Chapter Summaries

Xia Ming returned to the volcano to confront the wounded Crimson Flame Fire Wyrm, confident he could defeat it before it recovered. He emerged uninjured after the battle, leaving the mages outside to realize the wyrm was dead.

• Xia Ming reassured Roland that he could handle the Crimson Flame Fire Wyrm and flew after it with Little Kitty.
• Xia Ming reached the volcano, where nearby mages watched him cautiously as he entered the wyrm’s territory.
• The Crimson Flame Fire Wyrm sensed Xia Ming and attacked, but Xia Ming blocked its roar and recognized how badly it had been weakened.
• Xia Ming and the Crimson Flame Fire Wyrm fought fiercely, shaking the surrounding region before the battle fell silent.
• Xia Ming flew away unharmed, and the mages concluded that he had killed the Crimson Flame Fire Wyrm.

After killing the Crimson Flame Fire Wyrm, Xia Ming brewed Sacred Flame Potion and used it to break through to the mid-stage of Level Twelve. He prepared to visit the Sacred Council headquarters, where he intended to claim the title of Thunder Emperor.

• Xia Ming reunited with Roland and said they would visit the Sacred Council after he brewed a potion and attempted a breakthrough.
• Xia Ming revealed he was a grandmaster-level potion master and brewed two bottles of Sacred Flame Potion from the Crimson Flame Fire Wyrm's remains.
• Xia Ming and Roland drank the potion, and Xia Ming broke through to the mid-stage of Level Twelve while Roland's power grew stronger.
• Xia Ming decided they could now travel to the Sacred Council headquarters, where he planned to claim the title of Thunder Emperor.

Xia Ming and Roland traveled to the Sacred Council's headquarters to meet Great Speaker Anger. After the young mages greeted Xia Ming as a legendary idol, the two entered Anger's small world, where Anger recognized Xia Ming's advancement to Legend.

• Xia Ming and Roland arrived at Atlanta Sacred Mountain, where patrol mages respectfully welcomed Xia Ming and led them inside.
• Young Sacred Council mages celebrated Xia Ming's confirmation that he had become a legendary powerhouse, and Azure Flame Academy students told him that Headmaster Rogge had placed his statue beside Orlando's.
• Xia Ming overheard junior mages discussing his fiancée and hurried on, while Roland teased him about being embarrassed.
• Xia Ming and Roland requested an audience with Great Speaker Anger and were directed to the magic tower.
• Xia Ming realized the tower contained Anger's small world, and Anger praised his sharp perception and confirmed that he had become a Legend.

Xia Ming presented Saladin’s scroll to the Grand Speaker, revealing the dark mages’ undead experiments and alliance with the vampires. The Grand Speaker ordered more reinforcements for Twilight Moon City and declared that Xia Ming would be rewarded for his service.

• The Grand Speaker praised Xia Ming’s rapid rise in strength and asked about the important news he had brought.
• Xia Ming handed Saladin’s scroll to the Grand Speaker, who read it and confirmed its contents with Xia Ming.
• Xia Ming explained the dark mages’ undead plans and their alliance with the vampires, alarming the councilors.
• The Grand Speaker ordered further reinforcements sent to Twilight Moon City, where Fiery Hand and Blood Shadow were defending the line.
• The Grand Speaker praised Xia Ming’s service and said he should receive a reward.

Andor opposed rewarding Xia Ming, but the Grand Speaker revealed that Xia Ming had already reached the middle stage of Level Twelve and proposed tying his reward to the Thunder Emperor title trial. Xia Ming agreed to the arrangement, leaving his reward dependent on whether he passed the trial.

• Andor argued that the Sacred Council had already made too many exceptions for Xia Ming, while Liya defended his accomplishments and supported a generous reward.
• The Grand Speaker silenced the councilors and revealed that Xia Ming had reached the middle stage of Level Twelve, astonishing everyone present.
• The Grand Speaker asked whether Xia Ming intended to claim the title of Thunder Emperor, which came with a difficult trial and an elemental baptism.
• The Grand Speaker proposed rewarding Xia Ming personally if he won the title, or recording his merit for a later reward if he failed.
• Liya protested that the arrangement was unfair, but Xia Ming agreed after sensing the Grand Speaker had a deeper reason.

After agreeing to attempt the high-grade Thunder Emperor title trial, Xia Ming learned more about its difficulty and went to the Eternity Tower to prepare. There, the Flame King awakened, and Xia Ming asked her for help before the trial began.

• Xia Ming accepted the Grand Speaker’s offer to take the title trial with other legendary powerhouses seven days later.
• Councilor Liya explained that titles had low, middle, and high grades and warned Xia Ming that the Thunder Emperor trial would be difficult.
• Xia Ming returned to his lodgings with Roland, then went to the Eternity Tower to prepare.
• The Flame King awakened to the tower’s aura and recognized it as Orlando’s magic tower.
• Xia Ming told the Flame King about the upcoming trial, learned her title had been granted for service rather than earned in a trial, and asked her for help.

Xia Ming entered Eternity Tower’s gravity training room to test his strength before the title examination. After finding double, quadruple, and eightfold gravity manageable, he headed for the sixteenfold level as the gathered Legendary powerhouses watched.

• Flame King agreed to help Xia Ming prepare for the title examination, and Xia Ming went to train in Eternity Tower.
• Xia Ming found the double-gravity room easy and moved down to the quadruple-gravity level, where the other cultivators greeted him respectfully.
• After learning that the next levels had eightfold and sixteenfold gravity, Xia Ming entered the room occupied by nearly ten Legendary powerhouses preparing for the examination.
• Xia Ming introduced himself to the Legendary powerhouses, while a tall middle-aged man questioned his ability and dismissed his reputation.
• Xia Ming headed toward the sixteenfold-gravity room to test his limits as the others watched.

Xia Ming entered the sixteenfold-gravity training room and, with Flame King's guidance, worked to improve his Lightning Net by combining Lightning Profundity and Wind Profundity. His enhanced spell finally took shape inside the training room.

• Xia Ming entered the sixteenfold-gravity training room, silencing the observers and humiliating the tall man who had mocked him.
• Xia Ming found two peak-level-twelve cultivators meditating in the room, greeted them, and settled nearby.
• Xia Ming asked Flame King to help improve his Lightning Net because its control had become inadequate.
• Flame King advised Xia Ming to combine Wind Profundity with Lightning Profundity, then guided him as he practiced.
• Xia Ming endured the crushing gravity and finally formed a new spell from the flowing Wind Profundity and Lightning Profundity.

Xia Ming perfected a new control spell with Flame King’s guidance and continued improving his magic under sixteenfold gravity. With six days left before the battle for the title of Thunder Emperor, he completed a new defensive spell as his Fire Profundity began showing signs of a breakthrough.

• Xia Ming refined Lightning Net by combining Wind Profundity and Lightning Profundity, then named the new control spell Wind and Thunder Chain.
• Xia Ming narrowly missed advancing Wind Profundity to Great Comprehension and resolved to win the Thunder Emperor battle against Councilor Andor.
• Xia Ming asked Flame King to help improve more spells, and two peak Level Twelve cultivators watched him in astonishment before returning to their own cultivation.
• Xia Ming followed Flame King’s guidance to combine Fire Profundity and Lightning Profundity into a defensive spell, which Flame King named Thunderfire Shield.
• Xia Ming felt his Fire Profundity surge wildly and show signs of breaking through.

Xia Ming broke through his Fire Profundity and then his Wind Profundity while cultivating under sixteenfold gravity, before spending four days consolidating his gains. He left the chamber with two days remaining to prepare, and the people in the eightfold-gravity chamber were stunned by his progress.

• Xia Ming advanced his Fire Profundity to Greater Mastery, then his Wind Profundity also broke through as his three Profundities resonated.
• Flame King advised Xia Ming to consolidate his unstable cultivation in the sixteenfold-gravity chamber, and he cultivated there for four days.
• Xia Ming awoke feeling stronger, noted that only two days remained, and left the sixteenfold-gravity chamber.
• Xia Ming entered the eightfold-gravity chamber, where the other cultivators marveled at his aura and learned he had spent four days in the sixteenfold chamber.
• The tall man who had doubted Xia Ming was left in disbelief after Xia Ming’s progress proved him wrong.

Xia Ming left the gravity training room after demonstrating his overwhelming strength and learned more about the upcoming title competition. Roland broke through to mid-stage level twelve, and the chapter ended as the competition began.

• Xia Ming slapped the tall man silent, then left the training room as the other experts distanced themselves from the man.
• Xia Ming reflected on the training room’s benefits and considered building one in the Rhine Territory despite the rarity and cost of Gravity Divine Stones.
• Roland broke through to mid-stage level twelve, raising his Wind Profundity to major mastery, while Xia Ming waited without disturbing him.
• Roland identified Roosevelt and Zack as the strongest contenders for the title competition, and Xia Ming later consulted Councilor Liya about it.
• Roland decided to enter the competition after his breakthrough, and Xia Ming consolidated his cultivation during the two days before the contest began.

Xia Ming entered the Trial Tower’s title contest, where only three participants could reach the final Magic Illusion Realm. After racing through the maze toward a passage, he was attacked by Zack, and the chapter ended with Xia Ming blocking Zack’s spell without moving.

• The Grand Speaker explained that three paths in the Trial Tower offered only three chances to obtain titles, with the final trial’s difficulty depending on the title chosen.
• The Trial Tower split the contestants apart with rising stone walls, and Xia Ming sensed a magical fluctuation that marked one of the paths.
• Xia Ming used his Wings of Wind and Thunder to race through the maze, leaving the other legendary mages behind as he approached the passage.
• Zack attacked Xia Ming just before he could enter the narrow passage, and Xia Ming stopped the spell with his Thunderfire Shield.
• The other contestants watched in shock as Xia Ming easily blocked Zack’s attack despite Zack being a peak level-twelve powerhouse.

Xia Ming battled Zack to secure passage into the Trial Tower, then chose to pursue a high-grade title. The chapter ended as he opened the high-grade title door to face the final test.

• Xia Ming and Zack faced off in the arena, with both preventing the other Legendary Magicians from entering the passage.
• Xia Ming's Wind Thunder Twin Dragons struck Zack's Light of Earth and forced him back, while Zack's Earthfire Celestial Stars failed to break through Xia Ming's Thunderfire Shield.
• Xia Ming trapped Zack with Wind and Thunder Chain, then flew into the passageway before Zack could escape.
• Xia Ming carefully crossed an illusion-filled passage and encountered three doors representing different title grades.
• Xia Ming chose and opened the door representing a high-grade title.

Xia Ming entered the high-tier title trial and found himself in a lifelike illusion of the Ancient Battlefield, where a vast undead legion attacked the Human Alliance. He fought to survive as the defensive line faltered and his mana steadily dwindled.

• Xia Ming opened the high-tier trial gate, causing the Tower of Trials to rumble and the Sacred Council to realize he had reached it unusually quickly.
• Councilor Liya identified Xia Ming as the examinee attempting the high-tier title, while Councilor Andor doubted he could succeed.
• Xia Ming passed through the gate and was transported into an illusion depicting the Ancient Battlefield during the ancient Undead Cataclysm.
• Hundreds of thousands of undead, including undead bone dragons, charged the Human Alliance, and the battlefield's defenders began falling and turning into undead.
• Xia Ming repeatedly cast spells with Holy Sovereignty to hold back the undead, but the battle consumed his mana as the Human Alliance's defensive line neared collapse.

Xia Ming fought an overwhelming undead army in the Trial Gate illusion until Orlando arrived and turned the battle around with Star Magic. The undead retreated, but Orlando addressed Xia Ming, showing that the trial had not yet ended.

• Xia Ming fought through the undead assault, spending his mana and suffering wounds as the Human Alliance's defenses collapsed.
• The undead targeted Xia Ming after he destroyed more than a thousand of them, and he continued fighting despite nearing exhaustion.
• Orlando arrived and confronted the undead legion, lifting Human Alliance morale.
• Orlando unleashed Star Magic that purified vast numbers of undead and drove the remaining forces to retreat.
• Orlando noticed Xia Ming and told him that he had performed well, while the trial continued.

Xia Ming endured Orlando’s temptation to become his disciple and refused to abandon his own path or live as Orlando’s copy. The illusion dissolved, and Xia Ming realized he had passed the trial.

• Orlando praised Xia Ming’s strength and offered to teach him Star Magic and the laws of stars.
• Xia Ming considered the offer but refused because Orlando’s path might not suit him and he did not want to become Orlando’s copy.
• Xia Ming declared that he wanted to surpass Orlando, who said he would wait for him.
• The illusion faded, and Xia Ming realized the trial had tested his will and state of mind and that he had passed.

Xia Ming emerged from the Trial Tower after passing the upper-grade title trial and was granted the title of Thunder Emperor. His success stunned the Sacred Council members, who had watched other powerful contestants struggle or fail.

• Xia Ming meditated after passing the illusion trial, while the Sacred Council waited outside the Trial Tower.
• Zack emerged from the tower and the Grand Speaker announced that he had failed his title trial.
• Roosevelt passed the trial and received a lower-grade title, though he said the contest had been unusually difficult.
• Xia Ming emerged from the Trial Tower carrying Holy Sovereignty as the crowd assumed he had failed.
• The Grand Speaker announced that Xia Ming had passed and was granted the upper-grade title of Thunder Emperor.

After passing the title trial, Xia Ming received the Thunder Emperor title and several major rewards, including a hereditary marquisate and a candidate councilor position. The Grand Speaker sent Xia Ming and Roosevelt to undergo the Elemental Baptism, and Roosevelt invited Xia Ming to travel with him.

• The Grand Speaker announced that Xia Ming had passed the trial, prompting Liya and the crowd to celebrate while Andor stared in disbelief.
• The Grand Speaker granted Xia Ming the Elemental Baptism, the title of First-Class Hereditary Marquis, a hundred years of glory for Rhine City, and promotion to candidate councilor.
• Andor objected to Xia Ming’s promotion, but Liya defended him and the Grand Speaker confirmed that his decision was final.
• The Grand Speaker sent Xia Ming and Roosevelt to the Elemental Spring and announced that their titles would soon be publicized across the three continents.
• Liya congratulated Xia Ming, and Xia Ming thanked her for supporting him.
• Roland congratulated Xia Ming, then Roosevelt approached and invited him to travel together to the Elemental Spring.

Xia Ming accepted Roosevelt’s invitation to undergo an elemental baptism at the Sacred Council’s Elemental Spring. As the spring’s power calmed his mind and sharpened his awareness, he began a soul baptism that could bring him closer to becoming a Mage God.

• Roosevelt invited Xia Ming to the Elemental Spring, and Xia Ming agreed after greeting Roland and Liya.
• Xia Ming and Roosevelt walked through the Sacred Council headquarters, where Xia Ming noticed the powerful guards stationed near the spring.
• They entered the Elemental Spring and felt the extraordinary purity and density of its elements.
• Xia Ming stepped into the spring first, and Roosevelt joined him after Xia Ming reacted to its piercing cold.
• Xia Ming adapted to the spring and felt its power bring him deep tranquility and heightened awareness.

After consolidating his gains at the Elemental Spring, Xia Ming learned that Flame King needed the elves’ true Elemental Spring and Life Spring to revive, and that the Flowing Cloud Sky Map might lead to the elves. Xia Ming’s cultivation advanced, and he discovered a forbidden spell in the Book of Eternity.

• Xia Ming used the Elemental Spring to reflect on the Trial Gate and strengthen his state of mind.
• Flame King revealed that he had died after defeating the Seven Undead Generals and had preserved his soul in the ancient painting.
• Flame King told Xia Ming that the elves’ Elemental Spring and Life Spring could restore him to his former strength.
• Flame King connected his search for the springs to the Flowing Cloud Sky Map, which might help locate elves who had fled to other spatial planes.
• Xia Ming agreed to help find the map, then resolved to return to Rhine City after his current business was finished.
• Xia Ming absorbed the spring’s power, advanced his spiritual cultivation, and found a forbidden spell in the Book of Eternity.