Chapter Summaries

The National Team reached West Bear City without legal identities and settled in a temple. Jiang Shaoxu took Lu Ling shopping and their playful teasing ended with her modeling a JK outfit for him.

• Ai Jiangtu and Nan Jue explained that freezing their identities was a National Team tradition meant to cause trouble.
• Jiang Shaoxu bluffed the group through customs, and the team paid incense money to stay at a temple.
• Lu Ling planned to visit the mountain behind the temple to see the Baxia vessel, but Jiang Shaoxu pulled him into a shopping trip.
• Jiang Shaoxu led Lu Ling through shops and into the lingerie section, where he turned her teasing back on her and ushered her into a fitting room.
• Jiang Shaoxu changed into a JK skirt set, then emerged and asked Lu Ling how she looked.

Lu Ling kissed Jiang Shaoxu in the fitting room, then told her about several Totem Beasts and guardians. Jiang Shaoxu cried over the kiss before forgiving him, and the two parted after she noticed his arousal.

• Lu Ling pulled Jiang Shaoxu into the fitting room and kissed her despite her resistance.
• Jiang Shaoxu made Lu Ling tell her about the Black Totem Snake, Baxia, the Moon Moth Phoenix, and other Totems and guardians.
• Jiang Shaoxu asked whether Lu Ling liked her, then cried when he said he liked pretty people.
• Lu Ling apologized, and Jiang Shaoxu said the kiss had been her first before forgiving him.
• Jiang Shaoxu told Lu Ling to let go after noticing something hard pressing against her.

Lu Ling returned to the temple with Jiang Shaoxu, where the National Team found Zhao Manyan unconscious and suffering from unnatural cold. Lu Ling blamed soul-snatching by a spirit connected to the temple, and the group set out to investigate while Jiang Shaoxu and Mu Ningxue both stayed close to him.

• Lu Ling and Jiang Shaoxu shopped together, then returned to the temple with Jiang Shaoxu holding his arm.
• The team discovered Zhao Manyan unconscious in a side room, and Nan Rongni warned that waking him forcibly could harm his mind.
• Lu Ling said the temple was haunted and explained that a mysterious woman named Miyata was connected to the soul-snatching.
• Mo Fan confirmed that he had spoken with a woman, and the team split into groups to search for Miyata and clues.
• Lu Ling headed toward the mountain behind the temple while Jiang Shaoxu and Mu Ningxue each took hold of one of his hands.

Lu Ling confronted the ghost Narahara Sora on the back mountain and forced him to return Zhao Manyan’s soul before heading to the wooden fish vessel. When Lu Ling opened a Silver Vortex beside the vessel, a terrifying ghost appeared and Jiang Shaoxu fainted.

• Miyata warned Lu Ling, Su Lu, and Xi Zhe not to go to the back mountain, while Lu Ling recognized her and called out Narahara Sora.
• Narahara Sora appeared and refused to return Zhao Manyan’s soul, so Lu Ling burned him with Southern Ming Li Fire until he agreed.
• Narahara Sora claimed he had returned Zhao Manyan’s soul and vanished, and Lu Ling led Mu Ningxue and Jiang Shaoxu to his lair.
• Lu Ling found Baxia’s vessel, a wooden fish, and picked it up without triggering its restriction.
• Lu Ling opened a Silver Vortex, and a horrifying ghost emerged in front of Jiang Shaoxu, who screamed and fainted.

Lu Ling returned to Yanming Temple and stopped Narahara Sora from killing the monks with a curse formation. He captured Narahara Sora’s weakened soul and sent it to Sha Yuan, where it would be tormented rather than reborn.

• The Nine Nether Queen examined the wooden fish vessel and found no demon spirit inside, prompting Lu Ling to suspect it had left and put the monks in danger.
• Lu Ling took Mu Ningxue and the unconscious Jiang Shaoxu back to Yanming Temple, where they found Narahara Sora’s curse formation attacking the monks.
• Lu Ling sent Mu Ningxue away with Jiang Shaoxu, then confronted Narahara Sora and attacked him with a rain of light swords.
• Lu Ling weakened Narahara Sora until his body nearly vanished, then used the Soul Gathering Technique to capture his soul.
• Lu Ling sent Narahara Sora’s soul into Sha Yuan, causing the curse formation to dissipate, and told Nan Jue that the soul-snatching ghost had been dealt with.

After the group dealt with Narahara Sora, Lu Ling reunited with the Nine Nether Queen and met Miyata, while Jiang Shaoxu woke and remembered little of the ghost incident. The team left Yanming Temple for Osaka to challenge the Japan National Pavilion, and Lu Ling looked forward to the fight.

• Lu Ling kept watch with Mu Ningxue and met the Nine Nether Queen, who had rescued Miyata and brought her back to Sha Yuan.
• Jiang Shaoxu woke at the temple, glimpsed a red-haired figure outside, and watched it vanish in a flash of silver light.
• The team left Yanming Temple early to avoid scrutiny from the Japan Magic Association, and Mu Ningxue teased Jiang Shaoxu about fainting from fear.
• The group arrived in Osaka, where Ai Jiangtu explained that they would challenge the Japan National Pavilion before heading to Tokyo.
• Jiang Shaoxu led the women away to explore and eat, while Lu Ling set off with the men for the pavilion challenge.

Jiang Yu and the team reached the Twin Guardian Pavilion, where Mochizuki Chiharu confronted them for trespassing and insulting the sacred site. Lu Ling challenged her and overwhelmed her bellflower defenses, but the chapter ended as she revealed her Advanced Level magic by rapidly completing multiple Star Maps.

• Jiang Yu admired the Twin Guardian Pavilion as Ai Jiangtu and the others arrived at the West Guardian Pavilion.
• Mochizuki Chiharu accused the Chinese visitors of trespassing and threatened to throw them down, while Mo Fan insulted her and the pavilion.
• Lu Ling appeared behind Mochizuki Chiharu and threatened her with blood-red flowers, prompting her to leap away and trap them in bellflowers.
• Lu Ling used level-five Fierce Fist, Flame Dragon, to tear through Mochizuki Chiharu's bellflowers and force her to evade with a giant vine.
• Mochizuki Chiharu recognized Lu Ling's scarlet-gold fire as a powerful fire seed and began completing multiple Star Maps, leading Ai Jiangtu to realize she was an Advanced Level mage.

Mochizuki Meiken stopped Mochizuki Chiharu from attacking China’s National Team and had her apologize before welcoming them to the Twin Guardian Pavilion. After the tour, Lu Ling provoked Chiharu and Okamoto Takashi into agreeing to an early match, declaring that he would face them alone.

• Mochizuki Meiken reprimanded Mochizuki Chiharu for driving the Chinese visitors away and ordered her to apologize.
• Mochizuki Meiken welcomed Ai Jiangtu and the National Team, then left Mochizuki Chiharu and Okamoto Takashi to show them around.
• Okamoto Takashi made snide remarks during the tour, while Mochizuki Chiharu warned the visitors not to approach the East Guard Pavilion’s forbidden grounds.
• Lu Ling asked to begin the matches before dinner and mocked Mochizuki Chiharu, who left in anger after accepting his challenge.
• Lu Ling said he would fight the Japanese team alone, and Ai Jiangtu agreed while warning him not to push himself.

Lu Ling challenged the Japanese National Pavilion and singled out Mochizuki Chiharu, provoking her into a duel despite objections that she was an instructor. Their battle began with Chiharu’s wood magic and Lu Ling’s Li Fire Domain, and he unleashed the Ever-Burning Fire Seal as the arena filled with crimson-gold flames.

• The Chinese and Japanese teams gathered on a suspended arena with instructors and important military figures watching.
• Lu Ling proposed fighting every National Pavilion member at once, but Fujikata Nobuko insisted they follow the planned match format.
• Lu Ling challenged Mochizuki Chiharu, calling her a watchdog, and rejected warnings that an instructor should not compete.
• Mochizuki Chiharu accepted the duel and attacked Lu Ling with Ghost Wood Hand, spreading vines and roots across the arena.
• Lu Ling cast Li Fire Domain, burning away the growing plants, then released Ever-Burning Fire Seal across the arena.

Lu Ling endured Mochizuki Chiharu’s water and bellflower attacks while revealing that he had barely used his power. The chapter ended with his Psychic Element voice reaching everyone from inside the plant cocoon, showing that he was still undefeated.

• Lu Ling used his Li Fire and third-tier Heavenly Flame Funeral to destroy Mochizuki Chiharu’s bellflowers, but she survived behind her defenses.
• Mochizuki Chiharu trapped Lu Ling in a bellflower cocoon and drenched it with water, while the Japanese onlookers assumed she had won.
• Jiang Yu explained that Lu Ling had only used Heavenly Flame Funeral, and the Chinese team recalled his past feats against powerful demons.
• Mochizuki Meiken urged Mochizuki Chiharu to stop, and she hesitated before dispelling her magic.
• Lu Ling spoke telepathically from inside the cocoon, startling Mochizuki Chiharu and the Japanese National Pavilion as Mo Fan celebrated.

Lu Ling overwhelmed Japan’s combat instructor Mochizuki Chiharu in the arena, breaking her spells and defeating her after she refused to surrender. Chiharu passed out, and Mochizuki Meiken acknowledged Japan had lost the match.

• Jiang Shaoxu and the others returned to the Twin Guardian Pavilion and learned from Zhao Manyan that Lu Ling was fighting Mochizuki Chiharu.
• Lu Ling used spatial magic to destroy Chiharu’s plant spells, then used psychic magic to interrupt her casting.
• Chiharu cast Water Curtain Sky, but Lu Ling shielded them both with a Space Wall and slapped her while condemning her arrogance.
• Chiharu refused to surrender, so Lu Ling battered her with spatial arrows and demanded that she become his dog.
• Chiharu lost consciousness without yielding, and Mochizuki Meiken declared Japan had lost the match.

After China's national team defeated Japan's team, Mochizuki Chiharu went to Lu Ling's room to apologize for her behavior in the arena. The chapter ended with her kneeling before him in a sincere gesture.

• Lu Ling's victories helped China's team secure the National Pavilion Badge, while the team discussed how harshly he had beaten Mochizuki Chiharu.
• General Takagi reported China's powerful Fire Element mage to a superior, then learned that Tsuruta still had not revealed anything.
• Mochizuki Chiharu woke, reflected on her encounter with Lu Ling, and decided she should apologize to him.
• Lu Ling opened his door and pulled the hesitant Mochizuki Chiharu into his room.
• Mochizuki Chiharu said she had come to apologize, then knelt and bowed deeply before Lu Ling.

Lu Ling healed Mochizuki Chiharu’s injuries after she apologized for her earlier rudeness, though his treatment left her furious and embarrassed. As she prepared to leave, he stopped her and said he might be able to help with Tsuruta.

• Mochizuki Chiharu apologized to Lu Ling and accepted his teasing demand to be his dog until he told her to stand up.
• Lu Ling found injuries covering Mochizuki Chiharu’s arm and learned she had refused treatment as punishment for disgracing the Twin Guardian Pavilion.
• Lu Ling used Healing Magic on Mochizuki Chiharu, then pulled off her kimono sash and embarrassed her while tending to her injuries.
• Mochizuki Chiharu fell on top of Lu Ling as she tried to get away, and he finished healing her while she called him a pervert.
• Lu Ling stopped Mochizuki Chiharu from leaving and said he might be able to help her with Tsuruta, making her focus on him at once.

Lu Ling and Mochizuki Chiharu infiltrated the East Guard Pavilion and found Tsuruta, who directed them to the Condensed Evil Bead. Lu Ling refused to help her take the dangerous bead until Mochizuki Chiharu offered herself to him, and he agreed to help on his terms.

• Lu Ling used the Shadow Element to escort Mochizuki Chiharu into the East Guard Pavilion and put its guards to sleep with Mind Ripple: Stillness.
• Lu Ling shared a psychic overview of the pavilion with Mochizuki Chiharu, helping her locate Tsuruta in his cell.
• Mochizuki Chiharu spoke with Tsuruta, who told her about the Condensed Evil Bead and General Takagi's conspiracy.
• Lu Ling sensed that Tsuruta had gone mad and warned Mochizuki Chiharu not to take the dangerous bead out of the pavilion.
• Mochizuki Chiharu offered to belong to Lu Ling if he helped her, and Lu Ling kissed her before agreeing to help on his terms.

Lu Ling and Mochizuki Chiharu brought the dangerous Condensed Evil Bead to Mochizuki Meiken, who revealed its connection to the Red Demon, Yi Qiu, and Chiharu’s mother, Masako. Meiken asked Lu Ling to take it to a friend in Tokyo for purification, and Chiharu began to accept the idea of marrying him.

• Lu Ling explained that the Condensed Evil Bead could bewitch people and had driven Chiharu’s elder brother mad.
• Lu Ling and Chiharu found Mochizuki Meiken and showed him the bead, prompting him to order Lu Ling to cover it.
• Chiharu recounted what had happened, and Meiken revealed the history of the Red Demon, Yi Qiu, and Masako.
• Meiken asked Lu Ling to escort the bead to his friend in Tokyo, who could purify it, and offered his approval of Lu Ling marrying Chiharu.
• Lu Ling teased Meiken about offering Chiharu as a reward, while Chiharu privately decided she would marry Lu Ling.

Lu Ling took Mochizuki Chiharu to Tokyo to deliver the Condensed Evil Bead, while the other women on the bus reacted jealously to their relationship. On the flight, Chiharu asked Lu Ling for more time before becoming intimate, and Long Zhanye reminded him that he still owed it food.

• Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Guan Yu, and Jiang Yu noticed Mochizuki Chiharu traveling with the group and suspected she was there because of Lu Ling.
• Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu, Mu Nujiao, and Nan Rongni each reacted to Lu Ling's closeness with Chiharu in their own way.
• Lu Ling and Mochizuki Chiharu flew to Tokyo on a white dragon so he could deliver the Condensed Evil Bead to Mochizuki Meiken's old friend.
• Chiharu teased Lu Ling for being a womanizer, and he flirted with her as they discussed her kimono and their relationship.
• Chiharu asked Lu Ling to give her more time before they became intimate, and he agreed to wait.
• Long Zhanye reminded Lu Ling that he had promised to bring it food, and Lu Ling said he would get some soon.

Lu Ling promised to try purifying the Condensed Evil Bead while Mochizuki Chiharu and Long Zhanye joined him for a meal. As Lu Ling and Long Zhanye flew back toward Sea Battle City, the National Team was scattered by four Commander Level Sea Monsters, and Jiang Shaoxu called for help.

• Lu Ling told Mochizuki Chiharu he could suppress the Condensed Evil Bead and would try to purify it with White Magic.
• Lu Ling teased Mochizuki Chiharu, then gave Long Zhanye a spatial ring and cleaned her up after she finished eating.
• Long Zhanye carried Lu Ling and Mochizuki Chiharu toward Tokyo Sea Battle City as Lu Ling hurried back to the National Team.
• The National Team arrived in Sea Battle City and encountered four Commander Level Sea Monsters, forcing them to flee in different directions.
• Nan Jue, Mo Fan, and Zhao Manyan reported reaching a shelter, while Jiang Shaoxu screamed over the communicator for someone to save her.

Jiang Shaoxu and Nan Rongni were trapped by Blue Valley Fierce Beasts until Little Flame Fairy and Jiang Feng rescued them. Lu Ling arrived with Mochizuki Chiharu and summoned the Ice Bow, revealing an immense Ice Phoenix over Sea Battle City.

• Jiang Shaoxu called for help as three Blue Valley Fierce Beasts cornered her and the unconscious Nan Rongni, while Zu Jiming failed to answer.
• Mu Ningxue prepared to attack, but a pillar of Brown Calamity Flame struck the beasts and left them barely breathing.
• Little Flame Fairy appeared to protect Jiang Shaoxu and Nan Rongni, and Jiang Feng lifted them into the air with spatial magic.
• Jiang Feng dropped the defeated beasts onto another Blue Valley Fierce Beast, while Jiang Shaoxu called for urgent treatment for Nan Rongni.
• Lu Ling and Mochizuki Chiharu arrived atop a building, and Lu Ling drew the Ice Bow to summon a huge Ice Phoenix above Sea Battle City.

Lu Ling used his Ice Phoenix bow to kill the remaining Blue Valley Fierce Beast, then revealed his Advanced Healing Element to save the badly injured Nan Rongni. The team was relieved by her recovery but realized how much they depended on Lu Ling.

• Jiang Yu and the others saw Lu Ling unleash his Ice Element and recognized the Ice Phoenix and demonic bow associated with the Mu Clan.
• Lu Ling shot the remaining Blue Valley Fierce Beast with an ice arrow, freezing it inside a massive iceberg, then collected four Commander-level Spirit Essences.
• Jiang Shaoxu called for help when the team found Nan Rongni gravely injured, and Nan Jue confirmed how serious her wounds were.
• Mu Nujiao remembered Lu Ling's healing abilities and called him over to treat Nan Rongni.
• Lu Ling used his Advanced Healing Element, Aquarius, and Blessing Starlight to heal Nan Rongni's wounds and improve her condition.
• Ai Jiangtu and the others agreed that they should try to rely less on Lu Ling during their upcoming training.

After rescuing the group and treating Nan Rongni, Lu Ling joined the team as they confronted Zu Jiming and met their contact, Lai Hengbao. The team learned the rules of their Sea Battle City assignment and that substitutes like Mo Fan would receive no resources.

• Jiang Shaoxu thanked Little Flame Fairy for saving her and learned that the red-haired Flame Belle was Little Flame Fairy's mother.
• Lu Ling treated Nan Rongni, and Mu Tingying and Mu Ningxue both volunteered to care for her.
• Zu Jiming returned, and Ai Jiangtu warned the group against actions that undermined team unity while Zu Jiming privately insisted his desertion had been right.
• The group met Lai Hengbao, who explained the districts and rules of their Sea Battle City training assignment.
• Mo Fan learned that the assignment could earn resources for breaking through to the Advanced Level, but Guan Yu told him that substitutes would receive none.