Chapter Summaries

Lu Ling reunited with Asharuiya in Venice and helped her steal a Guilty Stone by sealing the exhibition hall’s restrictions. Over lunch, Asharuiya asked how he survived Sha Yuan and began explaining why she wanted his help, but Lu Ling noticed the subject brought back painful memories.

• Lu Ling sealed the exhibition hall so Asharuiya could take the Guilty Stone and replace it with a fake without triggering the restrictions.
• Asharuiya invited Lu Ling to lunch at a small restaurant in Venice and asked how he survived Sha Yuan.
• Lu Ling said he was not a ghost and claimed he survived Sha Yuan through luck, while Asharuiya doubted his explanation.
• Asharuiya asked Lu Ling for a favor and explained that the Holy Judgment Court used Guilty Stones to judge important people.
• Lu Ling stopped Asharuiya when he saw that the explanation had reminded her of something painful, and she thanked him.

Asharuiya asked Lu Ling to accompany her to Tyrant Mountain, and he agreed without settling his compensation. Lu Ling easily defeated the mountain’s guardians and collected the Tyrant Wild Thunder, leaving Asharuiya stunned by how he had contained it.

• Asharuiya asked Lu Ling to help her retrieve something, and he agreed while telling her she could owe him for now.
• Lu Ling met Asharuiya the next day, and they traveled together to Tyrant Mountain.
• Lu Ling killed the demon beasts in their path as Asharuiya led him up the narrow mountain trail.
• At the crevice, Lu Ling killed nine Wind Flame Thunder Vultures guarding the Tyrant Wild Thunder.
• Lu Ling opened a silver spatial vortex and took the Tyrant Wild Thunder, leaving Asharuiya questioning how he had contained it.

Lu Ling confronted Austin, the Black Dragon Emperor, atop Tyrant Mountain and fought him with his Dimensional Element abilities. As the battle continued without either gaining the advantage, Austin gathered energy for a dragon breath, and Lu Ling prepared to use his Chaos Element.

• Asharuiya asked Lu Ling where he had put Tyrant Wild Thunder, and Lu Ling revealed he had sealed it in Sha Yuan.
• At Tyrant Mountain's summit, Lu Ling sensed the Black Dragon Emperor and froze the enormous dragon with his Dimensional Element.
• Lu Ling sent Asharuiya into Reflection Space before Austin broke free and attacked him.
• Lu Ling used Heaven's Blade against Austin's black flames, and the two traded blows without gaining an advantage.
• Austin gathered destructive energy in his throat for a dragon breath, while Lu Ling prepared to devour it with his Chaos Element.

The Mysterious Dragon Emperor and Long Zhanye froze the Black Dragon Emperor so Lu Ling and Qingluo could use the Soul Revival Technique to restore its mind. As the dragon began to awaken, the Mysterious Dragon Emperor sensed someone approaching from the east.

• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor arrived through a Dimensional Gate and summoned Long Zhanye to help subdue the Black Dragon Emperor.
• Long Zhanye and the Mysterious Dragon Emperor revealed immense power and froze the Black Dragon Emperor inside a towering iceberg.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor told Lu Ling to awaken the dragon's soul with his Parthenon Divine Soul and the mermaid's power.
• Lu Ling released Asharuiya from the Reflection Space and summoned Qingluo through the Gate of the Spirit Realm.
• Lu Ling and Qingluo used the Soul Revival Technique, and the Black Dragon Emperor's eyes began to clear.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor sensed someone approaching from the east.

Lu Ling healed the Black Dragon Emperor in the Spirit Realm, where she recognized Asharuiya and accepted a contract with Lu Ling after Long Zhanye subdued her resistance. Long Zhanye then began an ancient ritual, and the Mysterious Dragon Emperor revealed that they were emperors who governed all dragons.

• A group of top-tier Saint Mages found Tyrant Mountain frozen over, concluded an Emperor-level battle had occurred, and concealed the news.
• Lu Ling and Qingluo continued healing the Black Dragon Emperor's dragon soul in the Spirit Realm until her reason returned.
• The Black Dragon Emperor recognized Asharuiya, who joyfully called her Austin.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor told Lu Ling to contract with the Black Dragon Emperor, and Long Zhanye's power made the dragon submit.
• Lu Ling established a contract with the Black Dragon Emperor, and Long Zhanye began creating a vast golden formation above her.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor explained that she and Long Zhanye were emperors who governed all dragons.

Long Zhanye granted Austin the right to break her bloodline shackles, and Austin transformed into a human woman. The Mysterious Dragon Emperor took Austin and Long Zhanye to the Summoning Plane for instruction, leaving Lu Ling to learn that his Gate of Summoning could now be crossed.

• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor identified herself as the emperor of the dragons and said Austin could receive their enlightenment.
• Long Zhanye invoked the Dragon Sovereign's name and granted Austin the power to break her shackles, awakening the Black Dragon Emperor's bloodline.
• Austin transformed into a human woman, and Long Zhanye grew jealous of her appearance and grabbed her neck.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor told Lu Ling that Austin needed instruction and that his Gate of Summoning could now be passed through, even by him.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor opened a Dimensional Gate and took Austin and Long Zhanye to the Summoning Plane, while Long Zhanye called back for a feast.

Lu Ling and Asharuiya discussed the price of her freedom, and she chose to begin a relationship with him by kissing him. Asharuiya asked for more time before they went further, and Lu Ling agreed to respect her wishes.

• Qingluo returned to her room, leaving Lu Ling and Asharuiya alone in the Spirit Realm garden.
• Asharuiya asked whether Lu Ling was human and whether he would let her go, and Lu Ling proposed discussing payment.
• Lu Ling suggested Asharuiya become his possession, and she decided to accept his offer and kissed him.
• Lu Ling deepened the kiss, then let Asharuiya go when she struggled to breathe.
• Asharuiya asked for time to fully accept him, and Lu Ling promised to respect her wishes.

Lu Ling comforted Asharuiya in his Spirit Realm and told her the truth about her adoptive father, Wen Tai. Asharuiya learned that Wen Tai had willingly entered the Dark Plane and remained alive there, and she leaned on Lu Ling as she began to accept his support.

• Lu Ling brought Asharuiya to the Spirit Realm, where she rested against him and asked about the Parthenon Divine Soul within him.
• Lu Ling told Asharuiya that the Divine Soul had descended upon him on her own, astonishing her.
• Lu Ling revealed that Wen Tai had willingly entered the Dark Plane and become a Dark King, contrary to what Asharuiya had believed about Yi Zhisha.
• Lu Ling said Wen Tai was still alive on his throne in the Dark Plane, leaving Asharuiya devastated by the knowledge that he had abandoned her and others.
• Lu Ling held and comforted Asharuiya, and she accepted his support as she grew to trust him.

After spending an intimate day with Asharuiya, Lu Ling returned to Venice and met Jiang Shaoxu, who took him shopping and reunited with Little Flame Fairy. The chapter ended with Lu Ling realizing that Little Flame Fairy was about to break through to the Advanced Stage.

• Lu Ling spent a day and night with Asharuiya in the Spirit Realm, and she kissed him before leaving for Greece.
• Lu Ling returned to Venice and learned that Ning Xue was cultivating in seclusion.
• Jiang Shaoxu found Lu Ling and dragged him out to shop and eat with her.
• Jiang Shaoxu called Little Flame Fairy out of Lu Ling's Contract Space, and the little creature eagerly ate two Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Ling sensed Little Flame Fairy's fluctuating temperature and fire elements, recognized that she was about to break through, and told Jiang Shaoxu she would soon reach Commander Level.

Lu Ling bought Jiang Shaoxu an expensive mind-magic ring at the auction, and their teasing turned into a tentative declaration of marriage. Jiang Shaoxu called him her husband and invited him to her room.

• Lu Ling sold two Monarch-level Spirit Essences and bought Elemental Seeds and special plant seeds for the girls.
• Jiang Shaoxu asked who the gifts were for, then chose a top-grade mind-magic ring and accepted Lu Ling's offer to buy it for her.
• After the auction, Lu Ling gave Jiang Shaoxu the Ring of Communion and learned she knew about his connection with Jiang Nian.
• Jiang Shaoxu asked Lu Ling to put the ring on her ring finger and asked if that meant they were married; he agreed to her interpretation.
• Jiang Shaoxu called Lu Ling her husband, and when he suggested they act like newlyweds, she invited him to her room.

Lu Ling woke after spending the night with Jiang Shaoxu, while Mu Ningxue discovered that Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni secretly called him Master. Lu Ling sent the three women to his Spirit Realm so they could explain their relationship, leaving them to begin telling Mu Ningxue the truth.

• Lu Ling teased Jiang Shaoxu as she rested after their night together, then left to bring her food.
• Mu Ningxue waited outside Jiang Shaoxu's room because the Ice Crystal Bow had led her to Lu Ling.
• Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni emerged and accidentally called Lu Ling Master in front of Mu Ningxue.
• Lu Ling opened a spatial gate and sent Mu Ningxue, Mu Tingying, and Nan Rongni to his Spirit Realm.
• Lu Ling told Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni to explain their relationship with him, and Nan Rongni began speaking to Mu Ningxue.

Lu Ling gave Mu Ningxue, Nan Rongni, and Mu Tingying valuable Soul Seeds and cultivation resources, but Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni then pinned down Mu Ningxue and began stripping her while Lu Ling watched. Mu Ningxue begged Lu Ling to save her, only for him to approach as the scene ended.

• Mu Ningxue asked Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni whether Lu Ling was forcing them, and they insisted they chose to serve him and liked him.
• Mu Ningxue promised to treat her friends as before and protect them from Lu Ling, then Lu Ling arrived with gifts for all three women.
• Lu Ling gave Mu Ningxue a Wind Element Soul Seed and Ice Element Essence Crystals, Nan Rongni a Soul-grade Plant seed, and Mu Tingying Ice and Fire Soul Seeds.
• Nan Rongni and Mu Tingying kissed Lu Ling, then pinned Mu Ningxue to the bed and began stripping her despite her pleas.
• Mu Ningxue cried out to Lu Ling for help, and he approached without answering.

Lu Ling spent time helping Ling Ling cultivate and reunited Yaoyao with the recovering Qingluo in the Spirit Realm. Qingluo reported that her healing was progressing and teased Lu Ling by calling him “Master.”

• Lu Ling left Mu Ningxue in the care of Mu Tingying and Nan Rongni before returning from the Spirit Realm.
• Lu Ling took Ling Ling around Venice and gave her a guidance magic tool after her Shadow Element reached the Intermediate Level and her spiritual realm advanced to the Second Realm.
• Ling Ling told Lu Ling that Leng Qing had called and that she had said they were on a mission and he was taking good care of her.
• Yaoyao asked about Qingluo, and Lu Ling brought her into the Spirit Realm to reunite with the recovering mermaid.
• Qingluo showed Lu Ling her improved control of water magic and estimated she could recover to her peak in a few years.
• Qingluo called Lu Ling “Master,” leaving him flustered by her teasing.

Lu Ling asked Qingluo about the Mermaid Clan’s ocean-commanding powers and learned how the undead had overwhelmed them. Qingluo explained the Emperor-level mental realms, leaving Lu Ling to consider how he might strengthen his own power.

• Qingluo explained that mermaid songs could control Sea Monsters, but ocean undead had appeared a year earlier and resisted the songs, nearly destroying her clan.
• Qingluo revealed that the Eye of the Azure Sea and the Eye of the Tide were the clan’s lost treasures, and Lu Ling demonstrated the time-stopping power of his Divine Eye of Space and Time.
• Qingluo examined Lu Ling and explained that his Emperor power came from an external source, while he had only reached the Ninth Realm Stage; she and the Undead Emperor had reached the Eleventh.
• Qingluo reassured Lu Ling that he could reach a higher realm and said that she had become an Emperor at fifteen.

Qingluo healed Lu Ling while he rested and spoke with Ling Ling before the World College Tournament. Mu Nujiao broke through to the Advanced Level in Wind and met Lu Ling, who gave her a plant seed and left her wondering whether he had been paying special attention to her.

• Qingluo explained that she had become an Emperor at fifteen because of her exceptional bloodline and urged Yaoyao to cultivate more diligently.
• Lu Ling and Qingluo combined their healing powers, and Qingluo returned to the Spirit Realm after exhausting her strength.
• Lu Ling rested with Ling Ling, told her about the divine eyes, and agreed to accompany her into the Spirit Realm.
• Mu Nujiao completed her secluded cultivation and broke through to the Advanced Level in Wind three days before the tournament began.
• Lu Ling met Mu Nujiao at her breakfast shop, gave her a valuable plant seed, and thanked her for looking after Xin Xia and You.
• After Lu Ling vanished, Mu Nujiao accepted the seed and wondered whether he had been paying attention to her since the previous day.

At the World College Tournament’s opening match, Lu Ling joined Huaxia’s lineup against Japan and immediately revealed the strength that had terrified his opponents. His magic exposed Japan’s assassin, and Mu Ningxue trapped him with five Ice Coffins.

• At the opening ceremony, Ai Jiangtu drew Japan as Huaxia’s opponent, while Lu Ling declined the captain’s role in the draw.
• Pang Lai and Han Ji visited Huaxia’s team, and Pang Lai insisted that Lu Ling take part in the opening match.
• Lu Ling joined Guan Yu, Jiang Shaoxu, Mu Ningxue, and Zhao Manyan in the lineup, chosen alongside him through rock-paper-scissors.
• Japan’s team recognized Lu Ling and feared facing the mage who had defeated Mochizuki Chiharu.
• Mu Ningxue’s Storm dispelled Japan’s poisonous fog, then Lu Ling’s Holy Radiance cut down the forest and exposed Ming Busong’s position.
• Lu Ling’s light blade nullified Ming Busong’s Fleeing Shadow, and Mu Ningxue trapped him with five Ice Coffins.

Lu Ling led China to a decisive victory over Japan in the opening match, using his powerful Light Element magic to overwhelm the opposing team. After the celebrations began, he vanished, while a woman in Venice discovered that a dangerous power had become her own and vowed to kill him—only to hear his voice in her mind.

• Jiang Shaoxu used Mind Storm to disable Japan's team, and Ming Busong was eliminated by the falling Ice Coffins.
• Lu Ling and his teammates held off Japan's attacks before he unleashed Soul Purification and Darkness Destruction, breaking through their defenses.
• China eliminated Japan's remaining members and won the match, while spectators and officials praised Lu Ling's overwhelming strength.
• Lu Ling disappeared before the national team's victory banquet, as the next match was scheduled for half a month later.
• A pale-haired woman in Venice realized a dangerous power had become her own and vowed to kill Lu Ling, who answered her thoughts directly.

Lu Ling confronted Ye Chang in Venice and discovered that Netherworld’s power still protected him, even as her spider lily vanished. He subdued Ye Chang with Blood Oath and brought her to a flower-filled garden, where he kissed her while confronting her over the assassins she sent.

• Ye Chang revealed that Netherworld’s power had become her nourishment and mocked Lu Ling by suggesting Netherworld had died.
• Ye Chang attacked Lu Ling with Netherworld’s signature technique, but the crimson sword light transformed into a harmless spider lily before him and then disappeared.
• Lu Ling realized Netherworld’s lingering power had protected him and asked Ye Chang why she had come to Venice.
• Lu Ling planted Blood Oath in Ye Chang’s heart, restrained her magic, and brought her to a garden after she tried to slap him.
• Lu Ling reminded Ye Chang that she had sent four Super Level mages to assassinate him, then kissed her.

After three days together, Lu Ling discovered that Netherworld had awakened within Ye Chang, whose cultivation had also risen from his nourishment. Netherworld explained that she had left part of her soul inside Ye Chang, but fell silent when Lu Ling asked how to restore her true body.

• Lu Ling and Ye Chang spent three days together, and his nourishment rapidly increased her cultivation in several elements.
• Lu Ling and Ye Chang rested in each other's arms, and Netherworld briefly awakened within Ye Chang's body.
• Netherworld told Lu Ling that she had left three tenths of her soul inside Ye Chang and had gained enough strength to awaken through his nourishment.
• Lu Ling asked how Netherworld could recover her true body, and she hesitated to answer.
• A woman watching nearby urged Netherworld to explain.

Lu Ling agreed to give his heart’s blood to restore Netherworld, accepting that the ritual would leave him with less than a tenth of his strength for over half a year. As his blood flowed into Netherworld’s statue and scarlet spider lilies spread across Sha Yuan, the Mysterious Dragon Emperor and Long Zhanye sensed that something was drawing on their vitality.

• Shen Xi told Netherworld that Lu Ling’s heart’s blood could restore her, though the ritual would severely weaken him, and Lu Ling insisted they begin at once.
• At Sha Yuan, Shen Xi plunged her arm through Lu Ling’s chest, and he collapsed into a pool of blood.
• The Life and Death Soul Pact alerted the Mysterious Dragon Emperor and Long Zhanye to Lu Ling’s injury, so they opened a spatial gate and went to Sha Yuan.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor recognized that Lu Ling’s spirit-body blood was flowing into Netherworld’s statue, while she and Long Zhanye stood guard after confirming his life was not in danger.
• The statue blazed with crimson light as scarlet spider lilies spread across Sha Yuan, and both dragons felt their auras weaken as something drew away part of their vitality.