Chapter Summaries

Lin Lan and his companions reached the hidden cave beneath the cliff, where three Crimson Rift Demons and their followers tried to block their way. Lin Lan and Lei Hanhai quickly killed the commanders, leaving Wu Tian and Wu Le stunned as the group prepared to continue toward the cave.

• Lin Lan discarded a young Crimson Ling Demon, and Lei Hao killed it while Wu Tian and Wu Le marveled at the group’s strength.
• Ding Yumian warned that the demons might have a nearby nest, and Wu Tian guided the group toward the hidden cave.
• The group found the cave concealed beneath a cliff, where three Crimson Rift Demons and more than thirty demons emerged from the water.
• Lei Hanhai attacked the commanders, and Lin Lan pinned them underwater with Mind Control as the others fought their followers.
• Lei Hanhai pierced the three trapped Crimson Rift Demons through the head with Thunder Halberds, killing them in less than a minute.

Lin Lan and the others defeated the Crimson Split Demons, crossed a frozen sea, and reached the coast near Liupo Mountain. As they entered the Totem Tribe’s area, they found a beguiled man carrying an infant while a mermaid watched nearby, apparently wanting the child.

• Lei Hao struck the fleeing Crimson Split Demons with his Thunder Spear, and Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing trapped the survivors with Mind Element and ice magic.
• Ding Yumian found signs that the Crimson Split Demons had lived in the cave, and Lin Lan led the group deeper through it.
• The group emerged onto a blue-glowing beach and spotted Liupo Mountain; Wu Tian explained that the Totem Tribe lived between it and Yandang Mountain and was led by Lei Zhenzi.
• Lin Lan sent Wu Tian and Wu Le back with the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle, then continued with Lei Hanhai, Ding Yumian, and the others toward the Totem Tribe.
• Ding Yumian noticed a dazed man holding an infant, and Lin Lan sensed a nearby mermaid controlling him and reaching for the child.

Lin Lan and his companions rescued a man and his child by killing the Bewitching Sound Sea Demon that had bewitched the man. After learning what happened, the man invited the group to his home to explain his clan’s situation.

• Lin Lan restrained the Bewitching Sound Sea Demon while Lei Hao injured it and Ding Yumian used Mind Element magic to free the bewitched man.
• Lin Lan sealed the demon’s call for help, and Lei Hao killed it with his Thunder Spear.
• Ding Yumian comforted the man and child, and Lin Wanqing healed the man’s wounds.
• The man regained his senses, learned from the group what had happened, and invited them to his home to tell them about his clan.

Lin Lan’s group learned that the Mermaid Monarch had bewitched the Kui Ox Clan and sought the Thunder Dragon’s Nine Provinces Divine Punishment lightning. Niu Li revealed that the Kui Ox Clan had betrayed its own guardian while under the Mermaid Monarch’s control, leaving Lin Lan’s group to confront the truth and plan their next move.

• Niu Li brought Lin Lan’s group to his residence and explained that he was the only Kui Ox Clan member still conscious.
• Niu Li said the Mermaid Monarch had pursued the Kui Ox Clan for a hidden resource containing the Thunder Dragon’s Nine Provinces Divine Punishment lightning.
• Lin Lan and Lei Hao identified themselves as members of the Thunder Lion Clan and showed Niu Li the Thunder Lion Soul Vessel, earning his trust.
• Niu Li explained that the Great Monarch Mermaid Monarch had bewitched the clan chief and the rest of the clan, forcing them to search for the lightning and harm the Supreme Monarch Kui Ox.

Lin Lan and his companions planned to rescue Niu Li’s clan chief and the Kui Ox from the Mermaid Monarch’s control by splitting into a diversion team and an infiltration team. The two groups set out at night, with Lin Lan, Lei Hao, and Lei Hanhai drawing the mermaids’ attention while Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing headed for the shore.

• Lin Lan learned from Niu Li that the clan chief and the Kui Ox were likely on an island seventy li east, and the group decided to avoid confronting the Mermaid Monarch directly.
• Lin Lan proposed that Lei Hao, Lei Hanhai, and he would create a diversion while Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing infiltrated; Niu Li agreed to guide them.
• Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing set off through the forest with the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle guarding them as they approached the shore.
• Lin Lan, Lei Hao, and Lei Hanhai reached the coast, where bewitched mermaids surfaced and attacked them with songs and Mind Shock.

Lin Lan, Lei Hao, and Lei Hanhai battled the mermaids, using their magic to defeat several attackers and kill a commander. Lin Lan sensed the Mermaid Monarch rising from the sea, and the three sealed the area with Sound and Space magic before fleeing.

• Lin Lan used Sound magic to blast away the mermaids and locate their commanders with her Sixth Realm Spiritual Power.
• Lei Hao charged the mermaids while Lin Lan attacked with sound blades and blocked an advancing group with a spatial barrier.
• Lei Hanhai struck the mermaid swarm with lightning, and Lei Hao hurled his Thunder Spear through a commander attacking Lin Lan from behind.
• Lin Lan sensed a roar from beneath the sea and warned that the Mermaid Monarch was below them.
• The Mermaid Monarch emerged from the waves, and Lin Lan and Lei Hanhai sealed off the area with Sound and Space magic before the three fled.

Lin Lan, Lei Hao, and Lei Hanhai used the Heaven and Earth Annihilation Map to strike the pursuing Mermaid Monarch while Lin Lan and Lei Wanqing located the chained Kui Ox and bewitched Lei Zhenzi. After the lightning attack, the three mages teleported to join the women, though Lin Lan warned that the Great Monarch mermaid might still be alive.

• Lin Lan, Lei Hao, and Lei Hanhai fled the Mermaid Monarch while Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing reached the Kui Ox’s cave and sent the others its coordinates.
• Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing found Lei Zhenzi reinforcing the chains binding the Kui Ox and decided to wait for Lin Lan’s group.
• The Mermaid Monarch caught Lin Lan, Lei Hao, and Lei Hanhai as they prepared to teleport, and Lei Hao used the Heaven and Earth Annihilation Map to unleash nine lightning strikes.
• The lightning devastated the Mermaid Monarch and the surrounding Commander Level mermaids, and Lin Lan urged the others to teleport before the attack’s aftermath passed.
• Lei Hanhai activated the Space Scroll, and the three mages vanished toward Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing.

Lin Lan and his allies tried to free Lei Zhenzi and the Kui Ox before the injured Mermaid Monarch returned, but the Monarch arrived with reinforcements. As Lei Hanhai and Lei Hao unleashed their Super Rank spell, the Mermaid Monarch merged into the seawater to evade it.

• Lin Lan, Lei Hanhai, and Lei Hao reunited with Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing, who told them that Lei Zhenzi was bewitched and binding the Kui Ox inside the cave.
• The group restrained Lei Zhenzi while Ding Yumian and Lin Wanqing prepared to free him and the Kui Ox, but the Kui Ox warned them that the Mermaid Monarch was approaching.
• Lin Lan, Lei Hanhai, and Lei Hao left the cave to confront the returning Mermaid Monarch, while the others stayed behind to rescue Lei Zhenzi and the Kui Ox.
• Lin Lan summoned the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle and its flock, then sensed five merfolk Commanders approaching alongside the Mermaid Monarch.
• Lei Hanhai and Lei Hao unleashed Thunder Ring Punishment—Nine Rings Prohibition, while Lin Lan attacked the merfolk Commanders with lightning and the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle engaged the reinforcements.
• As the lightning halberds struck the sea and destroyed several merfolk, the Mermaid Monarch merged its body into the seawater to disperse the damage.

Lin Lan, Lei Hanhai, and Lei Hao escaped the Mermaid Monarch’s mental assault by entering a Phasing state, but the enraged monarch pursued them ashore. Lei Zhenzi and the freed Kui Ox arrived to confront it, and Lei Zhenzi unleashed dark-purple lightning.

• Lei Hanhai’s Lightning Halberds trapped and wounded the Mermaid Monarch while Lin Lan used a Soul Vessel to collect soul essences from the slain mermaids.
• The Mermaid Monarch summoned a sea demon horde and attacked Lin Lan, Lei Hanhai, and Lei Hao with a powerful bewitching song and mental assault.
• Lin Lan phased himself, Lei Hanhai, and Lei Hao out of sight, then recalled Little Dragon Princess and the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle before they escaped to shore.
• The Mermaid Monarch pursued the exhausted men, but the Kui Ox emerged from the cave carrying Lei Zhenzi, who had regained his clarity.
• Lei Zhenzi and the Kui Ox attacked the sea demon reinforcements, and Lei Zhenzi summoned dark-purple lightning that cracked through space.

Lei Zhenzi and the Kui Ox overwhelmed the Mermaid Monarch, while Lin Lan and the others trapped the fleeing mermaids. After Lei Hao and Lin Lan pierced the Monarch with lightning-charged weapons, it fell, leaving the mermaid army leaderless and under attack.

• Lei Zhenzi imprisoned the Mermaid Monarch in a lightning net as the Kui Ox and the other mages battered it.
• The wounded Mermaid Monarch summoned enormous water tornadoes, but Lei Zhenzi’s lightning and the Kui Ox’s roar shattered the attack.
• Ding Yumian sensed that the mermaids were trying to flee, and Lin Lan froze the sea with his Frost Soul Domain and trapped commanders in Ice Coffins.
• Lei Hao and Lin Lan struck the Mermaid Monarch through the chest with the Thunder Spear and Thunder Halberd while the Kui Ox and Lei Zhenzi bound it with lightning.
• The Mermaid Monarch fell, and Lin Lan, Lei Hao, the Kui Ox, and Lei Zhenzi attacked the scattered mermaids as they tried to resist or escape.

Lin Lan and his allies defeated the Mermaid Monarch and discovered that seven mysterious stones could awaken the Nine Provinces Divine Lightning. With all seven stones gathered, the group followed the Kui Ox deeper into Liupo Mountain to awaken it, while Lei Zhenzi returned to retrieve the clan’s stones.

• Lin Lan killed the remaining mermaids, collected their loot, and helped end the threat to the East Sea.
• Lei Zhenzi thanked Lin Lan and promised the Kui Ox clan would reward him, while Lin Lan welcomed a stronger alliance with the clan.
• The Kui Ox sensed the Thunder Dragon bloodline in Little Dragon Princess and recognized her as its orthodox inheritance.
• Lin Lan asked about the Nine Provinces Divine Lightning, and the Kui Ox explained that seven stones were needed to awaken it.
• Lin Lan revealed the two stones taken from the Mermaid Monarch, completing the set alongside the four held by the Kui Ox clan and the one from the fishing village.
• Lei Zhenzi left to retrieve the clan’s stones as Lin Lan and the others followed the Kui Ox toward Liupo Mountain’s core.

Little Dragon Princess inherited the Nine Provinces Divine Lightning in Liupo Mountain and fell into a slumber while absorbing it. Lei Zhenzi then gave Lin Lan information about Thunder Dragon subsidiary totems, hoping he would raise her to her final stage.

• Lin Lan and Lei Zhenzi placed seven stones into the grooves in Liupo Mountain's stone hall, awakening the Thunder Dragon totem and the Nine Provinces Divine Lightning.
• A bolt of purple lightning struck Little Dragon Princess, who endured the inheritance before falling into a slumber.
• The Kui Ox told Lin Lan that Little Dragon Princess would enter her growth stage after absorbing the lightning, and Lin Lan said their combined power would make him formidable below the Super-tier in lightning magic.
• Lin Lan and his companions stayed with the Totem Tribe, gained the Kui Ox as an ally, and learned Little Dragon Princess could eventually become an Emperor-level being.
• Lei Zhenzi told Lin Lan that Little Dragon Princess now carried the Thunder Dragon's inheritance and shared information about subsidiary totems formed from the Thunder Dragon's body.

Lin Lan returned to Magic City, sold rare Mermaid materials to Huo Tuo, and met Mo Fan raising Little Flame Fairy. The chapter ended with Lin Lan offering Mo Fan some Fire Element Spirit Seed Fragments while Little Dragon Princess continued advancing.

• Lei Zhenzi told Lin Lan that Kui Ox had sensed the Thunder Dragon's aura near the Kunlun Mountains, and Lin Lan decided the place was too dangerous to visit.
• Lin Lan returned to Magic City and offered to share his East Sea resources, but his friends refused because they considered him a friend.
• Lin Lan visited Huo Tuo's shop and sold Mermaid materials, including part of a Mermaid Monarch's Mutated Bone, for four hundred million.
• Lin Lan returned to the apartment and found Mo Fan exhausted from raising Little Flame Fairy, who had bonded with him as Yan Ji.
• Mo Fan asked Lin Lan for money to buy formula, and Lin Lan explained that Little Dragon Princess had reached the growth stage and needed Soul Seeds.
• Lin Lan offered Mo Fan several Fire Element Spirit Seed Fragments for Little Flame Fairy.

Mo Fan and Lin Lan discussed their young summoned creatures, while Zhan Kong returned from the South Ridge with the Winged Cang Wolf’s head and set out to hunt Salang. At the Lightning Institute, Lin Lan remained unaware that influential figures were recommending him as National Government Captain.

• Mo Fan urged Little Flame Fairy to thank Lin Lan for spirit seed fragments and information, then learned Little Dragon Princess was transforming into her growth stage.
• Zhan Kong flew over the Hundred Thousand Mountains carrying the Winged Cang Wolf’s head after killing the wolf overlord alone.
• Jiang Yu rebuked Zhan Kong for defying military orders, but Zhan Kong left to find Salang after revealing he had uncovered a conspiracy beyond Bocheng.
• Zhan Kong clutched Yu’er’s broken necklace and vowed to find her at Tianshan Rift Valley if he survived his pursuit of Salang.
• At the Fire Institute, Lin Lan watched matches beside Ding Yumian while Dongfang Lie and Zhou Shuming discussed his strength and likely World School Tournament selection.
• Zhou Shuming told Dongfang Lie that several powerful groups had recommended Lin Lan as National Government Captain, though Lin Lan knew nothing about it.

After rumors spread that Lin Lan had been chosen as National Government Captain, he asked Dean Xiao for clarification and declined the position. The official response ended the captain rumors while confirming that Lin Lan remained a preselected National Academy Team contestant.

• Lin Lan became the focus of campus and national attention after rumors claimed he had been preselected as National Government Captain.
• Lin Lan visited Dean Xiao, who confirmed that the captain proposal was real and that Lin Lan had enough support for the position.
• Lin Lan declined the captaincy, saying he had no interest in managing the team or attracting more attention.
• Dean Xiao agreed to report Lin Lan's decision and address the rumors.
• The official statement said Lin Lan was not a captain candidate but left his preselected contestant status unchallenged.

Zhang Xiaohou’s mission to find a missing survey team led him into a vast undead pit called the Fiend Abyss and exposed him to a Black Vatican conspiracy. A Forget Worm was planted in his mind, and he was the only survivor of his nine-person team.

• Zhang Xiaohou joined an elite nine-person team sent to rescue a missing survey team near Salt Pool and investigate the undead.
• Zhang Xiaohou and the team entered undead territory, where swarms of undead attacked them and forced them to flee.
• Zhang Xiaohou nearly fell into the Fiend Abyss and saw it filled with countless undead; there he encountered a group of people and heard the name Great Deacon Huzhen.
• Someone planted a Forget Worm in Zhang Xiaohou’s mind, and he drifted downstream until Su Xiaoluo found him.
• Zhang Xiaohou became the only survivor of the nine-person team.

Fei Jiao learned that Zhang Xiaohou’s unit and Zhan Kong had vanished in the Fiend Abyss, while Lin Lan considered the coming Ancient Capital Cataclysm and discussed the World School Tournament nominations. The chapter ended with Ai Tutu asking Lin Lan to fight for Mu Nujiao’s nomination.

• Fei Jiao ordered a search and rescue for the missing soldiers, then told the intelligence officer to keep the news from Zhang Xiaohou’s elderly grandmother until they found Zhan Kong.
• Lin Lan read reports about the Ancient Capital and weighed whether to get involved, drawn by the undead, their spiritual essences, and the Ancient King Armor Robe.
• Ai Tutu told Lin Lan that Mu Nujiao was in secluded cultivation and that Zhao Manyan was undergoing special training for the World School Tournament.
• Ai Tutu suggested Lin Lan sell one of his five votes, and Lin Lan agreed to sell it to whoever offered the most.
• Ai Tutu asked Lin Lan to fight for Mu Nujiao’s nomination, leaving him wary of facing Intermediate Mages as a High Mage.

Lin Lan joined the nomination competition and discovered that he had been assigned to a team with Mu Nujiao. He met Mu Nujiao, Ai Tutu, Gu Jian, and their other teammate at the training ground as they prepared for their first match.

• Lin Lan considered entering the nomination competition, where teams of four would play three matches and judges would score individual performances.
• Ai Tutu registered Lin Lan and secretly checked his team assignment, discovering that Mu Nujiao was on his team.
• Lin Lan arrived at the team’s training ground and waited with Gu Jian and another teammate.
• Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao arrived, and Ai Tutu admitted she had found out that Lin Lan and Mu Nujiao were teammates.
• Gu Jian excitedly confirmed that he, Lin Lan, and Mu Nujiao were on the same team, and Lin Lan agreed.

Lin Lan went to the Three-Step Tower before his team’s match, then got lost on Pearl Academy’s campus until Ding Yumian guided him to the arena. There, he faced the arrogant Xu Mingcong, whose confidence faltered when Lin Lan revealed seven Star Maps.

• Lin Lan told Gu Jian and Liu Xin to follow Mu Nujiao while he used his Three-Step Tower reward before the match.
• After leaving the Three-Step Tower, Lin Lan got lost on campus and met Ding Yumian, who guided him to the arena and stayed to watch.
• Xu Mingcong mocked Lin Lan and boasted that his wind magic made him difficult to hit, while spectators discussed the strength of both teams.
• At the match’s start, Xu Mingcong kept his hands in his pockets until Lin Lan formed seven Star Maps, revealing himself as a High Mage.

Lin Lan overwhelmed Xu Mingcong’s team in the nomination contest with High Mage lightning magic, leaving the arena and his opponents devastated. After the one-sided victory, he promised Mu Nujiao he would hold back in later matches so she could show her abilities.

• Lin Lan revealed his High Mage power and used Silent Thunder Death Ray to suppress Xu Mingcong’s team and destroy their opening spells.
• Xu Mingcong ordered his team to flee, but Lin Lan’s Lightning Bind shattered their defenses and overwhelmed them despite the teachers’ protective magic.
• Xu Mingcong and his teammates were blasted out of the arena, badly injured, while the spectators watched in stunned silence.
• Ai Tutu and Gu Jian reacted to Lin Lan’s overwhelming victory, with Gu Jian saying his lightning needed to be nerfed.
• Lin Lan told Mu Nujiao he would not take the later matches too seriously so she could perform, and she objected to his intimate nickname while quietly smiling.