Chapter Summaries

Song Jie let NaraHara Sora use Miyata to learn the names of Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni, then returned to the temple with Jiang Shao Xu to find both unconscious after their souls were taken. The group planned to investigate in daylight, while Jiang Shao Xu sought comfort from Song Jie.

• Song Jie pretended not to recognize NaraHara Sora's scheme as Miyata approached him and gathered the names of Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni.
• Song Jie accompanied Jiang Shao Xu down the mountain to shop, and they returned to the temple after nightfall.
• Zhao Manyan told Song Jie and Jiang Shao Xu that Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni had been found unconscious, while the group's healing mage had also collapsed.
• Song Jie suspected NaraHara Sora had taken Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni's souls and realized they needed to stop him soon.
• Ai Jiang Tu kept Mu Ning Xue and Jiang Yu with the unconscious pair and sent the others to rest until they could search in daylight.
• Jiang Shao Xu entered Song Jie's room saying she was scared, then noticed the black stockings he was holding.

Song Jie and Jiang Shao Xu searched the back mountain for clues about Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni and found a wooden fish that formed a contract with Song Jie. As the team prepared to return, a blood-red light illuminated the night, and Ai Jiang Tu sent Jiang Shao Xu and Nan Yu to fetch the others while he and Song Jie investigated.

• Jiang Shao Xu questioned Song Jie about the ghosts and learned that he had seen a girl but had hidden it from her.
• Song Jie, Jiang Shao Xu, Ai Jiang Tu, and Nan Yu searched the back mountain for clues about Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni, then split into pairs.
• Song Jie used his Space Element ability to clear weeds and entered an old house with Jiang Shao Xu.
• Song Jie touched a wooden fish and briefly felt a connection form, realizing he had established a contract with the Baxia Totem Vessel.
• After the team found no further clues, a blood-red light appeared in the sky, and Ai Jiang Tu ordered Jiang Shao Xu and Nan Yu to fetch the others while he and Song Jie went to investigate.

NaraHara Sora used the Blood Diagram to take revenge on the monks of Yanming Temple, but Song Jie destroyed his soul with a Light Element spell. The group returned after learning Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni had woken up, while Jiang Shao Xu suspected Song Jie was behind what had happened and Mu Ting Ying watched them closely.

• NaraHara Sora cursed the monks at Yanming Temple, mutilated Monk Qihai, and killed him and the others who had slandered him and Miyata.
• Ai Jiang Tu and Song Jie arrived, and Song Jie challenged NaraHara Sora to stop his revenge.
• Song Jie struck NaraHara Sora with Penetrating Sword, destroying his soul and making the Blood Diagram disappear.
• Song Jie called Mu Ning Xue and learned Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni had woken up, and the group later returned to their lodging.
• Jiang Shao Xu whispered that Song Jie was bad, while Mu Ting Ying noticed their closeness and turned away.

After the Huaxia National Prefecture Team arrived in Osaka to spar with Japanese academies, Mochizuki Senkun confronted them at Osaka Academy and was stopped from escalating the dispute by a bearded elder. The team was escorted to the West Guard Pavilion, where a blond man warned them away from a heavily restricted area as they waited for an evening banquet.

• Jiang Shao Xu told Guan Yu and Nan Rong Ni that Song Jie had saved their lives, and Song Jie asked their families for a Light Element Soul Seed or a Commander-level Spirit Essence.
• Ai Jiang Tu promised to report Song Jie's rescue to the instructors, and the team continued on to Osaka City for a competition and sparring.
• At Osaka Academy, Mochizuki Senkun ordered the team to leave, but a bearded elder explained that they were honored guests and invited them inside.
• A blond man led the team around the West Guard Pavilion and warned them not to enter its restricted area.
• The blond man showed the team to their quarters and told them to wait there for word about the evening banquet.

At a banquet, Jiang Shao Xu challenged Osaka Academy to a match, and Ai Jiang Tu agreed to a best-of-five one-on-one competition. Guan Yu won the opening fight, and Jiang Shao Xu began her match against an enchanting Osaka student.

• Jiang Shao Xu traded insults with the Osaka Academy students and proposed that they compete that night.
• Ai Jiang Tu chose a best-of-five one-on-one match, and Guan Yu, Jiang Shao Xu, and Song Jie volunteered to fight.
• Guan Yu challenged a blond Osaka student and narrowly won after both fighters were badly hurt.
• Song Jie revealed he had bet Jiang Shao Xu would wear something he picked if he guessed Guan Yu's winner correctly.
• Jiang Shao Xu challenged the enchanting Osaka student, and the two took their places for the next fight.

Jiang Shao Xu defeated Xiao Chi Xiang Zi by repeatedly interrupting her spells, then Song Jie challenged instructor Mochizuki Senkun. After Mochizuki Senkun trapped him in vines, she unleashed high-tier Plant Element magic, leaving the match unresolved.

• Jiang Shao Xu interrupted Xiao Chi Xiang Zi's spells until Xiao Chi Xiang Zi surrendered, then taunted the Guardian Team.
• Jiang Shao Xu urged Song Jie to challenge Mochizuki Senkun, and Song Jie accepted despite Ai Jiang Tu's warning not to reveal too much of his power.
• Fujikata Nobuko approved Mochizuki Senkun accepting Song Jie's challenge, while Mochizuki Meiken reluctantly agreed.
• Mochizuki Senkun surrounded Song Jie with Plant Element vines, but Song Jie blasted them away with a burst of golden light.
• Mochizuki Senkun summoned a gigantic vine with her high-tier Plant Element magic, Ghost Wood Hand, and sent it surging toward Song Jie.

Song Jie overwhelmed Mochizuki Senkun in a match, forcing her to defend against his rapid magic before defeating her with a mental attack and Radiance. Mochizuki Senkun admitted defeat, leaving the Osaka Academy humiliated and the National Prefecture Team celebrating.

• Mochizuki Senkun attacked Song Jie with Ghost Vines, but he stopped them with Holy Shield and surprised her with a powerful Radiance.
• Song Jie repeatedly hurled Radiance at Mochizuki Senkun, forcing her to use High-Level defenses while he mocked her and frustrated the Osaka Academy.
• Mochizuki Senkun tried to bind Song Jie with vines, but his Space Element restrained them, and he challenged Fujikata Nobuko to send someone stronger.
• Song Jie struck Mochizuki Senkun with Penetrating Sword and followed with Radiance, while Mochizuki Meiken shielded her from the blast.
• Mochizuki Senkun acknowledged Song Jie's victory and apologized to Fujikata Nobuko and Mochizuki Meiken.

Song Jie defeated Mochizuki Senkun in a spar, then followed a mysterious disturbance near West Guard Pavilion and witnessed Ghost Wood Hands kill several people. After Song Jie accidentally walked in on Mochizuki Senkun, she asked him to help investigate the magic and led him toward the restricted area to find her brother, Tsuruta.

• Song Jie defeated Mochizuki Senkun and secured the Huaxia National Prefecture Team's victory over the Osaka Academy team.
• Song Jie felt the wooden fish react, and General Takagi received a report that an unknown sea creature had disturbed the floating markers near West Guard Pavilion before leaving.
• Song Jie went to the coast, where Mochizuki Meiken ordered Officer Ozawa to escort him back; on the way, Song Jie saw Ghost Wood Hands kill several people near the restricted area.
• Song Jie accidentally appeared in Mochizuki Senkun's room after her bath, then told her he had seen someone using Ghost Wood Hand.
• Mochizuki Senkun agreed not to report Song Jie if he helped her, and the two climbed toward the restricted area to search for her brother, Tsuruta.

Song Jie followed Mochizuki Senkun to East Guard Pavilion, where she found her brother Tsuruta and learned that General Takagi had imprisoned him over the Condensation Pearl. After the pearl drove Mochizuki Senkun into a violent frenzy, Song Jie stopped it from controlling her and left with her to meet Mochizuki Meiken.

• Song Jie and Mochizuki Senkun entered East Guard Pavilion and found Tsuruta locked in a cell.
• Tsuruta told Mochizuki Senkun that General Takagi had imprisoned him after he refused to hand over the Condensation Pearl.
• Mochizuki Senkun retrieved the Condensation Pearl and headed into the city to bring it to Osaka's higher-ups, while Song Jie followed her.
• The Condensation Pearl made Mochizuki Senkun attack a passerby, but Song Jie got her to regain control and pinned the pearl with Space Power.
• Mochizuki Meiken arrived and offered to handle the disturbance as Song Jie carried Mochizuki Senkun away.
• Mochizuki Senkun thanked Song Jie and asked what he had given up for her, but he refused to say.

Song Jie learned the history of the Condensation Pearl and agreed to take it to Tokyo for purification, while Mochizuki Senkun accompanied him. After Tang Yue asked him to return to help the Judgment Society, Song Jie rushed back toward his team when he heard they were in danger.

• Song Jie pinned Mochizuki Senkun against a wall, kissed her cheek, and declared that they were even.
• Mochizuki Meiken explained that Yi Qiu had taken the Condensation Pearl from their group when they were young, and that the first Red Demon had escaped then.
• Mochizuki Meiken asked Song Jie to take the Condensation Pearl to a friend in Tokyo who could purify it, and Mochizuki Senkun agreed to travel with him.
• Song Jie returned to West Guard Pavilion, entered Jiang Shao Xu's room using his Shadow ability, and said he could not yet explain where he had been.
• Tang Yue told Song Jie that the Judgment Society needed his Little Black Cat and that he would temporarily become a Guardian Team trainee; Song Jie agreed to return within the next few days.
• At Seven Wings Mountain, Song Jie heard that Ai Jiang Tu's group had run into trouble and hurried to carry Mochizuki Senkun back on the Wind Riding Sky Eagle.

Song Jie arrived in Sea Battle City and saved Mu Ning Xue from the Blue Valley Fierce Beast. After tending to her injured hand, he faced the enraged beast as it unleashed a surge of seawater.

• Song Jie caught Mochizuki Senkun when the Wind Riding Sky Eagle braked, and her phone fell while she was talking to Mochizuki Meiken.
• In Sea Battle City, Mu Ning Xue lured the Sea Monsters away so the Night Rakshasa could search for the White Cry Demon and save the poisoned Nan Rong Ni.
• The Blue Valley Fierce Beast pursued Mu Ning Xue, and Hirose was knocked aside when he tried to protect her.
• Song Jie arrived and blasted the Blue Valley Fierce Beast away with an Explosion Laser.
• Song Jie checked Mu Ning Xue's injured hand and told her to stand back as the beast recovered and sent seawater surging toward them.

Song Jie rescued Mu Ning Xue and secretly killed a Blue Valley Fierce Beast, then claimed it had already been badly wounded. They returned safely to the team, where Ai Jiang Tu revealed their feat and thanked Mu Ning Xue for helping save Nan Rong Ni.

• Song Jie protected Mu Ning Xue from the Blue Valley Fierce Beast and killed it with hidden attacks and Penetrating Soul.
• Song Jie found and absorbed the beast's Commander-level Essence Soul, then told Ai Jiang Tu that it had already been badly wounded.
• Ai Jiang Tu thanked Mu Ning Xue for helping Night Rakshasa bring back the White Cry Demon and save Nan Rong Ni.
• Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue returned to their block, where Jiang Shao Xu checked on Mu Ning Xue and criticized Guan Yu for not helping her.
• Ai Jiang Tu told the team that Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue had killed a Blue Valley Fierce Beast, leaving everyone stunned.

Song Jie sold a Commander-level Spirit Essence while Mu Ning Xue struggled to afford a Star River Vein, then visited Mu Ting Ying and acquired the new Contract Enhancement skill. On elimination day, Mu Ning Xue accepted that she would be removed from the National Prefecture Team and asked to apply for the Guardian Team.

• Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue went to the auction house, where he sold his Spirit Essence and she learned she could not afford a Star River Vein.
• Song Jie returned to the district with Mu Ning Xue, then went to Mu Ting Ying’s room, where she refused to give him the Star River Vein and tried to keep him there.
• Song Jie received Contract Enhancement, a skill that could raise a Contract Beast by one rank.
• Feng Li refused the team’s pleas to give Mu Ning Xue resources so she could reach the Advanced Level.
• Mu Ning Xue accepted the elimination decision and asked Feng Li whether she could apply to join the Guardian Team.

Song Jie left the National Prefecture Team alongside Mu Ning Xue and returned to Magic City, where he reunited with Ling Ling to prepare for a lucrative job. After returning to his apartment, he began cultivating as his Summoning Element neared a breakthrough to its second Advanced level.

• Song Jie threatened to leave the National Prefecture Team if Mu Ning Xue was eliminated, and Feng Li agreed to let them return to China.
• On the plane, Song Jie told Mu Ning Xue he would help her find ways to earn money, while she said she needed funds for a Star River Vein.
• The Guardian Team sent Mo Fan and Mu Nu Jiao to join the National Prefecture Team, and Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue returned to the Guardian Team.
• Song Jie met Ling Ling at the Azure Sky Hunter Agency, and they agreed to take on a major job with Mu Ning Xue joining them.
• Song Jie returned to his apartment and began cultivating as his Summoning Element's Star River gathered for a breakthrough.

Song Jie discovered that his dimensional world held an army of General-level beasts and went with Mu Ning Xue to the National Stadium, where Egypt's Saiyid challenged China's Guardian Team. The chapter ended with Bai Dongwei choosing Lu Yilin to fight Saiyid first.

• Song Jie advanced his Summoning Element and found numerous General-level spirits and Wind Riding Sky Eagles in his dimensional world.
• Tang Yue took Little Black Cat for official work, while Song Jie waited for Little Yan Ji and arranged to report to the Guardian Team with Mu Ning Xue.
• Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue entered the National Stadium, where the team discussed Lu Yilin losing a National Prefecture Team spot to Mo Fan and Mu Nu Jiao.
• Saiyid arrived alone on behalf of Egypt's National Prefecture Team and challenged the Guardian Team to a match.
• Bai Dongwei set the challenge as one-on-one, with Saiyid needing to defeat three opponents to win, and selected Lu Yilin to fight first.

Lu Yilin and Dongfang Lie lost to Saiyid’s powerful undead, leaving China’s Guardian Team unable to stop him. Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue arrived to report, and Mu Ning Xue began the final match against Saiyid.

• Lu Yilin challenged Saiyid but surrendered after Saiyid’s two General-level undead overwhelmed him.
• Dongfang Lie stepped up to fight Saiyid and also proved unable to match him.
• Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue discussed joining Ling Ling’s upcoming operation against the Black Vatican while Mu Ning Xue said she needed money for a Star River Vein.
• Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue reported to Bai Dongwei, who asked one of them to fight Saiyid in the final match.
• Song Jie let Mu Ning Xue take the stage, and the spar between her and Saiyid began.

Mu Ning Xue defeated Saiyid after foiling his surprise attack, then joined Song Jie at the Azure Sky Hunter Agency to take a job targeting Salang on Chongming Island. Leng Qing explained that the island was the Black Vatican’s last stronghold in China and urged them to stay safe.

• Mu Ning Xue used her Domain and ice magic to overpower Saiyid’s undead, then caught him when he attacked her with a Demon Slaying Tool and forced him to surrender.
• Bai Dongwei arranged treatment for Saiyid, and Mu Ning Xue ignored Lu Yilin to speak with Song Jie about returning to their bounty.
• Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue finished their shift and went to the Azure Sky Hunter Agency, where they found Ling Ling and Leng Qing.
• Leng Qing told Song Jie that Salang had escaped to Chongming Island, the Black Vatican’s last stronghold in China, and asked him to handle the job carefully.

Song Jie, Mu Ning Xue, and Ling Ling traveled to the island under the guise of tourists to investigate the Black Vatican. After joining Zhao Pinlin’s group and reaching a ranch estate, Song Jie recognized Carly as a Black Vatican pawn and warned the others to avoid the tea and stay alert.

• Song Jie, Mu Ning Xue, and Ling Ling rode to Pingyi Town, where Song Jie pretended to be named Mo Fan and introduced Mu Ning Xue as his girlfriend.
• Song Jie recognized Zhao Pinlin as a future Black Vatican member, and the group accepted his invitation to travel together.
• Around the campfire, Song Jie told ghost stories, while Guo Wenyi described seeing a Black Beast Demon hunting near the ranch.
• The group hiked to Zhenming Town and entered a ranch estate owned in part by Zhao Pinlin’s father.
• Song Jie identified Carly as a Black Vatican pawn, told Ling Ling and Mu Ning Xue he would investigate, and warned them not to drink anything offered at the estate.

Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue investigated the Black Beast Demon’s feeding site and confirmed the Black Vatican was nearby. After Mu Ning Xue rejected Zhao Pinlin, Song Jie followed him and recognized Fang Shaoli approaching him in disguise.

• Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue examined the bones where the Black Beast Demon had eaten sheep, then entered the woods to search for clues.
• Song Jie and Mu Ning Xue discovered Carly with the hunters’ captain, and Mu Ning Xue accidentally brushed Song Jie’s lips while turning away.
• Zhao Pinlin invited Mu Ning Xue to look at the stars, but she rejected him and shut the door in his face.
• Zhao Pinlin found Rong Sheng leaving Wang Xuxu’s room and angrily went downstairs to drink.
• Fang Shaoli approached Zhao Pinlin disguised as a server, while Song Jie watched from the darkness and recognized her.

Song Jie discovered the Black Vatican’s headquarters by following Fang Shaoli and prepared to attack it with Mu Ning Xue. After sharing his plan with Ling Ling, he led Mu Ning Xue and his summoned spirits toward the base at night.

• Fang Shaoli recruited Zhao Pinlin by promising to help him win over Wang Xuxu and Mu Ning Xue, then went to the Black Vatican’s headquarters while Song Jie followed her.
• Song Jie returned to Mu Ning Xue and told her he had found the Black Vatican’s base, and he kissed her before sending her to bed.
• The next day, Ling Ling stole information about the ranch estate’s occupants and tracked them while Song Jie planned an attack with Mu Ning Xue and arranged for the Judgment Society to take over.
• Song Jie told Ling Ling to ask about his unpaid reward and estimated that capturing the Black Vatican members could earn at least five hundred million.
• That night, Song Jie summoned Little Green and Little Yan Ji, told them to protect Mu Ning Xue, and led the group toward the Black Vatican’s headquarters.