Chapter Summaries

Back in Magic City, Lin Lan met Commander Hua, who praised his exceptional talent and offered to support his cultivation. Commander Hua promised resources for Lin Lan to reach the Super level in six elements within three years and said he would secure what Lin Lan needed to enter the Forbidden Curse if one element reached its threshold within six years.

• Lin Lan returned to his apartment in Magic City and learned from Mu Nujiao's message that she had joined the National Academy Team.
• Lin Lan mistook Commander Hua's arrival for a visit from Mo Fan, then welcomed Commander Hua into his apartment.
• Commander Hua revealed that he knew about Lin Lan's three peak High Mage elements, sixth-level spiritual power, and contributions to the country.
• Commander Hua said he would support both Lin Lan and Mo Fan, though not directly.
• Commander Hua promised Lin Lan resources to reach the Super level in six elements within three years and help him obtain what he needed to enter the Forbidden Curse if one element reached its threshold within six years.

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue arrived at the National Pavilion, where an arrogant Egyptian challenger named Sayed had come to fight. After hearing that China’s pavilion defenders had been humiliated by repeated losses, Bai Dongwei ordered Mo Fan to face Sayed and beat him to death.

• Commander Hua encouraged Lin Lan to develop totems and said Lin Lan could secretly reach the Super tier as long as he hid his cultivation during the World School Tournament.
• Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue went to the National Pavilion to complete their registration and prepare to handle the Drowning Curse.
• Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue confronted Sayed, an Egyptian challenger who insulted China’s National Pavilion, and Mo Fan promised to defeat him.
• Bai Dongwei scolded the pavilion defenders over their losing record and warned that another defeat could cost them their positions.
• Bai Dongwei recognized Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue, then ordered Mo Fan to fight Sayed and beat him to death.

Mo Fan confronted Sayed at the Chinese National Pavilion, and Lin Lan set the terms for their duel. Sayed summoned a corpse-type undead, and Mo Fan prepared to fight it with Little Flame Fairy’s possession.

• Mo Fan insulted Sayed and challenged him while Bai Dongwei gathered the National Pavilion students.
• Sayed asked how many opponents he needed to defeat to earn the Challenge Chapter, and Lin Lan set the duel as a one-on-one against Mo Fan.
• Mo Fan mocked Egypt and its pharaohs, provoking Sayed to unleash his Undead Element magic.
• Sayed summoned a towering corpse-type undead from a foul well of murky air.
• Mo Fan called for Little Flame Fairy to possess him and prepared to strike the undead.

Mo Fan overwhelmed Sayed’s undead with his Spirit-grade flames and Meteor Fist, then used Mind Control to punish him. The chapter left Sayed begging as Mo Fan threatened to break his other arm.

• Mo Fan used Thousand Layered Fire Feathers to propel himself into the Gray Cloth Iron Corpse and destroyed it with a flaming kick.
• Mo Fan rejected Sayed’s chance to surrender, and Sayed summoned the Death Saber Mummy.
• Mo Fan struck the Death Saber Mummy with Meteor Fist and Flame Dragon, shattering it and its bone saber in one blow.
• Mo Fan used Mind Control to seize Sayed’s arm and broke it despite Sayed’s pleas.
• Mo Fan asked Sayed whether he wanted his other arm broken.

After Mo Fan defeated Sayed, Lin Lan became a new instructor at the national academy, and the group learned that Salang had survived and fled through Chongming County. Mu Ningxue insisted on joining a mission against the Black Vatican, and Lin Lan agreed to take it.

• Mo Fan defeated Sayed, and Bai Dongwei arranged for him to receive healing.
• Bai Dongwei introduced Lin Lan as the pavilion guards' new instructor and assigned him to train them in combat.
• Mu Ningxue chose to stay at Mo Fan's apartment while the group continued investigating the Drowning Curse.
• Ling Ling reported that Salang had escaped overseas through Chongming County after the Ancient Capital Cataclysm.
• Mu Ningxue insisted on pursuing the Black Vatican to help her family and the victims, despite Mo Fan's warnings.
• Lin Lan agreed to take the mission to destroy Salang's forces on Chongming Island.

Lin Lan, Ling Ling, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue infiltrated Chongming Island disguised as tourists to investigate suspected Black Vatican activity and a Black Beast Demon. They entered a suspicious private ranch estate through Zhao Pinlin, where Ling Ling identified estate staff and Lin Lan recognized Carly as someone who was for sale.

• Rong Sheng told the group a story about carnivorous moths in Wuzhen, which Lin Lan recognized as connected to the Moth Woman and Moon Moth Phoenix.
• Guo Wenyi described seeing a thin figure eating a horse raw near Zhenming Town, leading Lin Lan and the others to suspect a Black Beast Demon at Zuodao Ranch.
• Zhao Pinlin brought the group to a luxurious private ranch estate, one of the sites Ling Ling considered suspicious.
• Lin Lan asked Ling Ling to obtain a staff list while the group maintained their tourist disguises.
• Ling Ling used a special program to check the silver-haired butler and Carly, identified Carly as Chinese Southeast Asian, and Lin Lan said she was for sale.

Lin Lan and his companions investigated the suspicious club while the City Demon Hunting Squad’s arrival complicated their plans. Two days later, Lin Lan discovered Fang Shaoli had approached Zhao Pinlin and offered to deliver Mu Ningxue and Wang Xuxu to him.

• Lin Lan warned Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, and Ling Ling not to drink the club’s black tea, though the group pretended to drink it when Zhao Pinlin brought it to them.
• The City Demon Hunting Squad confronted Butler Fu and Carly about deaths and disappearances at the club, threatening to seal it if they did not provide information.
• Ling Ling reported the squad’s arrival, but Mo Fan advised against interfering, and Lin Lan told the group to keep observing without exposing themselves.
• After two days of waiting for Fang Shaoli, Lin Lan phased himself when Zhao Pinlin arrived at the lounge with a waiter.
• Fang Shaoli revealed herself as the waitress and promised Zhao Pinlin that Mu Ningxue and Wang Xuxu would come to his bed before sunrise.

Lin Lan identified Fang Shaoli as Blue-robed, one of Salang's Nine Disciples, after watching her manipulate Zhao Pinlin with an Amber Potion and a dream of Wang Xuxu. The next morning, Zhao Pinlin appeared with Wang Xuxu, while Lin Lan told Mo Fan that the group would begin their operation that night.

• Lin Lan watched Fang Shaoli seduce Zhao Pinlin and use an Amber Potion to draw him into a dream of Wang Xuxu.
• Fang Shaoli told Zhao Pinlin that he could pursue Wang Xuxu but would need to prove absolute loyalty to reach the woman above her.
• Rong Sheng told Mo Fan that he and Wang Xuxu had made their relationship official and planned to go further that night.
• Zhao Pinlin entered the dining room with Wang Xuxu, shocking Rong Sheng and Mo Fan.
• Lin Lan told Mo Fan that he had identified Blue-robed and that the group would begin that night.
• Lin Lan revealed through the Sound Element that Zhao Pinlin had become Fang Shaoli's subordinate and had slept with her.

Ling Ling explained that the poisoned tea contained dormant Poisonous Insects controlled by a Mother Worm, and the group prepared to attack the Black Vatican. Meanwhile, Fang Shaoli ordered Zhao Pinlin to sacrifice Wang Xuxu as he embraced the Black Vatican’s promise of power.

• Ling Ling revealed that killing the Mother Worm would also kill the Poisonous Insects hidden in the tea drinkers.
• Lin Lan said he would target the Mother Worm while Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue attacked the Black Vatican members identified in his photographs.
• Fang Shaoli urged Zhao Pinlin to prove his devotion, and he declared his reverence for the power behind the catastrophe.
• Fang Shaoli ordered Zhao Pinlin to push Wang Xuxu into the black slurry, where it began consuming her life force.

Lin Lan confronted Fang Shaoli in the Pool of Curses and discovered that her teacher, Salang, was alive and listening through a communicator. After Salang threatened him and promised Fang Shaoli would entertain him, Lin Lan crushed the earring and prepared to face Fang Shaoli as her body began to change.

• Lin Lan attacked Fang Shaoli with his Lightning Sword, but her poison magic and armor prevented him from harming her.
• Fang Shaoli threatened Lin Lan with the poison she had put in the black tea, but he exposed her identity as the Sudden Death Poison Mother.
• Fang Shaoli tossed Lin Lan her earring, and he discovered Salang was listening through the communicator.
• Salang told Lin Lan that the name Salang would survive even if she died, then warned him that Fang Shaoli would fight him that night.
• Lin Lan crushed the earring and taunted Fang Shaoli as she began to unfasten her coat and her veins bulged.

Lin Lan killed Sudden Death Poison Mother and rescued Wang Xuxu, while the others captured the Black Vatican members. The Arbitration Council paid out Lin Lan’s bounty and took charge of the remaining prisoners and rewards.

• Sudden Death Poison Mother transformed, devoured Zhao Pinlin, and attacked Lin Lan while Wang Xuxu remained trapped in the cursed water.
• Lin Lan used Space Element magic to trap Sudden Death Poison Mother, then killed her with his Lightning Sword.
• Lin Lan pulled Fang Shaoli from the corpse and confirmed to Ling Ling that he had handled his side while Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan defeated the other Black Vatican members.
• Lin Lan rescued Wang Xuxu, and Mo Fan wrapped her in his coat after helping rinse off the cursed water.
• Night Hawk and the Arbitration Council took custody of Fang Shaoli and processed the bounty, paying Lin Lan a hundred million and a spirit seed.

Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, Dongfang Lie, and Li Kuang faced the powerful British Team in a four-versus-four challenge match. As the battle began, Dongfang Lie unleashed a level-five Fiery Fist that made the British contestants lose their calm.

• After the Egyptian Team was defeated, Mo Fan learned that the British Team was their next challenge.
• Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, Dongfang Lie, and Li Kuang formed China’s lineup despite the British Team having four High Mages.
• Feng Li, Song He, and the vice president arrived to watch, and Feng Li dismissed China’s chances of winning.
• Ailin asked whether Lin Lan was present, but Lin Lan stayed back while Mo Fan suggested they meet after the match.
• When Bai Dongwei started the battle, Mo Fan urged Dongfang Lie to attack, and Dongfang Lie unleashed a level-five Fiery Fist—Flame Dragon.

The National Pavilion guards battled the British National Academy Team, whose powerful Water, Lightning, Light, and summoned magic gave them an early advantage. Mo Fan countered their attacks with his Lightning Seed and Space Element, but the fight remained unresolved as Shade sent the Golden Griffin to attack.

• Dongfang Lie attacked with a Flame Dragon, but Ailin stopped it with Water Glory Sky Curtain.
• Shade summoned the Golden Griffin, which attacked Dongfang Lie while Mu Ningxue tried to restrain it with Ice Lock.
• Hilbert struck the guards with rapid Thunderbolt attacks, but Mo Fan drew in the lightning and returned it with a Lightning Chain.
• Hilbert cast Light Falling Vast Measure at Mo Fan, who slowed the arrows with Time Lag and destroyed them with a Spatial Barrier.
• Shade ordered the Golden Griffin to attack Mo Fan, while Hilbert angrily objected to the interference.

Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue overwhelmed the British Team at the National Pavilion, with Mo Fan defeating Hiberon and Mu Ningxue’s Ice domain freezing Shade’s summoned beasts. The chapter ended as Mo Fan’s Fire Wing Meteor Fist broke through the British Team’s defenses and left the spectators stunned.

• Mo Fan used Spatial Magic, gravity, lightning, and fire to bring down the Golden Griffin and knock Hiberon out of the arena.
• Shade summoned Earth Blood Beasts, but Mu Ningxue’s Ice domain froze them and forced the British Team onto the defensive.
• Mo Fan formed fiery wings with Little Flame Fairy and launched his Fire Wing Meteor Fist at the British Team.
• The British Team’s layered barriers shattered, and only five layers of defense barely stopped Mo Fan’s strike.
• Dean Song He and Chief Instructor Feng Li watched in shock as Mo Fan displayed power that seemed monstrous.

Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue defeated the British Team in a National Pavilion match, and Ailin conceded after Mo Fan persuaded her that neither side needed to reveal more of their strength. Feng Li invited Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan back to the National Academy Team, which planned to leave for South America in a few days.

• Mo Fan unleashed Thousand Layered Fire Feathers, forcing Shade and another British Team member to withdraw while Ailin endured the attack.
• Mo Fan urged Ailin to concede and promised to treat her to Chinese food and introduce her to Lin Lan, and she agreed to leave the arena.
• Feng Li and Song He acknowledged Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue's victory, and Feng Li asked Mu Ningxue to return to the National Academy Team.
• Mo Fan agreed to rejoin the team but asked for a few days to handle matters with Lin Lan before its departure for South America.

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, and Ling Ling investigated the Drowning Curse after tracing it to a Sea Territory Mammoth skeleton in Portugal. Their search led them to a locked room where a dead person lay face-down in a basin of blood.

• Mo Fan treated Ailin and Lin Lan to crayfish, and Ailin left for Japan after saying they would meet again in Venice.
• Ling Ling said the Drowning Curse investigation pointed to bones in Portugal, so Mo Fan arranged tickets and called Mu Ningxue.
• The group examined a recently dead Sea Territory Mammoth whose body had been stripped to bone, and Lin Lan said the Drowning Curse had killed it.
• Lin Lan identified the curse’s cause as the Jellyfish Parasite and led the group toward a residential area after they caught a foul smell.
• Mo Fan, Lin Lan, Mu Ningxue, and Ling Ling entered a locked room and found a dead person submerged face-first in a basin of blood.

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, and Ling Ling investigated Noko’s death and discovered that a transparent Jellyfish Parasite had been living inside him. Lin Lan explained how the parasites infected people and controlled Drowning Curse victims, while Bobby struggled to accept that his brother had been infected.

• Noko’s brother described how Noko had been cursed and drowned in his own blood after being locked inside the house.
• Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue suspected the curse involved mental domination and noted that Noko had used blood in place of seawater.
• Ling Ling examined Noko’s blood and found a transparent Jellyfish Parasite hidden in it.
• Bobby angrily rejected the idea that his younger brother could have been a parasite, and Mo Fan tried to calm him.
• Lin Lan explained that the parasites entered human bodies, consumed their hosts’ nutrients, and eventually controlled victims into heading for the ocean so they could escape and begin new lives.

Ling Ling explained how Jellyfish Parasites developed and proposed protecting a tracked hatchling until it matured so they could study its vaccine tissue. After releasing one, the group raced underwater toward a danger signal, with Mu Ningxue spotting Bobby in the murky sea.

• Ling Ling told Mo Fan and the others that a mature Jellyfish Parasite might produce tissue capable of resisting parasitism, but its fragile hatchlings rarely survived in the ocean.
• Ling Ling implanted a nanotracker in the parasite, and Lin Lan, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, and Bobby agreed to protect it until it completed its evolution.
• The group released the parasite and boarded a speedboat to follow it, but Ling Ling's tablet soon warned that it had encountered danger.
• Mo Fan, Lin Lan, and Mu Ningxue plunged underwater, where Lin Lan's spatial barrier let him move through the sea more easily than the others.
• Mu Ningxue followed Ling Ling's guidance and spotted Bobby in a murky layer of the ocean.

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, Ling Ling, and Bobby followed the Jellyfish Parasite to a vast underwater Reef Cave where it could seek a stronger host. Bobby identified the cave’s sea demons and revealed that a Lesser Pseudo-Dragon lived in its deepest waters.

• Lin Lan killed a Spiky Sea Demon pursuing the Jellyfish Parasite, and Ling Ling warned that such creatures usually traveled in groups.
• The group returned to their boat to eat while Ling Ling monitored the parasite’s transformation.
• They discovered a submerged Reef Cave that served as a Sea Demon Fortress, and Ling Ling warned that the parasite might choose a powerful host there.
• Bobby identified the creatures living at different depths by analyzing their waste, finding Sea Monkey Monsters and Thunderstorm Squids below the shallows.
• When Bobby and Ling Ling reacted grimly to the black seawater, Lin Lan told Mo Fan that a Lesser Pseudo-Dragon lived below two thousand meters.

Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue prepared to confront the Sea-Black Pseudo-Dragon to stop the Drowning Curse, while Ling Ling persuaded Bobby to help with a plan. Bobby proposed provoking the Thunderstorm Squid into driving the Pseudo-Dragon out of the water, leaving the Evil Maggot more vulnerable.

• Mu Ningxue warned that the Sea-Black Pseudo-Dragon’s toxic, numbing domain and the deep-sea pressure made it dangerous to fight.
• Lin Lan plunged into the sea to kill the Pseudo-Dragon, and Ling Ling explained that leaving the Drowning Curse unchecked could cause hundreds of deaths.
• Ling Ling’s determination reminded Mo Fan of a message from Ling Ling’s father, and Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue followed Lin Lan into the sea.
• Bobby initially refused to join them, but Ling Ling reminded him that the Drowning Curse could harm people like his brother.
• Bobby suggested provoking the Thunderstorm Squid to create a vast electric field that would force the Sea-Black Pseudo-Dragon out of the water.
• Ling Ling understood the plan and explained it to Lin Lan, Mo Fan, and Mu Ningxue.