Chapter Summaries

Ding Yumian asked Liu Ru to help arrange shelter in Moon Snow New City for vampires facing attacks, then realized her elder had used the request to send her to Tang Miao. After Tang Miao appeared behind her and Liu Ru, the story left Ding Yumian confronting his intentions.

• Ding Yumian explained that her elder wanted Tang Miao to let threatened vampire kin move into Moon Snow New City, and Liu Ru said she should ask him directly.
• Ding Yumian and Liu Ru found Tang Miao resting with Yu Shishi and Apas, then hurried away after catching them in an intimate situation.
• Ding Yumian realized the story about the elder's troubled juniors had been a pretext to bring her to Tang Miao.
• Liu Ru advised Ding Yumian that she could refuse Tang Miao, but Tang Miao appeared behind them and said people were insatiable.

Tang Miao confronted Liu Ru and learned that Ding Yumian’s clan wanted her to marry him. He told Ding Yumian to consider her responsibilities to her clan before making a choice, then left with Liu Ru.

• Tang Miao startled Ding Yumian and Liu Ru, then scolded and spanked Liu Ru for berating him.
• Tang Miao pressed Ding Yumian to explain why she had come to see him, and she revealed that her elders wanted to send her to him.
• Ding Yumian admitted she did not like Tang Miao and asked him to help her avoid the arrangement.
• Tang Miao explained that refusing could distance her clan from Moon Snow New City and urged her to weigh her clan’s future before deciding.
• Tang Miao took Liu Ru away in a flash of silver light, leaving Ding Yumian to reflect on her clan’s situation.
• Tang Miao returned to Apas and rested while Liu Ru massaged his legs.

Tang Miao returned from the back mountains and prepared for his upcoming duel with Zu Xiangtian while familiar allies and Tang Yue arrived in Moon Snow City. After dealing with troublemakers and taking charge of miners, he discussed building the Tang Clan with Tang Yue and left with her to start a family.

• Tang Miao told Liu Ru that he wanted Ding Yumian for himself and argued that nobody else was more worthy of her.
• Tang Miao emerged from the back mountains, where others had assumed he was cultivating for his duel with Zu Xiangtian.
• Ai Jiangtu and others arrived to support Tang Miao, while Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan stayed in Greece to investigate the Black Vatican.
• Tang Miao toured the back mountains with Tang Yue, burned the Beast Mercenary Group members who came looking for trouble, and placed the miners under his command before handing matters to Mu Ningxue.
• Tang Yue criticized Tang Miao for neglecting Moon Snow New City, and Tang Miao urged her to help him build the Tang Clan by having children with him.

Tang Miao woke after an exhausting night and spoke with Tang Yue about her new position as Chief Judge and the Judgment Society's duty to the country. When messages revealed that Ailin and Asha Ruiya had arrived in Fei Niao City for his duel with Zu Xiangtian, Tang Miao prepared to greet them while Tang Yue questioned him about his foreign romantic entanglements.

• Tang Yue brought Tang Miao soup and challenged his excuse that meditation had left him exhausted.
• Tang Miao asked whether Tang Yue's new role made the Hangzhou Judgment Society a family affair, and she reminded him that the Society served the state.
• Tang Miao received a message from Ailin, who said she had arrived in Fei Niao City to watch his duel with Zu Xiangtian.
• Tang Miao received another message and learned that Asha Ruiya had also arrived, then decided to go greet his friends.
• Tang Yue questioned Tang Miao about the women he was going to meet, and he admitted they were from abroad.

Tang Miao welcomed Asha Ruiya and Ailin to Moon Snow New City before his duel with Zu Xiangtian. As he showed them around, they questioned how his clan had built and funded such a vast territory, and Asha Ruiya and Ailin teased him about Mu Ningxue.

• Tang Yue teased Tang Miao about his other women, then told him to handle them without letting them appear before her.
• Tang Miao used Instantaneous Movement to meet Asha Ruiya and Ailin at the border of Moon Snow New City and Fei Niao City.
• Asha Ruiya and Ailin entered Moon Snow New City with Tang Miao and were surprised by the size and development of the Tang Clan's territory.
• Tang Miao explained that the country had granted him land, merchants invested in the city, and he owned two mineral deposits.
• Asha Ruiya asked whether Tang Miao planned to put them in Mu Ningxue's room, and Ailin questioned whose family's territory Moon Snow New City was.

Tang Miao dealt with Ailin and Asha Ruiya arriving at Moon Snow New City while Jiang Shaoxu teased him about his relationships. He escaped to the Fei Niao City coastline, where he reflected on the city’s growing coastal defenses and Shao Zheng’s rising influence.

• Tang Miao avoided Ailin’s question about his relationship with Asha Ruiya, and the two women took rooms beside each other.
• Jiang Shaoxu teased Tang Miao about Ailin and Asha Ruiya, and he used Ling Ling’s arrival as an excuse to leave.
• Tang Miao greeted Ai Jiangtu, Jiang Yu, Guan Yu, and Nan Jue before heading to the coastline.
• Tang Miao observed that trees, lookout towers, and detection devices had strengthened Fei Niao City’s sea defenses.
• Tang Miao considered how his support had helped Shao Zheng rise in influence and how Shao Zheng had helped Moon Snow New City.

Tang Miao left the coast without finding any Sea Monsters and met Mu Nujiao, who worried about his coming duel with Zu Xiangtian. After he boasted about his strength, Ai Tutu arrived, and Tang Miao embraced her.

• Tang Miao found no Sea Monsters along the coast and returned to the city.
• Tang Miao met Mu Nujiao, who asked about his duel with Zu Xiangtian and worried he might lose.
• Tang Miao clarified that he expected to win and told Mu Nujiao that nearly all his magic elements had reached the Super Rank.
• Tang Miao hugged Mu Nujiao as she tried to leave, and Ai Tutu arrived looking for her.
• Tang Miao intercepted Ai Tutu, lifted her up, and hugged and rubbed against her.

Tang Miao reunited with Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu, then hid in the back hills to avoid the crowded villa and found Yu Shishi. After discussing her past and Moon Moth Phoenix’s future, he persuaded her that having a child who could become its next guardian would help protect it.

• Tang Miao embraced Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao and explained that his years in Demon Beast territory had kept him from contacting them.
• Tang Miao brought Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu to the villa, then went to the back hills to avoid the gathering women.
• Yu Shishi mocked Tang Miao for worrying about the consequences of his relationships, and he admitted he felt guilty about how she had become involved with him.
• Tang Miao and Yu Shishi slept together, and he told her that their child could grow up to become Moon Moth Phoenix’s next guardian.
• Yu Shishi considered Tang Miao’s proposal and decided she could ask for more to help ensure Moon Moth Phoenix was protected.

Tang Miao demonstrated his newly evolved Fire Element to Ailin, convincing her that he was powerful enough to challenge Zu Xiangtian. After spending time with Ailin, he arrived at the sea ruins for their widely anticipated duel, where Zu Xiangtian acted as if victory was already his.

• Ailin challenged Tang Miao to test his strength, and he revealed a Heavenly Seed Fire Element whose forbidden domain suppressed her Water magic.
• Tang Miao explained that his travels searching for Totem Beasts had kept him out of contact, and Ailin accepted his explanation.
• Tang Miao took Ailin to the Dark Serpent, and they stayed together until the day of the decisive battle.
• The duel between Tang Miao and Zu Xiangtian drew a large crowd and was scheduled at the ruins of Sea Battle City to limit damage to nearby areas.
• Tang Miao arrived at the floating reef hunting grounds and saw Zu Xiangtian acting as though he had already won.

Tang Miao and Zu Xiangtian prepared to fight in a highly publicized duel, but Tang Miao turned the event into a public confrontation over Zu Xiangtian’s smear campaign. The chapter left the crowd stunned after Tang Miao declared himself the strongest person below the Forbidden Curse level.

• The deputy mayor introduced Tang Miao and Zu Xiangtian’s duel, and Tang Miao dismissed Zu Xiangtian as a weakling.
• Ai Jiangtu, Guan Yu, and Jiang Yu discussed Zu Xiangtian’s strength and Tang Miao’s even more formidable reputation.
• The deputy mayor warned Tang Miao and Zu Xiangtian that their insults were being amplified for the audience.
• Zu Xiangtian accused Tang Miao of disgraceful behavior, and Tang Miao used the microphone to deny the rumors and threaten anyone spreading them.
• Tang Miao called himself the strongest person beneath the Forbidden Curse level, leaving the spectators and officials speechless.

Tang Miao dominated his duel with Zu Xiangtian, overwhelming him with Intermediate Magic while mocking his weakness. He trapped Zu Xiangtian with Space Suppression and prepared to continue the beating, making clear that surrender would not let him escape.

• The deputy mayor started the duel after Tang Miao provoked Zu Xiangtian and rejected his dueling ritual.
• Zu Xiangtian charged at Tang Miao, but Tang Miao stopped him with a silver Space wall and crushing pressure, then struck him with lightning.
• Tang Miao flung Zu Xiangtian into a ruined building with a Space-infused slap and attacked him with Fierce Fist—Nine Palaces.
• Tang Miao used Wind Disk—Heavenly Net and Lightning Bolt—Frenzied Dance, damaging Zu Xiangtian's magical equipment and leaving him unable to retaliate.
• Tang Miao surrounded Zu Xiangtian with Space Suppression and warned him that he would not be allowed to leave, even if he tried to surrender.

Tang Miao defeated Zu Xiangtian and used the Shadow Fiend Lord to destroy his cultivation and innate talent. Zu Bo tried to intervene, but Han Ji defended Tang Miao, who left Zu Xiangtian pinned beneath his foot as the confrontation continued.

• Tang Miao summoned the Shadow Fiend Lord and struck Zu Xiangtian with its dark blade.
• The dark energy eroded Zu Xiangtian's cultivation and innate talent, while Tang Miao took the four Spirit Essences that escaped from him.
• Zu Bo rushed into the arena and accused Tang Miao of viciously harming his son.
• Han Ji told Zu Bo that Zu Xiangtian had challenged Tang Miao and urged him to take his son for treatment.
• Tang Miao stepped on Zu Xiangtian's head and taunted Zu Bo as he approached.

Tang Miao defeated Zu Xiangtian, crippled his magic, and forced Zu Bo to apologize before the father carried his son away. Han Ji and Zhu Meng warned Tang Miao that the Zu Family and Holy City might retaliate, but he dismissed their fears and invited them to a victory banquet.

• Tang Miao stomped Zu Xiangtian again, and Zu Bo pleaded with him to stop.
• Tang Miao demanded an apology from Zu Bo, who apologized after Tang Miao threatened him; Tang Miao then kicked Zu Xiangtian over to him.
• Zu Bo carried away the unconscious Zu Xiangtian, whose magic had been crippled beyond the ability of even the world's best Healing Mage to restore.
• Tang Miao asked the stunned onlookers if anyone else wanted to challenge him, but no one stepped forward.
• Han Ji and Zhu Meng warned Tang Miao that the Zu Family might seek help from the Holy City and advised him to stay in the country.
• Tang Miao thanked them and invited them to his villa estate in Moon Snow New City for a victory banquet, but both had official business to attend to.

After defeating Zu Xiangtian, Tang Miao hosted a celebration banquet but dreaded having to explain his relationships to the women gathered there. Tang Yue introduced herself as his fiancée and laid down the truth, leaving the group talking while she promised to deal with Tang Miao later.

• Tang Miao attended the villa banquet, where guests celebrated his victory and the women at his table sat in awkward silence.
• Mu Nujiao tried to leave, but Ai Tutu pulled her back before Tang Yue arrived and sat beside Tang Miao.
• Tang Miao introduced Tang Yue as his childhood sweetheart and fiancée, and Tang Yue told the women they could leave if they could not accept the situation.
• Asha Ruiya introduced herself and helped break the ice as the women began chatting.
• Tang Miao suggested they have fun together, but Tang Yue warned him not to push his luck, and Asha Ruiya revealed that other women were still missing.
• Tang Yue told Tang Miao she would settle things with him later, and Ai Jiangtu and the national team members eventually rescued him from the table.

After a night of heavy drinking with Ai Jiangtu and Nan Jue, Tang Miao woke to Tang Yue’s reproach and learned that Zu Bo had arrived with Chief Pang Lai. Tang Miao warned Pang Lai not to get involved in his conflict with the Zu Family, making clear he had no intention of saving Zu Xiangtian.

• Ai Jiangtu warned Tang Miao not to mistreat Ai Tutu, then challenged him to drink alongside Nan Jue at the banquet.
• Tang Yue looked after Tang Miao after he woke up hungover and pointed out that she had noticed Ai Tutu at the banquet.
• Mu Ningxue told Tang Miao and Tang Yue that Zu Bo had arrived with others, and Tang Miao hurried outside.
• Zu Bo angrily demanded to know what Tang Miao had done to his son, and Pang Lai rebuked him.
• Tang Miao warned Pang Lai to stay out of the matter and revealed that he had no intention of saving Zu Xiangtian.

Tang Miao refused Zu Bo’s demand to save Zu Xiangtian, and the two fought after Zu Bo threatened Moon Snow City and Moon Snow Mountain. Tang Miao lured Zu Bo into the Silver Dome Lord’s territory and unleashed devastating fire magic, leaving the battle’s outcome unclear.

• Pang Lai realized Tang Miao would not help Zu Bo and tried to stop Zu Bo from starting a fight.
• Zu Bo fused with the sacrificial Great Demon, while Tang Miao flew toward South Ridge and Zu Bo pursued him.
• Tang Miao restrained Zu Bo with Gravity Suppression, evaded his Supersonic Wave, and trapped him in ice briefly.
• Tang Miao unleashed Fire Domain and Molten Flame Stones, setting the mountain ablaze as Zu Bo charged into the attack.

Tang Miao overwhelmed Zu Bo with fire, wind, and lightning before killing him despite Pang Lai’s attempt to stop him. Tang Yue and Mu Ningxue arrived to find Zu Bo dead, while Tang Miao openly threatened to wipe out the Zu Family.

• Zu Bo endured Tang Miao’s Hellfire Gate and Wind Butcher Slash by spending his defensive magic tools, then realized he had little left to withstand Tang Miao’s strongest element.
• Tang Miao unleashed Thunderous Might across the area, leaving Zu Bo gravely wounded as he tried to charge through the lightning.
• Pang Lai arrived and begged Tang Miao not to kill Zu Bo, but Tang Miao threw his Lightning Halberd and killed him, destroying the surrounding land.
• Tang Miao absorbed the souls of Zu Bo and the Great Demon fused within him, then told Pang Lai he would not hesitate to wipe out the Zu Family.
• Tang Yue and Mu Ningxue arrived and found Zu Bo reduced to a charred corpse.

Tang Miao dealt with the fallout after killing Zu Bo, while Tang Yue and Shao Zheng warned and supported him as the Zu Family sought allies. More than ten days later, Tang Miao remained unconcerned about their plans and continued his intimate banter with Apas.

• Tang Yue and Mu Ningxue arrived to find Zu Bo dead, and Pang Lai gathered his ashes before warning Tang Miao to take care of himself.
• Tang Yue scolded Tang Miao for making enemies of powerful families, then reminded Mu Ningxue to seek help and left to return to the Judgment Society.
• Shao Zheng called Tang Miao, judged the Zu Family responsible for the confrontation, and promised that no one would be allowed to harm him.
• The incident caused a worldwide sensation, and Zu Huanyao spent more than ten days calling in favors from powerful organizations while refusing to let the matter go.
• Asha Ruiya told Tang Miao that Zu Huanyao was seeking support and asked him to keep a low profile, but Tang Miao dismissed the threat.
• Apas teased Tang Miao about his recklessness, then bit his chest after he pinched her.

After Mochizuki Chihiro asked for help defending Twin Guardian Pavilion from a nine-tailed Demon Fox and its Sea Monsters, Tang Miao agreed to go to Japan. He left Mu Ningxue and his other guardians behind to protect Moon Snow New City, then forced Fei Lian to carry him and Apas toward Japan.

• Mochizuki Chihiro called Tang Miao repeatedly and pleaded for help as Sea Monsters attacked Twin Guardian Pavilion, which had lost many elite mages.
• Tang Miao agreed to help, warning Chihiro that he would take her and flee if the pavilion could not be defended.
• Apas identified the nine-tailed Demon Fox as an ancient Great Demon but admitted she knew nothing about its abilities or weaknesses.
• Tang Miao told Mu Ningxue about the crisis and left several guardians behind to protect Moon Snow New City from the Zu Family.
• Tang Miao dragged the reluctant Fei Lian from the beach, climbed aboard with Apas, and set off for Japan.

Tang Miao arrived at the Twin Guardian Pavilion to help defend it from a Sea Monster assault and learned that the Nine-Tailed Fox had awakened and declared war on Japan. Wangyue Mingjian explained how the fox escaped its seal and defeated the Mages sent to stop it, leaving Tang Miao to face the threat.

• Tang Miao traveled to Japan with Apas and reached the Twin Guardian Pavilion, where Sea Monsters crowded the waters and few guards remained.
• Tang Miao found Wangyue Mingjian exhausted and Mochizuki Chihiro asleep in the command center.
• Wangyue Mingjian told Tang Miao that the Nine-Tailed Fox had been released near the Volcanic Islands and taken control of the Sea Monsters there.
• Japan sent ten powerful Mages to reseal the Nine-Tailed Fox, but only two Forbidden Curse Mages survived, and the fox remained free.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox later declared that Japan must surrender its land to become its Demon Empire.