Chapter Summaries

After rescuing Liu Xian from a Vampire, Qin Yuan reassured her and helped her contact her younger sister, Liu Ru. As he drove Liu Xian home, he learned she had been saving money for Liu Ru’s Magic Awakening and offered to fund them both in exchange for their working for him.

• Qin Yuan explained that a Vampire had lured Liu Xian to the subway station and showed her the dead Vampire’s Blood Fangs to reassure her.
• Liu Xian borrowed Qin Yuan’s phone to tell Liu Ru she was safe, then accepted Qin Yuan’s offer to drive her home.
• Liu Xian introduced herself to Ding Yumian and Feng Ling’er and thanked them for helping her.
• During the drive, Liu Xian told Qin Yuan she had saved over ninety thousand yuan for Liu Ru’s Magic Awakening and worked at a milk tea shop.
• Qin Yuan offered to pay for Magic Awakening for Liu Xian and Liu Ru if they agreed to work for him.

Qin Yuan offered Liu Xian and her younger sister support in exchange for Liu Xian working for his planned force, Sky City. After Liu Xian returned home and began explaining the offer to Liu Ru, Qin Yuan went to the North Country Club and asked its bartender for milk tea and coffee.

• Liu Xian asked Qin Yuan why he wanted to help her, and he proposed training her and Liu Ru in exchange for Liu Xian working for him.
• Liu Xian agreed, and Qin Yuan transferred five million Huaxia Coin to her for her awakening and living expenses.
• Liu Xian arrived home and explained to Liu Ru that Qin Yuan had saved her and offered to train them.
• Qin Yuan visited the North Country Club, where he asked for milk tea and coffee before questioning why the club was open if it served neither.

Qin Yuan confronted the Dracula Family at the North Country Club, revealing that he had defeated Nie Dong and demonstrating his strength with Snow Empress. After meeting Will, the Twelfth Generation Patriarch of the Dracula Bloodline, Qin Yuan tried to recruit the family, but Will refused.

• Qin Yuan identified the bartender and two guards as vampires and demanded to speak with the highest-ranking person at the club.
• Qin Yuan showed Nie Dong's Blood Fangs, prompting the vampires to become hostile, but Snow Empress's Commander-level presence stopped them from attacking.
• Will arrived, introduced himself as the Twelfth Generation Patriarch of the Dracula Bloodline, and served Qin Yuan freshly squeezed orange juice.
• Qin Yuan introduced himself as a student and said he had come to recruit the Dracula Family.
• Will declined, saying the family was content to stay hidden and that most vampires no longer drank human blood.

Qin Yuan defeated Will and took control of the Dracula Family, learning that they had fled Europe after a purge by the Corvinus Family. The chapter ended with Qin Yuan discovering that Carol Dracula was hiding at Pearl Academy's Main Campus under the alias Gu Luo'er.

• Will ordered the Dracula Family to attack Qin Yuan, but the Snow Empress froze the surrounding Bloodline members.
• Qin Yuan stopped Will with his bare hand, stabbed him with the Heavenly Tiger Sacred Claws, and had Chaluo use God Devouring Larvae to control all the Bloodline members.
• Will and the others regained their freedom and knelt before Qin Yuan, who ordered Will to find the other Bloodline members in the area.
• Will explained that the Dracula Family had fled Europe after the Corvinus Family massacred them and that only thirty-seven Dracula members remained.
• Will revealed that Carol Dracula was hiding at Pearl Academy's Main Campus under the alias Gu Luo'er.

Qin Yuan summoned Carol and declared that the Dracula Family would serve him after taking control of Will and the others. Carol objected but was outmatched, and Qin Yuan insisted his demand was a notice, not a request.

• Will explained that Carol had used the inherited magical artifact Thousand Changes to hide at Pearl Academy and mimic magic.
• Qin Yuan ordered Will to move the vampires to Sky City and remove those with twisted behavior.
• Will summoned Carol from Pearl Academy, and she arrived at North Country Club suspecting the vampires' base had been exposed.
• Qin Yuan told Carol that he controlled the Dracula Family and demanded she lead them in working for him.
• Carol rejected Qin Yuan's demand and accused him of acting shamelessly, but Qin Yuan dismissed her appeal to mutual restraint.

Qin Yuan subdued Carol and used God Devouring Larvae to bring her under his control, discovering that her mixed human-vampire soul made her different from the others. He ordered her to join Sky City’s hidden force, but Carol remained defiant as the chapter ended.

• Qin Yuan offered Carol a choice between submitting willingly and being subdued, but she attacked him instead.
• Qin Yuan restrained Carol with Blue Silver Bind and had Chaluo implant God Devouring Larvae in her.
• Chaluo explained that Carol was a human-vampire hybrid whose thoughts took precedence over the larvae, though she still could not disobey Qin Yuan’s orders.
• Carol regained consciousness and discovered that an impulse to harm Qin Yuan vanished before she could act on it.
• Qin Yuan ordered Carol to join Sky City’s hidden force and coordinate with Will, while Carol refused to answer him despite knowing she could not disobey.

Qin Yuan learned about Carol's mixed vampire and human heritage, took control of the Dracula Family, and returned to Jinyuan Apartment. He told Ding Yumian that Carol was the student Guluo'er, leaving Ding Yumian astonished by the revelation.

• Qin Yuan questioned Carol about her magic and examined her Heaven-grade artifact, Thousand Changes, then returned it while claiming he would take it when he needed it.
• Carol kept Thousand Changes and decided to obey Qin Yuan for now, planning to take revenge after she had drained him dry.
• Qin Yuan returned to Jinyuan Apartment, where Ding Yumian teased him about Liu Xian and asked where he had gone.
• Qin Yuan told Ding Yumian that he had taken control of the Dracula Family at North Country Club and planned to use its members to help staff Sky City.
• Qin Yuan revealed that Guluo'er was Carol Dracula, a vampire-human hybrid with strength around that of a Little Commander, and Ding Yumian was shocked.

Qin Yuan told Ding Yumian about Carol, then later heard about Mo Fan’s clash with the Fire Institute and discussed the upcoming World Academy Competition. After Ding Yumian went to class, Qin Yuan met Mo Fan at the Library, where Mo Fan searched for a suitable Contract Beast.

• Qin Yuan explained Carol’s situation to Ding Yumian, who teased him about finding her attractive before the two shared an intimate night with Feng Ling’er nearby.
• Ding Yumian told Qin Yuan that Mo Fan had challenged the Fire Institute and defeated more than two hundred students before Dean Xiao intervened.
• Qin Yuan said he planned to compete in the World Academy Competition to build his reputation and recruit for Sky City, while Ding Yumian regretted that she could not participate because of her Psychic calamity.
• After Ding Yumian left for class, Qin Yuan wandered the Main Campus and met Mo Fan at the Library.
• Mo Fan said he was researching Contract Beasts and listed several lightning- and fire-attributed candidates, while noting that an Elemental Holy Spirit would be ideal.

Qin Yuan told Mo Fan about Flame Belle and Lei Si, then spent the day researching rare creatures before meeting a troubled Mu Nujiao at his apartment. Mu Nujiao broke down over her grandfather’s knowledge of Lu Nian’s actions, and their embrace was interrupted when Ding Yumian opened the door.

• Qin Yuan told Mo Fan he planned to contract Flame Belle and revealed that the Monarch-level Lei Si was in the Summoning Plane, then suggested Mo Fan search for a suitable beast near Scorched Plains North Corner.
• Mo Fan agreed to look for another Contract Beast first, and Qin Yuan returned to the Library to research magical texts and rare creatures.
• Qin Yuan and Ding Yumian met Mu Nujiao outside their apartment, and Ding Yumian went inside while listening in on their conversation.
• Mu Nujiao told Qin Yuan that her grandfather had known about Lu Nian’s actions in Golden Forest Wasteland City but had neither warned her nor said goodbye.
• Mu Nujiao wept in Qin Yuan’s arms until Ding Yumian opened the door and froze at the sight.

Mu Nu Xin arrived and found Mu Nujiao being comforted by Qin Yuan, then teased them about their relationship. After discussing the Mu family's intentions, Qin Yuan invited Mu Nujiao to travel with him to the Scorched Plains North Corner, and she agreed.

• Mu Nu Xin arrived at Mu Nujiao's home and found her embracing Qin Yuan after crying over family matters.
• Mu Nu Xin mistook Qin Yuan for Mu Nujiao's boyfriend, then realized they were still in an ambiguous relationship and called him her future brother-in-law.
• Mu Nu Xin invited Qin Yuan to visit the Mu family and offered to cook for him before leaving the two alone.
• Qin Yuan and Mu Nujiao discussed Mu Nu Xin's business-minded nature and the Mu family's decision to send both of the Mu Family's Twin Beauties.
• Qin Yuan invited Mu Nujiao to join him on a trip to find the Elemental Holy Spirit Flame Belle in the Scorched Plains North Corner, and she agreed.

Qin Yuan assembled a nine-person group to travel to Scorched Plains North Corner, where Mo Fan hoped to find a Contract Beast. After arriving in Dunhuang, the group entered the Desert Gobi, and Qin Yuan summoned Xiao Yan to carry the women as they began their journey.

• Qin Yuan told Mu Nujiao to prepare for the trip, while Mu Nu Xin decided not to join them yet.
• Qin Yuan listed the travelers as himself, Ding Yumian, Ye Xin Xia, Ling Ling, Mu Nujiao, Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, Zhao Manyan, and Zhao Chenying, and the system issued a check-in mission at the Star Whisper Heavenly Tree.
• The nine gathered at Modu Airport, flew to Dunhuang, and rode Wind Camels toward Scorched Plains North Corner before the frightened mounts stopped at the Desert Gobi boundary.
• Qin Yuan summoned Xiao Yan and placed Ling Ling, Ye Xin Xia, Ding Yumian, Mu Nujiao, and Zhao Chenying on its back, then joined them with the Snow Empress.
• Zhao Manyan asked Mo Fan to summon Old Wolf so the three men could ride too.

Qin Yuan’s group subdued a Great General Grade Sand Howler Tiger and used it as a mount while traveling toward the Sand Wasting River. They encountered a Hunter Mage squad, whose members let them pass after sensing Qin Yuan’s strength.

• Mo Fan summoned the Swift Star Wolf, and he, Zhao Manyan, and Zhang Xiaohou rode with the group toward Scorched Plains North Corner.
• The group met an injured Great General Grade Sand Howler Tiger, but Qin Yuan asked Ding Yumian and Ye Xin Xia to subdue it with Mind Element magic.
• Qin Yuan offered Mo Fan a chance to contract the Sand Howler Tiger, but Mo Fan declined; Ling Ling, Zhao Chenying, and Qin Yuan rode it onward.
• Qin Yuan’s group encountered a nine-person Hunter Mage squad, which stepped aside after noticing their powerful mounts and sensing Qin Yuan’s strength.

Qin Yuan and his team reached the Sand Wasting River, where they discovered that White Sand Demon Soldiers hid beneath the sand and easily defeated the ones they drew out. They camped by the river to recover and plan a crossing, while the hunter squad they had encountered earlier followed them from a distance, hoping to scavenge.

• The black-bearded captain persuaded his team to follow Qin Yuan's group and collect whatever they left behind, or their belongings if disaster struck.
• Qin Yuan and his companions crossed the Gobi, where Sand Howler Tigers appeared increasingly often, and arrived at the Sand Wasting River.
• Qin Yuan tossed a severed Sand Howler Tiger tail onto the riverbed, drawing out White Sand Demon Soldiers, then destroyed them with Void Claw and collected their Remnant Spirits.
• Ling Ling proposed setting up camp by the riverbank to restore their magic energy and discuss several plans for crossing.
• As the group camped for the night, Zhang Xiaohou spotted the hunter squad following them about five kilometers away, and Ling Ling guessed they were hoping to scavenge.

The group watched Sand Howler Tigers kill a team that had scavenged their prey, then agreed on a plan to cross the Sand Wasting River. During the night watch, Qin Yuan controlled Sand Howler Tigers to hunt demons for him, and Zhao Chenying approached him with a request he guessed before she could make it.

• Ling Ling warned that the team chasing the Sand Howler Tiger had been surrounded by its companions, and the group watched them get killed without attempting a rescue.
• Qin Yuan said he welcomed the chance to hunt more Sand Howler Tigers for profit, while Ling Ling proposed using Xin Xia and Ding Yumian's Mind Element magic and Qin Yuan's Ice Seed to cross the Sand Wasting River.
• The group approved Ling Ling's plan and arranged the night watch, with Qin Yuan taking the first half alone.
• Qin Yuan controlled several Sand Howler Tigers with the God Devouring Larvae and sent them to bring nearby demons for him to hunt.
• Zhao Chenying came to Qin Yuan during his watch and began asking for a favor, but he guessed she wanted the Fire Tribulation Fruit and refused before she could explain.

Qin Yuan revealed that he knew Zhao Chenying’s family history and agreed to protect her mother in exchange for Zhao Chenying working for Sky City. He left her with cryptic clues about her mother, then spent the night with Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian in a secluded space inside the tent.

• Qin Yuan pretended to divine Zhao Chenying’s past and accurately described her parents’ encounter with the Flame Heavenly Tribulation twelve years earlier.
• Zhao Chenying asked Qin Yuan for the Fire Tribulation Fruit, but he said he needed the only one left and she offered to pay any price to save her mother.
• Qin Yuan promised to keep Zhao Chenying’s mother safe and sound, and told Zhao Chenying she would work for him and become a member of Sky City.
• Qin Yuan hinted that Zhao Chenying’s mother might no longer be a person, then told her to wait until the right time to understand.
• Qin Yuan woke Mo Fan and the others to take watch, entered the tent, and used his Blue Silver Domain to conceal himself with Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian.

Qin Yuan led the group across the Sand Wasting River on an ice road, then turned the crossing into a chance to hunt White Sand Demon Soldiers for resources. The group began baiting the demons from their elevated Ice Bridge.

• Ling Ling teased Qin Yuan about his night with Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian, and he reassured her that the White Sand Demon Soldiers posed no threat to him.
• Qin Yuan and the Ice Sky Snow Emperor forged an ice road across the Sand Wasting River, and the group followed it safely.
• Qin Yuan joked with Mu Nujiao as they walked, while Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian agreed to take turns helping build the road.
• After nearly five kilometers, Mo Fan suggested farming the White Sand Demon Soldiers, and Qin Yuan raised the road into an Ice Bridge to make the hunt safer.
• Mo Fan assigned Zhang Xiaohou to bait the demons and Zhao Manyan to protect the group and bridge; Zhang Xiaohou tossed down Sand Howler Tiger flesh, drawing White Sand Demon Soldiers from the sand.

Mo Fan's group fought their way across the Sand Wasting River, killing hundreds of White Sand Demon Soldiers and collecting valuable Essence Souls. They reached Scorched Plains North Corner, where they learned the basin might conceal an exceptionally high-grade fire seed.

• Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Mu Nujiao, and the others fought off White Sand Demon Soldiers while Zhang Xiaohou used chunks of flesh to lure more enemies to the ice bridge.
• Qin Yuan revealed his Chaos Element and used Chaos and Space magic to kill several demons, surprising the group before Ling Ling reminded him to conserve his magic energy.
• The group crossed nearly seven kilometers of the river, killed several hundred monsters, and collected twenty-two Essence Souls.
• Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian took over guiding the group across the rest of the Sand Wasting River, and they reached the far bank safely.
• The group arrived at Scorched Plains North Corner, a vast, fire-filled basin rumored to hide a high-grade Soul Seed or top-grade Domain Soul Seed.

Qin Yuan and Snow Empress shielded the group from the enormous fire calamity sweeping across Scorched Plains North Corner. After they survived, Zhao Chenying explained that the calamity would leave behind valuable treasures, renewing the group’s suspicions about her.

• Ling Ling spotted the approaching fire calamity, and Zhao Chenying warned the group of its danger.
• Qin Yuan chose to face the flames with Snow Empress rather than risk drawing the White Sand Demon Soldiers behind them.
• Snow Empress possessed Qin Yuan, and together they enclosed the group in a massive block of ice.
• Qin Yuan raised a Myriad Flower Ice Mirror that stopped charging Armor Beasts, leaving them to be burned to ash by the fire calamity.
• The fire calamity passed, and the ice block remained mostly intact, keeping the group safe.
• Zhao Chenying described the treasures the calamity would leave behind, making everyone but Qin Yuan suspect her again.

Qin Yuan revealed that Zhao Chenying's bandaged “mother” was not her real mother and began explaining what happened twelve years ago. He said Zhao Chenying's real mother had saved her father but lost her body in the Fire Tribulation, leaving only her soul alive.

• Zhao Chenying told Mo Fan and the others that she had joined the team to find the Fire Tribulation Fruit and heal her mother's burns.
• Qin Yuan revealed that the only Fire Tribulation Fruit was also Flame Belle, then claimed Zhao Chenying's father and “mother” would soon arrive seeking it.
• As the group gathered treasures left by the Fire Tribulation, Qin Yuan told Zhao Chenying that the woman she knew as her mother was not her real mother, though her real mother was alive.
• Qin Yuan explained that twelve years earlier Zhao Chenying's real mother had saved her father, but her body had been burned away and only her soul survived.

Qin Yuan revealed that Ghost Wife had impersonated Jiang Feng and planned to use Zhao Chenying to obtain the Fire Tribulation Fruit. Zhao Chenying resolved to kill Ghost Wife herself, while Ghost Wife continued toward the fruit and a team of Military mages hurried into Scorched Plains North Corner.

• Qin Yuan explained that Jiang Feng had saved Ghost Wife during a Fire Tribulation, and Ghost Wife later used her Mind and Curse Elements to learn Jiang Feng’s history and take her place in the Zhao family.
• Qin Yuan revealed that Jiang Feng was still guarding the Fire Tribulation Fruit, and Zhao Chenying sensed her mother several miles away beneath a Star Whisper Heavenly Tree.
• Qin Yuan identified the impostor as Ghost Wife, a fugitive High-level Mage with Earth, Mind, and Curse Elements, and Zhao Chenying insisted on killing her herself.
• Ghost Wife felt an ominous chill while traveling through the Sand Wasting River but pressed on toward the Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• A team of Military mages led by an attractive Intermediate Level woman hurried toward Scorched Plains North Corner before the area became chaotic.