Recaps

Lu Wu and the others fled from the Heavenly Horned Toad Demons, then stopped to fight when the demons tried to surround them. They killed one, but the other two attacked as the group prepared to face them.

• Nangong Pei spotted a young Heavenly Horned Toad Demon, whose call alerted the demons feeding nearby.
• Lu Wu noticed three demons were pursuing the group and trying to surround them, so he ordered everyone to target the one behind them while Nangong Pei held off the other two.
• Wang Chong’s tornado knocked the pursuing demon down, and Wang Chong and Zu Yanzhi hit it with fire spells.
• Mu Nujiao’s vines disrupted the demon’s attempt to leap away, allowing Lu Wu to strike its lower jaw with fire magic.
• Zu Yanzhi blasted the demon’s brain from inside its mouth, killing it as the other two demons attacked the group with their tongues.

Lu Wu and his companions fled from the Heavenly Horned Toad Demons, while Little Fire drew the demons away and took the immature Earth Elemental Seed. The group escaped, and Lu Wu agreed to let Little Fire stay outside for a few days.

• Nangong Pei used Rock Barrier to block the Heavenly Horned Toad Demons, but the arrival of a lesser Warrior forced the group to retreat.
• Nangong Pei began carrying Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao away while Wang Chong raced ahead with Zu Yanzhi.
• Lu Wu sent Little Fire toward the hollow, and the lesser Warrior turned back to protect the Earth Elemental Seed, calling the other toads after him.
• Little Fire took the immature seed and headed toward Lu Wu, so Lu Wu asked Nangong Pei and Mu Nujiao to continue without him.
• After Nangong Pei and Mu Nujiao moved on, Little Fire emerged and offered Lu Wu the seed; Lu Wu told him to swallow it and promised to let him stay outside for a few days.

Lu Wu sacrificed the defective Earth Element Spirit Seed and awakened the Wind Element, then returned to camp and was ordered to help finish refining Luo Long’s giant bone sword. As the final stage began, the sword trembled under Grandpa Shen’s magic, while Lu Wu remained uneasy about what the two elders were hiding and the danger the refinement might attract.

• Lu Wu sacrificed the defective Earth Element Spirit Seed and awakened the Wind Element, while Little Fire returned to the swamp.
• Lu Wu learned that Jiang Chun had taken the others away and that he, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei had to keep melting Mystic Ice for the sword’s final refinement.
• Luo Long and Shen Shitian warned that the refinement’s disturbance might attract powerful Demon Beasts, and Lu Wu recalled a presence he had sensed in the cavern.
• Zu Yanzhi and Nangong Pei asked Lu Wu about the secretive refinement, but he admitted he knew nothing; Nangong Pei then asked to buy the Earth Element Spirit Seed from the group.
• Shen Shitian drew the melted Mystic Ice toward the giant bone sword as purple-black flames fed its intricate patterns, and the sword began to tremble.

Shen Shitian infused the giant bone sword with blood and marrow, triggering a dangerous forging that demanded far more profound ice water. As Zu Yanzhi and Nangong Pei ran out of magical energy, Lu Wu continued melting ice while the sword reached its critical moment.

• Shen Shitian poured Northern Plains Ice Vulture blood and marrow into the giant bone sword, whose aura overwhelmed Lu Wu, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei until Luo Long shielded them.
• The sword shook as it absorbed energy from the surroundings, stirring the magma and forcing Shen Shitian to demand more profound ice water.
• Luo Long built a trough, and Lu Wu, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei spread out to melt more profound ice for Shen Shitian.
• Zu Yanzhi and Nangong Pei exhausted their magical energy and stopped, while Lu Wu kept melting ice as Shen Shitian called for another large supply at the critical moment.

Lu Wu exhausted himself helping Luo Long and Shen Shitian complete the blood-bone sword’s refinement. As the Azure Crow Overlord approached, Shen Shitian moved the unconscious Lu Wu and the others away while an old woman arrived to heal them.

• Lu Wu spread flames across the trench and forced his dwindling mana and mental strength to last until Shen Shitian finished refining the sword.
• Luo Long received the blood-bone sword and thanked Lu Wu, who had become too exhausted to hear him.
• Nangong Pei apologized for Lu Wu’s collapse, and Shen Shitian reassured her that the children had done their best.
• After an eagle cry announced the Azure Crow Overlord’s approach, Luo Long stayed behind to face the beast while Shen Shitian carried Lu Wu, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei away.
• Shen Shitian met an old woman, who used Healing Light on him and the others after he asked her to heal them.

Zu Yanzhi and the others were sent back to Rongcheng as Luo Long confronted the Azure Crow Overlord. After surviving its fiery attacks, Luo Long launched a counterattack with the blood-bone sword, leaving the battle poised for a decisive strike.

• Zu Yanzhi recovered under the old woman's powerful Healing Light and realized that several Super Level Mages had gathered at Mount Wuyi.
• Luo Long faced the approaching Azure Crow Overlord while Lu Wu awoke and recognized the danger from Shen Shitian's worried expression.
• Shen Shitian used Space Element magic to send Lu Wu and the others back to Rongcheng, briefly exposing them to the Overlord's aura before they left.
• Luo Long attacked with a mud dragon, but the Azure Crow Overlord feinted and destroyed it with flames.
• Luo Long used Earth Dragon Spikes to block the Overlord, then flew through its dark-red flames and unleashed the gigantic blood-colored sword.
• The Azure Crow Overlord tried to seize the sword as Luo Long shouted that it would pay with its life.

Luo Long severed the Azure Crow Overlord’s talons and wounded its belly with the newly forged Blood Bone Sword, but collapsed before he could pursue it. After recovering in Rongcheng, Lu Wu learned why Luo Long had lured the beast to Mount Wuyi and prepared to return to school while Shen Shitian stayed behind.

• Luo Long used the Blood Bone Sword to sever the Azure Crow Overlord’s talons and slash its belly, then fell into the swamp from exhaustion as the beast escaped.
• Lu Wu, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei recovered and discussed the battle and the others’ plans to return home or to school.
• Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao met their companions at a skewer shop, where they shared their accounts and discussed the Earth Element Spirit Seed and their next steps.
• After Luo Long recovered enough to speak, he told Lu Wu that he had sought revenge on the Azure Crow Overlord for killing his team thirty years earlier.
• Song Muying criticized Luo Long for acting alone, while Shen Shitian calmed him as he began coughing blood.

Lu Wu accepted a spirit-grade Stardust Magic Tool from Luo Long and a Thought Stone from Shen Shitian before returning to Magic City with Mu Nujiao. After resuming cultivation and returning to school, he encountered Liu Tong, who claimed that the Dongfang Family now backed him.

• Luo Long gave Lu Wu the spirit-grade Stardust Magic Tool, and Shen Shitian gave him a Thought Stone while warning him to keep it secret.
• Lu Wu agreed to protect the gifts and returned to Magic City with Mu Nujiao, deciding to take the upcoming school assessment.
• Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao spent the following days cultivating, with Lu Wu focusing on his Wind Element.
• Lu Wu returned to Magic City Seventh Magic High School, where students gossiped about his long absences and reacted jealously to his closeness with Mu Nujiao.
• Liu Tong confronted Lu Wu with two companions and claimed he had joined the Dongfang Family, warning Lu Wu that he was no longer someone to provoke.

Liu Tong confronted Lu Wu at school and attacked him with two lackeys after Lu Wu mocked his ties to the Dongfang Family. Lu Wu beat all three with his enhanced physical strength, leaving them injured and sending them to the infirmary.

• Liu Tong claimed the Dongfang Family’s backing and warned Lu Wu to stay away from Mu Nujiao.
• Lu Wu taunted Liu Tong, called Mu Nujiao “Jiaojiao,” and rebuked him for insulting Grandpa Shen.
• Liu Tong and his two lackeys charged at Lu Wu, and Mu Nujiao urged Lu Wu to rely on his improved speed and strength rather than magic.
• Lu Wu kicked Liu Tong in the chest, knocked one lackey unconscious, and punched the other hard enough to knock out his teeth.
• Lu Wu punched Liu Tong in the nose and knocked out several of his teeth before telling him to go to the infirmary.

After Lu Wu beat three students who attacked him, Jia Wenshang learned that Lu Wu could take part in the upcoming assessment and encouraged him to earn time with a Stardust Magic Tool. Back in class, Lu Wu confirmed he had formed a Star Path, stunning his classmates and earning Wu Ya'er's admiration.

• Jia Wenshang stopped Lu Wu from continuing the fight, then learned that Lu Wu had been attacked first and could participate in the assessment.
• Jia Wenshang told Lu Wu that a strong assessment performance could earn him four months of access to a Stardust Magic Tool.
• School security and an infirmary teacher arrived, and news of Lu Wu's return and fight spread around the school.
• Wu Xiaoxiao introduced herself and questioned whether Lu Wu met the assessment requirements, and Lu Wu confirmed that he did.
• Wu Ya'er praised Lu Wu for connecting seven Stars into a Star Path and declared him his idol.

Lu Wu prepared for the first-year assessment competition despite Wu Xiaoxiao’s doubts, and he and Mu Nujiao arrived at the training grounds. The judges explained the assessment rules, leaving Lu Wu ready to test his Fire Element against a wooden dummy.

• Wu Ya'er praised Lu Wu for beating three students without using magic, while Wu Xiaoxiao warned Lu Wu not to disgrace their class.
• Lu Wu rejected Wu Xiaoxiao’s criticism, and Wu Ya'er told Lu Wu he hoped he would score higher than his sister.
• In the days before the competition, Lu Wu attended lessons and cultivated, though he found the material too simple.
• Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao entered the training grounds, where Jia Wenshang encouraged Lu Wu to do well.
• Cai Jianwen introduced the judges, including Military Mage Hei Guan, and explained how students would be assessed according to their magic elements.

At the first-year magic assessment, Lu Wu waited for his turn while learning that Hei Guan would take the three strongest students to Bo City for actual combat. After Mu Nujiao and the other students displayed their spells, Lu Wu stepped forward as the judges and teachers discussed his fighting reputation.

• A student told the group that Hei Guan planned to take the three best performers on a trip to Bo City, and Lu Wu considered joining to gain experience.
• Wu Xiaoxiao volunteered first and destroyed a wooden dummy with her Thunder Seal: Python Mark.
• Mu Nujiao pierced a wooden dummy with her Plant Element spell, impressing the judges with her speed and control.
• Cai Jianwen and a visiting teacher discussed Lu Wu's past fights and strong entrance-exam results while Lu Wu prepared for his assessment.

Lu Wu won the school’s magic assessment by controlling his casting speed and displaying outstanding power and accuracy. After declining offers from the Dongfang Family and the Great Sparrow City Military Department, he agreed to join field training in Bo City and left the grounds as his classmates regarded him with new respect and caution.

• Lu Wu held back before releasing Fire Burst from farther away than the other students, destroying the dummies with precise, powerful magic.
• Dongfang Qing invited Lu Wu to join the Dongfang Family, but he declined, explaining that he did not want to join any faction.
• Hei Guan invited Lu Wu to join the Great Sparrow City Military Department, but Lu Wu refused while agreeing to attend field training in Bo City.
• The results were announced, with Lu Wu taking first place and earning four months of use of a Stardust Magic Tool.
• Lu Wu left the training grounds alongside Mu Nujiao, and Jia Wenshang praised him and promised to give him the Stardust Magic Tool the next day.

Lu Wu traveled to Bo City with a group of students for field training, leaving his Stardust Magic Tool with Mu Nujiao. After arriving, his team settled in and met a group of peers who doubted that their young captains were Intermediate Mages.

• Lu Wu declined his Stardust Magic Tool reward for the trip and let Mu Nujiao use it while he prepared to leave for Bo City.
• Hei Guan divided the fourteen students among three trainee captains, and Yu Keyan selected Lu Wu for his team.
• The coach arrived in Bo City, where Yu Keyan took his teammates to eat and settle in.
• Lu Wu told his teammates that Little Fire was safe outside the city and would come looking for him later.
• A group of young people arrived at the restaurant and questioned whether the captains were Intermediate Mages, then asked Xu Zhaoting for his opinion.

Lu Wu and his companions punished a group of rude students in Bo City, then Lu Wu went searching for Little Fire when it failed to return. After Little Fire came back, Tang Yue revealed herself in his taxi and questioned why he had traveled from Magic City to Bo City for practical training.

• Wu Tao and his classmates provoked Lu Wu’s group, so Mu Shengqi used his Intermediate Level aura to sink them into the softened concrete and make them pay for the shop’s damage.
• Xu Zhaoting apologized to Lu Wu’s group, and Mu Shengqi advised him to be more careful about his friends before letting him leave.
• Lu Wu left the hotel and went to Bo City’s southern outskirts to look for Little Fire, whose spiritual link showed it was unharmed.
• Little Fire returned from outside and hid in Lu Wu’s shadow, but Lu Wu still felt watched during the taxi ride back.
• Tang Yue revealed herself inside the taxi, identified as a Shadow Element Mage, and questioned Lu Wu about traveling from Magic City to Bo City for practical training.

Lu Wu met Tang Yue, who investigated him because a mysterious shadowy presence had disappeared after he arrived, then joined Yu Keyan’s team for field training beyond Bo City’s Safe Zone. The team followed a wolf’s howl into the woodland, where Lu Wu sensed two nearby Demon Beasts as they continued their hunt.

• Lu Wu told Tang Yue he was a Fire Element student from Magic City Seventh Magic High School, and Yu Keyan confirmed his identity.
• Tang Yue warned Lu Wu to stay cautious in Bo City, and Yu Keyan took him back to the lodging to rest before the field training.
• Yu Keyan led Lu Wu, Mu Shengqi, Yang Wan, and Zhang Jierui beyond the Safe Zone and assigned them roles for the hunt.
• After a wolf howled nearby, Mu Shengqi returned from scouting, and Yu Keyan arranged the team’s formation as they entered the woodland.
• As the team advanced, Lu Wu sensed two Demon Beast presences nearby, one strong and one weak.

Yu Keyan’s squad tried to lure two One-Eyed Demon Wolves into a trap, but the stronger wolf abandoned the chase because it was worried about its injured companion. Lu Wu proposed attacking the weaker wolf to enrage the stronger one, and the chapter ended with Yang Wan shielding Mu Shengqi from its renewed pursuit.

• Yu Keyan prepared an Earth Element trap and assigned Mu Shengqi to lure the Demon Beasts while Yang Wan protected him and Zhang Jierui prepared to restrain them.
• Mu Shengqi lured a One-Eyed Demon Wolf toward the trap, but it turned back before reaching it, apparently because it was worried about its weaker companion.
• Lu Wu deduced that attacking the other One-Eyed Demon Wolf would enrage the stronger one and draw it into the trap, and Mu Shengqi agreed to try.
• Mu Shengqi attacked the weaker wolf, causing the stronger One-Eyed Demon Wolf to howl and pursue him with increased speed.
• Yu Keyan ordered Yang Wan to intervene, and her Water Barrier separated the wolf from Mu Shengqi long enough for him to gain distance.

Mu Shengqi, Lu Wu, and their team killed two One-Eyed Demon Wolves and searched for the cubs the female had recently delivered. They found three newborn cubs in a cave and decided to rest there before continuing their hunt.

• Mu Shengqi lured a One-Eyed Demon Wolf into Yu Keyan and Zhang Jierui's trap, and Yu Keyan killed it with a lightning strike.
• Yu Keyan chose not to harvest the first wolf's organs, and the team found the female One-Eyed Demon Wolf dying from severe bleeding after giving birth.
• Yu Keyan ordered the group to search for the cubs, and Lu Wu spotted dense vines concealing a cave.
• Lu Wu and the others found three newborn One-Eyed Demon Wolf cubs in the cave, and Yu Keyan decided to take them along.
• Yu Keyan agreed to let the team rest in the cave for a few hours, and Lu Wu headed toward the wolf corpses with his short blade.

Lu Wu sacrificed Demon Beast organs to strengthen his Wind Element Stars, then continued hunting with his team as they raised the One-Eyed Demon Wolf cubs. As their month of training neared its end, the group discussed whether to sell the cubs, with Yu Keyan offering to contact the Great Sparrow City Military Department.

• Lu Wu sacrificed the internal organs of two One-Eyed Demon Wolves and learned that connected organs were sacrificed together, while the rewards strengthened his Wind Element Stars.
• Lu Wu practiced controlling his enhanced Wind Element Stars as the team moved to a safer campsite in a Golden Grass Magpie’s cliff cave.
• The team hunted four Servant-level Demons in one day, and Lu Wu gained another Stars Enhancement reward from a successful sacrifice.
• Over the following month, the team hunted around the cave and encountered Wu Xiaoxiao’s and Dongfang Qing’s teams, while injuries and unexpected setbacks occurred.
• Lu Wu’s Wind Element Stardust gained seven enhanced Stars, and he brought the first five under control.
• As the assessment period approached its end, Yang Wan said she was reluctant to sell the cubs, while Mu Shengqi and Yu Keyan noted the cost of raising them and Yu Keyan offered to contact the Great Sparrow City Military Department.

Yu Keyan’s team headed toward the rendezvous point after completing a month of field training, reflecting on their improved teamwork and Lu Wu’s strength. The three teams reunited at the edge of the Safe Zone, but Hei Guan had not arrived, leaving them to wait in a dangerous gorge.

• Yu Keyan led his team and the three demon wolf cubs toward the rendezvous point, while the others praised the team’s field training and Lu Wu’s magic.
• Lu Wu recalled how Yu Keyan, Mu Shengqi, and he had worked together to kill a Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, though Lu Wu had been injured and missed the chance to make a sacrifice.
• Yu Keyan’s team met Wu Xiaoxiao’s and Dongfang Qing’s teams, reuniting all seventeen students near the edge of the Safe Zone.
• Liang Baiye asked why Hei Guan had not arrived, and Yu Keyan questioned whether the meeting point meant they were meant to travel outward.
• Wu Xiaoxiao and Dongfang Qing discussed their teams’ experiences facing demon beasts, and Lu Wu said their group had killed nearly thirty.
• Wu Xiaoxiao asked about Lu Wu’s injury, and Lu Wu credited Yu Keyan’s powerful Intermediate Lightning Magic for helping defeat the Warrior-level demon beast.

Lu Wu sensed a large group of Demon Beasts approaching the canyon, including a powerful one, but the team leaders doubted his warning and sent scouts to investigate. Lu Wu moved to higher ground with Wu Xiaoxiao and Dongfang Qing, still puzzled that Yu Keyan and the others had not detected the beasts.

• Lu Wu warned Wu Xiaoxiao and Dongfang Qing that many Demon Beasts were approaching, including a strong one.
• Lu Wu urged Yu Keyan and the other team leaders to withdraw, but Liang Baiye accused him of trying to grab attention.
• Yu Keyan ordered Wind Element scouts to investigate and suggested the team check above the canyon.
• Lu Wu returned to Wu Xiaoxiao and Dongfang Qing, who followed him to higher ground despite doubting his warning.
• Lu Wu wondered why Yu Keyan and the others had not sensed the approaching Demon Beasts.

Lu Wu and the others witnessed two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves lead a pack of Demon Beasts into the canyon, forcing Liang Baiye and the Intermediate Mages to stand and fight. Their attacks injured the smaller wolf, and Liang Baiye ordered them to focus on it after the taller wolf intervened to protect its companion.

• Lu Wu spotted the approaching Demon Beasts before Liang Baiye did, and the group received a late Holy Light warning that two Warrior Level beasts were near.
• Liang Baiye ordered those below Intermediate Level to scatter while she and the other mages prepared to fight; Dongfang Qing set woodland ablaze to delay the beasts.
• Yu Keyan's lightning struck a One-Eyed Demon Wolf instead of the taller Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, which charged the mages and broke through their defenses.
• Mu Shengqi and the other Intermediate Mages drove back and wounded the smaller Bone Spike Fierce Wolf with successive attacks.
• The taller Bone Spike Fierce Wolf protected the smaller one from the mages' attacks, and Liang Baiye ordered everyone to target the smaller wolf.

Lu Wu and the others fought a lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf while Yu Keyan and the other Intermediate Mages battled her mate. After the wolves split up, Lu Wu’s group blinded the lesser wolf and used the rugged terrain to keep her off balance, leaving her badly wounded as the fight continued.

• Yu Keyan and the other Intermediate Mages battered the two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves, while Lu Wu suspected the beasts might have been lured to the canyon.
• The wounded lesser warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf howled, and she and her mate split up to attack the humans.
• Liang Baiye told the Intermediate Mages to handle the stronger wolf and the Beginner Mages to hold back the lesser one.
• Lu Wu and the others blinded the lesser wolf with lightning and flames, then targeted her legs to make her stumble over the rocky ground.
• Lu Wu repeatedly burned the lesser wolf with Bone Burning as the others continued attacking her.

Lu Wu and the others defeated two Bone Spike Fierce Wolves, then met Zhan Kong, a Military Mage who offered to recruit them. As the group returned to Snow Peak Mountain Station and divided the spoils, Hei Guan asked why so many demon beasts had appeared inside the Safe Zone, leaving Zhan Kong to admit that something had slipped through patrols.

• Lu Wu helped finish off a lesser Warrior Level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, while Yu Keyan and the other Intermediate Mages killed the regular one.
• Zhan Kong appeared above the canyon and asked Lu Wu his name, but Lu Wu declined his implied recruitment offer.
• The group collected valuable organs and other materials from the two wolves and followed Zhan Kong back to Snow Peak Mountain Station.
• Yu Keyan offered to share the spoils evenly, and Lu Wu chose the two organs his squad had received.
• Hei Guan questioned why demon beasts had entered the Safe Zone, and Zhan Kong said something must have slipped through the patrols.

After the assessment, Lu Wu sacrificed two Bone Spike Fierce Wolf organs, strengthening his Wind Element Stars and upgrading Little Fire into a Lesser Warrior. He took Little Fire outside Bo City to test his new strength, but their hunt yielded only a slain One-Eyed Demon Wolf before nightfall sent them back.

• Zhan Kong and Hei Guan discussed the shortage of recruits and the assessment, while Lu Wu and the others realized Hei Guan had driven the demon beasts toward them to test their abilities.
• Liang Baiye asked Lu Wu how he had sensed the beasts, and he guessed that Hei Guan had specifically blocked the others' perception.
• Lu Wu summoned Little Fire outside Bo City and sacrificed a Bone Spike Fierce Wolf liver, strengthening his Wind Element Stars.
• Lu Wu sacrificed a Bone Spike Fierce Wolf heart, and Little Fire underwent a bloodline-related upgrade that made him a six-meter-tall Lesser Warrior.
• Lu Wu rode Little Fire outside the city to test his combat strength, and Little Fire chased down and killed a One-Eyed Demon Wolf.
• Lu Wu called off the hunt at nightfall and headed back with Little Fire.