Chapter Summaries

Lu Nian’s Military Mages lured the students into an ambush, forcing them to flee in different directions. Song Jie rescued Bai Tingting and learned the others had escaped, then set out to find them while Bai Tingting hid nearby.

• Lu Nian approached Mu Nu Jiao and the other students, claiming he needed Mo Fan’s cooperation, and sent Song Xia to lead him to Mo Fan.
• Lu Nian left several Military Mages behind with the students, who noticed their threatening gazes.
• Song Jie flew toward Jinlin City and rescued Bai Tingting from pursuing Lizard-headed Giant Demons.
• Bai Tingting told Song Jie that the Military Mages had attacked the group and that Mu Ning Xue had helped them escape with her bow.
• Bai Tingting hugged Song Jie, warned him to be careful, and said she would hide in a nearby building while he searched for the others.

Song Jie rescued Mu Nu Jiao from two Military Mages and left them crippled as Demon Beasts closed in. He sent Mu Nu Jiao to meet Bai Tingting, then went to look for Mu Ning Xue and the others.

• A Military Mage cornered Mu Nu Jiao and attacked her, but she used a defensive magic tool to hold him off.
• Song Jie arrived on the Wind Riding Sky Eagle and comforted Mu Nu Jiao.
• Song Jie wounded one Military Mage with a golden sword and tore off the other’s arm when he tried to defend himself.
• Song Jie crippled both Military Mages and left them behind as Lizard-headed Giant Demons surrounded them.
• Mu Nu Jiao asked Song Jie to help Bai Tingting and Mu Ning Xue, and he sent her to meet Bai Tingting before searching for Mu Ning Xue and the others.

Song Jie rescued Qing Qing and found the weakened Mu Ning Xue after reaching Jinlin City, then brought her to join Mu Nu Jiao, Bai Tingting, and the others. He left again to find Mo Fan, promising that reinforcements were on the way.

• Song Jie rescued Zhao Mingyue and learned that Mu Ning Xue and Qing Qing had gone in a certain direction.
• Qing Qing distracted two Military Mages so Mu Ning Xue could hide, but the Military Mages soon caught up with Qing Qing.
• Mo Fan and Lu Zhenghe escaped the Lizard-headed Giant Demons' nest and set out to find the others.
• Song Jie killed the two Military Mages threatening Qing Qing, then learned from her that Mu Ning Xue was in a nearby building.
• Song Jie found Mu Ning Xue, carried her to the Wind Riding Sky Eagle, and brought her to Mu Nu Jiao, Bai Tingting, and the others.
• Song Jie left to search for Mo Fan after Mu Ning Xue urged him to be careful.

Lu Nian forced Mo Fan to take the Blood Benefit Seed as part of an experiment, while Song Jie arrived to stop the military mages and capture them as witnesses. After defeating Lu Nian’s subordinates, Song Jie returned and revealed that he had survived taking the seed, leaving Lu Nian eager to learn whether it awakened a new magic element.

• Lu Nian threatened Mo Fan’s family until Mo Fan took and crushed the Blood Benefit Seed, triggering intense pain.
• Song Jie appeared as Mo Fan endured the experiment, and Lu Nian ordered his subordinates to capture him.
• Song Jie destroyed a Flying Eagle with Radiance, then used Light Blessing and Little Green’s vines to capture Jiang Yi and the other military mages.
• Song Jie incapacitated Lu Nian’s subordinates so they could testify about the experiments and past attempt to capture him.
• Song Jie returned to Lu Nian and revealed that he had taken the Blood Benefit Seed and survived, prompting Lu Nian to ask whether he had awakened a new element.

Song Jie fought Lu Nian and withstood his ice and petrification attacks before severing both of his arms. Mo Fan transformed into a demon and killed Lu Nian, then turned his evil gaze toward Song Jie and Zhan Kong.

• Song Jie blocked Lu Nian's Ice Lock and shattered his Ice Seal Coffin with the Penetrating Sword.
• Lu Nian used the Petrification Eye and his Petrification Magic Tool, but neither could harm Song Jie or the Wind Riding Sky Eagle.
• Song Jie pierced Lu Nian's Armor Magic Tool and severed both of his arms with the Penetrating Sword.
• Song Jie told Lu Nian to look at Mo Fan, who had become a demon after being forced to consume the Blood Benefit Seed.
• Mo Fan attacked Lu Nian despite his claims of being his creator, and Zhan Kong arrived as Mo Fan killed Lu Nian by twisting his neck.
• Mo Fan turned his evil gaze toward Song Jie and Zhan Kong.

Mo Fan lost control of the evil energy within him and rushed toward the Lizard-headed Giant Demon territory, while Song Jie reassured Zhan Kong that Mo Fan could survive because he had also taken a Blood Benefit Seed. Song Jie rescued the surviving students and spent the night guarding them, where Mu Nu Jiao and Bai Tingting each showed him affection; Bai Tingting ended the chapter with a brief kiss.

• Mo Fan warned Zhan Kong that he was running out of time and headed toward the Lizard-headed Giant Demon territory as the evil energy surged.
• Song Jie told Zhan Kong that he had taken a Blood Benefit Seed and turned into a demon, and Zhan Kong insisted on getting him examined again.
• Song Jie led Zhan Kong to Jiang Yi and the others, where they found Lu Zhenghe dead, then handed the captives over to Zhan Kong.
• Song Jie returned to the old building with Zhao Mingyue, gave the students their recovered food, and volunteered to keep watch overnight.
• Mu Nu Jiao joined Song Jie on the rooftop, and they became intimate before she returned downstairs.
• Bai Tingting brought Song Jie a blanket and kissed his cheek to thank him for saving her.

Song Jie returned to Lin'an after the Jinlin City incident and passed a second examination for signs of harm from the Blood Benefit Seed. He went to meet Ye Xin Xia to tell her about Mo Fan, but Liu Yilin approached her first.

• Song Jie thanked Mu Zhuoyun and spoke with Mu Ning Xue, who blushed when he teased her about giving him a kiss before hurrying away.
• Zhang Xiao Hou and Tang Yue called Song Jie to ask about Mo Fan, and Song Jie assured Zhang Xiao Hou that Mo Fan would be fine while explaining Mo Fan's disappearance to Tang Yue.
• Song Jie returned to Lin'an two days later, and Tang Yue took him for another examination, which found no abnormalities.
• Song Jie told Tang Yue he would stay home, then went to Ye Xin Xia's school at Zhan Kong's request to inform her about Mo Fan.
• Liu Yilin approached Ye Xin Xia outside the girls' dormitory and offered to push her wheelchair, but she said she was meeting a friend.

Song Jie confronted Liu Yilin and the Zhejiang Academy students who were mistreating Ye Xin Xia, then took her to a quiet lakeside and told her Mo Fan would be missing for a while. As Song Jie comforted Ye Xin Xia, an angry voice accused her of flirting with him.

• Liu Yilin challenged Song Jie after Song Jie demanded that he let go of Ye Xin Xia.
• Song Jie summoned three General-level beasts, frightening the students, and ordered Little Green to teach them a lesson.
• Song Jie pushed Ye Xin Xia’s wheelchair to a lakeside and told her that Mo Fan would be missing for a period of time.
• Ye Xin Xia cried over Mo Fan’s absence, and Song Jie comforted her by promising he would return and joking that he would take Mo Fan’s place as her brother.
• An angry voice accused Ye Xin Xia of flirting with Song Jie.

Song Jie defended Ye Xin Xia from three girls, then let her roommates mistake him for her boyfriend and spent the day with her. In the following days, he worked with the Judgment Society as it made gains against the Black Vatican, though he still wanted more money to support his three Summoned Beasts.

• Song Jie carried three girls over the lake, dropped them in, and made them apologize for insulting Ye Xin Xia.
• Ye Xin Xia's roommates mistook Song Jie for her boyfriend, and he played along as they warned him to treat her well.
• Song Jie walked Ye Xin Xia back to her dorm, where Jingjing and Ling Ling teased them before taking her inside.
• Song Jie returned to his lodging and noticed that Tang Yue seemed exhausted, then considered which element to awaken next.
• In the following days, Little Black helped the Judgment Society with interrogations, and the Society destroyed several Black Vatican strongholds, earning Song Jie a small fortune.

Song Jie agreed to travel to Dongting Lake after Zhang Xiao Hou reported that Mo Fan might be there, hoping to collect Essence Souls along the way. On his journey from Biyi City, he spotted Li Man’s group searching for an Earth Element Spirit Seed and decided to stop despite the Wind Riding Sky Eagle’s exhaustion.

• Little Black, now a Great General-level black horse, remained hungry while the Judgment Society struggled to pay Song Jie’s bounty.
• Leng Qing brought Song Jie and Tang Yue boxed meals and passed along Ling Ling’s message asking when Song Jie would return to Magic City.
• Zhang Xiao Hou told Song Jie that Mo Fan might be around Dongting Lake and invited him along, but Song Jie decided to travel separately to hunt for Essence Souls.
• Song Jie told Tang Yue he was going to Dongting Lake, and she warned him to be careful before he left the next day.
• After flying from Biyi City toward Dongting Lake, Song Jie spotted Li Man and her companions searching for an Earth Element Spirit Seed, while the Wind Riding Sky Eagle was too tired to continue.

Song Jie hunted Lizard-headed Giant Demons near Dongting Lake, then confronted and killed the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede. He discovered that it had left behind a complete Commander-level Spirit Essence.

• Song Jie replicated the Wind Riding Sky Eagle and traveled to Dongting Lake to hunt demons with Little Green and Little Black.
• Song Jie and his companions slaughtered Lizard-headed Giant Demons and Giant Dead Lizards through the night, collecting their Essence Souls.
• Li Man left her group to investigate the recent deaths of the Lizard-headed Giant Demons.
• Song Jie transformed and battled the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede, killing it with a series of powerful attacks.
• Song Jie saw that the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede had produced a complete Commander-level Spirit Essence.

Song Jie killed the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede, stored its soul, and rescued Li Man after she was poisoned in the swamp. They agreed to split the valuable corpse, while Li Man remained curious about Song Jie’s antidote and what he knew about Dongting Lake.

• Song Jie stored the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede’s soul and decided to keep a low profile until he mastered his high-level star patterns.
• Li Man entered the swamp searching for the corpse, was weakened by its poison, and faced approaching Lizard-headed Giant Demons.
• Song Jie gave Li Man an antidote made from Li Rui’s diluted blood, carried her to the corpse, and she recovered enough to stand.
• Song Jie told Li Man he had found the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede after it fought another Demon Beast, and they agreed to split the corpse’s value.
• Li Man introduced herself as a member of the Military Department and said she would arrange for the corpse to be appraised.
• Li Man asked about the powerful antidote, and Song Jie claimed it came from a wealthy friend.

Song Jie met Li Man at Dongting Lake after killing many Demon Beasts, then joined her investigation while the Military Department handled the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede’s corpse. Mo Fan and Zhang Xiao Hou reunited with Song Jie, and Mo Fan began to tell him about a plan.

• Li Man met Song Jie, learned he had been tracking two Commander-level creatures, and decided to wait for the Military Department.
• Mo Fan rescued the poisoned Zhang Xiao Hou, who told him Song Jie was also headed to Dongting Lake.
• The Military Department arrived, began arranging to process the centipede’s corpse, and Li Man asked Song Jie to stay and help investigate.
• Li Man and Song Jie searched the valley, where she found numerous dead Lizard-headed Giant Demons.
• Mo Fan and Zhang Xiao Hou found Song Jie, and he introduced them to Li Man as his brothers.
• At the cave, Song Jie reassured Mo Fan that his father and Xin Xia were fine, and Mo Fan asked whether Song Jie would join his plan.

Mo Fan learned that the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede had died and the Armored Lizard was badly wounded, so he persuaded Song Jie to help hunt it for an Essence Soul. The group found the creature, but it hid in its shell until Song Jie used Radiance and Penetrating Soul to pierce it and make it howl in pain.

• Song Jie told Mo Fan and Li Man that the Swamp Poison Thousand Centipede had been killed and the Armored Lizard had been severely wounded.
• Mo Fan decided to hunt the injured Armored Lizard, and Song Jie agreed to help for Xin Xia's sake.
• The next morning, Song Jie led Mo Fan, Zhang Xiao Hou, and Li Man to the Armored Lizard's hiding place.
• Mo Fan attacked the wounded Armored Lizard, but it retreated into its shell and withstood his punches.
• Song Jie cast Radiance and Penetrating Soul, piercing the shell and causing the Armored Lizard to howl in pain.

Mo Fan, Song Jie, and Zhang Xiao Hou killed the Armored Lizard, secured its damaged Commander-level Essence Soul, and later received payment for the corpse. After Mo Fan and Song Jie traveled to Lin'an, Song Jie accidentally walked in on Tang Yue while she was bathing, and she offered to overlook it if he did her a favor.

• Mo Fan killed the wounded Armored Lizard with lightning and fire, and Little Mudfish absorbed its damaged Commander-level Essence Soul.
• Song Jie arranged to sell the Armored Lizard's corpse to the Military Department, while Mo Fan promised to help Zhang Xiao Hou find an Earth Element Spirit Seed.
• After they helped Zhang Xiao Hou obtain the Spirit Seed, the group returned to Biyi City, where Zhang Xiao Hou left and Mo Fan and Song Jie waited for payment.
• Li Man paid Mo Fan, Song Jie, and Zhang Xiao Hou several tens of millions for the Commander-level corpse.
• Mo Fan flew to Lin'an to visit Xin Xia, while Song Jie went to Tang Yue's place and accidentally opened the bathroom door while she was bathing.
• Tang Yue demanded that Song Jie do her a favor in exchange for not holding the incident against him.

Tang Yue asked Song Jie to help with an undisclosed problem, while Mo Fan returned to Zhejiang Academy and mistakenly thought Ye Xin Xia had found a boyfriend. The next day, Song Jie gained a new traversal ability, arranged to auction a Commander-level Spirit Essence, and brought Little Black to the Judgment Society for interrogation.

• Tang Yue asked Song Jie to help her with a future problem and told him to go to the Judgment Society the next day with Little Black.
• Mo Fan reunited with Ye Xin Xia at Zhejiang Academy and grew distressed after her friends teased her about a boyfriend, learning that they had mistaken Song Jie’s visit for a romantic relationship.
• Song Jie’s Light Blessing Painting Severance transformed into Light Blessing Painting Traversal, letting him move through space via his wall painting.
• Song Jie arranged to auction his Commander-level Spirit Essence through an auction house before going to the Judgment Society.
• Leng Qing told Song Jie that the Judgment Society would cover Little Black’s materials once it reached the Commander-level, energizing the cat.

Song Jie awakened the Chaos Element at the Lin'an Magic Association, then accompanied Tang Yue to confront the Association after two deaths were blamed on the Totem Black Snake. The chapter ended with them entering the Magic Association to demand justice.

• Song Jie teased Leng Qing over a grain of rice on her face, leaving her flustered.
• Song Jie visited the Lin'an Magic Association and awakened the Chaos Element.
• Tang Yue took Song Jie to the lake and told him about the Totem Black Snake and the rumors surrounding it.
• Tang Yue learned that two people had died from the giant snake's venom and insisted that someone was framing the Totem Black Snake.
• Song Jie supported Tang Yue as she drove them to the Lin'an Magic Association to demand justice.

Song Jie and Tang Yue learned that the Judgment Society planned to kill the Totem Black Snake while it shed its skin, so they took it away and became wanted. While hiding in an inn, Song Jie reassured Tang Yue and told her that Ling Ling and Mo Fan were investigating the plague as they prepared to take the snake to Bai Shan Qian Dong.

• Song Jie accompanied Tang Yue to a Judgment Society meeting, where Zhu Meng left to pursue the Totem Black Snake and Tang Zhong ordered Tang Yue to move it after it shed its skin.
• Song Jie asked Ling Ling to investigate Bai Town with Mo Fan, hoping they would uncover clues about the plague and its mastermind.
• Song Jie and Tang Yue put the Totem Black Snake into the Totem Bead and headed for Bai Shan Qian Dong.
• The Judgment Society issued an order to capture Song Jie and Tang Yue after discovering they had taken the snake, so the pair hid in an inn.
• Song Jie comforted the anxious Tang Yue, affirmed that he believed her and the snake, and urged her to rest before they traveled at night.

Song Jie helped Tang Yue escape the Judgment Society’s pursuit and bring the Totem Black Snake safely to Bai Shan Qian Dong. After the snake entered a cave to finish shedding its skin, Song Jie and Tang Yue separated to investigate a way to resolve the plague.

• Song Jie reassured the Totem Black Snake in its bead and urged it to stay hidden until it finished shedding its skin.
• Song Jie woke Tang Yue at night, and they flew past the Judgment Society’s checkpoints on the Wind Riding Sky Eagle.
• Dongfang Ming and Liu Yilin recognized Song Jie at a checkpoint but refused to pursue him.
• Song Jie and Tang Yue reached Bai Shan Qian Dong the next morning, where Tang Yue released the Totem Black Snake and took a blood sample.
• Tang Yue thanked Song Jie with a kiss on the cheek, then planned to take the snake’s blood back while Song Jie set out to find a way to clear its name and stop the plague.

Ling Ling and Mo Fan discovered that rat bites, not plague, caused the victims’ symptoms and learned that Eagle Red Grass could cure them. Song Jie and Wang Xiaojun went to retrieve the grass while Ling Ling’s plan began to draw Councilor Luo Mian out, but a swarm of White Demon Eagles attacked Song Jie’s group.

• Mo Fan and Ling Ling questioned Wang Xiaojun, who said Eagle Red Grass had cured his rat-bite symptoms and could be found in West Ridge.
• Song Jie met up with Ling Ling, Mo Fan, and Wang Xiaojun, then agreed to a risky plan to expose the person behind the plague crisis.
• Tang Yue told Song Jie that others were pressuring her to summon the big snake, and he promised to send Ling Ling and Mo Fan to help her.
• Ling Ling and Mo Fan told the conference that evidence cleared the snake and that Song Jie and Wang Xiaojun were fetching Eagle Red Grass; Councilor Luo Mian then left after claiming he had an urgent problem.
• Song Jie and Wang Xiaojun collected Eagle Red Grass in West Ridge, escaped on Gray Eagle, and Song Jie blasted the pursuing White Demon Eagles with a Radiance spell.
• More White Demon Eagles rushed toward Song Jie, Wang Xiaojun, and Gray Eagle after the fighting drew their attention.