Chapter Summaries

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green is surrounded by powerful Demon King attendants, including the King of Anger, Dream-Peeping King, Gluttony King, and Wailing King.
• The Nightmare World's cycle of day and night is disrupted, with the black sun failing to rise.
• The Dream-Peeping King reveals that Green ruined his 10,000-year effort to prove the existence of the Judgement Rule.

Character Developments

• Green realizes the potential similarity between the Judgement Rule and Solam.
• The Twin Kings' sanity begins to deteriorate due to their demonic transformation.
• The Dream-Peeping King's hatred toward Green intensifies.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival and power in the Nightmare World.
• The fear and resentment caused by the Wizard World's conquests.
• The potential existence of the Judgement Rule and its implications.

Character Interactions

• The King of Anger, Dream-Peeping King, Gluttony King, and Wailing King argue about the Nightmare World's fate and Green's role in it.
• Green remains calm and focused on finding an escape, despite being surrounded and outmatched.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green challenges the Demon King attendants, leading to a chaotic battle.
• The Twin Kings achieve two-hundred-percent demonification, causing havoc.
• Green absorbs Fright Force from collapsing Demon King attendants, growing stronger.
• The Wailing King suppresses Green, awaiting the arrival of a Fear Demon King.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his cunning and resourcefulness, turning the battle to his advantage.
• The Twin Kings showcase their immense power in two-hundred-percent demonification.
• The Wailing King reveals his ability to suppress opponents within his Nightmare Domain.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and resources among Demon King attendants.
• The consequences of losing oneself to demonification (Twin Kings).
• The importance of Fright Force for Nightmare creatures.

Character Interactions

• Green vs. Demon King attendants: Green manipulates the situation to absorb Fright Force.
• Twin Kings vs. Gluttony King & King of Anger: The Twin Kings' immense power is matched by the combined strength of the other two Demon King attendants.
• Wailing King vs. Green: The Wailing King suppresses Green, awaiting the arrival of a Fear Demon King.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Peeping Eavesdropping Fear Demon King descends into the Nightmare World.
• It attacks and defeats several Demon King attendants, including the Wailing King and the King of Anger.
• Green absorbs massive amounts of fright power, causing his body to grow larger.
• The Three-Ring True Spirit Wizard is revealed to be the Peeping Eavesdropping Fear Demon King.

Character Developments

• Green's body grows and becomes more powerful as he absorbs fright power.
• The Demon King attendants are shown to be vulnerable against the Three-Ring True Spirit Wizard.
• The Three-Ring True Spirit Wizard demonstrates his power and understanding of the Nightmare World's rules.

Significant Themes

• The power of rules and the ability to manipulate them.
• The vulnerability of the Nightmare World's creatures against an outside force (the Three-Ring True Spirit Wizard).
• The concept of truth versus appearances and the veil of rules.

Character Interactions

• The Three-Ring True Spirit Wizard interacts with the Demon King attendants, defeating them effortlessly.
• Green interacts with the Three-Ring True Spirit Wizard through his senses, understanding the latter's true identity and power.
• The Demon King attendants interact with each other, trying to resist the Three-Ring True Spirit Wizard but failing.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green transforms into a Fear Demon King, becoming the first Nightmare Wizard.
• The Judgment Rule, which allows humans to enter the Nightmare World and gain Hunter talent, is revealed.
• Six Nightmare Wizards, including Green and Solam, gather to elevate the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard into a True Spirit Wizard.

Character Developments

• Green advances from a Nightmare Wizard apprentice to a formal Nightmare Wizard, gaining the Nightmare Bone Fear Demon King form.
• The Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard is set to advance into a True Spirit Wizard, becoming the first Nightmare Wizard True Spirit.

Significant Themes

• Fear and its sources, both in humans and the Nightmare World.
• The struggle against the Black Wizards and the poisonous tumor that is the Black Region.
• The establishment of new rules and paths for Nightmare Wizards in the Wizard World.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the Third-Ring True Spirit Wizard, who guides and supports him throughout his transformation.
• Green and Solam, along with four other Nightmare Wizards, join together to elevate the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard into a True Spirit Wizard.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The six wizards, including Green and Solam, form a massive six-pointed-star magic array to help the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard advance to True Spirit rank.
• The newly advanced One-Ring True Spirit Wizard establishes the One-Ring Nightmare Holy Tower, joining the Nightmare World and the Wizard World as one.
• The Nightmare World's final remnants, including the Fear Demon Kings, try to resist the One-Ring True Spirit Wizard but are easily defeated.

Character Developments

• The Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard advances to True Spirit rank, becoming the One-Ring True Spirit Wizard.
• Green and Solam decide to return to the Wizard World and abandon the Nightmare Wizard advancement route.

Significant Themes

• The joining of the Nightmare World and the Wizard World, marking the end of the Nightmare World's independence.
• The power dynamics between the Nightmare World and the Wizard World, with the latter ultimately dominating.

Character Interactions

• Green and Solam work together to help the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard advance to True Spirit rank.
• The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard interacts with the remaining Fear Demon Kings, demonstrating her power and indifference.
• Green and Solam silently agree to return to the Wizard World and abandon the Nightmare Wizard path.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green learns about Black Isotta Stigmata Wizard's fall in the Flame Soul World at the hands of the King of the Purgatory Giants, Aibadon.
• Green decides to visit the Seven-Ring World before accompanying Mentor Peranos for the lineage assessment and inauguration ceremony.
• Green reflects on his failed advancement attempt and the dangers of the Undying Body and extreme fear of sealing for Nightmare Wizards.

Character Developments

• Green feels regret and sadness over Black Isotta Stigmata Wizard's fall, understanding the hardships of the Wizard's path.
• Green acknowledges the costs and dangers of being a Nightmare Wizard, particularly the consumption of mental power and the risk of invasion when using the Undying Body.
• Green discovers that his Nightmare Bloodline sorcery might be his Dream-Entering Heart ability.

Significant Themes

• The harsh and lonely path of Wizards, with many falling along the way to True Spirit.
• The balance of power and rules in existence, with every ability having its own costs and weaknesses.
• The isolation and danger of Nightmare Wizards, with their unique abilities also bringing unique risks.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with Solam, who provides information about Black Isotta Stigmata Wizard's fall and shares his plans to return to Demon Hunter Castle.
• Green and Little Eight discuss Green's failed advancement and the dangers of the Undying Body, as well as the potential benefits of Green's Nightmare Bloodline sorcery.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green arrives at the Seven-Ring World to find Vivian, who has been in the Seven-Ring Holy Tower for a long time.
• He learns that Vivian has not advanced to a formal Wizard and has only about ten years left to live.
• Green visits Vivian at Gules's Demon-Hunter Castle, where she is living out her final years.

Character Developments

• Green: He feels remorseful for "poisoning" Vivian and not being able to help her advance to a formal Wizard. He decides to take her out to see the Wizard World one last time.
• Vivian: She has aged significantly and has accepted her fate, blaming her own insufficient Wizard wisdom for not advancing. She is still warm and welcoming toward Green.
• Gules's: The Level 3 Great Wizard who has taken Vivian under his wing and taught her much Wizard knowledge. He regrets that Vivian has not been able to advance.

Significant Themes

• Aging and Mortality: The passage of time and the inevitability of death are emphasized through Vivian's aging and impending end of life.
• Regret and Guilt: Green feels guilty for his past actions, while Vivian regrets not being able to advance to a formal Wizard.
• Acceptance: Both Vivian and Gules have accepted Vivian's situation, focusing on making the most of her remaining time.

Character Interactions

• Green and Vivian: Their reunion is filled with warmth and mutual understanding, despite the regret and shame that lingers between them.
• Vivian and Gules: Gules has taken Vivian under his wing and taught her, showing kindness and concern for her well-being.
• Green and Gules: They share a moment of understanding and regret over Vivian's situation, without needing to express it explicitly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green brings Vivian out of the Seven-Ring Holy Tower using his status.
• They witness a demon-hunting expedition led by a Space Fortress.
• Green communicates with Peranos via a Zero Boundary Stone, arranging for Vivian to join him for a few years.
• Green shows Vivian his World Laboratory and the Abyss creature specimens he's studying.

Character Developments

• Vivian: She leaves the Seven-Ring Holy Tower, experiencing the real world for the first time. She feels guilty for not becoming an official wizard yet but accepts her situation and decides to make the most of her remaining time.
• Green: He continues his research on Abyss creatures and synthetic beasts, expanding his knowledge and capabilities. He also shows responsibility and care for Vivian, providing her with a place to stay and work.

Significant Themes

• The Price of Ambition: The wizard path is one of constant forward motion, with no room for retreat. This is reflected in Vivian's struggle to become an official wizard and her eventual acceptance of her current state.
• The Unknown: The vastness of the Endless World and the mysteries it holds are emphasized through the Space Fortress and Green's research on Abyss creatures and synthetic beasts.

Character Interactions

• Green and Vivian: They develop a mentor-mentee relationship. Green guides Vivian and provides her with opportunities to learn and grow, while Vivian assists Green in his research.
• Green and Peranos: They maintain contact through the Zero Boundary Stone, with Peranos expressing his pride in Green's actions regarding Vivian and his plans to join them later.
• Green and Little Eight: They continue their playful dynamic, with Little Eight supervising Labu and causing mischief in the laboratory.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green returns to the Wizard World with Vivian and Little Eight.
• Peranos reveals that the Black Isotta Stigmata Wizard has fallen, and the academy's source of magic power has been taken over by the Seven-Ring Holy Tower.
• Peranos shares that the Black Isotta Stigmata Wizard might have a chance to live again if another wizard from the Wizard World advances to become a Stigmata Wizard.

Character Developments

• Green feels despondent about the Black Isotta Stigmata Wizard's death but finds hope in Peranos's revelation.
• Peranos shows concern for Green's well-being and growth.
• Varo expresses his frustration with Peranos comparing him to Green.

Significant Themes

• The cycle of life and death in the wizard world.
• The importance of hope and perseverance in the face of adversity.
• The mentorship and guidance of Peranos towards Green and Varo.

Character Interactions

• Green reunites with Peranos, Varo, and Jiahei.
• Peranos shares confidential information with Green about the Black Isotta Stigmata Wizard.
• Varo expresses his feelings of inadequacy compared to Green.
• Mistress Alice comforts Vivian.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green and Peranos' group travel through the Wilderness Continent, encountering various dangers and creatures.
• They meet Geomantic Spirits and trade Earthcore Stones for high-grade energy crystals and Madou Amber.
• Varo trades a bottle of pangolin urine wine for Earth Vein Essence.
• The group encounters an Ice-Boulder Wind and later a spatial airship from the Sixth-Ring Holy Tower, which forces them to take a detour around an Ancient Ruler Crater.

Character Developments

• Peranos demonstrates his keen senses and experience in navigating dangerous territories.
• Green shows his knowledge of rare ingredients (Madou Amber) and willingness to trade for them.
• Varo displays his eccentricity and luck in trading with Geomantic Spirits.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and Survival: The group faces various challenges and adapts to them, demonstrating their resilience and resourcefulness.
• Trade and Barter: The group engages in trades with Geomantic Spirits, highlighting the importance of barter systems and the value of rare resources.

Character Interactions

• Peranos and Green work together to navigate through the Wilderness Continent.
• Varo interacts with Geomantic Spirits, showcasing his unique perspective and luck.
• The group encounters a Level 2 wizard from the Sixth-Ring Holy Tower, leading to a detour.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The group encounters the destructive Sixth-Ring Algae, created by the Sixth-Ring True Spirit Wizard.
• They reach the Sixth-Ring Turtle Shell, the first True Spirit Crater controlled by the wizard world.
• Peranos reveals that he and other Netherheart lineage members will help Grand Martial Uncle Nine-Headed Wrath become a true Stigmata Wizard.
• Green, Varo, and Vivian part ways to explore the Sixth-Ring Holy Tower independently.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his dedication to research and experimentation, even when faced with overwhelming material needs.
• Peranos shows his commitment to supporting his lineage and the wizard world's development.
• Varo's curiosity and love for collecting strange things are highlighted.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between control and destruction, represented by the Sixth-Ring Algae and the Sixth-Ring Turtle Shell.
• The importance of unity and cooperation among wizards for the betterment of their world, as seen in Peranos' plan to help his grand martial uncle.

Character Interactions

• Green, Varo, and Vivian decide to explore the Sixth-Ring Holy Tower separately, showing their individual interests and goals.
• Peranos and Alice guide Little Eight, showing a caring and playful side to their relationship with the little demon.
• Green interacts with a shopkeeper, demonstrating his determination and resourcefulness in acquiring materials for his experiments.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The group travels to Netherheart Wizard Academy.
• Netherheart Stigmata Wizard convenes a meeting with his disciples and their students.
• The assessment topic is announced: govern a city for fifty years to increase population growth.
• Green requests and is granted permission for Vivian to stay by his side during the assessment.

Character Developments

• Green: Shows concern for Vivian's well-being and demonstrates respect for his mentor's knowledge.
• Netherheart Stigmata Wizard: Reveals his wisdom and experience, as well as his concern for his disciples' growth.
• First Senior Uncle Nine-Headed Wrath: Shows confidence and strategic thinking in facing future challenges.

Significant Themes

• Mentorship and Respect: The relationship between mentors and disciples is explored, emphasizing the importance of respect for knowledge and selfless teachings.
• Growth and Assessment: The assessment serves as a means for the disciples to grow and prove themselves, reflecting the theme of personal development and competition.

Character Interactions

• Green and Netherheart: Green shows deference to his mentor, while Netherheart demonstrates understanding and support for Green's request.
• Green and Vivian: Green's concern for Vivian highlights their close relationship and his protective nature.
• Netherheart and his disciples: The interactions among the disciples showcase their respect for their mentor and their eagerness to prove themselves.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green arrives in Mothfrog City for his 50-year assessment as a city lord.
• He learns about the city's resources, including a gold mine and other mineral deposits.
• Green discovers that mineral resources have been seized by Lingwei City.
• He sends Vivian and Little Eight to deal with a band of roaming brigands near Elode Town.
• Green leads a tour of the city, culminating in a raid on a slum district's untaxed establishments.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his strategic thinking and determination to increase the city's wealth.
• Vivian shows loyalty and willingness to follow Green's orders.
• Little Eight displays his impulsive nature and eagerness to prove himself.
• The nobles reveal their greed and corruption, attempting to bribe Green.

Significant Themes

• Resource management and development for wealth generation.
• Corruption and exploitation of the lower class by the nobility.
• The struggle for control over mineral resources between cities.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the nobles, revealing his intentions to increase wealth and asserting his authority as city lord.
• Green sends Vivian and Little Eight on a mission together, showing trust in both of them.
• Green confronts the corrupt nobles, seizing their ill-gotten gains and demonstrating his resolve to clean up the city.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green returns to Mothfrog City after gathering information about the gold mine.
• He executes several criminals to establish prestige and warns the nobles.
• Green announces his plans to build a road, bring wealth to the city, and improve the lives of its residents.
• He borrows funds from nobles for the road construction in exchange for future gold mine development rights.
• Green helps a remote village with an infectious disease by posting a task at Nine-Headed Wrath Wizard Academy.
• He leads a procession to Broken-Tooth Mountain, where he uses his powers to resolve the mining difficulties.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his power and prestige as a wizard, winning the support of the common people.
• He shows compassion and understanding towards the common people's struggles, aiming to improve their lives.
• Green exhibits strategic thinking and long-term planning in his road-building project.
• The nobles are cautious and opportunistic, willing to support Green's plans for personal gain.

Significant Themes

• Hope and Change: Green's promises ignite hope among the common people, inspiring them to dream of a better future.
• Power and Responsibility: Green uses his power as a wizard to improve the lives of ordinary people, understanding the importance of balancing human needs with magical advancement.
• Wealth and Development: Green's road-building plan aims to bring wealth and development to Mothfrog City, drawing in outside populations and encouraging natural agriculture.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the common people, winning their support and trust.
• He deals with the nobles, borrowing funds for the road construction and offering them a share of the future gold mine profits.
• Green communicates with the Thousand-Eyed Giant Crab, using its power to resolve the mining difficulties at Broken-Tooth Mountain.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green realizes the need to reduce the murder rate to increase the population.
• He decides to build a knight training school for children aged 7-16.
• Green plans to lease a manor for the school but agrees to a merchant's condition to recommend his daughter to the wizard academy.
• Green continues researching the strange material he bought from the Sixth-Ring Holy Tower.
• The once-every-ten-years wizard academy selection for wizard apprentices arrives in Mothfrog City.

Character Developments

• Green shows concern for the city's population growth and the well-being of its children.
• He demonstrates his strategic thinking by planning the knight training school and considering its long-term benefits.
• Green's curiosity and dedication to research are evident as he continues studying the unknown material.
• Little Eight eagerly accepts the role of teaching literacy and etiquette at the knight training school.

Significant Themes

• Education and Training: Green's focus on educating the city's children highlights the importance of knowledge and skills for personal growth and societal progress.
• Long-term Planning: Green's decisions, such as establishing the knight training school and considering the future impact of wealth on wizard apprenticeship chances, reflect his strategic and forward-thinking approach.
• Curiosity and Learning: Green's dedication to understanding the unknown material showcases his intellectual curiosity and commitment to learning.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the accounting steward, discussing financial matters and arrangements for the knight training school.
• He communicates with Little Eight about the latter's role in teaching literacy and etiquette at the school.
• Green meets with merchants regarding the lease of the manor and the recommendation of their children to the wizard academy.
• Green welcomes the wizard from Nine-Headed Wrath Wizard Academy and oversees the selection process for wizard apprentices.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green receives a task contract for the Nine-Headed Wrath Wizard Academy, allowing him to issue tasks for the next ten years.
• Mothfrog City's development continues with the construction of roads and an increase in wealth, leading to a rise in the town's population and lifespan.
• The Knight Teaching Academy produces a sixteen-year-old legendary knight, Mu Yi, who has awakened blood qi.

Character Developments

• Green becomes more senior and respected as a Demon-Hunting Wizard.
• Mu Yi, the legendary knight, is introduced, with a tragic past and potential for growth.

Significant Themes

• The contrast between the ordinary human world and the powerful, dangerous Wizard World.
• The potential for growth and improvement, both for individuals and cities.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the female wizard responsible for recruiting wizard apprentices, showing respect and cooperation.
• Green meets Mu Yi, offering him a choice between a comfortable life as a city guard commander or a challenging path to the Wizard World.
• Little Eight continues his role as an etiquette instructor at the Knight Teaching Academy.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Vivian feels her life nearing its end, with her body visibly aging rapidly.
• Mu Yi, one of the orphanage children, graduates as a knight and is offered two choices by Green: a noble title and knight commander position, or serving as Green's attendant for forty years for an opportunity to gain great strength.
• Green decides to attempt a plan to help Vivian advance to an official wizard, driven by guilt, affection, and a desire to avoid a tragic separation like the one between Lafi and his lover.

Character Developments

• Vivian reflects on her life, feeling regret for not having her own life and memories, and wishes for another chance.
• Mu Yi shows reluctance to leave the orphanage and respect for Vivian, seeking her guidance.
• Green feels guilty for his past mistake with Vivian and decides to try helping her advance to an official wizard.

Significant Themes

• The pain of lovers separated by life and death, and the fear of causing such pain leading to missed opportunities for love and happiness.
• The regret of not having one's own life and memories, and the desire for a second chance.
• The guilt of past mistakes and the desire to make amends.

Character Interactions

• Vivian interacts with the orphanage children, showing kindness and care, and provides guidance to Mu Yi.
• Mu Yi seeks Vivian's advice regarding his future, showing respect and affection for her.
• Green, though not present, influences the events and decisions of both Vivian and Mu Yi through his past actions and current plans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green visits Vivian at the orphanage after years.
• He offers her a way to advance to an official wizard quickly, involving the One-Ring True Spirit Wizard.
• Green gives Vivian a pill and his Dream-Entering Heart, then uses his Nightmare powers to transform her into a Nightmare creature.
• Green takes Vivian to the Nightmare World and places her in his wizard vessel, Spyshadow Starfall, to be taken to the One-Ring Nightmare Holy Tower.

Character Developments

• Vivian: Shows determination to advance as a wizard, accepts Green's offer, and enters the Nightmare World.
• Green: Demonstrates his power and knowledge of the Nightmare World, willing to help Vivian advance despite the risks.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and determination (Vivian's desire to become a powerful wizard)
• The cost of power (Green's use of Nightmare powers to help Vivian)
• The relationship between the Nightmare World and the Wizard World

Character Interactions

• Green and Vivian: Green offers Vivian a chance to advance, and she accepts. They work together to enter the Nightmare World.
• Green and the Nightmare World: Green navigates the Nightmare World using his knowledge and powers, ensuring Vivian's safe passage.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green signs a contract with Mu Yi, a sixteen-year-old legendary knight, to stay by his side until his term as City Master ends.
• Green learns about the deteriorating conditions in neighboring cities due to rapid population growth, which could lead to a joint attack on Mothfrog City.
• Green decides to hire the noble knight legions of Love Bee City and Sweet Potato City to help reclaim Ironstone Mine and the Blood Agate Mine, temporarily increasing their wealth and population.
• Earth Giant Anacondas attack Mothfrog City, but Green easily defeats them, demonstrating his power to the city guards.

Character Developments

• Green shows strategic thinking and concern for his city's future, realizing the potential threat from neighboring cities.
• Mu Yi, the legendary knight, remains loyal and follows Green's orders.
• Marquis Gumoza, the old noble, shows cunning and ambition, suggesting a strategy to temporarily increase neighboring cities' wealth.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for resources and power among cities.
• The importance of population growth and wealth for a city's survival.
• The role of wizards in protecting their territories from wild creatures.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with Mu Yi, giving him orders and showing trust in his abilities.
• Green discusses strategies with Marquis Gumoza, showing a level of respect and willingness to compromise.
• Green demonstrates his power to the city guards, instilling fear and awe in them.

Plot Points and Events

+ Three months have passed since Green's suggestion to open the Doma River waterway.
+ A merchant caravan from the Three-Thunder Tower Wizard Academy arrives in Mothfrog City, seeking a trade route through the Nine-Headed Wrath Wizard Academy.
+ Green agrees to their terms but adds a condition that they help fund and build an air harbor in Mothfrog City.
+ Green travels to the Nightmare World to meet the One-Ring True Spirit Wizard.
+ The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard refuses to help Vivian advance to an official Nightmare Wizard, citing the need to maintain the balance rule and the quotas for Nightmare Wizard apprentices.

Character Developments

+ Green demonstrates his diplomatic skills and long-term planning by agreeing to the merchants' terms but adding a condition that benefits Mothfrog City's future.
+ Green shows his determination to help Vivian, traveling to the Nightmare World to plead with the One-Ring True Spirit Wizard.
+ The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard displays her wisdom, persistence, and understanding of the greater challenges facing the Wizard World.

Significant Themes

+ The balance rule and its consequences.
+ The upcoming war between the Wizard World and the Metal Destroyer Civilization.
+ The importance of long-term planning and infrastructure development for a city's growth.

Character Interactions

+ Green interacts with the merchant caravan leader, demonstrating his diplomatic skills and long-term planning.
+ Green meets with the One-Ring True Spirit Wizard, pleading for her help in advancing Vivian to an official Nightmare Wizard but ultimately facing refusal.
+ The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard expresses her understanding of the greater challenges facing the Wizard World, hinting at the upcoming war with the Metal Destroyer Civilization.