Chapter Summaries

Lin Luoluo defeated Zhao Han and ordered Bai Chen to kill him and the pink-haired man after they threatened her family. After looting their bodies, they found four Demon Crystals and two Source Crystals, bringing their funds to more than 2,000 Silver Coins.

• Lin Luoluo revealed that Bai Chen had built up enough damage to destroy the Black Fiend Tiger, then snapped her fingers and made it explode.
• Zhao Han and the pink-haired man begged for their lives and threatened Lin Luoluo with the Jiang Family and Upper City geniuses.
• Lin Luoluo ordered Bai Chen to kill the two men, and his tentacles pierced their hearts before he ended Throne Form.
• Bai Chen steadied Lin Luoluo as she struggled with the shock of killing, then began searching the bodies for valuables.
• Bai Chen found four Demon Crystals worth 1,800 Silver Coins, and then picked up the two Source Crystals left behind by the dead Contract Spirits.

Bai Chen and Lin Luoluo discovered a Spirit-Capturing Box that likely held the escaped S-Rank Space-Type Contract Spirit, and they considered having Chuchu form a contract with it. After assuring Lin Luoluo he could subdue it, Bai Chen prepared to break through by devouring three second-tier Demon Crystals.

• Bai Chen found a strange metal box on the pink-haired man's corpse, and Lin Luoluo identified it as a Spirit-Capturing Box.
• Bai Chen and Lin Luoluo realized the box might contain the escaped S-Rank Space-Type Contract Spirit sought by the Upper City geniuses.
• Bai Chen proposed that Chuchu form a contract with the spirit to cure her illness, while Lin Luoluo worried that Chuchu might not withstand its power and that the Jiang Family would pursue them.
• Bai Chen argued that they were already enemies of the Jiang Family and promised he could make the spirit obey Chuchu.
• Bai Chen sent Lin Luoluo to watch Kalina, then transformed into his Devouring Demon God form and swallowed three second-tier Demon Crystals to prepare for a breakthrough.

Bai Chen advanced to the Second Tier, and Kalina told Lin Luoluo about Dawnlight Academy’s upcoming selection for Upper City residency. Lin Luoluo considered entering but worried about leaving her ill sister Chuchu behind, while the chapter ended with Jiang Chen confronting the Lower City Jiang Family over its past treatment of his ancestor.

• Bai Chen absorbed the Netherworld Grass and three Second Tier Demon Crystals, advanced to the Second Tier, and waited with Lin Luoluo for Kalina to wake.
• Kalina woke without realizing she had been hypnotized, then learned Bai Chen had advanced and reacted with shock at his growth.
• Kalina invited Lin Luoluo to try for Dawnlight Academy’s special admissions selection, explaining that successful applicants would gain Upper City residency.
• Lin Luoluo considered the opportunity but hesitated because Chuchu was ill and needed her care; she told Kalina she might still try.
• Jiang Chen arrived with the Jiang Family mining team to hunt the escaped S-Rank Space-Type Contract Spirit, and rejected Jiang Chutian and Jiang Ruoxue’s attempts to flatter him.
• Jiang Chen accused the Lower City Jiang Family of hypocrisy and recalled how its members had driven his ancestor out.

Jiang Chen rebuked the Lower City Jiang Family for relying on his Upper City ancestors’ protection, then offered Jiang Ruoxue a chance to try out for Dawnlight Academy. He judged her talent ordinary by Upper City standards, and the chapter ended with a rustling sound coming from the nearby woods.

• Jiang Chen reminded Jiang Chutian and the Jiang Family that their prosperity depended on his ancestor’s mercy and warned that currying favor with him would bring no extra benefits.
• Jiang Chen acknowledged Jiang Ruoxue’s S-Rank Contract Spirit and invited her to take part in Dawnlight Academy’s upcoming Lower City selection.
• Jiang Ruoxue asked how her talent compared with Upper City geniuses, and Jiang Chen said her S-Rank Cold Moon Fox and A-Rank mental strength made her ordinary there.
• The Jiang Family members recalled that Jiang Ruoxue had stolen the S-Rank Contract Spirit from a girl with S-Rank talent, and a rustling sound came from the nearby woods.

Lin Luoluo and Kalina encountered Jiang Chen and the Jiang family while hiding the Spirit-Capturing Box containing the Space Contract Spirit. After Jiang Chen insulted Lin Luoluo and Bai Chen, Kalina challenged him to a duel, but Jiang Ruoxue volunteered to fight Lin Luoluo instead.

• Jiang Chen and Kalina recognized each other and traded taunts while Lin Luoluo concealed the Spirit-Capturing Box.
• Kalina claimed Lin Luoluo was stronger than her and urged her to defeat Jiang Chen, who dismissed Lin Luoluo and Bai Chen as weak.
• Jiang Ruoxue stepped forward and offered to teach Lin Luoluo a lesson, eager to prove herself to Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen agreed to let Jiang Ruoxue fight Lin Luoluo, and Jiang Ruoxue turned to face her with confidence.

Lin Luoluo accepted Jiang Ruoxue’s challenge, while Kalina wagered the operating rights to a coveted academy shop against Jiang Chen on the outcome. The battle began with Bai Chen shrugging off Cold Moon Fox’s ice attacks, leaving Jiang Ruoxue frustrated and ready to use her trump card.

• Lin Luoluo agreed to fight Jiang Ruoxue, and both summoned Bai Chen and Cold Moon Fox.
• Kalina wagered her family’s chance to operate a prime shop at Dawnlight Academy against Jiang Chen, who accepted confidently.
• Lin Luoluo and Jiang Ruoxue began their battle as the gathered Jiang Family guards cleared space.
• Jiang Ruoxue ordered Cold Moon Fox to attack with ice crystals, but Bai Chen blocked them with Hardening Skin and Shadow Tentacles.
• Jiang Ruoxue grew frustrated by Bai Chen’s defense and decided to use her trump card.

Jiang Ruoxue used Ice Soul Domain and Ice Blade Slash against Lin Luoluo, but Bai Chen activated Throne Form and blocked her strongest attack. As Lin Luoluo declared the battle over, Cold Moon Fox fled from Bai Chen's tentacles and was captured.

• Jiang Ruoxue used the A-Rank Ice Soul Domain to boost Cold Moon Fox and ordered her to attack Bai Chen with Ice Blade Slash.
• Bai Chen activated Throne Form, creating a Gothic Dress and black throne for Lin Luoluo, whose tentacles blocked the ice blade.
• Jiang Ruoxue and Jiang Chen were shocked when the A-Rank attack left only a faint mark, and Mighty General identified Bai Chen as a likely Shadow System Slime.
• Lin Luoluo told Jiang Ruoxue that she was finished, while Jiang Ruoxue panicked and ordered Cold Moon Fox to attack.
• Cold Moon Fox fled from Bai Chen's tentacles but was trapped in their cage and lifted into the air.

Bai Chen defeated Jiang Ruoxue, but Jiang Chutian broke the duel rules and attacked, forcing Kalina to intervene. Jiang Chutian apologized under Jiang Chen’s orders, and Jiang Chen agreed to hand over the shop he had wagered; his resentment toward Lin Luoluo and Kalina remained.

• Jiang Chutian barged into the duel, cut through Bai Chen’s tentacles, and launched a sword strike at Lin Luoluo, but Kalina intercepted it.
• Bai Chen struck Jiang Ruoxue with a tentacle, knocking her unconscious and ending the duel in Lin Luoluo’s favor.
• Kalina condemned Jiang Chutian for interfering and demanded an apology, while Jiang Chen ordered him to comply.
• Jiang Chutian gave a resentful apology, but Lin Luoluo told Kalina not to press him further.
• Kalina reminded Jiang Chen of their wager, and Jiang Chen promised to transfer the Dawnlight Academy shop after returning to the Upper City.

Kalina warned the Jiang Family not to harm Lin Luoluo, then escorted her away from the Mine Tunnel. Near the exit, Lin Luoluo and Bai Chen recognized Tie Jun, the injured captain who had once withdrawn his offer to hire her.

• Kalina threatened the Jiang Family with the Carter Family's retaliation if anyone harmed Lin Luoluo or kept her from the Dawnlight Academy assessment.
• Lin Luoluo left with Kalina while carrying the Jiang Family's Spirit-Capturing Box, and she worried the family would trace it back to her.
• Lin Luoluo and Kalina reached the Forest Grotto exit, where teams of Contract Spirit Masters gathered after exploring the mine.
• Bai Chen recognized the badly injured captain of the Iron Axe Mining Team as Tie Jun, who had once offered Lin Luoluo 8,000 Silver Coins before backing out.
• Lin Luoluo recalled Tie Jun's difficult rise from a commoner family and understood why he had hesitated to spend so much on an uncertain newcomer.

After leaving the Mine Tunnel, Lin Luoluo accepted Kalina’s Storage Ring containing valuable Demon materials and crystals. She and Bai Chen then looked for a trustworthy buyer, and Lin Luoluo remembered the business card from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

• Tie Jun hurried his injured team to sell their ore and pay for Third Brother’s treatment after a Cave Terrorclaw ambush.
• Bai Chen and Lin Luoluo left the Mine Tunnel with Kalina, who declined to sell her spoils at the crowded stalls because she needed to secure the shop in the Upper City.
• Kalina gave Lin Luoluo a Storage Ring filled with Demon materials, including two Third Tier Demon Crystals, as thanks for helping the Carter Family obtain the shop cheaply.
• Lin Luoluo accepted the ring after Bai Chen encouraged her to accept Kalina’s repayment, then discovered it held two enormous Demon corpses and several First Tier Demon Crystals.
• Lin Luoluo and Bai Chen avoided the shrewd vendors near the exit and decided to seek a reliable buyer, prompting Lin Luoluo to recall the Hundred Treasures Pavilion vice president’s business card.