Chapter Summaries

Ding Yumian worried that Lu Ling would care less for her as their household grew, and he helped her realize she liked him. After they spent the night together, Lu Ling reached the Ninth Realm Stage, while Ding Yumian’s condition became more stable; she also suspected he had treated Ye Xin Xia the same way.

• Ding Yumian watched the growing household and worried over the necklace around her neck.
• Lu Ling asked Ding Yumian why she had seemed unhappy, and she admitted she feared he would care for her less as more people joined them.
• Lu Ling told Ding Yumian she liked him, kissed her, and carried her into her room.
• After spending the night together, Lu Ling’s spiritual realm broke through to the Ninth Realm Stage, and Ding Yumian said her condition felt more stable.
• Ding Yumian guessed that Lu Ling had treated Ye Xin Xia through intimacy, and Lu Ling admitted Ye Xin Xia had insisted.

Lu Ling broke through the Summoning System’s barrier, boosting Long Zhanye’s growth enough for her to reach a major realm breakthrough, though she transformed into a small white-haired girl instead of the mature beauty she wanted to become. The Mysterious Dragon Emperor appeared, explained Long Zhanye’s transformation and Lu Ling’s cultivation, then gave him a mental-strength cultivation boost before he returned to the real world.

• Lu Ling entered meditation and broke through the Summoning System’s barrier, causing Long Zhanye’s growth to surge.
• Long Zhanye surpassed the Commander rank and broke through, but her dragon form changed into a small white-haired girl.
• Lu Ling crossed worlds to find Long Zhanye and encountered a gigantic Emperor-level Heavenly Star White Dragon.
• The dragon transformed into a silver-haired woman and explained that she had sent Long Zhanye to follow Lu Ling so they could both grow stronger.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor told Lu Ling that mental strength was key to his cultivation and sent silver light into his brow.
• Back in the real world, Lu Ling found that his mental strength improved faster and wondered whether he could advance beyond the ninth realm stage.

Dean Xiao asked Lu Ling to lead the exchange team to Imperial Capital Academy so he could meet Pang Lai, a Saint Mage interested in Lu Ling’s dragon. Lu Ling revealed Netherworld was his Contract Beast, then joined the students for the trip, where Bai Tingting learned he had saved her and became fascinated with him.

• Dean Xiao asked Lu Ling to lead the exchange team and introduced Pang Lai’s interest in meeting him.
• Lu Ling told Dean Xiao that the gray-haired woman was his Contract Beast, Netherworld, and showed her walking through the air on energy-made flowers.
• At the assembly, Zhao Manyan teased Mo Fan about Bai Tingting, while Mu Nujiao greeted Lu Ling.
• Qiu Yuhua introduced Lu Ling as the team’s leader, surprising the students with his youthful appearance.
• Mu Nujiao told Bai Tingting that Lu Ling had saved her at the gymnasium, and Bai Tingting looked at him with fascination.

Lu Ling arrived at Imperial Capital Academy as Pearl Academy’s team leader and reunited with Mu Ningxue after unveiling his newly strengthened Ice Domain, which he named Ice Glass. Their public affection stirred the academy’s students, while Netherworld’s presence raised questions.

• Lu Ling and the Pearl Academy group arrived at Imperial Capital Academy, where he surprised Lu Yiming by revealing he was leading the team as a teacher.
• Lu Ling demonstrated his Advanced-Level Ice Domain by freezing the lakeside and named it Ice Glass.
• Lu Ling sensed Mu Ningxue approaching and reunited with her, embracing her and walking around the academy together.
• News spread that Mu Ningxue had a sweetheart, upsetting her many admirers as they saw her with Lu Ling.
• Mu Ningxue asked Lu Ling why the girl in the red dress kept following them.

Lu Ling visited the Imperial Palace with Netherworld and met Elder Pang Lai, who wanted to learn how Lu Ling had contracted a dragon. Lu Ling revealed that the dragon was his Dimensional Summoning, while Netherworld’s mysterious nature drew Pang Lai’s attention.

• Lu Ling met Jiang Yu at the Imperial Palace and told him that he had reached the Advanced Level and cultivated the Summoning System.
• Lu Ling and Netherworld met Pang Lai, who asked how Lu Ling had formed a contract with his dragon.
• Lu Ling explained that the dragon was his Dimensional Summoning from the ordinary Summoning Plane, leaving Pang Lai and Jiang Yu astonished.
• Night Rakshasa emerged from Jiang Yu’s Contract Space and eagerly settled onto Netherworld’s lap.
• Pang Lai asked about Netherworld’s origins, then realized that he could not see through Lu Ling’s cultivation either.

Lu Ling discovered that his ninth-realm mental strength concealed his cultivation, then summoned Long Zhanye to show Pang Lai. Long Zhanye appeared as a white-haired girl and could not return to her former dragon form, though she proved she still possessed powerful dragon breath.

• Pang Lai could not see through Lu Ling’s cultivation, and Netherworld explained that Lu Ling’s ninth-realm mental strength prevented those with equal or lesser strength from sensing it.
• Lu Ling summoned Long Zhanye at the Imperial Palace training ground, where she appeared as a small white-haired girl instead of her imposing dragon form.
• Long Zhanye said she could not change back until she grew again, and Lu Ling regretted losing the intimidating appearance of his Heavenly Star White Dragon.
• Long Zhanye used her Dragon Flame Technique, convincing Pang Lai that she was a true dragon with an exalted bloodline.
• Pang Lai offered to help Lu Ling with summoning magic, while Netherworld said goodbye to Jiang Yu’s Night Rakshasa and reminded him to feed it shadow element treasures.
• Lu Ling let Long Zhanye ride on his shoulders as he and Netherworld left, then refused when Netherworld asked for a ride too.

Lu Ling joined the academies’ wilderness training at Dean Xiao’s request, intending to protect Mo Fan from Lu Nian’s plans. Before the group boarded the plane, he humiliated Lu Zhenghe with his spiritual pressure, then sat between Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao.

• Zhao Manyan told Lu Ling that Pearl Academy had won both exchange matches, with Mo Fan defeating the opposing team using lightning and fire magic.
• Lu Ling warned the students that wilderness training would leave them without mage protection, and Qiu Yuhua later told him to join the trip at Dean Xiao’s request.
• Lu Ling realized Lu Nian might be involved and understood that Dean Xiao wanted him to secretly protect Mo Fan.
• Lu Zhenghe insulted Lu Ling, who used spiritual pressure to force him to kneel and then pressed his head to the ground with Royal Authority.
• Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao sat on either side of Lu Ling on the plane, and Mu Nujiao learned that Lu Ling and Mu Ningxue had grown up together.

Lu Ling traveled with the Imperial Capital Academy students to Jinlin City while his effortless power and close bond with Netherworld drew their envy. At the intact municipal building, he exposed a Pseudo-Fear Demon, then a Commander Level creature flew toward the group.

• After landing in Kangning City, Lu Ling and the group traveled on foot, and the students feared him after he emerged from a cave of Cave Demon Slaves without a scratch or sign of exhaustion.
• At camp, Netherworld danced among red spider lilies, while the students watched and envied her closeness with Lu Ling.
• Mu Nujiao explained Netherworld's fondness for Lu Ling, and Mu Ningxue admitted she envied their trust in each other.
• After several days, the group reached Jinlin City and chose the municipal building as a temporary base.
• Lu Ling cast Holy Light on the building, revealing that it housed a Pseudo-Fear Demon whose roots began to writhe and shake the structure.
• A flying creature with enormous fleshy wings and a lizard's head approached, and the group recognized it as a Commander Level Demon Beast and prepared to run.

Netherworld killed the Pseudo-Fear Demon and the Giant Lizard Pseudo-Dragon with a single attack, allowing the students to continue their survey safely. Lu Ling then hunted through Jinlin City for Soul Essences and later reunited with the group, having cleared away nearby threats.

• Lu Ling asked Netherworld to deal with the monsters, and her spider lilies killed the Pseudo-Fear Demon before a scarlet beam dissolved the Giant Lizard Pseudo-Dragon.
• Netherworld pretended to be exhausted and curled up in Lu Ling’s arms, while Lu Ling told the students to resume gathering data.
• With the students safe, Lu Ling ventured deeper into Jinlin City to hunt Giant Lizard-Skull Demons for Soul Essences.
• Lu Ling used Water Curtain Sky, Zhu Nan’s enhancement, and Chaos Surface to flood the demons’ lairs, then followed up with Ice Crystal Bow.
• After night fell, Lu Ling used his psychic mark to find Mu Ningxue and the others, having also slain nearby demon beasts, including a Bewitching Demon Spider.

Lu Ling promised Mu Ningxue a Star River Vein and discovered Lu Zheng had planted a signal transmitter, then Lu Nian’s forces ambushed the returning training group. Lu Ling stopped Lu Nian’s lightning attack and used Mind Element Magic to learn that Song He had revealed the expedition’s location.

• Lu Ling reassured Mu Ningxue about using the Ice Crystal Bow and promised to give her a Star River Vein to help her reach the Advanced Level.
• Lu Ling learned that Mu Ningxue’s father remained in Bo City, while Lu Zheng secretly buried a signal transmitter that Lu Ling monitored with his mental power.
• As the group prepared to leave Jinlin City, Lu Nian arrived with Sky Eagle Mages and ordered his men to kill everyone except Lu Zhenghe and Mo Fan.
• Liao Mingxuan was killed by Ice Locks, and Lu Nian’s men unleashed a third-tier Thunderbolt that Lu Ling redirected into Lu Zhenghe, killing him.
• Lu Ling confronted Lu Nian for killing his younger brother and questioned why he wanted Mo Fan, whose Innate Dual Element made him a target for experiments.
• Lu Ling used Mind Element Magic to weaken Lu Nian’s vigilance, and Lu Nian revealed that Song He had disclosed the training expedition’s location.

Lu Ling overwhelmed Lu Nian and the Military Mages with Chaos, Psychic, and Space magic, leaving them helpless as he began torturing them for their crimes. Mo Fan and the others watched in shock while Lu Nian realized his pursuit of Mo Fan had been a disastrous mistake.

• Lu Ling activated his Chaos Domain, turning the Military Mages’ spells back on them and dismantling their Thunderbolts.
• Lu Ling used Mind Shock to disrupt Lu Nian’s advanced Earth Element spell and inflict piercing mental pain on the group.
• Lu Ling increased the Space Element gravity until Lu Nian and the Military Mages were pinned to the ground and unable to cast magic.
• Lu Ling cut off the right and left hands of the Military Mages with Chaos blades, terrifying Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, and the others.
• Lu Ling taunted Lu Nian about his brother’s death and claimed that killing the Military Mages would earn him great merit.

Lu Ling helped expose Lu Nian’s experiments and Song He’s crimes, leading to Song He’s removal as dean and likely imprisonment. Before leaving Mo Fan, Lu Ling gave him the Blood Seed and explained how its Demon Element could save his life at a cost.

• Lu Ling found the Blood Seed among the officers’ belongings and learned from Netherworld that its power resembled his own.
• Zhan Kong arrived in Jinlin City, reunited with Mo Fan and Lu Ling, and learned that Lu Ling had killed Lu Nian’s men.
• Lu Ling supplied evidence of Lu Nian’s experiments and Song He’s involvement, while the victimized students and their families helped pressure the authorities.
• Song He was stripped of his position as dean and faced imprisonment, while the victims received compensation and Lu Ling received a reward.
• Lu Ling gave Mo Fan the Blood Seed, explained the Demon Element’s costs, and said Mo Fan was better suited to use it.

Speaker Shao Zheng met Lu Ling to praise his past achievements and learn about his cultivation. After discovering Lu Ling had six elements, including three at the Advanced Level, Shao Zheng offered him the captaincy of the National Team for the World Academy Competition.

• Pang Lai introduced Lu Ling to Speaker Shao Zheng, who said he had come to meet him after hearing about his role in killing Lu Nian.
• Shao Zheng recounted Lu Ling's achievements, including saving Bo City, clearing out Black Vatican remnants in the Magic City, and killing a Commander Level Winged Azure Wolf.
• Lu Ling revealed that his Summoning, Space, and Ice elements were at the Advanced Level and confirmed he also had the Psychic Element.
• Lu Ling explained that he and Mo Fan had innate dual elements, which meant they awakened two elements each time and gave Lu Ling six elements.
• Shao Zheng changed his plan to make Lu Ling a participant in the World Academy Competition and offered him the position of National Team captain.

Lu Ling negotiated with Shao Zheng to become National Team Captain in exchange for unrestricted development rights over Fanxue City. After revealing his formidable mental strength, he secured appointments as a Fanxue City councilor and an honorary Imperial Palace councilor, and began planning the city's development.

• Lu Ling agreed to become National Team Captain after Shao Zheng promised him benefits, then asked for absolute development rights over Fanxue City.
• Shao Zheng granted Lu Ling authority to develop Fanxue City without reviews and promised to appoint him its councilor, while Lu Ling offered to publicly support Shao Zheng.
• Lu Ling displayed mental strength powerful enough to affect Shao Zheng and Pang Lai, impressing them both.
• Pang Lai offered Lu Ling the title of honorary Imperial Palace councilor, and Lu Ling accepted the status.
• Lu Ling acquired a Star River Vein for Mu Ningxue and prepared to start developing Fanxue City with help from Liu Xian and Liu Ru.

Lu Ling left Fanxue City in the hands of Liu Xian and Liu Ru, then flew to Hangzhou to investigate the epidemic. He found the Eagle Red Grass antidote and explained the man-made outbreak to Leng Qing, who agreed to follow his plan to treat the infected and arrest the culprit.

• Lu Ling entrusted Liu Xian and Liu Ru with running Fanxue City before departing, and the sisters admitted that they both liked him.
• Lu Ling flew to West Ridge, defeated the White Demon Eagles, and gathered the Eagle Red Grass needed to cure Hangzhou’s epidemic.
• Lu Ling met Leng Qing and told her the Black Totem Snake was not responsible for the outbreak.
• Lu Ling explained that Sharp-Clawed Plague Rats had spread diseased blood and that the epidemic was man-made.
• Lu Ling showed Leng Qing the Eagle Red Grass antidote, and she agreed to begin secretly treating patients and arresting the culprit.

Lu Ling and Leng Qing exposed Wang Yi’s role in producing the counterfeit blood agent and learned that White Demon Eagles were attacking Hangzhou. They reached West Lake as Zhu Meng prepared to kill the snake demon, and Lu Ling warned him that Luo Mian was using him.

• Leng Qing and Lu Ling arrested Wang Yi at the military supply compound, and Lu Ling used his councilor’s badge and magic to make Wang Yi confess his and Luo Mian’s crimes.
• Lu Ling and Leng Qing learned that White Demon Eagles were attacking Hangzhou and that Zhu Meng had gathered at West Lake to kill the snake demon.
• Lu Ling explained that the infected patients’ scent had drawn the eagles and realized Luo Mian would be at West Lake with the others.
• Zhu Meng pleaded with Tang Zhong to let them kill the snake demon to resolve the epidemic, and Tang Zhong was about to agree.
• Lu Ling and Leng Qing arrived at West Lake, where Lu Ling warned Zhu Meng not to be used as someone else’s weapon.

Lu Ling exposed Luo Mian as the mastermind behind the counterfeit blood serums that caused the epidemic, using Wang Yi’s confession as evidence. Luo Mian tried to escape and attack Lu Ling, but Lu Ling countered his magic and trapped him.

• Lu Ling identified himself to Zhu Meng and explained that counterfeit blood serums made with diseased Sharp-Clawed Plague Rat blood had caused the epidemic, not the Black Totem Snake.
• Lu Ling revealed that Luo Mian had arranged the counterfeit serum scheme and played Wang Yi’s confession, which named Luo Mian and detailed the conspiracy.
• Zhu Meng, Li Tian, and Yun Feng confronted Luo Mian, who unleashed a Dark Domain and tried to flee after threatening Lu Ling.
• Luo Mian began casting a Curse spell at Lu Ling, but Lu Ling used Mind Shock to disrupt everyone’s magic, then trapped them all with Chaos Domain.
• Lu Ling used Holy Radiance to collapse Luo Mian’s Dark Domain and prevented him from escaping, then called on Netherworld to intimidate him.

Lu Ling brutally tortured Luo Mian after defeating him, healing his wounds only to prolong his suffering. He then gave the Black Totem Snake poisonous blood serum to help it finish shedding, while the gathered mages watched.

• Netherworld's spiritual pressure trapped Luo Mian, and Lu Ling used Chaos Magic Blade to sever his legs.
• Lu Ling healed Luo Mian's wounds, destroyed his severed legs, then cut off his hands and used Rapid Thinking and Ghost Punishment to intensify his pain.
• Lu Ling silenced Luo Mian's screams with Chaos Magic while the other mages stood by.
• Lu Ling gave Tang Zhong several truckloads of poisonous fake blood serum for the Black Totem Snake.
• The Black Totem Snake swallowed the serum, and Tang Zhong said the snake god was thanking Lu Ling.

Lu Ling revealed his support for protecting totems, then joined Netherworld in confronting the Silver Ruler as the Great Monarch attacked Hangzhou. Netherworld slaughtered the White Demon Eagles above West Fortress, while the Silver Ruler remained the looming threat.

• Lu Ling told the gathered mages that he guarded a dead totem and claimed Shao Zheng supported protecting totems, persuading Zhu Meng to abandon his designs on the Black Totem Snake.
• Netherworld spotted the Silver Ruler approaching, and Leng Qing explained that Eagle Red Grass medicine would treat the plague but that its scent would take days to dissipate.
• Yun Feng flew to face the Silver Ruler, while Zhu Meng asked Lu Ling to join the fight; Lu Ling admitted he was only Advanced Level and Netherworld offered to go with him.
• Netherworld carried Lu Ling toward the aerial battlefield and unleashed crimson blades that devoured White Demon Eagles, while Long Zhanye arrived in dragon form and admitted she could not defeat the Silver Ruler.
• Netherworld wiped out every White Demon Eagle above Hangzhou's West Fortress, leaving the gathered mages staring in amazement at the red-covered sky.

Netherworld unleashed crimson petals that slaughtered the White Demon Eagles across Hangzhou while Lu Ling trapped the Four-Clawed Demon Eagles in his Chaos Domain. As Zhu Meng and the others backed Netherworld against the Silver Ruler, Lu Ling and Long Zhanye burned the trapped eagles to ash and gained three soul essences.

• Netherworld's crimson petals transformed into blades and killed White Demon Eagles across the West Fortress and Hangzhou.
• Zhu Meng and the other Super Mages guessed that Netherworld was a powerful Demon Beast summoned by Lu Ling, then flew to support her against the Silver Ruler.
• Lu Ling used Chaos Domain, Colosseum to trap the Four-Clawed Demon Eagles and the Heavenly Star White Dragon in a disorienting space.
• Lu Ling enhanced himself and the Heavenly Star White Dragon with Holy Whisper, then attacked the Four-Clawed Demon Eagles with fire magic.
• Long Zhanye unleashed her dragon breath, destroying the Four-Clawed Demon Eagles, and Lu Ling collected three soul essences.