Chapter Summaries

Xia Ming completed his fusion with the fire element and reached the peak of level ten before traveling to Lakeheart Island for his battle with Augustine. As the Pope and the Chief Speaker faced off, Augustine finally stepped forward to meet his challenger.

• Xia Ming absorbed the essence of the two Crimson Fire Bloodflowers, fully fused with the fire element, and reached the peak of level ten.
• Bluebeard summoned Xia Ming on the morning of his battle with Augustine, and they joined the Chief Speaker and the Sacred Council.
• The Chief Speaker formed the Twelve Heavenly Mechanism Formation and led Xia Ming and a thousand knights to the center of Lakeheart Island.
• Xia Ming greeted Arthur and Mofite among the gathered factions before the Holy Temple's Pope challenged the Chief Speaker.
• The Pope asked Xia Ming if he was the Sacred Council's challenger, then called Augustine forward.

Xia Ming faced Augustine in the Sacred Council’s final match against the Holy Temple, and they agreed to decide the fight with three spells each. Augustine’s first spell failed to harm Xia Ming, leaving him stunned as the duel continued.

• The Grand Speaker named Xia Ming as the Sacred Council’s final challenger, and the Pope sent Augustine to fight him.
• Xia Ming and Augustine entered the arena and agreed to settle the match with three spells apiece.
• Augustine opened with Holy Light Judgment, a level-ten spell that combined a magical strike with spiritual pressure.
• Xia Ming countered with Thunderfire Eye, and the Grand Speaker and Pope contained the force of their collision.
• When the spells faded, Xia Ming stood unharmed, shocking Augustine.

Xia Ming and Augustine continued their three-strike duel, and Xia Ming emerged unharmed from the first attack before gaining the upper hand in their second clash. With one attack remaining, Augustine vowed that he would not suffer his first defeat.

• Xia Ming silently resisted Augustine’s Holy Light Judgment, astonishing the spectators and drawing praise from the Holy Temple Pope.
• Augustine unleashed his fused light element for his second attack, while Xia Ming answered with his powerful Ice Flame.
• The Holy Temple Pope and Grand Speaker erased the magical aftershocks as Xia Ming and Augustine’s elemental powers collided and destroyed the arena.
• Augustine staggered back three steps and spat blood, while Xia Ming remained unmoved; Augustine admitted Xia Ming had won the exchange.
• Xia Ming reminded Augustine that one strike remained, and Augustine declared that he had never been defeated and would not lose that day.

Xia Ming faced Augustine’s final summoning spell with a Hellhound of his own and defeated him, winning the first battle between the Sacred Council and the Holy Temple. The chapter ended with Xia Ming anticipating a reward from the Sacred Council.

• Augustine began chanting summoning magic while Xia Ming chose to summon a creature rather than interrupt him.
• Augustine summoned a four-winged Angel of Light, while Xia Ming summoned a three-headed Hellhound from the Book of Eternity.
• The Hellhound overpowered the Angel of Light, whose destruction exhausted Augustine’s magic and caused him to suffer a backlash.
• Augustine dropped his staff and admitted defeat, leaving the Holy Temple’s side stunned as the Sacred Council cheered.
• The Grand Speaker declared the Sacred Council victorious in the first battle, and Xia Ming wondered what reward he would receive.

Xia Ming defeated Augustine, earning major rewards from the Sacred Council, but the Council lost the second battle to Merlin and the score tied at one to one. The Grand Speaker then accepted the Pope’s challenge for the decisive third battle.

• Xia Ming defeated Augustine, giving the Sacred Council victory in the first match and leaving the Holy Temple’s forces stunned.
• The Grand Speaker appointed Xia Ming Deputy Hall Master of the Dark Hall, granted him a hereditary marquis title, and promised full support for developing the Rhine Plains.
• Fiery Hand fought Merlin the next day, but Merlin trapped him in an illusion array made with water from Thousand Moon Lake and won after Fiery Hand escaped exhausted.
• The score became one to one, making the third battle decisive, and the Pope challenged the Grand Speaker to face him.
• The Grand Speaker accepted the Pope’s challenge with confidence.

As the Pope and Grand Speaker prepared for their decisive battle, Xia Ming returned to his tent to cultivate and refine his spellcasting. While trying to shorten the chant for Starfire Scorches the Heavens, he comprehended the Red Moon Divine Runes, though he still needed practice to master them fully.

• The Pope and Grand Speaker agreed to face each other in the final battle, and the other factions withdrew.
• Bluebeard urged Xia Ming to strengthen himself as the situation across the three continents grew unstable, and Xia Ming returned to practice.
• Xia Ming used fire-element gemstones from the Reno Family to cultivate and practiced the level-ten spell Starfire Scorches the Heavens.
• Xia Ming shortened the spell’s chant using the Silver Star Divine Pattern, then continued pushing himself past the apparent limit.
• Xia Ming’s staff shone with a crimson half-moon as he comprehended the Red Moon Divine Runes and cast Starfire Scorches the Heavens at greatly increased speed.

After mastering the Red Moon Divine Pattern, Xia Ming learned it greatly improved his spellcasting speed and focus. An alarm then summoned him to the Grand Speaker’s tent, where Blood Shadow revealed that a vampire force had ambushed and destroyed three thousand Divine Martial Knights, leaving the Sacred Council to consider its response.

• Xia Ming practiced magic through the night and discovered the Red Moon Divine Pattern made his casting faster and resistant to disruption.
• An alert bell called Xia Ming and the Sacred Council’s leaders to the Grand Speaker’s tent.
• Blood Shadow arrived wounded and reported that the intelligence on the vampires in Twilight Moon City had been wrong.
• Blood Shadow said more than a thousand high-level vampires, led by a level-twelve vampire duke, had ambushed his force and wiped out the three thousand Divine Martial Knights.
• The Grand Speaker absolved Blood Shadow of blame, ordered him taken for treatment, and asked the assembled leaders for their thoughts.

The Sacred Council discussed reports of thousands of vampires in Twilight Moon City and sent Fiery Hand with eight thousand elite Divine Martial Knights to investigate. The Grand Speaker and the Pope then faced each other in their long-awaited battle, which began with both leaders taking the arena.

• Bluebeard proposed sending ten thousand Divine Martial Knights to destroy Twilight Moon City, while Andor urged the major powers to unite against the vampires.
• Xia Ming warned that the Sacred Council needed to learn the vampires’ strength and their ties to dark mage organizations.
• The Grand Speaker ordered Fiery Hand to lead eight thousand elite Divine Martial Knights to the Southern Continent in secret and investigate the vampires.
• The Grand Speaker, Xia Ming, and the others traveled to Lakeheart Island as leaders of the major powers gathered to witness the battle.
• The Pope challenged the Grand Speaker, and both men swiftly took their places in the arena.

The Grand Speaker and the Pope fought a devastating battle at Thousand Moon Lake, displaying their mastery of all six elements. Their spells evaporated part of the lake and exposed an ancient palace, leaving Xia Ming and the onlookers stunned.

• The Grand Speaker and the Pope ordered everyone to retreat three thousand meters before their battle began.
• The Pope revealed himself as a level-fourteen legendary mage and attacked with the Red Moon Divine Runes.
• The Grand Speaker and the Pope exchanged powerful six-element spells, including Light Dimension and Eye of the Fire God.
• Their battle evaporated much of Thousand Moon Lake's water and forced the onlookers to defend themselves from magical storms.
• The little cat pointed out an ancient palace exposed on the lakebed, and Xia Ming recognized it as a ruin.

The Grand Speaker defeated the Pope, securing the Sacred Council’s leadership of the Human Alliance, while rival factions disputed ownership of an ancient palace from the Undead Cataclysm. The factions postponed the palace decision until tomorrow, and the Grand Speaker then announced that vampires and a vampire duke had appeared near Twilight Moon City.

• The Grand Speaker defeated the Pope, and the Sacred Council celebrated its victory in the agreement of three battles.
• The Pope accepted that the Sacred Council would remain the leading force of the Human Alliance, and several factions voiced their support.
• The Pope and the Grand Speaker disputed whether the Holy Temple or the Sacred Council owned the ancient palace, while the Red Moon City Lord proposed deciding the matter tomorrow.
• Xia Ming learned from the little cat that the palace contained a power it could not identify, and he resolved to seek benefits from it.
• The Grand Speaker announced that many vampires, including a vampire duke, had appeared near Twilight Moon City on the Southern Continent.

The factions at Thousand Moon Lake agreed to join the Sacred Council in attacking the vampires of Twilight Moon City and to explore the ancient palace together. Xia Ming entered the palace with the other experts and found a group of blackened human skeletons deeper inside.

• The Grand Speaker revealed that a vampire duke had destroyed three thousand Divine Martial Knights, then persuaded the major factions to support a campaign against the vampires.
• After a night of arguments, the factions agreed to send experts to Twilight Moon City after the gathering and to explore the ancient palace together, with each group claiming any treasures it found.
• Xia Ming, Bluebeard, and Liya joined more than twenty experts from the factions to investigate the palace, while Augustine led the Holy Temple party.
• As Xia Ming and his companions explored the damaged palace, they discovered more than a dozen pitch-black human skeletons, which Bluebeard identified as the bones of black mages.

Xia Ming, Bluebeard, and Councilor Liya explored a palace containing the remains of ancient black mages and ordinary mages, then discovered a hidden Dark Hall. The search uncovered rare herbs and revealed that Xia Ming was a master-rank apothecary.

• Xia Ming, Bluebeard, and Councilor Liya examined blackened bones and ordinary mage skeletons, concluding that an ancient battle had taken place in the palace.
• Xia Ming, Bluebeard, and Councilor Liya split up to search the palace, and Bluebeard found a hidden stone door leading to a Dark Hall.
• Xia Ming, Bluebeard, and Councilor Liya entered the Dark Hall, where Bluebeard found and collected a Dragon's Heart Blood plant.
• Xia Ming identified and collected a poisonous Skull Flower, prompting Councilor Liya to ask how he recognized it.
• Xia Ming admitted that he was a master-rank apothecary, astonishing Bluebeard and Councilor Liya.

Xia Ming, Liya, and Bluebeard searched the Dark Hall for exotic herbs before triggering an ancient summoning array that released a level-eleven giant octopus. Xia Ming challenged the beast alone and wounded it with a powerful fire spell, but the octopus retaliated with all eight tentacles.

• Xia Ming revealed that he was a master potionmaker, stunning Liya and Bluebeard as they searched the Dark Hall’s weeds for exotic herbs.
• The three gathered valuable medicinal plants, with Xia Ming finding several Skull Flowers and sharing some of his haul with the others.
• Liya suggested investigating the six stone pillars, and Xia Ming identified the blood-red array at their center as a still-active summoning trigger.
• Bluebeard attacked a pillar and activated the array, which summoned a level-eleven water-element giant octopus.
• Xia Ming asked Bluebeard to let him fight the beast, then used Starfire Scorches the Heavens and his mutated Ice Flame to wound it.
• The enraged octopus swept all eight tentacles toward Xia Ming, surrounding him.

Xia Ming defeated the Eight-Tentacled Octopus and discovered treasure and a parchment revealing that the ancient palace contained imprints left by legendary powerhouses. The group prepared to explore the palace further.

• Xia Ming dodged the Eight-Tentacled Octopus's attacks, severed six of its tentacles, and killed it with Thunderfire Eye.
• Bluebeard praised Xia Ming's ability to contend with an early eleventh-level powerhouse, while Xia Ming reflected on the fight and absorbed the beast's magic crystal into the Life Tree.
• The little kitten told Xia Ming it could transform into an Eight-Tentacled Octopus after seeing one.
• Bluebeard found two chests containing top-grade magic gemstones, weapons, and equipment, and Xia Ming, Liya, and Bluebeard divided the haul.
• Xia Ming opened the second chest and found a parchment revealing magical imprints left by legendary ancient powerhouses inside the palace.

Xia Ming, Liya, and Bluebeard followed a map to a chamber in the Holy King Palace and opened its massive stone gate, revealing ten statues bearing the imprints of ancient legendary powerhouses. Bluebeard recognized one as the Night King, and Xia Ming turned his attention to a statue of a mage.

• Liya gave Bluebeard a parchment describing ancient legendary imprints in the Holy King Palace, and its map marked their location.
• Xia Ming, Liya, and Bluebeard followed the map through the palace maze toward the imprints.
• The three worked together to push open a huge stone gate while enduring the immense spiritual pressure beyond it.
• Xia Ming, Liya, and Bluebeard entered a vast chamber containing ten lifelike statues that radiated overwhelming pressure.
• Bluebeard identified one statue as the Night King, and Xia Ming looked toward a statue of a mage.

Xia Ming explored the legendary statues in the Holy King Palace and uncovered a mysterious wind-element crystal ball. He chose to accept the Wind God King's trial, declaring his determination to become a Mage God.

• Liya explained that the statues contained legendary imprints and that breaking one would begin a dangerous trial; Bluebeard shattered the Night King's statue, and Liya shattered a water-element mage's statue.
• The little kitten sensed something buried near the Wind God King's statue, and Xia Ming dug up a crystal ball filled with powerful wind-element energy.
• Xia Ming chose the Wind God King's statue to seek insight into wind elements and shattered it to enter the legendary expert's trial.
• The Wind God King appeared in Xia Ming's sea of consciousness, recognized his strength, and challenged him about his goal.
• Xia Ming declared that he would become a Mage God, resisting the Wind God King's ridicule and strengthening his resolve.

Xia Ming resisted the Wind God King's mental test and learned from his demonstration, comprehending his own embryonic form of the Wings of the Wind God. After the Wind God King's imprint vanished, Xia Ming prepared to challenge another legendary imprint, believing his unusual spiritual power would let him undergo more than one trial.

• Xia Ming resisted the Wind God King's attempt to unsettle his mind, impressing the Wind God King with his firm will.
• The Wind God King attacked Xia Ming with his azure wings, and Xia Ming studied the strike after his body shattered and reformed in his sea of consciousness.
• Xia Ming comprehended his own version of the Wings of the Wind God, gaining a major boost in speed and approaching the fusion of the wind element.
• The Wind God King explained that Xia Ming's wings were an embryonic form of esoteric magic and encouraged him to pursue the path of the Mage God before his imprint vanished.
• Xia Ming consolidated his new insights beneath the statue, then considered which of the other three legendary imprints to challenge.

Xia Ming awakened the Flame King's mark and faced her trial, discovering that she was a legendary mage who had nearly reached the realm of a Magic God. After the Sea King's remnant appeared and challenged her, the Flame King gave Xia Ming a sealed gift before vanishing, leaving him to comprehend it.

• Xia Ming awakened the Flame King's mark, and she suppressed his fire magic until he escaped with the Wings of the Wind God.
• The Flame King sensed the Sea King's aura on Xia Ming, and Xia Ming confirmed that he had received the Sea King's inheritance.
• The Sea King's remnant appeared and fought the Flame King, but her near-law-level mastery of fire overcame his single strike.
• The Sea King vanished after acknowledging the Flame King's strength, and she told Xia Ming about her path toward becoming a Magic God.
• The Flame King gave Xia Ming a sealed gift that might help him pursue the Magic God realm, then disappeared as Xia Ming returned to reality and began comprehending.

After gaining insights from the legendary imprints, Xia Ming left Thousand Moon Lake and headed for Rhine City. On the way, he encountered a Ghostfire Tower mage pursuing a familiar wind-element mage.

• Xia Ming reflected on the battle between Sea King and Flame King and advanced his understanding of wind-element fusion.
• Liya and Bluebeard woke from their legendary-imprint experiences, and the three agreed to hide the statues and report their discovery to the Grand Speaker.
• After the gathering at Thousand Moon Lake ended, Xia Ming told the Grand Speaker he would join the battle against the blood race after dealing with Ghostfire Tower.
• Bluebeard offered to keep ten Dark Hall deacons in Rhine City and help Xia Ming investigate Ghostfire Tower.
• While flying toward Rhine City, Xia Ming saw a gray-robed Ghostfire Tower mage chasing a wind-element mage he recognized.

Xia Ming intervened when Ghostfire Tower elder Nether Ghost hunted down Lin Qi, an old companion from the Sea King Secret Realm. Xia Ming’s powerful spells and speed surprised Nether Ghost, and the two began a fierce battle that left Nether Ghost intent on killing him and taking his treasures.

• Lin Qi fled from Nether Ghost, a powerful Ghostfire Tower mage, and Xia Ming recognized him as an old acquaintance.
• Xia Ming used the Wings of the Wind God to intercept Nether Ghost’s attack and protect Lin Qi.
• Nether Ghost unleashed Hell Ghostfire, but Xia Ming countered with Starfire Scorches the Heavens and gained a slight advantage.
• Nether Ghost identified himself as one of Ghostfire Tower’s four great elders and ordered Xia Ming to leave, but Xia Ming refused.
• Nether Ghost unfolded his Small World and cast Inferno Cage, but Xia Ming escaped with the Wings of the Wind God.
• Nether Ghost grew greedy after witnessing Xia Ming’s strength, while Xia Ming’s Ice Flame surged toward him again.