Chapter Summaries

Qin Yuan used his Sacred Weapon Vessel, Heavenly Tiger Sacred Claws, and Mysterious Turtle Heavenly Shield to fight the Black Dragon Emperor, injuring the mighty dragon and earning its serious attention. Their airborne battle continued as Qin Yuan prepared to unleash his strongest technique, Profound Ice Dragon Soar.

• Qin Yuan opened the fight with Sky Rend Claw and left a shallow wound on the Black Dragon Emperor’s claw, shocking Asharuiya and revealing his peak Sub-Emperor-level combat power.
• The enraged Black Dragon Emperor took to the sky, and Qin Yuan followed to keep their battle from destroying the Tyrant Mountain Range.
• Qin Yuan recognized that the Black Dragon Emperor was female and spoke to her in fluent Dragon Language, provoking her with questions about why she could not speak human language.
• The Black Dragon Emperor charged through Qin Yuan’s Sky Rend Claw, but his Mysterious Turtle Heavenly Shield protected him from the impact that sent him flying backward.
• Qin Yuan attacked with Space Strangler, while the Black Dragon Emperor dodged most of the spatial rifts and continued lunging at him.
• Qin Yuan recognized that Profound Ice Dragon Soar was his strongest attack and prepared to unleash its Forbidden Curse-level power.

Qin Yuan and the Black Dragon Emperor fought fiercely in the Tyrant Mountain Range while onlookers in Venice Water Capital recognized the creature as an Orthodox Emperor and ordered evacuations. Asharuiya watched from the Space-Time Realm, accepted her feelings for Qin Yuan, and prepared to welcome him after the battle.

• Mages near the Tyrant Mountain Range saw a huge creature battling a tiny figure in the clouds, while high-ranking figures in Venice Water Capital identified it as an Orthodox Emperor and ordered the area restricted and civilians evacuated.
• Qin Yuan and the Black Dragon Emperor continued their evenly matched fight, with Qin Yuan using his magic and defenses to withstand her attacks despite struggling to injure her.
• The Black Dragon Emperor praised Qin Yuan’s strength, then grew angry when he called her a female Tyrannosaurus and insulted her after she questioned whether he was human.
• Asharuiya watched the battle through the sky curtain in the Space-Time Realm and realized Qin Yuan truly could contend with the Black Dragon Emperor.
• Asharuiya decided she would have Qin Yuan regardless of the outcome, then went into the lake and eagerly awaited his arrival.

Qin Yuan used Profound Ice Dragon Soar, merging with the Snow Empress to overwhelm the Black Dragon Emperor and win their duel. He spared the exhausted dragon, which landed on the Tyrant Mountain Range, while Asharuiya watched and anticipated her reunion with Qin Yuan.

• Qin Yuan taunted the Black Dragon Emperor and reminded it that it had agreed to become his mount if it lost.
• The Snow Empress merged with Qin Yuan as he prepared his killing move, and the Black Dragon Emperor tried to interrupt him with dragon flames.
• Qin Yuan summoned five Ice Divine Dragons with Profound Ice Dragon Soar, and three of them froze and battered the Black Dragon Emperor.
• Qin Yuan dispersed the spell before it could fatally injure the Black Dragon Emperor, which landed on the Tyrant Titan and panted in exhaustion.
• Qin Yuan stood on the Black Dragon Emperor's snout and asked whether it was convinced, while Asharuiya watched from the Space-Time Realm and awaited him.

Qin Yuan defeated the Black Dragon Emperor and gained it as a loyal Emperor Grade combatant, then reunited with Asharuiya in the Space-Time Realm. Meanwhile, human leaders arrived at the battle site and began investigating the clash with a True Dragon.

• Qin Yuan forced the Black Dragon Emperor to admit defeat and submit as his mount.
• The Black Dragon Emperor gave Qin Yuan its name and agreed to obey him, while Chaluo used a God Devouring Larva to place a safeguard on it.
• Qin Yuan stored the Black Dragon Emperor in the Space-Time Realm and left the Tyrant Mountain Range as human presences approached.
• Qin Yuan arranged a place for the Black Dragon Emperor to recover, then joined Asharuiya at the Spirit Lake, where they shared an intimate reunion.
• Human leaders reached the Tyrant Mountain Range, examined the dead Tyrant Titan and battle traces, and realized an Emperor Grade True Dragon had been involved.

After the battle in the Tyrant Mountain Range was concealed from the public, Qin Yuan rested with Asharuiya in the Space-Time Realm and smelted five treasures into a powerful divine weapon. He named it the Sky Abyss Rending Saint Halberd and ended the chapter by claiming his sixth-anniversary check-in rewards.

• Authorities suppressed news of the Emperor-level battle in the Tyrant Mountain Range, while powerful individuals learned what had really happened.
• Qin Yuan let Asharuiya rest in his arms and warmed the Spirit Lake Water to ease her discomfort.
• Qin Yuan used the God-Tier Smelting Card to combine the Sea God Trident, Sand Emperor Scepter, Dragon God Rib, Sacred Weapon Vessel, and Magic Shadow Wings into a silver halberd.
• The halberd transformed into a ring, and Qin Yuan named it the Sky Abyss Rending Saint Halberd; its artifact spirit was the Totem Sacred Tiger.
• Qin Yuan checked in and received a Water Shadow Stone, an Ice Ancestral Talisman, and the Chaotic Wind Halberd Technique.

Qin Yuan gave Asharuiya the Space Strangler spell and assigned the Water Shadow Stone and Ice Ancestral Talisman to Ling'er and Sister Yuer. Meanwhile, Mu Ning Xue prepared to face Pansi, who came to reclaim the Ice Crystal Brake Bow, and left him shaken when she revealed she knew he had nurtured it.

• Qin Yuan received the Chaotic Wind Halberd Technique and chose the Water Shadow Stone for Ling'er and the Ice Ancestral Talisman for Sister Yuer.
• Qin Yuan taught Asharuiya the Space Strangler spell, and they spent time together.
• Mu Ning Xue reflected on how Qin Yuan had changed her outlook and resolved to seek justice for her mother and make the Mu Clan pay.
• Pansi approached Mu Ning Xue and claimed that Qin Yuan's absence meant no one could stop him from taking the Ice Crystal Brake Bow.
• Mu Ning Xue refused to hear Pansi's explanation and said she could not hand over the bow because she had nurtured it.
• Pansi was shocked when Mu Ning Xue revealed that she knew he had nurtured the Ice Crystal Brake Bow.

Mu Ning Xue confronted Pansi over the Mu Family’s abuse of Bow Slaves and revealed that she remained the true master of the Ice Crystal Brake Bow. With her allies’ ambush, she killed Pansi and left Mu Tingying and Nanrong Ni to handle the aftermath before going shopping with her friends.

• Mu Ning Xue told Pansi she would avenge her mother and summoned the Ice Crystal Brake Bow, which answered to her because her soul was bound to it.
• Pansi summoned four Mu Family Disciplinary Mages and brought Mu Tingying and Nanrong Ni forward, expecting to surprise Mu Ning Xue.
• Mu Nujiao, Jiang Shaoxu, and Nan Jue emerged from hiding and helped defeat the four Disciplinary Mages, while Mu Tingying and Nanrong Ni bowed to Mu Ning Xue as Qin Yuan’s subordinates.
• Mu Ning Xue killed Pansi for insulting her mother and took the Ice Crystal Brake Bow fragment he carried.
• Mu Ning Xue left Mu Tingying and Nanrong Ni to handle the aftermath, then went shopping with Jiang Shaoxu, Mu Nujiao, and Nan Jue.

Qin Yuan returned to Mu Ning Xue, Mu Nujiao, Jiang Shaoxu, and Nan Jue after fighting a True Dragon in the Tyrant Mountain Range. He brought the four women to the Space-Time Realm and revealed that the enormous female Tyrannosaurus sleeping there was now with him.

• Mu Ning Xue, Mu Nujiao, Jiang Shaoxu, and Nan Jue watched a video of Emperor Grade combat in the Tyrant Mountain Range and recognized Qin Yuan's magic in it.
• Qin Yuan appeared beside the women, and they joyfully embraced him before tricking him into admitting he had spent time with Asharuiya.
• Qin Yuan joked that he and Asharuiya had been studying humanity's reproduction and continuation, prompting the women to question him.
• Qin Yuan transported the four women to the Space-Time Realm and showed them the female Tyrannosaurus sleeping on a distant plain.

Qin Yuan showed Mu Ning Xue and the others that Austin, the Black Dragon Emperor, had joined him, and said he was close to becoming a Forbidden Mage. After several days together, they arrived in Venice as the World Academy Competition opened.

• Qin Yuan introduced Austin to the four women and explained that he had defeated her and that the magic he taught them could harm Emperor-level demons.
• Qin Yuan said his Undead Element was nearing Forbidden Curse level and predicted he would advance after the World Academy Competition.
• Mu Nujiao asked about Asharuiya, and Qin Yuan admitted he had used one-third of his healing medicine while they were together.
• Jiang Shaoxu asked Qin Yuan for some of his remaining medicine, and they kissed before the group spent several days together.
• The World Academy Competition began in crowded Venice, where thirty-two National Government Teams gathered for the opening ceremony.

At the World Academy Competition opening ceremony, the Archmages discussed Qin Yuan’s power and whether his participation was allowed, while Pang Lai defended him. The draw matched Huaxia against the Island Nation, whose team dreaded facing Qin Yuan, and Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan looked forward to the match.

• Pang Lai dismissed objections to Qin Yuan competing as an Archmage, noting that the rules did not forbid it.
• The teams drew their opponents, and Ai Jiangtu learned that Huaxia would face the Island Nation.
• The Island Nation team reacted with despair after realizing it had drawn Huaxia.
• Wangyue Qian smiled at Qin Yuan, and he returned her greeting.
• Mo Fan welcomed the matchup, while Zhao Manyan said he wanted to avenge his humiliation at Yanming Temple.

The Huaxia Team learned it would face the Island Nation in the Opening Match, while the Island Nation instructors tried to restore their students’ confidence. Feng Li chose a cautious lineup, but Qin Yuan urged him to send the strongest members and make a decisive display of Huaxia’s power; Feng Li reconsidered his old habits.

• Feng Li saw that Qin Yuan’s presence had strengthened the Huaxia Team’s cohesion and confidence.
• Tofuji Nobuko and Mochizuki Chikaori encouraged the dispirited Island Nation team by suggesting Qin Yuan might be held back, though they privately expected the match to be difficult regardless.
• Jiang Yu noticed that Huaxia and the Island Nation were scheduled for the Opening Match, and several team members volunteered to compete.
• Feng Li selected Jiang Shaoxu, Nan Jue, Jiang Yu, Guan Yu, and Nanrong Ni, leaving the team’s strongest members out of the initial lineup.
• Qin Yuan challenged Feng Li’s cautious strategy and proposed sending the five strongest members to defeat the Island Nation quickly.
• Feng Li recognized that his old habit of conserving strength did not suit this powerful team and reconsidered his approach.

Pang Lai and Han Ji backed Qin Yuan’s call for Huaxia to win the Opening Match decisively, and Feng Li selected Qin Yuan, Mu Ning Xue, Mu Nujiao, Ai Jiangtu, and Mo Fan to compete. At the Magic Arena, the team watched the preparations and saw the extraordinary precautions taken because Qin Yuan’s Archmage status was known.

• Pang Lai arrived with Han Ji, greeted Qin Yuan, and urged Feng Li to make Huaxia’s Opening Match a decisive victory.
• Feng Li chose Qin Yuan, Mu Ning Xue, Mu Nujiao, Ai Jiangtu, and Mo Fan, telling them their strength was the best tactic.
• Qin Yuan and the others reached the Magic Arena and joked about the cameras and the chance to become famous.
• Jiang Yu noticed that Archmages were helping defend the arena, and the others realized the added precautions were because Qin Yuan was an Archmage.
• Qin Yuan changed the subject as the arena’s environment began to transform.

Qin Yuan and the Huaxia National Government Team faced the Island Nation Government Team in a wilderness arena, with Qin Yuan’s unexpected appearance alarming their opponents. As the duel began, the Huaxia team countered a poison attack and Qin Yuan quickly captured Akihito Matsu, who had tried to hide in the forest.

• The mages transformed the Magic Arena into a wilderness battlefield, and both teams entered the field.
• Qin Yuan appeared in Huaxia’s opening lineup alongside Ai Jiangtu, shocking the Island Nation team and its supporters.
• After the duel began, Mu Nujiao detected poison in the wind, and Mu Ning Xue’s Wind Barrier blew it back.
• Akihito Matsu vanished into the forest to seek a surprise attack, but Qin Yuan teleported after him.
• Mo Fan targeted Yosuke while Ai Jiangtu, Mu Ning Xue, and Mu Nujiao engaged their opponents.
• Qin Yuan emerged from the forest carrying Akihito Matsu by the collar.

Qin Yuan and the Huaxia Team crushed the Island Nation Government Team in the Opening Match, winning in less than ten minutes. Later, Qin Yuan received reports from Nanrong Ni and Mu Tingying about their progress gaining influence within their families and placed Mu Ning Xue in charge of decisions concerning the Mu Clan.

• Qin Yuan pulled Akihito Matsu from hiding and subdued him with one move, then tossed him to the referee.
• Mu Ning Xue, Mu Nujiao, and Ai Jiangtu finished their battles while Mo Fan fell behind and came in last after defeating Yosuke.
• The referee declared the Huaxia Team victorious, and Fabio ordered the team’s triumphant lineup arranged for promotion.
• Pang Lai, Han Ji, Feng Li, and the other Huaxia officials praised the team before everyone celebrated at a restaurant.
• Nanrong Ni reported that she was building support within the Nanrong Family and gradually taking control of it, while Mu Tingying said her influence within the Mu Clan remained limited.
• Qin Yuan ordered Mu Tingying to report Mu Clan matters to Mu Ning Xue, who would decide the fate of the clan’s members.

Qin Yuan reunited with Mochizuki Chikaori, who told him that Sky Abyss Pavilion had gained a foothold in Osaka and was ready to expand across the Island Nation. He agreed to help secure her chosen candidates, then took her to Venice Water Capital, where she wanted to discuss what she had recently learned.

• Qin Yuan met Mochizuki Chikaori at a Beverage Shop, and they greeted each other affectionately.
• Mochizuki Chikaori told Qin Yuan that Sky Abyss Pavilion had secretly absorbed small forces and Small Families in Osaka.
• Qin Yuan urged Mochizuki Chikaori to establish Sky Abyss Pavilions in other regions of the Island Nation.
• Mochizuki Chikaori asked Qin Yuan to leave methods on several candidates she had chosen to develop the pavilions, and he agreed.
• Qin Yuan left with Mochizuki Chikaori and took her around Venice Water Capital after she said she wanted to discuss her new knowledge with him.

Qin Yuan learned that Ye Xin Xia had been assigned to handle an epidemic in Croatia and offered to accompany her. Asharuiya and Ling Ling also became involved in the planned trip, leaving Qin Yuan set to travel with them.

• Qin Yuan brought Mochizuki Chikaori to the Space-Time Realm and revealed it was their home.
• Ye Xin Xia told Qin Yuan that the Parthenon Temple had assigned each Goddess Candidate a difficult task, sending her to Croatia to deal with an epidemic.
• Ye Xin Xia teased Qin Yuan about Asharuiya, and Asharuiya joined their video call to banter with him.
• Qin Yuan offered to accompany Ye Xin Xia to Croatia, and Asharuiya warned Ye Xin Xia to stay close to him.
• Asharuiya received Qin Yuan's message after the call, while Ye Xin Xia grew curious about their past together.
• Ling Ling called Qin Yuan and asked to join the trip to Croatia, and he agreed.

Qin Yuan, Ye Xin Xia, and Ling Ling investigated a mysterious outbreak in Croatia, while Mo Fan brought Zhang Xiaohou to the Plague Posthouse under the pretense of a vacation. Ling Ling searched for the outbreak’s source as Qin Yuan suspected a curse from a parasitic creature.

• Qin Yuan met Ye Xin Xia and Ling Ling at the Croatia airport and set off with them and Fen Ai for the Plague Posthouse.
• Mo Fan waited for Zhang Xiaohou’s flight and tricked him into coming to the Plague Posthouse by calling it a trip for fun.
• Ling Ling assessed the patients and searched Hunter Alliance records for clues about where the illness began.
• Qin Yuan sensed a blood-red shadow in the patients and suspected the outbreak was a curse caused by a parasitic organism.
• Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou arrived at the posthouse, and Qin Yuan teased Mo Fan for bringing Zhang Xiaohou in casual clothes.

Ling Ling traced the plague to a prison, where Qin Yuan and the others discovered that a prison guard named Mogno was the Little Red Demon in disguise. Qin Yuan froze Mogno and pulled the demon out, leaving the group ready to deal with the source of the epidemic.

• Qin Yuan joked with Mo Fan and explained that Xin Xia had assigned him to investigate the plague.
• Ling Ling found that the first infections likely came from a prison whose guards had bought large amounts of cold medicine before the outbreak.
• Qin Yuan and the others went to the prison, where Ye Xin Xia used Blessing Sacred Sound to shield them from the surrounding filth and evil aura.
• Qin Yuan recognized that prison guard Mogno was a monster, while Mo Fan's Ninghua Evil Bead reacted to him.
• Mogno revealed its identity as a Little Red Demon and threatened the group, but Qin Yuan froze it with Time Power and pulled the demon out of its body.

Qin Yuan and Mo Fan defeated the Little Red Devil in Croatia, freeing Mogno and the other victims. After the group left for Venice Water Capital, Ye Xin Xia asked Qin Yuan to show her what had happened with Asharuiya, and he conjured a scene for her.

• Qin Yuan restrained the Little Red Devil and asked it where Yi Qiu was, but Yi Qiu fled before he could catch him.
• Qin Yuan handed the Little Red Devil to Mo Fan, who used the Ninghua Evil Bead to devour it and refill the bead.
• Mogno and the other patients recovered after the Little Red Devil was destroyed, and Qin Yuan's group left Croatia.
• Mo Fan took Zhang Xiaohou on a tour of Venice Water Capital while Qin Yuan spent time there with Ye Xin Xia, Mu Ning Xue, and the others.
• Ye Xin Xia asked Qin Yuan what he had done with Asharuiya, then persuaded him to show her a scene of it.

Qin Yuan spent several intimate days with Ye Xin Xia while considering the Pope and Yan Emperor’s plans for the Parthenon Temple. After Ye Xin Xia returned to the temple, Mother of the Temple praised her work on the Croatia plague and encouraged her to invite Qin Yuan to visit.

• Qin Yuan teased Asharuiya by telling her Ye Xin Xia was watching the embarrassing scenes, and Asharuiya vowed to make Ye Xin Xia share her humiliation next time.
• Qin Yuan questioned whether Mother of the Temple had assigned Ye Xin Xia’s mission and reflected on the dangers posed by the Pope and Yan Emperor.
• Qin Yuan and Ye Xin Xia spent several days together in Venice Water Capital before Ye Xin Xia returned to the Parthenon Temple with Fen Ai.
• Asharuiya fled when Ye Xin Xia tried to greet her, and Ye Xin Xia realized Asharuiya was embarrassed.
• Mother of the Temple praised Ye Xin Xia for resolving the Croatia plague and explained that the government had waived taxes on the Parthenon Temple’s black azaleas.
• Mother of the Temple encouraged Ye Xin Xia to invite Qin Yuan to the Parthenon Temple, then privately remarked on how astonishing it was that he had built Sky City so young.