Chapter Summaries

Chen Lang reassured his family that he could handle the Holy City’s threat and defended his decision to have Mu Ningxue represent the Chen clan at the World Academy. As public support for him spread, Pang Lai and Shao Zheng realized he no longer needed their protection, while Mu Ningxue thanked him and Chen Lang asked for practical gratitude.

• Chen Lang worried that the Holy City would target him because of his power, but Chen Jin said the angels likely would not act before he reached the Super level, and Chen Shan vowed to protect him.
• Chen Lang told Chen Jin that his plan involving Mu Ningxue would soon pay off, and Chen Jin accepted his assurance.
• The people of the Ancient Capital rallied behind Chen Lang and Mu Ningxue, crediting Chen Lang with helping save the city and exposing Salang.
• Pang Lai and Shao Zheng discussed the news and concluded that Chen Lang’s growing public support had made their planned protection unnecessary.
• Mu Ningxue asked Chen Lang what he had done in the Ancient Capital, and after he described the crisis, she thanked him; Chen Lang said he preferred practical actions.

Chen Lang met with Pang Lai, Feng Li, Song He, and Ai Jiangtu to discuss the National Academy Team, agreeing to Ai Jiangtu as captain and urging him to give Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan more training tasks. Ai Jiangtu asked Chen Lang for a spar, and Chen Lang led him outside the Imperial Palace to begin.

• Chen Lang reassured Mu Ningxue that she had his support and encouraged her to do her best in the Academy Competition.
• Pang Lai gathered Chen Lang, Feng Li, Song He, and Ai Jiangtu at the Imperial Palace to discuss the National Academy Team.
• Pang Lai proposed Ai Jiangtu as team captain, and Chen Lang agreed while asking Ai Jiangtu to assign more tasks to Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan.
• Chen Lang praised Mo Fan’s potential, leaving Ai Jiangtu and Feng Li curious about the substitute team member.
• Ai Jiangtu asked Chen Lang to spar, and Chen Lang agreed to fight outside without using his Lightning Element.

Chen Lang defeated Ai Jiangtu in a sparring match by using Space Power in close combat, then explained the risks of his fighting style. He told Pang Lai that Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue would lead the academy team toward first place, leaving open whether Mu Ningxue could grow stronger while Qin Yuer remained frozen in Tianshan.

• Ai Jiangtu attacked Chen Lang with second-tier Ghost Punishment, but Chen Lang shattered it with Space Power and knocked him down with a punch.
• Ai Jiangtu got back up after a minute and realized close-combat magic might be a path he could pursue, while Chen Lang warned him not to try it without proper protection.
• Feng Li and Song He took Ai Jiangtu away to recuperate, and Pang Lai questioned Chen Lang about the strength of his Space Element.
• Chen Lang said his Space Element had changed qualitatively during his trip to the Alps, and Pang Lai learned that Mo Fan was the totem-destined substitute.
• Chen Lang predicted that Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue would help the team take first place after a year of cultivation, though he wondered whether Mu Ningxue could improve while Qin Yuer remained frozen in Tianshan.

Chen Lang returned to the Abyss of Evil to explore its treasures, luring a tribe of Crimson Demon Colts into the furnace before entering himself. He discovered he could perceive nearly the entire Abyss and retrieved the Heavenly Seed of ghost wind, preparing to try absorbing it.

• Chen Lang left Imperial Capital and flew to the grassland, where he summoned the Abyss of Evil and drew in most of a tribe of Crimson Demon Colts.
• The Abyss of Evil's brief appearance triggered alarms at the Ancient Capital Bell Tower Magic Association, and Peng Yu contacted Han Ji, who ordered the site monitored and said he would report to the Chief.
• Inside the Abyss, Chen Lang found he could perceive the area around the Blood Throne and see the trapped souls and bodies of the Crimson Demon Colts.
• Chen Lang explored the Abyss, then used his willpower to retrieve the Heavenly Seed of ghost wind from beneath the Bridge of Nine Deaths.
• Chen Lang considered absorbing the Heavenly Seed with the help of his Earth Element and Black Dragon Battle Robe.

Chen Lang absorbed the Great Heavenly Seed’s black nether wind and cultivated beneath the Bridge of Nine Deaths, rapidly advancing his Wind Element. After returning to the Imperial Capital, he told Pang Lai that the Abyss of Evil’s appearances were caused by him because he had inherited it.

• Chen Lang absorbed the black nether wind, which overwhelmed his Earth Element, and collected rare materials for his production plan.
• Chen Lang cultivated beneath the Bridge of Nine Deaths for nearly a month, advancing his Wind and Earth Element star river to the second tier.
• The Abyss of Evil’s appearance triggered alarms in the Ancient Capital and prompted Imperial Capital officials to convene a meeting about the threat of the Undead Empire.
• Pang Lai summoned Chen Lang to the Imperial Palace after the Abyss of Evil appeared twice in the grasslands.
• Chen Lang told Pang Lai that he had summoned the Abyss of Evil and inherited it after resolving the Ancient King’s matter.

Chen Lang explained that he had moved the Abyss of Evil and diverted the undead away from the Ancient Capital, then warned Shao Zheng that other powerful undead monarchs might awaken. He traveled toward Wuzhen and stopped in Fei Niao City, where he agreed to help Lin Junxian deal with a Sea Monster in exchange for half the Lin Corporation’s local assets.

• Chen Lang told Pang Lai that he could control the Abyss of Evil and had moved it, preventing the undead from attacking the Ancient Capital.
• Chen Lang explained to Shao Zheng that other undead monarchs might awaken, and Shao Zheng said he would warn Han Ji while urging Chen Lang to focus on the Academy Competition.
• Chen Lang left the Imperial Capital for Wuzhen and detoured to Fei Niao City to inspect the Chen Clan’s business prospects there.
• Chen Lang appeared in Lin Junxian’s office, and Lin Junxian offered half the Lin Corporation’s Fei Niao City assets if Chen Lang dealt with the Sea Monster.
• Chen Lang accepted Lin Junxian’s offer and said he would send a group to resolve the Sea Monster problem, asking Lin Junxian to provide them with lodging.

Chen Lang had Yu Shishi use her Spirit Moths and rare materials to create an Earth Element Heavenly Seed, then absorbed it and fused it with his Wind Element. After reaching the High-level third tier, he promised Yu Shishi a mountain in Fei Niao City and agreed to help rescue her controlled Spirit Moths.

• Chen Lang told Yu Shishi that his Wind Element already had a Heavenly Seed and asked her to help make his Earth Element one.
• Yu Shishi used her Spirit Moths and Chen Lang's materials to condense an Earth Element Heavenly Seed.
• Chen Lang absorbed the seed behind a protective web of lightning, and the resulting storm drove Yu Shishi away.
• Chen Lang's Wind and Earth Fusion System advanced to the High-level third tier, alongside his other high-level systems.
• Chen Lang promised Yu Shishi a mountain in Fei Niao City where she could raise her Spirit Moths.
• Chen Lang agreed to help Yu Shishi rescue her controlled Spirit Moths, and she transformed to lead him toward them.

Chen Lang killed a Commander-level spider with his Wind and Earth Element Fusion System, then arranged for Yu Shishi to protect Fei Niao City with her spirit moths. After refining the Abyss of Evil’s stored energy until his Wind Element reached the Super-level, he set out through the Taklamakan Desert toward the Tianshan Mountains to seek ice resources for Mu Ningxue.

• Chen Lang killed the agate-headed spider with a fused Wind and Earth attack and warned Yu Shishi to keep his power secret.
• Chen Lang offered Yu Shishi safety and a job overseeing Fei Niao City’s perimeter, and she agreed to care for its security with her spirit moths.
• Chen Lang brought Yu Shishi to Fei Niao City, helped her settle in a mountain range, and obtained the mayor’s approval for her role.
• Chen Lang spent nearly a month in the Abyss of Evil refining its stored elements, and his Wind Element reached the Super-level.
• Chen Lang headed for the Tianshan Mountains to seek special ice-attribute resources for Mu Ningxue, choosing to fly through the Demon Beast-filled Taklamakan Desert.

Chen Lang flew into the Taklamakan Desert and fought a Griffin Demon Lord after destroying most of its Sand Demon Griffin tribe. He battered the Demon Lord with successive lightning attacks, but it survived and launched a counterattack.

• Chen Lang flew west through the Tarim Basin, admiring the landscape and passing Feather Demons that could not stop him.
• Chen Lang entered the Taklamakan Desert and blasted more than a dozen Sand Demon Griffins as he flew through their tribe.
• The Griffin Demon Lord appeared and blocked Chen Lang's path toward the Tianshan Mountains.
• Chen Lang struck the Griffin Demon Lord with his Thunder God War Hammer, Dragon Roar, and Nine Heavens Thunder Punishment, driving it into a deep sand pit.
• The battered Griffin Demon Lord survived, rose into the air, and slashed at Chen Lang with its claws.

Chen Lang defeated the Griffin Demon Lord and searched its lair, finding valuable Earth Element treasures and signs of hidden life. He left with the demon lord’s wings and its hoard, then followed the faint life signals deeper into the mountain.

• Chen Lang struck the Griffin Demon Lord with a Lightning Strike, battered it with nine sandstorm tornadoes, and finished it with Black Annihilation - Lightning Dragon Claw.
• After the battle, Chen Lang searched the dunes and harvested the Griffin Demon Lord’s wings as materials for a Wing Magic Tool.
• Chen Lang found the griffins’ mountain lair and killed the General level griffins inside.
• Chen Lang discovered a hoard of Earth Element magic stones and Elemental Diamond Crystals, then stored it all away.
• Chen Lang sensed numerous faint traces of life deeper in the lair and went to investigate, suspecting they were griffin cubs.

Chen Lang discovered a cavern containing over ten thousand griffin eggs, sealed its entrance, and continued through Tianshan. After battling the mountain tribes and suffering injuries, he reached the Pool of Tianshan and began treating his wounds.

• Chen Lang found a vast cavern filled with griffin eggs and decided to leave them for later.
• Chen Lang destroyed the cave entrance to seal it and continued toward Tianshan.
• Chen Lang crossed the meadow layer while feather demon tribes relentlessly harried him.
• Chen Lang cautiously passed the high mountain layer, where he fought monarchs and hordes of lesser demons for rare resources.
• Chen Lang reached the Pool of Tianshan and used Aurelia's healing medicine on his wounds.

Chen Lang recovered, examined the Purple Essence Jade Spirit Leaf, and crossed into Tian Shan’s glacier snow layer amid migrating demon beasts and hunting Extreme Cold Ancient Eagles. He continued deeper toward the Scar of Heaven, gathering plentiful ice-attribute resources while avoiding the eagles’ nest.

• Chen Lang treated his wounds with Parthenon’s holy medicine and identified the Purple Essence Jade Spirit Leaf as a treasure that could enhance spiritual power and strengthen the body.
• Chen Lang surveyed the vast Tian Shan landscape and watched groups of indigenous demon beasts migrate toward the glacier snow layer in search of treasures.
• Extreme Cold Ancient Eagles swooped down on the crossing beast horde, while Chen Lang used the chaos to dash past them and reach the glacier snow layer.
• Chen Lang avoided further conflict with the eagles and the beast horde, then headed deeper toward the Scar of Heaven without entering the eagles’ nest.
• Chen Lang began harvesting the abundant ice-attribute resources of the glacier snow layer.

Chen Lang encountered a great monarch white tiger while looting resources in a glacier and fought it with his lightning, wind, and earth abilities. The battle continued as the tiger repeatedly countered his attacks, leaving Chen Lang bombarding it with thunder.

• Chen Lang heard a deafening roar and faced a nearly snow-white tiger whose strength reached the great monarch level.
• Chen Lang attacked with lightning halberds, but the tiger shattered them with sonic magic and struck at him with a massive paw.
• Chen Lang used Instant Movement and a powerful storm to knock the tiger down, then struck it with Nine Heavens Thunder Punishment.
• The tiger charged again, shattered Chen Lang's rock mountain and wind wall, and sent him crashing into an ice wall.
• Chen Lang used Black Annihilation Dragon Roar and Dragon Claw, but the tiger met his attacks with its own demon power.
• Chen Lang unleashed Gathering Lightning Pool and Ten Thousand Jun Thunderclap, covering the area with lightning that began to injure the tiger.

Chen Lang escaped a powerful White Tiger in the glacial snow layer and spent days recovering and training in hiding. Two months after he left for Tianshan, the National Academy Team prepared to depart without him, while Mo Fan joined as a substitute and learned that Chen Lang was still in secluded cultivation.

• Chen Lang's lightning blast failed to defeat the White Tiger, so he fled and tricked it with a Dark Power puppet, escaping its territory in the wrong direction.
• Chen Lang hid in a shallow ice cave, recovered, and practiced controlling his Fusion System Star Seeds.
• Two months after Chen Lang left the Abyss of Evil for Tianshan, National Academy Teams from other countries had begun their training journeys while Great Xia's team remained in the country.
• Mo Fan reported to Feng Li at Imperial Capital Academy, learned he was a substitute because he had missed the selection, and accepted the role.
• Mo Fan saw Zhao Manyan and Mu Ningxue, then learned from her that Chen Lang had entered secluded cultivation and had not yet returned.

Mo Fan and the others completed Lin Junxian’s commission in Fei Niao City and set off for Little Sakura, while Chen Lang returned to the Tianshan White Tiger’s territory after a month of training. Chen Lang overwhelmed the White Tiger in their rematch, leaving it badly wounded and trapped in a desperate fight.

• Mo Fan and his companions wiped out the Chi Ling Demon clan in Fei Niao City, and Mo Fan killed its commander.
• Lin Junxian hosted a reception for Mo Fan’s group and gave them a cruise ship to travel to Little Sakura, believing Chen Lang had arranged their mission.
• Chen Lang mastered the Wind Element’s Star Palace, advanced his Space Element to the Super Tier, and raised his spiritual boundary to the eighth level.
• Chen Lang returned to the White Tiger Demon Monarch’s cave and repelled its attack with a rock storm before striking it with a Wind-Earth Blade.
• Chen Lang destroyed the White Tiger’s frost attack, slammed it down with another blade strike, and trapped it first in Vacuum and then in Sand Cage.
• The White Tiger broke out of the Sand Cage with its body riddled with holes and realized how much Chen Lang had grown stronger.

Chen Lang killed the Great Monarch White Tiger in the Tian Shan and collected the treasures from its cave before leaving the mountain. Meanwhile, the National Academy Team crossed the Pacific toward Sakura, where a huge shadow beneath their ship forced them to land nearby.

• Chen Lang used thunder, wind, and earth attacks to bring down the White Tiger after it survived several devastating assaults.
• Chen Lang reflected on how the battle helped him master wind-and-earth fusion and how his Space Element breakthrough had transformed his body.
• Chen Lang searched the White Tiger’s cave, gathered its valuable resources, and left Tian Shan, intending to return once he grew stronger.
• The National Academy Team spotted an enormous shadow beneath their ship, and Jiang Yu, Nan Jue, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, and Zhao Manyan discussed how powerful it might be.
• The team realized they had strayed off course and needed to make landfall nearby.

Chen Lang returned to the Chen Clan and gave Chen Jin the Griffin eggs he had taken from the Griffin tribe’s lair. After leaving the eggs in the clan’s care, he departed to pursue other matters.

• Chen Lang returned to the Taklamakan Desert, cleared the Griffin cave, and stored all the surviving Griffin eggs in his space.
• Chen Lang arrived at the Imperial Capital and visited Chen Jin the next morning, explaining that he could not stay because he had other matters to attend to.
• Chen Lang led Chen Jin and Li Yan to the clan’s front yard and brought out the Griffin eggs.
• Chen Lang told Chen Jin how he had defeated the Griffin Demon Lord and its commanders and raided their lair, leaving the clan to train or sell the eggs as it saw fit.
• Chen Lang departed, and Chen Jin and Li Yan remarked on his extraordinary growth and their belief that he had mastered a Supernatural Power.

Chen Lang failed to obtain the Baxia Totem Vessel, reunited with Mu Ningxue, and returned to Magic City. At Pearl Academy, he asked Dean Xiao for Ding Yumian and said he wanted to cultivate her, prompting Dean Xiao to warn him about the Holy Court and the risks to the Chen clan.

• Chen Lang searched for Baxia and the Totem Vessel at a temple in West Bear City, but found no trace of Baxia and was rejected by the vessel.
• Chen Lang destroyed the Evil Ghost disguised as a monk and left the temple empty-handed.
• Chen Lang visited Mu Ningxue at night, then left her team as it continued toward Osaka and returned home.
• Chen Lang slept for three days in Magic City, ate at his hotel, and went to Pearl Academy.
• Chen Lang told Dean Xiao he had come for Ding Yumian, a Mind System Calamity Practitioner, and intended to cultivate her.
• Dean Xiao warned Chen Lang that the Holy Court would pursue Ding Yumian and that the Chen clan could face another trial.

Chen Lang persuaded Dean Xiao to let him speak with Ding Yumian, arguing that she would need strength to survive the Holy City’s persecution. He offered to train her and bring her into the Chen Clan, leaving Ding Yumian to consider his proposal.

• Chen Lang told Dean Xiao that the Holy City would eventually target Ding Yumian and Mo Fan, and that he wanted to help them become strong enough to resist.
• Dean Xiao agreed to bring Chen Lang to Ding Yumian, while making clear that the school would support whatever choice she made.
• At the Fire Institute, Chen Lang revealed that he knew Ding Yumian used the Calamity Art and offered to train her so she could control it.
• Chen Lang explained that the Chen Clan would devote its resources to nurturing Ding Yumian if she joined him and fought for people like them.
• Ding Yumian sensed that Chen Lang was sincere and held no ill will toward her.

Chen Lang persuaded Ding Yumian to leave Pearl Academy and brought her to Chen Shan to train her as a Mind System Calamity Bearer. After returning to the Imperial Capital, Chen Lang encountered Bai Xu, whom he recognized as one of the Black Vatican’s Seven Cardinal Sins.

• Ding Yumian agreed to leave Pearl Academy with Chen Lang after he warned her that the magical world’s ruling authorities would see her as a threat.
• Chen Lang took Ding Yumian to Chen Shan and asked him to mentor her in controlling her calamity arts.
• Chen Shan recognized Ding Yumian as a Mind System Calamity Bearer and agreed to help train her.
• Chen Lang left Ding Yumian with Chen Shan and headed to the Imperial Palace to report on the Tianshan trip.
• Bai Xu returned to the Imperial Palace, learned that Chen Lang had become a councilor, and greeted him without realizing Chen Lang knew his Black Vatican identity.