Recaps

Lu Wu devastated the White Demon Eagles attacking the West Fortress, killing a Four-Clawed Demon Eagle and holding off the flock alone while the other mages withdrew to build defenses. He continued unleashing his magic and summoned a massive explosion among the enemy as the battle remained underway.

• Lu Wu burned the Four-Clawed Demon Eagle with Nirvana Fire, pierced it with a Golden Toe Spear, and sacrificed its heart and kidneys for Stars enhancement.
• Lu Wu used Wind Disk and Space Rhythm to restrain and crush White Demon Eagles as the other Advanced Mages joined the aerial battle.
• Yun Feng ordered Advanced Mages to support the watchtowers and directed the remaining forces to prepare defenses at the West Fortress.
• Lu Wu told the exhausted mage teams to return to the defensive line, then stayed behind to fight the White Demon Eagles alone.
• Lu Wu unleashed Thunderbolt, Nirvana Fire, and Wind Disk spells, then detonated his Fierce Fist to clear a vast space through the flock.

Lu Wu held back the White Demon Eagle flock at West Fortress until a Ruler drove its beasts into a frenzied assault, forcing him to retreat while injured. He captured a Four-Clawed Demon Eagle alive and brought it to the outskirts of Hangzhou, where the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger and its family began devouring it.

• Lu Wu fought alone against the White Demon Eagle flock while Mu Nujiao and Shen Yuerong watched from West Fortress.
• A hidden Ruler sent the White Demon Eagles and Four-Clawed Demon Eagles into a reckless attack, and Lu Wu used his Armor Magic Tool, Nirvana Domain, and beast transformation to survive.
• Lu Wu blasted a path through the flock and flew toward the fortress, but a wounded Four-Clawed Demon Eagle pierced his armor and injured his right chest.
• Lu Wu subdued the Four-Clawed Demon Eagle and dragged it toward West Fortress, stunning Yun Feng and the other mages before changing course.
• Lu Wu summoned the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger and its family outside Hangzhou, and they began devouring the captured Four-Clawed Demon Eagle.

Lu Wu discovered that contaminated blood serum was spreading the plague, and the Imperial Palace sent the warning to Hangzhou. With the Totem Black Snake still trapped and West Fortress facing a White Demon Eagle assault, Zhu Meng ordered Wu Pingjing to lead reinforcements to the fortress.

• Lu Wu accepted blood serum from Mu Nujiao, but his body rejected it and a blister briefly appeared on his chest, revealing the serum was contaminated.
• Lu Wu called Tang Yue, who did not answer, then contacted someone else to report his discovery.
• At West Lake, Zhu Meng considered killing the wounded Totem Black Snake before reinforcing West Fortress, while Luo Mian and Wu Pingjing urged caution.
• Li Jin reported that West Fortress faced a Monarch-Level Creature, the Sky Eagle System was paralyzed, and the White Demon Eagle army threatened Hangzhou.
• Wu Pingjing relayed the Imperial Palace's warning that blood serum was very likely the plague's source, and Mo Fan and Tang Zhong urged the group to protect the city.
• Zhu Meng ordered Wu Pingjing to take the palace guards to reinforce West Fortress.

Mo Fan and Tang Yue sought a way to free the Totem Black Snake after the blood serum exposed the real cause of the plague, but Zhu Meng left the Thunder Punishment Grand Formation active. Lu Wu returned with evidence and offered to break the formation, though the lightning made its energy source dangerous to reach.

• Wu Pingjing led Zhu Meng’s palace guards to West Fortress, while Zhu Meng left the Black Snake trapped and Luo Mian began looking for a scapegoat.
• Mo Fan and Tang Yue learned that Zhu Meng had ordered people to keep them away from the formation, while Zhu Meng delayed freeing the Black Snake until after the battle.
• Mo Fan contacted Lu Wu, who agreed to return and help in exchange for a piece of the Black Snake’s shed hide.
• Lu Wu returned with problematic blood serum, gave it to Mr. Lu to develop an antidote, and insisted the Black Snake was innocent.
• Lu Wu said he would pull out the formation’s energy sources, but Tang Yue warned him that the lightning made approaching them deadly.

Lu Wu entered the Thunder Punishment Grand Formation to take specially processed mineral crystals for the Chongming Bird and the Demon Phoenix Insect, despite the danger and the Totem Black Snake’s hostility. After Luo Mian confronted him but left when witnesses arrived, Lu Wu returned with the crystals, and Tang Yue agreed to give him the Black Snake’s bile for antidotes if he helped free it.

• Lu Wu found mineral crystals rich in elemental energy and braved the lightning to reach them, relying on his nirvana power to endure the damage.
• The Totem Black Snake’s reaction provoked the formation, and Luo Mian arrived to accuse Lu Wu of defying Zhu Meng’s orders.
• Lu Wu defended the Black Snake and challenged Luo Mian about his duty to reinforce the West Fortress; Luo Mian left when Mo Fan, Tang Yue, and others approached.
• Lu Wu took the crystals for the Chongming Bird and the Demon Phoenix Insect, then returned from the dangerous inner part of the formation.
• Mo Fan said the formation had weakened and the Black Snake might soon break free; Tang Yue offered to meet Lu Wu’s demands, and he asked for the Black Snake’s bile to make antidotes.

Lu Wu freed the Totem Black Snake from most of the Thunder Punishment Grand Formation, then left it to finish shedding its skin with the remaining lightning. He joined the battle at West Fortress, where the Chongming Bird and Demon Phoenix Insect recovered to their peak as they absorbed Soul Remnants and Soul Essences.

• Lu Wu collected the formation crystals and learned that Black Snake bile could help the Demon Phoenix Insect eggs grow, while Tang Yue calmed the injured Totem Black Snake.
• The Totem Black Snake used the remaining lightning halberds to continue shedding its skin, so Lu Wu left with Mu Nujiao and the others.
• Tang Yue asked Mo Fan to help find an energy source for the Black Snake, whose shedding would require a great deal of energy.
• Lu Wu arrived at West Fortress with Mu Nujiao and Shen Yuerong and joined the fight against the White Demon Eagles.
• The Chongming Bird and Demon Phoenix Insect absorbed Soul Remnants and Soul Essences until they recovered to peak condition, then stopped to prepare for their own breakthroughs.

Lu Wu learned that Councilor Luo Mian had caused the plague by putting diseased blood from Sharp-Clawed Plague Rats into blood agents, while the White Demon Eagle army threatened Hangzhou. As the Totem Black Snake attacked the eagles, Lu Wu collected their Soul Remnants and Soul Essences.

• Mu Nujiao told Lu Wu that Ling Ling had identified Sharp-Clawed Plague Rats' diseased blood as the cause of the plague and that Eagle Red Grass was the cure.
• Lu Wu learned that Wang Xiaoyun and his impure-blooded Sky Eagle had died bringing back Eagle Red Grass, which Luo Mian had stolen.
• Lu Wu warned Mu Nujiao to be careful and said the Chongming Bird could handle the Silver Skylord.
• Mo Fan and Ling Ling watched the White Demon Eagle army approach Hangzhou, and the Totem Black Snake rose to defend the city.
• The Totem Black Snake released poisonous mist that brought down many White Demon Eagles, while Lu Wu collected their Soul Remnants and Soul Essences.

The Totem Black Snake protected Hangzhou by poisoning the White Demon Eagles, while Zhu Meng took advantage of the Silver Skylord’s distraction to trap it with Nine Rings of Prohibition. The Silver Skylord sacrificed its own troops to break free and wounded the defenders, leaving Zhu Meng to charge again in his unused Heavenly Thunder Palace Armor.

• The Totem Black Snake created a poisonous mist barrier that killed White Demon Eagles and protected the evacuated elderly people near Hangzhou.
• The Silver Skylord’s attention shifted toward the Totem Black Snake, allowing Zhu Meng to complete Nine Rings of Prohibition and trap it in a lightning cage.
• The Silver Skylord ordered White Demon Eagles to throw themselves into the lightning, weakening the cage until it shattered.
• The Silver Skylord attacked the defenders with blade feathers, badly injuring Wu Pingjing and Zhu Meng as Tang Zhong urged them to retreat.
• Zhu Meng refused to withdraw and donned his Heavenly Thunder Palace Armor before flying toward the Silver Skylord with a blazing lance.

The Totem Black Snake intervened after Zhu Meng was defeated, overwhelming the Silver Skylord and protecting Hangzhou. It left the Silver Skylord bloodied and fleeing, while the people recognized the Black Snake as their guardian.

• The Silver Skylord shattered Zhu Meng’s Heavenly Thunder Palace Armor and slammed him into the ground, leaving him badly injured.
• The Totem Black Snake attacked the Silver Skylord, ignoring its White Demon Eagle army and overpowering it with its fangs and tail.
• The Black Snake used the Heavenly Stele Seal to smash the Silver Skylord into an abyssal crater.
• The people of Hangzhou realized that the Black Snake was protecting their city and hailed it as their guardian god.
• The Silver Skylord called on its White Demon Eagles to distract the Black Snake, then fled the outskirts covered in blood.

After the Black Snake helped save Hangzhou, Zhu Meng dropped plans to target it, and Luo Mian was exposed and arrested. Lu Wu obtained the Black Snake’s bile, which awakened the Demon Phoenix Insect eggs and hinted at the insect’s command of ultimate ice.

• Yun Feng credited Lu Wu with helping halt the White Demon Eagle army, while Zhu Meng questioned Lu Wu about his background.
• Zhu Meng agreed to remove the Totem Black Snake from his Hidden Danger Strategy after acknowledging that it had saved Hangzhou.
• The Black Snake spat out Luo Mian, and Zhu Meng confronted him over the spatial bracelet linked to Wang Xiaoyun.
• Tang Yue took the bracelet from Luo Mian and gave Lu Wu the Black Snake bile he had requested.
• Lu Wu shared the bile with Mu Nujiao and Shen Yuerong, and the insect egg meant for Mu Ningxue hatched into a blue crystalline insect.

Lu Wu watched the three Little Phoenix Insects fuse into a Lesser Commander and brought Shen Yuerong to stay at his grandfather’s house. He and Mu Nujiao made plans to sell Soul Essences and strengthen their allies, while Mu Nujiao chose to focus on cultivating her Wind Element.

• The Demon Phoenix Insect hatched three Little Phoenix Insects, which fused into a fifty-meter creature with a Lesser Commander aura before separating again.
• Lu Wu brought Shen Yuerong to his grandfather’s house and offered her a place to stay, but she decided to live there rather than with him and Mu Nujiao.
• Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao shared a meal with Shen Yuerong, then walked home and planned to sell Soul Essences through the Mu Family and their allies in the Imperial Capital.
• Lu Wu agreed to let Mu Ningxue’s family sell some Soul Essences and planned to give Mu Ningxue the third Little Phoenix Insect, while arranging Magic Tools and resources for Mu Nujiao.
• Mu Nujiao decided not to accompany Lu Wu to the Imperial Capital so she could focus on cultivating her Wind Element with the Little Phoenix Insect’s help.

Lu Wu visited Mu Ningxue at Imperial Capital Academy after arranging for the Mu Family to sell Demon Beast Soul Essences, intending to ask her opinion about her relationship with him and Mu Nujiao. Their conversation was interrupted by Wen Tong, whose unwanted attention toward Mu Ningxue prompted Lu Wu to confront him.

• Mu Zhanxing agreed to sell Lu Wu's Soul Essences gradually and auction the best ones, while keeping watch for a suitable Wing Magic Tool.
• Lu Wu stayed with Mu Nujiao and the Mu Family for several days, then traveled alone to the Imperial Capital and arranged for Elder Luo and Jiang Chun to sell the Soul Essences.
• Lu Wu called Mu Ningxue and visited her at Imperial Capital Academy, where she noted that he seemed stronger.
• Lu Wu told Mu Ningxue that Jiaojiao had been worried about her and said Jiaojiao had asked him to get her opinion, but Wen Tong interrupted them.
• Wen Tong claimed it was his duty to look after Mu Ningxue, and Lu Wu insulted him and offered to teach him a lesson; Mu Ningxue asked Lu Wu to ignore him.

Lu Wu challenged Imperial Capital Academy’s students who had harassed Mu Ningxue to face him in the dueling hall, provoking an uproar across the campus. As the arena filled with onlookers and his friends arrived, the confrontation was about to begin.

• Lu Wu announced he would fight every student who had persistently pursued Mu Ningxue, and Wen Tong rallied students against him.
• Mu Xinghu disavowed any connection to Mu Ningxue, while Zhou Youhong stayed quiet after considering Lu Wu’s powerful backing.
• Chen Tao and Tong Wanwan joined Lu Wu at the crowded dueling hall and discussed their relationship and Wang Qingshan’s return.
• Wang Qingshan arrived with Tong Wanwan, having advanced to the Advanced Level through his service in the Military Department.
• Wang Qingshan offered to protect Lu Wu from being ganged up on as the gathered students prepared for the challenge.

Imperial Capital Academy’s instructors arranged a public spar between Wen Tong and Lu Wu, expecting Lu Wu to lose and apologize. Before the match, Lu Wu gave Mu Ningxue a Little Phoenix Insect that strengthened her Ice Crystal Bow.

• Dean Song He sent Instructor Lu Yiming and several instructors to oversee the confrontation and prevent anyone from being injured.
• Lu Wu asked Mu Ningxue to hold his hand, and his cold caused her Ice Crystal Bow to fuse further with her body.
• Lu Wu gave Mu Ningxue a Little Phoenix Insect to aid her Ice and Wind Elements, and she accepted it.
• Lu Yiming quieted the crowd and announced that Wen Tong and Lu Wu would spar, with Lu Wu expected to apologize publicly if he lost.
• Wen Tong promised to go easy on Lu Wu as students in the arena shouted for him to defeat Lu Wu.

Lu Wu challenged the Imperial Capital Academy’s hostility and confronted Wen Tong after Wen Tong insulted Mu Ningxue. Their duel escalated when Wen Tong unleashed advanced magic, and Lu Wu countered with Nirvana Fire as the Earth Dragon Spike rushed toward him.

• Lu Wu rejected the academy’s demand for a public apology and denounced its poor hospitality, provoking anger among the spectators.
• Mu Ningxue warned Lu Wu about the crowd, but he said standing up for her would discourage others from harassing her.
• Wen Tong insulted Mu Ningxue, prompting Lu Wu to have Wang Qingshan and the others escort her away before the duel.
• Lu Yiming warned both fighters to stop at first contact, and the arena’s protective formation rose around the spectators.
• Wen Tong cast advanced Earth Dragon Spike while Lu Wu used intermediate Thunderbolt, then Lu Wu met the incoming attack with Fierce Fist: Nirvana Fire: Heaven Blast.

Lu Wu overwhelmed Wen Tong with Fierce Fist and Nirvana Fire, destroying the arena and forcing the Imperial Capital Academy’s instructors to intervene. After Song He expelled Wen Tong and demoted Lu Yiming, Lu Wu demanded compensation for Mu Ningxue.

• Lu Wu used Fierce Fist and Nirvana Fire to shatter Wen Tong’s Earth Dragon Spike, wrecking the arena and overwhelming the defensive barrier.
• An Advanced Mage protected Wen Tong, but Lu Wu’s attack melted part of the mage’s Shield Magic Tool before Song He and other instructors intervened.
• Wen Tong admitted defeat, and Lu Wu accused the Imperial Capital Academy of tolerating harassment and unfair treatment toward Mu Ningxue.
• Song He expelled Wen Tong from the Imperial Capital Academy and demoted Lu Yiming, then instructed the other students to review the academy’s motto.
• Lu Wu told Song He that Mu Ningxue had been the victim and demanded compensation for her.

Lu Wu confronted Dean Song He after the Imperial Capital Academy mistreated Mu Ningxue, then left with her and their friends. Mu Ningxue decided to go with Lu Wu to the Ancient Capital, where they headed to investigate the undead and give his Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger a chance to fight.

• Lu Wu warned Song He that anyone who targeted Mu Ningxue would face him, and Song He promised the academy would treat her equally.
• Lu Wu left the academy with Mu Ningxue, Tong Wanwan, Wang Qingshan, and Chen Tao, while Song He ordered repairs to the arena and called a staff meeting.
• While drinking, Wang Qingshan and Chen Tao asked Lu Wu about his relationships with Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao, and Mu Ningxue sensed that the little Phoenix Insect was helping the Ice Crystal Bow merge with her body and grow.
• At sunrise, Mu Ningxue agreed to leave for the Ancient Capital with Lu Wu and said Mu Nujiao would join them later.
• Lu Wu and Mu Ningxue flew toward the Ancient Capital on the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger, and Lu Wu promised it plenty of fighting so it could prove itself.

Lu Wu reunited with Mu Bai and other Bo City survivors in the Ancient Capital, then offered to buy them a street of shops so they could support themselves and fellow refugees. Mu Bai began looking into the purchase, while Lu Wu insisted the group could manage the businesses and share twenty percent of the profits.

• Mu Ningxue met Mu Bai, who explained that Bo City survivors had settled in the Ancient Capital and were getting by with shared resources and small businesses.
• Mu Bai and Zhao Kunsan told Lu Wu about the undead outside the city and how the Bo City survivors helped one another.
• Mu Bai explained that the survivors rented shops to sell demon beast goods, and Lu Wu offered to buy them a street to run, with twenty percent of the profits.
• Mu Bai offered to accept fifteen percent and manage hiring and the businesses, but Lu Wu insisted on giving the group twenty percent and letting them recruit Bo City survivors.
• Mu Bai mentioned that their current street was suitable for business, and Lu Wu immediately agreed to buy it.

Lu Wu and Mu Ningxue explored the Ancient Capital’s walls and discussed the Mu Clan’s plans for the Ice Crystal Bow fragments. After Lu Wu declared his resolve to protect Mu Ningxue, Shen Shitian appeared, revealed that a cursed inner armor had influenced Lu Wu, and warned him that the Mu Clan was more powerful than he realized.

• Lu Wu and Mu Ningxue walked along the Ancient Capital’s outer wall and planned to train against the undead at night.
• Lu Wu told Mu Ningxue that the Mu Clan may have planted Ice Crystal Bow fragments in multiple people and planned to reunite them, potentially killing the owners.
• Lu Wu promised Mu Ningxue that he would stop the Mu Clan and gather the other fragments, then abruptly declared that she was his.
• Shen Shitian arrived and explained that the shattered inner armor had fanned Lu Wu’s feelings, though the words were still his own.
• Shen Shitian warned Lu Wu not to underestimate the Mu Clan and gave him the damaged inner armor from the blood coffin.

Lu Wu and Mu Ningxue discussed their future together and clasped hands, while Lu Wu began considering building a city of his own. As sunset approached, they spotted undead gathering beyond the Ancient Capital’s outer wall.

• Lu Qinghuan teased Lu Wu about giving the inner armor to Lu Wu, then left with Shen Shitian, who said they would return after attending to something urgent.
• Lu Wu sensed that the inner armor’s curse might loosen the shackles on his Mental Realm, but he decided to study it before using it.
• Lu Wu told Mu Ningxue he wanted to build a city on an island or reclaimed territory, and she clasped his outstretched hand to show she was willing.
• Lu Wu and Mu Ningxue held hands and walked along the Ancient Capital’s outer wall as the evening breeze cooled them.
• Lu Wu noticed figures approaching beyond the sunset and recognized the approaching creatures as undead drawn by the vitality of the living city.

Lu Wu watched the Undead gather below the ancient city wall and proposed using He Yang’s squad as bait to draw them together, promising each mage ten Undead Crystals. Li Lingping challenged Lu Wu’s boast, and the chapter left the plan unresolved.

• Lu Wu and Mu Ningxue observed mages fighting the Undead from atop the ancient city wall.
• He Yang led his squad in defeating three Undead and retrieving their Undead Crystals, but the squad held back as more Undead gathered.
• He Yang approached Lu Wu and Mu Ningxue to propose joining forces and splitting any Undead Crystals evenly.
• Lu Wu refused an even split and offered to help each of He Yang’s teammates obtain ten Undead Crystals that night.
• Li Lingping criticized Lu Wu’s claim as arrogant, pointing out how dangerous it was to extract crystals amid a swarm of Undead.

Lu Wu demonstrated his overwhelming Lightning Element power to convince the mages that he could safely lead a group of bait to draw in undead and destroy them. After a Magic Association squad challenged his plan, he proved his ability to protect them by striking down hundreds of undead, leaving the squad’s captain respectful of him.

• Lu Wu summoned a thundercloud and struck undead below the wall, shocking He Yang and the surrounding mages with his Intermediate Magic.
• Lu Wu explained that he wanted volunteers to act as bait and promised ten Undead Crystals, while He Yang and Li Lingping warned that undead could quickly swarm anyone below the wall.
• Mu Bai arrived with Zhao Kunsan and other people from Bo City, while a Magic Association squad accused Lu Wu of treating human lives carelessly and moved to arrest him.
• Lu Wu unleashed a vast storm of purple lightning across five hundred meters, repeatedly striking hundreds of undead as they tried to reassemble.
• Lu Wu told the Magic Association captain, Chen Tai, that he could keep people safe; Chen Tai accepted his qualification and apologized, and Lu Wu judged him conscientious.

Lu Wu used Mu Ningxue’s ice magic and his own lightning to kill more than seven hundred Undead outside the Ancient Capital, while keeping ten volunteers safe behind a spatial barrier. After distributing the Undead Crystals, he told Mu Bai to meet the people arranged to sell him shops along the street.

• He Yang, Li Lingping, Mu Bai, Zhao Kunsan, and others volunteered as bait, and Lu Wu selected ten people to lower beyond the city wall.
• Mu Ningxue froze the Undead’s lower limbs with the Ice Crystal Bow while Lu Wu protected the volunteers with a spatial barrier.
• Lu Wu leaped down and killed the gathered Undead with repeated purple lightning strikes.
• Lu Wu had the volunteers collect the crystals and distributed ten to each of He Yang’s team and Mu Bai’s companions, with thirty for Mu Bai.
• Lu Wu kept the remaining crystals, including the Warrior Level ones, and told Mu Bai to speak with the people arranged to sell him the shops.

Lu Wu and Mu Ningxue established the Jiaoxue Chamber of Commerce in the Ancient Capital and planned its opening around rare Soul Essences. The Li Family grew wary of the new business after learning it had launched with a Commander Level Soul Essence and an unknown source of funding.

• Lu Wu named the new business the Jiaoxue Chamber of Commerce, then spent the night with Mu Ningxue while Mu Bai took an Undead Crystal away.
• Lu Wu told Mu Ningxue that Mu Bai was waiting for them to set an opening date, and they agreed to wait until Mu Nujiao arrived.
• Lu Wu instructed Mu Bai to announce an opening in three days, featuring a Commander Level Soul Essence auction and ten Warrior Level Soul Essences for sale.
• Li Tuzhi warned Li Yujian that the Jiaoxue Chamber of Commerce had strong backing, but the Li Family could find no information about its funding or suppliers.

The Jiaoxue Chamber of Commerce’s opening was disrupted when Tang Jun and other members of the Tang Family tried to force their way into its pedestrian street and summon the person in charge. Lu Wu intervened, seized Tang Jun with space magic, and tore off his arm when the Tang Family’s hidden mages refused to appear.

• The Jiaoxue Chamber of Commerce opened, drawing a huge crowd that Mu Bai and Zhao Kunsan struggled to manage.
• Tang Jun and his companions arrived in vehicles and tried to remove a stone bollard, but Mu Bai blocked their way and refused to let them enter.
• Tang Jun’s companion revealed that the group had investigated the chamber’s strength and demanded to meet the person behind it; onlookers recognized Tang Jun as a member of the Tang Family.
• Lu Wu appeared, seized Tang Jun with space magic, and challenged the Tang Family’s hidden super level mage and six advanced mages to show themselves.
• Chen Tai urged Lu Wu to resolve the dispute peacefully, but Lu Wu argued he had violated no magic convention and tore off Tang Jun’s arm when the hidden mages did not come out.