Chapter Summaries

Lin Lan guided three Arbitration Council judges through the wilds to seal demon caves while his Space Element reached Level Three. When Mo Fan called for help from a One-Eyed Demon Wolf, Lin Lan and the judges flew toward Bocheng to rescue him.

• Lin Lan told Tang Yue where he had found a cave, and she arranged for him to guide Judge Night Hawk, Shen Yibai, and Zhao Wenjie while promising him a Soul Vessel and a spirit-grade Star Dust Magic Tool.
• Lin Lan cultivated until his Space Element reached Level Three and gained Mind Control—Air Shield.
• Lin Lan met Night Hawk, Shen Yibai, and Zhao Wenjie at the Magic Association, then guided them into the wild while Tang Yue stayed behind to watch for Black Vatican activity.
• Over half a month, Shen Yibai froze demons in eleven caves, Zhao Wenjie sealed the caves, and Night Hawk killed demons they encountered while Lin Lan collected corpses to sell.
• Night Hawk and the other judges prepared to return to Magic City, but Mo Fan called Lin Lan for help because a One-Eyed Demon Wolf was chasing him at Bocheng's abandoned construction site.
• Night Hawk summoned a Sky Eagle, and Lin Lan and the judges flew toward the abandoned construction site.

Mo Fan and the City Demon Hunting Squad faced an Advanced-Stage One-Eyed Demon Wolf at an abandoned construction site until Lin Lan and his companions arrived on the Sky Eagle and killed it. Afterward, Tang Yue gave Lin Lan two magic tools and warned him that the Black Vatican was gathering in Bocheng.

• Xu Dahuan, Fei Shi, and Xiao Ke failed to stop the One-Eyed Demon Wolf, while Mo Fan paralyzed it with Lightning Seal and Xu Dahuan urged the squad to hold their ground.
• The Sky Eagle swooped down and killed the One-Eyed Demon Wolf, and Lin Lan arrived with Night Hawk, Shen Yibai, and Zhao Wenjie.
• Mo Fan absorbed a golden glow from the wolf’s corpse with Little Mudfish, while Lin Lan noticed Yu Ang and decided to leave him alone for now.
• Night Hawk and Shen Yibai concluded that the One-Eyed Demon Wolf had hidden at the construction site to evolve, and Zhao Wenjie invited Lin Lan to visit them in Magic City.
• Tang Yue gave Lin Lan a Soul Vessel and a Spirit-Grade Star Dust Magic Tool, then told him that the Black Vatican was gathering in Bocheng.

Lin Lan prepared to oppose the Black Vatican’s plans for Bocheng while continuing to cultivate and hunt demons with Mo Fan. After learning the school would make them compete for the Earth Sacred Spring, Lin Lan returned from a profitable hunt and heard Mo Fan planned to buy a house in Bocheng despite the coming disaster.

• Lin Lan told Tang Yue he would not stand by if the Black Vatican tried to destroy Bocheng, and she praised his willingness to help.
• Principal Zhu told Lin Lan the school would choose between him and Mo Fan to compete for a chance to cultivate in the Earth Sacred Spring; Lin Lan said his Lightning Seal had reached the third level.
• Lin Lan and Mo Fan hunted One-Eyed Demon Wolves, and Mo Fan killed two with his third-level Lightning Seal while Little Mudfish absorbed the remnant souls.
• Lin Lan and Mo Fan sold four wolves to Wang Dafu for 850,000 and split the money sixty-forty, with Lin Lan receiving 510,000.
• Mo Fan said he planned to buy Xin Xia dresses, send money to his father, and use his remaining savings to buy a house in Bocheng, prompting Lin Lan to worry about the coming disaster.

Lin Lan obtained Star Chart Books to prepare for reaching the Intermediate Mage level, then broke through during closed-door cultivation. When Black Vatican cultists attacked his home, he killed them with his newly strengthened spatial abilities.

• Lin Lan transferred Mo Fan one million and asked Tang Yue for Star Chart Books, receiving two and arranging to buy four more.
• Lin Lan began closed-door cultivation at home and advanced to the Intermediate Mage level.
• Two Gray-robed Cultists and six Black Beast Demons attacked a decoy in Lin Lan's room, but Lin Lan crushed them with Spatial Rhythm—Compression.
• Lin Lan intercepted the Black-robed Scholar and a Gray-robed Cultist outside, killing the cultist with lightning and the scholar with Space Annihilation.

After Black Vatican members attacked Lin Lan’s home, Tang Yue arrived to check on him and learned about his extraordinary magical abilities. Lin Lan persuaded her to let him stay at her place for protection.

• Lin Lan found his room wrecked after killing the Black Vatican attackers and called Tang Yue for help.
• Tang Yue arrived, confirmed Lin Lan was unharmed, and inspected the bodies and his damaged room.
• Tang Yue questioned Lin Lan about how he had killed the attackers, and Lin Lan revealed his Intermediate Level Space Element, Innate Dual Element, and innate Lightning Element spirit seed.
• Lin Lan explained how quickly he cultivated, and Tang Yue warned that the Black Vatican would target him if it learned about his talents.
• Lin Lan asked to stay at Tang Yue’s home because he feared another attack, and Tang Yue reluctantly agreed on the condition that he behave.

After surviving a Black Vatican assassination, Lin Lan examined his new Space Element abilities and warned Tang Yue that the cult might contaminate Bocheng’s rainwater with Frenzied Spring. Tang Yue trusted his warning, while Mu He ordered another attempt on Lin Lan’s life.

• Lin Lan settled into Tang Yue’s home, showered, and discovered that his Space Element had advanced to a nebula with four powerful innate skills.
• Mu He learned that four Black Vatican assassins had died at Lin Lan’s home, ordered a subordinate to reopen the tunnels, and sent more Intermediate Mages to kill Lin Lan.
• Tang Yue told Lin Lan that the bounty for the Black Vatican members he had killed amounted to 1.45 million, then asked how the cult had targeted him.
• Lin Lan suspected traitors within the Magic Association or Arbitration Council and explained that the Black Vatican might use Frenzied Spring to drive demon beasts through tunnels near Bocheng.
• Lin Lan proposed that the cult could mix Frenzied Spring into rainwater, and Tang Yue agreed to trust his warning.

Lin Lan asked Tang Yue to find him a place to awaken a new magic element, then was ambushed by three Black-robed Scholars while traveling through the rain. He killed all three with his Space and Lightning magic but collapsed from exhaustion.

• Lin Lan asked Tang Yue to help him find a place to awaken a new magic element and returned to cultivating his Space Element.
• Three Black-robed Scholars confronted Lin Lan on the street and attacked him with Intermediate Magic.
• Lin Lan used his Space magic to crush the three attackers, killing the shorter Black-robed Scholar but exhausting much of his strength.
• The fat Black-robed Scholar bound Lin Lan with Ice Locks, and the tall one struck him with Thunderbolt magic.
• Lin Lan survived the attack and unleashed Intermediate Lightning magic, killing the remaining two Black-robed Scholars before collapsing.

Lin Lan recovered after fighting three Black-robed Scholars and gave Mo Fan his place in the Earth Sacred Spring competition. He learned that the Arbitration Council would only send a few adjudicators to investigate Bocheng, leaving him frustrated but looking ahead to his magic awakening next month.

• Lin Lan woke in Bocheng Hospital, declined his Earth Sacred Spring competition slot in favor of Mo Fan, and refused Zhan Kong’s offer to join the Military Mages.
• Lin Lan told Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou that the Black Vatican was plotting against Bocheng and had been hunting him, warning them not to pursue the group yet.
• Lin Lan explained to Tang Yue that he had absorbed a lightning attack from one of the three Black-robed Scholars and broken through to Intermediate Mage.
• Tang Yue told Lin Lan that the Arbitration Council doubted their account and would send only a few adjudicators to investigate Bocheng.
• Lin Lan condemned the Arbitration Council’s indifference, and Tang Yue told him she had arranged his magic awakening for the following month.

Lin Lan prepared for the coming Bocheng disaster while Mu He decided to postpone another attempt on his life. At the Magic Association, Lin Lan awakened both the Summoning Element and the Ice Element.

• Mu He learned that the men sent after Lin Lan had been killed and chose not to send more assassins while Lord Salang was on his way to Bocheng.
• Lin Lan assessed his powerful Space and Lightning Elements and considered how to reduce casualties during the coming disaster without drawing the Magic Association against the Totem Mysterious Snake.
• Lin Lan delivered Mo Fan's Star Chart Book and warned him again about the Black Vatican's plan to bring demons into Bocheng.
• Lin Lan went to the Magic Association with Yang Zuohe for a new awakening and chose the Summoning Element as his guide stone.
• Lin Lan awakened two new elements in his spiritual world: the Summoning Element and the Ice Element.

After awakening the Summoning and Ice Elements, Lin Lan received rewards from the Magic Association and told Tang Yue about his dual awakenings. He absorbed four Lightning Element Spirit Seed Fragments, strengthening his Lightning Element, and ended the chapter planning to continue cultivating.

• Yang Zuohe congratulated Lin Lan on awakening the Summoning Element and gave him Beast Refining Blood, four Lightning Element Spirit Seed Fragments, and the Mysterious Ice Slash.
• Lin Lan asked Yang Zuohe why the Black Vatican had targeted him, and Yang Zuohe said they likely saw him as a threat because of his promise.
• Lin Lan returned home and told Tang Yue that he had awakened both the Summoning Element and the Ice Element; Tang Yue praised his talent and warned him to stay careful.
• Lin Lan inspected his new elements, found no unusual changes, and decided to draw his Space and Lightning Element star charts before cultivating further.
• Lin Lan fed four Lightning Element Spirit Seed Fragments to his Lightning Element and tested it against One-Eyed Demon Wolves, finding its power had increased from 2.5 times to 2.7 times.

Lin Lan warned Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou that the Black Vatican’s plan might soon begin, then gave Zhang Xiaohou a Star Dust Magic Tool to help him cultivate. After returning home, Lin Lan continued advancing his Elements and prepared to search the Summoning Plane for a Summoned Beast.

• Lin Lan reminded Mo Fan to be careful during his upcoming duel with Yu Ang and warned that the Black Vatican’s plan might be near.
• Lin Lan told Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou to have their relatives leave Bocheng temporarily if possible.
• Lin Lan gave Zhang Xiaohou an ordinary-grade Star Dust Magic Tool, while refusing Mo Fan’s request for one.
• Lin Lan returned home and cultivated his Space and Lightning Elements to forty-nine stars and his Ice and Summoning Elements to the first level.
• Lin Lan decided to look for a suitable Summoned Beast on the Summoning Plane.

Lin Lan summoned a Crimson Wind Eagle, named it Big Eagle, and took Mo Fan into the wilderness to hunt demons. After killing a Three-Eyed Demon Wolf and collecting its soul essence, they returned with six million in proceeds, leaving Mo Fan prepared for his duel with Yu Ang the next day.

• Lin Lan found and bonded with a Crimson Wind Eagle in the Summoning Plane, then asked Tang Yue to identify it.
• Tang Yue identified the eagle as a powerful servant-class Crimson Wind Eagle, and Lin Lan named it Big Eagle.
• Lin Lan invited Mo Fan to hunt demons, and they rode Big Eagle from Bocheng to the wilderness.
• Lin Lan killed two One-Eyed Demon Wolves with beginner lightning magic and defeated a Three-Eyed Demon Wolf with Falling Thunder, collecting its soul essence.
• Lin Lan and Mo Fan sold demon bones for six million and returned on Big Eagle after hunting demons.
• Lin Lan reminded Mo Fan that his duel with Yu Ang was tomorrow, and Mo Fan agreed to cripple him.

Lin Lan and Mo Fan prepared for Mo Fan’s duel with Yu Ang, and Mo Fan won the Earth Sacred Spring contest by revealing his Innate Dual Element. Seven days later, the Black Vatican began its plan as Lin Lan prepared for the coming rain.

• Lin Lan told Mo Fan he had taken him demon hunting because he saw him as a valuable ally, while Mu Ningxue wished Mo Fan luck for the duel.
• At the Mu Family banquet, Lin Lan refused to steal food but considered taking cultivation resources, and Zhan Kong again tried to recruit him into the Military Mages.
• Mo Fan defeated Yu Ang with Lightning Seal—Raging Strike after Yu Ang used ice magic and an Armor Magic Tool against him.
• Mo Fan demanded that Mu Zhuoyun apologize to Mo Jiaxing, and Mu Zhuoyun knelt and apologized.
• Bocheng’s upper ranks kept Mo Fan’s Innate Dual Element secret so he could reveal it during the college entrance examinations.
• Seven days later, the Black Vatican began its plan, and Lin Lan prepared for the coming rain.

After celebrating Mo Fan’s victory, Lin Lan kept his reasons for suspecting the Black Vatican secret from Tang Yue and urged her to wait one more week before leaving Bocheng. He prepared people he cared about for the coming disaster and remained determined to protect the city.

• At a celebration dinner, Mo Fan credited Lanzi’s help for his rapid cultivation, and Lin Lan decided to arrange a trip to Hangzhou for others while preparing to grow stronger.
• Tang Yue told Lin Lan that her uncle had not reported his warning to the Arbitration Council, though trusted arbitrators had secretly investigated the rainwater without finding anything.
• Lin Lan asked Tang Yue to wait one more week for the Black Vatican’s attack, and she agreed before leaving Bocheng if nothing happened.
• Lin Lan warned Third Uncle to avoid the rain and gave him one million, hoping he could relocate and reopen his noodle shop after the disaster.
• Lin Lan encountered familiar Bocheng residents and resolved not to abandon the city and its people to the Black Vatican.

As Frenzied Spring rain triggered an emergency in Bocheng, Lin Lan hunted Black Vatican guards and sealed demon beast passages while the city evacuated civilians. After bringing Xin Xia, Uncle Mo, and Third Uncle to the Safe Zone, he saw four blood-red beams rise as a Winged Cang Wolf flew into the city.

• Tang Yue told Lin Lan that the rain contained Frenzied Spring and that the Magic Association was evacuating Bocheng as reinforcements rushed in.
• Lin Lan flew to Inscription Girls' Middle School, killed two Black Vatican guards, and sealed the demon beast passage with earth and vehicles.
• At Guangxia Plaza, Lin Lan and the Crimson Wind Eagle killed Black Beast Demons and defeated a Black-robed Scholar and a Gray-robed Cultist before sealing another passage.
• Lin Lan escorted Xin Xia, Uncle Mo, and Third Uncle to the Safe Zone, then returned to the city.
• Four blood-red beams shot into the sky, and a massive Winged Cang Wolf flew in from outside Bocheng.

As demon beasts poured into Bocheng, Lin Lan fought through the streets and escorted survivors to the Safe Zone. After reaching safety, he flew toward Tian Lan Magic High School to rescue the students there.

• Lin Lan sent the Crimson Wind Eagle away and headed toward the school, killing a One-Eyed Demon Wolf that was about to attack several young men.
• Lin Lan tried to save Da Hai from four One-Eyed Demon Wolves, but Da Hai died; Lin Lan then killed the wolves and promised the survivors in a shop that he would escort them to the Safe Zone.
• Lin Lan agreed to detour to Tian Lan Magic High School later to rescue an elderly man's grandson, then led the growing group of survivors through Bocheng.
• Lin Lan discovered a Bone Spur Wolf and dozens of One-Eyed Demon Wolves lying in ambush, killed them, and collected their remnant souls and a refined soul.
• Lin Lan escorted more than a hundred survivors to the Safe Zone, summoned the Crimson Wind Eagle, and flew toward Tian Lan Magic High School.

Lin Lan reunited with Mo Fan and the students at Tian Lan Magic High School, then joined their attempt to reach Bocheng’s Safety Barrier. His power impressed the vanguard as he protected them on the road, where the Crimson Wind Eagle lured a group of demons toward the party.

• Lin Lan reached Tian Lan Magic High School, killed demons on the grounds, and found Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, and the other survivors sheltering in the gymnasium.
• Xue Sheng chose Mo Fan to lead the vanguard, but Mo Fan deferred to Lin Lan, who agreed to join the group as they prepared to travel to the Safety Barrier.
• Mo Fan revealed that he and Zhang Xiaohou had grown stronger, and Lin Lan told them he was nearing the second level of Intermediate Mage.
• Lin Lan saved Zhang Yinglu from a Giant-Eyed Stinky Rat with a Lightning Seal, impressing Xue Sheng and the vanguard.
• Lin Lan summoned his Crimson Wind Eagle and sent it to lure nearby demons; seven One-Eyed Demon Wolves chased it, and Lin Lan attacked them with Thunderbolt.

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and the students fought Bai Yang’s ambush near the Safety Barrier and killed him. After discovering more victims in the forest, Lin Lan continued toward the Safe Zone to meet Tang Yue and learn the next step of the plan.

• Lin Lan and Mo Fan killed the One-Eyed Demon Wolves on the way to the Safety Barrier.
• Bai Yang ambushed the group with Black Beast Demons, a Ghost Wolf Beast, and a Cursed Beast Demon, demanding Mo Fan hand over the Earth Sacred Spring.
• Mo Fan drank the Earth Sacred Spring, and Lin Lan summoned the Crimson Wind Eagle to fight while the group defended itself from the demons.
• He Yu protected Zhang Xiaohou with Water Guard, and Lin Lan and Mo Fan helped defeat the Black Beast Demons and injure the Cursed Beast Demon.
• Lin Lan killed Bai Yang with Thunderbolt, and the Ghost Wolf Beast and Cursed Beast Demon vanished.
• Lin Lan found the bodies of mages and ordinary people in the forest, then headed to the Safe Zone to meet Tang Yue.

Lin Lan reached the Safe Zone and learned that the military and Arbitration Council were preparing to seal the demon openings and slay the Winged Cang Wolf. He and Mo Fan left for Bocheng to hunt demons while Zhan Kong’s force launched its operation.

• Lin Lan reunited with Tang Yue, told her he had sealed two demon openings, and learned the plan to kill the Winged Cang Wolf.
• Zhan Kong summoned Lin Lan, praised his work, and assigned Military Mages to reinforce the caves Lin Lan had cleared.
• Zhan Kong led High Mages, Sky Eagle Mages, and Arbitration Council members toward their tasks in Bocheng.
• Lin Lan asked Mo Fan to join him monster hunting and offered to split the soul essences; Mu Ningxue then reunited with Mo Fan at the Safe Zone.
• Lin Lan summoned the Crimson Wind Eagle, and he and Mo Fan flew toward Bocheng despite Mu Ningxue’s warning.
• Mo Fan vowed to return with demon souls for the Military Mages who had died and the Bocheng residents killed by demons.

Lin Lan and Mo Fan searched the abandoned Mu Family estate, then went to investigate the suspected reopened demon cave beneath Inscription Girls' Middle School. After the Winged Cang Wolf was killed and Bocheng's disaster ended, Yu Ang ambushed them, but they defeated his demons as he fled.

• Lin Lan and Mo Fan reached the Mu Family estate, where Lin Lan restrained demons and Mo Fan killed them.
• The two searched the estate, found a photograph of young Mu Ningxue, and took a Basic-tier Star Dust Magic Tool from Mu Zhuoyun's room.
• Lin Lan suspected the Black Vatican had reopened the demon cave beneath Inscription Girls' Middle School, so he and Mo Fan headed there.
• A female adjudicator and Zhan Kong struck down the Winged Cang Wolf with High Mage Ice and Fire magic.
• At the school entrance, Yu Ang ambushed Lin Lan and Mo Fan with Black Beast Demons, but they killed the demons and forced Yu Ang to flee.
• The demon passage was destroyed, the survivors were rescued, and the remaining demons were hunted down, ending the disaster in Bocheng.