Chapter Summaries

After Zhang Xiaohou and his companions reached the Blood Throne, Fang Gu was consumed by the Ancient King’s armor, and the Fiend Abyss began moving toward the densely populated inner city. Zhan Kong saved Zhang Xiaohou by taking the armor himself, then fought it into a perilous stalemate.

• Lin Lan noticed that the dead Mist Ghost Commander had dropped no equipment and that neither Demon Mo Fan’s Little Mudfish nor Lin Lan’s Soul Vessel had absorbed anything.
• Zhang Xiaohou, Su Xiaoluo, and He Yu reached the Blood Throne, where Fang Gu appeared and was drained to a dried corpse by the Ancient King Armor Robe.
• As the Fiend Abyss began shifting toward the inner city, Zhang Xiaohou charged toward the armor robe, but Zhan Kong grabbed him and threw him away.
• The armor robe engulfed Zhan Kong, tearing at his body and soul as Zhang Xiaohou and He Yu watched in horror.
• Zhan Kong tore off sections of the armor and threatened to destroy the demon with himself, weakening its attack and establishing a dangerous balance with it.

Demon Mo Fan, the Totem Mysterious Snake, and the Super Rank Mages nearly killed the Mountain Corpse, but Ancient King Zhan Kong appeared and stopped their attacks with a Chaos Vortex. The undead sovereigns bowed to him, the Ancient Capital survived, and Lin Lan still planned to deal with Salang and Mu He.

• Chairman Han Ji unleashed Sorrowful World Ice Rain and revealed that the Mountain Corpse’s Undead Crystal lay below its throat.
• Demon Mo Fan and the Totem Mysterious Snake attacked the Mountain Corpse as eight Super Rank Mages joined in, but a Chaos Vortex swallowed their spells.
• Lin Lan recognized that Ancient King Zhan Kong had reached the Peak Little Emperor rank, and Mo Fan spotted someone standing atop the Mountain Corpse.
• The Mountain Corpse and the other undead sovereigns knelt before Zhan Kong, and the mysterious gray-white man identified him as the awakened Ancient King.
• The Chaos Vortex sent Zhang Xiaohou and the other two back, and the undead retreated as sunlight returned to the Ancient Capital.
• Lin Lan realized the city had survived and turned his attention to Salang and Mu He.

After the undead army retreated, Mo Fan and the city’s defenders celebrated their survival while Lin Lan went after Salang. Lin Lan cornered Salang at the clock tower and attacked her with the Three Great Totems.

• The undead army disappeared, and Mo Fan’s demonic transformation faded as the city celebrated its survival.
• Lin Lan left with the Three Great Totems to capture Salang, while Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou wondered about a mysterious figure they had seen.
• Salang rejected a Guard Mage’s confession and ripped out his heart before confronting Mu He at the clock tower.
• Salang blamed Mu He for letting Lin Lan and Mo Fan grow powerful, then tortured him as he pleaded for mercy.
• Lin Lan trapped Salang with a Spatial Collapse and brought the Three Great Totems to attack her with poisonous mist.

Lin Lan and three Totem creatures overwhelmed Salang at the Clock Tower, while the Super Rank Mages realized he might have found the Black Vatican’s Red Cardinal and rushed to help. The Clock Tower was destroyed, but Salang’s body and aura vanished, leaving Lin Lan unsure whether she had truly died.

• Lin Lan and the Totem creatures trapped Salang in poisonous mist and lightning as people across the city watched in awe.
• The Super Rank Mages suspected Lin Lan had discovered Salang, so Han Ji, Lei Hanhai, Lei Hao, and others headed toward the Clock Tower.
• Salang’s two blue-robed Scholars and seven Black-robed Scholars tried to save her, but the Totems killed them before their help could reach her.
• Lin Lan ordered the Thunder Lion and Kui Ox to keep attacking until the Clock Tower collapsed beneath their lightning.
• The Totem Mysterious Snake sensed no trace of Salang, but Lin Lan could not tell whether she had been killed or escaped.

After the battle for Ancient Capital, Lin Lan and Mo Fan left Mount Hua to prepare for the National Prefecture Competition, while the authorities debated how to reward them and conceal Mo Fan’s Demon Element. Lin Lan’s abundant resources put several breakthroughs within reach as the pair set off for the next stage of their journey.

• Lin Lan told the gathered officials that Salang should have died in the blast and that he had also killed two blue-robed and seven Black-robed members, though they had no proof of her death.
• At a meeting in the Drum Tower, Han Ji proposed rewarding Lin Lan and giving the Ancient Capital vote to Mo Fan, while the officials agreed to publicize the Totems but keep Mo Fan’s Demon Element secret.
• At Mount Hua, Lin Lan asked the Old Daoist whether other planes or worlds might exist, and the Daoist said Lin Lan would have to explore that question himself.
• Lin Lan and Mo Fan left Mount Hua for the National Prefecture Competition after Mo Fan recovered the realms he had lost, and Lin Lan gave him a Spirit Seed and Han Ji’s reward money.
• Lin Lan told Mo Fan that the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle was nearing Great Commander level and Little Dragon Princess had reached it, then reflected that his resources could help him advance several Elements before the competition.

Lin Lan reunited with the National Academy Team in the Imperial Capital and joined their expedition to Japan, where they traveled by boat toward a rocky island infested with sea monsters. As the team prepared to face the creatures, Ai Jiangtu and Nan Jue discussed whether Lin Lan should handle any Commander Level monsters, and Ai Jiangtu went to ask him.

• Lin Lan arrived at the National Academy Team’s assembly point, met the instructors and members, and told them Mo Fan was in Hangzhou.
• Lin Lan declined Jiang Shaoxu’s questions about why he had rejected the captain position, then ate with Zhao Manyan and refused his proposal to chase women abroad.
• Mo Fan arrived several days later, and the assembled team began its expedition to obtain an entry pass for the Venice Water City National Pavilion, starting in Japan.
• Lin Lan and Mo Fan considered using Lin Lan’s Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle to travel ahead, but the team instead cleared sea monsters in exchange for passage to Japan.
• The team of thirteen sailed toward a rocky island near Asuka City, where Ai Jiangtu and Nan Jue considered the danger of provoking a sea monster tribe.
• Nan Jue suggested Lin Lan could fight any Commander Level creature, and Ai Jiangtu went to ask Lin Lan about it.

The team explored Rock Island and encountered a pack of Warrior Rank Crimson Ling Demons, but Lin Lan’s Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle destroyed them in one strike. The others then spotted Lin Lan fighting a Commander Level Crimson Rift Demon beneath golden thunderclouds.

• Lin Lan separated from the group to hunt a Commander Level sea demon while the others examined signs of Crimson Ling Demons.
• Mo Fan returned with a captured immature Crimson Ling Demon, whose cries drew over a dozen Warrior Rank adults to the group.
• The team realized Lin Lan was missing, and Ai Jiangtu explained that he had gone off alone.
• Lin Lan’s Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle appeared and wiped out the Crimson Ling Demons with a storm of lightning and frost.
• The group saw Lin Lan battling a Commander Level Crimson Rift Demon beneath golden thunderclouds.

Lin Lan killed a Crimson Rift Demon with Thunder Punishment, and Ai Jiangtu discovered a dead child inside a Crimson Ling Demon. The team stayed on the island, determined to find the demons’ nest and attack it.

• Lin Lan used Thunder Punishment to kill the fleeing Crimson Rift Demon and several Crimson Ling Demons, impressing the watching team.
• Lin Lan returned unharmed and brushed off Nan Rongni’s offer to heal him while trading flirtatious remarks with Jiang Shaoxu.
• Ai Jiangtu found and removed a dead child from a Crimson Ling Demon’s belly, shocking the team and angering Mo Fan.
• Jiang Yu and Mu Tingying returned to Asuka City under orders while the others remained on the island to pursue the Crimson Ling Demons.
• Jiang Shaoxu marked a small Crimson Ling Demon to help the team locate its nest, and Mu Ningxue explained that the amphibious demons were stronger in water and likely nested on damp islands.

The team prepared to attack the Crimson Ling Demon Triangular Island Chain, relying on Lin Lan’s summoned eagles and Mu Ningxue’s ice magic to counter the sea demons. After silently eliminating Sea Monkey Monsters, Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan drew a horde of Crimson Ling Demons away from the others, leaving them fleeing together.

• Guan Yu reported that three islands held thousands of Sea Monkey Monsters and the central island housed an estimated one to two hundred Crimson Ling Demons.
• Lin Lan offered his summoned eagle creatures for the assault, and Mu Ningxue said she could freeze the water between all four islands by herself.
• Ai Jiangtu organized the team’s approach, and ten members infiltrated the islands while Nan Rongni stayed aboard the ship.
• Li Kaifeng and Guan Yu killed Sea Monkey Monsters by stealth, and Ai Jiangtu used Instantaneous Movement to catch and kill one that tried to escape.
• Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan ran together to lure the Crimson Ling Demons away, joking about a foolish bet as the horde chased them.

Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan escaped a horde of sea demons with Lin Lan’s help, then sailed toward Japan with their companions. On the cruise ship, Guan Yu accidentally tore Jiang Shaoxu’s bikini top, provoking her fury while Lin Lan and the others watched.

• Mo Fan used Mind Control to kill a Sea Monkey Monster and revealed that he had awakened the Space Element.
• Lin Lan sent Gale Eagles and Silver Giant Eagles to attack the Crimson Ling Demons and Sea Monkey Monsters as Mu Ningxue froze the island.
• After the group dealt with the sea demons, Lin Junxian arranged a luxury ship to take them to Japan, and Lin Lan learned that Lin Wanqing belonged to the Lin Clan.
• Mo Fan told Lin Lan about a bet involving Guan Yu, who then accidentally tore Jiang Shaoxu’s bikini top as she approached Lin Lan.
• Jiang Shaoxu threatened Guan Yu and attacked him with magic while Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Zhao Manyan reacted to the incident.

Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan discovered the colossal Totem Beast Baxia beneath their ship as they traveled to Japan, then reached a temple where a young monk warned them about the Sacred Turtle. Lin Lan recognized Baxia and learned that the temple’s conflict with locals centered on the turtle and warnings of punishment at sea.

• Mo Fan asked Zhao Manyan to fly him high above the ship, where they spotted land and the enormous shadow of Baxia beneath the vessel.
• Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan rushed back to the deck, alarming the group, while Lin Lan calmly recognized Baxia as Zhao Manyan’s Totem Beast.
• Baxia disappeared, and the group entered Japan’s Safe Zone and reached harbor, with Jiang Shaoxu revealing that she was the only one who knew Japanese.
• At Yanming Temple, Lin Lan explained the Space Element’s reliance on mental power and the high cost of Mind Stones to Mo Fan.
• A young monk scolded Mo Fan for sitting on the Sacred Turtle, then accused locals of ignoring warnings and blaming the temple for disasters at sea.

Lin Lan and Mo Fan encountered a ghostly girl named Miyata and a monk at Yanming Temple, but only Mo Fan gave the girl his name. They returned to find Zhao Manyan mysteriously cold and unresponsive, and Lin Lan suspected the girl and monk were responsible.

• Lin Lan watched Mo Fan introduce himself to Miyata as Zhao Manyan while avoiding giving his own name.
• The monk seized Mo Fan and warned him about Miyata after Mo Fan agreed to let her guide him, and Mo Fan noticed she left no footprints.
• Lin Lan and Mo Fan ate watermelon beneath Yanming Temple before returning after nightfall.
• Ai Jiangtu and Jiang Yu told them Zhao Manyan had disappeared, and the group found him pale, cold, and unresponsive.
• Lin Lan described the monk and Miyata to the others and suggested they investigate their connection to Zhao Manyan's condition.

Lin Lan found the wooden fish that housed the Artifact Demon Spirit and gathered the others to enter its inner world. He, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue crossed into a restored temple, where a plaque identified it as the Temple of Rebirth.

• Lin Lan went to the back mountain and discovered the wooden fish in an abandoned temple.
• The wooden fish’s lightning restriction stopped Lin Lan from touching it, so he called Nan Jue and Jiang Shaoxu to help enter its inner world.
• Nan Jue explained that the wooden fish contained an Artifact Demon Spirit that could be seen and attacked inside its own space.
• Jiang Shaoxu hypnotized Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue, and Nan Jue guided their souls into the vessel.
• Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue found themselves in a pristine temple whose mountain path stretched strangely far, ending at a hall marked “Temple of Rebirth.”

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue followed clues through the illusion to uncover the memory of Miyata’s death and the young monk Nara Yuan Kong’s revenge. Lin Lan confronted Nara Yuan Kong in the past, but his Sixth Realm Spiritual Power had no effect, leaving them facing an apparent “Invincible Frame.”

• Lin Lan told Mu Ningxue that all his Elements were Innate Dual Elements and that Space was his strongest, while Mo Fan reacted enviously.
• Guan Yu used burning mugwort to guide the trio toward Miyata, and they found her carving Nara Yuan Kong’s name into stone before she jumped from Haiyan Cliff.
• Lin Lan used Instantaneous Movement to take Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue to the temple, where Nara Yuan Kong accused Seven Seas of causing Miyata’s death.
• Lin Lan attacked Nara Yuan Kong with the pressure of Sixth Realm Spiritual Power, but Nara Yuan Kong remained unaffected.

Lin Lan and the others learned that Nara Yuan Kong was the demon spirit behind the temple’s haunting and that he had moved his origin into reality. They confronted him at Manying Mountain, where Lin Lan’s Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle began attacking him, leaving Nara Yuan Kong trapped in its domain.

• Lin Lan explained that Nara Yuan Kong had died years earlier, controlled the events in the memories, and could not be attacked inside the independent space.
• Li Kaifeng told the group that Abbot Xin Yu and the other monks were at Manying Mountain, so Lin Lan summoned the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle and led everyone there.
• The group found Nara Yuan Kong tormenting the monks, while only Lin Lan and Mo Fan could see him.
• Mo Fan cursed Nara Yuan Kong and demanded that he release Zhao Manyan’s soul, while Lin Lan directed the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle to attack.
• The Eagle’s Extreme Frost Lightning Domain froze the ground and struck at Nara Yuan Kong, who dodged as Lin Lan threatened him with a painful death if he resisted.

Lin Lan and Mo Fan killed Nara Yuan Kong and the team set out for Osaka to challenge Japan’s National Pavilion. After arriving, the girls left to explore the city, while the others headed for the pavilion and joked about its free food and university students.

• The Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle killed Nara Yuan Kong’s Red-faced Ghosts and froze and suppressed Nara Yuan Kong while Lin Lan taunted him.
• Mo Fan used the Flame Sword to split Nara Yuan Kong in two, and Jiang Yu declared him dead.
• The group returned to Yanming Temple, where Zhao Manyan woke up, and the monks later gave him the wooden fish vessel, making him a Totem Guardian.
• Ai Jiangtu said the team would stop in Osaka to challenge Japan’s National Pavilion before continuing to Tokyo.
• The team arrived in Osaka, and the girls rushed off to eat and shop while Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Zhao Manyan headed for the pavilion.

Lin Lan and the Chinese National Academy Team arrived at Osaka’s National Academy, where Mochizuki Chiharu insulted them and tried to drive them away. Lin Lan summoned the Great Commander-level Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle to intimidate her, and Chiharu led the team inside after learning they had come to challenge the academy.

• Lin Lan and the others reached the West Guardian Pavilion and met Mochizuki Chiharu, who accused them of being rude Chinese tourists.
• Mochizuki Chiharu threatened to throw the group down the mountain, and Mo Fan prepared to fight her.
• Lin Lan summoned the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle, which destroyed Mochizuki Chiharu’s Ghost Wood Hands and startled her and the academy’s defenders.
• Ai Jiangtu showed Mochizuki Chiharu the Chinese National Academy Team emblem and explained that they had come to challenge the academy.
• Mochizuki Chiharu led the team inside, while Mo Fan and Guan Yu joked about the welcome they received.

The Chinese National Academy Team attended a banquet at Osaka's West Guardian Pavilion, where Lin Lan's strength unsettled the Japanese defenders. After dinner, Guan Yu began a one-on-one match against Okamoto Taka, who was shocked to learn Lin Lan was not the team's captain.

• The Japanese National Pavilion defenders discussed Lin Lan's Great Commander-level Summoned Beast and worried about facing him.
• A Japanese teacher praised Lin Lan and welcomed the Chinese team at the banquet, while the team relaxed and Jiang Shaoxu showed off her purchases.
• The teams moved to the Lingdou Platform for a five-match contest, with Guan Yu, Jiang Shaoxu, Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue set to compete for China.
• Guan Yu challenged Okamoto Taka, while noticing Mochizuki Chiharu among the Japanese team members.
• Okamoto Taka asked whether Lin Lan was China's captain, and Guan Yu said he was not, leaving Okamoto stunned that someone so powerful was not the captain.

Guan Yu defeated Okamoto Taka in a costly speed-based duel, and Lin Lan stepped up to face Mochizuki Chiharu. Lin Lan promised to beat her using only one Element, leaving the match about to begin.

• Guan Yu and Okamoto Taka fought at high speed, using Magic Boots and Wind Tracks until Guan Yu wounded Okamoto Taka and won despite suffering broken bones.
• Nan Rongni healed Guan Yu, and Lin Lan volunteered to fight Mochizuki Chiharu while Mo Fan planned to take the third match.
• Lin Lan challenged Mochizuki Chiharu over their earlier dispute, and she accepted his challenge despite Mochizuki Meiken's warning.
• Lin Lan told Mochizuki Chiharu he would defeat her with only one Element.

Lin Lan sent his Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle to fight Mochizuki Chiharu, whose powerful Plant and Earth magic countered its lightning and trapped it in Ghostwoods. The eagle remained caught in the growing forest as the spectators awaited its next move.

• Lin Lan cast One Thought Star Orbit and summoned the Extreme Frost Lightning Eagle to attack Mochizuki Chiharu.
• Mochizuki Chiharu shielded herself inside a five-petaled flower that resisted the eagle’s lightning.
• The eagle froze the flower and shattered it with lightning, but Mochizuki Chiharu deflected the final strike with Wind magic.
• Mochizuki Chiharu planted a glowing seed, causing Ghostwoods to erupt from the arena and ensnare the diving eagle.
• Mochizuki Meiken explained that Mochizuki Chiharu was an instructor, and the spectators watched as the Ghostwoods wrapped around the eagle.