Chapter Summaries

After defeating Yuwen Huaji, Bai Xiaowen upgraded his Vengeful Spirit with Yuwen Zhiji’s soul and discovered it had mutated into the Baleful Maiden. He also evolved the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier into a Skeleton Archer as he prepared for the coming confrontation with Yang Guang.

• Bai Xiaowen decided to raise Rageclaw’s attributes when convenient but avoid forcing its advancement to a Lord Template and risking restrictions on his summon.
• After Yuwen Huaji fell, Li Shuyi suggested exchanging his Grudge Soulstone for the quest reward, but Bai Xiaowen chose to prepare a way to restrain Yang Guang first.
• Bai Xiaowen spent Soul Essence to enhance the Vengeful Spirit, then let it devour Yuwen Zhiji’s soul, causing it to mutate into the Baleful Maiden.
• Bai Xiaowen tested the Baleful Maiden’s new Curse Resentment and Baleful Qi Mind Bewitchment skills, learning that he could control the illusions it projected.
• Bai Xiaowen evolved the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier into a Skeleton Archer and began waiting for it to mutate.

Bai Xiaowen finished transforming his Skeleton Archers into Bone Archers and assessed their abilities and the Black Soul Stone’s growth. After dealing with the Ten Traitors, the White Phoenix Team headed back to Yang Guang at the Myriad Manifestations Hall with the remaining Grudge Soulstones.

• Bai Xiaowen examined the transformed Bone Archers and tested Quick Shooting, discovering that it increased their firing speed but made their aim less accurate.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that Quick Shooting could still be useful for opening volleys in large battles, and the White Phoenix Team agreed that the skill’s value depended on the situation.
• Bai Xiaowen checked the Black Soul Stone, which had reached level seven with 6,950 growth and nearly 3,000 Soul Essence remaining after his upgrades.
• Bai Xiaowen decided to save the Soul Essence for emergencies or the eighth layer, expecting future Spirit Realm battles to provide enough growth.
• The White Phoenix Team left for the Myriad Manifestations Hall with the remaining three Grudge Soulstones to return to Yang Guang, though Li Shuyi doubted he would hand over the Dragon-Patterned Gold Casket willingly.

Yang Guang absorbed the Grudge Soulstones, became the Everlasting Hatred Ghost Emperor, and turned against Bai Xiaowen over the Dragon-Patterned Gold Casket. As his Corpse Transformation Aura threatened the White Phoenix Team, Empress Xiao refused his order to attack them, halting the confrontation.

• Yang Guang absorbed the three Grudge Soulstones, restored his True Spirit, and transformed into the Everlasting Hatred Ghost Emperor.
• Yang Guang declared his plan to build a demonic kingdom and named the White Phoenix Team his generals and advisers.
• Bai Xiaowen demanded the promised Dragon-Patterned Gold Casket, but Yang Guang refused and unleashed his Corpse Transformation Aura.
• Bai Xiaowen identified Yang Guang as a Level 10 Lord, and the team prepared to defeat him before the aura could transform them.
• Yang Guang ordered Empress Xiao to attack the team, but she refused, so he stopped the aura and confronted her.

Bai Xiaowen intervened when Yang Guang attacked Empress Xiao, then opened the battle with a Phantom Strike-enhanced shot that dealt 840 damage. Yang Guang summoned the Xiaoguo Demon Army, while Bai Xiaowen deployed his forces and protected the Baleful Maiden so she could drain Yang Guang’s remaining mental energy.

• Yang Guang attacked Empress Xiao, and Fatty took the brunt of his sword strike while shielding her.
• Empress Xiao recognized that Yang Guang’s hatred had changed him, and Bai Xiaowen attacked with a Phantom Strike-enhanced Desert Eagle shot that dealt 840 damage.
• Yang Guang summoned twelve members of the Xiaoguo Demon Army, and Bai Xiaowen sent the Death Knight and three Terror Knights charging at them.
• The Baleful Maiden used Curse Resentment to drain Yang Guang’s mental energy, while Bai Xiaowen equipped her with a Berserk Talisman to prevent interruptions.

The White Phoenix Team unleashed its strongest attacks on Yang Guang, forcing him into his third form before he could reach his second. Yang Guang absorbed the life of three Xiaoguo Demon Army soldiers to gain a 682-point shield, and Bai Xiaowen directed the team to finish off the remaining soldiers while Rageclaw moved to hold the boss back.

• Yang Guang broke through Baleful Maiden’s defenses, but Qiao Rui’s Mind Cage gave her time to retreat toward Butcher as the team launched its full assault.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned his creatures and used Eden’s Horn while Cecilia’s arrows, Li Shuyi’s attacks, and the team’s other strikes rapidly damaged Yang Guang.
• Yang Guang entered his third form, gained Demonic Energy Absorption, and killed three Xiaoguo Demon Army soldiers to gain a shield worth 682 points.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that the shield equaled the dead soldiers’ remaining life and ordered the team to attack the nine wounded soldiers before Yang Guang could absorb them.
• Yang Guang killed Butcher in three seconds, so Rageclaw confronted him while Bai Xiaowen used Symbiosis to lend Rageclaw half his strength.

Bai Xiaowen empowered Rageclaw to hold Yang Guang off while the White Phoenix Team eliminated the Xiaoguo Demon Army, but Yang Guang spread Yellow Springs Mire to accelerate corpse transformation. Bai Xiaowen threatened to use his Damaged Stupa Tower, prompting Empress Xiao to beg him for mercy.

• Bai Xiaowen used Symbiosis and Brutal Whip to raise Rageclaw's strength and attack power so he could fight Yang Guang.
• Rageclaw traded blows with Yang Guang while Bai Xiaowen shared his damage and grew stronger through Agony Potential.
• The White Phoenix Team killed the Xiaoguo Demon Army, but Corpse Transformation Aura had reduced each member's attributes by 10%.
• Yang Guang activated Yellow Springs Mire, slowing movement and making corpse transformation accumulate twice as fast.
• Bai Xiaowen brandished the Damaged Stupa Tower and threatened to destroy Yang Guang, and Empress Xiao urgently asked him to show mercy.

Bai Xiaowen used Empress Xiao’s Frost-Snow Domain to cleanse the White Phoenix Team of Yang Guang’s Corpse Transformation Aura, allowing them to defeat him. After Yang Guang and Empress Xiao ascended with the other spirits of Jiangdu, Bai Xiaowen claimed the Dragon-Patterned Gold Casket and extracted its Spatial Law Fragment, gaining authority over a vast Treasure Ground Space.

• Empress Xiao agreed to help Bai Xiaowen and used her Frost-Snow Domain to purify the team and clear their Corpse Transformation stacks.
• The White Phoenix Team attacked Yang Guang until his Corpse Transformation Aura dissipated and his Life Value fell to one point.
• Yang Guang apologized to Bai Xiaowen, gave him the Dragon-Patterned Gold Casket, and then ascended with Empress Xiao as the spirits of Jiangdu followed.
• Bai Xiaowen submitted the Dragon-Patterned Gold Casket quest and extracted a Dragon-Patterned Stone containing a Spatial Law Fragment.
• Bai Xiaowen activated the Dragon-Patterned Stone and gained administrative authority over a Treasure Ground Space holding 810,000 Psionic Particles.

Bai Xiaowen designed the Treasure Ground by expanding its territory, recreating its demonic natives, and arranging their defenses around Yang Guang. He left Yang Guang and a fortified guard at the Myriad Manifestations Hall, distributed other enemies across the map, and activated the Dragon-Patterned Golden Casket’s aura.

• Bai Xiaowen expanded the Jiangdu City map to more than 1,500 square kilometers so Awakeners would have a longer exploration and the Treasure Ground would withstand powerful teams.
• Bai Xiaowen recreated the demonic leaders and army, then spent 50,000 reserves of Psionic Particles to recreate Yang Guang as the Treasure Ground’s central guardian.
• Bai Xiaowen selected Yuwen Zhiji and Yuan Min as civil-official defenders and assigned Sima Deken as a military-official defender at the Myriad Manifestations Hall.
• Bai Xiaowen stationed three hundred Elite Tier demonic soldiers around Yang Guang, while placing other Boss Tiers and troops throughout the city and near Resource Points.
• Bai Xiaowen activated the Aura of the Dragon-Patterned Golden Casket to make the Treasure Ground’s exploration time more precious.

Bai Xiaowen finalized the Jiangdu City Treasure Ground Space as Fengdu, setting its dangers, purification rules, and valuable resources. After the Spirit Realm Rules revoked his shaping privileges, the White Phoenix Team was teleported out.

• Bai Xiaowen created a roaming Empress Xiao replica that could purify Awakeners of accumulated yin energy in exchange for Psionic Points.
• Bai Xiaowen converted the remaining Psionic Particles into resources and made the Myriad Manifestations Hall a subsidiary space that Awakeners could leave only after defeating Yang Guang and every Demon.
• Bai Xiaowen confirmed the final allocation of Psionic Particles and named the Treasure Ground Space Fengdu.
• The Spirit Realm Rules listed Fengdu as an S- Tier space containing rare resources and Dark Gold Equipment, and Bai Xiaowen told Li Shuyi that the team could not enter or disclose information about it.
• The Spirit Realm Rules revoked Bai Xiaowen's temporary shaping privileges, and the White Phoenix Team was teleported out of Fengdu.

After activating the Fengdu Treasure Ground, Bai Xiaowen returned to Jinghai as guilds rushed to secure access to its valuable resources. He and the White Phoenix Team then headed to Jinghai No. 1 Middle School to surprise Xiao Jun after her college entrance examination.

• The White Phoenix Team left the Fengdu Treasure Ground while Teng Qing's Special Forces Brigade stayed to guard it until its opening in seven days.
• News of the S-Tier Treasure Ground and its rewards spread through the Awakened community, prompting guild representatives to head for Jinghai.
• Bai Xiaowen discussed the Super God Guild's needs with Li Beihai and reflected on the guild's growth and its coming team rebuild.
• Bai Xiaowen remembered that Xiao Jun's examination ended at noon, and the White Phoenix Team agreed to pick her up at Jinghai No. 1 Middle School.

The White Phoenix Team opened their Fengdu Treasure Ground chests while waiting for Xiao Jun, finding valuable equipment and a piece of the Imperial Guard Set. Li Shuyi then drew Yang Guang’s Dark Gold reward, a token that summoned his steed, Bai Yujing.

• Han Xu parked near Jinghai City No. 1 High School, and the team waited for Xiao Jun while opening their Silver Treasure Chests.
• Li Shuyi and the other women opened eight Golden Treasure Chests, gaining Brightlight Armor, valuable crystals, and other rewards.
• Li Shuyi drew the Imperial Guard Majesty Halberd from Sima Deken’s chest, and the team agreed she should give it to her father.
• As examinees began leaving, the team opened Yang Guang’s Dark Gold Chest, which provided three guaranteed draws.
• Li Shuyi drew a Horse Token that could summon Bai Yujing, Yang Guang’s exceptionally hardy and swift mount.

Bai Xiaowen's team distributed their rewards, including a Dark Gold crown for Bai Xiaowen and a powerful requisition edict, before spotting Xiao Jun outside her school. Bai Xiaowen noticed a handsome boy approaching Xiao Jun and stopped to eavesdrop on their conversation.

• Cecilia accepted the Bai Yujing horse token because it suited her mounted archery.
• Li Shuyi used Cecilia's draw chance and obtained the Son of Heaven's Crown Tassels, which Bai Xiaowen equipped for its Charisma and faction reputation benefits.
• Qiao Rui's final draw produced a Forced Requisition Edict that could claim an ownerless psionic item in any Spirit Realm plane.
• Bai Xiaowen spotted Xiao Jun leaving a teaching building with classmates and headed over after Li Shuyi failed to get her attention.
• Bai Xiaowen saw Xiao Jun's classmates leave her with a handsome boy and stopped to listen to them from a distance.

After the National College Entrance Examination, Bai Xiaowen returned and intervened when Jiang Zhe persistently pursued Xiao Jun. Jiang Zhe agreed to stop bothering her for two years, and the siblings left as the exam results were announced online.

• Jiang Zhe kept following Xiao Jun and asked her to be his girlfriend despite her clear rejection.
• Bai Xiaowen arrived, told Jiang Zhe that forced love was never sweet, and agreed to give him two years to prove himself, provided he stopped pestering Xiao Jun.
• Jiang Zhe accepted Bai Xiaowen's terms and left Jinghai City No. 1 High School without waiting for the results.
• Xiao Jun asked Bai Xiaowen why he had made the agreement, and he assured her she could still reject Jiang Zhe if she did not like him.
• The siblings joked and horsed around before a broadcast announced that the National College Entrance Examination results were available online.

Bai Xiaowen learned that Xiao Jun scored 1,310 on the National College Entrance Examination and helped her consider university offers from competing admissions teams. Xiao Jun chose a university from the offers, though the chapter did not name her choice.

• Li Shuyi told Bai Xiaowen that Xiao Jun scored 1,310, including 290 on the practical exam.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that Xiao Jun’s score gave her a strong chance of becoming National Exam Top Scholar, while she said she did not want to repeat a year or date anyone.
• Bai Xiaowen and Xiao Jun returned to Chihuo Plaza, where Awakened admissions staff from top universities gathered to recruit her.
• Bai Xiaowen asked the admissions staff to write down their offers and gave the collected sheets to Xiao Jun.
• Xiao Jun chose the university named on the first sheet without hesitation.

Bai Xiaojun chose Jinghai University, whose generous Spirit Realm Ticket offer secured her enrollment despite competing offers from other schools. After scoring 1,310 and becoming National Exam Top Scholar, she drew public attention that also boosted the White Phoenix Team’s fame.

• Jinghai University offered Bai Xiaojun a B-Tier or higher Spirit Realm Ticket each semester and unlimited tickets for her personal use, and she chose the school because it was close to home.
• Qiao Rui questioned Bai Xiaojun about choosing Jinghai University, and Xiao Jun admitted that home was wherever her brother was.
• Bai Xiaojun topped the National College Entrance Examination with 1,310 points, ahead of Jiang Zhe’s 1,278, and earned the Academic Ace title and three attribute draws.
• Bai Xiaowen arranged exclusive interviews for Xiao Jun, and her fame brought increased attention to the White Phoenix Team.
• Official media continued covering the White Phoenix Team after its successful mission in the Great Southwest, and the members’ fame ratings kept rising.

Bai Xiaowen arranged talks with Camille and domestic guilds over places in the Fengdu Treasure Ground while planning to delay the Spirit Realm expedition and strengthen his abilities. Razer Guild and Thunder God Guild representatives arrived for negotiations, which began at two thirty.

• Camille told Bai Xiaowen she had come to China with Mifulin Guild elders to seek places in Fengdu Treasure Ground, and they arranged to meet at his home.
• Bai Xiaowen told Sister Zheng to summon Razer Guild and Thunder God Guild for negotiations and leave other guild talks to her.
• Bai Xiaowen decided to postpone the Spirit Realm expedition by a month and train his combat specialties and skills toward level nine.
• Representatives from Razer Guild and Thunder God Guild arrived at the Super God Guild building, waited until two thirty, and began formal talks with Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen negotiated Fengdu Treasure Ground access with representatives of the Razor and Thunder God Guilds while delaying a decision. He ended their meeting as Angus Rockefeller arrived, revealing that the American powerhouse family had also become involved.

• Bai Xiaowen met Razor Guild representative Deng Long and Thunder God Guild representative Jiang Ke while making a Tier 1 potion.
• Deng Long and Jiang Ke asked Bai Xiaowen to grant their teams access to Fengdu Treasure Ground, and Jiang Ke offered a one-to-one exchange for entry to the Great Snow Mountain.
• Bai Xiaowen weighed the political risks of excluding powerhouse teams and delayed making an agreement.
• Bai Xiaowen ended the meeting at the appointed time, saying another guest had arrived.
• Angus Rockefeller entered with Camille Rockefeller, surprising Deng Long and Jiang Ke.

Bai Xiaowen negotiated Fengdu Treasure Ground access slots with Mifulin, Razor, and Thunder God representatives, while Angus offered the White Phoenix Team a Super Cup Bubble Playoffs invitation. Bai Xiaowen secured agreement that all three guilds could exchange slots for a joint invitation, leaving the competing guilds to accept his terms.

• Angus offered two Sannar Cemetery access slots for each Fengdu Treasure Ground slot and proposed inviting the White Phoenix Team to the Bubble Playoffs.
• Bai Xiaowen learned that Longze had withdrawn and that Razor and Thunder God had already agreed to invite Xinpu instead.
• Jiang Ke and Deng Long objected to Mifulin’s competing invitation plan, while Angus said the Rockefeller family could seek support from overseas committee members.
• Bai Xiaowen said he would consider overseas teams for Fengdu access and criticized Deng Long for seeking a bargain while appealing to national loyalty.
• Bai Xiaowen offered Mifulin’s terms outright and said Razor and Thunder God could also exchange access slots at the same ratio if they jointly invited the White Phoenix Team.
• Jiang Ke asked whether all three guilds could receive access, and Bai Xiaowen confirmed that they could.

Bai Xiaowen secured agreements with three powerhouse teams and negotiated access to Fengdu Treasure Ground for White Phoenix Team and its allies. After the entry slots were distributed, White Phoenix Team received news that Wolf Valley had produced its second litter of wolf pups.

• Bai Xiaowen arranged for Razor Team, Thunder God Team, and Angus's team to jointly invite White Phoenix Team to the Super Cup Bubble Playoffs and exchange access to their S-Tier treasure grounds for Fengdu entry slots.
• Bai Xiaowen told Angus he planned to delay Spirit Realm exploration for a month so White Phoenix Team could focus on its Bubble Playoffs challenges.
• Bai Xiaowen and Sister Zheng negotiated Fengdu Treasure Ground access for a week, and all three hundred entry slots were allocated among powerhouse teams, Class-A League guilds, B-rank Guilds, and independent Awakened.
• White Phoenix Team learned that Bai Xiaowen's Awakening Skill, Wolf Valley, had produced its second litter of wolf pups.

Bai Xiaowen discovered that Halaken and Rageclaw’s newest litter included a Mental Specialty pup, which he named Little Blind Eye. Amid intense online debate about the White Phoenix Team’s Super Cup Bubble Playoffs entry, the team defeated the Violet Gold Team 2–0 and immediately launched another challenge.

• Bai Xiaowen found that one of Halaken and Rageclaw’s four pups had a Mental Specialty despite its poor eyesight, and he named it Little Blind Eye.
• The White Phoenix Team accepted invitations to the Super Cup China-region Bubble Playoffs, and Bai Xiaowen announced the news despite widespread criticism.
• Bai Xiaowen declined an official offer to guide public opinion and had the team focus on training ahead of the playoffs.
• On June 18, the White Phoenix Team defeated the Violet Gold Team 2–0 in a Real Killing match and a Boss Challenge.
• After the victory, the White Phoenix Team immediately launched another challenge instead of resting.