Chapter Summaries

Song Jie defeated the first two statues at Sacred Mountain and overwhelmed the suppressed Monarch-level Vampire Bola with empowered Radiance and Chaos Magic. Bola survived but was left badly injured and refused to continue fighting.

• Song Jie destroyed the Greek Bronze Beast with Radiance while the watching knights were stunned.
• Song Jie reached the second statue and defeated the Evil-Horned Gargoyle with another Radiance.
• Song Jie confronted Vampire Bola and revealed that he could activate two Chapters of Imprint at once.
• Song Jie protected himself with three Holy Shields, trapped Bola with a Binding Ward, and bombarded him with Radiance until Bola was badly injured.
• Bola blamed his defeat on being suppressed, and Mo Fan told him to be grateful Song Jie had spared him.

Song Jie defeated the Silver Moon Titan Giant and broke through the Knight Palace’s defenses at Goddess Peak while demanding to know where Ye Xin Xia was. As he confronted Hailong, the temple learned that an exceptionally powerful Monarch-Level sea creature was approaching Athens, possibly because of Song Jie.

• Bola recognized Mo Fan’s demon bloodline, but Mo Fan joined Song Jie as they continued to the fourth statue.
• Song Jie used his Array of Penetration to defeat the Silver Moon Titan Giant, revealing his powerful mental attack to the gathered observers.
• Hailong sent two deputy palace masters to deal with a powerful Monarch-Level creature approaching the Parthenon Temple from the sea.
• Song Jie reached Goddess Peak and knocked the Silver Moon Knights from the air with his mental attack.
• Song Jie withstood the knights’ elemental spells using Element Sacred Shield and demanded that Fen Ai tell him where Ye Xin Xia was.
• Hailong confronted Song Jie, who threatened to level the Parthenon Temple if pushed further.

Song Jie fought his way toward Goddess Peak with the Totem Black Snake and Li Rui, while Salang revealed herself at the Goddess Palace and Mei Ruo La exposed the plot behind Yi Zhi Sha’s resurrection. Song Jie arrived just as Mei Ruo La threatened Asha Ruiya, leaving her startled that he had gotten inside.

• Song Jie summoned the Totem Black Snake, whose poisonous gas overwhelmed the knights, then sent Li Rui to clear the way.
• Mei Ruo La and Fen Ai left, while Bola recognized Li Rui as a powerful member of the Blood Clan and hoped she could help him escape.
• A sage reported that Yi Zhi Sha’s corpse had been dismembered, and the woman posing as Conti revealed that she was Salang.
• Asha Ruiya saw Yi Zhi Sha being restored and learned from Mei Ruo La that An De and Pan Ni Jia had died as part of their scheme.
• Asha Ruiya refused to join Mei Ruo La, who tried to kill her, but Song Jie entered and confronted Mei Ruo La.

Song Jie reached the Goddess Palace, killed Yi Zhi Sha by having Little Black take over her body, and learned that Ye Xin Xia had been moved. He and Asha Ruiya found Ye Xin Xia facing a Dark Judgment, while Du Lan Ke had advanced the trial to prevent her rescue.

• Song Jie arrived at the Goddess Palace and had the Blue Gold Palace Master kill Mei Ruo La.
• Song Jie sent Little Black into Yi Zhi Sha's body, ending her chance to recover, then asked Asha Ruiya to take him to Ye Xin Xia.
• Song Jie and Asha Ruiya discovered that Ye Xin Xia had been moved, so they hurried to the judgment platform.
• At the Goddess Palace summit, Salang forced Temple Mother Pamish to let her leave, and Du Lan Ke insisted that Ye Xin Xia remain guilty and revealed that her judgment had begun.
• Song Jie and Asha Ruiya arrived at the platform and saw that Ye Xin Xia was facing a Dark Judgment.

Song Jie reached Ye Xin Xia at the Dark Execution Ground and challenged Hai La, using Time Fluid to raise Little Yan Ji to Supreme Monarch level. The Flame Ji Queen attacked Hai La, but the creature’s strength remained overwhelming as their battle began above Athens City.

• Asha Ruiya tried to stop Song Jie from confronting Hai La, but he insisted on saving Ye Xin Xia and reassured her before leaving.
• Du Lan Ke arrived at the Dark Execution Ground, unaware that Yi Zhi Sha had fallen asleep, and believed his plan was succeeding.
• Song Jie reached Ye Xin Xia, told her he believed she was innocent, and summoned Little Yan Ji as Hai La emerged.
• Song Jie gave Little Yan Ji Time Fluid, raising her cultivation to Supreme Monarch level and transforming her into the Flame Ji Queen.
• The Flame Ji Queen sent a fiery meteor attack at Hai La, which punched through a fireball and sent burning debris across Athens City.

Song Jie was swallowed by Hai La while protecting Ye Xin Xia, then fought his way out from inside the beast. As Song Jie lay gravely wounded, Ye Xin Xia awakened the Resurrection Divine Art to save him.

• Hai La released swarms of Undead Insects to distract the Flame Ji Queen, then charged toward Ye Xin Xia and Song Jie.
• Song Jie pushed Ye Xin Xia to safety and was swallowed by Hai La as Asha Ruiya and the others watched in despair.
• Inside Hai La, Song Jie transformed into a demon and used his abilities to destroy the Undead Insects and wound the beast.
• Song Jie emerged from Hai La, gravely injured, and Ye Xin Xia crawled to his side, pleading for him to live.
• Ye Xin Xia awakened the Resurrection Divine Art, astonishing the Temple Mother and the Grand Sages.

Song Jie survived Hai La’s attack, and Flame Ji Queen reached Emperor level with the Time Fluid he supplied before killing Hai La. Ye Xin Xia’s Resurrection Divine Art made her a candidate for the Parthenon Temple’s Goddess, while Salang killed Du Lan Ke; Song Jie and Ye Xin Xia then flew to the Star Gazing Platform, where Pamish and Hailong awaited them.

• Song Jie woke and embraced Ye Xin Xia, revealing that he had survived and that she had mastered the Resurrection Divine Art.
• Song Jie gave Little Yan Ji Time Fluid, raising her to Emperor level, then ordered her to kill the weakened Hai La.
• Flame Ji Queen’s flaming sword struck Hai La before it could escape through Hell Gate, and the resulting flames engulfed Athens City and killed it.
• Salang revealed herself after her disguised guard stabbed Du Lan Ke, then told him Yi Zhi Sha was dead before he died.
• Flame Ji Queen returned Hai La’s Essence Soul to Song Jie, who comforted Ye Xin Xia and flew with her toward the Star Gazing Platform.
• Temple Mother Pamish, the sages, and Hailong arrived at the Star Gazing Platform and watched Song Jie warily as Emperor-level Flame Ji Queen followed him.

Song Jie forced the Parthenon Temple to protect Ye Xin Xia and keep the truth about his role secret, then returned to Magic City. There, he agreed to help Zhao Manyan deal with the Zhao family's elders and heard Ling Ling had a billion-paying bounty for him.

• Song Jie demanded that the Parthenon Temple investigate the plot against Ye Xin Xia, clear her name, and conceal his involvement, while Ye Xin Xia chose to stay at the temple.
• Pamish promised to protect Ye Xin Xia, and the Parthenon Temple exposed the culprit and suppressed news of the incident.
• Song Jie returned to Magic City, thanked Li Rui for her help, and told her to seek Zhao Manyan's assistance if she ran into trouble.
• Zhao Manyan asked Song Jie to help him win over the Zhao family's elders, and Song Jie agreed to find influential allies.
• Ling Ling called Song Jie about the billion-paying bounty, and he asked which rich tycoon was offering the reward.

Song Jie learned that Zhao Manyan had hired Ling Ling to find a legendary Life Crystal in the Taklamakan Desert, and he assembled a small team for the expedition. He also encouraged Bai Tingting to seize control of the Bai Family, and she agreed.

• Song Jie visited Ling Ling at the Azure Sky Hunter Agency and learned that Zhao Manyan wanted a Life Crystal to extend his dying father's life.
• Ling Ling explained that the Life Crystal was said to be hidden in the Niya Ruins in the Taklamakan Desert, and Song Jie agreed to leave the next day.
• Song Jie recruited Jiang Shao Xu and Bai Tingting for the expedition, with Ling Ling joining as their investigator.
• Song Jie visited Bai Tingting that evening, told her why they were going to the desert, and offered to help her take control of the Bai Family.
• Bai Tingting agreed to pursue control of the Bai Family, and Song Jie gave her Li Rui's business card so she could seek help.

Song Jie and his companions entered the Taklamakan Desert with Artur as their guide, then flew toward a dangerous area aboard the Ice Emperor Wind Eagle. Little Yan Ji sensed a powerful Sub-Monarch nearby, and Artur finally recognized Song Jie and Jiang Shao Xu from the World Academy Competition.

• Song Jie, Bai Tingting, and Ling Ling met Jiang Shao Xu and hired Artur to guide them toward the Niya Ruins.
• The group bought desert supplies and set out on foot before Song Jie decided to fly to their destination on the Ice Emperor Wind Eagle.
• Artur warned them that a huge Demon Beast had attacked people along their route, but Song Jie eagerly flew toward the area anyway.
• Nearby Hunter Squads watched the group approach the Demon Beast's territory, while Jiang Shao Xu used Mind spells to calm the terrified Artur.
• Song Jie summoned Little Yan Ji, who sensed a strong Sub-Monarch nearby, and Artur recognized Song Jie and Jiang Shao Xu from the World Academy Competition.

Song Jie and his companions defeated a Sand Dune Kui Snake, only to discover that its corpse rapidly regenerated. Song Jie traced the healing energy inside its body and began cutting it open to find its source.

• Artur recognized Song Jie and Jiang Shao Xu as his idols just as the Sand Dune Kui Snake approached, and Song Jie used Contract Fusion to raise Little Yan Ji to Monarch-level.
• The Sand Dune Kui Snake emerged and attacked, but Little Yan Ji knocked it down while Song Jie used Space Power to prevent it from escaping.
• Little Yan Ji blasted the snake with a massive fireball, and Song Jie collected its Essence Soul after the hunters believed it was dead.
• The Sand Dune Kui Snake's wounds began healing, so Ling Ling urged Song Jie to cut open its body and search for the cause.
• Song Jie found healing energy coursing through the corpse and used a Demon Slaying Tool to cut into it.

Song Jie and his companions discovered a fragment of a Life Crystal inside the Dune Kui Snake and found ancient symbols that might be connected to Totems. They set out for the Niya Ruins, while Song Jie attacked a swarm of sand snakes to collect Essence Souls.

• Song Jie gave Ling Ling a crystal fragment, and she identified its surface pattern as proof that it was a Life Crystal.
• Ling Ling and Jiang Shao Xu recognized similar ancient symbols on the crystal from their research and Jiang Shao Jun's notebook, though they could not determine what the symbols meant.
• Artur showed Song Jie three places where the Dune Kui Snake had been reported, including Flame Demon Mountain and their destination near the Niya Ruins.
• Song Jie and the others headed toward the Niya Ruins, leaving the Ice Emperor Wind Eagle behind to avoid drawing the pursuing Demon Beasts after them.
• Song Jie split the Ice Emperor Wind Eagle and attacked a swarm of sand snakes with Radiance, killing more than half to replenish his Essence Souls.

Song Jie and his companions crossed the Sand Scorpion Demons' territory on their way to the Niya Ruins, where Artur revealed legends linking the Niya people to a hundred-meter-long snake. The ruins had never been found, and Jiang Shao Xu joined Song Jie during his night watch as they prepared to investigate.

• Song Jie killed or injured hundreds of pursuing sand snakes with Radiance, then collected their Essence Souls and returned to the group.
• Artur admired Song Jie as he dispatched more Demon Beasts, while the group gathered Essence Souls and entered the Sand Scorpion Demons' territory on foot.
• Artur told Ling Ling, Jiang Shao Xu, and Song Jie that his grandfather had linked their symbols to the Niya people and had described their worship of a hundred-meter-long giant snake.
• Artur explained that the Niya people and their giant snake vanished after a catastrophe, and that repeated searches had failed to locate the Niya Ruins or anything beneath them.
• Song Jie took the first watch, and Jiang Shao Xu left her tent in the middle of the night to keep him company.

Song Jie and the others reached the Niya Ruins and discovered a vast underground cavern containing traces of ancient buildings but no sign of the Jing Jue Kingdom. Song Jie suspected the city had been moved, and Bai Tingting wondered if the Totem they were seeking was responsible.

• Jiang Shao Xu used Mind Magic to calm the Sand Scorpion Demons, and the group safely crossed their territory.
• Song Jie flew the group to the Niya Ruins, where Ling Ling explained that the site had once been the Jing Jue Kingdom.
• Song Jie used Space Power to enter a vast underground cavern and found traces of ruined buildings and scattered objects.
• Song Jie found no Demon Beasts around the ruins and suggested that a powerful Demon Beast or Totem might keep them away.
• Song Jie theorized that the Jing Jue Kingdom had been moved elsewhere, and Bai Tingting asked whether the Totem could have moved it.

Song Jie and the others found no ruins of Jing Jue Kingdom and suspected a totem divine beast was connected to its disappearance, so Ling Ling left a device to alert them if anything happened. On the way to Flame Demon Mountain, Song Jie returned to the Sand Scorpion Demons’ territory to gather Essence Souls, then captured one of their commanders to question it about a possible treasure.

• Song Jie searched the area again but found no trace of Jing Jue Kingdom, and Ling Ling suggested the kingdom’s disappearance might be tied to a totem divine beast.
• Ling Ling buried a device that would alert her if it reacted, and the group left for Flame Demon Mountain the next day.
• Song Jie split from Jiang Shao Xu’s group and lured a large number of Sand Scorpion Demons into attacking him.
• Song Jie used Golden Rain to kill hundreds of Sand Scorpion Demons, then collected the dropped Remnant Souls and Essence Souls.
• Little Black subdued a Lesser Commander Sand Scorpion Demon, and Song Jie asked it whether the Sand Scorpion Demons lived there because of a treasure.

Song Jie wiped out the Sand Scorpion Demons, mined their Magic Stone deposit, and found a Black Gold Token engraved with Jing Jue Kingdom before rejoining Ling Ling’s group. Meanwhile, Tong Li and Zheng Tong reached a Post Station buried eleven years earlier to search for the Heart of the Earth they had hidden there.

• Song Jie forced the Sand Scorpion Demons to lead him to their Magic Stone mine, killed the defenders, and collected the deposit.
• Little Black found a Black Gold Token engraved with Jing Jue Kingdom, but Song Jie could not activate it.
• Song Jie gave the token to Ling Ling to investigate, while Artur recalled that his grandfather had mentioned it.
• Ge Ming led the Golden Battle Hunter Group to the ruined Post Station, where Tong Li explained that a disaster had buried it eleven years earlier.
• Tong Li and Zheng Tong left the group to search for the Heart of the Earth they had hidden at the Post Station, hoping Qianjun Tong would find their mark.

Tong Li and Zheng Tong found Lin Feili, the former guard of the Post Station, and learned where Qin Xiao Yu’s remains were buried. As Military Commander Shi Qianshou approached, Tong Li and Zheng Tong planned to deal with the Golden Battle Hunter Group and capture Lin Feili for what he knew about the Heart of the Earth.

• Tong Li and Zheng Tong searched near the Post Station, then followed Zheng Tong’s sighting toward Flame Demon Mountain.
• Artur told Song Jie, Ling Ling, and Jiang Shao Xu that the token might control a giant serpent, but only a member of the Niya people could use it.
• Tong Li and Zheng Tong found Lin Feili in a mountainside cave and learned that he had once guarded the Post Station.
• Lin Feili led Tong Li to Qin Xiao Yu’s remains, which Tong Li collected before reuniting with Zheng Tong.
• Tong Li and Zheng Tong decided to deal with the Golden Battle Hunter Group and capture Lin Feili, while Military Commander Shi Qianshou approached the Post Station.

Song Jie discovered that Shi Qianshou was behind the Post Station massacre and was holding Lin Feili and the Golden Battle Hunter Group hostage to learn the location of the Heart of the Earth. After Song Jie found no trace of the Dune Kui Snake beneath its pit, he told Ling Ling and the others about the people at the ruined Post Station.

• Zheng Tong revealed that he had poisoned Ge Ming and several Golden Battle Hunter Group members, then Shi Qianshou arrived with the Military Mages.
• Tong Li told Shi Qianshou that Lin Feili had survived, and Shi Qianshou's taunts brought back Lin Feili's memories of the Post Station massacre.
• Shi Qianshou demanded the Heart of the Earth and threatened to kill Ge Ye and the others if Lin Feili did not reveal its location by the next day.
• Song Jie left Little Yan Ji to cultivate in Flame Demon Mountain, found the ruined Post Station, and witnessed Shi Qianshou's threats from hiding.
• Ling Ling reported that the Dune Kui Snake had emerged nearby, but Song Jie found nothing beneath its huge pit and told the group he had found people at the Post Station.

Song Jie went to the Post Station after learning that Shi Qianshou was behind its destruction eleven years earlier, while Lin Feili led Shi Qianshou to the Heart of the Earth in exchange for hostages. The Heart of the Earth withered when Shi Qianshou touched it, and he turned toward the people with him to restore its energy.

• Song Jie decided to handle the Post Station situation himself and asked Jiang Shao Xu and the others to watch Little Yan Ji.
• Shi Qianshou threatened to kill the Golden Battle Hunter Group's hostages unless Lin Feili revealed the Heart of the Earth's location, and Lin Feili agreed in exchange for their release.
• Song Jie unlocked Contract Summon 4 through a seventh Outrageous Metamorphosis and realized the Summoning Element's skill could undergo eighteen metamorphoses.
• Lin Feili led Shi Qianshou to the Heart of the Earth, and Shi Qianshou released half the hostages as promised.
• Shi Qianshou found that the Heart of the Earth withered when he touched it and considered using the people with him to replenish its energy.

Song Jie rescued Ge Ming’s group and Lin Feili from Shi Qianshou, who killed his own followers to feed the Heart of the Earth. At the Post Station, Song Jie fought off Shi Qianshou’s Dust Storm Demon Grasshoppers with Radiance, leaving Lin Feili astonished as the battle continued.

• Shi Qianshou unleashed his venomous bees, and Song Jie rescued Ge Ming and the others by sending them into the mural before escaping with Lin Feili.
• Shi Qianshou killed Zheng Tong, Tong Li, and the other captives to provide energy to the Heart of the Earth.
• Jiang Shao Xu and Ling Ling reunited with the rescued Golden Battle Hunter Group, while Ge Ming emerged from the mural and a swarm of Dust Storm Demon Grasshoppers approached.
• Song Jie brought Lin Feili to the Post Station and promised to expose Shi Qianshou, but Shi Qianshou arrived and sent the grasshoppers after them.
• Song Jie shielded himself and Lin Feili, then killed wave after wave of grasshoppers with Radiance, enraging Shi Qianshou.