Chapter Summaries

As the World Academy Tournament approached, Dongfang Chen welcomed Leng Qing and Lingling to Venice, then met the other women arriving for the event. He reassured Qin Yuer that the Apostasy Institute would not threaten her, and she trusted him to keep her safe.

• Dongfang Chen greeted Lingling and Leng Qing at Venice Airport, kissed Lingling, and hugged Leng Qing after she refused his kiss.
• Inside the VIP Room, Dongfang Chen styled Lingling's hair and said that Xin Xia and Zi Shi would not be coming that day.
• Dongfang Chen went to meet the arriving group, and Zi Shuang rushed into his arms while Baitingting, Baimanyu, Ding Yumian, and Qin Yuer arrived behind her.
• Dongfang Chen reassured Qin Yuer that the Apostasy Institute would not bother her, and she smiled, comforted by his presence.

Dongfang Chen brought his secretary group and business advisors to Venice, then attended the World Academy Tournament opening ceremony and learned Huaxia would face Japan in the first round. Mochizuki Chiharu flirted with him, prompting Japan’s captain Shao He Gu to vow to defeat him.

• Dongfang Chen introduced his secretary group and business advisors to the others in the VIP room, where Leng Qing cautioned him about the tournament organizers and he said they would not dare bar him outright.
• Three days later, the World Academy Tournament opening ceremony took place in Venice, with Lingling and Leng Qing attending as honored guests.
• Dongfang Chen drew lots for the Huaxia National Institute Team and found that they would face Little Day in the first round.
• Mochizuki Chiharu flirted with Dongfang Chen, and Shao He Gu resolved to beat him decisively in their upcoming match.

The Japan Team planned to restrain Dongfang Chen despite the new rule banning Archmage-level abilities, while the Huaxia Team debated its opening lineup. The story left off as Palace Chief Mage Pang Lai arrived and urged Feng Li to make the match a good show.

• Fujikata Nobuko warned the Japan Team that Dongfang Chen had shown Archmage-level strength, and she explained that the organizers had banned Archmage Magic and stronger abilities.
• Mochizuki Chiharu recommended using three teammates to restrain Dongfang Chen, then suggested Komachi distract him while the others fought the rest of the Huaxia Team.
• Ai Tu Tu and Mu Nu Jiao hoped to prove themselves against Japan, while Ai Jiang Tu advised Feng Li to prioritize a safe win.
• Feng Li explained that the new restriction targeted Dongfang Chen and began choosing the Huaxia lineup while Mofan and Zhao Manyan objected.
• Pang Lai arrived and urged Feng Li to put on a good show, and Mofan asked whether Pang Lai could summon an Emperor Rank beast.

Pang Lai praised Dongfang Chen and offered to groom him as the next Court Chief, but Dongfang Chen showed no interest. The Huaxia team settled on its opening-match lineup, and Dongfang Chen headed to the arena after greeting Feng Nannan.

• Mofan doubted Pang Lai could match Dongfang Chen as a Summoning Mage, and Han Ji explained that Pang Lai could summon the Emperor Rank Fallen Country Beast.
• Pang Lai urged the team to win the opening match and offered Dongfang Chen a path to become the next Court Chief if he joined the Court Mages.
• Feng Li initially chose Xiao Ai to lead the match, but Ai Jiang Tu warned that Japan's Shao He Gu was formidable, so the instructors decided Dongfang Chen would compete too.
• Feng Li named Dongfang Chen, Ai Jiang Tu, Jiang Yu, Jiang Shaoxu, and Mu Ningxue for the opening match and told Dongfang Chen to keep his strength hidden.
• Dongfang Chen greeted Feng Nannan in the stands on his way to the arena and privately resolved to win her away from Feng Li someday.

The Huaxia National Institute Team faced Japan in a forest arena, where Dongfang Chen neutralized a poisonous wind attack and turned it into a boost for his teammates. As the match continued, the teams began moving to engage, and Dongfang Chen sent Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaoxuexi to help track down the enemy.

• The organizers reshaped the arena into a forest, and the referee banned abilities above Archmage Level, pills, and forbidden techniques.
• Before the match began, Dongfang Chen told his teammates to handle the fight while he avoided direct combat.
• After the match started, Mu Ningxue detected poison in the wind, and Dongfang Chen converted it into medicinal powder that strengthened the team.
• Jiang Shaoxu detected Ming Bu Song entering the woods, and Jiang Yu sent Night Rakshasa to watch him.
• Dongfang Chen summoned Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaoxuexi to join the attack because Japan had no Summoning Mage.

Dongfang Chen accepted Kisaragi Komachi’s one-on-one challenge while the rest of the Huaxia Team fought the Japan Team. Mu Ningxue eliminated Ming Bu Song with her Ice Wind Nirvana domain, leaving the Japanese fighters shaken as the battle continued.

• Kisaragi Komachi challenged Dongfang Chen to a one-on-one, and he accepted while his teammates advanced to fight the Japan Team.
• Ai Jiang Tu used Space Rhythm—Time Lag to stop Shao He Gu’s Rock Demon Eye—Earth Dragon Thorn, then evaded when the extended spikes broke through his defense.
• Jiang Shaoxu unleashed Mind Chaos Wave, but Nagashima Masako’s Tranquil Pendant protected the Japan Team from the mental attack.
• Mu Ningxue activated her Ice Wind Nirvana domain, exposed the hidden Ming Bu Song, and froze him before he could escape.
• The referee declared Ming Bu Song out, and the remaining Japan Team members realized the Huaxia fighters were all formidable.

Mu Ningxue and the Huaxia Team overwhelmed Japan’s team, while Dongfang Chen casually chatted with Kisaragi Komachi before pinning her with gravity magic. The match continued with Japan losing more fighters as Mu Ningxue’s domain suppressed their attacks.

• Ming Bu Song realized Mu Ningxue’s Ice Snow Domain surpassed his Night Ruler and Concealment Technique, and the referee eliminated him.
• The audience praised Mu Ningxue’s strength, while Mofan and Zhao Manyan wondered why Dongfang Chen was chatting with a girl.
• Dongfang Chen asked Kisaragi Komachi about her school uniform, and she challenged him with her Nightmare Shears.
• Dongfang Chen unleashed gravity magic that crushed the ground and pinned Kisaragi Komachi in place.
• Mu Ningxue suppressed Japan’s magic as Ai Jiang Tu intercepted Shao He Gu, while Yosuke’s Vengeance Fly was defeated by the Elemental Spirits.
• The referee announced that Yosuke and Kisaragi Komachi had lost their eligibility to fight.

The Huaxia Team crushed Japan in the Opening Ceremony match, while Dongfang Chen met Ye Chang by Blue Moon Bridge and learned that the Parthenon Temple had discovered the Divine Soul inside Xin Xia. At the Parthenon Temple, Ye Xin Xia’s nomination as a Goddess Candidate stirred resentment, but the Grand Sage Mei Ruola decided against sending her on a dangerous assignment.

• The Japan Team’s instructors admitted that Dongfang Chen and the Ice Element Mage had overwhelmed their lineup, and the Chief Referee announced Huaxia’s victory.
• Dongfang Chen escaped his female fans and boarded Ye Chang’s boat, where she warned him that the Parthenon Temple had discovered Xin Xia’s Parthenon Divine Soul.
• Dongfang Chen said he would wait to see what Yi Zhi Sha planned before taking Xin Xia away, and Ye Chang pulled him down to punish him.
• Parthenon Temple attendants and Female Sages resented Ye Xin Xia’s nomination as a Goddess Candidate, while Mei Ruola abandoned her plan to send Xin Xia to treat an infectious disease in Croatia.

The Huaxia team advanced through the World Academy Tournament as Dongfang Chen spent his days with his girlfriends and Mofan traveled to Croatia for a plague commission. Before the team’s match against Spain, Prince Banbo tried to flirt with Jiang Shaoxu, only to learn she was another of Dongfang Chen’s girlfriends.

• Grand Sage Mei Ruola abandoned her plan to send Xin Xia to Croatia because she feared offending the Dongfang Family and losing her deal for Youth-Preserving Pills.
• Feng Li benched Zu Jiming and Li Kaifeng after their poor performance, while Mu Nu Jiao helped the team win against a weak opponent.
• Dongfang Chen and Lingling declined a commission to handle Croatia’s plague, so Mofan took it with a senior hunter, hoping to earn enough to buy Dongfang Chen’s Tyrant Desolate Thunder.
• Mofan arrived at the Dragon Tooth Magic Fighting Arena with Zhang Xiaohou before Huaxia’s match against Spain.
• Prince Banbo approached Jiang Shaoxu to flirt, but Dongfang Chen claimed her as his girlfriend and threatened to summon Banbo’s father.
• Prince Banbo apologized and vowed to avoid flirting with beautiful women.

Dongfang Chen watched from the sidelines as the Huaxia National Institute Team faced Spain on a water-filled battlefield. Despite the disadvantage, the team won and secured a Top 16 spot, while Dongfang Chen remained poised to lead them further.

• Jiang Shaoxu worried about Dongfang Chen's many girlfriends, but Mu Nu Jiao and Ai Tu Tu reassured her that he treated them well, and her jealousy faded.
• Nan Jue led Mofan, Dongfang Lie, Zhao Manyan, and Nanrong Ni against Spain while Dongfang Chen and Ai Jiang Tu stayed on the sidelines.
• The organizers transformed the arena into a lake, giving Spain's Water Element mages an advantage and putting the Huaxia team's fire-focused attackers at a disadvantage.
• Nan Jue controlled the battlefield with her Sound Element, Zhao Manyan and Nanrong Ni supported Mofan's advance, and Mofan broke through Spain's Water Magic with Lightning and Fire.
• Dongfang Lie finished off the Spanish players, and Huaxia won the match to secure a Top 16 spot.

After the Huaxia National Institute Team reached the Top 16, Mofan learned that the World Academy Tournament champion would receive Divine Seal Praise and prepared for the Treasure Hunt Competition. He borrowed more money from Dongfang Chen to buy a Beast Soul that could strengthen one of his summoned beasts, leaving him 600 million in debt.

• Mofan and Zhao Manyan celebrated their winnings from betting on the Huaxia team, while Mofan noted that he still owed Dongfang Chen money for a Soul Seed.
• Feng Li and Song He warned that the team would face tougher opponents in the Top 16, while Pang Lai urged them to stay confident.
• Pang Lai revealed that the champion's reward was Divine Seal Praise, and Dongfang Chen explained how it could permanently amplify magic and why he wanted Xin Xia to become Goddess.
• The first Elimination Round ended, and Feng Li cautioned the team that the Treasure Hunt Competition could be deadly despite its valuable resources.
• Mofan borrowed from Dongfang Chen to buy a Beast Soul from the Extreme South Land, which could give a summoned beast Glacier Bloodline traits, bringing his debt to 600 million.

Dongfang Chen and the Huaxia National Institute Team discovered Pang Lai meeting with Essendel, a fugitive former Holy Court judge seeking help to suppress evidence of his crimes. When Essendel attacked Pang Lai and threatened the team, Dongfang Chen immobilized him, allowing Pang Lai to strike him with the Fallen Country Beast.

• Dongfang Chen told Mofan to help the Swift Star Wolf advance and break through his Summoning Element Nebula to a Star River.
• Essendel asked Pang Lai to help him evade the Holy Court after confessing to murdering Goddess Candidates and participating in the hunt for Wen Tai, but Pang Lai refused.
• Essendel bound Pang Lai with Dark Aura chains and threatened the Huaxia National Institute Team unless Pang Lai helped suppress the evidence against him.
• Dongfang Chen, Jiang Yu, and the other team members burst into the room, and Dongfang Chen attacked Essendel with Space Force and flames.
• Dongfang Chen's Space Lock immobilized Essendel, letting Pang Lai summon the Fallen Country Beast, whose paw struck Essendel and nearly killed him.

Dongfang Chen entered the Treasure Hunting Space and began searching the Black Forest, where he found an Essence Crystal and spotted a Blonde Girl being chased by members of the USA and Canada teams. The pursuers cornered her when she accidentally awakened a Commander Level Black Tree Demon.

• News that Pang Lai and Dongfang Chen had apprehended Essendel spread worldwide and raised Dongfang Chen's popularity.
• The Treasure Hunt Competition began, and the contestants entered the Treasure Hunting Space through a massive Space Teleportation Array.
• Dongfang Chen landed in the Black Forest, easily defeated several Tree Demons, and found an Essence Crystal.
• Dongfang Chen searched for his teammates but instead discovered a Blonde Girl being pursued by five members of the USA and Canada teams.
• The Blonde Girl stepped on a Commander Level Black Tree Demon, giving Yak and his teammates a chance to capture her.

Ailin tried to escape Yak and his teammates after they pursued her for her Essence Crystals, but Dongfang Chen appeared and turned the confrontation on them. He demanded that the group surrender their treasures, leaving them stunned by his sudden ambush.

• Yak dismissed Hanna's concerns about Ailin taking revenge, and his team pursued Ailin through the Black Forest.
• Ailin used Mind Shock to awaken nearby Black Tree Demons, but Hanna and Yak's Scorpion Tail Giant Troll cleared a path through them.
• Hanna struck Ailin with a Silent Thunder Death Ray, and Yak and his teammates surrounded her and demanded two of her three Essence Crystals.
• Ailin hesitated to fight back because she did not want to reveal her strength and trump cards.
• Dongfang Chen used Space Force to send Yak's Scorpion Tail Giant Troll flying, then demanded that Yak's group hand over their treasures.

Dongfang Chen forced Yak and Hanna to surrender their Tu Zhuan, then teamed up with Ailin to plunder other contestants in the Treasure Hunt Competition. They agreed to split their gains seventy-thirty, with Dongfang Chen taking the larger share, and to keep their team limited to the two of them.

• Dongfang Chen blocked Yak and his teammates from leaving until they handed over their two Tu Zhuan.
• Hanna asked Dongfang Chen for his contact information before leaving with Yak's group.
• Dongfang Chen told Ailin he had let Yak and Hanna go so they could gather more treasures for him to take later.
• Ailin asked Dongfang Chen to team up, and he agreed to target other contestants for their treasures.
• Dongfang Chen and Ailin settled on a seventy-thirty split in his favor and agreed to keep their team to the two of them.

Dongfang Chen and Ailin ambushed the Italian and Spanish cadets who had stolen a Stone Heart, then turned their attention to the French and Japanese cadets who had watched. The chapter left Dongfang Chen demanding every treasure from the second group as Angelo's team smiled at their rivals' turn to be robbed.

• A mixed Italian and Spanish team stole the Summit Rock Demon's Stone Heart from a French and Japanese team after they defeated the demon.
• Dongfang Chen and Ailin trapped Angelo's team in a Space Barrier and demanded the Stone Heart.
• Dongfang Chen reflected the team's spells with Space Magic, forcing them to use their Armor Magic Tools and surrender.
• Dongfang Chen took the Stone Heart and dismissed Angelo's team, then demanded that the French and Japanese cadets hand over everything they had.
• Angelo's team smiled as the French and Japanese cadets lost their smiles.

Simon’s team found a Recording Magic Stone that mapped nearby treasure sites, and they set out to claim them. Dongfang Chen revealed to Ailin that he was planting the maps so rival teams would find and retrieve treasures for him to steal.

• Simon showed his Swedish teammates a Recording Magic Stone that projected a map marking nearby treasure locations, including a place where they had found Soul Seed Fragments.
• Simon’s teammates concluded that the competition organizers had planted the map to guide contestants, and the team eagerly set off to pursue the marked treasures.
• Dongfang Chen explained to Ailin that he was distributing Recording Stones with treasure locations so other teams would defeat the guardians and collect the treasures before he robbed them.
• Ailin embraced Dongfang Chen’s scheme, and he told her he had located the treasures using Mental Probe.

Dongfang Chen and Ailin seized treasures from other teams after those teams defeated the guardians, while the competition audience watched their scheme unfold. After collecting nearly ten billion in treasures, they realized that teams from other countries had already surrounded them.

• Simon and his temporary team defeated an Exploding Cloud Brown Bear and found ten Cloud Pattern Cracked Fruits, but Dongfang Chen and Ailin took the fruits and the team's Soul Seed Fragments.
• Dongfang Chen and Ailin hurried to another treasure site and announced that the Flying Sting Strange Bone and Water Source Vein were fated to belong to Dongfang Chen.
• Pupil Eagles broadcast Dongfang Chen and Ailin's actions to spectators, prompting arguments among viewers and comments from Pang Lai, Han Ji, and Shao Zheng.
• Ailin worried that the teams they had robbed would unite against them, and Dongfang Chen revealed that their pursuers had already surrounded them.

Ailin and Dongfang Chen learned that a hundred High-Tier Mages were closing in after their robberies, but Dongfang Chen convinced Ailin to pursue a pure Thought Stone worth up to two billion. He revealed he had tampered with the Recording Stone and planned to face the Vigilante Squad rather than flee.

• Ailin used her Pupil Eagle to spot more than ten teams approaching, but a Mind Mage severed her connection to it.
• Ailin urged Dongfang Chen to crush their Space Scrolls and escape with their stolen treasure.
• Dongfang Chen told Ailin about a pure Thought Stone hidden in a restricted area and estimated its value at 1.5 to 2 billion.
• Ailin decided they should risk obtaining the Thought Stone, which would greatly benefit her Mind Element magic.
• Dongfang Chen said he would not escape the hundred High-Tier Mages and revealed he had tampered with the Recording Stone.

Dongfang Chen and Ailin were cornered by a hundred-strong Vigilante Squad seeking revenge for his thefts. Dongfang Chen revealed that he had planted a Shadow Element trap among the Recording Stones, leaving most of the crowd immobilized and only a few dozen able to fight.

• Angelo and Simon found Dongfang Chen and Ailin, and Simon activated his Magic Artifact Ring to block Space Scrolls.
• The Vigilante Squad gathered around Dongfang Chen and Ailin, with Pinol, Yak, Mios, Shruif, and others eager for revenge.
• Dongfang Chen swept his Soul Power over the crowd and snapped his fingers to trigger his trap.
• Giant Shadow Thorns erupted from Recording Stones and pinned most of the students, leaving only twenty or thirty able to fight.
• Ailin excitedly clung to Dongfang Chen's arm and praised his trick.