

• Ryan reviewed the Quota Mission system and considered the dangers of Wraiths before deciding to make extra preparations.
• Ryan paid fifty Magic Stones at the Corridor of Umbral Light for a detailed Dragon Territory map that included information about the Kingdom of Maya.
• Ryan entered the Teleportation Array with Harak and a Truth-seeing Orb and was sent toward the Kingdom of Maya.
• Barton Bailin and Eugene Bailin watched Ryan depart and prepared to pursue him with Wizardry Scrolls, potions, and the Spear of the Underworld.
• Barton told Eugene that they would use the Mask of Lingering Dreams to make Ryan's death appear to have been caused by Wilderness Wizards.

Wizard Ethan gathered Umbral Wizards to discuss the Wizard Families’ challenge and the Umbral Nurturing Plan, while Ryan arrived in Zhendan Wizard City to record his Quota Mission. The chapter left Ryan at the city’s Teleportation Array as he began his assignment.

• Wizard Lando and Wizard Zephyr arrived late to a salon meeting attended by powerful Umbral Wizards.
• Wizard Ethan explained that the Antun Family was backing the surviving Bailin Family Wizards in a dispute with the School Lineage, and that he had agreed to fight two of them alone in the Battle Arena.
• Wizard Ethan turned the meeting’s focus to securing places in the Umbral Nurturing Plan, with the Wizard Families’ alliance as their main competition.
• Wizard Casey told Wizard Ethan that someone had interfered with the youngster’s Quota Mission, but Wizard Ethan said the youngster was not ready to be his pawn if he could not complete it.
• Ryan stepped out of the Teleportation Array in Zhendan Wizard City and was asked to record his Quota Mission with his Wizard Mark.

Ryan traveled to Zhendan Wizard City, where the lack of information about the Vengeful Spirit Incident made him suspicious. Disguised as Sir Arthur, he joined a caravan bound for the Kingdom of Maya and witnessed an invisible attacker kill a traveler, leaving him to suspect a thin figure in the crowd.

• Ryan left the Teleportation Array, bought Food Concentrate Blocks in Zhendan Wizard City, and found little reliable information about the Vengeful Spirit Incident.
• Ryan disguised himself as Arthur and traveled with Captain Hans, Chairman Nikotin, and their caravan toward the Kingdom of Maya.
• Lace brought dried meat to the knights, while Ryan noticed Harak circling overhead as a crow.
• A caravan member screamed, and the group found an elderly traveler dead with his flesh and organs brutally devoured.
• Ryan examined the corpse with blue light in his pupils and focused on a thin figure in the crowd as a possible killer.

Ryan identified the creature killing travelers as a wraith-like beast vengeful spirit living inside Jones, who used it to murder a man and planned to attack Lace. As Jones prepared to prey on her, Ryan watched from the shadows, fascinated by the creature as a potential experimental subject.

• Ryan's analysis identified the gaunt man, Jones, as the host of a creature that consumed its victims' flesh, vitality, and souls.
• Nikotin's caravan moved the corpse and continued toward the Kingdom of Maya while Lace was placed under the knights' guard.
• Jones brooded over his revenge and grew increasingly monstrous, then followed the caravan's camp and set his sights on Lace.
• Jones entered the trees beside Lace's tent and prepared to attack her as a terrifying beast appeared before her.
• Ryan secretly watched Jones and became eager to study the rare beast vengeful spirit.

Ryan subdued Jones and the unidentified wraith, captured them for experiments, and learned that the Eye of Truth would soon gain the ability to analyze two targets. As he stored the wraith, a Giant Hound statue barked in an underground palace.

• Jones summoned the Divine Dog, while Ryan recorded observations about the wraith’s symbiosis with its host and planned to dissect them.
• Jones ordered the Divine Dog to attack Ryan, but Ryan used Sensory Deprivation Wizardry to incapacitate Jones and knock the wraith from its illusionary state.
• Ryan considered whether the wraith had caused the Vengeful Spirit Incident in the Kingdom of Maya and decided to investigate its capital.
• Ryan used the Truth-seeing Orb to record the pair and learned that analyzing the wraith would take twelve hours.
• Ryan learned that the Eye of Truth would transform in seven days and gain the ability to analyze two targets, then stored Jones and the wraith in the Red Metal Ring.
• A Giant Hound statue barked on an altar in an underground palace filled with skeletal remains as Ryan stored the wraith.

The Maya Royal Family sacrificed newborns to the God of Gendas and gained renewed youth and powerful Divine Dogs, while King Kenny planned to kill Wizards entering the kingdom. At the Caravan Camp, Lace described a monstrous six-legged dog to Ryan, who dismissed her and reflected on how power shaped one's fate.

• The Maya Royal Family fed newborns to the Blood Pool, and Flesh Spheres emerged as the royals grew young again.
• Kenny’s right arm transformed into a claw, and he vowed to kill every Wizard entering the Kingdom of Maya, including the two expected in the capital.
• Lace awoke screaming about a monster, but Nikotin comforted her and dismissed the sight as a nightmare.
• Ryan considered pursuing the Elemental Wizard path and explained how it connected to his studies of Mechanical, White, and Bloodline Wizard disciplines.
• Lace asked Ryan whether a six-legged dog without a mouth or eyes could exist, but he dismissed her, and she left believing he did not believe her.

Ryan planned his next steps as a Wizard while the Bailin Brothers entered Maya Capital City to meet Kenny and arrange to kill him. Kenny lured them into a trap linked to the God of Gendas, where the Canine Bizarre Creature devoured Barton Bailin and Eugene Bailin.

• Ryan mapped out his Wizard studies, planned to investigate the Harak Bloodline and Shadow Feather Dark Crow, and resolved to pursue the Umbral Child honor.
• Barton Bailin and Eugene Bailin arrived in Maya Capital City and went to the royal palace, expecting Kenny to help them ambush Ryan-Harak.
• Kenny welcomed the Bailin Brothers at a palace banquet, but Barton became suspicious when he saw how young the king looked.
• Barton cast Thorn Whip at Kenny, but a canine bark broke his Wizardry and transported him and Eugene into a red-lit Underground Palace.
• Kenny revealed that he worshipped the God of Gendas, and the Canine Bizarre Creature swallowed Barton while Eugene lay unconscious in the Blood Pool.