Chapter Summaries

Su Ming continued to overpower Mo Leng while avoiding the Silver Arm’s power after sensing the Demon Emperor Sword influencing him. He used a Spiritual Art to trap Mo Leng in an exploding poisonous swamp.

• Su Ming drove Mo Leng back in a fierce melee, despite Mo Leng being a Five-star Hunter and Su Ming only a Four-Star Professional.
• Mo Leng began hurling boulders at Su Ming to keep him at a distance while staying wary of the Silver Arm.
• Su Ming recalled that using the Silver Arm made the Demon Emperor Sword resonate and amplify his strength, but feared its violent influence and stopped using its power.
• Su Ming raised circular arrays and cast Style 36: Fierce Poison Burst, turning the ground beneath Mo Leng into a poisonous swamp.
• The swamp exploded and engulfed Mo Leng in deadly poison.

Su Ming fought Mo Leng after revealing that he was a Dual-class Professional, and Mo Leng transformed into a one-horned Demon God to gain the upper hand in their battle. Su Ming countered with Spiritual Arts and fire attacks, and the chapter ended as the two clashed again.

• Su Ming struck Mo Leng with Vicious Poison Burst, and Mo Leng realized Su Ming was a Dual-class Professional.
• Mo Leng activated Demonization and transformed into a one-horned Demon God.
• Mo Leng overwhelmed Su Ming in their first clash and smashed him into the ground, but Su Ming trapped him with Stasis Lock and attacked with Blazing Lotus Crimson Flame.
• Mo Leng tore free, hurled his broad-bladed sword at Su Ming, and charged after breaking out of the flames.
• Su Ming struck Mo Leng with Spiral Fire, and the two fighters rushed together and clashed again.

Su Ming defeated Mo Leng after interrupting his attempt to use an Alchemy Potion and unleashing his final Spiritual Art and Demonization. As Mo Leng died reaching toward Xiao Hai'er's ongoing evolution, Su Ming left to investigate the strange reaction in his right hand.

• Su Ming and Mo Leng faced each other exhausted after nearly ten minutes of fighting, with Su Ming's Spiritual Power depleted from supporting Xiao Hai'er and using Spiritual Arts.
• Mo Leng drew an Alchemy Potion to regain strength, but Su Ming knocked it from his hand with Flying Arrow and followed with Fire Fang and Scorching Sparrow's Cry.
• Su Ming used Demonization and pierced Mo Leng through the chest with his Alchemical Long Saber, fatally wounding him.
• After their Demonization faded, Su Ming's right hand burned as the Demon Emperor Sword resonated, and he resolved to investigate the effect after returning.
• Mo Leng died reaching toward Xiao Hai'er's ongoing evolution, while Su Ming told him he had been unfortunate because the thing he sought belonged to Su Ming.

Su Ming flew toward the surge of blood energy while recovering from his battle with Mo Leng and reassessing his strength after nearly losing. He discovered Mo Leng had carried a Blood Burning Potion, then put it away and hoped he would never be forced to use one himself.

• Su Ming reflected that he had underestimated Mo Leng and revised his estimate of how well he could fare against professionals of higher ranks.
• Su Ming retrieved Mo Leng’s weapon and potion, then used his identification ability to discover the potion was a Blood Burning Potion that could permanently destroy its user’s bloodline.
• Su Ming realized Mo Leng had likely been willing to burn away his old bloodline because he planned to replace it with Xiao Hai’er’s Nightmare Breed bloodline.
• Su Ming put the Blood Burning Potion into his backpack, resolved not to use it, and tried not to dwell on the ominous thought that he might someday need it.

Su Ming examined Mo Leng’s Weapon Ranking Alchemy Weapon, then returned to the ruins to watch Xiao Hai’er’s dangerous evolution. As she hovered between life and death, Xiao Hai’er grasped the spear of Spiritual Power within her heart and was enveloped in light.

• Su Ming stored Fierce Boar and judged that his own Fire Fang might rank higher, while resolving to deal with the Demon Emperor Sword after returning and hoping Yun Langyue would have news.
• Su Ming reached the ruined site of Xiao Hai’er’s evolution and found her surrounded by a vast blizzard and surging blood energy.
• Su Ming sensed that Xiao Hai’er’s evolution might awaken her dormant Greater Phantasmal Demon power, and he supplied her with Spiritual Power while leaving the outcome to her.
• Xiao Hai’er, trapped in cold and despair as her consciousness faded, felt the steady warmth of her heartbeat and saw a spear of Spiritual Power inside her heart.
• Xiao Hai’er reached for the spear and grasped it, causing it to sink into her palm and envelop her in light.

Su Ming sensed that the Binding Demon Spell on Xiao Hai'er had vanished and feared she had died, but the blizzard’s retreat revealed that she had successfully evolved into a Nightmare Breed. Xiao Hai'er emerged older and far more powerful, reunited joyfully with Su Ming, and left him sensing an inexplicable bond between their bloodlines.

• Su Ming realized the Binding Demon Spell and Spiritual Power supply linking him to Xiao Hai'er had disappeared, while the blizzard showed she was still alive.
• The blizzard and blood aura receded as Phantom Demons across the world roared in submission to the newly born Nightmare Breed.
• The frozen wasteland shattered, and an older-looking Xiao Hai'er appeared before Su Ming as a beautiful Mermaid Maiden.
• Xiao Hai'er joyfully crashed into Su Ming's arms, and he struggled to believe that she was the same little girl he knew.
• Su Ming confirmed that Xiao Hai'er had evolved and sensed her awakened power and a mysterious connection between their bloodlines.

After Xiao Hai'er survived her evolution, Su Ming realized she had become powerful enough to threaten him, but trusted their mysterious bond and chose not to bind her again. The two hurried toward Xu Qianqian, and Su Ming spotted a figure after the battle there had apparently ended.

• Su Ming sensed that Xiao Hai'er had gained strength comparable to a Hazard Breed mutant and could contend with a Six-Star Professional.
• Su Ming stroked Xiao Hai'er and decided not to use the demon-binding spell again, trusting the bond he felt between them.
• Su Ming and Xiao Hai'er set off through the mountain forests toward Xu Qianqian, with Su Ming riding his Dragon Gall Motorcycle to keep up.
• Su Ming noticed that the battle near Xu Qianqian had ended and hurried on with Xiao Hai'er.
• Su Ming reached an open area, saw a figure ahead, and stopped.

After reuniting following their battles with Mo Leng and Mo Yin, Su Ming and Xu Qianqian discovered that Xiao Hai'er had evolved into a Nightmare Breed. Despite the danger of bringing her to Longyao City, they chose to trust her and set off together for the city.

• Su Ming and Xu Qianqian met after defeating Mo Leng and Mo Yin, and they recognized how difficult their respective fights had been.
• Xiao Hai'er appeared in her transformed, grown form and happily embraced Xu Qianqian, who was astonished by her change.
• Su Ming explained that Xiao Hai'er had evolved into a Nightmare Breed beyond the Demon-binding Formula's control, making her a potential danger to humanity.
• Xu Qianqian admitted she could not regard Xiao Hai'er as a bloodthirsty enemy, and Su Ming urged them to bring her back to Longyao City.
• Xu Qianqian told Xiao Hai'er to continue being herself, and Xiao Hai'er joined Su Ming and Xu Qianqian as they rode toward Longyao City.

Su Ming visited the Yun Family in his King Ming disguise to have experts examine the problem with the Demon Emperor Sword in his right hand. Yun Langyue assured him that the examination staff were bound to secrecy and led him underground to the Yun Family’s facilities.

• Su Ming reflected on how Yun Langyue and her father had restored the Yun Family’s standing after other families seized control of the Yunliu Merchant Guild.
• Su Ming arrived at the Yun Family disguised as King Ming because he needed experts to investigate his right hand and could not risk revealing his true identity.
• Yun Langyue met Su Ming at the back door and teased him, while he repeatedly checked that her mother and Uncle Wu were away.
• Yun Langyue assured Su Ming that the experts and technicians had signed Contract Scrolls preventing them from disclosing the examination.
• Yun Langyue led Su Ming through the Yun Family’s underground security doors toward its important facilities, which impressed him with their high-tech design.

Yun Langyue brought Su Ming to the Yun Family’s advanced underground research base for an examination of the Demon Emperor Sword fused with his right hand. Professor Ying’s report confirmed that the sword’s power resonated with Su Ming’s, strengthened him when he fought, and could alter his Phantom Demon bloodline, affect his body, and pollute his mind.

• Yun Langyue explained that the Yun Family’s underground base housed advanced instruments built with help from another Base City and used them to support the Yunliu Merchant Guild’s growth.
• Yun Langyue introduced Su Ming to Professor Ying, who recommended a detailed full-body examination because the Demon Emperor Sword had entered Su Ming’s body.
• Su Ming underwent a day of tests, and Professor Ying found that his measurements far exceeded existing records, especially the purity of his bloodline.
• Professor Ying reported that the Demon Emperor Sword was attached to Su Ming’s right hand and resonated with its power whenever Su Ming fought.
• Professor Ying warned Su Ming and Yun Langyue that the sword could strengthen Su Ming, cause unstable changes to his Phantom Demon bloodline, affect his body, and pollute his mind.

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.