Chapter Summaries

Merlin and Sate'an intercepted Princess Fuluoyi’s convoy and questioned her about the Xiling Plane. Her account of a sudden rise in Holy Knights led Merlin to suspect that the Rock Clan was capturing dragons to help create them.

• Merlin used dark spells to plunge the convoy into illusions, then brought Princess Fuluoyi and Purple Guard out to question them.
• Sate'an offered to help protect the Xidan Kingdom from the Holy Knights and prevent Princess Fuluoyi from being married off, in exchange for information.
• Princess Fuluoyi explained that the Xiling Empire had collapsed and that Holy Knights had recently begun appearing in unusual numbers across the kingdoms.
• Princess Fuluoyi revealed that the Xidan king planned to send her to marry the seventy-year-old king of the Xiewei Kingdom, whose Holy Knight threatened her country.
• Merlin suspected someone was capturing dragons and giving them to Sky Knights, and Sate'an concluded that finding the Holy Knights could expose the Rock Clan’s scheme.

King Lodru granted Merlin and the others grand duke titles after Princess Fuluoyi claimed they could oppose the Xiewei Kingdom’s Holy Knights. As the group prepared to prove their strength without exposing their true power, the four Xidan legion commanders arrived to test them.

• Princess Fuluoyi told King Lodru that Merlin and five others could deal with the Xiewei Kingdom’s Holy Knights, and King Lodru made all six grand dukes.
• After Merlin and the others left, Purple Guard recounted their arrival, and King Lodru recalled the Xidan Kingdom’s four legion commanders to test them.
• Merlin and his companions watched King Lodru’s conversation through Rael’s Spell and agreed to use Wizard Vick’s powerful puppet against the commanders.
• Wizard Vick told Merlin that the gods of the Xiling Plane had been wiped out a thousand years earlier by a Supreme Arcane Mage and the strongest Ancestor of the Rock Clan.
• Merlin and Wizard Vick discussed the Rock Clan’s control over the Xiling Plane before Wizard Sate’an summoned them to meet the four legion commanders.

Merlin and the other Mages exposed their identities while overpowering King Lodru’s commanders, then learned that the Rock Clan had been using Holy Knights to eliminate Spellcasters and prepare a wider conspiracy. They decided to investigate further by luring a Holy Knight into their custody before returning to the City of Arcane.

• King Lodru arranged a match between the six grand dukes and his four commanders, but the burly commander identified Merlin and the others as Spellcasters.
• Sate'an ordered the Mages to subdue the commanders, and Vick's puppet seriously injured the strongest commander.
• Merlin and the others questioned King Lodru and the commanders, and Thunder Dragon revealed that a captured Spellcaster had told him about the Rock Clan's actions and the surge in Holy Knights.
• Sate'an and Rael concluded that the Rock Clan's conspiracy had made the Xiling Plane extremely dangerous.
• Merlin proposed pretending to accept Princess Fuluoyi's marriage to the Xiewei Kingdom while demanding that its Holy Knight escort her, so they could capture him and learn about the Rock Clan.
• Sate'an agreed with Merlin's plan and asked King Lodru to help arrange it.

Holy Knight Debu arrived at the Xidan Kingdom to escort Princess Fuluoyi, and Merlin and the others plotted to separate him from his dragon and capture him. Their ambush began when Debu entered the palace, but the dragon overwhelmed Vick’s Black Gold Puppet as Debu prepared to reunite with it.

• Debu landed outside the palace on his dragon and demanded that Princess Fuluoyi be brought out, refusing to meet King Lodru.
• Merlin and the others discussed separating Debu from the dragon, and King Lodru agreed to their plan to capture him.
• Princess Fuluoyi persuaded Debu to enter the palace hall to meet her father.
• Merlin and the others plunged the hall into darkness as soon as Debu entered, while Vick sent his Black Gold Puppet to stop the dragon.
• The dragon struck the puppet down, and Debu retreated through the darkness, preparing to leap back onto its back.

Merlin and the others captured Holy Knight Debu and learned that the Rock Clan controlled Holy Knights by controlling their giant dragons. Debu identified the Rock Clan member behind the scheme as Gusga, and the group decided to confront him and uncover the conspiracy.

• Sate'an, Merlin, and Vick's puppet subdued Debu and the giant dragon in the great hall.
• Merlin revealed that the group were Spellcasters and questioned Debu about who had helped him tame his dragon.
• Debu explained that the Rock Clan controlled the giant dragons of Holy Knights and said the Rock Clan member he knew was called Gusga.
• Debu said the Rock Clan operated across the kingdoms and targeted Spellcasters, though he did not know their ultimate purpose.
• Sate'an, Rael, Seden, Vick, and the others agreed to seek out Gusga despite the danger of facing an opponent comparable to an Archmage.

Merlin, Sate'an, and the Strongest Six confronted Gusga and learned that the Rock Clan planned to transform the Xiling Plane into a barren Rock Plane. Gusga overwhelmed them and shattered their escape, leaving Merlin and Sate'an facing his descending hand with no clear way out.

• Debu led Sate'an, Merlin, and the others to the Rock Clan’s underground settlement, where Gusga emerged from beneath the hillside.
• Gusga revealed the Rock Clan’s plan to transform the Xiling Plane and attacked the group in his enormous Rock Giant form.
• Gusga destroyed Vick’s Black Armor Puppet, trapped the group behind stone walls, and knocked Vick, Rael, Seden, and Orga out of the fight.
• Sate'an used a protective casting tool to shield himself and Merlin, but Gusga’s repeated blows eventually shattered the barrier.
• Merlin’s Fusion Spell failed to harm Gusga, who raised his hand to strike Merlin and Sate'an as the others lay helpless.

Didimos awakened as a living being and saved Merlin and the others by swallowing the Rock Giant Gusga. Merlin and the injured spellcasters left the Xiling Plane to report the Rock Clan’s conspiracy to the City of Arcane.

• Didimos awakened as a living creature and appeared in front of Merlin as Gusga’s stone hand struck down.
• Didimos enlarged itself, crushed Gusga beneath its paw, and swallowed the Rock Giant in one bite.
• Didimos returned to its small form and rested on Merlin’s shoulder, while Sate'an and Rael reacted with shock.
• Rael urged the group to report the danger to the City of Arcane, and Merlin and the others flew out of the Xiling Plane.

Merlin and the Strongest Six returned to the City of Arcane after narrowly surviving their mission to expose the Rock Clan’s plan for the Xiling Plane, and the City promised to stop the transformation. Merlin then bought four components of the God-Sealing Disc and fused them with his Bell Space, leaving it nearly complete and revealing its true identity.

• Black Cat Didimos told Merlin that his transformation had given him the power to devour anything from the Material Plane, and that swallowing the Rock Giant had increased his strength.
• After months of travel, Merlin and the other five members of the Strongest Six returned to the City of Arcane, where Sate'an reported the Rock Clan’s threat to the Great Legendary who assigned their mission.
• The Great Legendary awarded each of the six 2,500 Adventure Points and promised that the City of Arcane would prevent the Rock Clan from transforming the Xiling Plane.
• Merlin spent 2,000 Adventure Points to acquire four casting components of the God-Sealing Disc from the treasury.
• Merlin fused the four components with his Bell Space, revealing a nearly complete God-Sealing Disc with two components still missing.

Merlin entered the Slaughter World to gather negative emotions and cultivate the Dark Eye’s fifth form. After arriving in what appeared to be a complete Plane, he heard an unfamiliar voice ask if this was his first time there.

• Merlin examined the God-Sealing Disc and resolved to improve his own strength rather than rely on external powers.
• Merlin chose to pursue the Dark Eye’s fifth form, which required large amounts of negative emotions generated through slaughter.
• Merlin went to the Slaughter World, paid 200 Adventure Points, and entered despite a Great Legendary Mage’s warning about its dangers.
• Merlin arrived in a lush, unfamiliar Plane and heard a cold voice ask whether it was his first time in the Slaughter World.

Merlin entered the Slaughter World and followed Darknight, a Quasi-Archmage who taught him about the dangers and history of the realm. After Darknight destroyed a herd of disguised Dora Devil Race members, Merlin absorbed their resentment with the Dark Eye and learned that Spellcasters from other Planes could also enter the Slaughter World.

• Merlin accepted Darknight's offer to guide him through the Slaughter World.
• Darknight unleashed a fused wind-and-fire Spell on a herd of elk, revealing them as the Dora Devil Race and burning more than a hundred of them to ashes.
• Merlin used the Dark Eye to absorb the intense resentment left by the dead Dora Devil Race members.
• Darknight explained how the Dora Devil Race betrayed Spellcaster Civilization and was confined to the Slaughter World as a target for Mage trials.
• Darknight told Merlin that powerful Spellcasters from other Planes could enter the Slaughter World at great cost, then led him onward.

Hogg waited for a chance to kill the Upper Devil while the Dora Devils overwhelmed the other Star River Grand Alliance mages. Merlin and Darknight arrived, and Merlin prepared to intervene as the Rune Formation shattered.

• The Upper Devil led hundreds of Dora Devils in attacking the young mages, while Hogg refused to help and watched for an opportunity to strike.
• The Grand Alliance mages' Rune Formation broke, and their leader urged them to flee as the Dora Devils charged.
• Merlin and Darknight arrived, and the besieged mages called to them for help.
• Darknight stepped aside after Merlin offered to handle the Dora Devils, and Merlin began to release an invisible, unsettling fluctuation.

Merlin destroyed most of the Dora Devil Race with his Spiritual Secret Art, then faced a berserk Upper Devil while trying to break through his mental limits. Under pressure, he integrated mental power into his instincts and advanced to an Eighth-Level Mental Core, then attacked the Upper Devil with fused flame and lightning.

• Merlin unleashed Fourfold Strike and killed more than half of the Dora Devil Race, causing the survivors to flee.
• The young mages recognized Merlin's unusual power, while the Night Mage realized Merlin could survive in the Slaughter World without his protection.
• A dark-red Upper Devil charged Merlin, and Merlin used his Spiritual Secret Art to slow and slightly injure it.
• The Upper Devil used Berserk to grow stronger and overpower Merlin's mental attacks, pushing Merlin to his limit.
• Merlin integrated mental power into his instincts and advanced his Mental Core from Seventh Level to Eighth Level.
• Merlin fused compressed flame and lightning between his hands and unleashed an explosion at the Upper Devil.

Merlin killed the Upper Devil and drove the remaining Dora Devils away, impressing a group of young Spellcasters from the Star River Grand Alliance. They asked to accompany Merlin and the Night Mage through the Slaughter World until they could return, and the two agreed.

• Merlin cast another Fusion Spell and killed the Upper Devil, causing the remaining Dora Devils to flee.
• The young Spellcasters thanked Merlin and learned that he and the Night Mage had entered the Slaughter World from the City of Arcane.
• Hogg left after the young Spellcasters compared him unfavorably to the City of Arcane mages.
• Merlin asked why the young Spellcasters had not left the Slaughter World, and they explained that their Grand Alliance could not retrieve them at will.
• The young Spellcasters asked to travel with Merlin and the Night Mage until their return in seven days, and the Night Mage agreed.

Merlin taught a group of young Spellcasters his personal insights on fusing Spells, reflecting on how the Spellcaster Civilization needed more strength. The Night Mage revealed his plan to master dark-element Spell and fight on the frontier before thunder drew them toward a powerful Spell being cast nearby.

• Merlin failed to merge a wind-element Spell into his Fusion Spell and told the young Spellcasters that few people in the City of Arcane could fuse Spells.
• Merlin explained his practical insights on Spell fusion to the young mages, warning them that unstable Spell Models could make their attempts dangerous.
• Merlin told the Night Mage that he hoped his knowledge would spread and strengthen the Spellcaster Civilization, whose struggles against other races had changed his outlook.
• The Night Mage revealed that he had fused four types of Spell and planned to master dark-element Spell before leaving to fight foreign races on the frontier.
• Thunder and intense elemental fluctuations erupted nearby, so Merlin and the Night Mage led the young Spellcasters toward the source.

Merlin rushed to save Lebetta while Night Mage confronted a Great Devil with the Demon Emperor Bloodline. Watching Night Mage fuse four Spell systems helped Merlin discover how to combine wind with fire, and he prepared to unleash a three-element Fusion Spell against the approaching Upper Devil.

• Spellcasters urged Merlin and Night Mage to rescue Lebetta, who was losing to an Upper Devil, but Night Mage sensed something was wrong and moved to act.
• A Great Devil with the Demon Emperor Bloodline appeared and trapped Merlin's group in blood-colored light, so Night Mage challenged it while Merlin went to help Lebetta.
• Merlin attacked the berserk Upper Devil with fused fire and lightning, but his Spells could not stop its advance.
• Night Mage fused wind, fire, ice, and earth in a powerful Spell, and Merlin realized that wind could aid fire, revealing the critical point for his own Spell fusion.
• Merlin drew on wind, fire, and lightning elements as the Upper Devil approached, preparing to fight without using the God-Sealing Disc.

Merlin killed an Upper Devil with his newly fused Three-Element Spell while the Night Mage fought a Great Devil. Under the Great Devil’s pressure, the Night Mage fused all his Spell Models and became a powerful five-element archmage, then killed the Great Devil, whose death triggered the Dark Eye’s transformation.

• Merlin fused his fire, lightning, and wind spells into a Three-Element Spell and killed the Upper Devil.
• The Night Mage repeatedly charged the Great Devil, enduring heavy blows as he tried to fuse his remaining Spell Models.
• The Night Mage announced that he had succeeded and fused his ten remaining dark-element Spell Models into the sphere containing his other spells.
• The Night Mage became a five-element archmage and attacked the Great Devil with a spell combining all five elements.
• The Great Devil turned to ash under the Night Mage’s spell, and its released negative energy began transforming Merlin’s Dark Eye.

Merlin mastered the fifth form of the Dark Eye and strengthened his mental power in the Slaughter World while the Night Mage successfully fused Five-Element Spells and became a Supreme Archmage. After returning to the City of Arcane, the Night Mage chose to fight on the front lines, while Merlin prepared to challenge the Mental Tower again.

• Merlin suppressed the fifth form of the Dark Eye’s backlash and discovered that his mental power had reached the Eighth-Level Mental Core.
• The Night Mage and Merlin stayed to guard the young mages until their ten days in the Slaughter World ended, and Merlin answered the group’s questions.
• The Great Legendary announced that the Night Mage was the 6,356th person to fuse spells in the Slaughter World and become a Supreme Archmage.
• The Night Mage chose to volunteer for the front lines and gave Merlin a rune that would alert him if Merlin reached the Deep Blue Plane.
• The Night Mage departed, and Merlin decided to challenge the Mental Tower again.

Merlin returned from the Slaughter World hoping to enter the Mental Tower, but Arot told him that Great Legendaries had come to choose disciples while he was away. Zado Legendary had waited six days to meet him, then began a dangerous test that left Merlin thrown into Zado’s Law Space without his spatial ring or Black Cat Didimos.

• Merlin arrived at the Mental Tower with three hundred Adventure Points, but Arot found him and explained that three Great Legendaries had chosen disciples during his absence.
• Arot told Merlin that two Titled Legends had selected Rael and Sate'an, while Zado Legendary had waited for Merlin to return.
• Arot escorted Merlin to Zado’s castle, where Zado said Merlin could become his disciple if he survived a test in a space built from Zado’s laws.
• Zado seized Black Cat Didimos and Merlin’s spatial ring, then threw Merlin into the dark Law Space.

Merlin struggled to survive in Titled Legend Zado’s Flame Space while trying to comprehend the Flame Laws. When Zado withdrew his protection and the laws began burning Merlin from within, Merlin activated Matrix in the hope that it could absorb the Flame Laws.

• Titled Legend Zado sent Merlin into the Flame Space, where Merlin tried to understand the Flame Laws and make his Endless Fire resemble them.
• While Merlin spent ten days comprehending the laws, Titled Legend Zado discussed Merlin’s chances with Black Cat Didimos and let it devour a Thousand-Eyed Clan member.
• Titled Legend Zado ended his protection, and the Flame Laws surged toward Merlin.
• As the laws burned Merlin from within and his spells failed to defend him, he activated Matrix, hoping it could absorb the Flame Laws.

Merlin used Matrix to absorb and refine the laws in Zado Legendary’s Law Spaces instead of comprehending their elemental essences. After two months in the spaces, Zado pulled him out, unaware that Merlin had plundered his laws.

• Merlin discovered Matrix could absorb the uncontrolled Flame Laws and spent three days refining them.
• Zado Legendary, believing Merlin had gained insight into fire, sent him into Storm Space, where Merlin absorbed Wind Laws for more than ten days.
• Merlin passed through Frozen Space and Lightning Space, refining Ice and Lightning Laws with Matrix.
• Merlin entered Earth Space and absorbed its powerful Earth Laws, while recognizing that Zado Legendary had condensed five laws and was approaching the rank of a Great Titled Legend.
• Zado Legendary praised Merlin’s apparent talent, then closed Law Space and pulled Merlin out after two months.