Chapter Summaries

Ash, Vesir, and Philly were pursued through the White Mist by a swarm of Void Creatures, forcing Ash to decide whether to let Vesir become a Spell Spirit. Vesir fused with Philly’s Spell Spirit to reveal her Maid Mode, giving Ash control of two Five-Winged Gods as the monster legion closed in.

• Vesir used Knowledge Keeper Fire to hold back the monsters, then explained that she had found Ash through their Void Realm Exploration chain.
• Ash and Vesir struggled to escape the monsters, and Vesir proposed becoming Philly’s attendant so they could use her Spell Spirit ability.
• Vesir admitted she had saved Ash partly because she wanted a chance to seize Angel remains and pursue greater power, and Ash agreed to risk trusting her.
• Vesir fused with Philly’s Sword Mark Spell Spirit, becoming the Five-Winged God Heart Sword while Philly became the Five-Winged God Sword Mark.
• Ash used the power of the two Five-Winged Gods to cast Heart Pen, wiping out the pursuing Void Creatures.

Sonia woke from a vision of resentment and discovered she could use the Extinct Resentful Blaze Dragon to strike through the Starry Sky Barrier. As the group prepared to continue their assault, a red-haired girl swam through the White Mist Black Sea, still searching for Ash.

• Sonia lost herself in resentment in the White Mist Black Sea, then Witch and Diya pulled her back to consciousness after the Starry Sky Barrier's collapse wounded the defenders.
• Diya healed Sonia, and Daedalus recovered and ordered the others gathered so she could heal them with a miracle.
• Sonia and Witch realized the Church Rampart could hold for less than two hours and worried that Ash was fighting elsewhere.
• Daedalus sang as Sonia manifested the Extinct Resentful Blaze Dragon and wounded the Church artificers through the Starry Sky Barrier.
• Sonia explained that the dragon's attacks could reach souls across any distance, while the red-haired girl continued swimming toward Ash.

Ash, Vishy, and Philly fought through the thinning mist and found the Source Angel’s Silver Wings resisting the White Mist and Black Sea. As rival spellcasters converged to seize the treasure, the Golden Fish appeared as its final guardian, leaving Ash and the others stunned.

• Ash killed the monsters gathering around him to draw danger away from Igula, Harvey, and their companions.
• Ash asked Vishy and Philly to stay behind him because their retracted Void Wings distracted him, and Vishy whispered an explanation that embarrassed Philly.
• The mist cleared to reveal the Source Angel’s Silver Wings on a mountain, slowly being overwhelmed by the White Mist and Black Sea.
• Amilo shattered space in an attempt to reach Silver Wings, but a water droplet restored the space and left the treasure unharmed.
• Ash, Vishy, Philly, Igula, Amilo, Harvey, and Tiramisu saw a golden fish swim around Silver Wings, and Ash identified it as the Golden Fish.

Ash and his companions faced the Golden Fish’s space-and-time powers and a relentless tide of Void Creatures as they attacked the Silver Wings. Vishy urged Ash to keep fighting until the Golden Fish’s Miracle was exhausted, and Ash agreed to continue only until his Spell Power fell to 20%.

• The Silver Wings catalyzed hundreds of Void Creatures that swarmed Ash as he tried to reach the angel.
• Ash joined with Vishy to strengthen Heart Pen and charge toward the Silver Wings, but the Golden Fish redirected his attack back at him.
• The Golden Fish bent and accelerated attacks aimed at the Silver Wings, forcing Ash to defend himself from both hostile sorcerers’ attacks and the monsters.
• Vishy proposed exhausting the Golden Fish’s Miracle by bombarding the Silver Wings, while Ash set a 20% Spell Power limit before retreating.
• Vishy argued that her true Demigod nature gave them an advantage over the other sorcerers, and Ash, Vishy, and Philly united their wills to unleash a massive ink mark.

Yinzhi and Amilo, Tiramisu, and Harvey joined the assault on the Silver Wings from other directions, while Ash and his allies struggled to match the strength of their Miracles. A Swordsmanship Miracle struck the Golden Fish, leaving it close to defeat as White Mist and the Black Sea closed around the Silver Wings, and the others realized someone was trying to steal the kill.

• Yinzhi urged Amilo to attack, and he shattered approaching monsters and repelled attacks aimed at the Silver Wings while she clung to Yin Gula.
• Tiramisu used Undead Scourge and showed Harvey a Miracle of death; after he agreed to let her bite him, the two raised Immortal Coffin Resentment Arrays with Yami.
• The trio formed a giant immortal phantom that hurled a fishbone spear toward the Silver Wings.
• Vishy realized that the offensives from other directions overwhelmed Ash’s group, and Ash said he would use Watcher mode if they later had to fight for the Golden Fish.
• A Swordsmanship Miracle struck the Golden Fish and left it close to defeat, but White Mist and the Black Sea surged around the Silver Wings before Ash’s group could reach it.

Diya used the Chiming Bronze Dragon to protect the Four Pillar God Artificers, while Sonia and Diya reconciled before turning their powers against the Rampart’s Starry Sky Barrier. As the barrier weakened and the Star Law Master’s ritual neared completion, the Chaos Singer prayed for the Source Angel’s wings to be broken and the Fifth Pillar to be freed.

• Diya’s Time Stop Saint Domain shielded the Four Pillar God Artificers from the Starry Sky Barrier’s second shattering, but left her without any time to spare.
• Diya and Sonia traded barbs over Ash, then agreed not to let their feelings for him ruin their friendship.
• Sonia told Diya she would keep her emotions under control, and the two shook hands in reconciliation while Claire mistook their truce for sincerity.
• Diya enhanced Sonia’s casting, and Sonia’s sword strike weakened the Rampart’s final Starry Sky Barrier as millions of Four-Winged Phantoms attacked.
• Daedalus recognized the Witch and Sword Maiden as essential to the Sky Light Project’s success and wondered what was happening on Multistar’s side.
• The Chaos Singer prayed for the Four Pillar Gods to break the Source Angel’s silver wings and release the Fifth Pillar.

Ash was separated from Philly in the Silver Light Flying Feather storm, exhausted his Spell Power to move, and nearly died fighting the Golden Fish before the Red-Haired Girl rescued him. At the same time, Sonia entered the Fortress’s pillar of light, and the Red-Haired Girl’s identity shifted to the Sword Maiden, who embraced Ash.

• The Golden Fish scattered the Silver Wings into a storm that trapped the arcanists and targeted their Void Wing Spell Power, separating Ash from Philly.
• Ash used repeated Spell Power conversions to regain control of his body and struggled toward the mountain’s peak while badly injured and alone.
• The Golden Fish attacked Ash, who fought back with a broken toy sword until the Red-Haired Girl cut the fish in half and saved him.
• Ash urged the Red-Haired Girl to leave with him, but she rejected his help and threatened to kill him if he approached her again.
• The Starry Sky Barrier shattered, releasing Four-Winged Phantoms into the Fortress, and Sonia entered its pillar of light while listening to Daedalus’s singing.
• The Red-Haired Girl’s voice faded, and she recognized Ash; she embraced him and said that she was the Sword Maiden.

Vishy planned to seize the Angel Remains and exploit Ash, while Ash reunited with Sonia in the Silver Light Flying Feather storm. Sonia revealed that she and Witch had joined the Four Pillar Gods Church to rescue Ash, leaving him shocked that Witch had reached Star Country.

• Vishy used Secret Poison to reduce his Spell Power and withstand the Silver Light Flying Feather storm, then plotted to claim the Angel Remains and take revenge on Ash.
• Ash sensed Vishy’s malice through their chain and chose to hold the wounded Sonia rather than rush toward the storm’s center.
• Sonia urged Ash to hurry to the Angel Remains, but he asked why she had appeared in the storm and what she had done in reality.
• Sonia explained that the White Mist Phenomenon had appeared in Gala City and that she and Witch had joined the Four Pillar Gods Church to shatter the starry sky and rescue Ash.
• Ash reacted with surprise when Sonia revealed that Witch had come to Star Country.

Ash and Sonia confessed their feelings while discussing her decision to betray Star Country to help rescue him. Sonia planned for the two of them to travel the Six Kingdoms together after reuniting with Liss and settling Ash’s friends.

• Sonia explained that she had sided against the Throne Hall and would help shatter the Multistar Sky Curtain to free Ash.
• Ash and Sonia confessed that they liked each other, then agreed to save their first kiss for their real bodies.
• Ash explained that Sonia had entered the projection through her connection to Niya and that Niya’s death could cause Emotional Backflow.
• Sonia said she would leave Starry with Ash and travel with him to Gospel before exploring the Six Kingdoms.
• Sonia declared that their Future Journey would belong only to the two of them, and Ash asked whether they could do it.

Ash and Sonia confronted their feelings while Ash admitted that he loved both Sonia and Black White Witch Lysithea. They decided to break up, though Ash left their future unresolved.

• Ash refused to choose Sonia over Lysithea, telling Sonia that he loved them both.
• Sonia struck Ash, then comforted him as they recalled how they had once planned to use each other before falling in love.
• Ash admitted he could not give Sonia up or promise to love only one person, and said he might never find an answer.
• Sonia told Ash that she did not want to wrong Lysithea or herself, then asked him to break up with her.
• Ash accepted Sonia's decision, leaving their relationship at an end for now.

Sonia was pulled back to reality after meeting Ash in the Multistar Country, and promised to return for him despite their tearful farewell. Ash woke with Niya still in his arms, just as the first Angel Hunting ended and silver light swept down from Mountain Top.

• Sonia tearfully told Ash she wanted to be his proper partner, and he promised to wait for her as she was pulled back to reality.
• Diya, Daedalus, Tello Zan, and the others rescued Sonia from the pillar of light while retreating from the Spellcaster Phantoms.
• Sonia told the witch and Lys that she had seen Ash and passed along his greetings.
• Ash woke to find Niya beside him and was kicked down when he asked whether she had dreamed of kissing him.
• Silver light swept down from Mountain Top, and Ash shielded Niya as the first Angel Hunting ended.

Ash protected Niya from a legendary Swordsman’s sweeping attack, rescued Philly, and fled as the angel-hunting ground began to collapse. Philly revealed that she had reached the Mountain Top and swallowed a mouthful of the Silver Grail, leaving Ash to wonder what its power might mean.

• A hidden legendary Swordsman unleashed a Crystal Sword Light that struck across the mountain, and Ash shielded Niya with his Holy Domain.
• Ash spotted the injured Philly, carried Niya to her, and asked Philly to become his demon so they could escape.
• As another Crystal Sword Light appeared and the hunting ground collapsed, Ash used Philly’s sword signal to warn the others before flying away with both girls.
• Niya collected two golden scales from the Golden Fish’s remains before Ash carried the group out of the mountains.
• Philly told Ash she had reached the Mountain Top, found the Silver Grail, and sucked a mouthful of its liquid into her mouth before fleeing.

After Ash collapsed from his injuries, Niya treated him and returned one Golden Fish Scale to Philly, insisting that she and Ash would not meet again. Rose picked up Ash and Philly, while Niya disappeared into the rain.

• Niya asked Ash to give her supernatural power, but he refused and said she could not join their dangerous lives.
• Niya asked Ash why she had lost consciousness, and he called the kiss a misunderstanding.
• Ash healed Philly's back wound, then collapsed from his own serious injuries.
• Niya treated Ash, gave one Golden Fish Scale to Philly for him, and left with a warning not to keep it.
• Rose picked up Ash and Philly, and Philly said Niya had left because she was foolish too.

Ash and Yin Gula reviewed the strange invitations and attention Harvey received from members of the Omniscient Weaver and Blood Moon Supreme Lord, and worried that Harvey had been manipulated. The chapter ended with Rose caring for Ash while he and Yin Gula speculated that Harvey’s admirers were using him.

• Ash and Yin Gula read the whiteboard entries about Demon Yinzhi, Amilo Kashiri, Demon Yami, and Tiramisu Sundae, and worried over the situation.
• Rose checked Ash’s injuries and cut his nails while he protested her care and asked Yin Gula to bathe with him; Yin Gula agreed only to watch and gather material for later.
• Ash told Rose that he and Yin Gula suspected Harvey had been plotted against and mentally affected because Harvey claimed two people liked him.
• Yin Gula suggested that Demon Yami and Tiramisu Sundae were pretending to like Harvey in order to use him, while Ash called their approach despicable.

Ash and Yin Gula reviewed what they had learned from Angel Hunting and tried to persuade Harvey to move into the villa next door, but his consideration for them made them abandon the confrontation. Vishy returned with a reward from Angel Hunting: the Seventh Void Wing, which she said was the key to the supreme.

• Ash and Yin Gula concluded that Demons served as masters to Legendary Arcanists, though they could not tell whether the Demons contained Demigods or Divine Lords.
• Miss Rose proposed buying the neighboring villa so Harvey could move his corpse work away from them, and Yin Gula agreed to tell him.
• Harvey returned with air fresheners and explained that he had made a Ghoul Feast in the sewer near Jia Shi's orphanage to clear the streets of pests, then said he wanted to master the Blood Moon Corpse King and live to see his friends' futures.
• Ash and Yin Gula failed to ask Harvey to move after he explained his plans, and Rose told him they had ordered more corpses for him.
• Vishy returned, teased Ash with an offer to lick her foot, and revealed that she had obtained the Seventh Void Wing, the key to the supreme.

Ash confronted Vesir after she returned from secretly studying the spoils she had taken from the Angel Hunting. Vesir explained that her Seventh Void Wing stole knowledge and could eventually make her the one and only Artifice Supremacy.

• Ash sent Rose upstairs, and Yin Gula and Harvey prepared to confront Vesir while Ash asked her to reveal what she had gained.
• Vesir showed four deep-blue feathers at her lower back and explained that God Realm Hollow-Wings used Origin Power to amplify Divine Spirits.
• Vesir said the Fifth Void Wing was the Thief Wing, formed by eating world fragments, while the Sixth Void Wing was the Heaven Wing, formed by stealing a World Secret Domain into a heaven.
• Ash realized the God Lords had to steal from the Void Realm to achieve their rank, and Yin Gula asked what Vesir's Seventh Void Wing had stolen.
• Vesir revealed that her Seventh Void Wing stole knowledge, making related Spell Spirits obey her, scholars subject to her control, and knowledge-filled environments her kingdom.

Ash used a Golden Fish Heavenly Scale to strip Vishy of one of her Soul feathers, turning the Phantom Prophet’s attempt to threaten him into a reversal. Yin Gula and Harvey also received small Seventh Void Wing seeds, while Vishy was left pleading as her Deep Blue Feather vanished.

• Vishy explained that her four Deep Blue Feathers boosted her command of Soul Spell Spirits, but that full authority required stealing all knowledge of the Soul School.
• Vishy threatened Ash, claiming she would eventually break free of his Ruby Chains and destroy everything he had.
• Ash revealed a golden scale from Angel Hunting and used it to give Yin Gula and Harvey small Seventh Void Wing seeds.
• Ash explained that the scale could also draw a Knowledge Feather from one person and transfer it to another, then used it to remove one of Vishy's Soul feathers.
• Vishy begged Ash to stop as her Deep Blue Feather dissipated, while Ash taunted her about the reversal.

Ash used the Golden Scale to take away Vishy’s hope of reaching supreme power, then teased her by briefly letting her regain a soul feather. The group discussed their new Knowledge Feathers and prepared for the hunt for the Source Angel, while Igula and Harvey noticed Ash’s unusually sadistic behavior toward Vishy.

• Ash used the Golden Scale to transfer Vishy's Knowledge Feathers to Igula and Harvey, leaving Vishy distraught that Ash could keep taking any soul feathers she gained.
• Igula explained how his mind feather strengthened his Spell Spirits in crowded places, and Harvey said crowds also suited necromancy because death was another form of life.
• Ash asked Vishy about Sword Art, and she deliberately dragged out her answer to waste his time while he laughed at her frustration.
• Ash explained that he gave the feathers to Igula and Harvey to strengthen their team before the next operation to seize the Angel Remains.
• After Ash asked Vishy about the Source Angel, he briefly placed the Golden Scale in her hand so a soul feather appeared, then took it away again as she protested.
• Harvey asked Igula whether Ash was acting strangely, and Igula agreed that Ash was showing an unprecedented sadistic streak toward Vishy.

Ash negotiated with Vishy, offering her a Knowledge Feather if she helped him escape Multistar Country, while she struggled with the emotions and physical discomfort of her mortal body. Meanwhile, Philly realized her feelings for Ash were unrequited—or at least complicated—and ended the chapter admitting that he had someone he liked, and there were two of them.

• Ash offered Vishy a Knowledge Feather as compensation if she helped him escape Multistar Country and he had one to spare.
• Vishy broke down over her body's hormones and menstrual pain, and Ash soothed her with the Joy Sword's healing radiance.
• Vishy deduced that Philly had tasted the Silver Grail, but Ash explained that Philly could not gain the Seventh Void Wing and was out on a date.
• Philly told Senior Dimi she was worried about Ash and confessed that she had once admired him, while Senior Dimi encouraged her to stay by Ash and confess her feelings.
• Philly told Senior Dimi that Ash had mentioned liking someone more than once, then revealed with hurt that there were two of them.

Philly discussed her feelings for Ash Hiss with Senior Lia and Dimier, who urged her to give up or become important to him. Philly decided to improve herself by studying Sword Art, believing combat ability would help her earn a place at his side.

• Senior Lia interrupted Philly and warned her not to fall for Ash Hiss, then took her and Dimier to a cafe to discuss the situation.
• Philly explained that Ash loved two absent companions and insisted that he was devoted to them and would not pursue his assistant Rose or maid Vesir.
• Lia suggested Philly could seduce Ash, but Philly said his bedroom security left no openings and that she did not want to interfere in his relationships.
• Dimier advised Philly to become important to Ash by encouraging and supporting him before his loved ones returned.
• Philly resolved to become stronger for herself and to earn Ash's trust, then declared that she would study Sword Art because the women he loved were skilled at it.