Recaps

Lu Ling, gravely injured by the Queen of Desiccated Bones, sent Ling Ling, Yaoyao, and the unconscious Qingluo through a portal to Sha Yuan before trying to summon the Dragon Emperor. In Sha Yuan, Ling Ling mourned him as the Nine Nether Queen sensed that his life was fading rapidly.

• The Queen of Desiccated Bones overwhelmed Lu Ling with a soul shriek and prepared to devour him for his divine status.
• Lu Ling forced open a passage to Sha Yuan, sending Ling Ling, Yaoyao, and the unconscious Qingluo through it.
• Lu Ling urged Long Zhanye to return to the Summoning Plane, but she insisted that he summon her elder sister, the Dragon Emperor.
• Lu Ling began a summoning as the Dragon Emperor's pressure tore through the underwater ruin and purple eyes opened in the darkness.
• In Sha Yuan, Ling Ling broke down over Lu Ling, while the Nine Nether Queen tried to reassure her and then sensed Lu Ling's aura weaken sharply.

The Dragon Emperor killed the Queen of Desiccated Bones, but Lu Ling was dying from the damage caused by the Dragon Emperor’s descent. Long Zhanye and the Dragon Emperor joined forces to perform a Life and Death Soul Pact, saving Lu Ling and binding all three of their lives.

• The Dragon Emperor destroyed the Queen of Desiccated Bones and the undead with a single mental attack, then had Long Zhanye carry Lu Ling to safety.
• On an isolated island, Long Zhanye discovered that Lu Ling’s mental ocean had shattered, while Ling Ling, the Nine Nether Queen, and the others gathered around him.
• The Dragon Emperor said Lu Ling would die soon and that she could do nothing to save him, leaving Long Zhanye and Ling Ling devastated.
• As Shen Xi prepared to use her life-sacrificing technique, Long Zhanye awakened the Life and Death Soul Pact and chose Lu Ling as her partner.
• The Dragon Emperor revealed that Long Zhanye was her elder sister and joined the pact, linking the lives of both dragons and Lu Ling and saving him.

Long Zhanye’s pact kept Lu Ling alive, and Qingluo’s healing helped repair his damaged mind enough for him to wake. Lu Ling collected the Soul Essences despite Ling Ling’s protests, then met Qingluo as she thanked him for saving the Mermaid Clan.

• Long Zhanye told Ling Ling that Lu Ling’s life was safe, though his mind remained damaged.
• Qingluo tried to heal Lu Ling but collapsed from her injuries; Long Zhanye sensed that her healing had helped.
• Lu Ling woke, and Ling Ling clung to him while the Nine Nether Queen rejoiced.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor opened a Dimensional Gate and told Lu Ling about over a hundred thousand Soul Essences on the seabed.
• Lu Ling dove into the sea to collect the Soul Essences, then returned and admitted his mind was still damaged but slowly recovering.
• Qingluo introduced herself to Lu Ling and solemnly thanked him for saving the Mermaid Clan.

After saving Qingluo and her people, Lu Ling offered to take Qingluo and Yaoyao with him, promising to heal Qingluo’s severe injuries with the Parthenon Divine Soul. Qingluo agreed and successfully formed a contract with him, ending by asking whether she should call him Master.

• Qingluo thanked Lu Ling for saving her and asked him to take Yaoyao with him so Yaoyao could help heal his damaged soul.
• Qingluo revealed that her own condition was worse and she had little time left, prompting Lu Ling to examine her injuries.
• Lu Ling used the Parthenon Divine Soul to assure Qingluo he could heal her and invited her to come with him.
• Yaoyao urged Qingluo to leave with them, and Qingluo agreed.
• Lu Ling cast Contract Magic and formed a contract with Qingluo, who asked whether she should call him Master.

After contracting with Qingluo and Yaoyao, Lu Ling collapsed from exhaustion, and Long Zhanye revealed that the Life and Death Soul Pact had made him her true servant. The chapter ended as she showed him an independent world hidden inside his body.

• Lu Ling formed contracts with Qingluo and Yaoyao, and Qingluo told him she would train Yaoyao to inherit her position as high priestess.
• Qingluo revealed that Yaoyao was five years old by human reckoning before entering Lu Ling's Contract Space to rest.
• Lu Ling collapsed, and Ling Ling, Long Zhanye, Yaoyao, and the Nine Nether Queen helped care for him as he fell asleep.
• Long Zhanye appeared within Lu Ling's starry soul space and confirmed that the Life and Death Soul Pact had made him her true servant.
• Long Zhanye showed Lu Ling a light screen revealing an independent world inside his body.

After recovering from his soul injuries, Lu Ling awoke to find his companions safe and his bond with Long Zhanye had created a vast, stable contract space that might be explored with the Divine Eye of Space and Time. Ling Ling asked him to stay with her, while the white rose deep within his mind neared ripening.

• Long Zhanye explained that the Life and Death Soul Pact had linked her and Lu Ling's souls and created a stable space that other people might be able to enter.
• Lu Ling realized the Divine Eye of Space and Time might help him investigate the contract space, then teased and comforted Long Zhanye.
• After sleeping for two days, Lu Ling awoke with Long Zhanye curled on his chest and learned that Ling Ling had worried over him.
• Lu Ling apologized to Ling Ling and held her as she asked him to stay with her.
• Deep in Lu Ling's mind, the white rose shone brighter as it approached ripeness.

Lu Ling called Ye Xin Xia after months without contact, then spent a quiet day out with Ling Ling in Tiyaano City. They watched the sunset together and agreed to go out again.

• Lu Ling called Ye Xin Xia, who told him about her demanding life at the Parthenon and an upcoming dangerous internship.
• Lu Ling absorbed the Queen of Desiccated Bones' Emperor-level Soul Essence into the Vermilion Bird Vessel and strengthened his Summoning System.
• Ling Ling dressed up for Lu Ling, asked whether he liked her appearance, and went out with him after he said he did.
• Lu Ling and Ling Ling browsed the seaside market, where he fastened a shell bracelet on her wrist and bought her ice cream.
• Lu Ling and Ling Ling watched the sunset on the beach, and Ling Ling said she wanted them to go out together again.

After spending the day together, Ling Ling told Lu Ling that her feelings were serious and asked to be with him now rather than wait. Lu Ling accepted, and they kissed on the sofa.

• Lu Ling and Ling Ling returned to their temporary dwelling after a day out together.
• Ling Ling told Lu Ling she had thought carefully about her feelings and wanted to be with him immediately.
• Lu Ling admitted his feelings were serious and agreed to stop waiting.
• Lu Ling kissed Ling Ling, and they embraced on the sofa.

Lu Ling woke to find Ling Ling unconscious and learned from Shen Xi that their merged powers had begun transforming Ling Ling’s body. Shen Xi said Ling Ling would not wake until Lu Ling continued supplying energy, leaving him to accept the painful task and hope she recovered.

• Lu Ling woke abruptly and discovered that Ling Ling would not respond, despite her normal breathing and heartbeat.
• Lu Ling tried to heal Ling Ling, but Shen Xi told him that she was unconscious rather than injured.
• Shen Xi explained that her powers, the Netherworld’s powers, and Lu Ling’s energy had merged to remake Ling Ling’s physique.
• Shen Xi said Ling Ling’s metamorphosis was only half complete and that Lu Ling had to continue supplying energy for her to wake and become a lesser spirit body.
• Lu Ling apologized, laid Ling Ling down, and resolved to continue, while Shen Xi left and told him to resurrect the Netherworld.

After Ling Ling woke, Lu Ling struggled with guilt over what had happened, but she reassured him and drew him back to her. She discovered that she had gained several new powers, and Lu Ling entered her spiritual world, where three faint patches of stardust awaited them.

• Ling Ling woke and told Lu Ling to pull out, then he helped her bathe and dress while she regained her strength.
• Ling Ling pinned Lu Ling down and insisted that she did not blame him, helping him recover from his guilt as they confessed their love.
• Ling Ling demonstrated a blood blade, golden Light Element magic, and an icy power, revealing her newfound abilities.
• Lu Ling asked to see Ling Ling's spiritual world, and she agreed; he entered and saw three faint patches of stardust.

Ling Ling awakened Shadow, Light, and Ice Elements, and Lu Ling helped her understand how to cultivate them. They entered Lu Ling’s transformed Contract Space together and named it the Spirit Realm.

• Ling Ling revealed that she had awakened Shadow, Light, and Ice Elements and said she could now stand beside Lu Ling in battle.
• Lu Ling explained that mental strength was essential for Ling Ling’s magical cultivation, and they went to sleep together.
• Lu Ling and Ling Ling entered his Contract Space, where Yaoyao asked him to let her out after nearly ten days inside.
• Lu Ling showed Ling Ling how he could reshape the Contract Space and said he could keep her safe there.
• Lu Ling and Ling Ling agreed to name the transformed Contract Space the Spirit Realm and said it belonged to both of them.

Lu Ling subjugated the Assassin Hall in Sicily and prepared to reunite with the National Team for a mission near the Sahara. Ling Ling chose to stay behind, and the chapter ended with the two sharing a private promise.

• Lu Ling questioned Hall Master Lauren about the Assassin Hall's remaining members and ordered the gathered assassins to stay within ten kilometers.
• Lu Ling let the assassins disperse while Ling Ling reviewed the Hall's records and found little money or valuable information.
• Lu Ling called Mu Ningxue and learned that the National Team was preparing to travel to Egypt for a Sahara rescue mission.
• Lu Ling arranged to meet the team near the Sahara and offered to send Ling Ling to Egypt with Yaoyao, but Ling Ling asked to accompany him.
• Ling Ling agreed to stay behind for now and kissed Lu Ling as they made a promise to travel together after he grew stronger.

Lu Ling took Ling Ling to Egypt before setting out to meet the National Team, then healed Qingluo and helped her awaken. Qingluo revealed that a mysterious force had ambushed her during the attack on the Mermaid Clan, leading Lu Ling to suspect the Cold Moon Eye Demon God was behind the clan’s destruction.

• Lu Ling settled Ling Ling in an Egyptian hotel with Yaoyao to protect her, then left to meet the National Team.
• Lu Ling used Great Healing Paean to heal Qingluo’s body and mind, waking her from her long sleep.
• Lu Ling broke through to Super Level while holding Qingluo’s hand and drawing on her water energy.
• Qingluo told Lu Ling she had been the Mermaid Clan’s high priestess for nearly a hundred years and had never married.
• Qingluo revealed that a mysterious force ambushed her while she fought the Undead Emperor, giving it the chance to defeat her.
• Lu Ling connected the attack to the Cold Moon Eye Demon God and suspected it had used undersea undead to destroy the Mermaid Clan.

Lu Ling reunited with the National Team and joined their expedition into the Sahara Desert Labyrinth. The group began exploring in a single-file line, while Long Zhanye returned to the Summoning Plane after biting Lu Ling for teasing her.

• Qingluo used a powerful healing spell to repair a tenth of Lu Ling's mental damage, then returned to the Spirit Realm to rest.
• Long Zhanye insisted that Lu Ling serve as her mount while they waited for the National Team to arrive.
• Lu Ling met Jiang Shaoxu, Mu Ningxue, Mu Nujiao, Nan Jue, Mo Fan, and Zhao Manyan; the other team members had gone ahead to challenge Egypt's National Pavilion.
• Nan Jue led the group to the Desert Labyrinth and warned them to track time and send magic signals so they would not get lost.
• Long Zhanye bit Lu Ling after he said she might bite Jiang Shaoxu, then returned to the Summoning Plane; Nan Jue took the third position as the group prepared to enter deeper into the labyrinth.

Lu Ling investigated the desert labyrinth after Nan Jue’s signals disappeared and discovered that Psychic interference was disrupting their sense of direction. He stabilized the terrain and began searching for Nan Jue, while Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu, and Mu Nujiao waited for his signals.

• Lu Ling and Mu Ningxue found abandoned camping supplies, then returned to Jiang Shaoxu and Mu Nujiao when they could not locate anyone nearby.
• When Nan Jue’s magical signals stopped, Lu Ling told the women to stay put while he studied the labyrinth’s shifting rules.
• After an hour, Lu Ling said he could likely find a way out and asked the women to send a magical signal every thirty seconds as he tested his route.
• Lu Ling used water and space magic to mark and stabilize the sand, confirming that Psychic interference was distorting their directions.
• Lu Ling began a widening search around the women’s position, aiming to find Nan Jue, whose signals had been missing for nearly forty minutes.

Lu Ling found and rescued Nan Jue, then defeated the Sandstorm Wraith that had been pursuing her. He carried her back to Long Zhanye and sent a signal to regroup with the others.

• Lu Ling used Long Zhanye as a coordinate marker and searched the sand until he found Nan Jue half buried and barely conscious.
• Lu Ling healed Nan Jue and gave her water, and she awoke and apologized for getting lost.
• The Sandstorm Wraith attacked, but Lu Ling summoned nine black dragons and destroyed it, collecting its Spirit Essence.
• Nan Jue asked about Lu Ling's power, and he called it their secret before carrying her away with Instantaneous Movement.
• Lu Ling reached Long Zhanye, sent a magical signal, and Nan Jue closed her eyes and pretended to sleep before the others arrived.

Lu Ling and the others escaped the Desert Labyrinth with the exhausted Nan Jue and waited for rescue at a camp by the Mediterranean Sea. After Nan Jue woke, Jiang Shaoxu teased her about clinging to Lu Ling, while Lu Ling later took Mu Ningxue to his Spirit Realm for a bath, where she appeared in a revealing swimsuit.

• Mu Nujiao, Mu Ningxue, and Jiang Shaoxu reached Lu Ling and found Nan Jue unconscious but out of immediate danger.
• Lu Ling and the others followed Zhao Manyan’s signal out of the Desert Labyrinth and set up camp while waiting for the Cape of Good Hope Magic Association’s rescue team.
• Nan Jue woke after half a day, and Jiang Shaoxu teased her about having clung to Lu Ling while she was supposedly unconscious.
• Nan Jue sat alone and thought about Lu Ling’s strength and warmth, then remembered that Mu Ningxue was his girlfriend.
• Lu Ling took Mu Ningxue to his Spirit Realm to bathe, and she arrived wearing a revealing blue-and-white bikini.

Lu Ling returned from the Sahara after defeating the Sandstorm Wraith and reunited with Mu Ningxue and the national team in Egypt. He later visited Ling Ling, whose changing constitution had caused a white streak to appear in her hair, and she chose to keep it because it reminded her of him.

• Lu Ling and Mu Ningxue soaked together in his Contract Space after their time in the Sahara.
• The Cape of Good Hope Magic Association's people arrived, received information from Lu Ling, and left; he reflected that the Lord of the Sahara was beyond his strength.
• Mu Ningxue returned to Puchini, where the national team discussed earning Egypt's National Pavilion Badge and learned that Lu Ling was away on personal business.
• Lu Ling visited Ling Ling and Yaoyao at their hotel, where Ling Ling eagerly embraced him and noticed another person's scent on him.
• Lu Ling and Ling Ling realized that her changing constitution had caused a white streak to grow in her hair, and Ling Ling refused to dye it because she wanted to keep what he had given her.

Lu Ling brought Ling Ling and Yaoyao back to the National Team, then the team followed injured locals to a Parthenon healing tent. There Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao recognized Xin Xia, who had restored a badly injured man’s legs and could now stand and walk.

• Lu Ling returned with Ling Ling and introduced Yaoyao to the team as his Contract Beast from the Mermaid Clan, while Mu Ningxue learned they had met a year earlier.
• After seeing badly injured locals carried toward the city plaza, Ai Jiangtu led the team to investigate their training assignment.
• Yaoyao sensed the undead’s aura and recalled the destruction of her homeland, but Lu Ling comforted her and assured her he would protect her.
• Lu Ling transported Ling Ling, Mu Ningxue, and Yaoyao to the plaza, where a woman from the Parthenon’s Goddess Hall healed an injured man and reattached his legs.
• Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue recognized the healer as Xin Xia, and Mu Ningxue was moved to see her standing in person.

Ye Xin Xia reunited with Lu Ling in the square, where he confronted Kulen for his possessive behavior toward her. After Lu Ling subdued and threatened Kulen, he agreed to stay and help Xin Xia treat the wounded.

• Ye Xin Xia recognized Lu Ling and rushed into his arms, while the National Team members learned about their close relationship.
• Kulen accused Lu Ling of offending a Parthenon attendant and challenged him to a duel, but Lu Ling exposed his possessive intentions toward Xin Xia.
• Ye Xin Xia rebuked Kulen, and Lu Ling forced him to his knees and threatened him with dark spikes.
• Lu Ling used Psychic Capture on Kulen and warned him to resign and disappear before Lu Ling visited the Parthenon.
• When more wounded people arrived, Lu Ling offered to help Xin Xia with her internship assessment and stayed with her.

Lu Ling reunited with Ye Xin Xia, healed the wounded beside her, and examined her memories to learn more about the Parthenon. Afterward, he helped her relax in the Spirit Realm while Ling Ling lay awake, guessing the two were together.

• Lu Ling effortlessly healed the wounded with four Healing Treasure Bottles, astonishing the National Team and local onlookers.
• The National Team left Lu Ling and Ye Xin Xia together, while Ling Ling teased Xin Xia and introduced Yaoyao.
• Lu Ling brought Ye Xin Xia into the Spirit Realm, where she agreed to let him examine her memories.
• Lu Ling learned about Ye Xin Xia’s Parthenon experiences and secret Blessing Element methods, while planning to use what he discovered against the Parthenon.
• Lu Ling used Blessing Magic to massage Ye Xin Xia after her exhausting day, while Ling Ling tossed and turned awake in her room.

Lu Ling joined the Huaxia National Team and led them into battle against the Poison Gold Mummies on a slope. After his light magic neutralized their poisonous mist, the team fought on under his protection.

• Lu Ling arrived as the National Team prepared to depart and told them to prioritize their safety during the dangerous trial.
• Fenner assigned the team to deal with the Poison Gold Mummies, and they advanced from the Egyptian army’s first camp toward the slope.
• Lu Ling used his Shadow Element to guide the National Team around the slope, where the mummies awakened and attacked.
• Lu Ling covered the team in protective Light Scale Robes, while Mo Fan charged into the mummy horde and Jiang Yu joined the fight with summoned beasts.
• Nan Jue ordered a retreat when the mummies released poisonous mist, but Lu Ling’s Holy Radiance Domain dissolved it.
• Lu Ling told Nan Rongni to bless the fighters, and she began casting Holy Whisper enhancements as the battle continued.

The Huaxia National Team fought through the Poison Gold Mummies and Ferocious Sword Death Servants, with Lu Ling secretly boosting the team and protecting them. They reached the summit ahead of Wang Sike’s vanguard and had already killed the undead there when the soldiers arrived.

• Lu Ling secretly used Advanced Level Blessing magic alongside Nan Rongni’s blessings, strengthening the National Team’s spells and combat abilities.
• Mu Tingying froze the Poison Gold Mummy commander with Ice Sky Azure Luan, and Ai Jiangtu crushed it with Gravity.
• The National Team charged ahead and engaged the Ferocious Sword Death Servants, while Mu Ningxue used her Advanced Level Wind Element to freeze them from above.
• Fenner and Luoval realized the National Team had fought up the mountain’s flank and reached the summit ahead of Wang Sike’s vanguard.
• Lu Ling secretly protected the team as they cleared the undead, and Mo Fan told Wang Sike that they had killed all the Ferocious Sword Death Servants.

The Egyptian army captured the third camp and launched its final assault on the pyramid, with Lu Ling supporting the mages against the undead. At the pyramid’s foot, Little Flame Fairy woke as the army faced the Ferocious Sword Death Servants.

• Fenner thanked the China National Government team for securing the second camp, and Lu Ling asked her to promise them more resources after the war.
• Lu Ling summoned Ling Ling and Yaoyao in secret, reassured the jealous Ling Ling, and kissed her before sending Yaoyao to keep her safe.
• After the Parthenon’s healers joined the advance, the Egyptian army captured the third camp and assembled for the final five-kilometer push toward the pyramid.
• Lu Ling used Myriad Forms to save an elderly mage and supported the army as it fought through the undead to the pyramid.
• At the pyramid’s foot, Jiang Shaoxu worried about the Ferocious Sword Death Servants, and Little Flame Fairy woke and emerged from the Contract Gate.

Jiang Feng reunited with Lu Ling on the battlefield and broke through to Monarch Level, then unleashed a devastating meteor strike on the pyramid. Lu Ling shielded the human forces from the blast, but a terrifying aura emerged from the flames afterward.

• Jiang Feng arrived through a Gate of Space, embraced Lu Ling, and tried to kiss him while Ye Xin Xia watched.
• Jiang Feng revealed her Monarch-Level breakthrough and flew into the sky as a flaming meteor.
• Lu Ling warned everyone to defend themselves, blessed Jiang Feng, and protected the battlefield’s human forces with layers of water shields.
• Jiang Feng redirected her strike toward the pyramid and annihilated the surrounding undead, leaving the phantom pyramid close to collapsing.
• A terrifying aura erupted from the flames and someone invoked the Vertical and Horizontal Nether Sword.