Chapter Summaries

Chen Lang helped Hua Zhanhong resolve the Ancient Capital’s undead crisis and gave him credit for defeating the fake Phoenix Emperor. Back at the Chen Clan, Ding Yumian finished her tutelage, and Chen Lang took her into the wilderness to test her power.

• Chen Lang told Hua Zhanhong that he had destroyed the Phoenix Emperor’s remnant soul, and the two returned to the Ancient Capital.
• Chen Lang claimed Hua Zhanhong had beheaded the fake Phoenix Emperor, allowing the leader to announce that the crisis had ended.
• The undead tide receded, and the surviving defenders withdrew as the Ancient Capital returned to peace.
• Ding Yumian advanced her Mind System to the third tier of the High-level, demonstrating Mind Interference strong enough to affect Chen Lang.
• After Chen Shan said Ding Yumian had learned all he could teach her, Chen Lang took her out of the Imperial Capital to test her power against a demon beast tribe.

Chen Lang brought Ding Yumian to test her Calamity Curse on the Lizard Skull Giant Demons, and she silently killed two clans with spiritual illusions. They left after the second battle, with Chen Lang recognizing the curse’s power and its risk of creating undead from lingering souls.

• Chen Lang brought Ding Yumian to a valley full of hibernating Lizard Skull Giant Demons so she could test her Calamity Curse.
• Ding Yumian trapped the valley’s giant lizards in a spiritual illusion and killed them in their dreams, including a Commander level Armored Shell Giant Lizard.
• Ding Yumian explained that her curse could kill targets with cultivation no higher than hers, but warned that their heavy death aura could turn lingering souls into undead.
• Chen Lang proposed that they test the curse on another clan, since Mo Fan’s Green Dragon vessel could eventually resolve the lingering-soul problem.
• Ding Yumian used much more Magic Power to kill a second clan with an awake Commander-level creature, though the giant lizards still failed to detect her magic.

Chen Lang returned to the Imperial Palace after testing Ding Yumian’s ability and then met with Pang Lai, who confronted him about Mo Fan’s conduct during the National Academy Team’s journey in America. Chen Lang defended Mo Fan and left after Pang Lai gave up trying to persuade him, warning him not to let Feng Li nag his people.

• Chen Lang and Ding Yumian returned toward the Imperial Palace, and Ding Yumian went back to Pearl Academy while Chen Lang continued on alone.
• Chen Lang visited Pang Lai at the Imperial Palace Magic Association, where Pang Lai scolded him for neglecting his duties as Grand Tutor of the National Academy Team.
• Pang Lai told Chen Lang that Mo Fan had survived a Cult assassin’s attack, counter-killed the assassin, and that the Cult had stolen a treasure from the unguarded Temple of Freedom.
• Pang Lai said Mo Fan had also killed military personnel near the Caribbean Sea, but Chen Lang defended Mo Fan and argued that the victims deserved it for aiding bandits.
• Pang Lai decided to leave Mo Fan’s discipline to Feng Li, then dismissed Chen Lang, who warned Pang Lai not to let Feng Li nag his people.

Chen Lang traveled to Venice, delivered cultivation resources to Mu Ningxue, and promised Mo Fan a natural Great Lightning Soul Seed. He met Aurelia, who asked him to accompany her to warn a black dragon that was her kin about a politician’s planned attack.

• The National Academy Team finished conquering the training points and set off for Venice while Chen Lang advanced several of his cultivation systems to the second level of the Super Level.
• Chen Lang agreed to Aurelia’s request to visit the Tyrant Mountain Range and see a Western Giant Dragon.
• In Venice, Chen Lang gave Mu Ningxue cultivation resources and let her enter closed-door cultivation.
• Chen Lang offered Mo Fan help obtaining a natural Great Lightning Soul Seed, and they planned to leave the next day.
• Chen Lang met Aurelia, who explained that the black dragon was her kin and that a politician planned to target it.

Chen Lang brought Aurelia and Mo Fan into the Tyrant Mountain Range to find the Tyrant Wild Lightning, clearing the way through the mountain’s demon clans with his strength. After reaching the hidden lightning domain, Mo Fan endured repeated rejection from the Soul Seed until he absorbed it.

• Chen Lang asked Aurelia to leave the natural Lightning Element Soul Seed for him to give away, and she agreed.
• Chen Lang, Aurelia, and Mo Fan traveled from Venice to the Tyrant Mountain Range, where Chen Lang led them through the dangerous territory without hiding.
• Aurelia showed them that the Tyrant Wild Lightning’s true habitat lay in a mountain crevice rather than on the peak beneath the black clouds.
• Chen Lang killed the Wind Flame Thunder Vultures guarding the Soul Seed and told Mo Fan to absorb it.
• The Tyrant Wild Lightning repeatedly rejected Mo Fan, but he endured the backlash and finally absorbed it.

Chen Lang and Aurelia failed to win over the Black Dragon Emperor, while Mu Ningxue revealed her growing control of the Ice Crystal Brake Bow when Pan Xi came to reclaim it. Chen Lang killed Pan Xi and left Venice with Mu Ningxue after intimidating the patrolling mages.

• Mo Fan left Chen Lang and Aurelia, who headed to the mountain summit and narrowly escaped the Black Dragon Emperor’s attack.
• Aurelia admitted that the Black Dragon Emperor no longer recognized her, then left to return for the Saintess trials as Chen Lang headed toward Venice.
• Mu Ningxue noticed dark strands returning to her hair before Pan Xi confronted her and demanded the Ice Crystal Brake Bow.
• Mu Ningxue fused her soul with the bow, unleashing a snowstorm across Venice, but Chen Lang arrived and took over.
• Chen Lang killed Pan Xi with lightning, then suppressed the patrolling mages who tried to detain him and left with Mu Ningxue.

Chen Lang dismissed Pang Lai’s warning after killing Pan Xi and reassured Mu Ningxue that her performance in the National Team Competition could deter the Mu Clan. As the World Academy Competition began in Venice, thirty-two national teams gathered for the opening ceremony.

• Chen Lang told Pang Lai that he had killed Pan Xi to protect Mu Ningxue, and Pang Lai warned him that the Mu Clan might retaliate.
• Chen Lang reassured Mu Ningxue that the Mu Clan was unlikely to act soon if she performed well in the National Team Competition, and urged her to cultivate toward the Super Tier.
• Teams and spectators arrived in Venice for the World Academy Competition, crowding the city until it began restricting incoming visitors.
• Thirty-two national teams gathered beneath their flags at the Governor’s Palace as the opening ceremony began.
• Venice Governor Fabio welcomed the tournament’s sponsoring organizations and the young mages from the thirty-two participating countries.

Great Xia dominated the World Academy Competition’s opening matches, with Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan leading the team while Zu Jiming failed to impress. After the Treasure Hunt Competition, Chen Lang went to Athens as the Saintess selection approached and Aurelia became a candidate.

• Mu Ningxue overwhelmed the Sakura Team in the opening match, and Chen Lang urged Mo Fan to perform just as well when he took the field.
• Chen Lang persuaded Feng Li to let Mo Fan compete in the elimination matches despite concerns that Mind Mages could counter him.
• Great Xia swept through its early matches, but Zu Jiming was eliminated by Spain without making an impact, prompting Chen Lang to criticize him.
• Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue helped Great Xia dominate the elimination rounds, while Mo Fan’s theft of Egypt Team members’ earnings kept Egypt from reaching the quarterfinals.
• Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan each earned nearly two billion in the Treasure Hunt Competition, and Chen Lang traveled to Athens ahead of the Saintess selection because Aurelia was a candidate.

Chen Lang visited Athens to support Aurelia during the Parthenon election and learned that she planned to compete against Mu Ningxue. By sunset, Aurelia, Ander, Penny Jia, and Ye Xin Xia had been selected as Saintesses, with Ye Xin Xia’s inclusion shocking the temple.

• Chen Lang met Aurelia in Athens and asked whether she wanted to become Goddess, but she said she had never sought the position.
• Aurelia told Chen Lang she planned to compete against Mu Ningxue after the selection, and he warned her not to use power she could not control.
• The Parthenon announced Ander, Penny Jia, Aurelia, and Ye Xin Xia as the four selected Saintesses.
• Ander’s strong political and public support made her appear poised to claim the Goddess’s throne.
• Aurelia’s popularity stemmed from her status as Wen Tai’s adopted daughter, while Ye Xin Xia’s fourth-place selection astonished the temple.

Chen Lang and Aurelia learned that Ye Xin Xia had become a Saintess candidate, while Saintess Ander discovered that Essendel had been captured and concluded that her faction had lost. Ander died after jumping from the Sacred Mountain cliff, and Chen Lang left Athens for Venice as the World Academy competition entered its final stage.

• Aurelia questioned Chen Lang about Ye Xin Xia, and he said he had once saved her life; Aurelia stomped on his foot and abandoned her plan to meet Ye Xin Xia.
• Ander told Great Sage Mei Ruola that she feared an unknown enemy, and Gulan arrived to report that Essendel had been captured.
• Ander declared that they had lost and jumped from the Flying Pavilion cliff as her subordinates watched.
• News spread worldwide that Saintess Ander had died from an illness, while the Parthenon showed little reaction.
• Chen Lang left Athens for Venice after the Saintess selection ended, and the World Academy competition reached its final stage.

The Great Xia team prepared for the grand decisive battle as Shao Zheng visited and explained that there would be no material rewards. Mo Fan clashed with Zu Jiming and Zu Huiyin, leaving the dispute unresolved as the competition began.

• Feng Li explained the stakes of the five-match grand decisive battle, and Zhao Manyan told Mo Fan how the rankings affected rewards for the nation and selected clans.
• Mo Fan joked about receiving rewards, prompting Shao Zheng to tease him and confirm that he had come only to offer verbal encouragement.
• Zu Jiming praised Shao Zheng's encouragement and targeted Mo Fan, who insulted Zu Jiming in front of the Grand Speaker.
• Zu Huiyin challenged Mo Fan and criticized Chen Lang for having him represent the Chen Clan, but Chen Lang defended Mo Fan and disparaged Zu Jiming.
• Mo Fan called Zu Jiming a pig and urged Zu Huiyin to discipline him, leaving Zu Huiyin furious.

Zu Huiyin accused Mo Fan of disloyalty and demanded punishment, but Chen Lang defended him and challenged her to apologize. As Zu Huiyin refused and began smearing Mo Fan and Chen Lang, the National Team Competition continued, with Great Xia set to face France in its fourth match.

• Zu Huiyin urged Shao Zheng to punish Mo Fan and redistribute the resources he had won, but Shao Zheng rejected her proposal as too severe.
• Chen Lang demanded that Zu Huiyin apologize to Mo Fan, and Mu Gong backed her by calling her comments discipline of a younger member.
• Zu Huiyin accused Mo Fan of having an evil heart, while Chen Lang reminded her of Mo Fan’s leap into the Abyss of Evil and his defeat of the Bone Nether Lord.
• Zu Huiyin refused to retract her accusations and used her connections to spread attacks on Mo Fan and Chen Lang, while Chen Lang welcomed the publicity for the Chen Clan.
• The National Team Competition advanced through its opening matches: Greece defeated the United States, Britain and Germany won their matches, and Great Xia’s fourth match against France began.

After Mo Fan’s performance and Han Ji’s public account of the Ancient Capital crisis turned public opinion against Zu Huiyin, she apologized, but Mo Fan refused to forgive her. Zu Huiyin stepped down, Zu Jiming was removed from the National Academy Team, and Great Xia advanced to face Greece for a place in the finals.

• Mo Fan’s firepower overwhelmed the French team, and Han Ji’s broadcast revealed the role Mo Fan and Chen Lang had played in saving the Ancient Capital.
• Zu Huiyin brought Zu Jiming to apologize to Mo Fan, but Mo Fan said he would hold a grudge, and Chen Lang refused to help her.
• Shao Zheng held Zu Huiyin responsible for her conduct, and she stepped down; Zu Jiming left the National Academy Team, and Mu Nujiao replaced him.
• Great Xia defeated Germany after Mo Fan blasted the team off the field, while Greece beat Britain after Aurelia joined its lineup.
• Great Xia and Greece advanced to a decisive match, with the winner going straight to the finals.

Great Xia defeated Greece after Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue joined forces against Aurelia, who conceded after her spar with Mu Ningxue. Great Xia then faced the British Team in the final, where Mo Fan used Chen Lang’s advice to break Zhe Luo’s Chaos magic with a multiplied thunder attack.

• Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue teamed up against Aurelia while Ai Jiangtu controlled the battlefield, and Aurelia eventually conceded the match.
• Aurelia told Chen Lang she had come to spar with Mu Ningxue and judge whether she was suited to stand by his side, then returned to her duties as Saintess.
• Chen Lang and Aurelia exchanged flirtatious remarks before he left the Chinese restaurant.
• Great Xia met the British Team in the final, where Zhe Luo bounced back Mo Fan’s attack and revealed his mastery of Chaos magic.
• Chen Lang explained that Mo Fan should answer the Chaos Mage with a multiplied destructive blow, and Mo Fan endured his own lightning before shattering the voracious swallow of chaos.

Mo Fan led Great Xia to victory in the World Academy Competition, and Chen Lang’s team headed to the Parthenon to receive the Divine Seal Praise. As Mu Ningxue suspected Chen Lang had a connection with Aurelia, she asked whether he had visited the saintess’s quarters before.

• Mo Fan defeated Zhe Luo without killing him, helping Great Xia win the competition and earning the title of its top competitor.
• Chen Lang noticed Su Lu among the Asian representatives, and Pang Lai warned him that Su Lu was unfriendly toward Great Xia.
• The team celebrated their victory, then learned Zhao Manyan had been swallowed by a mysterious giant beast.
• Chen Lang and Pang Lai led the National Academy Team to the Parthenon, where the Hall Mother would give them the Divine Seal Praise in place of the unelected goddess.
• As the team climbed the Sacred Mountain, Mu Ningxue asked Chen Lang whether he had been to Aurelia’s quarters.

Chen Lang and Mu Ningxue discussed Aurelia’s strength and why she had surrendered in their duel. As the group approached Goddess Mountain, Pang Lai explained its defenses and revealed that he had once tried to force his way up the mountain to see Yi Zhisha about the Holy Son.

• Mu Ningxue told Chen Lang she knew about his connection with Aurelia because Aurelia had sought her out for a duel, and she vowed to beat Aurelia next time.
• Chen Lang explained that Mu Ningxue’s Ice Crystal Brake Bow would not have overcome Aurelia’s trump card, and Mu Ningxue accepted that the Parthenon Saintess had little reason to value the competition’s rewards.
• Pang Lai described the Star River Mountain Path, its gates, and the stone carvings that suppressed intruders and helped defend Goddess Mountain.
• Pang Lai revealed that he had once forced his way up the mountain after Yi Zhisha refused to see him, but the defenses seriously injured him and damaged his cultivation.
• Pang Lai explained that he had gone to see Yi Zhisha because of the Holy Son, then stopped before saying more.

The Great Xia team arrived at Parthenon, where Hall Master Hailong slighted Pang Lai before assigning them a Golden Radiance Knight as their guide. Aurelia then came to take Chen Lang away, leaving the others stunned as he departed with the Saintess.

• The team entered Goddess Peak but was barred from approaching Goddess Hall.
• Mo Fan asked about Hailong's strength, and Pang Lai explained that Hailong was powerful partly because of the Knight Hall's Divine Favor.
• Hailong dismissed Pang Lai and the team, so Zacour was sent to escort them to the waiting area.
• Pang Lai told Zacour that he had defeated Hailong in the past, leaving the young knight unable to respond.
• Aurelia came for Chen Lang, and he left with her while Mu Ningxue accepted his relationship with the Saintess.

After spending three days with Aurelia, Chen Lang returned with Pang Lai to Great Xia, where Shao Zheng called an emergency meeting about rising sea levels. He warned the country’s leaders that a major Sea Monster catastrophe from the deep sea was likely approaching.

• Aurelia told Chen Lang she had no fear of their relationship being public, and he explained that Mu Ningxue already knew about them.
• Chen Lang stayed in Aurelia’s boudoir for three days before Pang Lai’s anger prompted him to return to the National Academy Team.
• Chen Lang told Pang Lai that the Hall Mother would perform the Divine Seal Praise the next day, and the two left Parthenon Sacred Mountain that evening.
• Chen Lang told Mu Ningxue to seek Aurelia’s help if she needed anything at Parthenon.
• After returning to Great Xia, Chen Lang and Pang Lai attended Shao Zheng’s emergency meeting, where he warned that rising seas could bring a Sea Monster catastrophe.

Chen Lang witnessed Shao Zheng's failed attempt to persuade Great Xia's leaders to prepare for an approaching Sea Monster catastrophe, then discussed the political obstruction with Chen Jin. Chen Jin explained that Shao Zheng's policies threatened the interests of the Great Clans.

• Vice Speaker Li and another vice speaker opposed Shao Zheng's proposal to move manpower to the coastline, arguing that the threat was unproven and inland Demon Beasts could exploit the defenses.
• Pang Lai supported Shao Zheng, but the opposing factions prevailed, and the meeting failed.
• Shao Zheng told Chen Lang and Pang Lai that he planned to raise the danger again at the Asian Magic Association, while Chen Lang doubted it would succeed.
• Chen Lang returned to the clan and recounted the meeting to Chen Jin, who explained why Shao Zheng faced resistance from the Great Clans.

Chen Lang learned that the Chen family opposed some of Shao Zheng’s policies and warned him not to undermine the clan, then heard how Chen Jin was building a Griffin Legion. The chapter left the legion still years away from becoming combat-ready.

• Chen Lang and Chen Jin discussed how the Great Clans controlled resources and why the Chen family opposed some of Shao Zheng’s policies.
• Chen Jin told Chen Lang that the griffins he had brought back had bred successfully but could not be domesticated.
• Chen Jin explained that the Chen family had spent heavily to awaken over a hundred thousand youths and train Summoning System mages to form a Griffin Legion.
• Chen Jin said the clan planned to use the first griffins as pact pets and hoped to establish a powerful griffin tribe for the family.
• Chen Lang asked how soon the Griffin Legion would be combat-ready, and Chen Jin estimated it would take nearly ten years or longer.