Chapter Summaries

Mu Nujiao explained the World Academy Competition preliminaries to Fu Ye, who promised to help her and Ai Tutu secure places on the Shenzhou Team. At Pearl Academy’s selection assessment, Mo Fan used his newly contracted Molten Beast and its armor form to dominate his matches, then challenged Gu Feng.

• Mu Nujiao described the nomination process and the demanding regional trials for the World Academy Competition to Fu Ye and Ai Tutu.
• Fu Ye promised to try to get Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu reserve spots on the Shenzhou Team if they failed to advance.
• Three days later, Mo Fan arrived on time for Pearl Academy’s national team nomination assessment with a Molten Beast Flame on his shoulder.
• Mo Fan transformed the Molten Beast into Molten Armor and quickly defeated an Earth Element opponent by smashing through his defenses.
• Mo Fan dominated his group round-robin matches with the armor’s protection and firepower, supported by his Lightning and Shadow Elements.
• Gu Feng challenged Mo Fan with Wind and Shadow attacks, but Mo Fan countered his movements and launched Molten Burst: Fierce Fist · Nine Palaces.

Mo Fan defeated Gu Feng and Ai Tutu with the Molten Beast’s powerful flames, then began his semifinal against Mu Nujiao, whose Wind Element displayed a strange, Soul Seed-like quality. The chapter left their battle underway as Mu Nujiao’s speed and evasive movement thwarted Mo Fan’s opening attacks.

• Mo Fan used Fiery Fist: Nine Wyrms to break through Gu Feng’s Wind Disc and blast him out of the arena.
• Mo Fan overcame Ai Tutu’s combined Plant and Ice attacks by destroying her ice lotus with nine fire wyrms, winning their match.
• Fu Ye watched Mo Fan’s victory over Ai Tutu and remarked that the Plane Will was giving the Child of Destiny cheats.
• The next day, Mo Fan faced Mu Nujiao in the first semifinal and opened with Molten Flame, Armor.
• Mu Nujiao evaded Mo Fan’s lightning and fire attacks with Wind Track: Drifting Shadow, revealing a Wind Element aura that Dean Xiao sensed had a Soul Seed-like quality.
• Mo Fan changed tactics and tried to close in on Mu Nujiao.

Mu Nujiao defeated Mo Fan in the arena by combining her energy-draining plants and cutting wind blades to wear him down. That evening, Ai Tutu sought comfort from Fu Ye after losing to Mo Fan and lamented how his abilities had overwhelmed her.

• Mu Nujiao trapped Mo Fan in a domain of devouring vines and razor-sharp wind, weakening his magic and forcing him into a struggle.
• Mo Fan unleashed a full-power attack, but Mu Nujiao countered with layered vine walls and condensed wind blades, leaving him seriously injured and exhausted.
• The referee declared Mu Nujiao the winner, and the audience and Dean Xiao praised her performance.
• Ai Tutu rushed to Fu Ye's villa and clung to him, upset that she had lost to Mo Fan despite her powerful magic and enhanced skills.
• Ai Tutu complained to Fu Ye that Mo Fan's Molten Beast, strong defense, and many magic elements had overwhelmed her.

Fu Ye helped Ai Tutu understand why she lost to Mo Fan and encouraged her to keep training, while Mu Nujiao agreed to train with her. The next day, Ding Yumian swiftly gained the upper hand against Mu Nujiao in the final nomination match, using subtle Mind System interference and her Pure Flame Spirit Seed.

• Ai Tutu complained to Fu Ye about losing to Mo Fan and wondered whether Mu Nujiao was far stronger than she was.
• Fu Ye explained Mo Fan's advantages and how Mu Nujiao's strengths differed from Ai Tutu's, then promised to seek a reserve spot for her.
• Ai Tutu regained her determination, and Mu Nujiao promised they would continue special training together.
• In the final nomination match, Mu Nujiao unleashed her combined Plant and Wind Element abilities against Ding Yumian.
• Ding Yumian subtly disrupted Mu Nujiao's magic and used her Pure Flame Spirit Seed to engulf her in a fiery net.

Ding Yumian defeated Mu Nujiao with her overwhelming spiritual power, and Fu Ye led the girls away from the arena. They met Ai Jiangtu, who bowed to Fu Ye and thanked him for looking after Ai Tutu, revealing Fu Ye’s standing to the onlookers.

• Ding Yumian overwhelmed Mu Nujiao with her spiritual power and won the final.
• Fu Ye led Ding Yumian, Mu Nujiao, and Ai Tutu out of the arena as students watched Ding Yumian with awe.
• Ai Jiangtu blocked their path, and Ai Tutu hid behind Mu Nujiao when she saw her brother.
• Ai Jiangtu bowed deeply to Fu Ye, called him Lord Fu Ye, and thanked him for guiding and caring for Ai Tutu.
• Fu Ye said Ai Tutu had talent and might manage some of his businesses, then Ai Jiangtu warned her not to be willful around him.

After Zhang Xiaohou vanished during a secret mission investigating the undead near the Ancient Capital, Mo Fan and Fu Ye prepared to go there and search for him. Fu Ye suspected the disappearance was connected to the Fiendish Abyss, and the chapter ended with Mo Fan and He Yu among the people gathering at the Clock Tower Magic Association.

• A week after the nomination tournament, He Yu told Mo Fan that Zhang Xiaohou had gone missing during a reconnaissance mission near the Ancient Capital.
• Mo Fan promised to search for Zhang Xiaohou and contacted Zhao Manyan for supplies and intelligence.
• He Yu asked Fu Ye for help, and Fu Ye agreed to travel to the Ancient Capital and assist her.
• Fu Ye suspected Zhang Xiaohou's disappearance was related to the Fiendish Abyss and ordered Liu Ru and Liu Xian to prepare for the trip.
• Fu Ye and the Liu sisters flew to the Ancient Capital, where news of his departure spread among the mage world's upper ranks.
• Mo Fan and He Yu gathered with Hunter Mages and other adventurers outside the Clock Tower Magic Association as they prepared to enter undead territory.

Fu Ye joined Mo Fan and He Yu’s search party to look for Zhang Xiaohou near the Ancient Capital. As the team headed into the deathly wilderness, Asha Ruiya sensed Fu Ye’s hidden danger and began watching him with interest.

• Fu Ye arrived at the Ancient Capital with Liu Ru and Liu Xian, and He Yu welcomed him while Mo Fan reacted with surprise.
• He Yu explained that the group was joining a temporary search party to investigate Zhang Xiaohou’s last reported location.
• Fu Ye recognized Asha Ruiya among the searchers, and she sensed a dangerous power in him through her Fallen Angel bloodline.
• Liu Ru and Liu Xian noticed Asha Ruiya’s unusual dark aura but stayed vigilant without approaching her.
• The search party set off toward the wilderness, with Fu Ye near the front and Asha Ruiya following at the rear while watching him.

The team crossed Xianchi under Old Zhou’s guidance, using Gray Garlic to hide their scent from the undead. They reached Yangyang Village and found it completely erased, leaving Zhang Xiaohou’s whereabouts uncertain.

• Old Zhou gave the team Gray Garlic to eat before nightfall, and Fu Ye swallowed his piece calmly while Liu Ru and Liu Xian relied on their vampire auras.
• After sunset, hordes of undead emerged from the sand, but the Gray Garlic concealed the team as they followed Old Zhou through them.
• The team reached the place marked as Yangyang Village and found only churned black earth riddled with holes.
• He Yu feared for Zhang Xiaohou, while Mo Fan examined the soil and Old Zhou said the village had still been there the previous month.

After Yangyang Village proved to have been destroyed, Mo Fan’s group continued toward Luohua Village with dwindling Gray Garlic and growing danger from the undead. Just before dawn, rain washed away the garlic’s scent, exposing them to a horde of charging undead.

• Old Zhou insisted that the group had reached the correct site of Yangyang Village, and Mo Fan confirmed the map matched the scorched terrain.
• The group chose to head for Luohua Village and rationed their remaining Gray Garlic for the journey.
• As the Gray Garlic’s scent weakened, Asha Ruiya’s attendant used intermediate Ice Magic to destroy several approaching rotting corpses, and Asha Ruiya introduced herself as Ye Meng'e.
• Cold rain began falling before dawn, washing away the Gray Garlic scent and drawing the undead’s attention to the group.
• The undead surrounded the group’s route and charged toward them after sensing the living.

The team’s disguise vanished in the icy rain, drawing a horde of undead into battle. As Mo Fan was badly wounded by the Axed Corpse General, the monster turned its attack toward Asha Ruiya.

• The rain washed away Gray Garlic’s smell, causing the undead across Xianchi to notice the team and attack.
• He Yu used Kun's Forest · Cage while Mo Fan fought with Molten Armor and Fierce Fist as the group struggled against the horde.
• The Axed Corpse General emerged and charged the team, its shoulder-mounted woman's head inflicting Spiritual Interference with its cries.
• Mo Fan and Asha Ruiya attacked the general together, but its blade shattered Mo Fan’s armor and sent him crashing to the ground.
• The Axed Corpse General turned toward Asha Ruiya and brought its giant axe down at her.

Liu Ru saved Asha Ruiya by catching the Axed Corpse General’s axe and tearing the Great Corpse General apart, leaving the group stunned. The survivors took shelter in a nearby cave, where Asha Ruiya approached Fu Ye after he gave He Yu potions for Mo Fan.

• Liu Ru appeared in front of Asha Ruiya, caught the Axed Corpse General’s axe with one hand, and hurled the undead into a crater.
• Liu Ru tore the Axed Corpse General in half with her claws, killing it as Mo Fan, He Yu, and Asha Ruiya watched in shock.
• The group followed Old Zhou to a nearby cave to shelter and recover, while Liu Xian prepared a blanket for Fu Ye.
• Mo Fan treated his injuries with a healing potion, and Fu Ye gave He Yu Strong Recovery Potions for him.
• Asha Ruiya watched Fu Ye and He Yu, then rose and walked over to Fu Ye.

Asha Ruiya questioned Fu Ye about his purpose in the Ancient Capital and the safety of Luohua Village, but he revealed little and said they would leave at dawn. At Luohua Village, an undead broke through the defenses, and Zhang Xiaohou and Su Xiaoluo rushed toward the chaos.

• Asha Ruiya thanked Fu Ye for helping her group and probed his reasons for coming to the Ancient Capital and the identities of Liu Ru and Liu Xian.
• Fu Ye said he had come to meet the Thousand-Year Ruler and claimed Liu Ru and Liu Xian were maidservants trained in body-strengthening methods.
• Asha Ruiya asked whether Luohua Village was safe, and Fu Ye said it might have fallen but that the person he sought was still alive.
• Fu Ye told everyone to rest and leave at dawn, while Mo Fan tried to recover and He Yu remained worried about Zhang Xiaohou.
• A villager reported that an undead had entered Luohua Village and killed Old Liu, prompting Su Xiaoluo and Zhang Xiaohou to rush outside as the village descended into chaos.

Luohua Village survived an attack by a powerful undead, and Fu Ye's group arrived while investigating the missing people and unusual undead activity. He Yu and Mo Fan found Zhang Xiaohou badly scarred and suffering from amnesia, unable to recognize them.

• The undead attacked Luohua Village, and Hong Jun used Fire Seed magic to save Su Xiaoluo from its charge.
• The wounded village chief used Rock Barrier · Phosphorus Stone to bury and stop the undead.
• After the villagers burned their dead, Fu Ye's group reached Luohua Village and told the villagers they were investigating undead activity and missing people.
• Fu Ye led He Yu and Mo Fan to Su Xiaoluo's house, where they found Zhang Xiaohou sitting blankly with a severe facial scar.
• He Yu cried out and rushed toward Zhang Xiaohou, but he showed no sign of recognizing her.

Zhang Xiaohou was found alive but suffering from memory loss, while Luohua Village’s failing defenses prompted Xie Sang to organize an evacuation. Most villagers refused to leave and hid in a well, and a small group prepared to travel to the Ancient Capital as Fu Ye watched without revealing his intentions.

• Zhang Xiaohou failed to recognize He Yu and Mo Fan, and Su Xiaoluo explained that she had found him badly wounded and poisoned with no memory.
• Asha Ruiya quietly departed Luohua Village after saying farewell to Fu Ye.
• Xie Sang urged the villagers to flee to the Ancient Capital because the village’s rune array and defenses were failing.
• Most villagers refused to evacuate, choosing instead to take supplies into the hidden caverns beneath the well, while Su Xiaoluo wept and agreed to leave with Xie Sang.
• Fu Ye watched the villagers’ preparations without intervening, and around forty people from more than thirty households assembled to begin the journey.

Fu Ye secretly protected the villagers who stayed beneath Luohua Village’s well and arranged to teleport them to safety, while Mo Fan and the others led the remaining villagers toward the Ancient Capital. As the survivors reached the northern city wall, Fu Ye stopped in front of the amnesiac Zhang Xiaohou.

• The villagers who remained in Luohua Village sealed themselves inside the ancestral shelter beneath the well, and Xie Sang led the others away.
• Fu Ye secretly placed a double space restriction on the well, concealing its occupants and arranging for them to teleport to a military shelter three days later.
• Mo Fan and He Yu discussed Hong Jun’s feelings for Su Xiaoluo and his jealousy toward Zhang Xiaohou as the group crossed the wasteland.
• Three days later, the villagers beneath the well appeared safely inside the Ancient Capital’s northern military shelter, astonishing the officer on duty.
• Xie Sang’s group reached the northern city wall, while He Yu and Mo Fan worried over Zhang Xiaohou’s worsening poison scar.
• Fu Ye stopped in front of Zhang Xiaohou, and He Yu held her breath.

Zhang Xiaohou recovered from his wound after Fu Ye intervened, while Fu Ye also brought the survivors of Luohua Village safely to Ancient Capital. Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou reunited with their old friends from Bo City as Fu Ye continued toward Ancient Capital’s unresolved troubles.

• Fu Ye healed Zhang Xiaohou’s severe facial injury, and Zhang Xiaohou knelt to thank him before reuniting with He Yu.
• More than seventy survivors from Luohua Village appeared in the military shelter plaza, where Liu Wangshi credited their rescue to the Well Water God.
• Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, and He Yu suspected Fu Ye had rescued the villagers, and Mo Fan’s prejudice against him disappeared.
• Fu Ye heard Liu Ru report that every villager had reached the shelter safely, then said Ancient Capital’s troubles remained and set out with Liu Ru and Liu Xian.
• Fu Ye spotted Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, He Yu, Zhou Min, Mu Bai, Zhao Kun San, and Wang Sanpang reuniting at a restaurant.

Mo Fan and his friends remembered Bo City and hoped to build a new home as they gathered for dinner. Fu Ye arrived with Liu Xian and Liu Ru, and the gathering welcomed the powerful teacher who had helped Zhang Xiaohou recover.

• Zhou Min mourned the loss of Bo City, and Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou encouraged everyone to keep living and hope for a new home.
• Fu Ye arrived with Liu Xian and Liu Ru, startling Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, He Yu, Zhou Min, and Mu Bai.
• Fu Ye introduced Liu Xian and Liu Ru as his accompanying maids, while Mo Fan silently recalled Liu Ru's strength.
• He Yu thanked Fu Ye for healing Zhang Xiaohou and helping him recover his memories, and Fu Ye dismissed the thanks as nothing.
• He Yu invited Fu Ye to join the meal, and he agreed.

At a reunion dinner in the Ancient Capital, Fu Ye gave Zhou Min and Mu Bai a concrete goal and opportunity, while Zhang Xiaohou vowed to make good use of the life Fu Ye had saved. The next day, the Ancient Capital Magic Association sent up its emergency signal, warning of a disaster that threatened the city.

• Fu Ye joined the dinner, and Mo Fan recounted the search for Zhang Xiaohou while Zhang Xiaohou described the ten days he could not remember.
• Zhou Min voiced her doubts about her future, so Fu Ye offered her and Mu Bai a chance to manage his businesses if they reached Intermediate Tier 3.
• Zhang Xiaohou thanked Fu Ye for saving him twice and promised to live well and become stronger.
• Fu Ye paid for dinner, and Zhou Min and Mu Bai left determined to reach Intermediate Tier 3.
• The next day, four rays of Light Radiance rose from the northwestern city wall as the Ancient Capital Magic Association sounded its disaster assembly signal.

Fu Ye joined Ancient Capital’s leaders as they learned that the Fiendish Abyss was opening in the northern mountains and would descend on the city within a month. The chapter ended with Zhu Meng explaining that stopping it required destroying its core from within, a feat no one had ever achieved.

• Fu Ye, Liu Xian, and Liu Ru entered the pavilion despite a young Military Mage trying to bar their way.
• Zhu Meng abandoned a military general and greeted Fu Ye with conspicuous deference, shocking Mo Fan, Zhou Min, and Mu Bai.
• Zhu Meng showed the gathered leaders a map and recording of a widening fissure in the northern wasteland, identifying it as the Fiendish Abyss.
• Mu Bai explained that the Abyss spawned an overwhelming undead tide, and Zhu Meng warned that it would descend above the Ancient Capital within a month.
• Zhu Meng said the only way to stop the Abyss was to enter it and destroy its core, though no one had ever succeeded.

Zhu Meng prepared Ancient Capital’s mages to defend the northern city wall against the approaching Corpse Monarch and its undead army. Hunter King Du Xiao arrived to help, while Fu Ye remained seated and uninvolved as the defenders headed for battle.

• Zhu Meng warned that the Fiendish Abyss could not be stopped and reported that the Corpse Monarch would reach the northern city wall within an hour.
• Zhu Meng and the military general prepared the city’s defenses as the mages faced the prospect of a desperate battle.
• Hunter King Du Xiao and Demon Man arrived, and Du Xiao recognized Mo Fan.
• Zhu Meng assigned Du Xiao and himself to face the Corpse Monarch, high-tier mages to fight its generals, and intermediate mages to defend against ordinary undead.
• Mo Fan, Mu Bai, and Zhou Min joined the group assigned to fight the Corpse Generals.
• Zhu Meng led the assembled mages toward the northern city wall while Fu Ye and Liu Xian and Liu Ru stayed behind.