Chapter Summaries

Haoyue awakened the Hextech System and received the prismatic Dragonheart, gaining three powerful dragon souls. He realized he could cultivate water, fire, and earth magic, then fell asleep resolved to restore the Bolei Family’s glory.

• Unable to sleep, Haoyue worried that ordinary warrior training would leave him behind as Linley Baruch and Wharton Baruch grew up.
• Haoyue called for a system, and the Hextech System activated and offered him three random beginner rewards.
• Haoyue chose Critical Upgrade and received the prismatic Dragonheart Hextech.
• The Dragonheart granted Haoyue Ocean, Purgatory, and Mountain Dragon Souls, enhancing his recovery, damage, defense, and elemental affinities.
• Haoyue sensed water, fire, and earth elements responding to him, then fell asleep determined to restore the Bolei Family’s glory.

Haoyue Bolei traveled to Fenlai City with his mother, Martha, and revealed supreme affinity in Water, Fire, and Earth, along with high-grade spiritual power. Rex invited him to join the Ernst Institute, and Haoyue accepted, leaving with his mother and an admission letter to report in three months.

• Martha brought Haoyue to Fenlai City for a magic aptitude test after selling and pawning their belongings to pay for the trip.
• Haoyue's test revealed supreme affinity in Water, Fire, and Earth, and spiritual power nineteen times that of his peers.
• Teachers from several magic academies crowded around Haoyue and competed to recruit him.
• Rex, an admissions instructor from the Ernst Institute, offered Haoyue admission and instructed him to report in three months.
• Haoyue accepted the invitation, then took Martha's hand and left the testing hall with the admission letter.

Haoyue spent three months preparing for the Ernst Institute while living in Fenlai City with his mother, then enrolled and met his three roommates. After revealing his exceptional magical talent, he began practicing the Tiger Pattern Secret Canon in his new dormitory.

• Herman offered Haoyue and Martha free lodging and meals after learning of Haoyue's admission to the Ernst Institute.
• Haoyue trained, studied magic, and practiced sensing the elements during the three months before enrollment, while Martha found work washing clothes.
• Haoyue enrolled at the Ernst Institute, received his uniform and dormitory key, and learned that his first class would be basic magic theory.
• Haoyue met his roommates Kaluo Dunstan, Reyn Hawke, and Ron Baker, then disclosed his supreme affinity for water, fire, and earth and his nineteenfold spiritual force.
• Haoyue toured the institute with his roommates and, after they returned to their rooms, practiced the Tiger Pattern Secret Canon.

Haoyue studied Water, Fire, and Earth magic at the academy while secretly training his body and cultivating the Tiger Pattern Secret Canon. After a month of painful cultivation, he formed a Tiger Pattern Cyclone in his dantian and drew closer to becoming a level-two warrior.

• Haoyue attended lessons in Water, Fire, and Earth magic and learned the elements' basic principles.
• Haoyue exercised and practiced with a wooden sword on the mountain behind the academy each evening.
• Haoyue meditated at night and rapidly filled his spiritual sea with the three magical elements, reaching the late stage of a level-one mage.
• Haoyue endured a month of painful Tiger Pattern Secret Canon cultivation as spiritual energy washed through his meridians.
• Haoyue formed a Tiger Pattern Cyclone in his dantian and realized his strength had increased, bringing him closer to becoming a level-two warrior.

Two years of training at Ernst Institute brought Haoyue Bolei to the peak of level 2 mage and early level 3 warrior before he broke through to level 3 warrior. The Hextech System finished loading and began granting him a second Hextech, but its ability had not yet been revealed.

• Over two years, Haoyue Bolei trained relentlessly while Kaluo, Lei'en, and Luo'en also advanced in magic.
• Haoyue practiced the Tiger Pattern Secret Canon and pushed through an intense Body Tempering Fist session until his battle-qi seed sprouted and he broke through to level 3 warrior.
• The Hextech System detected the breakthrough and began loading a new Hextech, then completed loading the next day.
• Haoyue asked the system about the completed loading, and it announced that he met the conditions for a second Hextech.

Haoyue received a permanent choice among three Hexes and selected From Mind to Matter, which increased his health according to his total energy. After activating it, he discovered that its effects stacked with Dragonheart, greatly improving his durability and shield.

• Haoyue considered the three Silver Hex options and rejected those that would convert his battle qi or magic at the expense of one of his talents.
• Haoyue realized that From Mind to Matter counted his spiritual power, battle qi, and three types of magic as five energy sources, making it the best choice for him.
• Haoyue chose From Mind to Matter, and the system permanently activated the Hex.
• Haoyue checked his updated status and saw that the Hex increased his health while Dragonheart provided additional defense and a stronger shield.
• Haoyue concluded that his multiple paths of cultivation would continue to strengthen the Hex's health bonus.

Haoyue discovered that [From Mind to Matter] increased his health and defense without improving his attack strength, then broke through to become a third-level mage as his spiritual power and three elemental magics advanced. He awakened to a vision of a white tiger that stirred his Tiger-Striped Bloodline, which began to grow stronger as dawn approached.

• Haoyue tested his strength after becoming a third-level warrior and realized his sixth-level physique improved his endurance, not his offensive power.
• After a week of meditation, Haoyue broke through to third-level spiritual power, and his Water, Fire, and Earth magic advanced to the third level.
• Haoyue examined his system panel and concluded that he was a tank-built mage with strong defenses and ranged magic but third-level close-combat strength.
• Haoyue dreamed of a white tiger whose touch awakened the ancient Tiger-Striped Bloodline within him.
• Haoyue woke with the bloodline power growing clearer and stronger as the darkness began to recede.

After five years of training, Haoyue Bolei had become a peak fifth-rank mage in three elements and a formidable warrior, but his progress had stalled in the safety of the Ernst Institute. He left for the Magical Beasts Mountain Range to seek life-or-death combat and a breakthrough, as the coming age of chaos drew closer.

• At fifteen, Haoyue's peak fifth-rank skill in Water, Fire, and Earth magic caused a sensation throughout the Ernst Institute.
• Haoyue recalled awakening his Tiger-Striped Warrior bloodline, which let him reach peak seventh-rank warrior strength when transformed, and resolved to leave the institute's safe grounds to break through his stalled cultivation.
• Haoyue told Kaluo, Lei'en, and Luo'en that he would enter the Magical Beasts Mountain Range alone, then packed his custom-made miao saber and Luo'en's staff.
• Haoyue gave his mother, Martha, his saved reward money and promised to stay near the mountain range's outskirts before setting out from Fenlai City.
• Haoyue left for the Magical Beasts Mountain Range, determined to test the results of his five years of training.

Haoyue entered the Magical Beasts Mountain Range to temper himself and spent a month fighting magical beasts, refining his skills and approaching a breakthrough. He then encountered an early-stage eighth-level mutated velociraptor and charged into battle in his Tiger-Striped True Form.

• Haoyue entered the Magical Beasts Mountain Range and spent three days killing more than twenty magical beasts while relying on his magic, saber skills, and rapid healing.
• Haoyue awakened his Tiger-Striped True Form to defeat a sixth-level Iron-Armored Rhinoceros whose armor resisted his ordinary attacks.
• Over the next month, Haoyue fought increasingly powerful beasts, improved his combat skills, and loosened the bottleneck holding back his breakthrough to the sixth level.
• A mutated velociraptor emerged from the forest, and Haoyue recognized it as an early-stage eighth-level magical beast.
• Haoyue activated his Tiger-Striped True Form and charged at the mutated velociraptor despite the gap in their strength.

Haoyue fought a mutant Velocidragon to a stalemate, then spent two weeks sparring with it until he broke through to Level Six Warrior and could overpower it. He named the beast Wang Xun, formed a Master-Servant Contract with it, and left the Magical Beasts Mountain Range with his new companion.

• Haoyue used his speed, defenses, and healing to survive the stronger Velocidragon, then turned their stalemate into daily sparring.
• Over fourteen days of training, Haoyue improved his combat skills and broke through the Level Five Warrior bottleneck to reach Level Six Warrior.
• Haoyue's transformation raised his combat power to early eighth rank, letting him pierce the Velocidragon's scales and win their fight.
• Haoyue spared the Velocidragon, fed it, and named it Wang Xun.
• Wang Xun followed Haoyue and accepted his Master-Servant Contract, and the two left the mountain range together.

Haoyue returned to Fenlai City after six months in the Magical Beasts Mountain Range, having reached level six as a magus and warrior and bonded with the eighth-level Mutant Velocidragon Wang Xun. He reunited with Martha and his friends before Vice Dean Delante called him to his office to talk.

• Haoyue completed his breakthroughs to level six in spiritual power, battle-qi, and his Fire, Water, and Earth magic, then headed home on Wang Xun.
• Haoyue reunited with Martha, introduced her to Wang Xun, and told her he was a sixth-level magus and warrior.
• Haoyue rode Wang Xun to the Ernst Institute, where the guards and students were startled by the Mutant Velocidragon.
• Luo'en, Kaluo, and Lei'en welcomed Haoyue back, and Kaluo said he and Luo'en had reached level four while Lei'en had reached level five.
• Haoyue told Delante that all three of his magic elements had reached level six, prompting astonishment from the crowd, and Delante invited him to his office.

After returning to the Ernst Institute, Haoyue learned that his strength had drawn Delante’s notice, then unlocked the Overflow Hex and its Archmage bond with From Mind to Matter. He tested the new ability in the hills and discovered he could cast magic without incantations or cooldowns, with Overflow greatly boosting its power.

• Haoyue told Delante about his time in the Magical Beasts Mountain Range while concealing his true strength and the details of Tiger-Stripe Transformation.
• Haoyue reunited with Luo'en, Kaluo, and Lei'en in Dormitory 1689 and admitted that a level 6 warrior could not defeat him.
• Haoyue checked his system status and resolved to grow stronger before Linley Baruch entered the Ernst Institute the following year.
• The Hextech System offered Haoyue three Hexes, and he chose Overflow, activating its Archmage bond with From Mind to Matter.
• Haoyue tested Overflow in the hills and found that he could instantly cast powerful spells without incantations or cooldowns.

At the Ernst Institute, Haoyue Bolei waited for Linley Baruch, whose arrival stirred a strange resonance in both of their bloodlines. After Linley’s retest and their introduction, Linley suspected Haoyue was a Tiger-Striped Warrior and asked him directly.

• Haoyue watched the new students arrive and told Luo'en and Kaluo that a special student would appear that day.
• Linley Baruch completed his enrollment retest, which confirmed supreme-grade earth and wind talent, mid-grade fire talent, and high-grade spiritual power.
• Haoyue approached Linley and Reynolds, introduced himself, and invited them to seek his help at dormitory 1688.
• Linley felt his bloodline stir when he shook Haoyue’s hand and wondered whether Haoyue belonged to the Bolei clan of Tiger-Striped Warriors.
• Haoyue joined Linley for a meal and walked with him toward the dormitories, where Linley asked if he was a Tiger-Striped Warrior.

At the Ernst Institute, Linley learned that Haoyue was a descendant of the Tiger-Striped Warriors, and the two grew close alongside their dormitory friends. Two years later, Haoyue graduated as an unprecedented eighteen-year-old Level Seven Mage and looked ahead to his ambitions and Linley’s progress.

• Haoyue confirmed to Linley that he was a Tiger-Striped Warrior and told him his father had died before reaching Level Six.
• Haoyue introduced Linley to Kaluo, Lei'en, and Luo'en, who welcomed him and offered their help at the institute.
• Linley and Haoyue grew closer, and the students from their two dormitories began spending time together.
• Haoyue trained with Linley on the mountain, displaying powerful magic in three elements and remarkable skill with his miao saber.
• Two years later, Haoyue graduated at age eighteen as a Level Seven Mage in fire, water, and earth, becoming the youngest graduate in the institute’s history.
• Haoyue considered his plans to reach the Saint-level and noted that ten-year-old Linley had advanced to Level Three Mage and Level Three Warrior.

Haoyue received an exceptionally generous offer from the Fenlai Kingdom to become its First Court Mage and a marquis, but he delayed his decision. The Radiant Church's Inquisition then arrived with an even more tempting recruitment offer, leaving Haoyue searching for a way to refuse without provoking the Church.

• Fernando arrived at Ernst Institute as the Fenlai Kingdom's envoy and offered Haoyue the position of First Court Mage, a hereditary marquis title, wealth, a mansion, and high-level magic incantations.
• Haoyue asked for several days to consider the offer, and Fernando left him gold, a court mage's robe, and rare materials as gifts.
• News of the kingdom's offer spread, but Haoyue grew uneasy about how generous its terms were.
• Byrne, a ninth-level expert from the Radiant Church's Inquisition, arrived with twelve followers and invited Haoyue to become a Judgment Knight.
• Haoyue decided he could not join the Inquisition but feared the consequences of rejecting it, so he began responding to Byrne cautiously.

Haoyue avoided being forced into the Radiant Church by telling Byrne that he was considering becoming a Fenlai court mage, and Byrne accepted his explanation. He was formally made the kingdom’s first court mage and a hereditary marquis, then left the palace determined to grow strong enough that no one could defeat him.

• Haoyue told Byrne that his mother was in Fenlai City and that he might accept the kingdom’s invitation, so he could not serve the Church at the same time; Byrne accepted his answer and asked him to remember the favor.
• Two days later, Haoyue rode to the Fenlai royal palace under royal guard as crowds celebrated his arrival.
• King Clayde appointed Haoyue the Fenlai Kingdom’s first court mage, granted him the hereditary title Marquis of Three Elements, and gave him a residence and an annual stipend.
• Clayde privately asked Haoyue which elements he cultivated and whether the Inquisition had approached him; Haoyue explained how he had handled Byrne, and Clayde approved.
• After leaving the palace, Haoyue reflected that his new titles secured his position and vowed to grow strong enough that no one could defeat him.

Haoyue traveled to Wushan Town and told Hogg that Lina had been abducted and sacrificed by the Radiant Church after Clayde discovered her pure soul. He urged Hogg to stay alive and wait for the strength to seek revenge, then revealed that Lina might be brought back to life.

• Haoyue left Fenlai with Martha and Wang Xun, who scouted Wushan Town and reported that Hogg was home and Wharton was preparing to leave for the O'Brien Empire Warrior Academy.
• Haoyue arrived in Wushan Town with Linley and met Hogg at the Baruch Clan residence.
• Haoyue asked Linley to leave, then told Hogg that Clayde had reported Lina to the Radiant Church, which had her abducted and sacrificed to the Radiant Sovereign.
• Hogg erupted in fury and vowed to kill Clayde, but Haoyue warned that he would die if he attacked the kingdom or the Radiant Church now.
• Haoyue urged Hogg to stay alive, train, and wait for Linley to grow strong enough to seek revenge.
• Haoyue told Hogg that Lina might be able to come back to life.

Haoyue told Hogg that Lina’s soul might be recoverable and urged him to leave the Radiant Church’s sphere of influence. After Hogg’s family departed safely for the O’Brien Empire, Haoyue’s worries lifted and he broke through to Early Seventh Rank; the Radiant Church was tightening its grip on Fenlai while he focused on growing stronger.

• Haoyue told Hogg that Lina’s soul might be summoned back and promised they would eventually take revenge on the Radiant Church.
• Haoyue gave Hogg his savings and sent his Peak Eighth Rank Velociraptor King Xun to escort the family to the O’Brien Empire.
• Hogg, Wharton, Martha, and the others left Wushan Town, while Linley and Haoyue said goodbye.
• Haoyue stayed in Wushan Town, then broke through to Early Seventh Rank after learning that his family was safe.
• King Clayde increased his support for the Radiant Church, and the Inquisition sent more people to search Fenlai for heretics.

Haoyue rose to prominence as Fenlai Kingdom’s marquis and first court mage, then studied magic and learned Flat Blade Style sculpting from Doehring Cowart. After more than two years of practice and meditation, he broke through to Level Eight.

• In 9993, Haoyue became Fenlai Kingdom’s marquis and first court mage, received magic incantations, and chose to focus on Fire and Earth magic.
• After hearing that Linley had advanced in Flat Blade Style sculpting, Haoyue visited him and asked Doehring Cowart to teach him.
• Haoyue struggled with carving for a year before mastering the basics and realizing the practice improved his spiritual-energy control.
• In 9995, Haoyue pushed his spiritual energy past its barrier and reached Level Eight.

After discovering Tiger Pattern Backlash was preventing his warrior cultivation from advancing, Haoyue set out to find Moonshadow Grass in the Magical Beasts Mountain Range. He parted from Linley and joined Tiechui’s adventuring team on the journey, then entered the forest alone to search deeper within.

• Haoyue broke through to become a Level Eight Magus but found that his Battle-qi could not advance to the next warrior level.
• Haoyue found in the Tiger Pattern Secret Canon that Moonshadow Grass could cure Tiger Pattern Backlash and decided to seek it in the Magical Beasts Mountain Range.
• Haoyue visited Linley, who told him he was a Peak Level Four Mage and Level Four Warrior and had reached grandmaster level in Flat Blade Style carving.
• King Clayde approved Haoyue’s two-month leave and gave him restorative potions and protective items for the journey.
• Haoyue traveled north under the name Wang Hao and joined Tiechui, Heizi, and Aniu for the trip to the mountain range.
• At the forest’s edge, Haoyue parted ways with Tiechui’s team and entered the Magical Beasts Mountain Range alone to search for Moonshadow Grass.