Chapter Summaries

Lu Wu saw a blood-colored feather fly to the hanging coffin, then left Mount Wuyi with Mu Nujiao after they discussed attending Pearl Academy together. Back in Rongcheng, Shen Shitian began explaining an ancient legend about Great Sparrow City and a blood-flamed avian beast that once protected humanity.

• Lu Wu saw the mysterious feather emerge from his Parasitic Double Pupil and fly toward the hanging coffin, which he decided not to approach.
• Lu Wu told Mu Nujiao he wanted to attend Pearl Academy with her, and she agreed to discuss their future later.
• After sunset, Lu Wu used Wind Element magic to carry Mu Nujiao out of the area and back to Rongcheng.
• Lu Wu took Mu Nujiao to cultivate at the Hunter Union hall, then asked Shen Shitian about the hanging coffin.
• Shen Shitian explained that he and the others had stayed near Mount Wuyi because of an old legend about Great Sparrow City.
• Shen Shitian said the legend described a blood-flamed ancient avian beast that drove away Demon Beasts and sheltered humans, allowing the city to form.

Shen Shitian told Lu Wu that humans had once been protected by Ancient Totems, then drove them away as human magic grew, and suspected Lu Wu’s Parasitic Double Pupil and the blood coffin were linked to a totem. After traveling to Bo City at Jiang Chun’s request, Lu Wu met his uncle on the outskirts, where Jiang Chun summoned his Red-Eyed Ice Wolf.

• Shen Shitian explained that Ancient Totems had protected early humans, but humans later turned against them, and some totems might still live in the mountains.
• Shen Shitian suspected that Lu Wu’s Parasitic Double Pupil and the floating blood coffin were connected to an Ancient Totem, and Lu Wu promised to help any totem he encountered if he could stay safe.
• Lu Wu saw Mu Nujiao off to Magic City, then watched for the blood coffin at sunset with Shen Shitian, but it did not appear without a blood-red sunset.
• Lu Wu traveled to Bo City after Jiang Chun called him, cultivating along the way and arriving the following day.
• Jiang Chun met Lu Wu outside Bo City, summoned his Red-Eyed Ice Wolf, and suggested they talk as they walked.

Lu Wu joined Jiang Chun on a hunt for a powerful Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, hoping to obtain demon blood and organs while Jiang Chun sought to improve his Red-Eyed Ice Wolf's bloodline. After agreeing to ask Elder Luo for an auction admission spot for Jiang Chun, Lu Wu encountered an ordinary Warrior Bone Spike Fierce Wolf and began fighting it.

• Jiang Chun summoned his Lesser Warrior Scale Eagle Beast, and Lu Wu rode it with him while the Red-Eyed Ice Wolf ran below.
• Jiang Chun revealed that they planned to hunt a Bone Spike Fierce Wolf at least at Great General strength or at the warrior advancement stage, while Lu Wu would cover him and take the organs.
• Jiang Chun explained that he wanted an admission spot to the Imperial Capital auction of the Azure Crow Overlord's talon, and Lu Wu agreed to ask Elder Luo for one.
• As they traveled, Lu Wu fought Lesser Warrior demons and strengthened his Summoning System Stars by feeding and sacrificing flesh and blood to the Slant-Scaled Demon Snake.
• The group encountered an ordinary Warrior Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, and Lu Wu attacked it with Blazing Fist: Sky Breaker, but the wolf dodged his punch.

Lu Wu used a series of Intermediate spells to injure and corner an ordinary Warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf. After Jiang Chun left to pursue the source of a stronger wolf’s howl, Lu Wu fought the wounded beast on the ground and brought it close to death.

• Lu Wu and Jiang Chun used a Tornado and Nine Palaces to injure the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, but it began to flee.
• Lu Wu bombarded the fleeing wolf with Sky Breaker, and a stronger wolf’s howl alerted him and Jiang Chun.
• Jiang Chun flew off to hunt the stronger wolf while Lu Wu stayed behind to face the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf.
• The Bone Spike Fierce Wolf charged Lu Wu, who struck it with a powerful Sky Breaker and sent it flying.
• Lu Wu swept the badly injured wolf up with a Tornado and slammed it into the ground, leaving it beyond rescue.

Lu Wu sacrificed the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf’s organs, strengthening his Summoning System Stars and earning an upgrade for Little Fire. As Lu Wu and Jiang Chun fled toward the Safe Zone, a Winged Azure Wolf appeared, revealing a commander-level threat.

• Lu Wu sacrificed a burned Bone Spike Fierce Wolf’s heart and liver, strengthening his Summoning System Stars before letting Little Fire and the Slant-Scaled Demon Snake eat its corpse.
• Jiang Chun used Rock Demon’s Eyes to petrify the warrior-level Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, then pierced it with an Earth Dragon Spike.
• Lu Wu rushed to the wounded wolf and sacrificed its intact liver and heart, receiving a Stars Enhancement and a Shadow Demon upgrade for Little Fire.
• Lu Wu and Jiang Chun collected what they needed and flew toward the Safe Zone on the Scale Eagle Beast.
• Lu Wu spotted an enormous figure behind them, and Jiang Chun identified it as a commander-level Winged Azure Wolf.

Lu Wu learned about Mu Ningxue, a prodigy with a spirit-grade ice seed, and went to the Mu Family Manor to watch her and Yu Ang’s duel with Mo Fan. He finally saw Mu Ningxue arrive with Mu Zhuoyun, leaving him impressed by her striking appearance and pride.

• Jiang Chun told Lu Wu about Yu Ang’s upcoming duel with Mo Fan and the rumor that Mu Ningxue had entered the Imperial Capital Academy at fifteen, prompting Lu Wu to go see her.
• Lu Wu and Jiang Chun entered the Mu Family Manor after Lu Wu said they were friends of Tang Yue.
• Lu Wu encountered Zhan Kong, who said he was fond of Mo Fan and looked forward to the duel.
• Tang Yue found Lu Wu at the manor, and he asked why Mu Ningxue had not appeared yet.
• Mu Ningxue arrived with Mu Zhuoyun and Yu Ang to welcome Bo City’s prominent guests, and Lu Wu sensed her deep pride.

Lu Wu watched Mo Fan and Yu Ang begin their magical duel at Mu Zhuoyun’s banquet, while sizing up Mu Ningxue and the assembled mages. After Yu Ang’s Ice Element magic trapped Mo Fan, Mo Fan launched a powerful Fire Element counterattack.

• Lu Wu approached Mu Ningxue and proposed a spar, which she tentatively agreed to consider after the duel.
• At the arena, Mu Zhuoyun asked the unfamiliar Intermediate Mage Jiang Chun about himself, and Jiang Chun introduced himself as a traveler passing through Bo City.
• Lu Wu remarked that Yu Ang had not appeared, embarrassing Mu Zhuoyun and Mu He until Yu Ang entered wearing several magic tools opposite Mo Fan in slippers.
• Mo Fan opened with Fire Burst, while Yu Ang used Ice Vine and then a Boot Magic Tool to evade Mo Fan’s stronger Fire Seed attack.
• Yu Ang cast a Basic Level Third Tier Ice Element spell that froze most of the arena and threatened Mo Fan, prompting spectators to urge Deng Kai to stop the match.
• Mo Fan gathered the sparse Fire Element around himself and hurled a powerful flame at Yu Ang, who raised a Shield Magic Tool to defend.

Mo Fan defeated Yu Ang with Lightning magic after his Fire Burst was stopped by the Ice Silkworm Armor, revealing that he possessed innate dual element. Several factions immediately competed to recruit him, while Mu Zhuoyun softened his stance toward Mo Jiaxing.

• Yu Ang rose after Mo Fan's Fire Burst and revealed the Ice Silkworm Armor, which countered Fire magic.
• Mo Jiaxing pleaded with Mu Zhuoyun to spare Mo Fan, then tried to kneel in his son's place, but Jiang Chun lifted him with Earth magic.
• Mo Fan told his father the duel was not over and struck Yu Ang with his third-tier Thunder Seal, leaving him collapsed and twitching.
• Lu Wu and the others recognized Mo Fan's innate dual element, and Zhan Kong, Yang Zuohe, and Principal Zhu each tried to recruit him for their faction.
• Mu Zhuoyun hurried to help Mo Jiaxing up and claimed he had only meant to teach Mo Fan a lesson, while Mo Fan mocked him and Mo Jiaxing urged his son to let the matter end.

After Mo Fan won the duel, Mo Jiaxing stopped Mu Zhuoyun from kneeling, and Mo Fan refused offers to join the Fengyi Chamber of Commerce or the Bo City Military Department. Lu Wu left Bo City with Jiang Chun after inviting Mu Ningxue to spar, while Tang Yue followed to investigate their chamber of commerce.

• Mu Zhuoyun struggled to kneel after losing the bet, but Mo Jiaxing helped him up and asked Mo Fan to let the matter go.
• Jiang Chun offered Mo Fan a Stardust Magic Tool and resources, while Zhan Kong and Yang Zuohe also tried to recruit him; Mo Fan refused them all.
• Principal Zhu asked Jiang Chun and Lu Wu to keep Mo Fan's innate dual element secret, and Jiang Chun agreed.
• Lu Wu invited Mu Ningxue to spar and told her to find him at the Heavenly Garment Theme Hotel if she changed her mind.
• Tang Yue followed Jiang Chun and Lu Wu, asked about their chamber of commerce, and heard Jiang Chun identify it as the Fengyi Chamber of Commerce.
• Lu Wu told Jiang Chun he would stay in Bo City for at most ten days to see whether Mu Ningxue would spar with him.

During a crimson alert in Bo City, Lu Wu and Jiang Chun split up to protect people from demon beasts pouring into the city. Lu Wu rescued Liang Bin and helped protect the Earth Sacred Spring beneath the Silver Trade Building, but the emergency continued.

• Lu Wu woke to the crimson alert, recognized the danger, and agreed with Jiang Chun to split up, with Jiang Chun heading outside the city and Lu Wu fighting beasts within it.
• Lu Wu sensed a demon beast beneath the Silver Trade Building and found Liang Bin and Lin Yuxin battling a Blood-patterned Giant Demon Rat near the Earth Sacred Spring.
• Liang Bin drew the rat away while Lin Yuxin opened the totem gate, but the beast struck Liang Bin and charged toward her.
• Lu Wu arrived and hit the Blood-patterned Giant Demon Rat with Blazing Fist: Sky Breaker, pinning it against the crystal-rock wall.
• Lu Wu pulled Liang Bin from the rubble, warned him that beasts had entered the city, and used blood medicine to treat his injuries.

Lin Yuxin evacuated Mo Fan from the sealed Earth Sacred Spring chamber after a Crimson Alert sounded, while Lu Wu arrived with the injured Liang Bin and joined them. Outside, the group saw an enormous winged Demon Beast looming over Bo City, and Lu Wu realized it was at the Commander level.

• Lin Yuxin hid the Earth Sacred Spring water and led Mo Fan toward a secret passage, warning him that a Crimson Alert had been declared.
• Lu Wu opened the sealed door while restraining the injured Liang Bin, then released him after Mo Fan recognized him.
• Lin Yuxin, Mo Fan, Liang Bin, and Lu Wu traveled through the passage, with Liang Bin hiding the Earth Sacred Spring’s existence from Lu Wu.
• The group emerged into Bo City’s relentless rain and spotted a giant winged Demon Beast looming above the city’s edge.
• Lu Wu sensed the creature’s immense power and identified it as a Commander-level Demon Beast.

Lu Wu received the Earth Sacred Spring from Liang Bin and Lin Yuxin after they warned him that the Black Vatican had caused the catastrophe. He set off to help Jiang Chun and rescue civilians, then found One-Eyed Demon Wolves closing in on survivors inside a supermarket.

• Lu Wu recognized the Winged Azure Wolf threatening the city and said he would go help his friend Jiang Chun, who was holding it back.
• Liang Bin told Lu Wu that the Black Vatican had caused the catastrophe to seize the Earth Sacred Spring and asked him to protect it.
• Lin Yuxin handed Lu Wu the Earth Sacred Spring, and he asked where Bo City's safe zone would be before leaving with Shadow Escape.
• Liang Bin explained to Lin Yuxin and Mo Fan why Lu Wu was their best choice to guard the Earth Sacred Spring.
• Lu Wu stored the Earth Sacred Spring and traveled through the darkness toward Jiang Chun, but a wolf's howl drew him to a supermarket.
• Lu Wu entered the supermarket and saw six One-Eyed Demon Wolves surrounding survivors, with one approaching a terrified basketball player.

Lu Wu rescued civilians while moving toward the isolation zone, killing demon beasts with Little Fire and the Slant-Scaled Demon Snake. After joining a procession of thousands of evacuees, he headed into the darkness at its front as reports came in of more beasts and endangered instructors near Tianlan Magic High School.

• Lu Wu killed six One-Eyed Demon Wolves and forced civilians to bring along a disabled man before leading the group toward safety.
• Lu Wu gathered several hundred people, including Military Mages, and rushed to fight a Bone Spike Fierce Wolf and its pack.
• Lu Wu and Little Fire struck down the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf, then Little Fire pursued it while Lu Wu learned that demon beasts were attacking near Tianlan Magic High School.
• Lu Wu ordered Ge Sandan to hurry the people behind them, then rejoined the growing procession of evacuees, which had passed four thousand people.
• Lu Wu sent the Slant-Scaled Demon Snake back to the Summoning Plane, concealed Little Fire in the shadows, and moved through the darkness toward the front of the procession.

Lu Wu caught up with the vanguard squad and killed a Bone Spike Fierce Wolf before helping them fight through the Demon Beasts toward the safety isolation zone. At the bridge, he exposed a Black Beast Demon, and Bai Yang revealed that the Black Vatican was using the disaster to search for the Earth Sacred Spring and destroy Bo City.

• Lu Wu caught up with Xue Musheng, Mo Fan, Xu Zhaoting, and the vanguard squad as they hid from a Bone Spike Fierce Wolf.
• Lu Wu ambushed the Bone Spike Fierce Wolf with Blazing Fist: Sky Breaker and killed it with Fierce Fist: Ground Break.
• Lu Wu joined the vanguard squad and helped them push through the Demon Beasts toward the safety isolation zone.
• Lu Wu attacked the darkness from a bridge and burned a Black Beast Demon, realizing the Black Vatican was nearby.
• Bai Yang arrived and told Lu Wu and the others that the Black Vatican was searching for the Earth Sacred Spring to attract more Commander Level Demon Beasts and destroy Bo City.

Lu Wu protected the Earth Sacred Spring and warned Zhan Kong that Bai Yang might be working with the Black Vatican. Zhan Kong ordered Bai Yang detained, then led nine Military Mages into battle against the Winged Azure Wolf while Lu Wu stayed behind with the spring.

• Lu Wu rejected Bai Yang’s request to carry the Earth Sacred Spring and led the group toward the safe zone while Mo Fan warned him that Bai Yang might be involved with the Black Beast Demons.
• Lu Wu met Zhan Kong at the watchtower, confirmed that he held the Earth Sacred Spring, and learned that the Winged Azure Wolf was advancing toward the city center.
• Lu Wu told Zhan Kong he suspected Bai Yang was with the Black Vatican, and Zhan Kong ordered a Military Mage to detain him.
• Zhan Kong left the Earth Sacred Spring with Lu Wu and declared that the Military Mages would slay the Winged Azure Wolf.
• Zhan Kong flew toward the Winged Azure Wolf, followed by nine Intermediate Military Mages riding Sky Eagles.

Lu Wu sacrificed the Earth Sacred Spring to strengthen Little Fire and help Zhan Kong’s group bring down the wounded Winged Azure Wolf. Little Fire’s attack toppled the beast and blinded one of its eyes, while Zhan Kong urged Lu Wu to escape with him.

• Lu Wu headed toward the Winged Azure Wolf but spent the night rescuing civilians and sacrificing Warrior-level Demon Beasts he killed.
• At the Silver Trade Building, Lu Wu proposed using the Earth Sacred Spring to strengthen Little Fire and exploit the Winged Azure Wolf’s imbalance.
• Lu Wu sacrificed the Earth Sacred Spring, healing Little Fire’s injuries and greatly increasing his strength.
• Lu Wu summoned Little Fire, who appeared on the Winged Azure Wolf’s right wing and blasted its head with flames.
• The Winged Azure Wolf toppled into the surrounding buildings as Little Fire blinded one of its eyes, and Zhan Kong told Lu Wu to flee with him.

Lu Wu, Zhan Kong, and Jiang Chun defeated the Winged Azure Wolf, and Lu Wu sacrificed its organs to strengthen himself and Little Fire. Little Fire began a slow breakthrough toward Commander Level as Zhan Kong and Jiang Chun speculated that he belonged to Lu Wu’s powerful grandfather.

• Zhan Kong, Jiang Chun, and Lu Wu struck the Winged Azure Wolf with their strongest remaining attacks, leaving it mortally wounded.
• Little Fire advanced after receiving the Earth Sacred Spring’s reward, then attacked the trapped Winged Azure Wolf while Lu Wu and the others rested.
• At dawn, Zhan Kong severed the Winged Azure Wolf’s head, and Lu Wu sacrificed its heart, liver, and kidneys for system rewards.
• The kidney sacrifice triggered a surge of energy into Little Fire, who began growing larger and approaching Commander Level.
• Lu Wu claimed a Dark Demon God had bestowed Little Fire on him, while Zhan Kong explained how sacrificial magic worked.
• Jiang Chun guessed that Little Fire belonged to Lu Wu’s Super Level grandfather, and Zhan Kong wondered why the elder had not acted sooner.

After Little Fire completed its advancement, Lu Wu returned to the safe zone with Jiang Chun, where survivors celebrated Zhan Kong’s victory over the Winged Azure Wolf. Zhan Kong then learned that Bai Yang was a Black Vatican member and joined Tang Yue’s interrogation, which yielded little useful information.

• Little Fire completed its advancement to Lesser Commander, and Lu Wu concealed it before heading to the safe zone with Jiang Chun.
• Zhan Kong displayed the Winged Azure Wolf’s head as reinforcements arrived and survivors cheered.
• Lu Wu reunited with Shen Shitian and Luo Long, while Luo Long granted Jiang Chun’s merchant association special privileges at the Imperial Capital auction house.
• A Military Mage told Zhan Kong that Bai Yang had attacked his guards while trying to escape, confirming his guilt.
• Zhan Kong questioned Bai Yang with Tang Yue, who learned that a high-ranking Black Vatican member was in Bo City, but Bai Yang claimed he knew nothing more.

Lu Wu learned that Shen Shitian had sealed the Thought Stone’s energy so Lu Wu could absorb it after reaching the Second Realm and potentially advance to the Third. With the Dark Fire Ape now a Commander, Shen Shitian planned to help Lu Wu strengthen his soul so he could maintain their Summoning Seal.

• Shen Shitian and Luo Long discussed Lu Wu’s strength and doubted that the newly advanced Dark Fire Ape would still fight for him.
• Shen Shitian revealed that he had placed a restriction on Lu Wu’s Thought Stone, which would only become detectable and breakable after Lu Wu reached the Second Realm.
• Shen Shitian explained that the Thought Stone’s stored energy could strengthen Lu Wu’s soul and might help him advance from the Second Realm to the Third.
• Lu Wu realized Shen Shitian had concealed the Thought Stone’s power to keep him from advancing recklessly and to preserve his foundation.
• Shen Shitian told Lu Wu he would accompany him to Magic City and remove the restriction so Lu Wu could strengthen his soul for the Dark Fire Ape’s Summoning Seal.

Lu Wu discussed the Black Vatican threat and Bo City’s casualties with Shen Shitian, Luo Long, Zhan Kong, and Tang Yue, while Zhan Kong learned that Lu Wu possessed several magic elements. The authorities continued investigating the disaster, and the Dark Fire Ape’s advancement became the public explanation for the Earth Sacred Spring’s disappearance.

• Shen Shitian warned Lu Wu that the Black Vatican might target him and agreed to prepare protective magic equipment with Luo Long.
• Lu Wu told Zhan Kong and Tang Yue that Bai Yang had lied about chasing Black Beast Demons, and said Mo Fan had also suspected him.
• Zhan Kong reported that the disaster’s casualties could not yet be counted and credited Lu Wu and Jiang Chun with helping limit the damage.
• Zhan Kong inferred from reports that Lu Wu had more than two elements, and Lu Wu asked him to keep that information and Mo Fan’s talent from spreading.
• Tang Yue revealed she belonged to the Magic Court and explained that the Black Vatican’s low-ranking members were difficult to identify and track.
• Lu Wu took a fang from the Winged Azure Wolf’s corpse, while Zhan Kong prepared to explain that the Dark Fire Ape had swallowed the Earth Sacred Spring and advanced to Commander.