Chapter Summaries

Lu Ling defeated Ding Yumian and then challenged Dongfang Lie for first place in the Fire Institute. After summoning the Heavenly Star White Dragon and winning decisively, he left the students stunned and afraid to answer his criticism.

• An unknown voice cast Fierce Wave, extinguishing the flames and revealing that Ding Yumian was unharmed beside Lu Ling.
• Wei Rong declared Lu Ling the winner, and Lu Ling asked to keep challenging students, naming the first-place holder as his next opponent.
• Dongfang Lie took the stage and dismissed Lu Ling as arrogant before their duel began.
• Dongfang Lie attacked with Fierce Fist, Nine Flood Dragons, but Lu Ling summoned the Heavenly Star White Dragon, which nearly struck him down.
• Wei Rong declared Lu Ling the winner, and Lu Ling criticized the Fire Element students before leaving the stage.

Lu Ling met with Dean Xiao, Ding Yumian, and Dean Fu to demonstrate his ability to control Ding Yumian’s dangerous power. As Lu Ling took her hand and began sensing that power, his Psychic Element surged and his mental power grew at an accelerating rate while he experienced her buried emotions.

• Lu Ling told Dean Xiao that he had successfully tested his ability to control Ding Yumian’s power, and Dean Xiao summoned her and Dean Fu.
• Dean Xiao questioned Lu Ling about killing the Winged Azure Wolf and warned him to beware of the Black Vatican; Lu Ling said he wanted to hunt its members.
• Dean Xiao introduced Lu Ling as the key to controlling Ding Yumian’s power, and Lu Ling assured Dean Fu that Ding Yumian would pay no price.
• Ding Yumian asked Lu Ling whether he would pay a price, then accepted his offer to control her power by holding hands.
• Lu Ling sensed the power within Ding Yumian, and his Psychic Element learned from it as his mental power rapidly accelerated and he felt her long-suppressed emotions.

Lu Ling stabilized Ding Yumian’s power by absorbing its excess mental strength, reaching the Eighth Realm in the process. Though Dean Xiao warned that the control might not be permanent, Ding Yumian agreed to live with Lu Ling for ongoing treatment, and he offered to take her home.

• Lu Ling completed the treatment and revealed that his mental strength had risen from the Seventh Realm to the Eighth Realm.
• Ding Yumian sensed that her power was more stable, and Dean Fu celebrated the change.
• Dean Xiao asked whether Lu Ling’s control would last; Lu Ling admitted it might not be permanent but said occasional contact could help maintain it.
• Dean Fu suggested that Ding Yumian live with Lu Ling, and Ding Yumian agreed after asking whether he would accept her.
• Lu Ling told Ding Yumian she could stop suppressing her emotions and offered to take her home.

Lu Ling brought Ding Yumian home after helping her recover her emotions, and introduced her to his younger sister, Ye Xin Xia. When Ye Xin Xia questioned why Ding Yumian would live with them, Lu Ling's teasing explanation left both girls flustered and Ye Xin Xia fearing she would lose her brother.

• Ding Yumian asked Lu Ling about the side effects of his treatment, and he admitted that he had experienced the pain she had suffered.
• Lu Ling comforted Ding Yumian as she cried, and she later smiled and called him a weirdo before running off with him following.
• Lu Ling brought Ding Yumian home, where Ye Xin Xia questioned who the unfamiliar woman was.
• Lu Ling introduced Ding Yumian and Ye Xin Xia, then left them to talk before returning with dinner.
• Lu Ling claimed Ding Yumian would die if she did not sleep with him, and Ding Yumian said she did not mind, leaving Ye Xin Xia devastated.

After half a year of traveling, Lu Ling and Ling Ling reached Sweden’s Dark Baleful Forest, where Lu Ling’s mysterious intuition had led him. Their expedition was interrupted by a powerful black tiger that resisted shadow magic, and the chapter ended with their clash erupting into a huge explosion noticed by a nearby woman.

• Lu Ling gave Ye Xin Xia a Nebula Magic Tool necklace, while Ding Yumian accepted that Xin Xia needed reassurance.
• More than half a year later, Lu Ling and Ling Ling arrived at Dark Baleful Forest after traveling through several regions for five months.
• Ling Ling warned Lu Ling that the forest was dangerous, but a black tiger ambushed them before her detector could react.
• Lu Ling’s shadow attacks failed against the tiger, so he used light magic and injured it, while Ling Ling urged him to try its counters.
• Lu Ling combined fire magic with Long Zhanye’s dragon breath, and the tiger answered with an attack that forced Lu Ling to use Change of Order and Chaos Vortex.
• The spells collided in a massive explosion, and a woman ten li away wondered whether other people were in the forest.

Lu Ling and Ling Ling discovered that the Dark Baleful Forest restricted their abilities and was filled with coordinated Demon Beast packs. As Long Zhanye carried them through a relentless pursuit, Lu Ling lifted a stranded woman into the air, leaving her to be rescued as the beasts closed in.

• Lu Ling killed a black tiger, but Ling Ling realized the forest was unnaturally quiet and Lu Ling's detection range had been reduced.
• A pack of black tigers attacked with dark beams, and Long Zhanye used Dragon Radiance while Lu Ling deflected their attacks with Chaos Surface.
• More black tigers joined the pursuit, and Long Zhanye revealed that a restriction in the forest prevented her from flying faster.
• Demonic eagles joined the chase, and Lu Ling and Ling Ling found themselves pursued by both flying and ground-based Demon Beasts.
• Lu Ling spotted a woman waving for help and used Mind Control to lift her toward Long Zhanye as they fled.

Lu Ling, Ling Ling, and Asharuiya escaped a relentless pack of Black Demon Tigers by reaching a red spider lily clearing the beasts would not enter. After recovering, Lu Ling recognized Asharuiya despite her Chinese alias, and he and Ling Ling decided to venture farther into the forest with her.

• Asharuiya told Lu Ling and Ling Ling that marked Black Demon Tigers would pursue them until one side died or they left the forest, and she admitted she was lost too.
• Lu Ling learned that magic was weakened in the Dark Baleful Forest and that the tigers rapidly healed unless killed outright, so he focused on speeding up the Heavenly Star White Dragon.
• The group reached a red spider lily clearing, where the Black Demon Tigers stopped at the boundary and the exhausted Heavenly Star White Dragon returned to the Summoning Plane.
• Asharuiya introduced herself as Ye Meng'e and offered Lu Ling medicine to restore magical energy, while Lu Ling realized she was Asharuiya using a Chinese alias.
• Lu Ling and Ling Ling decided to head farther into the forest and invited Asharuiya to come with them.

Lu Ling, Ling Ling, and Asharuiya entered a strange castle in the Other Shore Flower fields and triggered its deadly mechanisms. Lu Ling was pierced by a blood-colored fragment, and the statue began to stir as it called, "You've come... Ling."

• Lu Ling carried Ling Ling across the flower fields with Asharuiya until they discovered an ancient castle.
• The three entered the spotless castle and found a chained statue of a woman.
• A blood-red beam attacked Ling Ling, but Asharuiya and Lu Ling blocked it with their shields and magic.
• Lu Ling destroyed the chains and roof, then used Spirit Ripple to check for nearby Demon Beasts.
• A blood-colored fragment struck Lu Ling in the chest, and the fragments spread through the chains toward the statue as it addressed him.

While unconscious, Lu Ling met Netherworld, learned she was his power, and accepted their completed bond. He woke unharmed, freed Netherworld from the statue, and prepared to leave the forest with Asharuiya and Ling Ling.

• Lu Ling awakened the Healing Element and met Netherworld in his mental universe, where she said she had stabbed him to establish contact and that they were already bound by a contract.
• Lu Ling agreed to take Netherworld with him after she said she would not betray him.
• Lu Ling woke half an hour after being stabbed, and Ling Ling embraced him while Asharuiya explained that his injuries had healed.
• Lu Ling borrowed Asharuiya's white dress and used a blood-red aura to break the stone shell covering Netherworld's statue.
• Lu Ling caught the weakened Netherworld, dressed her in Asharuiya's clothes, and told the others that they were bound together in life and death.
• Lu Ling offered to escort Asharuiya out of the forest, and she agreed to leave with him.

Lu Ling brought Ling Ling, Asharuiya, and the unconscious Netherworld out of the Dark Baleful Forest, where Netherworld’s presence caused Manjusaka flowers to bloom and frightened the Black Demon Tigers. Back in Magic City, Lu Ling warned Leng Qing that the Black Vatican might target Mo Fan over the Earth Sacred Spring, and Leng Qing handed Lu Ling a new bodyguard commission.

• Netherworld’s presence made the Black Demon Tigers flee and caused Manjusaka flowers to appear as Lu Ling and the others crossed the Dark Baleful Forest.
• Asharuiya parted ways with Lu Ling and Ling Ling after they flew out of the forest, and she told Lu Ling her real name.
• Ling Ling returned to the Azure Sky Hunter Agency, where Leng Qing greeted her and welcomed Lu Ling and Netherworld.
• Lu Ling warned Leng Qing that the Black Vatican might seek revenge in Magic City and explained that Mo Fan and the Earth Sacred Spring could draw its attention.
• Netherworld quickly drank the juice Leng Qing offered her, and Leng Qing assigned Lu Ling a bodyguard job at a magic high school.

Lu Ling returned to Jinyuan Apartment with Netherworld and reunited with Ding Yumian and Xin Xia. After spending the night with Xin Xia, he discovered that her legs had regained their strength, leaving them to begin rehabilitation.

• Lu Ling introduced Netherworld as his contracted partner, prompting Xin Xia's jealousy.
• Lu Ling visited Xin Xia in her room, and they talked about their lives and her upcoming magic college entrance exam.
• Xin Xia kissed Lu Ling and asked him to keep her by his side for the rest of her life; he agreed, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Xin Xia stood up in the bathtub using her legs for the first time, astonishing Lu Ling.
• Lu Ling explained the likely cause of Xin Xia's recovery and told her to focus on rehabilitation exercises.

Lu Ling guarded a field training session and discovered that Mu Nujiao, Ai Tutu, and Ye Xin Xia were among the students. After saving Mu Nujiao from a Warrior Level demon wolf, he healed the students and sent them back to safety.

• Lu Ling discussed the Divine Soul's lack of recognition with Netherworld, then watched over Magic City Magic High School's field training from a cliff.
• Mu Nujiao led the students in killing a Servant Level Demon Beast, but a Warrior Level demon wolf shattered her Star Map and attacked her.
• Lu Ling stopped the demon wolf with Giant Shadow Nail, healed Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu, and told the students to leave.
• Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu departed with the group, then saw Lu Ling kill the demon wolf before he and Netherworld vanished.

After his Water Element reached the Advanced Level, Lu Ling investigated a Scale-Skin Demon infestation at Pearl Academy and discovered that many people had been parasitized. He incapacitated the stadium crowd, restrained the Scale-Skin Demon Mother, and moved to kill her.

• Lu Ling learned that his Water Element had reached the Advanced Level, while Long Zhanye urged him to cultivate his Summoning System so she could grow faster.
• After Lu Ling killed a Scale-Skin Demon in a residential complex, Ling Ling used its remains to track a large group of demons to Pearl Academy.
• Lu Ling entered the stadium to find the Scale-Skin Demon Mother, met Mu Nujiao, and killed two transformed students before they could harm anyone.
• Lu Ling told Mu Nujiao to hide and protect the rescued hosts, then climbed toward the concert stage where the mother was located.
• Lu Ling used Mind Ripple: Silence to knock out the stadium crowd and Giant Shadow Nail: Restraint to pin the Scale-Skin Demon Mother.

After Lu Ling and Netherworld helped rescue the unconscious students, Lu Ling confronted Hunter King Du Xiao about the Hunter Union’s failure and secured compensation and rewards. He left with Ling Ling and Netherworld, and their promised payments later arrived at the Azure Sky Hunter Agency.

• Medical staff and Hunter Union members rushed into the stadium to treat the thousands of unconscious people.
• Netherworld left Lu Ling’s Contract Space, joined Ling Ling, and revealed her formidable presence to Hunter King Du Xiao.
• Lu Ling challenged Du Xiao over the parasitic demon beast invasion and urged the Hunter Union to strengthen its defenses and pay the victims compensation.
• Lu Ling requested a reward for saving the students, and Du Xiao and Jiang Yunming promised payments from the Hunter Union and Pearl Academy.
• Lu Ling left with Ling Ling and Netherworld, took them out to dinner, and later received forty million in combined rewards at the Azure Sky Hunter Agency.

Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu ran into Ye Xin Xia and Lu Ling while searching for an apartment, then discovered Lu Ling lived with several other girls. Lu Ling invited Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu to move in rent-free to help look after Xin Xia, and they agreed to share the apartment.

• Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu visited an apartment building and unexpectedly encountered Ye Xin Xia and Lu Ling.
• Lu Ling and Ye Xin Xia explained their close relationship, while Lu Ling teased Xin Xia about having raised her for over a decade.
• Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu met Ling Ling, Ding Yumian, and Netherworld, who were gathered in the apartment.
• Ai Tutu asked Lu Ling if she and Mu Nujiao could live there, and Lu Ling agreed to waive their rent if they helped care for Xin Xia.
• Ye Xin Xia accepted the arrangement, bringing the number of girls permanently living in the apartment to four, not counting Ling Ling.

Lu Ling learned that Ding Yumian had awakened her Shadow Element and gave her magic equipment before asking her to protect Mu Nujiao and the others during the Main Campus assessment. Ding Yumian vowed to link her life to his and protect them as the Black Vatican threat loomed.

• Ai Tutu, Mu Nujiao, and Ye Xin Xia searched for a shadow beast for the Main Campus assessment, and Lu Ling hinted that they should look for beef.
• Lu Ling warned Ling Ling that the Black Vatican might target the Earth Sacred Spring during the assessment, and Leng Qing agreed to share intelligence with him.
• Lu Ling learned that Ding Yumian had awakened her Shadow Element and reached the Advanced Level in her Psychic Element.
• Lu Ling gave Ding Yumian Star River Magic Equipment and defensive earrings, then used Healing Sprite to heal her newly pierced ears.
• Lu Ling asked Ding Yumian to protect Mu Nujiao and the others, and she vowed that her life would be linked to his and promised to guard them.

Lu Ling found a vampire woman transforming Liu Xian and Liu Ru through a blood diagram ritual in a wine cellar. He rescued the sisters, though they remained weak, and apologized after learning their identities.

• Lu Ling searched Magic City for signs of the Black Vatican while Ling Ling provided remote intelligence.
• The vampire woman drained Liu Xian and Liu Ru into a blood diagram, transforming them into vampires.
• Lu Ling restrained the vampire woman with Space Rhythm and Giant Shadow Nails, then questioned and attacked her.
• Lu Ling freed Liu Xian and Liu Ru from their ropes and learned their names.
• Lu Ling apologized to the sisters, realizing that Liu Xian had survived despite his earlier efforts to prevent their fate.

Lu Ling saved Liu Xian and Liu Ru from an irreversible vampire transformation and offered them protection if they drank his blood. After the sisters became his blood servants, they accepted his authority, and Lu Ling killed the vampire who had captured them.

• Lu Ling treated Liu Xian and Liu Ru's wounds and explained that the Blood Diagram Ritual had made their transformation irreversible.
• Lu Ling offered to protect the sisters and warned that drinking his blood would make them unable to disobey him.
• Liu Ru drank from Lu Ling first, and Liu Xian followed; their strength surged past Warrior Level and reached Commander Level.
• Lu Ling healed the bite wounds and explained that his blood empowered them and would be the only blood they could drink.
• Liu Xian and Liu Ru called Lu Ling Master and agreed to leave their old lives behind while they adjusted to being vampires.
• Lu Ling used Mind Control to remove the captured vampire's Blood Fang, then killed her with Fire Burst.

Lu Ling hunted Black Vatican members at the Huangpu River warehouse, using fire and Chaos magic to defeat them and draw out their superiors. He captured the remaining blue-clad member alive, believing him more valuable that way.

• Lu Ling left Liu Ru and her sister at Jinyuan Apartment, then returned to the hunt and scouted the warehouse with Netherworld.
• Lu Ling attacked the gray-clad Black Vatican members with Li Fire Domain, burning their Black Beast Demons and killing one of the men.
• Lu Ling immobilized a fleeing gray-clad member with a Giant Shadow Nail and tried to read his memories, but learned nothing before the man died.
• Lu Ling let three gray-clad members escape so they would lead him to their powerful backers.
• Lu Ling confronted the blue-clad group from atop the Heavenly Star White Dragon and used Chaos Vortex to reverse the blue-clad man's Silent Thunder Death Ray, killing the black-clad members.
• Lu Ling approached the surviving blue-clad man and said he wanted him alive.

Lu Ling helped the Magic Association crush Black Vatican strongholds in Magic City, then brought two vampire sisters home and explained their situation to his friends. After his other seven elements broke through to the Advanced Level, he realized his Summoning System might require exceptionally high mental strength to advance.

• Lu Ling immobilized the blue-robed man and the Black Beast Demons, crippled the man’s magic, and burned the demons to death before Night Hawk and Leng Qing arrived.
• Lu Ling left the captured blue-robed man and cleanup to Leng Qing and the Magic Association’s Enforcement Union.
• Ye Xin Xia and her companions returned to Jinyuan Apartment after capturing the shadow beast and found Liu Ru and Liu Xian waiting there.
• Lu Ling returned home and told Ye Xin Xia, Ding Yumian, Mu Nujiao, and Ai Tutu that the sisters were vampires who could not survive in human society.
• Ye Xin Xia and her companions won the Main Campus assessment after following Lu Ling’s clue about the shadow beast.
• Lu Ling reached the Advanced Level in seven elements but could not advance his Summoning System, so he suspected it required greater mental strength.