Arc 13Dragons and Devotion

Lu Ling resolved the Croatia epidemic, bound Parthenon leaders to his service, and spent time with several women as his powers and relationships grew. When he sensed a supernatural snowstorm threatening Fanxue City, he rushed there to intervene.

  • Shen Xi explained that she was the Soul of Lu Ling’s Spirit Body and Netherworld was its Life, while Long Zhanye helped Lu Ling bear the pact’s burden as he recovered.
  • Lu Ling forced Essendel to serve him, then confronted Ande and Merola and bound them with Blood Oaths after exposing their roles in the Parthenon’s schemes.
  • Ye Xin Xia and Lu Ling traveled to Croatia, where he used Mind Element magic to cure the epidemic and destroyed the Little Red Demon in the prison.
  • Lu Ling married Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia in a private ceremony, then ordered Ande and Merola to remain inside the Parthenon as his informants.
  • China’s team defeated Spain in the tournament, while Lu Ling’s relationships with Mu Nujiao, Ailin, Netherworld, and Jesse deepened, and he also developed the Dragon Taming Technique and tamed Victoria Clan dragons.
  • Lu Ling’s time with Netherworld restored some of his lost power and raised his constitution to Monarch Level, while Jesse and Aoluna advanced their cultivation with his help.
  • After Qin Yuer warned that snow might soon fall in Fanxue City, Lu Ling sensed a dangerous unnatural buildup of ice and snow near Spirit City and hurried there with Long Zhanye.
Chapters 303–327 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 303Netherworld's return

Netherworld awakened after absorbing Lu Ling’s blood and life energy, and Shen Xi explained that she and Netherworld were the Soul and Life of Lu Ling’s Spirit Body. Lu Ling was unharmed but needed time to recover, while the others learned that his powers had once been separated from him and largely lost.

  • Netherworld broke free of her stone shell and found Lu Ling unconscious among the red spider lilies.
  • Shen Xi emerged and said Lu Ling had only given up blood and energy, leaving his foundations intact, though he needed time to recover.
  • The Mysterious Dragon Emperor agreed to bear some of Lu Ling’s side effects and then left through a spatial gate.
  • Netherworld thanked Long Zhanye for worrying about Lu Ling, prompting Long Zhanye to deny that she had been worried.
  • Shen Xi told Long Zhanye that she was the Soul of Lu Ling’s Spirit Body and Netherworld was its Life, and that their power and memories had mostly been lost over countless ages.

Ch. 304The Root of Cause and Effect

Lu Ling woke after restoring Netherworld, with Long Zhanye and the Mysterious Dragon Emperor having borne much of the cost through their pact. As they shared a meal, the Mysterious Dragon Emperor asked Lu Ling to help Long Zhanye grow stronger, and he began considering how to do so.

  • While Lu Ling remained unconscious, Shen Xi and Long Zhanye discussed spirit bodies, and Long Zhanye insisted she would grow up.
  • After a day, Lu Ling woke with his head in Netherworld's lap, and they quietly reunited before Long Zhanye interrupted them to demand a feast.
  • Lu Ling discovered he had retained much of his strength because Long Zhanye had borne part of the pact's burden, and he thanked her and promised to treat her to food.
  • Lu Ling spoke with the Mysterious Dragon Emperor, who asked him to take care of Long Zhanye and help her grow stronger.
  • Lu Ling shared a meal with Netherworld, Long Zhanye, and Shen Xi, then wondered how to help Long Zhanye develop and agreed the Mysterious Dragon Emperor could come out next time.

Ch. 305The Conquest Continued

Lu Ling reunited Netherworld with Ling Ling and kept Netherworld and Shen Xi’s unusual powers subdued in Venice. He then confronted Ye Chang in the Spirit Realm, telling her that she had fallen in love with him, which she angrily denied.

  • Lu Ling told Netherworld and Shen Xi to tone down their appearances while they were in Venice.
  • Netherworld reunited with Ling Ling, who tearfully welcomed her back, and then teased Ling Ling about smelling of Lu Ling.
  • Netherworld and Shen Xi began teaching Ling Ling to control her new power.
  • Lu Ling visited Ye Chang in the Spirit Realm and asked why she had returned to his side and come to Venice.
  • Lu Ling told Ye Chang that she had fallen in love with him, and she sharply declared that it was impossible.

Ch. 306Essendel Enslaved

Lu Ling pressured Ye Chang into revealing Essendel’s location and then captured the Shadow Supreme in Sha Yuan. Essendel became Lu Ling’s magically bound servant, while Lu Ling discovered that his weakened strength was still enough to overcome a Forbidden Curse Mage.

  • Lu Ling confronted Ye Chang about her feelings and her connection to Essendel, then pressured her until she revealed what leverage she had over him and where he was.
  • Ye Chang confirmed that she wanted Essendel dead because he had secretly killed twelve saintess candidates.
  • Lu Ling used the Divine Eye of Space and Time to drag Essendel into Sha Yuan, where he confronted him with the murders and demanded his submission.
  • Essendel agreed to serve Lu Ling, who bound him with layered restrictions and altered his mind until he regarded Lu Ling as his god.
  • After the Mysterious Dragon Emperor returned to the Summoning Plane, Lu Ling assessed his reduced strength and thanked the unseen support that had helped him avoid a long recovery.

Ch. 307The candidate, Ye Xin Xia

Ye Xin Xia was admitted as a candidate at the Parthenon Temple, then ordered by Merola to handle an epidemic in Croatia. She accepted the assignment and called Lu Ling for help, and he set out for Greece to join her.

  • Pamish named Ye Xin Xia a candidate, prompting objections from Merola and the other Female Sages.
  • Merola ordered Ye Xin Xia to leave for Croatia and resolve its epidemic, while Fen Ai worried that the task was too dangerous.
  • Ye Xin Xia rebuked Merola and Gulan for putting power above people's lives, then assured Fen Ai that she could handle the outbreak.
  • Ye Xin Xia called Lu Ling and asked him to accompany her to Croatia, and he agreed to meet her in Greece the next morning.
  • Lu Ling instructed Essendel to travel with him to Greece and use his name when addressing him in front of outsiders.

Ch. 308I am your master

Lu Ling used Essendel’s Shadow Element magic to reach Ande, who had been plotting against Ye Xin Xia with Merola and Gulan. After Ande and Merola met Essendel, a mysterious young man appeared and declared himself their master.

  • Lu Ling asked Essendel whether Shadow Element magic could evade Dark Judgment, and Essendel explained that Death God Hai La would still catch him.
  • Lu Ling asked Ande how the summons was progressing, and Essendel reported that she had contacted the candidate.
  • Merola and Ande discussed Ye Xin Xia’s mission to Croatia, with Ande dismissing her as a pawn and Merola concealing her contempt.
  • An attendant gave Ande a message, prompting her to take Merola to meet the Forbidden Curse Mage who had secretly supported them.
  • At Ande’s hidden café, Essendel said the king wished to see her and cast Reflection Space.
  • A white-haired young man appeared in Essendel’s place and told Ande and Merola, “I... am your master.”

Ch. 309Control

Lu Ling captured Ande and Merola, revealed that Merola served the deceased former Goddess Yi Zhisha and had used Ande as a pawn, then began forcing Ande into a Blood Oath. The chapter ended with Ande unconscious and Lu Ling turning to Merola.

  • Ande and Merola confronted Lu Ling, who disarmed Merola and declared that they were his slaves.
  • Ande tried to threaten Lu Ling with the Knight Hall and contact the outside world, but neither attempt worked.
  • Lu Ling seized Merola and accused her of making things difficult for Ye Xin Xia and sending her to Croatia.
  • Lu Ling revealed that Merola served Yi Zhisha and had been using Ande as a pawn, leaving both women distrustful of each other.
  • Lu Ling began a Blood Oath with Ande, who eventually lost consciousness, then turned to Merola and invoked the oath again.

Ch. 310Croatia

Lu Ling reunited with Ye Xin Xia and her attendant Fen Ai, then traveled with them to the epidemic camp in Croatia. He identified Mind Element Magic as the key to treating the patients, leaving the group ready to investigate the outbreak.

  • Lu Ling let Merola and Ande recover in separate spaces in his Spirit Realm and noted his progress in the Blessing and Healing Elements.
  • Ye Xin Xia arrived with Fen Ai, embraced Lu Ling, and introduced her attendant to him.
  • Lu Ling, Ye Xin Xia, and Fen Ai traveled to the epidemic camp in Croatia.
  • After Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia explained that Healing Magic had failed, Lu Ling said the patients needed Mind Element Magic.

Ch. 311The source of the epidemic

Lu Ling used Mind Magic and the Condensed Evil Bead to draw the resentment from the epidemic camp’s patients, making their blotches disappear. He then led Ye Xin Xia and Fen Ai to a prison he identified as the epidemic’s source, where they discovered every inmate was infected.

  • Lu Ling gathered the curse power and resentment from thousands of patients into the Condensed Evil Bead, and the patients fell asleep as their blotches vanished.
  • Darui thanked the Parthenon group, and Lu Ling introduced Ye Xin Xia as a Holy Maiden candidate.
  • Lu Ling warned that the epidemic’s source remained and said he had located it, then led Ye Xin Xia and Fen Ai toward the prison.
  • Lu Ling revealed that he had used the Assassin Hall to gather information and took Ye Xin Xia and Fen Ai to the prison by teleportation.
  • Ye Xin Xia sensed that the inmates were highly agitated and that their mental states were concealed, while Lu Ling identified the entire prison as infected.

Ch. 312Soul Power Rose Again

Lu Ling eliminated the Little Red Demon and collected the resentment in the prison, resolving Croatia’s epidemic while Ye Xin Xia and Fen Ai blessed the patients. After purifying the Condensed Evil Bead and improving his mental strength, he entered Xin Xia’s room and forced himself on her.

  • Lu Ling used Mind Shock to draw the prison’s resentment into the Condensed Evil Bead while Ye Xin Xia and Fen Ai watched.
  • The prison guard revealed himself as the Little Red Demon, and Lu Ling crushed and erased him with Gravity and Holy Radiance Domain.
  • Lu Ling gathered the prison’s remaining resentment, ending the epidemic crisis in Croatia.
  • Ye Xin Xia and Fen Ai blessed the weakened patients while Lu Ling purified the Condensed Evil Bead at the hotel and improved his mental strength.
  • Lu Ling slipped into Ye Xin Xia’s room and kissed her despite her protests as she struggled and cried.

Ch. 313Could a Wedding Be Held

Two days after Lu Ling mistook Fen Ai for Ye Xin Xia and abused them while under the influence of Evil Power, he soothed the injured Fen Ai and apologized. Fen Ai eventually agreed to let Lu Ling take responsibility for her, leaving the three of them to begin a shared married life.

  • Lu Ling used healing magic on Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia, then comforted Fen Ai as she woke in terror and remembered what had happened.
  • Ye Xin Xia woke and asked Lu Ling what he had done, and he admitted that Evil Power had made him irrational and that he had mistaken Fen Ai for her.
  • Fen Ai stopped crying and angrily called Lu Ling a bad man, while he insisted that he would take responsibility for her.
  • Ye Xin Xia reassured Fen Ai that she liked her and welcomed the idea of living together.
  • Fen Ai agreed to let Lu Ling take responsibility and called him her husband, and Lu Ling kissed her.

Ch. 314Chapter 313

Ande and Merola woke in the Spirit Realm and were forced by Lu Ling to reconcile, while Lu Ling spent a tender day with Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia, married them, and gave each a protective ring. After the wedding night, he sent the two women back to Greece, where Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia talked about their new marriage.

  • Ande and Merola woke sore and injured, argued about Merola's connection to Lu Ling, and fought until Lu Ling punished them and ordered them to show affection.
  • Lu Ling took Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia shopping in Croatia and agreed when Fen Ai asked to hold a wedding.
  • Lu Ling married Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia in a private ceremony and gave them protective rings, including one for Ye Xin Xia that also carried his Space Mark.
  • Lu Ling spent the wedding night with Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia, then sent them back to Greece.
  • Fen Ai and Ye Xin Xia returned to their residence in the Parthenon and talked about Lu Ling and their new marriage.

Ch. 315Continuing the Education

Lu Ling directed the national team’s tactics against Spain from Greece, then continued his coercive “education” of Ande and Merola in the Spirit Realm. He revealed magic that left Merola stunned and questioning who he really was.

  • Lu Ling told Mu Ningxue to field Nan Rongni, Mu Ningxue, Mo Fan, Ai Jiangtu, and Nan Jue, and warned them to target Spain’s Water Element mages before one could cast Cataclysmic Water Roar.
  • Pang Lai convinced Feng Li to trust Lu Ling’s plan, and Feng Li finalized the lineup and tactics.
  • Lu Ling checked in with Ling Ling, who was looking after Netherworld, Shen Xi, and Yaoyao while he remained in Greece.
  • Lu Ling reversed time to erase the evidence of Ande and Merola’s day-long ordeal, then taunted them for failing to complete his task.
  • Lu Ling grabbed Merola and challenged her loyalty to Yi Zhisha, then revealed his Blessing Element constellation and another sacred power, leaving Merola shocked.

Ch. 316Complete Surrender

Lu Ling forced Merola and Ande to serve him as informants, then returned to Venice after arranging their return to the Parthenon. He discovered that he had broken through to the Super Level in both Light and Ice magic, and reunited with Netherworld, who had missed him.

  • Lu Ling revealed that the Parthenon Divine Soul had accepted him, then made Merola and Ande submit and ordered them to continue working inside the Parthenon as his informants.
  • Two days later, Lu Ling sent Merola and Ande back to the Parthenon and told them he would return after the World University Tournament.
  • Asharuiya received a message about Lu Ling and wondered what deal he had made with Ande and Merola.
  • Lu Ling returned to Venice with Essendel and realized that his Light and Ice elements had both broken through to the Super Level.
  • Netherworld appeared before Lu Ling, said he had been gone too long, and let him carry her as they went to check on Shen Xi and Little Ling Ling.

Ch. 317Another chance encounter

Lu Ling caught up with the National Team after Spain’s defeat, reunited with Ling Ling, and found Netherworld making an unexpected offer. Mu Nujiao arrived and invited him to lunch, setting up another chance to spend time together.

  • China National Government defeated Spain after Mo Fan and Ai Jiangtu stopped its Water Element mage, and Mu Ningxue’s ice magic earned international attention.
  • Lu Ling met Ling Ling, whose magic and control of Shen Xi and Netherworld’s powers had improved, while Qingluo took Yaoyao back to the Spirit Realm to supervise her cultivation.
  • Lu Ling found Mu Ningxue meditating and accidentally saw Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni together, then hurriedly withdrew his mental power.
  • Netherworld leaned against Lu Ling and said she could do that sort of thing too, but Lu Ling declined her offer.
  • Mu Nujiao arrived, remembered Ai Tutu’s advice to take the initiative, and asked Lu Ling to have lunch with her.
  • Netherworld insisted that she wanted meat, so Lu Ling agreed that they would all go together.

Ch. 318Taking Root and Sprouting

Mu Nujiao thanked Lu Ling for helping her and, after they drank together, asked to repay him; Long Zhanye sent them into the Spirit Realm before Mu Nujiao could finish. Netherworld and Long Zhanye stayed behind, while the Mysterious Dragon Emperor sensed their progress from the Ancient Desolate Continent.

  • Mu Nujiao told Lu Ling that the plant seed had helped her feel less like a burden and said she wanted to work hard enough to control her own destiny.
  • Mu Nujiao and Lu Ling drank together, then leaned on each other as they prepared to leave.
  • Mu Nujiao asked Lu Ling whether he wanted her and began offering to repay his kindness.
  • Long Zhanye sent Lu Ling and Mu Nujiao into the Spirit Realm with a flash of silver light.
  • Netherworld hinted that she wanted Lu Ling too, while Long Zhanye blushed at the thought of being with him and then struggled after Netherworld wiped sauce on her hair.
  • On the Ancient Desolate Continent, the Mysterious Dragon Emperor smiled and remarked that substantial progress had finally been made.

Ch. 319Wine

After a drunken night together, Mu Nujiao confessed that she liked Lu Ling, and the two grew closer. Later, Lu Ling reassured her that Mu Ningxue and Ye Xin Xia had already accepted the possibility of their relationship.

  • Drunk and disoriented, Mu Nujiao pushed Lu Ling onto a bed, climbed on top of him, and asked him to help fulfill her wish before they kissed and spent the night together.
  • The following afternoon, Lu Ling woke with a hangover, remembered what had happened, and found Mu Nujiao awake beside him beneath the blanket.
  • Lu Ling asked whether her wish had come true, and Mu Nujiao eventually admitted that she liked him; he told her he liked her too and kissed her.
  • Lu Ling and Mu Nujiao became intimate again, then bathed and talked in the Spirit Realm after nightfall.
  • Mu Nujiao worried about facing Mu Ningxue and Ye Xin Xia, so Lu Ling reassured her that they had already accepted her place in his life.

Ch. 320A Knack for Taming Dragons

Lu Ling met Ailin after a long absence and told her he had developed the Dragon Taming Technique. Ailin eagerly agreed to take him to her family’s lands that night so they could test it on lesser dragons.

  • Lu Ling brought Mu Nujiao and Jiang Shaoxu to meet Mu Ningxue, and the three women deepened their bond with him.
  • Lu Ling spotted Ailin and Jesse at the competition venue, then left with Netherworld before Jesse could approach him.
  • Lu Ling called Ailin and arranged to meet her for dinner, where she arrived late and found him feeding Netherworld.
  • Lu Ling introduced Netherworld and explained that they shared a soul contract, then told Ailin he had succeeded in developing the Dragon Taming Technique.
  • Ailin asked to test the technique on the lesser dragons at her family’s lands, and Lu Ling agreed to leave immediately with her and Netherworld.

Ch. 321Dragon Taming Technique mastered

Lu Ling used Long Zhanye’s Dragon Emperor aura to help him master the Dragon Taming Technique on a red dragon imprisoned by the Victoria Clan. After seeing the dragon obey Lu Ling’s commands, Ailin celebrated with a passionate kiss.

  • Ailin brought Lu Ling to the Victoria Clan’s forbidden area, where a Monarch Level red dragon was held behind a barrier.
  • Lu Ling asked Ailin for a kiss before attempting to tame the dragon, and Ailin shyly kissed his cheek.
  • Long Zhanye released her Dragon Emperor aura, terrifying the red dragon and preventing it from resisting Lu Ling’s Dragon Taming Technique.
  • Lu Ling successfully tamed the red dragon and tested its obedience with several commands.
  • Ailin excitedly kissed Lu Ling on the lips, and he teased her about rewarding him for the achievement.

Ch. 322Married life

Lu Ling helped Ailin tame adult lesser dragons, and they discussed sharing the profits and their relationship before spending time together in private. He later took Ailin on a date in Britain, then returned with her to Venice so she could prepare for her next match.

  • Lu Ling followed Ailin through the Victoria Clan grounds and tamed several adult lesser dragons, allowing the clan to end the expense of maintaining their confinement barriers.
  • Ailin offered Lu Ling thirty percent of the Victoria Clan's shares in recognition of his Dragon Taming Technique, but he said he preferred her to the shares.
  • Netherworld watched Lu Ling and Ailin disappear together, wondered whether she was not good enough, and vanished into petals.
  • After spending two days and two nights together, Lu Ling promised Ailin a date before taking her back the next day.
  • Lu Ling and Ailin spent the day exploring Britain together, then rode Long Zhanye back to Venice, where Ailin returned to her lodgings to consolidate her cultivation before her next match.

Ch. 323Ling, love me

After Jiang Feng fed, Netherworld confessed her love to Lu Ling, and he realized he had overlooked her feelings. They shared their first kiss in the Spirit Realm, while Ye Chang noticed the red petals that appeared and wondered if the mysterious woman had returned.

  • Netherworld clung to Lu Ling after they left Ailin, but Jiang Feng opened a spatial gate and pulled him into the Spirit Realm.
  • Jiang Feng told Lu Ling she was hungry and ate from him until the next day while Netherworld watched nearby.
  • After Lu Ling cleaned up Jiang Feng and put her to sleep, Netherworld told him she loved him and asked him to love her.
  • Lu Ling recognized that Netherworld’s earlier words and actions had revealed her feelings, then embraced her and said he loved her.
  • Lu Ling and Netherworld shared their first kiss, causing red petals to appear throughout the Spirit Realm.
  • Ye Chang saw the red petals in her prison, recognized Netherworld’s power, and wondered if the mysterious woman had returned.

Ch. 324You... you have to take responsibility for me!

After reuniting with Netherworld, Lu Ling discovered that their intimacy had strengthened his body and helped restore the power he had spent resurrecting her. He then met Jesse in Venice and took her to an amusement park, where she began to show the shy innocence she had lost.

  • Lu Ling and Netherworld shared an intimate reunion, and afterward he found that his constitution had permanently reached Monarch Level.
  • Lu Ling discovered that being intimate with Netherworld gradually restored his lost power while nourishing her.
  • The National Team won another elimination match in the World College Tournament despite Lu Ling's absence.
  • Jesse stopped Lu Ling in Venice and told him she wanted to live for him but felt lost when he was not by her side.
  • Lu Ling led Jesse to an amusement park and gave her cotton candy, which she tasted with shy delight.

Ch. 325Jesse Came to His Door

Lu Ling took Jesse to an amusement park, where she confessed that she wanted to stay by his side, and he accepted her. After spending two days cultivating together and helping her reach Advanced Level in Light Element, Lu Ling encountered Aoluna in Venice with Jesse beside him.

  • Lu Ling spent the day taking Jesse around the amusement park, and she tearfully thanked him for making her happiest day possible.
  • Jesse confessed that she loved Lu Ling and asked to stay with him; he told her she had belonged to him for a long time and agreed to keep her by his side.
  • Lu Ling asked Jesse to cultivate with him over the next few days, and she agreed.
  • Two days later, Jesse's Light Element reached Advanced Level, making her a triple-element Advanced Level mage, and she told Lu Ling she would spend her life repaying him.
  • While Lu Ling and Jesse walked through Venice, they ran into Aoluna, who remarked with surprise at Jesse's affectionate behavior toward him.

Ch. 326New Sisters

Jesse and Aoluna grew closer while Lu Ling watched over their playful intimacy, and Aoluna’s magic advanced toward the Light Element’s Super Level. When Qin Yuer called with news that snow might soon fall in Fanxue City, Lu Ling left immediately to return.

  • Jesse asked Aoluna to become her big sister, and Aoluna happily agreed.
  • Jesse encouraged Aoluna to stay with Lu Ling, and Aoluna reluctantly joined them.
  • Two days later, Aoluna’s magical cultivation neared the Light Element’s Super Level, while Jesse also made a breakthrough.
  • Jesse kissed Aoluna and teased her about being embarrassed, while Lu Ling watched them.
  • Qin Yuer called Lu Ling and warned that it might soon snow in Fanxue City.
  • Lu Ling quickly dressed, ruffled Jesse’s hair, and left in a silver gleam.

Ch. 327It Was Going to Snow

Lu Ling rushed back to Fanxue City after learning that Qin Yuer believed it was going to snow, while Shen Xi and Netherworld remained in the Spirit Realm with Ling Ling and Ye Chang. He arrived in time to investigate the unnatural buildup of ice and snow, and the chapter left Ling Ling, Shen Xi, Netherworld, and Long Zhanye exploring the city for food.

  • Lu Ling told Ning Xue he would return to compete in the Treasure Hunt Competition, then flew toward Fanxue City at full speed with Long Zhanye.
  • In the Spirit Realm, Shen Xi told Ling Ling she could see all of Lu Ling's memories, and Ling Ling asked how many girls he had recently helped with his Blessing Element magic.
  • Netherworld gave Ye Chang information about the path to the Forbidden Curse and said she was helping because they both loved Ling.
  • Lu Ling reached Spirit City and sensed an unnatural concentration of ice and snow that threatened to bring a catastrophic snowfall to Fanxue City.
  • After Lu Ling left to deal with the situation, Ling Ling, Shen Xi, Netherworld, and Long Zhanye set off to find somewhere to eat.
Arc 13 of 20
Arc 13 of 20