Chapter Summaries

Tang Yue escaped the Court Mages with help from the Black Snake, but Luo Mian caught up and attacked them while the Black Snake was weakened by its coming molt. The Abyss of Evil appeared and subdued Luo Mian, as an ancient armored ruler emerged above the Black Snake.

• The Black Snake killed the Court Mages surrounding Tang Yue, then returned to the Totem Bead as its strength waned.
• Luo Mian pursued Tang Yue and demanded the Totem Beast, but she refused to surrender the Black Snake.
• Luo Mian attacked Tang Yue with a curse, forcing the weakened Black Snake to emerge and fight him.
• Luo Mian used Shadow magic to wound the Black Snake and attacked Tang Yue to exploit its protectiveness.
• The Abyss of Evil appeared, and its Hand of Corrupt Undead pinned Luo Mian down.
• An ancient figure in armored robes appeared above the Black Snake, recognized by both it and Luo Mian as a powerful ruler.

Jiang Yuan took the Black Snake from Tang Yue and severed Luo Mian’s connection to the Dark Plane, crippling his Shadow magic. Luo Mian survived and headed for the western ridge Military Department, where the mages mistook him for a demon and knocked him unconscious.

• Jiang Yuan told Tang Yue he would take the Black Snake, then sealed it inside the Totem Bead despite its resistance.
• Jiang Yuan discovered Luo Mian’s connection to the Dark Plane and severed it, preventing him from advancing and making his Shadow magic difficult to recover.
• Jiang Yuan left the half-dead Luo Mian near the border between Hangzhou and the western ridge.
• Luo Mian woke at dawn, blamed Jiang Yuan for ruining his plan to kill the Black Snake, and ran toward patrolling military mages for help.
• The military mages mistook Luo Mian for a Shadow-wielding demon and attacked him until his magic ran out and lightning knocked him unconscious.
• The military mages decided to send Luo Mian to the Research Association as a captured demon.

Zhu Meng learned from Luo Mian that the Ancient King had taken the Black Snake away, leaving Hangzhou to deal with the plague. Before Luo Mian could act on his plan to gather Eagle Red Grass, the White Demon Eagles launched an attack on the city, led by the Lord-level Silver Dome Lord.

• Zhu Meng rushed to the Western Ridge Military Department, where Luo Mian told him the Ancient King had taken the Black Snake from White Town.
• Zhu Meng and Luo Mian agreed the plague needed to be stopped, and Luo Mian planned to send people into Western Ridge to gather Eagle Red Grass.
• Alarms sounded as White Demon Eagles broke through the military mages’ defenses and flew toward Hangzhou.
• Zhu Meng ordered the military mages to fall back and defend the city as the Sky Eagle Mage Group reported that its mounts were out of control.
• A Lord-level Silver Dome Lord appeared above the camp, and the Sky Eagles calmed after it passed over.
• The Silver Dome Lord led the White Demon Eagle swarm closer to Hangzhou.

Hangzhou’s leaders discovered that Clawed Plague Rat blood caused the city’s plague, and Li Tian suspected the calamity was deliberate because the rats were the White Demon Eagles’ favorite food. As the eagle army threatened the city and the Silver Dome Lord watched from above, Zhu Meng formed a Super Level Mage squad to hunt it down while confronting Luo Mian over his hidden actions.

• Li Tian ordered an investigation after Judges found Clawed Plague Rat blood in every examined plague patient, then realized the White Demon Eagles’ presence might be connected to the outbreak.
• Tang Zhong and Hei Yu reported that Hangzhou’s defenses were failing and civilian evacuation was incomplete as the White Demon Eagles attacked and the Silver Dome Lord hovered overhead.
• Zhu Meng and Luo Mian returned to Hangzhou, where Tang Zhong argued that the city might have to be abandoned and Luo Mian insisted it must be defended.
• After receiving Li Tian’s report, Zhu Meng accused Luo Mian of hiding information and promised that he would be judged after the crisis.
• Zhu Meng decided to assemble a Super Level Mage sniper squad and leave the city to assassinate the Silver Dome Lord.

Jiang Yuan questioned the Black Snake about totem power, then brought it back to Hangzhou to identify totem power while he handled the city’s crisis. As Zhu Meng’s group battled the Silver Dome Lord, Luo Mian tried to flee and was gravely mutilated by its attack.

• Jiang Yuan learned that the Black Snake knew little about gathering or using totem power, but could recognize it and pointed him toward the Four Sacred Beasts.
• The Black Snake insisted on protecting Hangzhou, so Jiang Yuan agreed to resolve the city’s crisis in exchange for its help identifying totem power.
• Jiang Yuan sealed the Black Snake in the Totem Bead and moved the Abyss of Evil to Hangzhou as the White Demon Eagles attacked.
• Zhu Meng and the others fought the Silver Dome Lord, whose armor resisted their magic below the Super Level.
• Luo Mian admitted he could no longer use Super Level magic and tried to escape, but the Silver Dome Lord tore away the lower half of his body.

Zhu Meng and the other mages fought the Silver Dome Lord as it attacked Hangzhou, but its aerial advantage and the sacrifices of its White Demon Eagles let it break free and overwhelm them. Just as the Silver Dome Lord struck Zhu Meng down, an Abyss of Evil swallowed the sky and trapped the beast with undead tentacles.

• Zhu Meng imprisoned the Silver Dome Lord in a lightning cage, but thousands of White Demon Eagles sacrificed themselves to break it free.
• The Silver Dome Lord’s silver rays badly wounded Wu Pingjing, Tang Zhong, Zhu Meng, and the other defenders.
• Zhu Meng refused to retreat and used Heavenly Thunder Palace Armor to attack the Silver Dome Lord, but it knocked him unconscious and sent him falling.
• The Abyss of Evil suddenly swallowed the sky, and undead tentacles seized the fleeing Silver Dome Lord.

Jiang Yuan ended the White Demon Eagle assault by killing the Silver Dome Lord, then moved on to sell Soul Essences so he could buy a Nian Stone. The chapter leaves him waiting for Modu Auction House to hold a special auction within seven days.

• The undead tentacles tore apart the Silver Dome Lord, and the Abyss of Evil swept up the White Demon Eagles and their corpses before Jiang Yuan left Hangzhou.
• Li Tian’s investigation revealed that Luo Mian had caused the plague to frame the Black Snake, and the Judgment Society condemned Luo Mian’s actions despite his death.
• Jiang Yuan gave the newly shed Black Snake to the Nine Nether Queen to help her search for totems around the world.
• Jiang Yuan went to Modu Auction House to sell twenty Commander-level, two hundred Warrior-level, and three thousand Servant-level Soul Essences.
• Jiang Yuan agreed to a special auction, which the manager promised to hold within seven days, so he could raise funds for an exceptional Nian Stone.

After the Soul Essence auction made Jiang Yuan wealthy, he returned to Pearl Institute and finished the recruitment work, then planned to search for vampires in Modu. Meanwhile, vampire Nie Dong killed a woman and approached Liu Xian on a dim street.

• The Soul Essence auction earned Jiang Yuan nearly thirty billion, and he instructed the Nine Nether Queen to deal with the forces investigating him before vanishing from their sight.
• Jiang Yuan returned to Pearl Institute with Mu Nujiao and the others, and Mu Nujiao handed Dean Xiao the list of students who planned to apply.
• Dean Xiao praised Jiang Yuan's role in recruitment and granted the group access to the Three-step Tower; Jiang Yuan hurried back to his apartment to bathe and search for vampires.
• Ai Tutu teased Mu Nujiao about her feelings for Jiang Yuan, and Mu Nujiao denied liking him before telling Ai Tutu not to say more.
• Nie Dong fed on and killed a woman, then appeared on an old street and greeted Liu Xian.

The Nine Nether Queen captured Nie Dong and brought the charmed Liu Xian to Jiang Yuan, who decided to turn her into a vampire using his blood. After restoring his sense of taste, Jiang Yuan watched the conversion ritual, but Liu Xian suddenly rushed out and pressed her lips to his neck.

• The Nine Nether Queen struck Nie Dong down, captured him, and took Liu Xian with her from the old street.
• The Nine Nether Queen explained that Nie Dong had charmed Liu Xian and said she wanted to make Liu Xian Jiang Yuan’s maid.
• Jiang Yuan questioned Nie Dong about vampire numbers and how vampires had restored their ability to taste human food.
• Jiang Yuan ordered the Nine Nether Queen to turn Liu Xian into a vampire using his blood, then learned how to restore his own sense of taste.
• Jiang Yuan returned with a lollipop and watched Liu Xian’s conversion ritual, but Liu Xian suddenly rushed out and pressed her lips to his neck.

After turning Liu Xian into a vampire empowered by his blood, Jiang Yuan left for London with her to prepare for an auction where he planned to acquire a Nian Stone. They arrived in the city, explored the area, and reached the auction house before the sale began.

• Liu Xian drank Jiang Yuan's blood, gained his vampiric power, and fainted as she struggled to adapt.
• Jiang Yuan had Nie Dong dragged into a dark rift and torn apart, then ordered the Nine Nether Queen to continue her work and find the Four-Colored Demon.
• Jiang Yuan and Liu Xian traveled to London and booked a suite while waiting for the auction to begin.
• While walking beside the River Thames, Jiang Yuan explained to Liu Xian the difference between true dragons and Sub-Dragons.
• Jiang Yuan and Liu Xian crossed the bridge and entered the auction house where the Nian Stone would be sold.

Jiang Yuan and Liu Xian leave an auction where a dragon egg draws a bidding frenzy, then encounter three arrogant young men and their Sub-Dragons on the way back to the hotel. One Sub-Dragon blocks Jiang Yuan and presses him with its Commander-level aura.

• Jiang Yuan shows his invitation and enters the auction with Liu Xian, but none of the items interest him.
• The auctioneer presents an Earth Rock Dragon egg, and bidders compete fiercely as its Dragon Taming Family owner watches with satisfaction.
• Jiang Yuan leaves the auction with Liu Xian and learns that she has nearly mastered her power and already matches an average Commander-level vampire.
• Jiang Yuan and Liu Xian spot three Commander-level Sub-Dragons landing as tourists gather to watch.
• Three arrogant young men head toward the auction house, and one of them signals his Sub-Dragon to confront Jiang Yuan.
• The Sub-Dragon fixes its eyes on Jiang Yuan and unleashes its pressure, but Jiang Yuan stops and meets its gaze coldly.

Jiang Yuan used his psychic power to subdue Kro and his companions’ drakes, then attended the Nian Stone auction with Liu Xian. The chapter ended as Irene, the newly installed Grand Duke, arrived at the auction.

• Jiang Yuan made Dota submit, then controlled the other two drakes when Kro threatened him and Liu Xian.
• Jiang Yuan ordered the drakes to carry Kro and the other two beside the River Thames, then returned to the hotel with Liu Xian.
• Jiang Yuan and Liu Xian attended the Nian Stone auction, where Jiang Yuan spotted Kro among the attendees.
• Irene entered the auction venue and received a respectful welcome, and Jiang Yuan recognized her as the girl who had inherited the position of Grand Duke.

Jiang Yuan attended the auction and acquired several magical items, including a Lightning Soul Seed that suited his magnetic-field talent. He also bought equipment for Mo Fan, while Duchess Irene secured a Water Soul Seed.

• The auction opened with a Sub-Heavenly Fire Elemental Seed, which a European man bought, and Jiang Yuan later won a dragon-blooded armor tool with magic immunity for five hundred million.
• Duchess Irene bid one billion for a top-grade Water element domain Soul Seed to replace her Spirit Seed.
• Jiang Yuan recognized that Magnetic Thunder Summon suited his Lightning talent and had Liu Xian bid eight hundred million to win it.
• Jiang Yuan also won the Ring of Flowing Treasures and the Fruit of Dawnlight.
• Jiang Yuan bought Mo Fan a silver-white helmet that could withstand five psychic impacts and recharge automatically.

Jiang Yuan won a top-grade Nian Stone for five billion and absorbed the volatile Magnetic Thunder Summon in his hotel room. Afterward, he told Liu Xian they would remain in London to search for more treasures before returning home.

• Jiang Yuan continued winning auction items as the auction reached the top-grade Nian Stone.
• Irene bid up to four billion for the Nian Stone, but Jiang Yuan outbid her with five billion and won it.
• Jiang Yuan returned to the hotel and subdued the violent Magnetic Thunder Summon before absorbing it.
• Liu Xian reflected on her new life as a vampire and planned to tell her younger sister Liu Ru after returning home.
• Jiang Yuan finished absorbing Magnetic Thunder Summon and told Liu Xian they would stay in London longer to seek more treasures.

After surviving an assassination attempt in London, Jiang Yuan tracked down and nearly destroyed Assassin Hall, then returned to Pearl Institute. He contacted Mo Fan about a treasure and went to see Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu.

• Two Assassin Hall members invaded Jiang Yuan's hotel room, but he restrained them, learned they had been hired to probe him, and marked them before Liu Xian threw them outside.
• Jiang Yuan used the marks to hunt down Assassin Hall, nearly uprooting the organization and killing its Four Artisans, before leaving Europe.
• Jiang Yuan returned to Pearl Institute while Liu Xian went to Modu to consolidate vampire forces across Huaxia and beyond.
• Jiang Yuan called Mo Fan, who said he was at the Northern Corner of Scorching Plains collecting a Fire Tribulation Fruit near the Star Language Sky Tree.
• Jiang Yuan went to the house he had rented for Mu Nujiao and the others, where Ai Tutu greeted him warmly.

Jiang Yuan gave Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao rare magical gifts and explained how candidates joined the National Government Team. The chapter left Jiang Yuan aware that he had the dean’s support but still needed to learn the team’s selection process.

• Jiang Yuan gave Ai Tutu a Fruit of Dawnlight suited to her Plant and Light elements, and she hurried off to absorb it.
• Jiang Yuan gave Mu Nujiao a Ring of Flowing Treasures containing his powerful Water magic, and she happily put it on.
• Mu Nujiao told Jiang Yuan that the World University Championship was approaching and that Pearl Institute had begun choosing candidates.
• Mu Nujiao explained that candidates typically needed support from four factions and still had to compete in a final voting ceremony to earn a National Government Team spot.
• Jiang Yuan recalled that exceptional recommendations could bypass the usual process, though weak members would still face elimination.

Jiang Yuan learned that Dean Xiao had arranged three recommendation votes for the World University Championship, leaving him to earn the final vote at the upcoming Vote Selection Ceremony. After seven days of cultivation in the Three-step Tower, Jiang Yuan raised his Lightning and Mind elements to full high tier and his Space element to full intermediate tier.

• Jiang Yuan gave Feng Zhoulong Low Artisan's corpse, and Feng Zhoulong was startled before becoming fascinated by Low Artisan's Shared Element Talent.
• Dean Xiao told Jiang Yuan that Pearl Institute, Feng Zhoulong, and the Military Department would provide three recommendation votes, while Jiang Yuan would need to earn the last at the Vote Selection Ceremony on the twenty-fifth of next month.
• Dean Xiao reminded Jiang Yuan that the ceremony would select the National Government Team captain, and Jiang Yuan left to cultivate in the Three-step Tower.
• Jiang Yuan called Mo Fan, who avoided agreeing to spar with him when Mo Fan learned Jiang Yuan wanted a match.
• Jiang Yuan spent seven days cultivating in the Three-step Tower, completing his Lightning and Mind elements at high tier and his Space element at intermediate tier, while strengthening all his Star Particles to level six.

Jiang Yuan offered Mo Fan a mind-protective helmet and told him about the university’s World University Championship nomination tournament. After Little Cloud Dream and Little Flame Fairy became friends and exchanged gifts, Mo Fan ended up owing Jiang Yuan the cost of a Commander-level Soul Essence.

• Mo Fan rushed to Jiang Yuan’s apartment, where Jiang Yuan offered him a helmet that could withstand five mental attacks.
• Mo Fan said he planned to enter the World University Championship, and Jiang Yuan told him to compete in the upcoming nomination tournament.
• Little Flame Fairy emerged from Mo Fan’s Summon Space, and Little Cloud Dream appeared from Jiang Yuan’s Undead Space.
• Little Cloud Dream gave Little Flame Fairy a Commander-level Soul Essence, so Little Flame Fairy asked Mo Fan for one to give in return.
• Jiang Yuan lent Mo Fan a Commander-level Soul Essence, and Little Flame Fairy ate it before Mo Fan could stop her.
• Mo Fan realized the Soul Essence had been worth nearly a billion, and Jiang Yuan joked that he could sell his ass if he could not repay the debt.

Jiang Yuan joined the Nomination Tournament for one match, teaming up with Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, and Mu Nujiao. His Overclock Resonance let all three use One thought star map, helping them defeat four department leaders and earn full marks, while the judges began questioning the true nature of his talent.

• Ai Tutu persuaded Jiang Yuan to team up with Mu Nujiao for the Nomination Tournament.
• Dean Xiao assigned Jiang Yuan to the opening match, where he chose Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, and Mu Nujiao as teammates against Lei Ming, Dongfang Lie, Tan Wuping, and Yin Yiyi.
• Jiang Yuan activated Overclock Resonance, and Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, and Mu Nujiao each used One thought star map.
• Mo Fan and the others overwhelmed their opponents with a barrage of spells and received full marks from the judges.
• Mo Fan explained that Jiang Yuan's Innate Talent could grant others One thought star map, prompting Zhao Manyan and Mu Nujiao to recognize its potential.

Dean Xiao learned the full extent of Jiang Yuan’s Innate Talent and warned him to conceal its ability to empower others, while Jiang Yuan’s talent rose to third place under the name Glory of the Stars. After the Nomination Tournament, the candidates gathered in Imperial Capital for the Vote Selection Ceremony, where Jiang Yuan’s reputation drew both recognition and challenges.

• Dean Xiao realized Jiang Yuan’s talent could help humanity’s Forbidden Curse Mages, then told him to reveal only the “One thought star map” effect when empowering others.
• Dean Xiao went to speak with Mo Fan and the others, and Jiang Yuan’s talent was ranked third as Glory of the Stars.
• Jiang Yuan returned to cultivation, while Mo Fan, Mu Nujiao, Zhao Manyan, Dongfang Lie, and Ding Yumian made the Nomination Tournament’s top ten; Ding Yumian gave up her nomination.
• The nominees gathered in Imperial Capital for the Vote Selection Ceremony, where Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan joked about the girls at Imperial Capital Academy.
• Students recognized Jiang Yuan and argued over his reputation, with some declaring that they could replace him.