Chapter Summaries

Tang Miao returned to Moon Snow New City with Mu Ningxue and asked Yu Shishi to strengthen his Wind Element, but she explained that his existing infusion made a Heavenly Seed risky. He also discussed Mu Ningxue’s Ice Crystal Brake Bow and its cost to her vitality.

• Mu Ningxue woke beside Tang Miao, and the two spent the rainy morning together before returning home in the afternoon.
• Tang Miao asked Yu Shishi to create a Heavenly Seed for his Wind Element, but she said the element’s existing infusion could prevent it.
• Tang Miao told Yu Shishi that his newly awakened Sound, Chaos, and Light Elements had already reached the second level of the Advanced Stage, astonishing her.
• Yu Shishi asked whether Mu Ningxue’s Ice Crystal Brake Bow harmed her, and Tang Miao explained that its strongest arrow could consume her vitality and shorten her lifespan.

Tang Miao and his friends visited a flying-dragon exhibition, where Zhang Xiaohou bought a mount and Tang Miao warned him about the destructive Dragon King Ants threatening Huaxia’s coastal defenses. As Mo Fan and the others joined Zhang Xiaohou to respond to the danger, Tang Miao stayed in the Magic Capital to strengthen his Light Element before the Sea Monster invasion.

• Yu Shishi suggested that Little White Tiger could help Mu Ningxue overcome the Ice Crystal Brake Bow by forming a contract with her, but Tang Miao rejected the idea because the tiger would become an Invincible Monarch.
• Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Mu Bai, and Tang Miao met Zhang Xiaohou while visiting the Bai family’s flying-dragon sales and exhibition, and Tang Miao said he only wanted a mount at Monarch Level or higher.
• The group attended an animal-taming exhibition, where Zhang Xiaohou bought a flying dragon for his increasingly difficult missions.
• Tang Miao warned Zhang Xiaohou and his soldiers that nearly invisible Dragon King Ants could devour building materials and destroy coastal defenses, while a controlled Forbidden Curse was the main threat.
• Mo Fan and the others left with Zhang Xiaohou to deal with the danger, while Tang Miao stayed behind to absorb two magical fruits and cultivate his Light Element ahead of the Sea Monster invasion.

Tang Miao spent the evening with the Nine-tailed Fox, then improved his Light Element before Mo Fan summoned him to Great Bell Mountain to witness a Forbidden Curse. There, Tang Miao met Hua Zhanhong, who questioned his certainty about Zhang Xiaohou and warned him to keep a low profile.

• The Nine-tailed Fox tried to use Tang Miao to recover her strength, but he saw through her plan and still gave in to her advances.
• Little Wind Ji remained asleep while Tang Miao strengthened his Light Element with the Divine Tree's and Devil Tree's fruits, exhausting his Spirit Essence in the process.
• Half a month later, Mo Fan called Tang Miao to Great Bell Mountain to witness a Forbidden Curse and help prevent it from being unleashed.
• In a wooden cabin, Hua Zhanhong questioned Tang Miao about why he believed Zhang Xiaohou had not been bewitched by Sea Monsters.
• Tang Miao said he had only just understood Hua Zhanhong's reason for activating the Forbidden Curse and mentioned visiting the Mu clan, prompting Hua Zhanhong to warn him to keep a low profile.

Tang Miao and Hua Zhanhong revealed that the Great Bell Mountain plan had trapped the Antarctic Ice Emperor, a Rooftop Emperor from the Extreme South. After Hua Zhanhong subdued him, Tang Miao explained to Mo Fan that several other Rooftop Emperors and powerful beings existed across the world, including one in the Kunlun Demon Empire.

• Tang Miao and Hua Zhanhong discussed their past connection before going together to meet the guest, leaving Mo Fan, Mu Bai, and Hua Yue Zhu confused.
• The Sacred Bell rang out across Great Bell Mountain as the Ice Emperor realized the Forbidden Curse plan had been a trap.
• Hua Zhanhong unleashed his Evil Shadow and subdued the Antarctic Ice Emperor, who admitted that he had underestimated humanity.
• The Antarctic Ice Emperor expressed interest in studying Tang Miao, but Hua Zhanhong's combined Forbidden Curse left him unable to resist.
• Tang Miao told Mo Fan that the Ancient King and Khufu were not the world's strongest beings and named Rooftop Emperors in the Extreme South, Sahara, ocean, and Kunlun Demon Empire.
• Hua Zhanhong asked whether Kunlun had a Rooftop Emperor, and Tang Miao confirmed it while explaining that the totems had vanished for reasons beyond the Sea Monster Dynasty.

Tang Miao explained the Totem Beasts’ history and why they might not help humanity, while Hua Zhanhong revealed that deep-sea Great Demons had entered offshore waters. The chapter ended with Sea Monsters attacking the country’s entire coastline.

• Tang Miao told Hua Zhanhong that the Totem Clan had fought the Kunlun Demon Country and later aided humanity before humans attacked the Totem Beasts.
• Tang Miao explained that the awakened Totem Beasts were unlikely to serve as guardians, though he promised to keep searching for them.
• Hua Zhanhong told Mo Fan that deep-sea Great Demons were entering offshore waters after the Pacific Gate had been discovered.
• Hua Zhanhong said the military had deployed troops to defend the coast, but could protect only five thousand li of shoreline, and that Su Lu had opposed Shao Zheng’s coastal defense plan.
• Sea Monsters launched attacks along nearly twenty thousand kilometers of coastline, putting almost every coastal region on alert.

Tang Miao diverted to Pearl Academy after receiving an emergency alert and saved its students and instructors from Sea Monsters. He killed a Primary Monarch threatening the academy’s people and reunited with his former teacher Qian Kun.

• Tang Miao received Pearl Academy’s alert about Sea Monsters attacking towns along the Huangpu River and changed course to help.
• Tang Miao killed a Black Shell Water Beast and a hidden Poison Loach Demon that had endangered Pearl Academy students and instructor Wei Rong.
• Tang Miao used Space Power and a Lightning Halberd to kill a Primary Monarch, then shielded the Pearl Academy instructors from the blast.
• Qian Kun recognized Tang Miao, thanked him for saving everyone, and reflected on how far his former student had advanced.

Tang Miao and the Shadow General’s Dark Legion swept the route near Pearl Academy, killing the Sea Monsters that had infiltrated the area. After rescuing a group of students, Tang Miao learned Senior Sister Ding was trapped on a sandbar and teleported away to save her.

• Tang Miao summoned the Shadow General and its Dark Legion to search the river route and slaughter the scattered Sea Monsters.
• The Dark Legion cleared the area, killing nearly all the Sea Monsters hiding along roughly ten kilometers of river.
• Tang Miao found bloodied Pearl Academy students fleeing a sandbar and reprimanded them for freezing in fear.
• A student recognized Tang Miao as Senior Brother Tang Miao and asked him to rescue Senior Sister Ding, who was trapped on the sandbar.
• Tang Miao told the students to return to school, then teleported away while the Dark Legion continued its sweep.

Tang Miao rescued Ding Yumian from Sea Monsters with his Dark Plane army, then took her to Dean Fu, who was being controlled by a Mind Bewitching Demon. After Tang Miao saved Dean Fu and the survivors, Ding Yumian asked how he had figured out what was happening.

• Tang Miao arrived beside Ding Yumian, burned the Sea Monsters threatening her, and summoned a vast Dark Plane army led by the Shadow Fiend.
• Ding Yumian received news that Dean Fu needed help at the Minghe River estuary, and Tang Miao took her there.
• A Mind Bewitching Demon emerged from Dean Fu as Tang Miao killed the monster chasing him and tore the demon from its host.
• Tang Miao used a red potion to save Dean Fu, while Ding Yumian woke the survivors and learned the Summoning Element department head had died.
• The Shadow Fiend army cleared the area of River Crossing Demons, and Ding Yumian asked Tang Miao how he had discovered the truth.

Tang Miao and Ding Yumian swept through River Crossing Demons until they reached the river mouth, where Tang Miao’s self-sustaining Shadow Legion proved more than enough to handle the monsters. After Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan reported that the Sea King Skeleton bore a Totem mark, Tang Miao joined them and the others at the sea embankment to face the threat.

• Tang Miao told Ding Yumian to alert him if anything happened and agreed to let her accompany him as he hunted the remaining River Crossing Demons.
• Tang Miao’s Shadow Legion slaughtered Sea Monsters and replenished its power from their souls while the pair spent nearly a day clearing a path to the river mouth.
• Mo Fan called Tang Miao and reported that the Sea King Skeleton in Magic Capital appeared to bear a Totem mark, so Tang Miao arranged to meet the group near Pudong.
• Tang Miao met Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Ling Ling, and Jiang Shaoxu, then estimated that the Sea King Skeleton was at least an Invincible Monarch.
• The group left the Safe Zone and reached the sea embankment, where the stench of blood hung over the battlefield beside the crowded city.

Tang Miao and his companions reached the front as the military began its Decapitation Plan against the Sea King Skeleton. The creature endured the opening attacks and slaughtered a hundred-mage squad, forcing ranked officers to engage while the High-level Legion withdrew.

• Tang Miao and his companions ignored a mage's warning and continued toward the Sea King Skeleton War Zone.
• Tang Miao and the others reunited with Zhang Xiaohou, who said he was on standby and had not been assigned to the selected Decapitation Plan team.
• The Sea King Skeleton emerged from the sea, and Jiang Shaoxu explained that the military had to protect the City of Millions behind them.
• High Mages from the Magic Capital struck the Sea King Skeleton with a Light Element formation, while other mages tried to prevent it from recovering with seawater.
• The Sea King Skeleton charged through the High-level Legion's attacks and killed a hundred-mage squad, so the commander ordered the legion to retreat and ranked officers to engage.

The Sea King Skeleton unleashed a bone tsunami that devastated the battlefield, but Tang Miao stopped it with a wave of Heavenly Fire. Three Half Forbidden Spell users arrived and wounded the skeleton, only for a living ocean to form a giant claw and strike at them.

• The Sea King Skeleton sank into the sea and summoned a bone tide that killed and injured Military Mages.
• Jiang Shaoxu urged the others to leave as the Sea King Skeleton overwhelmed the defenders.
• Tang Miao appeared and used a Fire Wave to melt the bone tsunami before it reached the Military Mages.
• Three Peak Rankers arrived and attacked the Sea King Skeleton, severing one of its arms.
• Tang Miao sensed danger approaching from the sea and warned the three Peak Rankers, while the commander saw the ocean form a giant claw aimed at them.

Tang Miao stopped the Sea King Skeleton from escaping and attacked it with ice, lightning, and sand magic, while the Sea King Skeleton fought to regain its strength from the sea. The chapter ended as the Skeleton restored its seawater and the lightning strike descended.

• Tang Miao used Ice Phoenix Fire Phoenix to destroy the giant sea claw and save the three Peak Rankers, then pursued the Sea King Skeleton as it fled.
• Tang Miao used Space Power to halt the Sea King Skeleton, then struck its bony fingers with Thunderous Might.
• Tang Miao froze the Sea King Skeleton with Extreme Cold Ice and Absolute Zero, and summoned five lightning strikes with Thunder Punishment and Five Thunders Strike the Top.
• Tang Miao used Extreme Blast Sand to fill the water around the Skeleton, but it shattered the frost and stomped as the seawater surged back.
• The Sea King Skeleton roared with renewed confidence as Tang Miao's lightning crashed down toward it.

Tang Miao trapped the Sea King Skeleton and used Heavenly Fire to free the Renowned Divine Bird hidden inside its bones. The bird emerged reborn as the seawall mages watched in astonishment.

• Tang Miao’s lightning severely wounded the Sea King Skeleton, while the seawall mages’ defenses absorbed the attack’s remaining force.
• Fei Lian struck the Sea King Skeleton’s spine, exposing the bones bearing the ancient Totem Mark.
• Tang Miao used Shadow Fiend to trap the Sea King Skeleton, then unleashed Heavenly Fire and Molten Flame Pillars against its back.
• Jiang Shaoxu reassured the seawall mages that Fei Lian was a Huaxia totem and raised their morale by praising Tang Miao’s strength.
• The Blazing Fire Pupa burst from the Sea King Skeleton’s spine, and the Renowned Divine Bird emerged reborn in scarlet and purple flames.

Tang Miao rescued the reborn Chongming Divine Bird from the Sea King Skeleton, but was struck far away while protecting it. He returned in a burst of Lightning Fire, wounded the creature, and trapped it in a Dark Domain as the battle continued.

• The Sea King Skeleton broke free and chased the Chongming Divine Bird, so Tang Miao used Instantaneous Movement to scoop up the fledgling.
• The Sea King Skeleton struck Tang Miao through his defenses and sent him flying toward Magic Capital, while the commander-in-chief ordered the Military Mages to hold the seawall.
• Mo Fan and the others went to find Tang Miao, who sent Jiang Shaoxu and Ding Yumian a telepathic message that he was fine.
• Tang Miao returned as a Lightning Fire meteorite and blasted the Sea King Skeleton, shattering more of its bones.
• Tang Miao trapped the Sea King Skeleton inside Dark Execution Ground and summoned Dark Chains.

Tang Miao unleashed a fifth-level Super-tier Fire spell that devastated the Sea King Skeleton and the shoal, while the defenders shielded the seawall. The Sea King Skeleton survived the bombardment, but Tang Miao’s Shadow Fiend began harvesting its undead soul as Tang Miao was left badly drained and both of his magic armors were damaged.

• Tang Miao bound the Sea King Skeleton with chains from the Dark Domain, then struck it with his enhanced Molten Meteor Flood Dragon Fist.
• Tang Miao’s attack collapsed the shoal into a vast crater and threatened the seawall, so the commander, Zhao Manyan, and thousands of Mages combined their magic to shield it.
• The commander and three Peak Rankers searched the crater, where a bony claw emerged and revealed that the Sea King Skeleton was still alive.
• Shadow Fiend began harvesting the Sea King Skeleton’s undead soul while Fei Lian submitted to Tang Miao.
• Tang Miao found that the battle had depleted much of his Fire and Lightning magic energy and damaged both the Black Dragon Magic Armor and Mystic Snake Magic Armor.

Tang Miao killed the Sea King Skeleton and returned to Moon Snow City, where he protected Ding Yumian from being used for her exposed Mind Element ability. He planned to visit the Parthenon to repair and reforge his armor before deciding how to help Hangzhou and Fei Niao City.

• Tang Miao absorbed the Sea King Skeleton's soul with the Shadow Fiend, and the skeleton collapsed as the Peak Rankers and commander-in-chief recognized his victory.
• Tang Miao told the Peak Rankers to hang the Sea King Skeleton's head atop the Mingzhu Tower, then left with Mo Fan and the others on Fei Lian.
• A mage's livestream carried Tang Miao's battle to people around the world, and the Magic Capital celebrated the Sea King Skeleton's death.
• Tang Miao drank Parthenon's potions and planned to ask Asha Ruiya to reforge his damaged Black Dragon Magic Armor and Mystic Snake Magic Armor.
• Tang Miao made Ding Yumian stay in Moon Snow City and warned her elders not to use her, telling her that living mattered more than sacrificing herself.

After the battle with the Sea King Skeleton, Tang Miao visited the Parthenon to recover, repair his armor, and cultivate. Nearly a month later, several of his elements and summoned beasts had grown stronger, while his Chaos Element remained at the Advanced Tier.

• Tang Miao left Fei Niao City after arranging for Ding Yumian to stay in Moon Snow City, while Mo Fan and the others went to Zhuhai City to investigate the totems.
• Tang Miao reached the Parthenon, reunited with Asha Ruiya, asked her to heal him, and entrusted her with repairing and possibly fusing his damaged magic armor.
• After recovering, Tang Miao entered seclusion at the Parthenon and raised his Fire Element to the third level of the Super Tier in three days.
• Over nearly a month, Tang Miao raised his Fire, Lightning, Ice, and Space Elements to Super Tier Perfection and advanced his Light and Sound Elements to the Super Tier.
• Tang Miao's Shadow and Wind Elements reached the second level of the Super Tier, while his summoned beasts advanced, including Apas reaching Supreme Monarch and the Nine-tailed Fox recovering to Intermediate Emperor.

After a month of seclusion, Tang Miao visited Asha Ruiya, learned that she had completed his upgraded Black Dragon Python Armor, and left the Parthenon when Mo Fan called with news of Feng Zhoulong’s breakthrough in Fusion Magic. Tang Miao rushed to hear more about research that could change humanity’s struggle against demons and sea monsters.

• Tang Miao accidentally entered Ye Xin Xia’s room while using his newly advanced Space Magic, then quickly left and went to Asha Ruiya’s residence.
• Tang Miao ate the cream cakes Asha Ruiya had prepared and shared his lollipop with her through their midnight snack.
• Asha Ruiya told Tang Miao that the Black Dragon Python Armor was finished and could nullify magic below the Forbidden Curse level and weaken Forbidden Curse magic.
• Tang Miao left the Parthenon, believing that battles against powerful opponents could help him break through faster.
• Mo Fan called Tang Miao and revealed that Feng Zhoulong had made a major discovery involving Fusion Magic, so Tang Miao immediately set out to meet them.

Tang Miao tore open a spatial wormhole to Guangzhou, where Mo Fan and Feng Zhoulong were waiting for him amid the debate over promoting Fusion Magic. He emerged through a rift in the sky, rescued two investigating mages, and left the gathered crowd staring as he realized four hours had passed.

• Tang Miao traveled to Guangzhou after telling Mo Fan to wait for him and intending to settle the score with Su Lu.
• Mo Fan told Feng Zhoulong that Tang Miao had asked him to stay, while Feng Zhoulong worried Tang Miao wanted his Fusion Method equipment.
• Shaja noticed a spatial rift above Guangzhou, and she, Mo Fan, and Feng Zhoulong went outside to investigate it.
• Two Magic Association mages fell near the rift, but Tang Miao caught them with a silver barrier and emerged from the passage.
• Tang Miao explained that the rift came from a new magic he had not mastered, then discovered that four hours had passed.

Tang Miao warned Feng Zhoulong that Su Lu would kill him if he brought Fusion Magic to the Asian Magic Association, but Feng Zhoulong went anyway. Tang Miao followed him to the association’s headquarters in Dubai to protect him in secret.

• Tang Miao used Instantaneous Movement to appear beside Mo Fan and learned that Feng Zhoulong planned to promote Fusion Magic at the Asian Magic Association.
• Tang Miao warned Feng Zhoulong that Su Lu would take the Fusion Method and eliminate him, but Feng Zhoulong and Shaja dismissed the warning and left.
• Tang Miao asked Mo Fan for Feng Zhoulong’s fusion magic tool so he could prepare to protect Feng Zhoulong, and Mo Fan handed it over.
• Tang Miao went to Dubai and secretly followed Feng Zhoulong and his party into the Asian Magic Association’s headquarters.