Chapter Summaries

Lu Ling searched a remote island for the Azure Giant Demon and found it hiding underwater, then drove it onto shore and attacked it with water, mind, light, and ice magic. As he prepared to crush the trapped demon beneath an iceberg, he spotted a young girl fleeing nearby.

• Bai Tingting told Bai Liu'an that she and Lu Ling were friends, while Ling Ling confidently said Lu Ling would either fail to find the Azure Giant Demon or kill it.
• Lu Ling searched the island with Netherworld, realized the Azure Giant Demon might be underwater, and entered the sea inside a spatial sphere protected by his Azure Sea Domain.
• An enormous crab-like Azure Giant Demon ambushed Lu Ling from a rock wall, but his Space Barrier stopped its pincer.
• Lu Ling used Water Tornado and Mind Control to throw the Azure Giant Demon onto shore, then pierced it with Light Falls Ten Thousand Zhang, Ten Thousand Sword Feathers.
• The Azure Giant Demon fled inland, and Lu Ling trapped it with Heavenly Ice Lock Formation before noticing a young girl fleeing beyond the ice prison.

Lu Ling defeated a powerful ocean skeleton after rescuing a mysterious blue-haired girl from the island. The girl escaped into the sea at extraordinary speed, leaving Lu Ling to wonder whether she was human.

• Lu Ling froze the Azure Giant Demon and approached the blue-haired girl, who could only babble and gesture.
• A giant skeleton appeared and began consuming the immobilized Azure Giant Demon, so Lu Ling attacked it with holy light and Jiang Feng's flames.
• Lu Ling trapped the skeleton in compressed flames and destroyed its body and Undead Crystal, while the Azure Giant Demon died in the fire.
• Lu Ling found the girl at the shore and offered to take her back to the mainland, but she shook her head and tried to communicate with gestures.
• Lu Ling discovered that his Psychic Element could not sense the girl, and she leaped into the sea and swam away at incredible speed.

Lu Ling returned to Lianyungang with the defeated Azure Giant Demon, then left for the Imperial Capital with Ling Ling and Netherworld. During the train ride, he planned to show Pang Lai the Silver Ruler’s remains, while Jiang Feng and Little Flame Fairy fought over Spirit Seed Fragments.

• Lu Ling rode a wave back to the harbor and released the frozen and burned corpse of the Azure Giant Demon from the Colosseum.
• Bai Liu'an thanked Lu Ling, offered to sell the monster’s corpse for him, and teased Bai Tingting about her crush on Lu Ling.
• Lu Ling invited Ling Ling to the Imperial Capital, recalled Netherworld, and left with them as Bai Tingting watched.
• Lu Ling decided to bring the Silver Ruler’s remains to Pang Lai and offer them for appraisal before considering an auction.
• On the train, Little Flame Fairy begged Lu Ling for Spirit Seed Fragments, but Jiang Feng emerged from the Contract Space and took one for herself.

Lu Ling stayed overnight in the imperial capital with Ling Ling and spoke with Pang Lai the next day about his role in the National Team. Pang Lai warned him to keep his strength hidden and revealed that Lu Ling could transfer surplus team votes, before Lu Ling offered him the Silver Ruler’s remains.

• Lu Ling checked into a twin room with Ling Ling, gave her pajamas, and dried her hair after she ordered him to help.
• During the night, Ling Ling saw Netherworld embrace Lu Ling and whisper that she would keep her company.
• Pang Lai praised Lu Ling for killing the Silver Ruler and asked about the powerful woman bound to him by a soul contract.
• Pang Lai warned Lu Ling not to reveal his overwhelming strength and explained that he could transfer surplus National Team votes.
• Lu Ling offered Pang Lai the Silver Ruler’s soul essence, battle soul, and exotic bone.

Lu Ling gave up on selling the Silver Ruler's treasures to Pang Lai and headed for the Imperial Capital Auction House, where Jiang Shaoxu unexpectedly attached herself to him. After Lu Ling revealed Monarch Level loot for appraisal, Jiang Shaoxu realized the stranger she had chosen as a shield was a formidable and wealthy figure.

• Pang Lai declined to buy Lu Ling's Silver Ruler soul essence and battle soul at above-market prices, advising him to auction them instead.
• Lu Ling left Pang Lai and planned to visit the Imperial Capital Academy, but Jiang Shaoxu clung to his arm and called him her big brother.
• Lu Ling's powerful aura drove away Jiang Shaoxu's guards, and he invited her to accompany him to the auction.
• Jiang Shaoxu followed Lu Ling to the Imperial Capital Auction House, where they were admitted to a VIP room.
• Lu Ling presented the Monarch Level Silver Ruler's soul essence, battle soul, and Exotic Bone for appraisal, astonishing Jiang Shaoxu and the receptionist.

Lu Ling sold the Silver Ruler's legacy at auction, bought a Fire Element Spirit Seed Fragment for Little Flame Fairy, and spent the day purchasing Fire Element Spirit Seeds across the Imperial Capital. He then met Mu Ningxue for dinner, where her jealousy turned into bashful intimacy.

• Lu Ling arranged for the Silver Ruler's Spirit Essence, Battle Soul, and exotic bone to be auctioned as the day's finale items.
• Lu Ling bought a Fire Element Spirit Seed Fragment, which Jiang Shaoxu paid for, and fed it to Little Flame Fairy.
• Jiang Shaoxu introduced herself to Lu Ling and followed him while he bought every Fire Element Spirit Seed available in the Imperial Capital.
• Lu Ling met Mu Ningxue for dinner, and she admitted she was jealous that he spent more time with Xin Xia.
• Lu Ling drew Mu Ningxue onto his lap and fed her shrimp, leaving her blushing and embarrassed.

Lu Ling warned Mu Ningxue that the Mu Clan might be using her, then agreed to join her in the World Academy Competition. After Mu Ningxue brought him to her place, they spent the night together, while Netherworld waited with Ling Ling and decided to give her a bath.

• Lu Ling learned that Mu Ningxue had reached the Advanced Level and received Ice Crystal Bow fragments from someone in the Mu Clan.
• Lu Ling warned Mu Ningxue to stay on guard because the Mu Clan might value her only as a vessel, and she promised to remember his advice.
• Mu Ningxue told Lu Ling about the Nomination Contest, and he agreed to participate so they could go together.
• Mu Ningxue invited Lu Ling to stay the night, and he took her to her room, where they kissed and spent the night together.
• Netherworld grew impatient waiting for Lu Ling, then hugged Ling Ling and stripped her for a bath despite her protests.

Lu Ling spent the day after his night with Mu Ningxue discovering that her Ice Element cultivation had advanced, then returned to find Ling Ling and Netherworld in an awkward situation. Back in Magic City, Mu Nujiao pursued a nomination vote while Lu Ling continued cultivating and caring for Ding Yumian.

• Lu Ling and Mu Ningxue woke together, and Mu Ningxue noticed how practiced he was at helping her dress because he had cared for Ye Xin Xia.
• Mu Ningxue found that her Ice Element cultivation had advanced toward Advanced Level Second Tier, and Lu Ling suspected he had helped her absorb the Ice Bow fragments.
• Lu Ling remembered that Ling Ling was waiting for him and returned to find her and Netherworld sharing an awkward room, with Ling Ling hiding under the covers without clothes.
• After Lu Ling returned to Magic City, Mu Nujiao began secluded cultivation to compete in Pearl Academy's Main Campus Nomination Contest.
• Lu Ling spent most of his time cultivating and treating Ding Yumian, whose jealousy and tendency to hide her hurt he had come to understand.

Lu Ling strengthened the stars in ten of his magic systems with the Soul Essences stored in his Vermilion Bird Vessel, then received advice from the Mysterious Dragon Emperor to enhance his Summoning System. He followed her suggestion and enhanced its seven original stars three times, hoping for an unexpected effect.

• Lu Ling worried that his Blessing Element had stalled at Intermediate Level Two, then reviewed his eleven magic systems and how he used them in combat.
• Lu Ling used Soul Essences from the Vermilion Bird Vessel to enhance the stars in ten magic systems, leaving out the Summoning System.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor summoned Lu Ling to the Summoning Plane and advised him to enhance the Summoning System's Beginner Magic.
• Lu Ling returned to the real world and used 2,205 Servant-level Spirit Essences to enhance the seven original stars of his Summoning System three times.

Lu Ling met with Shao Zheng, Dean Xiao, Feng Li, and Ai Jiangtu to discuss the National Team captaincy and revealed that he had four Advanced Level elements. He yielded the captaincy to Ai Jiangtu, then defeated him in a brief sparring match.

• Ai Tutu dressed formally, teased Lu Ling, and left the house while Mu Nujiao remained in seclusion.
• Lu Ling arrived at Pearl Academy and met Shao Zheng, Dean Xiao, Feng Li, and Ai Jiangtu in Dean Xiao’s office.
• Lu Ling revealed four Advanced Level Star Rivers, impressing Feng Li and the others.
• Lu Ling declined the captaincy in favor of Ai Jiangtu, who challenged him to a sparring match before deciding.
• Lu Ling stopped Ai Jiangtu with psychic magic and an ice spike at his throat, then thanked him for the match.

Lu Ling defeated Ai Jiangtu, who accepted the captaincy, then grew closer to Ai Tutu while investigating the Nomination Contest and Salang’s plans for the Ancient Capital. After noticing Mo Fan’s unusual display, Lu Ling prepared to leave and asked Ding Yumian to give two crystals to Mu Nujiao.

• Lu Ling defeated Ai Jiangtu in a brief exchange, and Ai Jiangtu agreed to become captain.
• Ai Jiangtu introduced Lu Ling to his younger sister Ai Tutu at dinner, where she hid that she already knew him.
• Ai Tutu confronted Lu Ling afterward, and their teasing led to a passionate kiss that left her more openly affectionate toward him.
• Lu Ling studied the Summoning System and investigated the Nomination Contest, suspecting Salang would continue her plans despite Wu Ku’s death.
• After Mo Fan displayed something unusual at the Nomination Contest, Lu Ling told Ding Yumian he would leave the next day and asked her to protect their household.
• Lu Ling gave Ding Yumian two crystals to pass to Mu Nujiao, saying she probably needed them.

Lu Ling traveled to the Ancient Capital to obtain Kun Well Water and hired a guide to lead him toward Yangyang Village. Along the way, he reunited with Mo Fan and Asharuiya, and the party set out for the village.

• Lu Ling arrived in the Ancient Capital with Netherworld and hired a short hunter to guide them to Yangyang Village for ten million.
• Lu Ling explored the city with Netherworld and searched unsuccessfully for Mu He.
• Lu Ling met the hunter’s party and encountered Asharuiya again, while Mo Fan greeted him with relief.
• The party began its journey toward Yangyang Village, and Asharuiya drew close to Lu Ling and asked why he had come to the Ancient Capital.

Lu Ling led the group safely through the undead-filled night, but they found Yangyang Village destroyed and Hua Village’s people hiding in a well. The chapter ended as the last villager emerged and Mo Fan recognized someone.

• The short man urged everyone to eat gray garlic, but Lu Ling protected the group with Holy Radiance and killed the attacking undead.
• Lu Ling’s Domain of Light let the group travel safely as he collected Soul Essences and remnant souls.
• Fang Youmiao found Yangyang Village reduced to ruins, and Lu Ling led the group onward to Hua Village.
• Lu Ling secretly took Earth Sacred Spring from Hua Village’s well and revealed that the villagers were hiding below.
• More than a hundred people climbed out of the well, and Mo Fan stared in shock at the last person to emerge.

Lu Ling exposed Fang Gu and Hong Jun as responsible for endangering the villages, killing both before leaving with Asharuiya. Zhang Xiaohou regained his memories and helped Mo Fan persuade Hua Village to evacuate.

• Lu Ling used spatial power to seize Fang Gu, then searched his mind with Psychic magic until Fang Gu died.
• Lu Ling told the villagers Fang Gu had unleashed the undead and that Xie Sang’s refusal to share Kun Well Water had contributed to Yangyang Village’s destruction.
• Lu Ling killed Hong Jun after identifying him as a member of the Black Vatican, then warned the villagers to leave for the city.
• Lu Ling and Asharuiya departed, while Xie Sang and the villagers remained stunned by the deaths and revelations.
• Zhang Xiaohou recovered his memories, explained his undercover search for the Black Vatican spy, and urged Xie Sang to cooperate with relocating the villagers.

Lu Ling returned from Weiju Village to the Ancient Capital, then confronted Salang, who was disguised as Hunter Union elder Ling Xi, and placed her under his control. Salang realized he had recognized her since their first meeting over a decade earlier.

• Lu Ling used Fang Gu's memories of Weiju Village's ancestral teachings to prepare for the trials in Sha Yuan, then returned to the Ancient Capital.
• A day later, Salang, disguised as Ling Xi, processed aid files for people affected by the undead calamity at the Hunter Union.
• Lu Ling trapped Salang in a Chaos Reflection space and confined her with Darkness and Space magic.
• Netherworld gave Salang an Other Shore Flower, which raised her Shadow Element to the third tier of the Super Level.
• Lu Ling lifted Salang's restraints but revealed he could control her life and death, and she collapsed when she tried to attack him.
• Salang realized Lu Ling had recognized her for years and said she should have killed him when they first met.

Lu Ling subdued Ye Chang, revealed her true appearance, and confronted her about the Godhood Ceremony. Ye Chang explained that Sha Yuan’s arrival in the Ancient Capital could no longer be stopped, while Lu Ling remained intent on killing Mu He.

• Ye Chang stopped resisting after Lu Ling gained control over her life and death, then obeyed when he beckoned her to sit on his lap.
• At Lu Ling’s insistence, Ye Chang removed her disguise, revealing the mature face and blonde hair he remembered from years earlier.
• Lu Ling kissed Ye Chang, then ordered her to stop the Godhood Ceremony plan and said he knew what she was preparing.
• Ye Chang learned that Lu Ling had killed Wu Ku and explained that Sha Yuan’s unusual activity meant its descent on the Ancient Capital could not be prevented, even without rain.
• Ye Chang said she could not contact Mu He, and she guessed Lu Ling wanted him dead because of his girlfriend.

Lu Ling overpowered Ye Chang in his domain, thwarted her escape, and forced her to submit before healing and dressing her. He then took her out of the room and appeared with her in the wilderness outside the Ancient Capital.

• Lu Ling released Ye Chang after choking her, and she taunted him, insisting he would never kill his own flesh and blood, Ye Xin Xia.
• Ye Chang threatened to harm people Lu Ling cared about, but he revealed that he had already taken her Space Scroll and controlled the space around them.
• Lu Ling confronted Ye Chang about her reluctance to die and kept the Space Scroll just beyond her reach as she pleaded with him to stop.
• Afterward, Lu Ling used Great Healing Paean on the exhausted Ye Chang, washed and dressed her, and took her to the wilderness outside the Ancient Capital.

Lu Ling helped Ye Chang escape from the Ancient Capital, then hurried back after learning that Sha Yuan could descend soon. As dusk fell, he encountered a vast horde of undead near the city and attacked them while flying toward the Ancient Capital.

• Lu Ling warned Ye Chang that the Ancient Capital's Super Level leadership might suspect her and urged her to leave, but reminded her that his control over her could cause her unbearable chest pain.
• Ye Chang kissed Lu Ling to stop the pain, then bit his tongue before pushing him away and fleeing from the Ancient Capital.
• Lu Ling summoned the Heavenly Star White Dragon and set off toward the Ancient Capital, reflecting that he had spent an extra day with Ye Chang.
• As night fell, Lu Ling sensed the deathly aura near the Ancient Capital and saw countless undead rise from the earth.
• Lu Ling attacked the undead with Advanced Level spells while Long Zhanye joined him in battle, and they flew toward the Ancient Capital.

Sha Yuan’s arrival brought a deadly undead calamity to the Ancient Capital, and the Ghost Tyrant advanced toward the North City Wall. Lu Ling’s red petals appeared across the wall, giving Zhu Meng and the other Super Level mages hope as they went to confront the threat.

• Zhu Meng told the gathered hunters and students that Sha Yuan had been found thirty kilometers north and ordered them to guard the North City Wall against advancing high-level undead.
• The Ghost Tyrant appeared, and Zhu Meng decided that the Super Level mages had to carry out their plan to slay it.
• Red petals covered the North City Wall, and Zhu Meng identified their source as Lu Ling, an honorary councilman of the Imperial Palace and Hangzhou Magic Association.
• Zhu Meng, Lu Xu, Fei Jiao, and the other Super Level mages flew toward the undead army while Staff Officer Zhu stayed to command the defense.
• A red petal shot from Staff Officer Zhu’s hand and killed an undead creature emerging from the ground, inspiring the defenders to stand firm.

Lu Ling, Netherworld, and the others joined Zhu Meng and Du Xiao to defeat the Ghost Ruins Tyrant. Lu Ling then warned them that Sha Yuan might bring eight Great Monarchs to the Ancient Capital and urged everyone in the outer city to retreat behind the Safe Barrier.

• Netherworld weakened the Ghost Ruins Tyrant while Lu Ling, Flame Belle, and Jiang Feng fought through the undead and gathered Soul Essences.
• Zhu Meng and Du Xiao joined the battle, and Lu Ling used the Chaos Vortex to redirect the Ghost Ruins Tyrant’s attack.
• Fei Jiao and Lu Xu arrived, and the group killed the exhausted Ghost Ruins Tyrant.
• Lu Ling urged Zhu Meng to order everyone in the outer city to move behind the Safe Barrier.
• Lu Ling warned that Sha Yuan could bring the undead beside the Ancient Capital and that the Eight Directions Undead Lords, all Great Monarchs, might awaken, shocking everyone.