Chapter Summaries

Chen Lang arranged an opportunity for Mu Ningxue to prove herself, while Chen Jin remained doubtful that she could help the Chen Clan. After the National Team Competition, Jiang Shaojun urged Chen Lang to begin searching for Totem Beasts as signs of danger in the Pacific grew, and Chen Lang reflected on Great Xia’s growing strength as another crisis approached.

• Chen Lang told Chen Jin that Mu Ningxue could become useful in the future, though Chen Jin remained unconvinced.
• Jiang Shaojun called Chen Lang and urged him to let them search for Totem Beasts because the sea seemed increasingly unstable.
• Chen Lang told Jiang Shaojun to wait until a specialist returned from the Parthenon, which would take at least ten more days.
• Chen Lang reflected that Great Xia had become a leading world power and had greatly reduced Mage casualties over the past four years.
• Chen Lang assessed his growing strength and worried that it would not be enough to face the coming Sea Monster invasion.

Chen Lang asked Zhu Meng for access to his overseas Lightning Stone vein to help break through his Lightning Element bottleneck. As Zhu Meng discussed the Parthenon’s aftermath with the others, Chen Lang argued that Ye Xin Xia needed to remain at the Parthenon for her own safety, leaving Mo Fan and Ye Xin Xia to consider what they wanted.

• Chen Lang called Zhu Meng and requested energy from his overseas Lightning Stone vein, offering mineral-vein locations from the Chen Family in exchange.
• Zhu Meng asked about Chen Lang’s cultivation, and Chen Lang said his Lightning Element had reached the peak of the second Super-Order level and was nearing the third.
• Zhu Meng agreed to take Chen Lang to the vein after the Parthenon matters were settled, but Chen Lang suggested treating the killings as part of the Parthenon’s internal power struggle and blaming Durank.
• Chen Lang warned Zhu Meng that Ye Xin Xia could not safely return to an ordinary life because she possessed the Parthenon Soul and was Salang’s daughter.
• Zhu Meng relayed Chen Lang’s suggestions to Pang Lai, Old Man Bao, Mo Fan, and Ye Xin Xia, while Mo Fan recognized that the Parthenon could protect her better than he could.

After the events at Parthenon, Mo Fan accepted Ye Xin Xia’s decision to stay and promised to return once he grew stronger. Chen Lang then took Zhu Meng to the Americas to obtain lightning-rich resources, where their conversation turned to the proposed Pacific tunnel and the possible danger to the coastline.

• Ye Xin Xia said she was willing to stay at Parthenon, and Mo Fan agreed to come back for her once he became stronger.
• Parthenon’s surviving core began recovering after the battle, while Chen Lang left Athens to find Zhu Meng.
• Chen Lang took Zhu Meng by military aircraft to Banling Mountain City, where Zhu Meng’s niece had established the Pentagon Lightning Stone Great Mine.
• Zhu Meng explained that the Andes Mountain Federation planned to blast a tunnel through the Andes to reach the Pacific Ocean.
• Chen Lang reminded Zhu Meng of Shao Zheng’s warning about the coastline, but Zhu Meng said he doubted that the calm seas posed a real threat.

Chen Lang warned Zhu Meng that the deep-sea sea monster race would invade Great Xia within a year or two, and Zhu Meng agreed to help him grow stronger. They traveled to Banling Mountain City’s Pentagonal Lightning Stone Ore Vein, where Chen Lang began cultivating with Black Annihilation.

• Chen Lang told Zhu Meng that the Antarctic Glacier’s melting pointed to the Emperor of the Extreme South and an impending invasion by the deep-sea sea monster race.
• Zhu Meng decided to support Chen Lang’s cultivation, while Chen Lang said he wanted to become stronger for his own safety.
• Zhu Meng and Chen Lang arrived at the Pentagonal Lightning Stone Ore Vein, where Zhu Li greeted them and learned why Chen Lang had come.
• Chen Lang sensed Black Annihilation reacting to the vein’s lightning energy and entered it to cultivate.

Chen Lang entered the lightning ore vein and used Black Annihilation to absorb its unusually pure Lightning Attribute energy. Three days later, Zhu Meng learned that the vein’s energy was draining rapidly and suspected Chen Lang was absorbing it, though he could not understand how.

• Chen Lang entered the vein without warning, and Zhu Meng and Zhu Li were blocked from following him by a web of Black Annihilation.
• Zhu Meng told Zhu Li she could return to the country and promised to arrange a position for her; he stayed behind to watch over the vein.
• Inside the vein, Chen Lang’s Black Annihilation calmed the unstable lightning elements and filtered their energy into his Lightning Element Star Sea.
• After three days, Zhu Meng’s tests confirmed Chen Lang was still inside, but they could not determine his condition.
• A testing worker reported that the vein’s energy was draining rapidly, leading Zhu Meng to suspect Chen Lang was absorbing it.

Chen Lang drained the Lightning ore vein, broke through to the third level of the Super Tier, and emerged with his Black Annihilation strengthened. He repaid Zhu Meng’s gift by warning him that one of his subordinates in South America was playing both sides.

• Zhu Meng’s detection personnel reported that the Lightning ore vein had been completely drained.
• The mountain collapsed as black lightning filled the sky, and Chen Lang appeared, having reached the third level of the Super Tier.
• Chen Lang told Zhu Meng that he had removed the ore vein’s impurities and explained that his immense energy needs limited how much he gained from ordinary veins.
• Chen Lang offered Zhu Meng a favor in return for the ore vein and revealed that one of Zhu Meng’s subordinates in South America was playing both sides.
• Zhu Meng’s expression turned grim at Chen Lang’s warning.

Chen Lang told Councilor Zhu Meng that Canary, a member of his Judgement Society field team, was colluding with the Black Church and that Ojos Holy Academy’s territory was being used to grow Frenzied Poppies. Zhu Meng and Chen Lang traveled to the academy and persuaded its president, Xiling, to believe the accusation, leaving them ready to investigate.

• Chen Lang identified Canary as a Black Church collaborator, and Councilor Zhu Meng agreed to act on the information.
• Chen Lang revealed that the Black Church grew the Frenzied Poppies used in Salang’s crimes on Ojos Holy Academy’s territory.
• Councilor Zhu Meng and Chen Lang traveled to Ojos Holy Academy, where Zhu Meng met President Xiling.
• Councilor Zhu Meng told Xiling about the poppy cultivation, and Xiling believed him after Zhu Meng vouched for the claim with his reputation.

Chen Lang and Zhu Meng arrived at Ojos Holy Academy to investigate the Black Vatican’s opium poppy operation. After Zhu Meng left to deal with a traitorous subordinate, Chen Lang recruited Lily to lead him to the poppy fields and then headed toward the Andes Mountains, where he knew the Black Vatican’s higher-ups were hiding.

• President Xiling agreed to give Zhu Meng and Chen Lang teacher identities and provide assistance without joining their search.
• Zhu Meng decided to arrest his double-crossing subordinate and return to the Judgement Society with his remaining subordinates, leaving Chen Lang to investigate.
• Chen Lang discovered that Lily, a sweeper at Ojos Holy Academy, knew about a poppy cultivation site and promised her a chance at Magic Awakening and academy status in exchange for her help.
• Lily guided Chen Lang to nearby villages, where he found the poppy plants and had the people rounded up with the academy’s assistance.
• Chen Lang set out for the Andes Mountains, where he already knew the Black Vatican’s higher-ups were located.

Chen Lang wiped out the Church’s forces at the Eighth and Ninth Hilltops, then met Shaja to discuss Fusion Magic. Shaja agreed to meet with a Great Xia researcher in the future, once Feng Zhoulong began his work.

• Chen Lang used the teleportation array to reach the Eighth Hilltop and destroyed the Mountain People there.
• Chen Lang found and dealt with the Blue Robes guarding the poppies at the Ninth Hilltop before returning to the academy.
• Principal Xiling feared the disaster the Church could have caused, while Chen Lang left the remaining matters to Zhu Meng.
• Chen Lang met Shaja through Principal Xiling and showed her how Wind and Earth magic could exist together.
• Chen Lang told Shaja about Beijiang’s fused Darkness and Chaos magic, which convinced her that Fusion Magic could work.
• Chen Lang invited Shaja to leave him a way to contact her so he could bring her to Great Xia when Feng Zhoulong began researching Fusion Magic.

After returning to Great Xia, Chen Lang agreed to pursue an international role and traveled with Shao Zheng to the Asian Magic Association. At a council meeting in Dubai, Su Lu opposed the Coastline Plan, and the First Seat shelved it.

• After Chen Lang returned from the Americas, Shao Zheng asked whether he wanted to develop domestically or enter the international arena, offering to nominate him as an Asian Magic Association councilor.
• Chen Lang chose the international path, hoping to secure more benefits for Great Xia.
• Chen Lang returned to his clan and learned that Fei Niao City was developing rapidly under Mu Ningxue's leadership.
• Chen Lang set off with Shao Zheng for Dubai the next morning.
• At the Asian Magic Association's Sky Conference Room, Su Lu opposed the Coastline Plan, and the First Seat shelved it.

At an Asian Magic Association meeting, Shao Zheng and Su Lu clashed over a proposal to use international forces to guard Huaxia’s coastline, while Chen Lang defended his country against Su Lu’s remarks. After the meeting, Su Lu invited Chen Lang to join his camp and openly declared his ambition to conquer the Five Continents Magic Association and the Holy City; Chen Lang’s response to the invitation remained unknown.

• Shao Zheng argued that the nations should unite against the Sea Monsters, but Su Lu vetoed the proposal and told Huaxia to guard its own coastline.
• Shao Zheng challenged Su Lu’s insulting remarks about Huaxia, and Su Lu laughed, apologized, and praised Chen Lang as a promising councilor.
• Chen Lang rejected Su Lu’s apology as insincere, and Shao Zheng left the conference room after warning the vetoing representatives to remember their refusal.
• Su Lu stopped Chen Lang outside the meeting and invited him to a banquet, but Chen Lang directly asked whether Su Lu meant to recruit him.
• Su Lu declared that he intended to conquer the Five Continents Magic Association and the Holy City, then invited Chen Lang to join his camp.

Chen Lang rejected Su Lu’s offer to join him, prompting Su Lu to see him as a threat and order information about him released. Su Lu also dealt with setbacks involving the East Sea Magic Association and the Parthenon Temple, while directing the search for clues about a Totem Beast to continue.

• Chen Lang refused to follow Su Lu and left, and Su Lu decided that Chen Lang should be eliminated if he could not be recruited.
• Su Lu learned that the East Sea Magic Association had failed to capture its target and ordered it to use the Hunting Dog to find clues about the Totem Beast.
• Su Lu learned that members of the Chen clan had obstructed the East Sea Magic Association, further worsening his opinion of Chen Lang.
• Su Lu learned that the Parthenon Temple planned to reclaim the medicinal mountains and asked his secretary to contact Yi Zhisha for help.
• Su Lu used a special communication device to order the release of information about Councilor Chen Lang of Great Xia.

Chen Lang sought Zu Hengyao’s support to build his influence in Dubai and the Asian Magic Association. Zu Hengyao challenged his authority, and Chen Lang tried to persuade him by invoking their loyalty to the country and revealing Zu Xingyi’s impending deal involving Qin Yuer.

• Chen Lang went to Zu Hengyao’s office and found the councilor had prepared tea for his visit.
• Zu Hengyao identified Chen Lang’s purpose as recruiting him, then questioned why he should join a young mage with no local foundation.
• Chen Lang argued that they both served the country and claimed he could eventually take control of Dubai even without Zu Hengyao’s help.
• Chen Lang revealed that Zu Xingyi was about to trade his life to him because of Qin Yuer, who was sealed in Tianshan by the Holy Court.

Chen Lang pressured Zu Hengyao to choose a side in the struggle over Dubai, threatening the Zu Family if he refused. Zu Hengyao agreed to help Chen Lang but warned him about the powerful forces and unknown magic held by the Holy City.

• Zu Hengyao confronted Chen Lang over Zu Xingyi, and their clashing pressure shattered a water glass before Zu Hengyao recognized Chen Lang's strength.
• Chen Lang explained that he had planned to take control of Dubai and threatened the Zu Family with losing the Holy City's protection if Zu Hengyao stayed neutral.
• Zu Hengyao warned that backing Chen Lang could cost Great Xia its influence in Dubai, but Chen Lang argued that Su Lu and the current Chief would not let him remain uninvolved.
• Chen Lang revealed that he had rejected Su Lu's invitation and would not tolerate Su Lu's insult to the Chinese, leaving Zu Hengyao with no safe retreat.
• Zu Hengyao agreed to help Chen Lang, while warning him that the Holy City's powerful people possessed formidable strength and unknown magic.

Chen Lang was teleported from the Dubai Mage Tower to a desert ambush arranged by Su Lu, where he faced a wyvern and eleven powerful mages. He absorbed their first attack with a Space Magic Array Artifact, then killed one of the Super-level Mages with lightning as the remaining attackers prepared to respond.

• Chen Lang sensed dark energy near the Dubai Mage Tower, then let a Space Magic Array in his residence teleport him away.
• Chen Lang arrived in a desert and sensed more than ten enemies lying in ambush, including two Peak Mages.
• Chen Lang evaded rock spikes, destroyed a barrage of Fire Rain with lightning, and avoided being swallowed by a powerful Earth Wyvern.
• Three figures appeared atop the wyvern, while eight Super-level Mages with Wing Magic Tools surrounded Chen Lang.
• Chen Lang used his Space Magic Array Artifact to absorb the attackers' destruction magic and turned strands of lightning against them.
• Chen Lang's lightning destroyed a Super-level Mage's Armor Magic Tool and killed him, startling the two Peak Mages.

Chen Lang used his lightning powers to break through the mages’ defenses and killed one of the Peak Mages. He trapped the other Peak Mage with his Wind Supernatural Power and turned to attack the remaining Super-level Mages.

• The Dragon Mage asked the two Peak Mages to help, while a lightning thread killed a green-robed Super-level Mage who tried to attack the lightning web.
• The bone staff mage and the Lava Mage charged Chen Lang, and the other Super-level Mages helped tear apart the lightning net.
• Chen Lang vanished and struck the bone staff mage with a lightning barrage that shattered his defenses and killed him.
• The Lava Mage attacked Chen Lang with a fire dragon, but Chen Lang blasted it apart with his twin guns.
• Chen Lang used his Wind Supernatural Power to trap the remaining Peak Mage, then charged toward the Super-level Mages.

Chen Lang annihilated the Super-level Mages, dragon, and Dragon Mage, then pursued the fleeing Lava Mage across the desert. He broke through the Lava Mage’s trump-card magic and shattered his armor, sending him plummeting toward the ground.

• Chen Lang killed the remaining Super-level Mages with his Thunder Battle Spear, while the Lava Mage escaped.
• Chen Lang struck the dragon and unleashed Nine Heavens Thunder Punishment, killing the dragon and fatally injuring the Dragon Mage it had shielded.
• Chen Lang combined his Wind Wings and Thunderbird Wings to catch up with the fleeing Lava Mage.
• The Lava Mage summoned his Sky Burning Flame Beast, but Chen Lang’s thunder dragon broke through it and smashed the Lava Mage’s lava shields and armor.
• The Lava Mage’s cracked armor gave way, and his body plunged toward the desert.

Chen Lang killed the Lava Mage and realized that he could defeat multiple Peak Mages. After returning to Dubai, he learned the Space Magic Array had been dismantled, while Su Lu learned his attack had failed and decided to send a Forbidden Curse expert after him.

• Chen Lang pierced the falling Lava Mage with his Thunder Battle Spear, killing him with lightning.
• Chen Lang returned to Dubai and found that the Space Magic Array had been dismantled.
• Su Lu fantasized about subduing the Black Dragon Emperor when his subordinate reported that the squad sent after Chen Lang had been wiped out.
• Su Lu learned that Chen Lang had destroyed the Earth Wyvern and recognized him as a major threat.
• Su Lu ordered the subordinate to summon Xi Zhe and resolved to send a Forbidden Curse expert to kill Chen Lang.

Su Lu questioned Xi Zhe about the failed attempt to kill Chen Lang, while Chen Lang prepared for Su Lu’s next move and considered taking the Black Dragon Emperor during the Dragon Hunting Ritual. Zu Hengyao explained why he had not intervened, and Chen Lang revealed the powerful force Su Lu had sent against him.

• Su Lu confronted Xi Zhe over the desert team’s failure, and Xi Zhe blamed Chen Lang’s strength partly on his Heavenly Seeds.
• Chen Lang prepared to defend himself from Su Lu’s likely stronger response and planned to seize the Black Dragon Emperor during the Dragon Hunting Ritual.
• Zu Hengyao told Chen Lang that he had inferred Su Lu’s attack but had waited to see whether Chen Lang could handle it himself.
• Chen Lang told Zu Hengyao that Su Lu had sent two Peak Mages and several fully cultivated Super-level Mages after him.

Chen Lang forced Zu Hengyao to help him oppose Su Lu, then planned to use Su Lu’s coming hunt as an opportunity to strike. He intended to travel to Tianshan to secure Zhan Kong’s support, but remained under watch in Dubai.

• Chen Lang confronted Zu Hengyao over Su Lu’s failed encirclement, and Zu Hengyao admitted he had not investigated the abandoned corpses.
• Chen Lang pressured Zu Hengyao by threatening to bring his grandson Zu Xingyi to serve as Chen Lang’s bodyguard captain.
• Zu Hengyao offered three trusted peak-level Super-level Mages and identified Su Lu’s Raven organization and the Enforcement Team deputy captain as potential targets or allies.
• Chen Lang told Zu Hengyao to prepare support while he waited for Su Lu’s massive hunt, and Zu Hengyao realized he was bound to Chen Lang’s fight against Su Lu.
• Chen Lang decided to go to Tianshan and secure Zhan Kong’s allegiance, then returned to his Dubai residence after sensing someone had tried to enter his room.