Chapter Summaries

Song Jie helped the Flame Witch expose Ghost Wife, who had been impersonating Chen Ying’s mother, and stopped her from taking Chen Ying hostage. After the Flame Witch defeated Ghost Wife, Song Jie demanded that she reveal the truth, leaving Zhao Yu Lin and Chen Ying struggling to accept what had happened.

• Song Jie joined the Flame Witch and told her that Ghost Wife was a wanted criminal who had come for the Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• The Flame Witch attacked Ghost Wife while Song Jie immobilized Zhao Yu Lin and Chen Ying with his Restricting Ward.
• Song Jie told Zhao Yu Lin and Chen Ying that Ghost Wife was the infamous Ghost Wife and that the Flame Witch was Chen Ying’s real mother.
• The Flame Witch defeated Ghost Wife and brought her back badly wounded.
• Song Jie demanded that Ghost Wife tell the truth, but she called to Zhao Yu Lin and Chen Ying to save her.

The Ghost Wife revealed that she had impersonated Jiang Feng after Jiang Feng merged with Yan Ji to survive, and Chen Ying and Zhao Yu Lin reunited with the real Jiang Feng. Days later, the Flame Witch opened the Fire Tribulation Fruit, and Little Yan Ji hatched.

• Song Jie tortured the Ghost Wife until she confessed that she had impersonated Jiang Feng, while the real Jiang Feng had merged with Yan Ji after being burned while saving Zhao Yu Lin.
• Chen Ying and Zhao Yu Lin accepted that the Flame Witch was Jiang Feng, and Song Jie captured the Ghost Wife and sent her away on the Wind Riding Sky Eagle to collect a bounty.
• Jiang Shao Xu translated for the Flame Witch, helping her communicate with Chen Ying and Zhao Yu Lin, while Song Jie and his companions camped at Fire Cloud Forest and searched for Spirit Seeds.
• Several days later, the Flame Witch told the group that the Fire Tribulation Fruit was ready to hatch and led them to the tree where it grew.
• The Flame Witch opened the fruit, and Ling Ling identified the tiny flame-shaped creature inside as Yan Ji.

Song Jie and his companions counted their gains from the Northern Corner of Scorching Plains and arranged help from Zhao Yu Lin. After Little Green helped Little Yan Ji become curious about the outside world, the Flame Witch agreed to let Song Jie take her, provided he protected her, never forced a contract, and brought her back regularly.

• Little Green and Little Yan Ji chatted and played together while the Flame Witch watched over them.
• Ling Ling counted twenty-five Fire Element Spirit Seeds and more than a hundred and thirty fragments, and Song Jie insisted the group divide the seeds equally.
• Zhao Yu Lin offered to buy their Spirit Seeds, but Song Jie asked him to find auxiliary materials for Little Green instead, and Zhao Yu Lin agreed.
• Little Green told Song Jie that Little Yan Ji wanted to see the outside world, and the Flame Witch brought her over to him.
• The Flame Witch allowed Song Jie to take Little Yan Ji, after he promised to protect her, not force a contract, and bring her back to visit.

Song Jie returned from the Northern Corner of Scorching Plains with Little Yan Ji and received Fire Element treasures from the Flame Witch. After reuniting with Tang Yue and traveling to Magic City, he collected cultivation materials and learned he would compete for a World Academy Competition nomination.

• The Flame Witch gave Song Jie Little Yan Ji, several Fire Element Spirit Seed Fragments, three Spirit Seeds, and a Soul Seed before Song Jie’s group left the Northern Corner of Scorching Plains.
• Song Jie returned to Dunhuang City, then called Tang Yue and agreed to help her after she told him they had taken down a Black Vatican hideout.
• Song Jie spent the night with Bai Tingting, then met Li Rui the next morning and offered her more support for the Blood Clan.
• Song Jie flew to Magic City without Little Yan Ji, collected cultivation materials from Zhao Yu Lin, and had Little Green absorb them.
• Dean Xiao summoned Song Jie to discuss the upcoming World Academy Competition nomination contest, and Song Jie later teased Ai Tu Tu at his apartment.

Song Jie returned to Lin'an and helped the Judgment Society interrogate captured Black Vatican members about a suspected conspiracy in the Ancient Capital. Their findings pointed to Deacon Huzin and raised suspicion about Mu He, who was also in the Ancient Capital.

• Tang Yue picked Song Jie up at the airport and told him the captured Judgment Society members had been headed for the Ancient Capital, where the Black Vatican might be planning a secret operation.
• At the Judgment Society, Song Jie reunited with Leng Qing before joining Tang Yue to interrogate a Black Vatican member.
• Song Jie used Little Black to make the prisoner reveal what he knew, and Tang Yue gathered information pointing to a major conspiracy and the name Deacon Huzin.
• Song Jie told Tang Yue he suspected Mu He because he had seen him speaking secretly with a mysterious person in Bo City.
• Tang Yue checked Mu He's files, discovered he was in the Ancient Capital, and said she would send someone to investigate him.

Song Jie gained the Contract Fusion skill, put a Commander-level Fire Element Essence Soul up for auction, and visited Tang Yue at the Judgment Society. Tang Yue asked him to accompany her to the Ancient Capital for a secret investigation into Mu He, and Song Jie agreed on the condition that he could act freely.

• Song Jie received Contract Fusion, which let him combine the powers of Summoned Beasts and transfer them to another beast.
• Song Jie left his saleable items at the auction house and learned that Leng Qing had prepared cultivation materials for Little Black.
• Song Jie visited Leng Qing and then met Tang Yue in her office, where she told him the investigation into Mu He had been approved and would remain secret.
• Tang Yue asked Song Jie to go with her to the Ancient Capital, and he agreed provided he would not be answerable to anyone.

Song Jie and Tang Yue arrived in Ancient Capital to monitor Mu He while Song Jie also planned to hunt Undead for Essence Souls. At the city wall, Song Jie ran into his former classmate Zhou Min and agreed to join her group.

• Song Jie used a new Summoning Element skill to increase Little Black’s strength to the peak of the Advanced Stage, then told Tang Yue the skill could temporarily boost a Summoned Beast.
• Song Jie and Tang Yue traveled to Ancient Capital, where they booked separate rooms before heading to monitor Mu He’s residence.
• Song Jie warned Tang Yue to be careful and went to the city wall to explore the Undead and collect Essence Souls.
• Song Jie met Zhou Min and a girl with glasses at the city wall, and he agreed to join their group.

Song Jie joined Zhou Min and Yu'er’s group to hunt undead outside the city, revealing that he held High-level badges for both Light and Summoning magic after Jiang Li challenged his entry to the city wall. The group began fighting, but more than a dozen undead suddenly emerged from the ground, and an alarmed cry came from nearby.

• Yu'er introduced herself to Song Jie, and Zhou Min explained that he was her classmate from Pearl Academy.
• Jiang Li stopped Song Jie from entering the city wall because he showed a Novice Chaos Element badge, but Song Jie produced High-level badges for Light and Summoning magic.
• Yu'er asked Song Jie to lead the group, but he declined, and she took them outside the city to hunt undead for school credits.
• Zhou Min and the others attacked the first Servant-level undead that charged toward them.
• More than a dozen undead burst from the ground, and the group launched their magic as a cry of alarm sounded nearby.

Song Jie fought the sudden swarm of General-level undead on the northwest side of the city, using his powerful Light Element magic to wipe out wave after wave. From the city wall, Yu'er, Zhou Min, and Jiang Li watched the golden rain and realized Song Jie might be the mage slaughtering the undead.

• General-level undead appeared across the northwest, prompting Flying Eagle mages to order everyone back inside the city.
• Yu'er led her group toward safety while Song Jie stayed behind to hold off the undead.
• Song Jie unleashed Explosive Golden Rain, destroying the swarm and leaving a vast empty patch outside the city.
• Yu'er and Zhou Min reached the city wall and searched for Song Jie, while Jiang Li speculated that he might have died.
• Song Jie continued fighting and collected two General-level Essence Souls as the people on the wall watched his golden magic tear through the undead.

Song Jie killed the Flesh Mound Corpse Minister and collected another Commander-level Essence Soul before returning to Northwest City, where Zhu Meng dealt with a second Commander-level undead. After the crisis ended, Song Jie reunited with Tang Yue and suggested capturing Mu He for questioning.

• Song Jie demonized, killed the Flesh Mound Corpse Minister, and obtained a Commander-level Essence Soul along with several other spirit and soul drops.
• Song Jie returned to the city using Xiao Hei's shadow skill and told Yu'er he had helped another team; Yu'er confirmed he was telling the truth.
• Zhu Meng and Demon Man arrived, and Zhu Meng identified Song Jie as the mage who had cleared many undead before heading out to fight another Commander-level undead.
• Zhu Meng killed the Commander-level undead and cleared the remaining undead, while Zhou Min arranged to reconnect Song Jie with Mu Bai, Zhang Xiao Hou, and their classmates.
• Song Jie returned to Tang Yue and suggested capturing Mu He for interrogation.

Song Jie kept watch on Mu He’s house with Tang Yue, then attended a reunion with his former classmates and learned that Mu Bai could connect him to a buyer of Undead Crystals. The chapter ended with Song Jie resting on Tang Yue’s lap after returning from the reunion, where he misbehaved in his sleep.

• Tang Yue warned Song Jie that Mu He might be too strong for Little Black Cat and that catching Salang mattered more, so Song Jie agreed to keep watching.
• After several quiet days, Song Jie suspected Mu He’s allies were waiting for Sha Yuan and went to his class reunion.
• Song Jie reunited with Mu Bai, Zhao Kun San, Wang San Pang, and Zhang Xiao Hou, who were surprised to learn he had reached the High Level.
• Mu Bai offered to connect Song Jie with a buyer seeking Undead Crystals, and Song Jie took the contact information to investigate Mu He’s associates.
• Song Jie returned to Tang Yue after the reunion, rested on her lap, and slipped his hand inside her top while asleep.

Song Jie gained a new Contract Summon slot while tracking people connected to the Black Vatican in the Ancient Capital. He stayed behind for the investigation, leaving Mo Fan to take his place in the nomination competition, and gave Tang Yue a list of suspects to check.

• Song Jie learned that his upgraded Contract Summon could contract a third living being, regardless of its power.
• Zhang Xiao Hou told Song Jie he was leaving on a dangerous mission outside the Ancient Capital, and Song Jie failed to dissuade him.
• Song Jie told Dean Xiao he would skip the nomination competition because he was investigating the Black Vatican, and Dean Xiao agreed to let Mo Fan take the vote.
• Song Jie gave Tang Yue a list of more than a dozen people connected to the Black Vatican and warned her not to use Ancient Capital Judgment Society members to watch them.

Song Jie arranged to travel to Yangyang Village to search for Little Monkey, while Mo Fan agreed to wait until the nomination tournament ended before joining the search. On the journey, Song Jie discovered that Asha Ruiya, traveling under the Chinese name Ye Meng'a, recognized him as the Yellow Ranking’s first-ranked mage.

• Tang Yue relieved Song Jie from watching the Judgment Society’s targets, and Song Jie later told Mo Fan he would search for Little Monkey in the Ancient Capital.
• Song Jie hired the short man at the Hunter's Union to take him and the others to Yangyang Village for thirty million.
• Song Jie visited Tang Yue before leaving, and the two returned to the hotel together.
• Song Jie met the short man and the other travelers at the South Outer Gate, where Asha Ruiya joined their group.
• Asha Ruiya walked beside Song Jie and introduced herself as Ye Meng'a after recognizing him as the top-ranked person on China's Yellow Ranking.

Song Jie joined Asha Ruiya’s group on their journey through undead-infested territory, offering protection and black garlic for a fee. After the group reached the abandoned site of Yangyang Village, they decided to continue toward the next village for supplies.

• Asha Ruiya told Song Jie that he ranked first on the Yellow Ranking, and the short guide learned Song Jie was a High-level Light Mage.
• Song Jie offered to protect the group for one million per person, then let the short guide travel without charge and agreed that Asha Ruiya could pay later.
• As night fell, the short guide handed out black garlic that kept the undead from attacking; after the bodyguards gave theirs away, Song Jie sold them replacements for one million each.
• The group reached the site of Yangyang Village and found it deserted, with traces of the villagers left behind.
• Song Jie and Asha Ruiya chose to continue toward the next village instead of turning back.

Song Jie destroyed an Ax-wielding Corpse General and cut through a vast undead horde while Asha Ruiya and the others fought to survive. The group moved toward Song Jie and discovered the field of corpses he had left behind.

• Asha Ruiya pressed Song Jie to protect the group, and he agreed to save them once while warning that he could not promise more.
• The undead surrounded the group, and Song Jie killed the Ax-wielding Corpse General with a single Radiance.
• Song Jie left Asha Ruiya and the others to hold their position while he stopped another mass of undead from approaching.
• Song Jie used Wall Painting Cutting to slaughter the undead and collect their Remnant Souls and Essence Souls in his Bronze Bracelet.
• As the group struggled against repeated waves, the short man led them toward the area with fewer undead.
• Asha Ruiya and the others reached a field of undead corpses and suspected that Song Jie had killed them all.

Song Jie rescued Asha Ruiya and protected the group from the undead until daylight. After they continued toward Hua Village, Asha Ruiya suspected Song Jie had secretly killed the undead and said she would part ways with the guide there.

• Asha Ruiya and the others were forced back by the surrounding undead, and the creatures separated her from the short man and the bodyguards.
• Song Jie returned, carried Asha Ruiya through the undead behind a Holy Shield, and brought her back to the group.
• Song Jie cast a great shield that protected everyone until daylight, when the undead fell back into slumber.
• The group continued traveling, but rain made their black garlic ineffective against undead, so they stopped for shelter.
• Asha Ruiya asked whether Song Jie had killed the undead earlier, but he denied it, and she told the guide they would part ways at Hua Village.

Song Jie rescued Zhang Xiao Hou and a group of villagers from Hua Village, then returned with them to the Ancient Capital. He reunited with Tang Yue and learned that the Judgment Society was watching suspected Black Vatican members as the conspiracy approached.

• Song Jie parted from Asha Ruiya and found Hua Village in ruins, where Hong Jun and other survivors emerged from a well.
• Song Jie met Zhang Xiao Hou, who was pretending not to know him and had lost his memory, and helped persuade villagers to leave for the Ancient Capital.
• Mo Fan joined Song Jie’s group on the way back and embraced Zhang Xiao Hou, while Su Xiao Luo guarded him closely.
• Song Jie escorted the villagers safely to the Ancient Capital, where the Magic Association arranged accommodations, then left Zhang Xiao Hou with Mo Fan.
• Song Jie met Tang Yue, told her Zhang Xiao Hou was safe, and learned the Judgment Society was surveilling suspected Black Vatican members.

Song Jie discussed using Little Black to control Mu He for the Judgment Society while keeping his involvement secret, then joined Mo Fan and the others to fight undead in West City. A bloody light appeared and the assembly bell rang, signaling that a major calamity had begun.

• Song Jie told Tang Yue that he could strengthen Little Black enough to control Mu He, and Tang Yue agreed to wait while the Judgment Society investigated further.
• Song Jie asked Tang Yue not to reveal his role, then reassured her that they would survive if Sha Yuan came to the Ancient Capital.
• Song Jie returned to Mo Fan and learned that Mu Bai and Zhou Min were also in the Ancient Capital; Zhou Min's phone sent him an invitation to West City.
• Song Jie and Mo Fan joined Zhou Min, Yu'er, Mu Bai, and the others to fight undead outside West City.
• After the group defeated a General-level undead and returned to the city, a bloody light appeared and the assembly bell rang; Zhou Min and the others decided to head to North City.

Song Jie and Mo Fan joined a team sent beyond the North City Wall to hold back the undead while the Super Level Mages prepared to fight the Ghost Tyrant. Song Jie protected the team with his Chaos Element and a devastating Radiance spell, leaving everyone stunned by his strength.

• Zhu Meng told the assembled mages to hold back the White Ghost Minister and its White Yin Ghost Swarm while Fei Jiao and the others dealt with the Ghost Tyrant.
• Song Jie and Mo Fan joined a force of more than a hundred mages heading beyond the walls, and Song Jie agreed to keep an eye on Shorty.
• The team attacked the undead, while Song Jie collected Remnant Souls and used his Chaos Element to redirect Zhou Min's spell.
• A General-level undead appeared, but Song Jie's Radiance spell destroyed it and dozens of nearby undead, drawing the team's astonished attention to him.

Song Jie used Little Black to take control of the Flesh Mound Corpse Minister, slowing the undead long enough for the team to advance. He then slaughtered hundreds with Wall Painting Cutting and collected their souls, leaving the group impressed and relieved.

• Song Jie had Little Black control an Ax-wielding Corpse General, which attacked the undead around it.
• When the Flesh Mound Corpse Minister appeared, Song Jie empowered Little Black with the elves’ strength, allowing it to reach Major Commander level and seize control of the Minister.
• Little Black used the Flesh Mound Corpse Minister to gather undead and keep them from attacking the team as they advanced.
• Song Jie used Wall Painting Cutting to kill hundreds of undead and absorb their Remnant Souls and Essence Souls into his bracelet.
• Mo Fan recognized that Song Jie could collect Essence Souls too, while Demon Man praised him.