Chapter Summaries

Lu Ling broke the Silver Ruler’s Blade Domain with the Chaos Element, allowing Netherworld and the others to strike the Great Monarch. The Silver Ruler fell, leaving the defenders of West Ridge celebrating its death.

• Netherworld asked Lu Ling to use the Chaos Element to break the Silver Ruler’s Blade Domain.
• Lu Ling created linked Chaos Vortices that opened a breach in the Silver Ruler’s defenses.
• Zhu Meng, Li Tian, Yun Feng, and the Heavenly Star White Dragon attacked through the breach and badly wounded the Silver Ruler.
• The Silver Ruler tried to flee, but Netherworld’s blood swords had sealed its escape routes.
• Netherworld sent a blood crescent through Lu Ling’s Chaos Vortex and killed the Silver Ruler.

After Netherworld defeated the Silver Ruler, Lu Ling absorbed its Monarch-level Spirit Essence and returned to West Lake, where the Black Totem Snake was shedding its skin. The next day, he woke at Leng Qing’s home, accidentally walked in on her bathing, and later shared a meal with her and Netherworld.

• Netherworld gave Lu Ling the Silver Ruler’s Monarch-level Spirit Essence, then vanished to rest, while Yun Feng offered to have the Military Department handle the corpse.
• Lu Ling went to West Lake, where Leng Qing reported that the Black Totem Snake was shedding safely and Tang Yue thanked him for saving it.
• Lu Ling woke the next day with Netherworld asleep on his left hand and realized his mental strength might let him challenge a Monarch Level being.
• Lu Ling accidentally opened the bathroom door while Leng Qing was bathing, startling her, and left to give her time to calm down.
• Lu Ling returned with food, and Netherworld eagerly ate as he and Leng Qing joined her; Lu Ling asked what had happened after he left the previous day.

Lu Ling received recognition and rewards for helping save Hangzhou, including an honorary councilorship, the Silver Ruler’s Battle Soul and Exotic Bone, and a defensive necklace. He left Leng Qing a Star River Vein and a teasing recorded message that left her furious and blushing.

• Leng Qing told Lu Ling that the city’s patients had all received the antidote, and the Magic Association was preparing a reward for him.
• Zhu Meng escorted Lu Ling to a meeting with Tang Zhong, Yun Feng, and Li Tian, where Lu Ling requested a Commander Level defensive necklace and asked them to recognize Leng Qing’s contribution.
• Tang Zhong appointed Lu Ling an honorary councilor and guardian of Hangzhou, then gave him the Silver Ruler’s Battle Soul and Exotic Bone and the defensive magic item.
• Lu Ling suggested that Hangzhou let its citizens know the Black Totem Snake was protecting them, and Tang Zhong said he would consider it.
• Lu Ling left Leng Qing a Star River Vein and a necklace that played his recorded message, which ended with a tease that made her curse him.

Lu Ling returned to Magic City and reunited with Ding Yumian and Ye Xin Xia before giving Xin Xia a gift. The next morning, he appeased Ling Ling after she complained he had gone to Hangzhou without her, and asked her to help gather information about Flame Belles for his Contract Beast.

• Lu Ling returned home and embraced Ding Yumian, who kissed him before Ye Xin Xia arrived and caught them.
• Ye Xin Xia welcomed Lu Ling back, questioned him about Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu, and accepted a box of materials for a custom Armor Magic Tool.
• Netherworld searched the kitchen and complained that there was no food, so Lu Ling said they would eat out.
• Ling Ling confronted Lu Ling for leaving her behind on the Hangzhou trip, and he promised to take her out for fun.
• Lu Ling asked Ling Ling about Flame Belles, and she offered to gather information for his Contract Beast.

Lu Ling bought information about the Dunhuang region and met Ailin, a visitor from Britain’s Victoria Family who had come to learn how he obtained his white dragon. She left without learning a dragon-taming method, but she and Lu Ling agreed to become friends.

• Lu Ling spent fifty million on secret information about the Dunhuang region’s coming heavenly fire calamity and collected the Star River magic tool and Star River Vein.
• Ailin introduced herself to Lu Ling and explained that she had tracked him down because of his white dragon and the Victoria Family’s research into dragon taming.
• Lu Ling told Ailin that the white dragon was his Dimensional Summoning, not a dragon he had tamed, and described treating her as an equal.
• Lu Ling and Ailin shared a meal, where she enjoyed the Chinese food and discussed mental communication as a possible part of dragon taming.
• Ailin offered Lu Ling the Victoria Family’s help, and the two agreed to be friends before she left.

Lu Ling returned to Bo City and found that the place where he had grown up had vanished, leaving him feeling homeless. At Mu Family Manor, he reunited with Mu Zhuoyun and Zhan Kong, learned about Zhan Kong’s past with Qin Yuer, and Mu Zhuoyun called Ning Xue to invite her back.

• Lu Ling gave Ye Xin Xia the Star River Magic Equipment and Star River Vein, then quietly took a train to Bo City.
• Lu Ling visited the vanished site of his former home and, with Netherworld, filled the area with red spider lilies before heading to Mu Family Manor.
• Mu Zhuoyun welcomed Lu Ling and Netherworld, arranged dinner, and invited Zhan Kong to join them.
• Lu Ling asked Zhan Kong about his former Zu Family identity and Qin Yuer, prompting Zhan Kong to recount his admiration for her and his defense of her against the Heretic Judgment Court.
• Lu Ling told Mu Zhuoyun and Zhan Kong that he had returned to see home, and Mu Zhuoyun called Ning Xue and asked her to come back.

After Lu Ling got drunk and passed out at Mu Family Manor, Mu Ningxue rushed back to Bo City to see him. He woke to find her beside him and comforted her about his missing master, but their intimate moment began under Netherworld’s watchful gaze.

• Lu Ling drank with Zhan Kong and Mu Zhuoyun until he passed out, and Netherworld carried him to his room.
• Mu Ningxue hurried back to Bo City after Mu Zhuoyun told her Lu Ling was staying at the manor and had been drinking heavily.
• Mu Ningxue found Netherworld curled up in Lu Ling’s arms and sat beside the bed while he slept.
• Lu Ling woke, learned Mu Ningxue had come to check on him, and told her that his master had gone missing.
• Mu Ningxue told Lu Ling that she and Xin Xia were his family, and Lu Ling kissed her forehead and embraced her.
• Lu Ling teased Mu Ningxue about her declaration, then pressed her onto the bed and kissed her while Netherworld watched.

Lu Ling persuaded Mu Zhuoyun to move his businesses from Bo City to Fanxue City and help manage Lu Ling’s enterprises. A month later, Lu Ling, Ling Ling, and Netherworld reached the Scorching Plains, where Lu Ling provoked the creatures of the Sand River to harvest their soul essences.

• Lu Ling revealed that he was a Fanxue City councilman and offered Mu Zhuoyun the chance to move there and manage his businesses.
• Mu Zhuoyun accepted Lu Ling’s offer, while Mu Ningxue went to the Imperial Capital to focus on cultivation.
• A month later, Lu Ling, Ling Ling, and Netherworld arrived in Dunhuang to investigate the Heavenly Calamity Fire and its treasures.
• The group reached the Sand River, and Lu Ling chose to fight through its creatures rather than cross by a safer method.
• Lu Ling cast Blood Shadow Dark Domain, drawing White Sand Demon Soldiers from the sand, then invoked Myriad Forms.

Lu Ling, Ling Ling, and Netherworld crossed the Sand River and survived the Heavenly Calamity Fire while collecting Soul Essences and treasures. After Ling Ling pushed him to prioritize their search, Lu Ling set out to find the Flame Belle, but he could not yet locate the Fire Cloud Forest.

• Lu Ling used Netherworld's blood blades and his Azure Sea Domain to defeat the White Sand Demon Soldiers and carry the group across the Sand River, gathering their Soul Essences.
• Netherworld teased Ling Ling, who wound up clinging to Lu Ling after Netherworld upset her.
• Lu Ling shielded the group with a Spatial Domain as the Heavenly Calamity Fire swept across the Scorching Plains.
• After the fire subsided, Lu Ling and his companions spent the day gathering Spirit Seeds, Soul Seeds, and other treasures.
• Ling Ling reminded Lu Ling that they had come to find the Flame Belle, and Lu Ling agreed to focus on the search the next day.
• Lu Ling led Ling Ling and Netherworld into the Northern Corner of the Scorching Plains on the Heavenly Star White Dragon, but he could not find the Fire Cloud Forest.

The bandaged woman manipulated Chen Ying into stabbing the Flame Witch, then tried to seize the Fire Tribulation Fruit while the Flame Witch lay weakened. Lu Ling arrived in time to restrain the group and clear their minds, leaving Chen Ying confused and the bandaged woman exposed.

• The bandaged woman gave Chen Ying a cold-iron spike and used mental manipulation to make her approach the Flame Witch.
• The Flame Witch recognized Chen Ying as her daughter and tried to leave, but Chen Ying stabbed her in the back under the bandaged woman's control.
• Lu Ling, Ling Ling, and Long Zhanye reached the Fire Cloud Forest after sensing a surge of flame energy.
• The wounded Flame Witch unleashed her Calamity Flame and Dark Flame Domain, but Chen Ying emerged unharmed, and the bandaged woman urged Zhao Yulin to take the Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• Chen Ying moved toward the Star Language Sky Tree, but Lu Ling froze the group with Time Lag and Giant Shadow Nails, then dispelled the mental influence affecting them.
• Chen Ying regained clarity and questioned what had happened as the bandaged woman, exposed, angrily confronted Lu Ling.

Lu Ling exposed the white-clad figure as Ghost Woman, a fugitive who had impersonated Jiang Feng, and defeated her while Zhao Yulin and Chen Ying learned the truth. He kept Ghost Woman alive to torture her before banishing her into a chaos dimension, while Chen Ying remained confused about her mother’s identity and the Flame Witch looked at her lovingly.

• Ghost Woman escaped the Giant Shadow Nail’s restraints and attacked everyone with Mind Interference, but Lu Ling blocked it with Psychic Protection and freed Zhao Yulin and the others.
• Lu Ling identified the white-clad figure as Ghost Woman, a wanted Advanced Level Psychic mage, and Zhao Yulin realized she was not Jiang Feng.
• Ghost Woman attacked the group with Vengeful-Eyed Ghost Fiend and Evil Spider Trap, but Lu Ling dispersed the curse harming Zhao Yulin with Mind Shock.
• Lu Ling severed Ghost Woman’s limbs with Chaos Magic Blade, pierced her organs with Ice Lock, and used Aquarius to keep her alive while heightening her perception of pain.
• Lu Ling sent Ghost Woman into a chaos dimension with Colosseum, while Chen Ying wondered who her real mother was and the Flame Witch smiled at her lovingly.

Lu Ling accepted the Flame Witch’s contract and used the Parthenon Divine Soul’s Great Healing Paean to save her from a fatal wound. The Flame Witch and Flame Belle vanished after the healing, while Lu Ling collapsed unconscious from exhaustion.

• The Flame Witch hatched Flame Belle from the Fire Tribulation Fruit and entrusted the newborn to Lu Ling.
• Lu Ling accepted a contract with the dying Flame Witch despite the danger to his own soul.
• Lu Ling summoned the Parthenon Divine Soul and cast Great Healing Paean, driving out the Cold Iron Evil Spike and restoring the Flame Witch’s injuries.
• The Flame Witch and Flame Belle disappeared as the sacred light faded, and Lu Ling fell unconscious.
• Netherworld caught Lu Ling, and Ling Ling examined him and found that he only needed rest.

Lu Ling woke after exhausting his magical energy to save the Flame Witch and prepared to leave the Star Language Giant Tree with Ling Ling, Long Zhanye, and the newly born Little Flame Fairy. He said the tree’s energy was gone and wondered whether a new seed could preserve the Flame Belle’s legacy.

• Zhao Yulin thanked Lu Ling and his companions for saving him, but Ling Ling dismissed his offer to escort them away.
• Long Zhanye transformed from the Heavenly Star White Dragon into a small white-haired girl and explained that Lu Ling had drained all his magical energy.
• Lu Ling woke the next morning with Long Zhanye sleeping on him, confirmed that the Flame Witch was alive, and reunited with Ling Ling.
• Little Flame Fairy emerged from her Contract Space and eagerly ate a Fire Element Spirit Seed Fragment as Lu Ling explained her abilities.
• Lu Ling told Ling Ling the Star Language Giant Tree had run out of energy and that finding a new seed might allow the Flame Belle’s legacy to continue.

Lu Ling’s group encountered Nan Jue and her Military Mages in the Fire Cloud Forest and escorted them out of danger. They crossed the Sand River safely and parted ways after Lu Ling killed the Three-Headed Evil Python and revealed the dead criminal Ghost Woman.

• Lu Ling sensed Nan Jue and her companions nearby, then invited them to follow his group out of the forest.
• Nan Jue accepted Lu Ling’s offer and led her subordinates behind his group, abandoning their search for the Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• Lu Ling used Icebound Coffin to kill the Three-Headed Evil Python that had attacked Nan Jue’s team.
• Lu Ling released Ghost Woman’s remains, and Nan Jue identified the wanted criminal and ordered her burned.
• Lu Ling’s group and Nan Jue’s Military Mages crossed the Sand River safely, then parted ways.

After casting Great Healing Paean, Lu Ling discovered that Flame Witch Jiang Feng had regained a human body and appeared beside him as a red-haired girl. Jiang Feng had lost her memories but remained closely bonded to Lu Ling and Little Flame Fairy, and the chapter ended with her creating a dress from flames.

• Lu Ling cast Great Healing Paean without help from his divine soul and fell asleep alone in his room.
• A naked red-haired girl appeared beside Lu Ling while he slept and curled up next to him.
• Lu Ling woke and found the girl, who called him Master, while Little Flame Fairy happily reunited with her.
• Lu Ling realized that the girl was Jiang Feng, concluded that Great Healing Paean had restored her human body, and noticed that she had forgotten much of her past.
• Lu Ling gave Jiang Feng her name and told her to call him Big Brother, and she threw herself into his arms.
• Jiang Feng used flames to conjure a dress for herself and cheerfully showed it off to Lu Ling.

Lu Ling brought the amnesiac Flame Witch, Jiang Feng, home and introduced her to Ye Xin Xia and the others as a contracted being with little common sense. After Jiang Feng devoured several Spirit Seed Fragments and called Lu Ling “big brother,” he revealed a vessel filled with flame energy, which she eagerly eyed.

• Lu Ling used spatial energy to borrow Ye Xin Xia’s clothes and helped Jiang Feng make herself a simple outfit and wear a bra.
• Ye Xin Xia, Ding Yumian, Mu Nujiao, and Ai Tutu returned home and questioned Lu Ling about the red-haired girl beside him.
• Lu Ling explained that Jiang Feng had signed a Soul Contract with him, then introduced Little Flame Fairy as a Flame Belle.
• Jiang Feng watched Little Flame Fairy eat a Spirit Seed Fragment, then eagerly ate three fragments herself.
• Jiang Feng called Lu Ling “big brother” and asked for more food, so Lu Ling took out a vessel filled with the aura of flames.

Lu Ling settled Jiang Feng into the household, where she devoured Fire Element Spirit Seeds and revealed her lost human past to Ling Ling. After Lu Ling received an eighty-million payment for a rescue, he surprised Ye Xin Xia by promising to take her out alone.

• Lu Ling gave Jiang Feng two Fire Element Spirit Seeds, which she ate before retreating through a spatial doorway to sleep.
• Lu Ling told the others that Jiang Feng had once been human, had lost her memories, and now followed her Flame Belle instincts.
• Ling Ling gave Lu Ling an eighty-million payment from Zhao Yulin for the rescue in the Scorching Plains.
• Lu Ling noted that Little Flame Fairy was close to becoming a juvenile Flame Belle and would soon need Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Ling visited Ye Xin Xia at night, promised to take her out alone, and brushed her hair before she prepared to change clothes.

Lu Ling took Ye Xin Xia on a late-night outing, reassured her about feeling unworthy of him, and defended her from a group of drunken men. Afterward, they headed to a mall to buy clothes, where they encountered someone who recognized them.

• Ye Xin Xia told Lu Ling she felt inferior because he was so outstanding, and Lu Ling reassured her with a kiss and told her he would decide whether she was good enough for him.
• Lu Ling used Instantaneous Movement to take Ye Xin Xia to a deserted alley, where he used Mind Control and Giant Shadow Nail to punish several drunk men who harassed them.
• Lu Ling warned Ye Xin Xia not to go out alone late at night, and they joked about him giving her clothes to Jiang Feng.
• Lu Ling and Ye Xin Xia reached a mall, where a familiar person approached and asked if they were Lu Ling and Ye Xin Xia.

Lu Ling and Ye Xin Xia met Bai Tingting, who hired him to hunt demon beasts for the Bai Family. Afterward, Jiang Feng appeared in bed with them, leaving Ye Xin Xia furious and Lu Ling to deal with the awkward surprise.

• Bai Tingting thanked Ye Xin Xia and Lu Ling for saving her and asked Lu Ling to help with a Bai Family demon-beast hunt.
• Lu Ling agreed to take the job through the Azure Sky Hunter Agency, while Bai Tingting mistakenly tried to figure out whether he and Ye Xin Xia were married or siblings.
• Lu Ling and Ye Xin Xia spent the night together at Jinyuan Apartment, unaware that Jiang Feng was watching them.
• Ye Xin Xia woke up and discovered Jiang Feng sleeping behind Lu Ling, then grew upset when Jiang Feng pressed her lips against his.
• Lu Ling gave Jiang Feng a Spirit Seed and sent her into the Contract Space, but Ye Xin Xia blamed him for Jiang Feng's behavior before he started another advance.

Bai Tingting brought Lu Ling, Ling Ling, and another companion to the Bai Family’s Lianyungang port to investigate an Azure Giant Demon that had sunk ships and killed hunters. After learning the creature might be a Great Commander, the group inspected the closed port, and Lu Ling prepared to cross the water himself.

• Bai Tingting explained that an Azure Giant Demon had attacked the Bai Family’s cargo ships for half a month, despite the loss of several Advanced Level mages and two hunter teams.
• Ling Ling suspected the monster was at least a Great Commander, prompting Bai Tingting to urge Lu Ling to put their safety first.
• At the Bai Family base, Bai Tingting introduced the hunters to Bai Liu'an, who doubted they could handle the commission until Ling Ling showed her Hunter Master badge.
• Ling Ling questioned Bai Liu'an about the attacks, and he described the freighter the monster had sunk and the bodies that had washed ashore from the nearby island.
• At the port, Lu Ling refused Bai Liu'an’s offer of a boat, summoned moon-white starlight, and prepared to cross toward the island.