Chapter Summaries

Fang Shaoli received Salang’s order to turn Jianghai Island into a grand ceremony, while the Golden War Hunter Group tried to capture Black Vatican member Carly. A Twisted Ghost interrupted the operation, killed Carly, and then reached Fang Shaoli at the villa.

• Salang ordered Fang Shaoli to stage a grand ceremony on Jianghai Island and warned her to keep the Black Vatican’s members concealed.
• Ge Ming and the Golden War Hunter Group captured Carly, whom they had identified as a Black Vatican member.
• Carly resisted with magic, and a spatial rift opened above her as the Twisted Ghost fell through.
• The Twisted Ghost tore Carly apart and charged away as the crowd reacted in alarm.
• The Twisted Ghost smashed through the villa wall and climbed to the top floor, where Fang Shaoli screamed and fled.

Fang Shaoli released the Poison Mother to fight the Twisted Ghost, but it killed her and slaughtered the Black Vatican members on Jianghai Island before disappearing. In Korea, Mo Fan defeated the Korean mages after their team poisoned the Chinese National Prefecture Team, then learned about the island incident and recognized the Twisted Ghost from the Ancient Capital.

• Carly appeared on the Twisted Ghost's body as it broke into the villa and attacked Fang Shaoli.
• Fang Shaoli released the Poison Mother, but the stronger Twisted Ghost defeated and devoured it.
• The Twisted Ghost hunted down the Black Vatican members across the island, while the Magic Association ordered that it be left alone unless it attacked ordinary people; after killing them all, it vanished.
• Mo Fan defeated the Korean mages in the National Pavilion sparring match after the Chinese team suffered from suspected poisoning, and the team decided to leave Korea immediately.
• Jiang Shaoxu told the team about the Jianghai Island incident, and Mo Fan recognized the creature described by Zhao Manyan as the Twisted Ghost and recounted seeing it during the Ancient Capital incident.
• Jiang Yuan meditated, aiming to raise his Space element to the peak of the high tier.

Jiang Yuan led the National Prefecture Team into Peru’s Gobi Valley to investigate an ancient ruin rumored to be shrouded in wind and lightning. Moon-Banning Stone Demons emerged from the valley walls, leaving the team surrounded as hunters outside argued over whether to rescue them.

• After receiving a broad training mission to resolve demon-related incidents, Jiang Yuan proposed investigating an ancient Peruvian ruin, and the team agreed.
• The group traveled to Gobi Valley, where Ai Jiangtu sensed abnormal Earth element energy and a Peruvian enforcement captain warned them about the dangers inside.
• Jiang Yuan and the others entered the valley despite the warning, and Moon-Banning Stone Demons began emerging in great numbers from the stone walls.
• Jiang Yu identified the demons as Lesser Warrior-level Moon-Banning Stone Demons and warned everyone to be careful.
• A hunter team arrived at the entrance; its captain urged his members to pull the group out, but one hunter refused to risk entering the demons’ territory.

Jiang Yuan led the rookie hunters through Gobi Valley by destroying the Moon-Banning Stone Demons with Space Resonance, astonishing a hunter team that had considered abandoning them. The group reached the edge of a vast lightning-filled hurricane around the ruins, and Jiang Yuan decided they would rest before entering the next day.

• Jiang Yuan used Space Resonance to shatter the charging Moon-Banning Stone Demons, and the hunter team watched in disbelief.
• Jiang Yuan led his group through Gobi Valley, destroying the Stone Demons they encountered while explaining the limits of his technique to Mo Fan and Ai Jiangtu.
• The hunter captain chose to detour around the valley rather than risk entering after seeing Jiang Yuan's power.
• Jiang Yuan's group reached a huge black-gray hurricane filled with golden lightning, and Mo Fan speculated that a valuable Elemental Seed lay within.
• Ai Jiangtu asked whether the group should enter immediately, and Jiang Yuan chose to rest and go in the next day.

Jiang Yuan entered the ancient ruins inside the lightning storm, found Time Fluid, and witnessed the Eye of Time reverse the ruined city’s history. When he tried to escape, the giant eye imprisoned space and drew him high into the sky, only dozens of meters away.

• Jiang Yuan summoned the Three-eyed Underworld General to guard camp, then left alone for the ancient ruins.
• Jiang Yuan crossed the lightning storm in his armor robe and reached the preserved city inside the ruins.
• Jiang Yuan found a crystal cup of Time Fluid in a statue, then searched the city and left it devastated.
• The Eye of Time appeared above the city and used azure light to restore the ruins by reversing time.
• When Jiang Yuan tried to teleport away, the Eye of Time restrained space, and his escape instead brought him close to the giant eye.

Jiang Yuan was caught in a strange vision of the Beast of the Azure Heavens creating life, then awoke in the ruins with little memory of the dream. He returned to camp and watched the stars with Mu Nujiao, while the flower from the ruins remained in his pocket.

• The Eye of Time overwhelmed Jiang Yuan as he tried to escape, and he fell unconscious beside the female statue.
• In a long dream, Jiang Yuan met the lonely Beast of the Azure Heavens and guided it to create life across the world.
• Jiang Yuan awoke in the plaza, recognized a six-petaled flower from his dream, and took it before leaving the ruins.
• Jiang Yuan returned to camp and quietly greeted the Three-eyed Underworld General, asking it not to wake the others.
• Mu Nujiao came out to watch the stars, and Jiang Yuan joined her; he said the stars might be the souls of departed loved ones.

Jiang Yuan used a sleep-inducing flower to help Mu Nujiao rest, then led the team away from the dangerous lightning storm and back through Gobi Valley. The team discovered Spirit Crystals there and began gathering them before heading toward the primeval forest and the Nazca Forbidden Zone.

• Jiang Yuan gave Mu Nujiao a flower whose fragrance put her to sleep, then settled her in his sleeping bag outside the girls' tent.
• Mu Nujiao woke the next morning, and Jiang Shaoxu teased her and Jiang Yuan about spending the night outside together.
• Mo Fan proposed entering the lightning storm to search for treasure, but Jiang Yuan refused and chose to explore elsewhere in South America.
• On their return through Gobi Valley, Jiang Yuan suggested searching for earth-element treasures, and Mo Fan found a Spirit Crystal in a stone wall.
• The team searched the valley and nearly everyone found one or two Spirit Crystals.

Jiang Yuan led the Chinese National Prefecture Team into Peru’s Nazca Forbidden Zone, where the blue crystal ball he carried drew attacks from the Nazca Strange Birds. Mo Fan burned through their first waves, but more than a thousand birds surrounded the team.

• Jiang Yuan led the team through South America, destroyed the Red Ornaments Guild, and began collecting National Pavilion Chapters.
• Jiang Yuan brought the team to Ica Province and flew toward the Nazca Forbidden Zone, where they saw the enormous geoglyphs.
• Nan Yu explained local fears about the Nazca God and reports that strange birds had filled Peru’s skies.
• Jiang Yuan led the team into the forbidden zone while carrying a blue crystal ball he had bought from ancient Indian descendants.
• The crystal ball attracted dozens of Nazca Strange Birds, and Mo Fan burned them with Rose Flame Fierce Fist - Nine Dragons.
• More than a thousand Nazca Strange Birds gathered around the team.

Jiang Yuan discovered that the Nazca Strange Birds multiplied whenever they were killed and learned to dispel them by targeting birds with iridescent crown feathers. The team reached the giant drawing’s eye, where the blue crystal sphere fit its groove and controlled the birds’ appearance.

• After Mo Fan burned away a flock of Nazca Strange Birds, thousands more appeared, and Jiang Yuan explained that their numbers grew whenever they were killed.
• Jiang Yuan used Space Magic to identify and kill the birds with iridescent crown feathers, making the vast flock disappear.
• Jiang Yuan led the team across the giant Nazca drawing while keeping the crystal sphere, and he easily dispersed another attack of tens of thousands of birds.
• At the drawing’s eye, Mo Fan spotted a groove matching the sphere, and Jiang Yuan placed it inside.
• When Mo Fan removed the sphere, countless Nazca Strange Birds formed a vast cloud overhead, but they vanished as it fell back into the groove.

Jiang Yuan and the others discovered a hidden underground gateway inside Nazca Mountain and opened it, triggering a massive swarm of Nazca monsters. The group ended surrounded by hundreds of thousands of creatures that continued multiplying.

• Mo Fan found that removing the Nazca Crystal Ball summoned the Nazca Strange Birds, and Zhao Manyan took turns playing with it.
• Jiang Yuan sensed a barrier nearly a thousand meters underground and suspected Nazca Mountain concealed an entrance.
• Nan Jue suggested investigating Nazca Mountain, and Jiang Yuan led the group there.
• Jiang Yuan found a hollow cavity and tunnel inside the mountain, leading to a carved boulder that Nan Jue identified as describing giant gods creating the world and a gateway.
• After Nan Jue recorded the carvings, Jiang Yuan shattered the boulder and revealed a sealed, pitch-black passage.
• Nazca Strange Birds, Apes, and Spiders appeared in overwhelming numbers and multiplied until the group was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of monsters.

Jiang Yuan and the others opened a hidden chamber beneath Nazca, where they found depleted magical treasures and statues tied to an ancient ritual. When Jiang Yuan touched the faceless statue, he received visions and learned about the Nazca Secret Technique, Illusory Double Shadow.

• Jiang Yuan teleported out to retrieve the Nazca Crystal Ball, evading the swarming monsters by teleporting back with it.
• Mo Fan placed the crystal ball in the stone door's groove, opening the way to a chamber of kneeling statues and several side rooms.
• Zhao Manyan and Mo Fan discovered rooms filled with valuable elemental treasures, but most of their energy had dissipated.
• Jiang Yuan touched the faceless statue and understood its prayers in Ancient Indian Language, while learning of Illusory Double Shadow through visions of the ancient Indian era.

Jiang Yuan used the Three-eyed Underworld General and the Nazca Secret Technique to create an overwhelming force of monstrous wolves that wiped out the Nazca monsters across Peru. After the people of Peru hailed the wolves as divine saviors, Jiang Yuan and the Chinese National Prefecture Team defeated Peru’s team and collected every National Pavilion Chapter in South America.

• Jiang Yuan left the cave with Mo Fan and the others after using his Mind Control to carry out their loot, then found Nazca monsters blocking the exit.
• Jiang Yuan summoned the Three-eyed Underworld General and used the Nazca Secret Technique to make its monstrous wolf multiply into a vast army.
• The monstrous wolves killed the Nazca monsters throughout the Nazca Forbidden Zone and then across Peru while Jiang Yuan searched for their source.
• Peruvians mistook the monstrous wolves for Divine Dogs sent by the gods, and Mo Fan joked that Jiang Yuan had become a god who saved all living beings.
• The Chinese National Prefecture Team defeated the Peruvian National Pavilion team at Royal Felipe Castle and collected every National Pavilion Chapter in South America within less than a week and a half.

The Huaxia National Government Team arrived in New York to challenge America’s undefeated National Pavilion, whose members had already marked Huaxia as defeated. After the Americans insulted the team, Jiang Yuan held Mo Fan back and let their upcoming sparring match become the answer.

• Zu Jiming was eliminated from the National Government Team, Mu Tingying defeated Jiang Yu, and Zhao Manyan remained a substitute.
• The team arrived in New York and traveled to Liberty Island, where Freedom Temple’s instructor Plante welcomed them to the American National Pavilion.
• Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan joked about the Statue of Liberty while Guan Yu criticized them.
• Plante showed the team a wall recording every visiting National Government Team’s defeat, including an X beneath Huaxia’s flag before its challenge had begun.
• Philom and the other American trainees dismissed Huaxia’s strength, and Jiang Yuan stopped Mo Fan from starting a fight before their sparring match.

Jiang Yuan led the Chinese National Prefecture Team into a king-of-the-hill match against the American National Pavilion and quickly defeated Philom and the American Giant. The chapter ended with Boblin’s team facing another round after two consecutive losses, followed by an author’s note saying the next chapter had been blocked and would be revised and reposted.

• Jiang Yuan chose a one-on-one king-of-the-hill match against the American National Pavilion.
• Jiang Yuan knocked Philom off the platform with a fast Undead Tentacle attack before he could cast a spell.
• Boblin berated Philom for his slow Star Particle linking and ordered the American Giant to fight next.
• The American Giant activated his rock-like defensive talent and claimed his defense rivaled a Commander-level Stone Giant’s.
• Jiang Yuan shattered the American Giant’s rocky defense with an Undead Tentacle and knocked him unconscious.
• The author said the next chapter had been blocked and would be revised and reposted.

Jiang Yuan crushed Boblin, ending the American National Pavilion’s undefeated streak and securing the Chinese team’s victory. After the team toured America and trained, Dongfang Lie and Lu Yilin arrived as reserve members, with Lu Yilin immediately demanding a chance to challenge for a main-team slot.

• Boblin apologized for his earlier disrespect, then faced Jiang Yuan and vowed to fight at full strength.
• Boblin cast Light and Lightning magic, but Jiang Yuan’s enormous Undead Tentacle broke through his attacks, seized him, and smashed him into the platform.
• Plante declared the Chinese National Prefecture Team the winners, and Boblin had Philom and the others apologize and present the National Pavilion Chapter.
• America’s National Prefecture Team received battle records identifying Jiang Yuan as an Undead Mage and recommending Light magic against him, while other teams held different or incomplete information about him.
• Dongfang Lie and Lu Yilin arrived in America as new reserve members; after Mo Fan teased Dongfang Lie, Lu Yilin announced that he wanted to challenge for a main-team slot.

Lu Yilin challenged Jiang Yuan for an official team spot, but Mo Fan defeated him in the Duel Arena and Jiang Yuan warned that he would be eliminated if he failed to return. Jiang Yuan then prepared to intercept the Black Vatican’s theft of the Dimensional Triangle Mirror, while a purple-eyed youth learned the operation was set for that night.

• Lu Yilin challenged Jiang Yuan for the captain’s spot, and Mo Fan agreed to fight him first at the Magic Association’s Duel Arena.
• Mo Fan used Mind Control to blast Lu Yilin off the platform before he could finish boasting, and Lu Yilin stormed away after accusing him of an ambush.
• Jiang Yuan told the team that Lu Yilin would be considered withdrawn if he did not return before they left America.
• Jiang Yuan planned to use the team’s delayed departure to stop the Black Vatican from stealing the Dimensional Triangle Mirror from the Freedom Temple.
• A sanitation worker told a purple-eyed youth near Liberty Island that the operation would happen that night.

After the Freedom Temple’s Dimensional Triangle Mirror was stolen, Jiang Yuan controlled Pei Li and confronted Cold Duke, intending to extract the Red Cardinal’s secrets. The chapter ended as Jiang Yuan released his aura against Cold Duke.

• A thief stole the Dimensional Triangle Mirror from the Freedom Temple, prompting Temple Master Deng Bai to send mages hunting across the United States.
• Pei Li disguised himself as a street sweeper near Liberty Island while his accomplice prepared to deliver the mirror to Lord Salang.
• Jiang Yuan exposed Pei Li as the Black Vatican’s Blue-robed Deacon known as the Executioner, then used psychic power to make him a puppet.
• Cold Duke arrived and realized that the person controlling Pei Li was not Pei Li.
• Jiang Yuan revealed himself to Cold Duke and prepared to extract his soul for the Black Vatican roster.
• Jiang Yuan’s aura surged toward Cold Duke as he prepared to attack.

Jiang Yuan revealed his Dark King power, extracted Cold Duke’s soul, and killed Deng Bai when the Freedom Temple intervened. After consuming Cold Duke and Pei Li with the Twisted Ghost, Jiang Yuan drove off the Temple Mages and disappeared, leaving the world shocked by the deaths.

• Cold Duke attacked Jiang Yuan with his emotion-warping masks, but Jiang Yuan’s ancient armor dispelled the ghosts and made Cold Duke mistake him for the Dark King.
• Jiang Yuan seized Cold Duke and began extracting his soul as Temple Mages arrived and called for reinforcements.
• Deng Bai confronted Jiang Yuan, but Jiang Yuan used the Underworld King’s authority to bring the aged Temple Master to the end of his life.
• Cold Duke transformed into a horned, three-eyed monster before Jiang Yuan extracted his twisted soul and the Twisted Ghost devoured it.
• Jiang Yuan extracted Pei Li’s memories and fed him to the Twisted Ghost, then blasted the Temple Mages away and vanished.
• The Dark King’s appearance and the deaths of Cold Duke and Deng Bai became the focus of international discussion.

Jiang Yuan’s team left Country M aboard a luxury cruise ship and headed toward Egypt after he refused a dangerous rescue mission in the Sahara. As the team discussed Egypt’s undead and the Ancient King’s growing reputation, a huge shadow rose from the sea.

• Jiang Yuan returned to the hotel with Cold Duke’s list, while the Twisted Ghost had reached its Commander-level limit and could not devour the remaining Black Church members yet.
• The Huaxia National Prefecture Team departed Country M, and Jiang Yuan told the instructors that Lu Yilin had withdrawn from the team.
• Jiang Yuan refused the instructors’ request to rescue a National Government Team trapped in the Sahara, and the team set course for Egypt.
• Mo Fan and the others spoke with an Egyptian man about the Egyptian Undead and the Ancient King, and the man praised the Ancient King as the true Underworld King.
• The sea grew rough without wind, and a massive black shadow emerged from beneath the surface.

Jiang Yuan fused with Little Cloud Dream to confront a giant sea serpent threatening the ship, but Baxia arrived and battered the creature nearly to death. Jiang Yuan finished it off for its Lord level Soul Essence, then returned to the cheering ship while Mo Fan asked about Baxia.

• A pure black, horned giant serpent rose from the seabed and threatened the ship, prompting Jiang Yuan to summon Little Cloud Dream and prepare to fight.
• Jiang Yuan fused with Little Cloud Dream, drove the ship to safety, and summoned storm clouds and lightning over the sea.
• Baxia rushed from a nearby island and stomped the sea serpent until Jiang Yuan stopped it from killing the creature.
• Jiang Yuan lifted the weakened serpent from the seabed and killed it with an ice spear to claim its Lord level Soul Essence.
• Jiang Yuan calmed the sea and returned to the ship, where the crew cheered and Mo Fan asked what the island-like turtle had been.