Recaps

After hunting with Ling Ling and settling unfinished business in Magic City, Lu Ling briefly felt lost while alone in his villa. A meal with Netherworld, Shen Xi, and Long Zhanye gave him a new lead: a Red Cardinal was hiding in the Imperial Palace.

• Leng Qing returned to Hangzhou after Lu Ling teleported her, then left to report the Red Demon's death to the Magic Association's Enforcement Union.
• Lu Ling and Ling Ling hunted several S-rank commissions around S City, and Lu Ling earned an international bounty by making Apas cry for Medusa's Tears.
• Lu Ling collected resentment from Prison Mountain, gave Zhao Yulin gifts, and visited Chen Ying and Jiang Feng.
• Lu Ling found Netherworld and Shen Xi at his villa, took them out for a feast, and was joined by Long Zhanye.
• Lu Ling remembered that a Red Cardinal was hiding in the Imperial Palace.

Lu Ling agreed to meet Jiang Shaoxu’s father, Jiang Nian, for a drink and revealed to Jiang Shaoxu that he had killed an Emperor. The next day, Lu Ling and Jiang Shaoxu dressed formally for their visit to the Imperial Capital.

• Lu Ling told Jiang Shaoxu he wanted to see her father, and she arranged a meeting with Jiang Nian for the next day.
• Jiang Shaoxu teased Lu Ling about meeting parents and learned she was the second woman he had brought home.
• Jiang Nian eagerly agreed to meet Lu Ling and promised to prepare food and wine.
• Lu Ling told Jiang Shaoxu he had killed an Emperor, prompting her to realize he was a Forbidden Curse Mage.
• Lu Ling and Jiang Shaoxu disappeared through a Gate of Space after he teased her about her lingerie.
• The next day, Lu Ling and Jiang Shaoxu dressed formally before setting out to meet Jiang Nian.

Lu Ling told Jiang Nian that Cardinal Jiuying was hiding in the Imperial Palace, then captured and executed him after confirming his identity with a Bishop Bloodstone. He later received thanks from Shao Zheng, while Jiang Yu’s Night Rakshasa rushed in to meet Netherworld.

• Lu Ling told Jiang Nian and Jiang Shaoxu that Cardinal Leng Jue’s memories revealed Bai Xi, the Southern Guardian, was Cardinal Jiuying hiding inside the Imperial Palace.
• Two days later, Lu Ling immobilized Bai Xi and found a Bishop Bloodstone that confirmed he was Jiuying; he executed the cardinal and kept the Imperial Palace infiltration secret while announcing the execution.
• Shao Zheng thanked Lu Ling for resolving another major threat during a visit to the Imperial Palace.
• Jiang Yu’s Night Rakshasa rushed toward Lu Ling, but Netherworld caught her and received her affection.
• Jiang Yu explained that Night Rakshasa was especially drawn to Netherworld, and Lu Ling suggested they might have a connection.

Lu Ling fed Night Rakshasa a dark-energy flower made by Netherworld, then brought the long-forgotten Snow Woman out of the Spirit Realm. He introduced her to Jiang Shaoxu and set off with her to check out the auction.

• Netherworld told Lu Ling to gather dark elements, which she turned into a black spider lily and gave to Night Rakshasa; she said the flower would let Night Rakshasa break through to the Monarch Level.
• Jiang Yu thanked Netherworld, who vanished in a shower of petals, and Lu Ling told Jiang Nian that he did not know much about her himself.
• After parting from Jiang Nian and the others, Lu Ling opened a spatial gate and brought out the Snow Woman, who said she was hungry.
• Lu Ling asked the Snow Woman to conjure clothes like Jiang Shaoxu’s, prompting Jiang Shaoxu to complain that the Snow Woman made her look dull by comparison.
• Lu Ling explained that the Snow Woman was a Monarch Level being and said Little Flame Fairy was with her mother, then took Jiang Shaoxu by the hand to check out the auction.

Lu Ling and Jiang Shaoxu visited an auction house, where Snow Woman clung to Lu Ling and called him Daddy, leaving Jiang Shaoxu suspicious. A month later, Lu Ling developed powerful Fusion Magic and learned from Shen Xi that he was beginning to cast magic without relying on the Star System, before reuniting with Qingluo.

• Lu Ling and Jiang Shaoxu headed to an auction house to look for food for Snow Woman and an Ice Soul Seed.
• Snow Woman hugged Lu Ling's arm and called him Daddy, prompting Jiang Shaoxu to call him a pervert.
• A month later, Lu Ling tested Chaotic Fire Domain, a fusion of Fire, Chaos, and Space magic that he estimated could reach the Half Forbidden Curse level.
• Lu Ling realized he could cast some spells without Star Constellations, and Shen Xi explained that Super Level mages could become more powerful by casting magic without the Star System.
• Shen Xi left after telling Lu Ling she would not disturb the two of them, and Lu Ling turned to find Qingluo and greet her as his master.

Qingluo offered Lu Ling a way to break through Ninth Realm mental power by joining with someone whose power far surpassed his, and their dual cultivation raised him to Emperor-level. The chapter ended with Qingluo entering a deep slumber to absorb the energy while Lu Ling left her private domain.

• Qingluo led Lu Ling into her private domain and told him she had found a way for him to surpass Ninth Realm mental power.
• Qingluo explained that joining with her could push Lu Ling toward Emperor-level mental power and said the exchange would benefit them both.
• Lu Ling accepted Qingluo's offer, and they began dual cultivation.
• Two months later, Lu Ling spread his Emperor-level mental perception across Feiniao Base City and confirmed his combat strength had reached the Lesser Emperor level.
• Qingluo said she needed to enter a deep slumber to digest the energy, and Lu Ling covered her with a quilt before quietly leaving her domain.

Lu Ling encountered an upset Yaoyao, then went to Yu Shishi’s cabin to retrieve Apas and ask about the Heavenly Seeds. After discovering Yu Shishi had not begun making them, he punished her and collected interest, leaving the two alone in the cabin.

• Yaoyao confronted Lu Ling, called him a bad person, and ran off, leaving him to suspect she was upset about Qingluo.
• Lu Ling visited Yu Shishi’s cabin, pulled Apas over with spatial telekinesis, and spanked her for defying him.
• Lu Ling asked Yu Shishi about the Heavenly Seeds and learned she had not started making any because there were not enough Spirit Moths.
• Lu Ling sent Apas into the Spirit Realm to face the wall for a day, then pulled Yu Shishi across his lap and punished her.

Lu Ling took Apas and Long Zhanye deeper into the Kunlun Demon Country, where they encountered Austin, now a Middle Emperor. As a devastating roar surged toward them, they faced an unknown threat in the mountains.

• Lu Ling led Apas and Long Zhanye into Kunlun, and Apas worried that she was too weak to be there.
• Long Zhanye teased Apas about her strength and revealed her confidence in the Dragon Sovereign title.
• Austin appeared and identified herself as a black dragon; Lu Ling confirmed that she was an Emperor-level true dragon stronger than Apas's mother.
• Austin said her cultivation had advanced to Middle Emperor after training under Long Zhanye, giving Lu Ling more confidence in the expedition.
• As the group traveled deeper into the snow-covered mountains, a powerful roar and energy blast rushed toward them.

Lu Ling encountered the Kunlun Ancestral Tiger, persuaded it to guide his group through Kunlun, and learned why it had abandoned humanity. As Lu Ling probed the Kunlun Demon Country’s core, a mysterious presence pulled his consciousness into darkness and recognized him.

• Lu Ling used Stasis Domain to block the tiger demon’s roar, and Austin froze the beast before Lu Ling identified it as the Kunlun Ancestral Tiger.
• Lu Ling revealed the Vermilion Bird’s aura and flames, convinced the Kunlun Ancestral Tiger he was a Totem Guardian, and secured its promise to guide them.
• The Kunlun Ancestral Tiger carried Lu Ling and his companions deeper into Kunlun and explained that it had stopped protecting humans after they turned against the totems.
• Lu Ling probed toward the core of the Kunlun Demon Country and sensed powerful demon beasts before a mysterious presence seized his consciousness.
• A pair of pale yellow eyes appeared in the darkness, and the voice behind them said it recognized Lu Ling.

Long Zhanye discovered that Lu Ling had been taken to another plane and rushed into Kunlun Mountain to find him. Lu Ling woke in the cave abode of the Kunlun Demon Master, a nine-tailed fox whose power rivaled the Mysterious Dragon Emperor.

• The Kunlun Ancestral Tiger warned Long Zhanye that the strongest being in the mountains had noticed Lu Ling, and Long Zhanye realized he was on another plane.
• Long Zhanye sent Austin and Apas back to the Spirit Realm, then flew alone toward the mountains’ depths to search for Lu Ling.
• Lu Ling woke in a secluded cave abode with his head resting on the nine-tailed fox’s tail and discovered that spatial force had ruined his clothes.
• The white-haired woman identified herself as the Kunlun Demon Master, and Lu Ling sensed that her strength was unfathomable.

Lu Ling learned that the Kunlun Country Ruler had read his memories and suspected his unusual power could extend lives. After testing his blood and discovering its benefit, she kissed him and staged an intimate scene just as Long Zhanye arrived.

• Lu Ling questioned why the Kunlun Country Ruler had spared him, and she revealed that she was curious about his ability to improve others.
• The Kunlun Country Ruler explained that Lu Ling's power might increase lifespan as well as cultivation, and she admitted she could read his memories and thoughts.
• The Kunlun Country Ruler pulled Lu Ling close, kissed him, and tasted his blood, discovering it could extend her life.
• When the Kunlun Country Ruler sensed someone approaching, she held Lu Ling close and deepened the kiss.
• Long Zhanye flew in and angrily confronted Lu Ling, while the Kunlun Country Ruler held him in a position that made the scene look forced.

Lu Ling declined Xue Lian’s offer to stay in Kunlun and agreed to travel with her instead. Xue Lian bound herself to him with a soul contract, while Long Zhanye reeled from learning that Xue Lian had read Lu Ling’s memories.

• Long Zhanye attacked Xue Lian, but Xue Lian lifted her by the scruff and teased her in both her child and adult forms.
• Xue Lian revealed that she had read Lu Ling’s memories and teased Long Zhanye about what she had seen, leaving Long Zhanye embarrassed and faint.
• Xue Lian asked Lu Ling to stay in Kunlun, citing the life-extending effects of his bodily fluids, but he refused because he found the place boring and had things to do outside.
• Xue Lian agreed to leave with Lu Ling and formed a soul contract that would restrain her and keep her from slaughtering wantonly in the human world.
• Xue Lian said she wanted to travel with Lu Ling and jokingly asked him to call her Master.

Lu Ling befriended the mysterious Nine-Tailed Snow Fox, Xue Ling, and explored Kunlun Mountain with Xue Lian before returning to Spirit City. He gave Apas an Earth Element Nacrystal, and Long Zhanye asked him to make up for worrying her.

• Xue Lian introduced herself by her true name, then caught Long Zhanye when she attacked Lu Ling out of jealousy.
• A little fox named Xue Ling appeared, clung to Lu Ling, and said she was a Nine-Tailed Snow Fox; Lu Ling sent her to the Spirit Realm.
• Lu Ling contracted with Xue Lian and searched Kunlun Mountain, where he killed a Monarch Level earth Elemental Demon and obtained an Earth Element Nacrystal.
• Lu Ling gave the nacrystal to Apas so she could awaken the Pupils of Destruction.
• Back in Spirit City, Long Zhanye curled up in Lu Ling's arms, and he apologized for making her worry; she asked him to make it up to her.

Xue Lian arrived in the human world with Apas and, after seeking out Liu Xian, later reunited with Lu Ling and said she wanted to nurture their feelings. Lu Ling learned that Xue Lian was dying and suspected she was growing close to him because he might be able to extend her life.

• Xue Lian asked Apas to take her to try human food, and Apas led her to Yu Shishi's cabin.
• Netherworld appeared and offered to take Xue Lian and Apas out to eat, then took Xue Lian to find Liu Xian.
• After half a month of cultivation with Long Zhanye, Lu Ling noted that her strength had advanced to within half a step of becoming an Orthodox Emperor.
• Xue Lian wrapped Lu Ling in her tails, kissed him, and said she would follow him to nurture their feelings.
• Xue Lian told Lu Ling she was dying, and he took her hand and offered to show her around.

Lu Ling retrieved the Earth Pistil from beneath the altar in Lanyang Earth’s Core and later met Mu Nuxin at the commercial building in Fanxue City. Mu Nuxin asked to be just like her sister, Mu Nujiao, and Lu Ling took her away to grant her request.

• Xue Lian asked Lu Ling about Xue Ling, and he told her the fox was sleeping in the Spirit Realm.
• Lu Ling led Xue Lian beneath the altar in Lanyang Earth’s Core and compressed the Earth Pistil into a palm-sized sphere.
• Xue Lian left Spirit City with Netherworld to have a feast, while Lu Ling went to check the finances of Fanxue City and Spirit City.
• Mu Nuxin told Lu Ling that her family was now an agent for lesser dragons in Asia and asked whether he would accept an ordinary person.
• Mu Nuxin said she wanted to be just like her sister, Mu Nujiao, and Lu Ling vanished with her.

Lu Ling helped Mu Nuxin awaken the Psychic Element and strengthened her with a spirit spring infusion. When a sudden alert made him fear Ding Yumian was in danger, he rushed to the Qinling Mountains and found her safe with the others at the Feather Clan Grand Ceremony.

• Lu Ling watched Mu Nuxin wake and encouraged her to place her hand on an Awakening Stone.
• Mu Nuxin awakened the Psychic Element, then hugged Lu Ling and cried with relief.
• After a spirit spring infusion, Mu Nuxin improved her magical cultivation and physical foundation.
• Lu Ling sensed an emergency involving Ding Yumian and tore open the void to reach her.
• Ding Yumian explained that a Feather Demon had struck her earring by accident, and Lu Ling burned the attacking Monarch Level Feather Demon to ash.
• Lu Ling saw Yu Shishi, Jiang Shaoxu, Ling Ling, Ding Yumian, Qin Yuer, Jiang Feng, and Song Feiyao gathered in the Qinling Mountains for the Feather Clan Grand Ceremony.

Lu Ling reunited with the women on Haidongqing God's back, healed them, and led them to the Oath Tree after Haidongqing God became the Feather Emperor. The group collected Oath Tree fruit, and Jiang Shaoxu and Song Feiyao gave theirs to Yu Shishi to help create Heavenly Seeds.

• Lu Ling healed Ling Ling, Jiang Shaoxu, Qin Yuer, and the others while Song Feiyao felt awkward around his intimate companions.
• Lu Ling killed a Great Monarch Level Feather Demon, clearing the way for Haidongqing God and the Moon Moth Phoenix to continue climbing.
• Haidongqing God reached the summit first and became the Feather Emperor, drawing the worship of countless Feather Demons.
• Lu Ling brought everyone to the Oath Tree and explained that its fruit could help Yu Shishi create artificial Heavenly Seeds.
• Jiang Shaoxu and Song Feiyao handed their Oath Tree fruit to Yu Shishi for Ice and Wind Element Heavenly Seeds, and Lu Ling teased Yu Shishi about working for him.

Lu Ling found and extracted the Vast Divine Eye in Helan Mountain Insect Valley, awakening Earth Element magic and nearly causing the valley to collapse as he learned to control it. He discovered the Divine Eye could devour souls and began considering how its immense power might raise his mental strength.

• Lu Ling went to Helan Mountain Insect Valley and used a Chaos Vortex and Space Barrier to draw out the Vast Divine Eye.
• Lu Ling awakened Earth Element magic while studying the Divine Eye, but his attempt to probe it caused the valley to collapse.
• Lu Ling used the Divine Eye of Space and Time to stop time across the valley until he found a way to suppress the destruction.
• Lu Ling discovered that the Vast Divine Eye could devour souls and realized its power might raise his mental strength to the Twelfth or Thirteenth Realm Stage.

Lu Ling returned to Britain and reunited with Ailin after nearly a year and a half apart. Their reunion turned intimate in Ailin’s office, where her assistant Linna unexpectedly interrupted them before agreeing to keep watch outside.

• Shen Xi advised Lu Ling to have Apas absorb the Vast Divine Eye’s soul energy alongside him so they could improve their mental strength safely.
• Apas absorbed a tiny fraction of the soul energy and fell into a deep sleep after gaining a major boost to her abilities.
• Lu Ling traveled to Britain to tame more lesser dragons for the Victoria Clan.
• Lu Ling surprised Ailin in her office, and she tearfully accused him of forgetting her before they kissed.
• Linna entered the office, caught Lu Ling and Ailin embracing, and left after apologizing.
• Lu Ling continued pursuing Ailin, and Linna offered to keep watch outside while Ailin protested.

After Ailin reached Super Level, Lu Ling carried her through Victoria and defended their relationship when Ailin’s stepmother, Luo Ou, confronted them. Lu Ling later finished taming the Victoria Clan’s dragons, and he encountered Luo Ou again outside Ailin’s room.

• Lu Ling praised Ailin for reaching Super Level and carried her out to tame the dragons.
• Luo Ou reprimanded Ailin for being with Lu Ling, but Ailin declared that he was her man and refused to back down.
• Lu Ling told Ailin that the current Parthenon Goddess was his little sister, then left to tame the dragons.
• Lu Ling spent two days taming every dragon in the Victoria Clan and later stayed with Ailin in her bedroom.
• After leaving Ailin’s room, Lu Ling encountered Luo Ou again and asked what she wanted.

Lu Ling confronted Luo Ou about her husband and demonstrated powers she mistook for resurrection, then used a Psychic restriction to control her. The chapter ended with Luo Ou unable to use magic and protesting as Lu Ling assaulted her.

• Luo Ou questioned Lu Ling, who revealed that her husband was beyond saving and that the Resurrection Divine Art would not work.
• Lu Ling displayed his healing and resurrection-like power, causing Luo Ou to kneel and beg him to examine her husband.
• Luo Ou led Lu Ling to the room where her husband lay frozen, and Lu Ling persuaded her to accept a Psychic restriction.
• Lu Ling used Psychic magic to control Luo Ou, sealed her magic, and assaulted her while she protested.

Lu Ling kept Luo Ou subdued and arranged for her to bond with Ailin, then mobilized his network to seek Star Ocean Celestial Veins for Mu Ningxue and the others. Two months later, he visited Blanche in the Americas, where she admitted she had missed him.

• Lu Ling refused to lift the seal on Luo Ou’s magic and told her to get along with Ailin.
• Lu Ling instructed his subordinates, including Essendel, the Assassin Hall, and Zhao Yougan, to search for Star Ocean Celestial Veins.
• Hekasa shifted assets into accounts belonging to the Mu Clan, the Zhao Clan, and Victoria under the guise of cooperative trade.
• Two months later, Lu Ling met Blanche at Oros Holy Academy in the Americas and asked why she had invited him.
• Blanche confessed that she had missed Lu Ling, and he kissed her.

Lu Ling announced that his first magic theory lesson at Oros Holy Academy would introduce Fusion Magic, calling it a revolution in magic. He silenced a skeptical, crowded classroom with Voice of the Mind and began a demonstration as Shaja watched from the front row.

• Lu Ling left Blanche resting in a spirit spring and attended Oros Holy Academy’s welcoming reception, where a female counselor greeted him.
• Lu Ling searched for student council president Shaja and spotted her studying magic books in the library.
• Lu Ling told the counselor to announce his lesson on Fusion Magic and promised students an unforgettable class.
• The next day, the counselor warned Lu Ling that students were likely attending to mock him, but he went to the packed classroom anyway.
• Lu Ling used Voice of the Mind to silence the skeptical students, then snapped his fingers and invoked “Image, space” as Shaja’s eyes widened.

Lu Ling expanded the classroom into a vast plaza and began explaining his theory of Fusion Magic, challenging the students’ assumptions about the world’s magical rules. He demonstrated control over six elements, leaving the students stunned by the breadth of his abilities.

• Lu Ling transformed the classroom into a huge plaza, frightening the students until one student told them to stay in place because it was Chaos Element magic.
• Lu Ling reassured the students and explained that he had expanded the space to demonstrate his magic.
• After a student asked whether he had achieved Fusion Magic, Lu Ling said that he had and questioned the fixed rules governing magic and its seven stars.
• Lu Ling demonstrated Fire Burst, Holy Light, Ice Vine, Psychic Element, Water Guard, and Earth Wave, astounding the students with his control of so many kinds of magic.

Lu Ling demonstrated Fusion Magic to the students at Oros Holy Academy, showing how five Beginner Magic spells could destroy an iceberg when fused. After revealing his many magic systems and explaining how others could learn Fusion Magic, he left Shaja resolved to support his revolution.

• Lu Ling fused five Beginner Magic spells into a five-colored sphere that obliterated an iceberg.
• Lu Ling explained that Fusion Magic relied on coordinating incompatible elements and causing a powerful elemental explosion.
• Lu Ling revealed that he possessed more than a dozen magic systems and called himself the creator of Fusion Magic.
• Shaja asked how students could learn Fusion Magic, and Lu Ling explained that they needed to form a vortex in their spiritual worlds to buffer their magic.
• Lu Ling dismissed the class, and Shaja left determined to support his revolution.