Chapter Summaries

Dream Wizard explained to Ryan that the Umbral Nurturing Plan prepared young Wizards to explore the Deep Blue Great Secret Realm, a dangerous realm left by Angley Lu Sheng that could open within a hundred years. Ryan resolved to reach the pinnacle of Limit Wizard Apprentice within that time, and Dream Wizard said he had a way to help.

• Wizard Umbraly Light discussed Ryan's secrets and the Umbral Child Plan's progress with another woman at the Umbral Wizard Tower.
• Dream Wizard told Ryan that headquarters had publicized the new Umbral Children's names to prepare and pressure them for their future obligations.
• Dream Wizard revealed that Angley Lu Sheng had created strange landmarks across the Wizard Continent and left behind the Deep Blue Great Secret Realm, which the nearby Wizard Forces hoped to explore.
• Dream Wizard explained that only Wizards below Formal Wizard could enter the secret realm freely, and that Ryan would need to become a Limit Wizard Apprentice to qualify.
• Ryan resolved to reach the limit of Spiritual Power and Physical Value within a hundred years, and Dream Wizard said he had a way.

The Dream Wizard explained why he had chosen Ryan as his Inheritance Disciple and urged him to study the Dream Wizard System alongside his Elemental path. After assigning Ryan three spells to master within a month, the Dream Wizard left Ryan to pursue his own goals, and Ryan received an invitation from Kaze Antun.

• The Dream Wizard told Ryan that his potential qualified him to become the Dream Lineage's second Inheritance Disciple and might let him surpass the Dream Wizard's own achievements.
• The Dream Wizard explained that Ryan needed to learn the Eye of Dreams and find his own dream in the Dream Garden Secret Realm to understand the Dream Wizard System.
• The Dream Wizard assigned Ryan three Special Wizardry spells to master within a month and sent their Supernatural Knowledge to his Wizard Mark.
• Ryan declined to pursue a position in the Dream School and returned to the Dream Illusion Tower to study in its Library.
• Kaze Antun invited Ryan to the Private Hall of the Umbral Wizard Mansion for afternoon tea.

Ryan met Kaze Antun, who demanded the Black Sun Medal hidden in Ryan’s Red Metal Ring, claiming it was the Antun Family’s treasury key and the token of its next patriarch. Ryan recognized Kaze’s offer as manipulation and kept the medal, leaving their dispute unresolved.

• Ryan decided to meet Kaze Antun and planned to collect his accumulated rewards and investigate his Umbral Child Authority.
• Kaze Antun welcomed Ryan to a private hall and said the Red Metal Ring came from Yisar Antun and contained evidence of Yisar’s identity.
• Kaze asked Ryan to return the ring in exchange for a reward and his support with Chief Sol, then narrowed his request to the Black Sun Medal inside it.
• Kaze claimed the medal was the key to the Antun Treasury and the token of the family’s next head, and said he had chosen Yisar as his successor.
• Ryan saw through Kaze’s appeal and decided not to surrender the medal, which he knew could lead to the Black Sun Wizard Ruins.

Ryan left Kaze Antun and studied the library before collecting the rewards and privileges attached to his Umbral Child position. He then visited Wizard Casey to choose six subjects of Advanced Supernatural Knowledge, while Kaze resolved to reclaim the Black Sun Medal.

• Ryan rejected Kaze Antun’s attempt to draw him into conversation, and Kaze vowed to get the Black Sun Medal back for the Antun Family.
• Ryan studied books on special spaces in the Umbral Library, where Wizard Slety warned him that books about the Inner World and Outer Space could affect his Mental Will.
• Ryan collected 15,000 Magic Stones, 3,000 Umbral Points, and Level Three Authority, along with rewards and privileges for the Umbral Child.
• Ryan visited Wizard Casey and selected six subjects of Advanced Supernatural Knowledge, including studies of Elemental Particle energy, Biological Nurturing, and Wizard experiments.

Ryan settled into his new laboratory in the Dream Wizard High Tower, studied the Evil God's Heart, and organized his plans for advancing his wizardry. The chapter left him preparing to master three dream wizardry spells while reserving the Eye of Truth’s analysis slot.

• Ryan discussed with Wizard Kelan whether Evil God Gendas could still pose a threat and said he would avoid missions beyond his quota.
• Ryan arrived at his new cultivation grounds in the Dream Wizard High Tower and let Harak explore the forest.
• Ryan preserved the Hounds of Gendas and sealed the Evil God's Heart in a freezing Incubation Chamber, confirming that it was part of the evil god origin.
• Ryan checked Lusen, who remained asleep, and reviewed his wizard status and the flame demon system wizardry flow he had developed.
• Ryan wrote a plan to improve his wizardry, research Harak and the evil god remains, and master three dream wizardry spells within a month.
• Ryan kept the Eye of Truth's analysis slot in reserve and began reviewing the dream wizardry spells Eye of Dreams and Dream Heart Anchor.

Ryan mastered the Eye of Dreams, Heart of Dreams, and Sword of Dreams in fifteen days, then used them in the Maple Leaf Forest and nearly got consumed by the Dream Wizard’s dream power. The Dream Wizard rescued him, praised his sword strike and potential, and turned around as Ryan hoped to see his face.

• Ryan mastered the three dream spells far faster than expected, though he initially could not tell what the Eye of Dreams and Heart of Dreams did.
• In the Maple Leaf Forest, Ryan used the Eye of Dreams and saw distorted colors and trees that threatened to engulf him.
• Ryan wielded the Sword of Dreams to cut a safe gap through the distortions, but his spiritual power nearly ran out as the gap began to close.
• The Dream Wizard arrived and ordered the dream power to retreat, explaining that Ryan’s sight had drawn it toward him and that the danger would have been worse if he had used the Heart of Dreams.
• The Dream Wizard praised Ryan’s sword strike and potential, then turned around as Ryan tried to see his face.

The Dream Wizard explained the Dream World, Dream Creatures, and the Dream Lineage’s research into developing neurons to Ryan, then offered him a choice between pursuing the dangerous path of a Dream Wizard and studying the lineage’s established legacy. Ryan chose to pursue Dream Wizardry, and one month later he was at the Dream Wizard High Tower.

• The Dream Wizard told Ryan that Dream Wizardry relied on consciousness and spiritual power, then tested his understanding of how Dream Wizards could influence reality.
• The Dream Wizard showed Ryan a Dream Creature named Adai, and Ryan drank it, easing his mental strain and increasing his spiritual power.
• The Dream Wizard explained that most brain neurons remained immature and taught Ryan that the Dream Lineage’s key legacy was methods for nurturing and transforming them.
• The Dream Wizard warned Ryan that exploring the Dream World could be dangerous and offered him the safer option of studying the lineage’s legacy wizardry and Supernatural Knowledge.
• Ryan chose to pursue Dream Wizardry and asked about finding more Dream Creatures; the Dream Wizard told him to master its Basic Supernatural Knowledge, and one month later Ryan was at the Dream Wizard High Tower.

Ryan mastered Dream Wizardry and entered the Dream Garden to begin finding his own path, while Kaze Antun found a way to challenge him for the Black Sun Medal. Kaze planned to use Hades’s impending advancement to arrange a duel with Ryan three months early.

• Ryan tested his Dream Wizardry, used his self-created True Conversion spell to return from the Dream Interstice to reality, and prepared to enter the Dream Garden.
• The Dream Wizard sent Ryan into the Dream Garden with a yellow orb he could crush to be brought back, while Wizard Umbraly Light visited to obtain Black Spirit Wine.
• Kaze Antun spent a month struggling to find a way to recover the Black Sun Medal without drawing attention to the Antun Family.
• Kaze received word that Hades had reached the threshold of a Third-level Wizard Apprentice and decided to have him advance within three months.
• Kaze planned to challenge Ryan three months early, expecting that a same-rank duel would be difficult for Ryan to refuse.

Ryan explored the Dream Garden to develop his Dream Wizard path and study its strange inhabitants. After defeating a predatory bridge and crossing the river with his Spiritual Power, he headed toward a manor where the Dream Wizard had left items from his youth.

• Ryan entered the Dream Garden, sensed its dangers, and collected samples of its bizarre vegetation.
• Ryan found a Dream Creature disguised as a Single-plank Bridge and learned from it about the sleeping monsters in the garden.
• Ryan cut the Bridgewood Fiend into pieces and stored the timber in his Red Metal Ring.
• Ryan reshaped the ground into a path across the river and crossed while monsters watched from the water.
• The Dream Wizard observed Ryan and watched him enter the rice paddies on his way to the manor.

Ryan discovered that the Dream Garden’s Golden Ant Rice Grains could strengthen his physique and Spiritual Power, then explored the Dream Wizard’s abandoned Manor and uncovered the purpose behind his teacher’s preparations. He decided to stay in the Garden and continue developing the Dream Wizard Path.

• Ryan used the Eye of Truth to identify the Golden Ant Rice Grains and noticed dangerous Scarecrows standing among the rice.
• Ryan ate one golden ant grain, confirmed its benefits, and stored a stalk in the Red Metal Ring.
• Ryan entered the Manor and found a spotless Laboratory filled with working Wizard Instruments and the Dream Wizard’s research notes.
• Ryan studied the manuscripts and realized his teacher had prepared the Garden and subdued its dangers for him.
• Ryan resolved to live in the Dream Garden, use its resources and Dream Creatures for research, and complete the Dream Wizard Path.

Ryan studied the Dream Wizard’s notes and settled on a path that would use Harak as a mobile link between the Dream World and reality. As Ryan prepared to develop his Dream Wizardry, Kaze Antun decided to pressure him into a challenge, while Zack remained determined to surpass him.

• Ryan studied the Dream Wizard’s research, explored the Dream Garden, and began living among its Dream Creatures to deepen his understanding of the Dream World.
• After half a month, Ryan concluded that he could use Harak’s Infinite Core as a mobile anchor, strengthening Harak’s connection to the Dream World and extending Dream Wizard power into reality.
• Ryan settled on the Dream Twin Project and planned to develop his own Dream Wizardry, while recognizing that he needed to increase his Dream Power by consuming Dream Creatures.
• Kaze Antun, worried Ryan had ignored his challenge, decided to spread news of Hades’s breakthrough and frame Hades’s challenge as revenge for Zack’s defeat.
• Zack practiced Puppet Wizardry and vowed to catch up to Ryan, then felt an unexplained sense of unease.

Ryan developed three Low-level Dream Wizardry spells, cultivated his Dream Creature Nightmare, and prepared to leave the Dream World before Dreamification worsened. Meanwhile, Zack Antun learned that a rumor about his defeat had prompted Hades to challenge Ryan, and the chapter left Ryan emerging from the Dream Garden.

• Ryan harvested Evil Heart Roses and used their venom to complete the initial cultivation of Nightmare in his Laboratory.
• Ryan reviewed his Dream Wizardry progress and decided to spend his remaining half-month in the Dream World creating at least one Mid-level spell before leaving.
• Zack Antun completed several powerful puppets and attended a Salon Gathering, where he learned Hades had challenged Ryan to avenge him.
• Zack Antun discovered that the rumor claiming he had been devastated by Ryan’s defeat had been started by his father.
• The Salon Gathering discussed how Ryan’s response could affect the Dream Lineage’s standing, while Ryan emerged from the Dream Garden.

After three months in the Dream Garden, Ryan left with both Wizard Paths at Rank 2, then accepted Kaze Antun’s challenge to fight Hades for the Black Sun Medal and a substantial wager. Six days later, Wizards from the Wizard Family Alliance and the School Lineage gathered at the Battle Arena entrance for the coming match.

• Ryan left the Dream Garden after advancing his Dream Wizard Path to Rank 2 and stored his Dream products in Maple Leaf Forest because preserving them outside it drained his Dream Power.
• Ryan received Kaze Antun’s challenge and accepted the Battle Arena match, wagering the Black Sun Medal against the Antun Family’s assets and a fight with Hades Antun.
• Kaze Antun learned Ryan had accepted and arranged for Ryan to choose the battlefield, with a draw if the fight lasted more than half an hour.
• Hades told Kaze that his new Third-level Wizard Apprentice rank gave him an overwhelming advantage over Ryan.
• Six days later, Wizards from the Wizard Family Alliance and the School Lineage gathered at the Battle Arena entrance.

Ryan faced Hades Antun in a public duel, only to discover that Hades had advanced to Third-level Wizard Apprentice and could overwhelm him with his aura alone. Trapped under Hades's crushing pressure on a volcanic battlefield, Ryan prepared to fight back with Dream Power and Flame Demon Dread Wizardry.

• Kaze Antun arrived with Hades, whose aura revealed to Wizard Lando and Wizard Zephyr that he had advanced to Third-level Wizard Apprentice.
• Ryan accepted Kaze's duel terms, including a half-hour time limit, and chose a volcanic battlefield that favored Fire Element Wizardry.
• Ryan and Hades entered the Live Battlefield as their Bio-fields collided and the arena transformed into a scorching volcanic wasteland.
• Hades unleashed Particle Energy at Third-level Wizard Apprentice strength, shocking the spectators and overwhelming Ryan's Bio-field.
• Ryan's appraisal confirmed Hades's rank, and Ryan spread Dream Power before summoning flames with Flame Demon Dread Wizardry.

Ryan Harak endured Hades’s overwhelming attacks until his mysterious Dream Wizardry let him repeatedly reappear after being destroyed. Hades ran low on particle energy and stopped attacking as Ryan approached, leaving the duel’s outcome unresolved.

• Hades used Corrosive Spears and a shrinking bio-field to suppress Ryan, who repeatedly escaped with his Flame Demon Domain and teleportation-like movement.
• Hades surrounded Ryan with Tidal Water Snakes and launched twelve Corrosive Lances, leading the spectators to believe Ryan had lost.
• Ryan reappeared behind Hades in a Black Wizard Robe, and Hades repeatedly shattered him without stopping his returns.
• The watching wizards struggled to understand Ryan’s Dream Wizardry, while Wizard Kelan said even he could not explain it.
• Hades stopped attacking with only about ten percent of his particle energy remaining, maintained his shield, and watched Ryan reach out within a meter.

Ryan Harak defeated Hades Antun in the Battle Arena with Dream Wizard techniques, winning the Wizard Contract and recognition as the second disciple in the Dream Wizard Inheritance. He left the arena as Kaze Antun accepted the loss and arranged to transfer the agreed property.

• Ryan used Dreamy Illusion and Dream Shadow Replacement to turn Hades Antun’s Water Prison Binding against him and inflict severe injuries.
• Ryan and Hades were transported to the Waiting Space, where Hades asked how he had lost, but Ryan only said everything was a Dreamy Illusion.
• Ryan left the Battle Arena and claimed victory over a Third-level Wizard Apprentice as the power of a Rank 2 Wizard Apprentice.
• Ryan looked to Kaze Antun, who accepted the loss and messaged him to complete the transfer of the shop and Wizard Residence the next day.

After defeating Hades, Ryan learned that his victory had drawn the attention of formal wizards and exposed tensions over the Deep Blue Secret Realm. As Ryan planned how to strengthen his Wizard Paths, Dream Wizard agreed to help Divine Blood Wizard’s disciple Tuota with his advancement and offered to make Ryan a custom Wizard Artifact.

• Ryan defeated Hades, prompting the Family Wizards to reconsider their own training and leaving Hades to face the Antun Family’s losses.
• Wizard Kelan congratulated Ryan, explained that his unprecedented victory would attract resources and pressure, and warned him about conflicts surrounding the Deep Blue Secret Realm.
• Ryan resolved to improve his Dream and Elemental Wizard Paths, research Supernatural Knowledge, and use a wizard shop to sell his experimental products.
• Dream Wizard and Divine Blood Wizard discussed helping Tuota attempt to advance to Formal Wizard in three months, despite the risks of outside interference.
• Dream Wizard offered to create Ryan a tailor-made Wizard Artifact at the Divine Blood Tower.

Wizard Umbraly Light placed Ryan Harak in the first tier of the Umbral Nurturing Plan after learning he had defeated a Third-level Wizard Apprentice, while Ryan recovered, developed his research plans, and tamed the Vampire King Vine. As winter began, Ryan went to meet Kaze Antun at Bashan Discussion Hall to settle their wager and remaining Wizard Contract terms.

• Wizard Umbraly Light ranked Ryan Harak in the first tier and Rod Stark and Fox Grolantay in the second, reserving other apprentice positions for Battle Arena winners.
• Purple Nightmare Wizard visited Puni Stark and told him about the plan and the chance to learn which School Lineage candidates would compete.
• Ryan Harak received a key from the Dream Wizard that would let him visit Divine Blood Tower and request a custom Supernatural Wizard Artifact.
• Ryan studied new Supernatural Knowledge, planned experiments for the Vampire King Vine and Hound of Gendas, and assigned the Eye of Truth to refine his Flame Demon Wizardry Flow.
• Ryan subdued and imprinted the Vampire King Vine, then activated the Wizard Array in the Magic Plant Cultivation Ground.
• When winter arrived, Ryan went to Bashan Discussion Hall to meet Kaze Antun and settle their wager and Wizard Contract terms.

Ryan returned the Black Sun Medal to Kaze Antun and secured a contract with the Antun Family to search for the Black Sun Ruins together, with Ryan claiming first pick of anything useful. After shopping and preparing food from the Dream Garden, Ryan encountered the Dream Wizard, who asked how the Golden Ant Rice Grains tasted.

• Kaze Antun prepared to hand Ryan the Wizard Residence and Commercial District shop, along with the promised resources, after Ryan signed their contract.
• Ryan returned the Black Sun Medal to Kaze Antun and proposed a joint search for the genuine Black Sun Ruins, with the Antun Family handling the investigation and Ryan getting first pick of useful discoveries.
• Kaze Antun examined Ryan's terms and signed a binding Wizard Contract, forming an initial alliance with Ryan and the Antun Family.
• Ryan bought potions and materials from the Hades Merchandise Store while Mona served him and watched him leave.
• Ryan retrieved Golden Ant Rice Grains and a Dream Creature from their hiding place near the Dream Illusion Tower, then met the Dream Wizard, who asked how the rice tasted.

Ryan struggled to refine his Dream Wizardries, eased his mental strain through a reckless experiment, and then entered the Inheritance Land to seek knowledge that could advance his research. The chapter left him discovering a promising book on dreams and consciousness.

• Dream Wizard examined Ryan's Dream Wizardry and left for three months, telling him to study on his own.
• Ryan hit a bottleneck refining Dreamy Illusion and Dream Shadow Replacement, then released his pent-up frustration by experimenting on a tiger with Hound of Gendas cells.
• Ryan regained his clarity and decided to seek more Supernatural Knowledge in the Inheritance Land.
• Ryan used his Level Three Authority and Umbral Child privileges to enter the Inheritance Maze and search for Dream Wizard-related knowledge.
• Ryan opened a book titled Analysis of Dreams and Consciousness, and his eyes lit up at its first page.