Recaps

Professor Ying warned Su Ming that the Demon Emperor Sword was changing his body and mind and might eventually turn him into a Phantom Demon. Su Ming refused to give up his right hand’s power or Demonization and decided to open the packages he had bought from the cheat’s Marketplace that night to find a solution.

• Professor Ying explained that the Demon Emperor Sword could strengthen Su Ming while gradually eroding him and possibly transforming him into a Phantom Demon.
• Professor Ying said the sword could not be safely removed from Su Ming’s right hand, suggesting amputation as the simplest option.
• Professor Ying advised Su Ming to stop using Silver Arm and Demonization to avoid triggering the sword’s influence, but Su Ming rejected the restriction.
• Su Ming told Yun Langyue he would find his own solution and decided to spend his saved Crystals opening his Marketplace packages that night.

Yun Langyue supported Su Ming’s decision and took him on the date he had promised her, showing him a more sincere side of herself. When Su Ming said he planned to leave Longyao City for Tianfeng City, Yun Langyue accepted that he would move on but warned that she would not let him shake her off.

• Yun Langyue trusted Su Ming’s mysterious abilities and supported his choice to leave the underground base with her.
• Su Ming removed his King Ming disguise, and Yun Langyue took him shopping, to an amusement park, and to the cinema to fulfill his promise.
• Su Ming saw Yun Langyue’s genuine happiness and reconsidered his suspicion of her, deciding not to ask what she felt.
• Su Ming told Yun Langyue he planned to apply for early graduation and leave Longyao City for Tianfeng City.
• Yun Langyue said she had expected him to leave and warned him that she would still find a way to stay close to him.

As experts from across the Base Cities gathered in Longyao City, Su Ming learned that the city would become a first-level protected area with a powerful permanent garrison. With the city’s defenses greatly strengthened, Su Ming applied for early graduation, shocking his friends.

• Unfamiliar Professionals flooded Longyao City, prompting the academy to warn students and staff to avoid conflicts with visitors.
• Yun Langyue told Su Ming that experts from across the Base Cities had attended a high-level conference and decided to designate Longyao City a first-level protected area.
• The conference arranged for powerful Professionals, including two Seven-Star Professionals and dozens of Six-Star Professionals, to garrison Longyao City and protect the Wang Family Ruins.
• Su Ming decided to apply for early graduation after learning about the city’s new defenses.
• Lei Hao, Ye Bai, An Zijin, Jiang Wanyu, and Yao Beibei rushed to Su Ming after hearing his news, while Xu Qianqian was left speechless.

Su Ming prepared for his early graduation assessment while keeping Xiao Hai'er’s transformation and the Demon Emperor Sword’s trouble under control. He revealed that the Blue Demon Peace Ring could suppress the sword’s corrupting power, leaving him with a way to wield it more safely.

• The academy approved Su Ming’s early graduation application and scheduled his assessment for the weekend.
• Su Ming reflected on Xiao Hai’er’s new closeness to him and decided to have Xu Qianqian discreetly consult experts about her.
• Su Ming recalled that Yun Langyue had repelled powerful factions demanding that the Yun Family hand over King Ming.
• Su Ming activated the Demon Emperor Sword, but an invisible force blocked its power from entering his body.
• Su Ming examined the Blue Demon Peace Ring and learned that it could suppress, seal, or absorb powers of various kinds.

Su Ming obtained the Blue Demon Peace Ring, which let him control the Demon Emperor Sword’s power without suffering its physical or mental corruption. His friends confronted him about applying for early graduation, and An Zijin panicked at the thought of being separated from him again.

• Su Ming discovered that the Blue Demon Peace Ring could suppress and absorb the Demon Emperor Sword’s power, strengthening him without turning him into a monster or contaminating his mind.
• Su Ming learned that the Marketplace valued the Blue Demon Peace Ring at 1.8 million Crystals, making it his most valuable treasure so far.
• As people pounded on his training room door, Su Ming told Xiao Hai'er to hide, and she vanished using her mirage-like ability.
• An Zijin, Jiang Wanyu, Yao Beibei, Lei Hao, and Ye Bai rushed into the training room and confronted Su Ming about applying for early graduation.
• An Zijin feared that Su Ming’s graduation would separate them again and grew distraught imagining him leaving her behind.

An Zijin imagined abducting Su Ming and marrying him before he explained that he planned to graduate early to study under a visiting expert. His friends accepted his vague explanation uneasily, while Jiang Wanyu and Yao Beibei worried the supposed mentor might have bad intentions.

• An Zijin fantasized about taking Su Ming away and marrying him, and her eerie laughter alarmed the group.
• Su Ming interrupted her and explained that he planned to graduate early because an expert from another city had offered to teach him.
• Jiang Wanyu and Yao Beibei recalled that Longyao City faced an important ruin and questioned whether Su Ming's supposed mentor was trustworthy.
• Su Ming reassured them without giving further details, and the group fell silent as they recognized he had made up his mind.

Su Ming and his friends faced his imminent graduation and departure by gathering for a night of karaoke, food, and drinks. The party ended with Lei Hao and Ye Bai drunkenly confronting him about his closeness to Xu Qianqian and An Zijin, while Su Ming answered with a suggestive joke that left the girls embarrassed.

• Su Ming reassured Lei Hao and Ye Bai about graduating and leaving, though he privately knew travel between Base Cities could make their next meeting uncertain.
• Lei Hao suggested that the friends go drinking, and Jiang Wanyu, Yao Beibei, and An Zijin agreed to join them.
• The six booked a private room at a karaoke parlor, where they sang, ate, drank, and played games.
• Ye Bai got drunk and accused Su Ming of abandoning his cautious attitude and being too close to An Zijin, while Lei Hao demanded an explanation about his closeness to Xu Qianqian.
• Su Ming drunkenly replied, "Ri wu An, ruan," prompting Lei Hao and Ye Bai to call him a beast and leaving the girls blushing.

After a drunken night, Su Ming finally lowered his guard and told An Zijin the truth about his abilities, secret identity, and recent entanglements. He admitted he planned to go to Tianfeng City to pursue further growth, leaving An Zijin to absorb his revelations.

• Su Ming carried the drunk Lei Hao, Ye Bai, Jiang Wanyu, and Yao Beibei to their rooms at the KTV while An Zijin stayed sober.
• An Zijin questioned Su Ming about his early graduation and realized he was hiding his real reason for leaving.
• Moved by An Zijin's understanding and trust, Su Ming told her he was going to Tianfeng City and revealed nearly all his secrets and recent activities.
• An Zijin accepted Su Ming's revelations, praised him, and confirmed that he planned to seek greater opportunities despite the risks.
• Su Ming agreed with An Zijin's understanding, and she lowered her head.

After Su Ming revealed his plans to leave Longyao City for Tianfeng City, An Zijin accepted his decision and secretly resolved to go back with her family. The next morning, Su Ming discovered that the relief of opening up to her had transformed his spirituality, making him a Five-Star Sorcerer.

• An Zijin told Su Ming she supported his decision to leave for Tianfeng City, and he thanked her as they leaned together until he fell asleep.
• After covering Su Ming with a blanket, An Zijin called her father and decided to go back with her family; her father supported her.
• Su Ming woke feeling refreshed and soothed Xiao Hai'er, who indicated that something about him had changed.
• Su Ming discovered that his Spiritual Power and spiritual perception had grown dramatically, and his Pattern Sight had strengthened.
• Su Ming realized that his changed state of mind after confiding in An Zijin had caused his spiritual breakthrough and made him a Five-Star Sorcerer.

After unexpectedly advancing to Five-Star Sorcerer, Su Ming assessed his strength and returned to the academy, where he spent his last days amid classmates’ enthusiastic farewells. He passed the graduation examination and received his Warlock license, officially becoming a Professional Warlock despite his One-Star evaluation.

• Su Ming realized that his strength now rivaled a Six-Star Professional and celebrated by kissing Xiao Hai'er, who soon forgave him.
• An Zijin told Su Ming that everyone was heading back, and he returned to the academy to enjoy his final days there.
• News of Su Ming’s early graduation spread, prompting classmates—especially Xu Qianqian and An Zijin’s admirers—to cheer him on, while Xu Qianqian remained out of contact.
• Su Ming wondered why Xu Qianqian had not contacted him, considered that she was occupied with the fallout from the betrayal in her private army, and decided to speak with her before leaving Longyao City.
• Su Ming went alone to the academy gymnasium, passed the Warlock graduation examination, and received a One-Star evaluation, a graduation certificate, and a Warlock license.

After graduating early as a Professional, Su Ming reassured his worried family and prepared to leave Longyao City for Tianfeng City. Just as he sought a detailed map, Xu Qianqian called and told him to come to her place.

• Su Ming's family objected to his early departure for the battlefield but eventually accepted his decision and urged him to stay safe.
• Su Ming left home determined to become powerful enough to protect his family and friends from Phantom Demons.
• At the city-center square, Su Ming rejected the ordinary Professional career path and decided to travel to Tianfeng City.
• Su Ming planned to ask Yun Langyue for a detailed map to Tianfeng City, but Xu Qianqian called first and asked him to come over.
• Su Ming was stunned when Xu Qianqian hung up after asking whether he planned to go to Tianfeng City.

Su Ming visited the heavily fortified Xu Family territory, where Xu Qianqian explained that she could help him reach Tianfeng City by hitching a ride. She led him into the main hall to meet someone, while revealing that the family's heightened security was meant to intimidate unruly elements in Longyao City.

• Su Ming noticed that the Xu Family had rebuilt and fortified its territory with alchemical defenses and guards.
• Xu Qianqian asked whether Su Ming had obtained his professional sorcerer's license, and he showed her his one-star credentials.
• Xu Qianqian offered to help Su Ming reach Tianfeng City, pointing out the immense distance and dangers of traveling there alone.
• Xu Qianqian took Su Ming's hand and led him through the watched main hall to meet someone.
• Xu Qianqian explained that the Xu Family's heightened security was a show of force intended to intimidate unruly elements in Longyao City.

Su Ming learned that the Xu Family was tightening security as powerful outsiders settled in Longyao City, while local factions feared losing their influence. Xu Qianqian revealed that her aunt had returned from Tianfeng City and had agreed to take Su Ming there when she left again.

• Su Ming and Xu Qianqian discussed the pressure on Longyao City's native families and the Xu Family's heightened security.
• Xu Qianqian told Su Ming about her aunt, making him suspect he was being set up on a blind date.
• Xu Qianqian explained that her aunt had been a prodigious Hunter who went to Tianfeng City at twenty-one after receiving a recommendation and sponsorship.
• Xu Qianqian said her aunt had returned with Tianfeng City's powerful figures and would soon leave for Tianfeng City again.
• Xu Qianqian revealed that she had asked her aunt to take Su Ming with her.

Su Ming learned that Xu Qianqian’s aunt, Xu Xiayan, could take him to Tianfeng City in four days and three nights, so Xu Qianqian brought him to meet her. After breaking into her aunt’s room and waking her, Xu Qianqian introduced Su Ming, and Xu Xiayan began sizing him up mischievously.

• Su Ming learned that Xu Qianqian had won a promise from her aunt in a card game and that Xu Xiayan could take him to Tianfeng City within five days.
• Xu Qianqian led Su Ming to Xu Xiayan’s room, broke down the door, and pulled away the covers to wake her aunt.
• Xu Xiayan woke up and admitted she had been sleeping because she felt safe at home after returning from Tianfeng City.
• Su Ming sensed that Xu Xiayan concealed formidable strength, while Xu Xiayan noticed him and learned he was Xu Qianqian’s classmate.
• Xu Xiayan playfully scrutinized Su Ming, making him suspect that she was a little improper.

Xu Xiayan explained that strength, rather than family authority, determined who held real power, and warned Xu Qianqian and Su Ming that Tianfeng City was dangerous for outsiders. When Xu Xiayan doubted Su Ming could thrive there, Xu Qianqian warned that underestimating him would cost her dearly, prompting Xu Xiayan to reveal something from her bosom.

• Xu Xiayan told Xu Qianqian that their grandfather wanted her to become the Xu Family heir, but she feared her brothers would turn against her if she accepted.
• Xu Xiayan explained that powerful Professionals, not family heads, held the greatest authority and urged Xu Qianqian to focus on becoming stronger.
• Xu Qianqian asked Xu Xiayan to take Su Ming to Tianfeng City, and Xu Xiayan warned that an outsider without backing would struggle there.
• Xu Qianqian warned Xu Xiayan not to underestimate Su Ming, saying she would suffer a huge loss if she did.
• Xu Xiayan smiled and pulled something from her bosom, curious to see what made Su Ming so formidable.

Xu Xiayan tested Su Ming’s spiritual potential with a Spirit Energy Tester to judge whether he deserved a chance to go to Tianfeng City. Su Ming’s potential lit up all seven stars, leaving Xu Xiayan stunned.

• Xu Xiayan brought out a stable Spirit Energy Tester and challenged Su Ming to light up at least four stars.
• Xu Qianqian stayed confident because she knew Su Ming was already a High-level Professional, while Su Ming worried about revealing his potential to Xu Xiayan.
• Su Ming agreed to take the test after Xu Xiayan promised not to tell anyone the result, and he asked her to call him “Big Sis Xu.”
• Su Ming placed his hand on the Spirit Energy Tester, which drew in his Spiritual Power and began lighting up stars.
• The Spirit Energy Tester lit up all seven stars, and Xu Xiayan stared at it in disbelief.

Su Ming’s test revealed that his spirituality gave him the potential to become a Seven-Star Warlock, astonishing Xu Xiayan and Xu Qianqian. Xu Xiayan tried to recruit him into her Hunter Family faction, but Su Ming favored the Sorcerer Guild, and Xu Xiayan planned to keep persuading him on the journey to Tianfeng City.

• Su Ming’s Spiritual Energy Tester showed that he had Seven-Star potential as a Warlock, and Xu Xiayan checked that the instrument was not broken.
• Xu Xiayan eagerly decided to recruit Su Ming into the Hunter Family faction behind her, while Xu Qianqian warned her aunt not to underestimate him.
• Xu Xiayan offered Su Ming top resources, freedom, and protection if he joined her faction.
• Su Ming argued that the Sorcerer Guild offered better Warlock training, Spiritual Arts, and access to senior Warlocks than a Hunter Family faction.
• Xu Qianqian pushed Xu Xiayan away and told her to focus on taking Su Ming to Tianfeng City.
• Xu Xiayan agreed, but privately planned to spend the several-day journey persuading Su Ming to join her faction.

Su Ming prepared to leave for Tianfeng City with Xu Xiayan, while Xu Xiayan reflected on the Xu Family’s hostility and her plan to bring Xu Qianqian away. Xu Qianqian vowed to catch up with Su Ming, who promised to wait for her in Tianfeng City.

• Su Ming thanked Xu Qianqian for arranging a ride to Tianfeng City, and Xu Xiayan teased her about her relationship with him.
• Xu Xiayan considered the Xu Family’s marriage expectations and believed Su Ming’s Warlock class made him an unsuitable match for Xu Qianqian.
• Xu Xiayan decided to leave the Xu Family that day because her father and brothers had made her feel unwelcome and tried to control her future.
• Su Ming and Xu Xiayan said farewell to Xu Qianqian before departing for Tianfeng City.
• Xu Xiayan urged Xu Qianqian to reach the peak of Three Stars so she could take her to Tianfeng City.
• Xu Qianqian silently resolved to catch up with Su Ming, and he promised to wait for her there.

Su Ming learned that Xu Xiayan had come to Longyao City to escort Wang Yihan, the Wang Family’s sole survivor, back to Tianfeng City. Wang Yihan recognized Su Ming as the person who had the Demon Emperor Sword and confronted him, and the chapter ended as they returned to find several familiar people waiting with Xu Xiayan.

• Xu Xiayan told Su Ming that her mission was to escort someone to Tianfeng City and revealed that she worked for the Wang Family there.
• Su Ming realized Xu Xiayan had come to collect Wang Yihan, the Wang Family’s direct-line eldest daughter and sole survivor.
• Wang Yihan rushed over, grabbed Su Ming, and accused him of stealing her sword.
• Su Ming pulled Wang Yihan behind an armed helicopter and warned her not to reveal that the Demon Emperor Sword was with him.
• Xu Xiayan called them back when the others arrived, and Su Ming recognized several of the people beside her.

Su Ming joined Xu Xiayan, Wang Yihan, and the Bai Family women aboard a rare Alchemy Airship bound for Tianfeng City. The Ark activated its invisibility and departed Longyao City with the group on board.

• Su Ming recognized Bai Ruxiang, Bai Xiaoyan, and Bai Xuefei, who were traveling with Xu Xiayan after she offered to recommend Bai Xuefei to the Wang Family.
• Su Ming concealed his identity as King Ming from the Bai Family women, and Wang Yihan nearly exposed him.
• Xu Xiayan led the group across the tarmac and revealed a golden Alchemy Airship called the Ark, explaining its defensive, underwater, and invisibility functions.
• Xu Xiayan entered Tianfeng City as the destination and activated the Ark's autopilot.
• The Ark rose from the tarmac, turned invisible, and flew away from Longyao City.

Yun Langyue revealed that she had spent years preparing to take the Yunliu Merchant Guild to Tianfeng City and fulfill her father's dream, and Uncle Wu agreed to accompany her. Meanwhile, An Zijin and her friends applied for early graduation, while Xu Qianqian intensified her training.

• Yun Langyue told Uncle Wu that she had prepared a safe three-month route to bring the Yunliu Merchant Guild to Tianfeng City.
• Uncle Wu pledged to join Yun Langyue, saying that expanding the guild had also been his dream.
• An Zijin's friends found her asleep with her graduation application submitted, then Jiang Wanyu and Yao Beibei applied for early graduation too.
• Xu Qianqian ate a Crimson Vein Stone and began training at three times her previous intensity.

Su Ming traveled aboard Xu Xiayan’s Alchemy Airship and joined Bai Ruxiang, Bai Xiaoyan, and Wang Yihan for a meal. When Bai Xiaoyan asked whether he knew where King Ming was, Su Ming denied knowing him, leaving the women still hoping he was safe.

• Su Ming left Xiao Hai'er in his room and went to the dining hall for food.
• Su Ming encountered Bai Ruxiang, Bai Xiaoyan, and Wang Yihan, then accepted Bai Ruxiang’s invitation to eat with them.
• Bai Ruxiang explained that major families knew of Su Ming’s connections to Xu Qianqian and Yun Langyue, including his request for protection for Xu Qianqian.
• Bai Xiaoyan asked Su Ming whether he knew King Ming’s whereabouts, but Su Ming said he did not know him personally.
• Bai Ruxiang and Bai Xiaoyan said they wanted to know whether King Ming was safe because he had saved their lives, and Su Ming reassured them that he was probably fine.

Su Ming explained that he would enter Tianfeng City without backing, while Xu Xiayan’s efforts to recruit him into the Wang Family had failed. As the ark neared its destination, Xu Xiayan showed the group Tianfeng City and described its enormous population and concentration of Professionals.

• Su Ming told Bai Ruxiang, Bai Xiaoyan, and Wang Yihan that he planned to make his way in Tianfeng City alone, and Wang Yihan objected because she expected him to join the Wang Family.
• Su Ming dragged Wang Yihan away when she nearly exposed his plans, then spent the journey making sure she would keep quiet.
• On the fourth day, Xu Xiayan summoned the group as the ark approached Tianfeng City and showed visible frustration that Su Ming still had not agreed to join the Wang Family.
• Xu Xiayan led Su Ming, Bai Xuefei, Bai Ruxiang, Bai Xiaoyan, and Wang Yihan onto the deck, where they saw Tianfeng City for the first time.
• Xu Xiayan explained that Tianfeng City had a population of three hundred million and several million Professionals, then began introducing the city to the group.

Xu Xiayan and Wang Yihan explained Tianfeng City's royal history, powerful families, and other factions to Su Ming and the Bai Family Hunters. The group learned that Contribution Points, earned by hunting Phantom Demons and performing services, were the key currency for supernatural goods in Tianfeng City.

• Xu Xiayan explained that Tianfeng City was governed by a royal family while other families recognized its leadership and helped manage the city.
• Wang Yihan traced Tianfeng City's origins to its defense against the Chaos Demon Den, and Xu Xiayan described how the royal family's sacrifices and the fall of its last Seven-Star Professional led the Wang Family to guard the Terror Breed sealed beneath Longyao City.
• Xu Xiayan explained Tianfeng City's hierarchy of families, including the Eight Great Families, and said the Wang Family ranked near the top and had multiple Seven-Star Hunters.
• Xu Xiayan described the Sorcerer Guild's influence and its two Seven-Star Sorcerers, while Su Ming privately decided that the guild did not fit his goals.
• Xu Xiayan told the group that Contribution Points had become the currency for supernatural transactions and urged them to make earning them a priority.

Su Ming arrived in Tianfeng City with Xu Xiayan and the others but refused her offer to join the Wang Family, choosing to make his way independently. Xu Xiayan gave him advice and a Professional Terminal before departing, leaving him to establish himself in the city.

• Su Ming and the others disembarked from the Alchemy Airship at Tianfeng City's airport after four days and three nights of travel.
• Xu Xiayan asked Su Ming to join the Wang Family, but he refused because he did not want to be bound by a powerful organization.
• Bai Xuefei and Bai Ruxiang urged Su Ming to accept the opportunity, but he stood by his decision.
• Xu Xiayan advised Su Ming to join a team and earn Contribution Points, then gave him a Professional Terminal for managing missions and transactions.
• Xu Xiayan and the others left, and Su Ming said he would make a name for himself in Tianfeng City.