Chapter Summaries

Dongfang Chen defeated Madam Luo Ou, forced her to submit with the Life and Death Pill, and ordered her to help Ailin take control of the Victoria Clan and destroy the Bai Clan. He told Ailin how to free her imprisoned father, and she promised to work harder for him that day.

• Dongfang Chen made Madam Luo Ou swallow the Life and Death Pill, then gave her an antidote after its torment forced her to beg for mercy.
• Madam Luo Ou accepted Dongfang Chen as her master, healed her injuries, and agreed to wipe out the Bai Clan within three days.
• Dongfang Chen returned to Ailin and told her to rely on Madam Luo Ou while taking charge of the Victoria Clan.
• Dongfang Chen explained that Madam Luo Ou had imprisoned and injured Ailin's father out of jealousy, then gave Ailin a seventh-grade Life Returning Pill to heal him.
• Ailin agreed to have Madam Luo Ou release her father from the ice the next day and said she would work harder for Dongfang Chen that day.

Dongfang Chen discussed training dragons with Xin Xia and Ashariyya, then learned that Norman had warned Ashariyya someone might target the Black Dragon Emperor. He told her to have Norman watch Su Lu and promised to find a way to heal the Black Dragon Emperor, whose injuries had left it without its sanity and memories.

• Ailin stayed in bed after spending the night casting Water Magic, so Dongfang Chen left the Victoria Clan without collecting the pills.
• Dongfang Chen asked Xin Xia about cooperating with the Victoria Clan to train dragons, and she supported using tamed dragons to strengthen Parthenon's middle-level forces.
• Ashariyya told Dongfang Chen that Norman had returned with a warning that someone was plotting against the Black Dragon Emperor, and Dongfang Chen suggested keeping watch on Su Lu.
• Ashariyya proposed bringing the Black Dragon Emperor back and restoring its sanity, and Dongfang Chen said he would find a way to heal its injuries despite doubts about repairing its soul.

Xin Xia traveled to England while Norman returned to the Parthenon Temple and sought a meeting with Dongfang Chen. After sensing Dongfang Chen’s overwhelming power, Norman went to the Knight Hall to meet him.

• Xin Xia asked Dongfang Chen to open a Space Passage and traveled to England, while Ashariyya kept Dongfang Chen at the Parthenon to await Norman’s return.
• Ashariyya warned Dongfang Chen that Norman’s influence among the Guardian Knights could threaten the Parthenon’s new order, but Dongfang Chen said Norman’s supporters could leave.
• Hailong and the Golden Radiance Knights welcomed Norman at Shen Shan, where Norman praised Hailong’s strength and learned that Xin Xia was in England.
• Norman asked Hailong to introduce him to the person who truly ran the Parthenon, then chose to wait for him in the Knight Hall rather than enter Saintess Hall.
• Dongfang Chen’s voice echoed across Shen Shan, telling Norman he would be waiting in the Knight Hall, and Norman went to meet him.

Norman challenged Dongfang Chen to a duel at the Knight Hall to judge whether he was worthy of his two adopted sisters. Dongfang Chen overwhelmed Norman with powerful magic and physical strength, leaving Norman hurtling toward the ground.

• Norman met Dongfang Chen and Ashariyya at the Knight Hall and asked Dongfang Chen to fight him.
• Dongfang Chen accepted Norman's challenge, and they moved to the protected dueling grounds as attendants and knights gathered to watch.
• Norman attacked with Space Magic, but Dongfang Chen reflected his Axis Light with Chaos Magic and dodged his spells.
• Norman unleashed Water Magic and a Judgment Demon Sword, but Dongfang Chen split the flood, then shattered the sword with Space Magic.
• Dongfang Chen appeared behind Norman and punched him through his armor, sending him crashing toward the ground.

Norman tried to awaken Black Dragon Emperor Austin by forming a new Guardian Contract, with Dongfang Chen protecting him. Austin attacked, but after recognizing Dongfang Chen and trying to flee, he was captured by Dongfang Chen’s Dou Qi Giant Hand.

• Norman explained that he planned to use his connection to Austin to establish a new Guardian Contract and awaken his mind, while Ashariyya agreed to let him try first.
• Norman, Ashariyya, and Dongfang Chen went to Cloud Cliff in the Tyrant Mountain Range, where Ashariyya called out to Austin.
• Austin emerged from the clouds and struck at the group with a massive Dragon Claw as Norman began forming the contract.
• Dongfang Chen blocked Austin’s Dragon Claw with a punch, scattering the clouds and revealing Austin’s enormous body.
• Austin recognized Dongfang Chen, realized he was in danger, and tried to flee the Tyrant Mountain Range.
• Dongfang Chen formed a giant hand from Dou Qi and seized Austin.

Norman attempted to restore Austin’s guardian contract to awaken its chaotic consciousness, while Dongfang Chen protected him from the Black Dragon Emperor’s attack. When Austin recognized Dongfang Chen and tried to flee, Dongfang Chen captured it with a giant Dou Qi hand.

• Norman explained that he would use his half-contract with Austin to try to restore their guardian contract and awaken Austin.
• Norman, Ashariyya, and Dongfang Chen went to the cloud cliff in the Tyrant Mountain Range and called for Austin.
• Austin burst from the sea of clouds and struck at the summit as Norman began establishing the contract.
• Dongfang Chen met Austin’s dragon claw with a punch, revealing his overwhelming strength to Norman.
• Austin recognized Dongfang Chen, remembered its injured claw, and tried to flee.
• Dongfang Chen seized Austin in a giant Dou Qi hand and declared that its dangerous power had to be controlled.

Dongfang Chen restrained the Black Dragon Emperor and turned its Dragon Breath back on it while Norman prepared a Guardian Contract. Norman was struck by the contract’s backlash and sent flying as he tried to bond with the dragon.

• The Black Dragon Emperor attacked Dongfang Chen’s Dou Qi Giant Hand with Black Qi, Dragon Eagle Vultures, and a Dragon Flame Ray.
• Dongfang Chen restored the crumbling hand and redirected the Black Dragon Emperor’s Dragon Flame above its head, forming a threatening fireball.
• After Norman announced that the Guardian Contract was ready, Dongfang Chen made the fireball vanish and lowered the restrained dragon before Cloud Cliff.
• Norman began chanting the contract and placed his hand on the Black Dragon Emperor’s scales, but he spat blood and was sent flying by its backlash.

Norman failed to form a Guardian Contract with Austin because their soul powers were too unequal, so Dongfang Chen suggested Ashariyya use her Fallen Angel Soul to try instead. Ashariyya succeeded, restoring Austin’s sanity, and the Black Dragon Emperor fell asleep while Dongfang Chen planned to treat his remaining injuries.

• Norman explained that his contract attempt failed because Austin’s soul power was much stronger, and he would need to reach the Forbidden Curse level to form the contract.
• Dongfang Chen proposed that Ashariyya use her Fallen Angel Soul to form the Guardian Contract with Austin, while he suppressed the contract’s Light Power.
• Norman transferred the Guardian Contract Mark to Ashariyya, who merged with her Fallen Angel Soul and formed the contract with the Black Dragon Emperor.
• Ashariyya confirmed that Austin had regained his sanity, though his Soul Damage and physical injuries remained.
• Ashariyya let the exhausted Black Dragon Emperor sleep while Dongfang Chen prepared to make pills for him.

Dongfang Chen healed Austin with two Eighth-grade Pills, and the Black Dragon Emperor returned with Ashariyya to the Parthenon Temple, alarming the Holy City. Back in Jinlin City, Dongfang Chen found the other girls away training at the Kunlun Mountain Fire Vein, while Chenying stayed behind and paid dearly after sneaking a bite.

• Dongfang Chen refined two Eighth-grade Pills, and their Five-Colored Pill Lightning evolved the Khufu Demon Puppet into a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Ashariyya gave Austin the pills, and Austin's injuries healed completely.
• Austin flew with Ashariyya and Dongfang Chen to the Parthenon Temple, where his return shocked Europe and unsettled the Holy City.
• Dongfang Chen returned to Jinlin City and learned from Yu Shishi that the other girls had gone to train at the Kunlun Mountain Fire Vein.
• Chenying stayed behind to look after Lü Yi and secretly sneaked a bite from Dongfang Chen, leaving herself too weak to get out of bed all day.

Dongfang Chen spent time with Chenying and Yu Shishi, then learned that Lü Yi had reached Forbidden Curse level and the Moon Moth Phoenix had grown into a powerful Mature Stage beast. He went to the capital to see Leng Qing after her promotion to Great Chief Judge, and led her out of a bar after she accepted his invitation.

• Dongfang Chen stayed in Jinlin City and cultivated with Chenying and Yu Shishi.
• Lü Yi broke through to Forbidden Curse level, and Dongfang Chen used Purple Linden Divine Leaves to advance the Moon Moth Phoenix to its Mature Stage.
• Dongfang Chen remembered Leng Qing's promised reward and traveled to the capital to find her.
• Leng Qing received a promotion to Great Chief Judge despite not meeting the usual cultivation requirements, owing to her contribution against Leng Jue's faction.
• Dongfang Chen approached Leng Qing at the capital's Qingtian Hunter Club bar, and she accepted his invitation before he led her out by the hand.

Dongfang Chen spent several days with Leng Qing after she broke through to Super Rank Full Cultivation, then reunited with Lingling and reassured her about her place in their household. After a peaceful half-month, Dean Xiao summoned him to discuss an academic exchange in Switzerland, where Dongfang Chen planned to deal with Conductor Chief as well.

• Dongfang Chen brought Leng Qing to his villa, where she gave him a massage before they became intimate.
• Leng Qing broke through to Super Rank Full Cultivation during her first Yin Yang Twin Flames cultivation session with Dongfang Chen.
• Dongfang Chen persuaded Leng Qing to take three days off, and they spent the time together before she returned to the Judgment Department.
• Lingling returned from the Kunlun Mountain Fire Vein after defeating a Commander Level Lava Wolf, then made Dongfang Chen promise to spend time and money on her.
• After half a month of peace, Dean Xiao summoned Dongfang Chen to discuss an academic exchange with Alps Academy, and Dongfang Chen decided to target Conductor Chief in Switzerland.

Dongfang Chen led Mingzhu Academy’s exchange team to Alps Academy, accompanied by Mofan, Zhao Manyan, Mubai, and several students. On the way, Mubai explained that he hoped to find his adopted sister in Switzerland, and the group arrived at the Alps.

• Feng Nannan, Gu Yao, and Shao Yu joined Dongfang Chen’s exchange team, while Mofan and Zhao Manyan also came as instructors.
• Mofan showed Dongfang Chen the broken Sacred Deer Horn he had found in the Qin Mountains and explained that he had joined the exchange to investigate a totem feather.
• Mubai thanked Dongfang Chen for helping him with the Imperial Capital Mu Clan and said he had joined the group to train and leave the Ancient City.
• Zhao Manyan learned that Alps Academy admitted only women and eagerly anticipated meeting its students.
• Mubai told Mofan that he planned to visit his adopted sister, who had been taken to Switzerland as a child.
• Dongfang Chen announced that they had arrived, and the group stood before the Alps.

Dongfang Chen and the Mingzhu Academy exchange team arrived at the Alps and clashed with Alps Academy students over the academy’s rules for male visitors. Dean Perry stepped in and declared Dongfang Chen an honored guest exempt from wearing a wristband.

• Dongfang Chen traveled toward the Alps with Feng Nannan, Gu Yao, and the others, while Mofan, Zhao Manyan, and Mubai joked about his romantic prospects.
• At the Glazed Pavilion, a mage named Shirley challenged Dongfang Chen and boasted that Alps Academy had many students stronger than him.
• Edith explained that all men entering the all-female Alps Academy had to wear tracking wristbands, and Mofan and Zhao Manyan objected.
• Mofan threatened to force his way in, and Dongfang Chen said fighting in would be easier than following the rules.
• Dean Perry arrived and announced that Dongfang Chen was an honored guest who did not need to wear a wristband.

Dean Perry led the visiting Mingzhu Academy group to Fei Lun Waterfall, where Dongfang Chen agreed to attempt the academy’s difficult cultivation trial. He asked whether anyone was in the cavern behind the waterfall and, after Perry said it was usually empty, prepared to go through.

• Dean Perry ordered Edith and Shirley to put away their magic bracelets, then guided the visitors toward the academy.
• Mofan heard the waterfall and challenged Edith and Shirley after learning that Fei Lun Waterfall was a demanding cultivation site.
• Dean Perry explained that mages had to pass through the waterfall to reach the cavern behind it, where the water and its vibrations disrupted magic.
• Edith said the only student to pass through Fei Lun Waterfall was the academy’s Dimensional Leader, and Mofan argued with her.
• Dongfang Chen volunteered to try the waterfall, and Dean Perry told him a protective array guarded the pool below.
• Dongfang Chen asked if anyone was in the cavern, then prepared to enter after Perry said it was usually empty.

Dongfang Chen entered Fei Lun Waterfall and met a woman meditating in the cavern behind it. After she challenged him with Space Magic, he defeated her and made her apologize, leaving their encounter on a tense but settled note.

• Dongfang Chen walked through Fei Lun Waterfall without being harmed while Mofan watched and promised to try it himself.
• Dongfang Chen found a clothed woman meditating in a furnished cavern behind the waterfall.
• The woman assumed Dongfang Chen was an exchange student and insulted his academy, prompting him to challenge her.
• The woman attacked with Space Magic, but Dongfang Chen predicted her Instant Move and caught her.
• Dongfang Chen disrupted her attempt to teleport away, pinned her against the cavern wall, and forced her to admit defeat and apologize.

Dongfang Chen met Heidi at Fei Lun Waterfall and demonstrated that his magical abilities surpassed hers. After he blasted her out of the cavern, the waiting students recognized her as the person who had flown out of the waterfall.

• Heidi introduced herself and learned that the man who had defeated her was Dongfang Chen, the Mingzhu Academy exchange representative.
• Heidi challenged Dongfang Chen to a rematch, but he refused to fight her as a student and agreed to guide her instead.
• Heidi attacked Dongfang Chen with three simultaneous spells, and he countered by casting four kinds of magic at once.
• Dongfang Chen's attack broke through Heidi's magical equipment barrier and sent her flying out of the cavern.
• Mofan, Zhao Manyan, and the others waiting outside recognized the figure from the waterfall as Heidi, Alps Academy's Dimensional Leader.

Dongfang Chen agreed to teach Heidi through a three-move daily challenge, then used the first two rounds to demonstrate the weaknesses in her Water and Sound magic. He redirected Heidi’s Chaos Vortex toward her, leaving the outcome of his third move unresolved.

• Heidi attacked Dongfang Chen with Water Scroll Flood Dragons, and he proposed teaching her three moves a day under rules that would end her challenges if she lost.
• Dongfang Chen pierced Heidi’s Water Flood Dragons and advised her to focus her power on a precise point rather than rely on brute force.
• Heidi attacked with Soul-Severing Melody, but Dongfang Chen destroyed her sound harp with Sound String Slashes and explained how to use Sound Element Magic more effectively.
• Heidi created a Chaos Vortex to absorb Dongfang Chen’s sound waves, and he snapped his fingers to turn its outlet toward her.

Heidi lost her Three-Move Pact against Dongfang Chen after he quietly cut her neck with a Sound String Slash, then received advice to pay more attention to her surroundings. At Fei Lun Waterfall, Feng Nannan, Gu Yao, and Shao Yu kissed Dongfang Chen before passing the waterfall, while Mofan jokingly asked for the same advantage and got kicked toward it.

• Heidi lost control of her Chaos Vortex and discovered Dongfang Chen had marked her neck with a Sound String Slash, ending their Three-Move Pact.
• Dongfang Chen advised Heidi to focus more on observing her surroundings, and Heidi recognized the size of the gap between them.
• Mentor Jialan introduced herself and invited the Mingzhu Academy guests to Alps Academy for dinner.
• Feng Nannan kissed Dongfang Chen, then passed through Fei Lun Waterfall and back without injury.
• Gu Yao and Shao Yu each kissed Dongfang Chen before passing through Fei Lun Waterfall with ease.
• Mofan asked Dongfang Chen for a kiss to gain a special buff, and Dongfang Chen kicked him toward the waterfall.

Mingzhu Academy’s exchange team impressed Alps Academy by passing Fei Lun Waterfall, then endured a disappointing vegetarian dinner. Heidi introduced Dongfang Chen to her teacher, Blanche, who arrived veiled and concealed but radiated an unmistakable beauty.

• More than half of Mingzhu Academy’s exchange team passed Fei Lun Waterfall, astonishing Dean Perry and Mentor Jia Lan and earning Heidi’s attention toward Dongfang Chen.
• Mentor Jia Lan served the visitors a vegetarian dinner, prompting Mofan to complain and decide to seek meat elsewhere.
• Mofan, Zhao Manyan, and Mubai slipped away for a second dinner while Dongfang Chen prepared to return with Feng Nannan and the others.
• Heidi invited Dongfang Chen to meet her teacher, Blanche, and explained that Blanche had become curious about him after hearing of his skill.
• Blanche arrived and told Heidi she would speak to Dongfang Chen herself, appearing veiled and covered in layered clothing.

Blanche challenged Dongfang Chen to a spar at Alps Academy after hearing about his talent from Heidi. Their match began with Plant Element Archmage spells, and Blanche was stunned when Dongfang Chen revealed his own Archmage-level Plant Element.

• Blanche met Dongfang Chen and asked him to spar, partly curious about his abilities and uneasy that he was teaching Heidi.
• News of the spar spread through Alps Academy, and students gathered to watch while Edith made an excuse to leave.
• Mentor Jialan volunteered to referee as Dongfang Chen and Blanche took their places in the snowy arena.
• Blanche opened with Hundred Flowers Blooming—All Things Grow Wild, summoning enormous man-eating flowers.
• Dongfang Chen completed Tree Realm Descends before Blanche finished her spell, filling the arena with giant trees.
• Blanche realized Dongfang Chen had Archmage-level Plant Element magic and wondered how many of his Elements had reached that level.