Chapter Summaries

China selected a lineup for its opening match against Japan, then entered a primeval-jungle arena where Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao planned to use their domains and Phoenix Insects to destroy the terrain. The Chinese team prepared to exploit the opening, with Mu Ningxue promising a sweeping attack once the jungle was gone.

• Feng Li initially chose Mu Ningxue, Mu Nujiao, Jiang Yu, Guan Yu, and Nan Jue, but replaced Nan Jue with Ai Jiangtu after Pang Lai argued that the opening match needed a stronger lineup.
• The Japanese team chose captain Shao He Gu, Ming Busong, Yosuke, a short-haired girl, and a chubby mage for the match.
• Ai Jiangtu assigned Guan Yu to disrupt Japan's Destruction Mage, Jiang Yu to summon his Contract Beast, and Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao to coordinate their attacks.
• Mu Nujiao revealed that she had gained a Wind Element Soul Seed and a Commander-level Phoenix Insect, and said she could destroy the jungle arena.
• Mu Ningxue proposed launching an area attack after the jungle was destroyed, and the team prepared to finish off any Japanese mages left standing.

Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue countered the Japanese team’s poisoned wind and hidden assassin by unleashing a massive Wind Domain that tore apart the forest arena. The destruction forced Ming Busong out of hiding, while Mu Ningxue prepared her Ice Crystal Bow.

• Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao detected poison in the wind, and Mu Ningxue swept the poisonous powder away.
• Ming Busong entered the forest’s shade to hide and hunt the Chinese team, while Jiang Yu prepared to summon his Rock General.
• Mu Nujiao summoned her Wind Phoenix Insect, spread her Wind Wings, and activated her Howling Moon Domain and Wind Disks.
• Mu Nujiao expanded her attack from several tornadoes to dozens, shredding the ancient forest as Ai Jiangtu protected the team with a barrier of will.
• Mu Ningxue took up her Ice Crystal Bow while Ming Busong was driven from hiding into the ruined arena.

Mu Ningxue and the Ice Phoenix Insect overwhelmed Japan’s team with freezing magic, leaving Shao He Gu as the only opponent still fighting. As the arena was buried beneath falling ice, Shao He Gu launched one final attack, and the chapter left the team’s fate uncertain beneath the wreckage.

• Mu Ningxue and the Ice Phoenix Insect froze the arena and sent ice arrows at Shao He Gu and Ming Busong.
• Shao He Gu petrified two teammates to protect them while he and Ming Busong sheltered behind his Rock Barrier.
• Ming Busong charged out to attack, but Ai Jiangtu seized him with his will and the cold froze him.
• Shao He Gu unleashed Earth Dragon Spikes as frozen clouds crashed down across the arena.
• Ai Jiangtu moved Mu Ningxue, Mu Nujiao, and Jiang Yu out of danger, while Guan Yu dodged on his own.
• The referees rescued four Japanese teammates, leaving Shao He Gu as the only one still in the arena.

China’s National Team defeated Japan after Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao overwhelmed their opponents, prompting the officials to recognize the team’s championship potential. As Lu Wu and the team went to celebrate, Spanish royal Austin Bourbon approached Mu Ningxue, and Lu Wu declared that she was his wife.

• Ai Jiangtu brought his teammates onto the ice, and the referee carried the badly injured Shao He Gu away as China’s victory was announced.
• Lu Wu and Mo Fan mocked Japan’s defeat, while Fujikata Nobuko fumed.
• Feng Li and the other officials discussed Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao’s strength and declared China a serious contender for the championship.
• Lu Wu invited Mu Ningxue, Mu Nujiao, Jiang Shaoxu, Nan Jue, and the others to a feast.
• Austin Bourbon introduced himself to the group and reached for Mu Ningxue’s hand, but Lu Wu declared that she was his wife.

Lu Wu confronted Prince Bourbon over holding Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao's hands, and Mai Su tossed Bourbon and his guards into a canal. Bourbon then met Mentor Conti, who warned that ancient threats had been sighted along the coast.

• Lu Wu told Bourbon that Mu Nujiao was his wife and mocked the prince for objecting to their hand-holding.
• Mai Su threw Bourbon's guards into the canal, then tossed Bourbon in after them and stood up for Lu Wu.
• Jiang Shaoxu teased Lu Wu about his relationships, while Mai Su suggested Nan Jue was worthy of him and Nan Jue said she would not lose out.
• Bourbon climbed aboard Mentor Conti's boat, where she gave him hot tea and he vowed to settle the insult by defeating China's team.
• Conti said she was inspecting sightings of ancient things along the coast and invited Bourbon to visit Asha'ruiya, but he declined.

Lu Wu warned Mai Su to control her temper before taking the group out to celebrate Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao. At the Parthenon, Temple Mother Feilin made Ye Xin Xia a candidate, and Grand Sage Meiruola sent her to handle a Class A infectious disease outbreak in Croatia.

• Lu Wu warned Mai Su to rein in her temper, and she insisted that her aura was too well concealed for others to detect.
• Lu Wu took Mai Su, Jiang Shaoxu, and Nan Jue out for a Chinese meal to celebrate Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao's success.
• Temple Mother Feilin praised Ye Xin Xia's work in Egypt and nominated her as a Parthenon candidate despite objections from Grand Sage Meiruola and the Female Sages.
• After the assembly, Grand Sage Meiruola ordered Ye Xin Xia to travel to Croatia the next morning to handle a Class A infectious disease outbreak.
• Fen Ai objected to the assignment, but Ye Xin Xia stopped her and agreed to do her best.

Ye Xin Xia prepared to travel to Croatia to help contain an epidemic, while Mo Fan decided to support her without Lu Wu. As the Chinese team prepared to face Spain, Prince Bourbon provoked Lu Wu, who vowed to defeat him.

• Ye Xin Xia agreed to go to Croatia with Fen Ai to help with the epidemic, and Mo Fan decided to accompany her without Lu Wu.
• Lu Wu stayed behind to watch the upcoming matches and spent his time cultivating the Blessing Element and researching Nirvana Fire's healing ability.
• The Chinese team arrived at the Dragon Tooth Magic Arena to face Spain, and Prince Bourbon demanded an explanation from Pang Lai over his earlier clash with Lu Wu.
• Bourbon offered to have Spain's team go easy on China if Mu Ningxue visited him, and Lu Wu and the others rejected his offer.
• Bourbon mocked the Chinese team and challenged Lu Wu, who threatened to beat him and went ahead with competing.

Lu Wu and the Chinese team faced Spain on a flooded arena, where the Spanish mages tried to split them apart by destroying the rocky peaks and creating a whirlpool. Lu Wu summoned the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger to carry the team above the water, and the fight continued with the Chinese group regrouped in the air.

• Feng Li ordered the Chinese team to defeat Spain, and the team discussed Spain’s decision to field a strong but apparently not top-ranked lineup.
• Ten Water Element mages flooded the Dragon Tooth Magic Arena, leaving the Chinese team without a Water Element mage and giving Spain an advantage.
• Spain’s mages began destroying the dragon tooth rocks to limit the Chinese team’s footing, while Lu Wu held back from summoning his Contract Beast.
• Nan Jue detected an enemy beneath the team as a huge whirlpool formed and broke apart their rocky peak.
• Lu Wu opened a spatial rift and summoned the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger, then flew Jiang Shaoxu and Nan Jue over to join Mo Fan and Zu Jiming on its back.

Lu Wu and the Chinese team used the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger to overwhelm the Spanish team, while Mo Fan and Nan Jue attacked from above. Lu Wu then empowered Jiang Shaoxu with a Blessing skill, and she took control of a Spanish mage, who attacked Fran.

• The Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger’s appearance stunned the spectators, and Pang Lai explained that a mage needed an exceptionally strong soul to control a Great Commander-level Contract Beast.
• Mo Fan rained Rose Flame magic on the Spanish team as Fran flew up to attack him, but the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger drove Fran back with poison wind and blood lightning.
• Nan Jue used Sound String: Probe to locate the Spanish mages hiding among the pillars, and Jiang Shaoxu prepared to attack one of them.
• Lu Wu cast Blessing: Enhancement Emblem on Jiang Shaoxu, who used Soul Capture and Mind Control to make a Spanish mage throw a Wind Disk at Fran.

The Chinese National Team overwhelmed Spain until Picasso unleashed a Lesser Cataclysmic Water Roar that swept away their attacks and overturned the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger. Fran then challenged Mo Fan to a decisive duel, and Mo Fan charged at him with flaming wings despite being unable to fly.

• Fran and Picasso admitted that Spain had lost but decided to keep fighting, and Fran tried to defeat Lu Wu by attacking the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger with a Soul-grade Fierce Fist.
• Mo Fan summoned Little Flame Fairy and shattered Fran’s attack, while a Water Barrier absorbed its remnants.
• The Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger and the Chinese mages attacked Spain, but Picasso cast Cataclysmic Water Roar, washing away their magic and overturning the tiger.
• Jiang Shaoxu grabbed Lu Wu as he fell, while the Golden-Eyed Winged Tiger returned soaked and eager to retaliate.
• Fran charged Mo Fan with sapphire-blue wings, and Mo Fan met him with a Flaming Wings Soaring Skyward attack from a sinking stone pillar.

Mo Fan and Lu Wu helped China defeat Spain, earning the National Team a place in the top sixteen. After the team celebrated its winnings, Pang Lai explained that the competition’s first-place reward was a Divine Seal Praise that would directly increase a mage’s base power.

• Mo Fan’s fused Calamity Flame and Rose Flame overwhelmed Fran, who crashed into the lake and was ruled unable to continue.
• With Fran and another Spanish mage out, Peris could not protect Spain from China’s remaining fighters, and the referee declared China the winner.
• Lu Wu returned Jiang Shaoxu and the others to the lounge, where Pang Lai, Song He, and Feng Li praised the team and warned them that future opponents would be stronger.
• Zhao Manyan told Mo Fan and Lu Wu that Mo Fan had won five hundred million betting on China’s victory.
• Pang Lai revealed that first place would receive a Divine Seal Praise, and Han Ji began explaining how it would raise a mage’s base power.

Mo Fan learned about the World Academy Competition’s rewards and asked Lu Wu how to strengthen Old Wolf before the Treasure Hunt Competition. Lu Wu invested their winnings in cultivation resources, sacrificed Spirit Seeds and an Earthfire Dragon heart, and found that the latest sacrifice had strengthened Little Fire, though he remained at the peak of Great Monarch.

• Zhao Manyan, Han Ji, and Pang Lai explained Divine Seal Praise and the competition rewards, while Feng Li warned the team about the dangers of the Treasure Hunt Competition.
• Lu Wu explained that advancing Old Wolf to the Commander level would require Mo Fan’s Summoning System to reach the Advanced Level, and advised him to consult Pang Lai or Jiang Yu.
• Lu Wu told Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao to buy valuable cultivation resources, including a Sub-Monarch organ and Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Wu sacrificed Fire and Earth Spirit Seeds and received Stars strengthening, then later sacrificed an Earthfire Dragon heart and received a Shadow Demon strengthening reward.
• Lu Wu found that Little Fire had grown stronger but remained at the peak of Great Monarch.