Chapter Summaries

Xia Ming killed a level-ten winged serpent during its shedding period and harvested its valuable parts. He led Tang Ge, Xerxes, and the little kitty deeper into the cave, where they discovered a pool of Carefree Water.

• Xia Ming emerged from his small world after killing the winged serpent, and Xerxes, Tang Ge, and the little kitty confirmed that it was dead.
• Xia Ming explained the value of the winged serpent’s scales, blood, gall, and magic crystal, then collected them with help from Xerxes and Tang Ge.
• Xia Ming realized that the snake gall might help him attempt a breakthrough to level ten, but decided to search the cave first.
• Xia Ming led the group deeper into the cave, where the little kitty sensed something ahead and they found a pool of Carefree Water.

Xia Ming stored the Carefree Water, returned to the Rhine Territory with the Winged Serpent, and turned the beast’s remains into armor and a large supply of strengthening potion. The chapter ended when Su Weiwei told him that Teacher Anthony had made progress on the magic crystal cannon.

• Xia Ming collected the Carefree Water in crystal bottles, gave some to Xerxes, and planned to save some for Su Weiwei and use most of the rest on the Life Tree.
• Xia Ming and the others returned to the Rhine Territory, where Lone Wolf and Angel were shocked to learn he had killed the Level Ten Winged Serpent alone.
• Xia Ming told everyone to leave him to work, then forged the Winged Serpent’s scales into armor.
• Xia Ming removed the serpent blood’s toxins and prepared enough strengthening potion for a small regiment of soldiers.
• Su Weiwei told Xia Ming that Teacher Anthony had made progress researching the magic crystal cannon.

Anthony discovered that Blazing Sun Finegold was needed to make magic crystal cannons, while Xia Ming strengthened Rhine Territory’s forces with Winged Serpent blood and scale armor. With his people newly empowered, Xia Ming prepared to use the Winged Serpent gallbladder and Carefree Water to reach level ten and confront the Reno Family.

• Anthony explained that the magic crystal cannon’s magic conduit required rare Blazing Sun Finegold, and Xia Ming asked Su Weiwei to arrange a purchase.
• Xia Ming ordered Lone Wolf to gather Rhine Territory’s elite soldiers and gave them and the territory’s leaders potions made from Winged Serpent blood.
• The five hundred elite soldiers advanced to roughly level six, while Tang Ge, Su Weiwei, and the others also absorbed some of the potion’s power.
• Xia Ming distributed Winged Serpent scale armor to Rhine Territory’s senior figures, including Angel.
• Xia Ming prepared the Winged Serpent gallbladder and Carefree Water to attempt to reach level ten and challenge the Reno Family.

Xia Ming consumed the winged serpent gallbladder and broke through to Level Ten in the Tower of Hope, stunning everyone in the Rhine Territory. He then used Carefree Water on the Life Tree, which began to grow vigorously.

• Xia Ming left Lone Wolf in charge of the remaining affairs and returned to the Tower of Hope to cultivate.
• Xia Ming swallowed the winged serpent gallbladder and drew its icy energy into his magic pathways.
• Xia Ming repeatedly struck the Level Ten barrier until it shattered, transforming his magic power and making him a Holy Spirit Mage.
• The Tower of Hope rumbled with Xia Ming's breakthrough, and the people of the Rhine Territory celebrated while Anthony marveled at his rapid rise.
• Xia Ming expanded his small world and sprinkled Carefree Water over the Life Tree, causing it to grow strong and lush.

Xia Ming fed Carefree Water and a level-ten Winged Serpent magic crystal to the Life Tree, then emerged as a level-ten mage and secretly prepared the Rhine Territory for conflict with the Renault Family. After Anthony built more than a dozen magic crystal cannons, Angel brought Xia Ming grave news about the Renault Family.

• Xia Ming used Carefree Water to grow the Life Tree to over a thousand meters tall and fed it a level-ten Winged Serpent magic crystal, gaining a powerful source of strength and healing.
• Xia Ming emerged from the Tower of Hope as a level-ten mage and ordered everyone to keep his advancement secret.
• Xia Ming revealed his plan to deal with the Renault Family, and Angel mobilized the city’s resources to monitor its movements.
• Tang Ge obtained a few kilograms of Radiant Sun refined gold, and Anthony used it to make more than a dozen magic crystal cannons for the Rhine Territory.
• Angel came to Xia Ming with grave news from the Renault Family.

Xia Ming prepared Rhine City’s forces for an assault by Victor and the Reno Family’s five thousand Black Eagle Guards. The enemy cavalry arrived as his troops stood ready to meet them.

• Angel reported that Victor was leading five thousand Black Eagle Guards toward Rhine City, and Lone Wolf volunteered to command the defense against them.
• Xia Ming ordered the city sealed and appointed Lone Wolf to direct the military deployment with Tang Ge and Philip assisting; Angel persuaded him to let her join from a safe area.
• Lone Wolf organized the defenders while Xia Ming assembled his Jade Rhinoceros and Snowball Beast forces, promising them roast lamb and recruiting the little kitty with a reward.
• Xia Ming completed his preparations and waited with more than ten thousand defenders, then sensed movement and warned the troops to stay alert.
• The Black Eagle Guard cavalry appeared on the horizon, marking the Reno Family’s arrival.

The Reno Family’s Black Eagle Guard attacked Rhine City, where Xia Ming relied on Lone Wolf’s preparations to ambush them. Victor regrouped the surviving cavalry and vowed to kill Xia Ming, leaving the battle underway.

• The Black Eagle Guard arrived with five thousand riders, and Victor identified Xia Ming as the mage in Rhine City.
• Victor accused Xia Ming of killing Asura and ordered the Black Eagle Guard to attack the city.
• Lone Wolf sprang the ambush, encircling the cavalry and opening fire with magic crystal cannons.
• The bombardment and Rhine soldiers killed nearly a thousand Black Eagle Guard before Victor ordered the rest to halt and scatter.
• Victor sneered at Xia Ming and vowed that the Reno Family would not let him escape again.

Xia Ming blocked Victor’s attack on Rhine City and revealed that he had become a tenth-level mage. The two opened their small worlds and faced off above the battlefield as their forces clashed below.

• Victor cast Earthfire Twin Dragons toward Rhine City, but Xia Ming raised an Earth Barrier to stop the spell and shield the soldiers.
• Victor reacted with disbelief when he realized Xia Ming had advanced to the tenth level in just over a month.
• Xia Ming and Victor opened their small worlds, revealing Xia Ming’s Life Tree world and Victor’s smaller ice world.
• Lone Wolf ordered more than a thousand soldiers into the Ancient Eight Kings Formation, and the Rhine forces clashed with the Black Eagle Guard.
• The little cat confronted Victor and threatened to kill him with the dragons’ power.

Xia Ming battled Victor in the sky while Lone Wolf led the Rhine forces against the Black Eagle Guard below. After using Victor to master his level-ten power, Xia Ming unleashed lightning that shattered Victor’s defense, leaving the fight poised for its finish.

• Xia Ming and Victor clashed with their little worlds, and Victor grew alarmed by Xia Ming’s strength.
• Lone Wolf directed the Rhine soldiers and Jade Rhinoceroses in a coordinated assault that broke the Black Eagle Guard’s formation.
• Xerxes attacked the Black Eagle Guard’s commanders as the Rhine forces gained the upper hand.
• Victor became exhausted while Xia Ming used their battle to master his newly acquired level-ten strength.
• Xia Ming announced that his warm-up was over and sent lightning through Victor’s defensive spell, shattering it.

Xia Ming killed Victor and routed the Black Eagle Guard, securing Rhine City's victory. As he prepared to strike the Reno Family before its head Ock could respond, he discovered Moonwatch Leaf among Victor's spoils.

• Xia Ming overwhelmed Victor, killed him, and took everything from his spatial ring.
• Xia Ming returned to the battlefield, where the Black Eagle Guard lost heart after seeing Victor dead; he killed their commander and the surviving soldiers surrendered.
• Xia Ming left Lone Wolf to deal with the captured Black Eagle Guard and considered how their forces and equipment would strengthen Rhine City.
• Xia Ming told Angel that he intended to destroy the Reno Family, while recognizing that its head, the peak Level Ten mage Ock, would be a formidable opponent.
• Xia Ming gave Su Weiwei a battle aura potion, then inspected Victor's spatial ring and found several spirit herbs, including Moonwatch Leaf.

Xia Ming discovered Moonwatch Leaves among Victor’s possessions and learned they could be brewed into a potion that helped Magic Beasts advance. After feeding the Life Tree Victor’s magic crystals, Xia Ming brewed the first batch of Moonwatch Potion, leaving him ready to help the Jade Rhinoceros clan grow stronger.

• Xia Ming identified the Moonwatch Leaves and agreed to save a bottle of Moonwatch Potion for the little cat.
• Xia Ming told Rococo that the potion could help the Jade Rhinoceros clan advance, exciting Rococo and the herd.
• Xia Ming placed Victor’s magic crystals into his small world, and the Life Tree absorbed their energy and expanded the world.
• Xia Ming brewed Moonwatch Potion in the basement of the City Lord’s Manor and completed the potion.

Xia Ming gave Moonwatch Potions to fifty Jade Rhinoceroses, and nearly all of them advanced to level nine, greatly strengthening his forces in Rhine City. Confident he could defeat the Reno Family, he gave the little cat the potion he had saved for her.

• Xia Ming asked Rococo to gather around fifty Jade Rhinoceroses so he could distribute his Moonwatch Potions.
• The Jade Rhinoceroses drank the potions and absorbed their light energy, with nearly all of them advancing to level nine.
• Rococo reached the peak of level nine, while Xia Ming recognized the potion’s strong compatibility with the Jade Rhinoceroses.
• Xia Ming resolved to use his newly strengthened forces to crush the Reno Family.
• The little cat asked Xia Ming for a potion, and he gave her the bottle he had saved for her.

Little Kitty drank the Moonwatch Potion, evolved to level eight, and gained powerful illusion magic that let her mimic magic beasts and their pressure. With her strengthened Mist of Mystery and the Jade Rhinoceroses at level nine, Xia Ming prepared to take on the Reno Family.

• Little Kitty drank the Moonwatch Potion, gained silver fur, and rose from level six to the peak of level eight.
• Little Kitty demonstrated her new illusion magic by appearing as a level-ten Winged Serpent, startling Rococo and the Jade Rhinoceroses.
• Xia Ming learned Little Kitty could only mimic magic beasts she had seen and could not maintain the illusion for long.
• Xia Ming rewarded Little Kitty with a hundred gold coins, and she revealed her Mist of Mystery had grown stronger and could cover a larger area.
• Xia Ming looked over the more than fifty level-nine Jade Rhinoceroses and resolved to go after the Reno Family.

Xia Ming prepared to lead the newly strengthened Jade Rhinoceroses to destroy the Reno Family before it could learn of Victor’s death. Angel also told him that the Holy Temple and Sacred Council were facing off at Thousand Moon Lake, and he ordered her to monitor both that conflict and the Evil Spirit Tower.

• Xia Ming ordered the Jade Rhinoceroses to follow him and flatten the Reno Family, and they eagerly agreed.
• Su Weiwei and Angel worried about Xia Ming’s plan, but were reassured when they learned the Jade Rhinoceroses had advanced to level nine.
• Angel reported that the Holy Temple and Sacred Council had gathered at Thousand Moon Lake, where Augustine had defeated three Sacred Council members in a duel.
• Xia Ming told Angel to track developments between the Holy Temple and Sacred Council until he returned from the Reno Family.
• Xia Ming also ordered Angel to monitor the Evil Spirit Tower, alarming both her and Su Weiwei.

Xia Ming left the Rhine Territory and traveled to Moonlight City to confront the Reno Family over Victor’s disappearance. He arrived at their manor and loudly challenged the family to come out, while Ock and Carmen prepared to investigate Victor’s absence.

• Xia Ming told Su Weiwei and Angel to monitor the Evil Spirit Tower, then left the Rhine Territory with the fifty Jade Rhinoceroses and the little cat.
• Wearing Soros’s mask, Xia Ming traveled through Roland Province and reached Moonlight City, where he headed for the Reno Family manor.
• Ock worried that Victor had been missing for two days and ordered Carmen to watch for anything unusual around Rhine City.
• Xia Ming struck the Reno Family manor with magic, alarming Ock, Carmen, and the people nearby.
• Xia Ming shouted a challenge at the Reno Family, demanding that someone come out of the manor.

Xia Ming challenged the Reno Family in Moonlight City and killed Linton with one spell. Ock and the newly advanced tenth-level mage Carmen confronted him, and Carmen revealed Xia Ming was a tenth-level mage.

• Xia Ming publicly called for the Reno Family to come out and fight.
• A peak eighth-level Reno Family youth attacked Xia Ming, who destroyed his flame spell and killed him with a Purple Lightning Ball.
• The crowd identified the dead youth as Linton, son of Ock and a core Reno Family heir.
• Ock emerged from Reno Manor with Carmen, a newly advanced tenth-level mage, and both threatened Xia Ming.
• Carmen acknowledged Xia Ming's strength and revealed to the onlookers that he was a tenth-level mage.

Xia Ming revealed his identity and unleashed more than fifty Jade Rhinoceroses against the Reno Family, declaring that he would raze Reno Manor. The beasts began smashing through the estate while Xia Ming confronted Ock and Carmen.

• Xia Ming told Ock that Victor and the five thousand Black Eagle Guards had been no match for him, and Rococo taunted the Reno Family.
• Dozens of Reno Family mages surrounded Xia Ming as onlookers watched.
• Xia Ming summoned more than fifty Jade Rhinoceroses, shocking the Reno Family and the crowd with his powerful reinforcements.
• Xia Ming declared that he would raze Reno Manor because the Reno Family had repeatedly attacked him and his territory.
• Rococo led the Jade Rhinoceroses in a charge that smashed the manor's walls and buildings and trampled Reno Family members.
• Ock attacked Rococo with magic, but a shield blocked the spell as Xia Ming locked his aura onto Ock and Carmen.

Xia Ming used his Small World and the little kitten’s illusion to distract Carmen, then killed the newly advanced level-ten mage with one Thunderfire Eye. He faced Ock alone afterward, and their battle left Xia Ming gradually gaining the upper hand.

• Xia Ming opened his Small World, then had the little kitten disguise itself as a level-ten Winged Serpent to frighten Carmen.
• Xia Ming struck Carmen with the Thunderfire Eye while Carmen was distracted, killing him instantly.
• The little kitten’s illusion faded, revealing its true form and leaving Ock furious at being deceived.
• Ock unleashed his full power and clashed Small Worlds with Xia Ming as their duel began.
• Xia Ming’s lightning magic gradually suppressed Ock, who grew horrified at being outmatched by an early-stage level-ten mage.

Xia Ming killed Ock and broke through to the middle stage of Level Ten, destroying the Reno Family’s remaining power in Moonlight City. He and his companions entered the family’s treasure vault, where they found a wealth of treasures.

• Xia Ming used Fury of Wind and Thunder to kill Ock, and the onlookers stared at him in awe.
• Xia Ming realized he had broken through to the middle stage of Level Ten by using Ock as a whetstone.
• Xia Ming and the little kitten inspected Carmen and Ock’s spatial rings and found nearly a thousand top-grade magic gemstones.
• Rococo told Xia Ming that the Jade Rhinoceroses had dealt with the Reno Family members, leaving the family’s estate devastated.
• Xia Ming followed the little kitten to the Reno Family’s basement and blasted apart the stone door guarding its treasure vault.
• The little kitten cried excitedly when Xia Ming saw the treasures inside the vault.

After destroying the Reno Family, Xia Ming looted its vault and found a broken wand with extraordinary light-element power that might once have been a sacred artifact. He prepared to return to Rhine Territory, but a Jade Rhinoceros reported finding something.

• Xia Ming and the little cat found the Reno Family vault filled with treasure, and Xia Ming collected its wealth to support the Rhine Territory.
• The little cat led Xia Ming to a broken white wand that emitted unusually pure light-element magic.
• Xia Ming recognized the wand as a possible fragment of a sacred artifact of light and saw it as useful against the Evil Spirit Tower.
• Xia Ming finished looting the vault and met the Jade Rhinoceroses at the entrance after they dealt with everything.
• As Xia Ming prepared to leave, a Jade Rhinoceros called out that it had found something.