Above The Sky-Chapter 1886 - 389: Pioneer Platform

Ian never leans toward any particular power. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

If he lives by a volcano, he uses fire and earth; if he resides in the rainforest, he uses water and wood.

Growing up in a coastal port city, Ian transformed into an Ice Fairy, harnessing one of his most potent powers to date. Simultaneously, thanks to his teacher, he mastered one of the strongest earth-related inheritances.

Similarly, with the understanding and techniques of Terra, he augmented his strength with thunderous electromagnetism, coalescing all familiar and handy powers to become the Pioneer of Iron, creating the Glass Emperor Dragon.

He is an unfettered pragmatist, using whatever proves effective. Ian learned swordsmanship simply because someone taught him profound sword techniques. If Hiliard excelled in lancing, Ian would learn to use a spear.

All knowledge and skills flow through Ian’s mind like water. He learns them, uses them, and delves into their depths, as with those Spirit Energy Techniques and Alchemy. But that’s all they are—tools at Ian’s disposal. He doesn’t believe any particular power or discipline can offer him everything. He desires only one goal:

The distance.

The further distance.

Beyond what he knows, the unimaginable and indescribable places.

For this goal, Ian can learn and employ any technique, viewing all skills as "equal."

Cycling through "reincarnations," striving for a "perfect" conclusion drives action—an incessant "struggle" and "ascendancy," even if it transcends the cosmos to carry forth his will and belief in parallel realms nearly identical.

Pursue different "possibilities."

He would rally the "masses," and transform their strength into "his own." He would "create" an unprecedented pathway, cleaving through destined "fates."

Then, "end" these entire cycles.

Without needing anyone’s guidance, Ian still relies on his own will to walk his path.

Thus...

"Where lies my path?"

"The path that goes as far as possible, beyond all cages and cradles, with no end or finish...where does it lie?"

At this moment.

Stretching across the Domain of Void, reality, Terra, and the New Continent, souls are ablaze. Fairy Ian, Iron Pioneer Ian, and Glass Emperor Dragon simultaneously unleash their maximum power, each entirely equaling the might previously demonstrated by Michael.

In Silverpeak Domain, the Calamity of Light and Iron Dragon Nest’s forces merge endless heat and gales, not requiring the sun-like cycles of the Sunbird, but manifesting the polar condensation and utmost intensity, known as nuclear fusion’s scorching heat.

Yet, amid such intense heat appears ice.

In extreme heat and pressure, all elements are purified—the pure hydrogen-oxygen reaction transforms into water, its heat extracted, thus crystallizing into ice.

The extracted heat fuels further nuclear fusion, serving as energy to ignite the ice-forged engine...specifically the Ether Furnace Core. After learning about True Dragons and Aether Crystal Dragons, Ian autonomously created his ’Ice Aether Furnace’ with his Fairy Body!

Starting from the ultimate high heat and energy pure origin, the Ether Furnace Core’s critical ’Pure Origin Structure’ is created, generating an origin vacuum, which attracts natural spirit energy, spontaneously creating boundless true Aether in the vacuum—this is the Ether Furnace Core’s prerequisite ’ignition’ conditions.

Next, merely using Aether to transfer heat, the Ice Fairy stabilizes and constructs the protective shell for the Ether Furnace Core.

Under Aether’s reinforcement, this translucent ice crystal furnace core is truly the strongest substance in this world, hovering behind the Ice Fairy, at the center of those cross-star wings, cycling ice and fire to their utmost.

As Ian’s most formidable soul spirit body, even in the Fairy Body lies a complete rites of the Star Gods, symbolizing the utmost of the "soul." Within this body are housed both "soul" and "skill" Domains of Extremes, and the Ice Aether Furnace offers the Domain of Extremes representing "origin" for him.

Meanwhile, on the New Continent, the Glass Emperor Dragon resonates with the entire Ladder Tree, its tremendous vitality spreading like tides. Layer upon layer, it transforms into emerald-green light curtains, supporting the shield that protects various Magical Beast Tribes on the New Continent. The Emperor Dragon’s every breath makes this green barrier increasingly dense and expansive.

Momentarily receiving numerous fire seeds and inheritance items from Magical Beast Tribes, the Glass Emperor Dragon relies on the Ladder Tree’s potent strength and Microcosmic Cradle System to peruse the memories and techniques therein. At this moment, within the complex slumber of the Glass Emperor Dragon’s heart, it morphs into hundreds of magical beasts and different creatures, concentrating its thoughts and refining the inherited powers.

Behind the Glass Emperor Dragon, the vague feathered serpent Aether True Body starts gradually displaying various creatures’ traits... the essence of Thousand Star Beasts is distilled, solidified, and becomes part of the dragon.

Simultaneously, the pure origin and spirit substance provided by the Ladder Tree are captured by the Glass Emperor Dragon, and using the Meditation Technique of the Arcane Pathway, from nothing to existence, within the Glass Emperor Dragon’s body, a brand new... Dragon Soul coalesces!