Chapter Summaries

The National Team joined Commander Fenna’s force to clear a slope of Poison Gold Mummies so the main troops could advance toward the pyramid. Tang Miao led the assault while Guan Yu went after the three-eyed commander, and the team quickly overwhelmed the fleeing mummies.

• After Jiang Shaoxu told Tang Miao the battle plan, he joined the government force assembling west of the city the next morning.
• Nan Jue led the National Team ahead of the main force to clear the Poison Gold Mummies behind a high slope.
• The team woke the mummies, and Tang Miao charged into their ranks with his Mystic Snake Magic Armor and elemental attacks.
• Nan Jue urged the others to follow Tang Miao as he and Mo Fan fought through the horde for Spirit Essences.
• Jiang Shaoxu spotted a three-eyed Poison Gold Mummy, and Guan Yu disappeared to attack the suspected commander.
• Tang Miao, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, and Ai Jiangtu helped rout the mummies, making the trial seem simple.

Tang Miao and the National Team fought their way toward the second camp before encountering a group of Vicious Sword Death Servants. Tang Miao unleashed a massive lightning storm to stop the powerful undead, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Tang Miao and his companions defeated the Poison Gold Mummies’ commander and continued toward the second camp without pursuing the fleeing undead.
• Nan Jue and Jiang Yu recognized more than fifty Vicious Sword Death Servants and warned the group of their strength.
• Tang Miao’s Fierce Fist—Nine Palaces barely harmed the Vicious Sword Death Servants, and his Purple Firmament Domain only destroyed the five at the front.
• Ai Jiangtu and Mu Ningxue restrained some of the undead as the others rushed to Tang Miao’s aid.
• Tang Miao cast Giant Thunderstorm and raised ice walls around himself, Mu Ningxue, and Ai Jiangtu as lightning engulfed the battlefield.

Commander Fenna’s army secured the second camp after Tang Miao destroyed fifty Vicious Sword Dead Servants, and Fenna offered the Huaxia National Team one hundred million each to help with the next mission. Most of the team refused, Tang Miao declined, and Mo Fan hesitated because he wanted to protect Xin Xia as they headed toward the pyramid.

• Tang Miao’s lightning strike destroyed fifty Vicious Sword Dead Servants, astonishing Commander Fenna and the National Team.
• Fenna’s army reached the high ground, established an Undead Barrier, and secured the second camp for a day of rest.
• Tang Miao collected Exotic Bones and Remnant Souls from the battle, earning nearly three hundred million in total and strengthening his Lightning Element Star Seeds to forty.
• Fenna offered each National Team member one hundred million to help her army, but Zu Jiming and several others refused.
• Tang Miao rejected Fenna’s offer, Mu Ningxue followed his decision, and Mo Fan considered joining because Xin Xia would be heading toward the pyramid.

Fen Na hired Tang Miao and the National Team to help destroy the pyramid, and the group advanced toward it with healing mages under protection. They captured the third camp near the pyramid with little resistance, but realized the dangerous, one-way push through the undead would begin next.

• Fen Na asked Tang Miao to help fight the Violent Sword Undead Servants, and he agreed to a fee of three hundred million.
• Ai Jiangtu and Nan Jue agreed to help, while Tang Miao refused Jiang Shaoxu's offer to fund him and insisted on taking the risk.
• At dawn, Fen Na led the group, including Ye Xin Xia and the temple's Healing Element mages, toward the pyramid; Jiang Shaoxu stayed behind.
• The group reached the third camp and captured it with little effort, then felt uneasy as they prepared to enter the undead's fiercest resistance.

Tang Miao told Mu Ningxue about the Ancient Capital Cataclysm and his Demon Element before the army launched its final charge toward the pyramid. As undead overwhelmed the advancing forces, Mu Ningxue rose into the air to scatter the Dreadblade Death Servants so Tang Miao could attack.

• Tang Miao reassured Mu Ningxue about the undead and told her how the Ancient Capital Cataclysm ended, revealing his Demon Element and the backlash he faced.
• Tang Miao and Mu Ningxue joined the newly arrived troops and advanced with the army toward the pyramid’s final five kilometers.
• Commander Fenna ordered the army to charge through the dense undead, while Tang Miao, Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu, Ai Jiangtu, and Nan Jue fought together.
• Tang Miao killed hundreds of undead with Advanced-level magic as the battle descended into chaos and units lost their bearings.
• Tang Miao asked Mu Ningxue to blow the Dreadblade Death Servants into the air so he could bombard them, and she rose into the wind.

Tang Miao and the Huaxia National Team confronted the Monarch Level Dark Sword Master near the pyramid, but its Night Dominion devastated the Egyptian army. Fen Na ordered a retreat, while Tang Miao and the others withdrew to camp to recover.

• Mu Ningxue and Tang Miao attacked the Vicious Sword Undead Servants, and Tang Miao burned a wave of them with Sky Flame Funeral and Fierce Fist—Nine Palaces.
• The Dark Sword Master appeared on a Black Ghost Horse and struck Tang Miao and his companions with a sword wave that shattered their defenses and wounded them.
• Fen Na urged her soldiers to stand and fight after seeing Tang Miao, Ai Jiangtu, Mu Ningxue, and Nan Jue rise again.
• The Dark Sword Master activated Night Dominion, and his empowered undead slaughtered the Egyptian army as it charged.
• Ai Jiangtu called for a retreat, and Fen Na withdrew her soldiers while Tang Miao and the others returned to camp to recuperate.

Fen Na’s army prepared to destroy the pyramid, but Mo Fan volunteered to challenge the Dark Sword Master and buy them time. After securing Fen Na’s promise to keep his Demon Element secret, Mo Fan faced the Dark Sword Master as it raised a Dark Arena around them.

• Tang Miao explained that a mage with the Shadow Element could use the Dark Contract to challenge the Dark Sword Master, but he refused to volunteer.
• Mo Fan offered to face the Dark Sword Master, despite warnings from Ai Jiangtu, Nan Jue, and an Egyptian commander.
• Mo Fan asked Tang Miao to protect Ye Xin Xia and secured Fen Na’s agreement to keep his Demon Element secret.
• Fen Na agreed that Mo Fan only needed to hold out for five minutes while she cut through to destroy the pyramid.
• The army advanced to within a kilometer of the pyramid, where the Dark Sword Master appeared with nearly four hundred Vicious Sword Undead.
• Mo Fan challenged the Dark Sword Master, which answered by forming a Dark Arena around them.

Fen Na led the Egyptian forces in destroying the pyramid while Tang Miao and the others fought off the undead. The pyramid vanished, the undead army fled, and the exhausted Fen Na collapsed to her knees as the battle ended.

• Ai Jiangtu and Fen Na failed to break the dark arena imprisoning Mo Fan and the Dark Sword Master, so Tang Miao urged them to focus on destroying the pyramid.
• Fen Na led the charge against the undead while Mo Fan transformed into a wolf-like Demon Beast to fight the Dark Sword Master.
• Tang Miao slaughtered undead with repeated spells as Mu Ningxue stayed beside him, and he caught Ye Xin Xia when a Commander Level undead struck her mount.
• Mu Ningxue took Ye Xin Xia from Tang Miao, while Fen Na's forces sent beams of light into the pyramid and made it vanish.
• The undead army fled after the pyramid disappeared, and Fen Na sank to her knees when the battle ended.

After the Egyptian army defeated the undead, Tang Miao sold his spoils and spent several days sightseeing with the women in the group before they set off for Venice. The team arrived in the water city, where Tang Miao admired its historic buildings and gondola-like water beasts.

• The Egyptian army celebrated its victory after the undead vanished, and Fen Na distributed the promised resources to Tang Miao and the others.
• Tang Miao sold his Spirit Essences and Exotic Bones for 1.3 billion, but failed to find a suitable Wind Element Soul Seed at the local auction house.
• Tang Miao invited Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu, and Mu Nujiao out separately, then spent several days cultivating in his room.
• Zhao Manyan teased Tang Miao about his relationships, and Jiang Shaoxu playfully confronted Tang Miao before Nan Jue called the group to leave.
• Tang Miao and the team arrived in Venice and learned that Gondola Water Beasts served as the city's taxis.

Tang Miao, Mo Fan, and Zhao Manyan visited St. Mark's World Auction House, where Zhao Manyan's wealthy older brother Zhao Yougan brushed him off. Zhao Manyan brought his friends inside to seek leads on Soul Seeds, while the three joked about his family and their dangerous adventures.

• Tang Miao and Jiang Shaoxu arrived at St. Mark's Square, where Tang Miao scolded and slapped Jiang Shaoxu after she suggested settling there.
• Zhao Yougan approached Zhao Manyan, dismissed his arrival, and bickered with him about why he had come to Venice.
• Tang Miao sent Jiang Shaoxu to explore with Ai Jiangtu and the others while he and Mo Fan asked Zhao Manyan about Soul Seeds.
• Zhao Manyan introduced Tang Miao and Mo Fan to Zhao Yougan and explained that they were seeking Lightning, Fire, and Wind Element Soul Seeds, but Zhao Yougan told them to go inside and wait.
• Zhao Manyan led Tang Miao and Mo Fan into St. Mark's World Auction House, and the three joked about Zhao Yougan's obsession with money and Zhao Manyan's repeated brushes with death.

Tang Miao, Mo Fan, and Zhao Manyan argued and joked in the Zhao Family’s luxurious guest room after Zhao Manyan insisted on taking it despite being told it was reserved. The banter turned to their romantic rivals, and Tang Miao warned Mo Fan not to pursue his women, but Mo Fan still claimed Ye Xin Xia as his childhood bride.

• Zhao Manyan said he wanted to avoid Mo Fan and Tang Miao, but the three men went together to the Zhao Family’s lavish guest room.
• Tang Miao mocked Mo Fan for being a virgin, and Zhao Manyan explained that the hostesses were not available to guests.
• A hostess told Zhao Manyan that the room was reserved for a distinguished guest, but he insisted on staying and Tang Miao and Mo Fan sat with him.
• The three men joked about women and relationships, and Tang Miao threatened Mo Fan over pursuing his women.
• Tang Miao teased that he might go after Ye Xin Xia, and Mo Fan called her his childhood bride.

Tang Miao intercepted Asha Ruiya after she stole something and pressured her into leaving with him, then asked her to find a top-grade Wind Element Soul Seed. Asha Ruiya agreed to ask around in exchange for his help on an errand, promising him a free Lightning Element Soul Seed.

• Tang Miao sensed Asha Ruiya nearby, waited at an exit, and met her as she left.
• Tang Miao embraced Asha Ruiya and hinted that he knew she had stolen something, stopping her from attacking him.
• Tang Miao took Asha Ruiya to a bar, where she questioned how he had predicted her arrival and escape route.
• Tang Miao asked Asha Ruiya to find him a top-grade Wind Element Soul Seed.
• Asha Ruiya offered to ask around if Tang Miao went somewhere with her, promising to help him obtain a free Lightning Element Soul Seed.

Tang Miao struck a deal with Asha Ruiya: he would help her at Tyrant Mountain, and she would find him a natural top-grade Wind Element Soul Seed. After leaving, he secretly carried Mu Nujiao to her room, and she woke the next morning sore and unable to find wearable clothes.

• Tang Miao negotiated with Asha Ruiya, agreeing to help her at Tyrant Mountain in exchange for her finding him a natural top-grade Wind Element Soul Seed.
• Tang Miao returned to the National Team’s training grounds and found Mu Ningxue absent and in seclusion.
• Tang Miao used his Wind Element to carry the unsuspecting Mu Nujiao to her room, where she eventually gave in to his advances.
• Mu Nujiao woke the next day sore and embarrassed, then told Nan Jue she would come to training later because she needed to clean up.

Tang Miao and Asha Ruiya traveled to Tyrant Mountain to find the Lightning Soul Seed hidden in a crevice halfway up the peak. They reached the guarded entrance, where Tang Miao spotted a flock of dangerous Wind Flame Thunder Vultures.

• Tang Miao left Venice without telling the National Team or the women he knew and traveled to Tyrant Mountain with Asha Ruiya.
• Asha Ruiya led Tang Miao through the dangerous mountain range toward its main peak, where Mountain Titans lived.
• Asha Ruiya explained that Tyrant Desolate Thunder had formed in a crevice halfway up Tyrant Peak, not on the summit where hunters usually searched.
• Tang Miao and Asha Ruiya reached the narrow crevice and saw dark lightning flickering inside.
• Tang Miao noticed a flock of Wind Flame Thunder Vultures lurking nearby, and Asha Ruiya identified them as powerful three-attribute raptors.

Tang Miao and Asha Ruiya used the black stone to lure a Mountain Titan into a fight with nine Wind Flame Thunder Vultures, then slipped through the Dark Concealment Array to reach the Tyrant Desolate Thunder. After Tang Miao forced a kiss on Asha Ruiya in the narrow passage, he went to collect the lightning while she suppressed her anger and decided to endure it.

• Asha Ruiya gave Tang Miao the black stone and explained that it could draw the Mountain Titan away from the Tyrant Desolate Thunder.
• Tang Miao provoked the Mountain Titan and ran to Asha Ruiya’s black magic circle, where his aura and the stone’s aura disappeared.
• The Mountain Titan entered the Wind Flame Thunder Vultures’ territory, and the two sides began fighting.
• Tang Miao and Asha Ruiya headed into the mountain, and Tang Miao absorbed the lightning obstacles on their way.
• Asha Ruiya told Tang Miao to collect the Tyrant Desolate Thunder, but he stopped in the narrow passage and forced a kiss on her.
• Tang Miao went to collect the Tyrant Desolate Thunder while Asha Ruiya held back her anger and decided to endure the insult.

Tang Miao absorbed the Tyrant Desolate Thunder, strengthening his Lightning Magic, while Asha Ruiya guided him through a hidden route up Tyrant Mountain. They glimpsed the Black Dragon Emperor and escaped through Asha Ruiya’s teleportation formation, leaving her with confirmation that it was there.

• Tang Miao’s Purple Firmament Divine Lightning reacted to the Tyrant Desolate Thunder, and he absorbed it despite his confusion.
• Tang Miao’s Lightning Magic advanced to Advanced Level, Second Tier, and his Lightning Element grew stronger.
• Asha Ruiya led Tang Miao through a hidden mountain passage to the Long Cliff, avoiding the Demon Beasts along the way.
• Tang Miao asked Asha Ruiya why she had come to see the Black Dragon, and she realized he knew her purpose.
• Asha Ruiya cast a teleportation formation as the Black Dragon appeared, and she and Tang Miao escaped to Croatia.

Tang Miao left Asha Ruiya frozen after their quarrel, while Mu Ningxue confronted the Mu Clan in Venice after learning they had used her to raise the Ice Crystal Brake Bow. Surrounded by her relatives and Disciplinary Mages, she unleashed the bow and covered Venice in ice.

• Asha Ruiya accused Tang Miao of taking liberties with her, but he froze her and her Dark Knight and left with Little Black.
• Mu Ningxue reflected on how Tang Miao had driven out most of the cold demon tormenting her and restored much of her hair’s natural color.
• A Mu Clan man confronted Mu Ningxue and admitted that the clan had raised her to strengthen the Ice Crystal Brake Bow before handing it to Nan Rongni.
• Nan Rongni, Mu Tingying, and Mu Clan Disciplinary Mages surrounded Mu Ningxue on a bridge, claiming they had authorization to arrest her.
• Mu Ningxue drew the Ice Crystal Brake Bow and unleashed an arrow that sent snow and ice across Venice.

Mu Ningxue used the Ice Crystal Brake Bow to freeze Pan Xi and the Mu Clan’s Disciplinary Mages, then left with Tang Miao. After Feng Li agreed to protect them, Tang Miao helped Mu Ningxue recover in her room.

• Mu Ningxue’s Ice Crystal Brake Bow resisted Pan Xi’s control, and she unleashed a blizzard that froze him and the four Disciplinary Mages without killing them.
• Tang Miao appeared and left with Mu Ningxue after she asked where he had been; he said he had gone on an adventure at Tyrant Mountain.
• Mu Ningxue reported the confrontation to Feng Li, while Tang Miao threatened to kill anyone who pursued them unless Feng Li intervened.
• Feng Li agreed to make a statement protecting them and scolded Tang Miao for his threats.
• Back in Mu Ningxue’s room, Tang Miao examined her and claimed his treatment had warmed her body after she fired the arrow.

After leaving Mu Ningxue, Tang Miao learned from Zhao Manyan about a Wind Element Soul Seed that matched his need for speed and bought it for 1.2 billion. He left the auction house nearly broke, with only wildflowers to bring back as gifts.

• Tang Miao left Mu Ningxue early and went shopping for gifts to appease Jiang's girl and Mu Nujiao.
• Zhao Manyan called Tang Miao with news of a speed-focused Wind Element Soul Seed and invited him to the auction house.
• Zhao Manyan explained that the Nine Nether Soul Wind contained sand and dust elements that would combine especially well with Tang Miao's Wind and Earth magic.
• Tang Miao and Zhao Manyan scraped together 1.2 billion, and Tang Miao bought the Nine Nether Soul Wind.
• Tang Miao left the auction house broke and searched for wildflowers to take back as gifts.

Tang Miao ran into Wangyue Qianxun in Venice and pulled her into a private encounter after learning she had come to handle a family purchase, not watch his match. When Wangyue Qianxun prepared to return to her country, Tang Miao jokingly questioned her loyalty, and she kicked him to the floor before he tried to make peace.

• Tang Miao spotted Wangyue Qianxun after leaving the auction house and whisked her into a quiet alley.
• Wangyue Qianxun cursed Tang Miao for abruptly taking her away, and he slapped her before asking why she was in Venice.
• Wangyue Qianxun explained that she had come on behalf of the Wangyue Family and the Auter Family to buy things, and Tang Miao punished her for her blunt answer.
• Tang Miao and Wangyue Qianxun went indoors and had a passionate encounter, after which she said she needed to return to her country that day.
• Tang Miao teased Wangyue Qianxun about having a lover in Little Japan, and she kicked him to the floor before he apologized and tried to soothe her.