Dark Spirit Domain

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Dark Spirit Domain (暗灵域)
Type	Neutral Spellcaster Organization
Founder	Archmage Fidel
Specialization	Runology and Rune Formations
Headquarters	Originally concealed behind a small island and rune-linked entry points; later relocated to the Icebound Snowfield, where it controlled Icebound City 104 105 713
Status	Active; its original domain sank beneath the sea during its evacuation, after which it rose to unify the Icebound Snowfield and establish the Spellcaster Alliance 478 714
First Appearance	Chapter 103

Background / History

Foundation and concealed domain

Archmage Fidel founded the Dark Spirit Domain and made Runology its defining discipline. Its original location was hidden behind a network of Rune Formations, while its apparent entrance was a barren island marked by an ancient stone stele bearing the name “Dark Spirit Domain.” 104 105 113

The organization could be reached through numerous concealed Rune Formations scattered across different regions. A Dark Spirit Ring guided its holder to these formations and resonated with their runes to activate transportation. 103 104 221

The island entrance concealed the Domain’s true form: after activation through a Dark Spirit Ring, it revealed a vast city of towers. 105

Osum conflict and internal losses

During the early conflict with Osum, Mage Leo ordered every member below Fourth-level to evacuate within three days, demonstrating the severity of the threat. 150

The Dark Spirit Domain later joined Abyssal Fortress in an assault against Osum forces. Its losses escalated during the Black Sand Castle incident, where several high-level members—including Mage Helsius—were killed. 159 409

Klais, a former member, had spent decades infiltrating the organization to steal its most valuable Rune Formations. He used the stolen arrays to remedy flaws in his spatial spell models before delivering them to Osum, depriving the Dark Spirit Domain of critical secrets. 409

Mage Leo was fatally injured while resisting Osum’s interception force. Before his death, he passed the Dark Eye and its cultivation method to Merlin, sealing its third and fourth forms. 411

Relocation to the Icebound Snowfield

As instability spread through the Southern Spellcaster World, the Dark Spirit Domain began relocating more than two hundred Spellcasters to the Icebound Snowfield. 477

Didimos invoked Archmage Fidel’s emergency instructions after determining that abandoning the Domain’s foundations constituted an existential crisis. Merlin—who had passed the seventh floor of the Rune Tower and obtained the Rune Heart Seal—was designated Fidel’s “Fire Seed” and taken through a spatial passage. 478

The original Domain collapsed during the evacuation. Its towers fell, its Rune Formation’s power vanished, and the site sank beneath the sea. Mage Xing Luo led the surviving members away to stabilize the organization in exile. 478

Rise in the Icebound Snowfield

After resettling, the Dark Spirit Domain gradually reshaped the Icebound Snowfield’s balance of power, facing the rival Blood Lion Tower and Ice and Snow Fortress. 709

Led by Mage Xing Luo and supported by the Three-Headed Demon Dragon, its forces destroyed Blood Lion Tower and defeated its allied Ninth-level Spellcasters. 713

Under Merlin’s leadership, the Dark Spirit Domain ultimately unified the Icebound Snowfield and established the Spellcaster Alliance. 714

Membership and Rules

Membership	Requirements and privileges
Provisional member	Entrants who had not reached First-level Spellcaster status. They had three years to advance or lose their Dark Spirit Ring and be expelled. 106
Official member	Required to sign a contract with the Domain; entitled to its protection and an official defensive robe. 150 225
Protection	The Domain was obligated to pursue anyone who killed an official member. Provisional members received no such protection outside the Domain. 165 225
Entry screening	Possession of a Dark Spirit Ring allowed access to its Rune Formations, but entrants were subject to examination to expose outsiders using stolen rings. 165

Leadership and Notable Members

Individual	Position	Notes
Archmage Fidel	Founder	Created the organization’s foundational Rune Formations and left its emergency “Fire Seed” protocol. 105 478
Didimos	Rune Formation spirit	Controlled the Domain’s Rune Formations and guarded its entrance through the Dark Spirit Stele. 267 473
Mage Dema	Former leader	The Domain’s sole Ninth-level Spellcaster during the Southern Spellcaster World crisis. 419
Mage Xing Luo	First Elder; later leader	Oversaw the evacuation and later directed the Domain’s expansion in the Icebound Snowfield. 478 713
Mage Leo	Former Sixth-level Spellcaster	Merlin’s mentor; defended the Domain against Osum and entrusted the Dark Eye to Merlin before dying. 409 411
Merlin	Prominent member; later leader	Identified publicly as “Dark Spirit Domain, Merlin”; later unified the Icebound Snowfield. 468 714

Facilities and Resources

Tower of Myriad Phenomena

The Tower of Myriad Phenomena functioned as the Domain’s main exchange center for spells, potions, potion formulas, casting tools, materials, and official robes. Transactions were made with Contribution Points. 151 225

• Dark-element spells were notably scarce; the tower held only Zero-Level and First-Level dark spells. 151
• It contained no light-element spells. 151
• Darklight Domain, a complex First-Level dark spell capable of distorting light and inducing illusions, cost 200 Contribution Points. 151
• Official robes were defensive casting tools; Merlin exchanged his free robe for one capable of withstanding Third-Level Spells. 225

Dark Spirit Space

The Dark Spirit Space was the Domain’s most closely guarded core secret. It could only be reached through special Rune Formations within Seventh-level Spellcasters’ towers. 269

• It was an ancient treasure acquired by Archmage Fidel rather than created by him. 269
• It preserved valuable spell deductions and could produce rare resources, including Elemental Crystals, over extremely long periods. 269
• It stored Pandora Demon Energy for rare exchanges, generally requiring exceptional contributions or treasures of equivalent value. 249 269 270

Rune Formations and Defenses

The Dark Spirit Domain’s greatest strength was its Rune Formation network, personally arranged by Archmage Fidel. The main formation protected the entire original Domain and was rumored to withstand the attacks of a Great Mage. 419

• Dark Spirit Rings — Guided members to hidden transport formations and activated entry routes. 103 221
• Dark Spirit Stele — The island monument from which Didimos emerged and through which the true Domain could be accessed. 104 221
• Didimos’ authority — As the formation spirit, Didimos could detect intruders and manipulate the Domain’s Rune Formations. 419 473
• Defensive absorption — The original grand formation could devour much of the spell power directed against it, reducing attacks against the Domain. 564
• Security failure — Klais’s theft of secret formations demonstrated that the Domain’s runological foundations could be compromised from within. 409

Notable Characteristics

• Despite its name, the Dark Spirit Domain did not specialize in dark-element spells; Abyssal Fortress was regarded as the organization focused on that element. 113
• Its mastery of Runology gave it foundations far beyond those of ordinary Spellcaster Lineages. 269
• The Domain’s former hidden location remained secure for centuries because entry and exit depended on Rune Formations and Dark Spirit Rings. 419
• After transforming into a living being, Didimos gained the ability to devour material-plane objects and spells—a development linked to the old formation’s spell-devouring nature. 564