Chapter Summaries

Yun Wangshu reunited with Ren Han during a battle but let him slip away, content that they could meet again. In Tokyo, Qiao Muyi spent the night in Ren Suo’s arms before their investigation resumed, holding back her feelings because she feared burdening him if she failed.

• Ba and Little Baldy spotted a gigantic fire Source of Calamity in Shen Yuan City, and Ren Han arrived to fight it.
• Yun Wangshu met Ren Han after he helped bring down the monster and tried to ask whether he still loved her, but the monster interrupted them.
• Yun Wangshu destroyed the Source of Calamity with moonlight, then learned Ren Han had slipped away again and took comfort in the thought that they could meet another time.
• Ren Suo held a frightened Qiao Muyi in their hotel bed and promised to stay beside her as they prepared to continue their investigation the next day.
• Qiao Muyi considered confessing her feelings but decided to hold back until they knew whether they could find evidence to save her.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi learned that the Six Transcendental Organizations were searching for her in Shirakawa-go, so they planned to enter the mountains to pursue clues about the person framing her. As they prepared to leave, Ren Suo bought Qiao Muyi a Bird Head Wand, leaving her wondering whether he was truly awake.

• Ren Suo spotted a Martial Soul Hall warrior and a Federation Watcher questioning the inn staff, and told Qiao Muyi that all Six Transcendental Organizations were searching for her.
• Qiao Muyi explained that the organizations wanted her Awakened Spell and that she needed to identify the person behind the scenes to clear her name; Ren Suo promised to help her find evidence and take that person's power.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi agreed to enter the mountains and bought water bags at the Shirakawa-go Morning Market, where Ren Suo also bought two Hida Beef Buns.
• Ren Suo bought a Bird Head Wand at a toy shop, tore open its box, and gave it to Qiao Muyi, who pinched his cheek in disbelief.

Lin and Sato’s patrol team was ambushed by someone wielding Sakura Kinomoto’s Sealing Wand, while Kyoko and Bright redirected their search toward Area D. Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi hid from Bright’s group in the thicket, leaving their next move uncertain.

• Viktor, Newt, Sato, and Lin discussed the patrol and Bright’s reputation as they finished their route through Lobster Mountain.
• An attacker wielding a Sealing Wand knocked out Viktor, Newt, and Sato, then struck down Lin as well.
• Kyoko learned that several patrol teams had been attacked with the Sealing Wand and decided the attacks might be a ploy to draw the searchers away.
• Kyoko and Bright agreed to head toward Area D, where the other Transcendents were searching for the Demon King.
• Bright’s group passed close to Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi, who hid together in the thicket as he reassured her that Bright had not detected them.

Ren Suo guided Qiao Muyi through the mountain patrols to the clearing where the Spider Web Traces converged. As Qiao Muyi pieced together clues about the powerful figure behind the conspiracy, a distant radiance appeared in the forest.

• Qiao Muyi followed Ren Suo through the Hida Mountains, where the joint investigation team had sealed off the roads and deployed patrols to capture her.
• Ren Suo used his uncanny intuition and the Sealing Wand to evade and distract patrols as he led Qiao Muyi closer to their destination.
• Qiao Muyi wondered whether Ren Suo could foresee the future and had planned their relationship, then dismissed her doubts and continued with him.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi reached a shattered-rock clearing where all the Spider Web Traces converged.
• Qiao Muyi reasoned that the figure who fought the mountain monster could locate demons, then Ren Suo embraced her as a radiance appeared in the distant forest.

Qiao Muyi and Ren Suo faced an overwhelming force sent to capture or kill her, and Ren Suo stayed beside her as the fight began. Meanwhile, Yu Kuangtu, Bai Ji, and Li Dan discussed Ren Suo’s disappearance, unaware that the confrontation had already turned into a fight to the death.

• Six groups of Transcendents surrounded Qiao Muyi and Ren Suo, and You Jian offered to spare Qiao Muyi if she surrendered.
• Qiao Muyi told Ren Suo to leave, but he refused and promised to protect her; she gave him four conditions, including that he must stay with her and never see her looking ugly.
• At Heavenly Lotus Academy, Yu Kuangtu and Bai Ji sparred while Li Dan watched, and Yu Kuangtu guessed that Ren Suo had gone to help Qiao Muyi find evidence.
• Ren Suo used ice and fire spells to block the attackers’ opening barrage and fled with Qiao Muyi through the mist.
• Sakura Kyoko, Dai Ze, and Ursa charged after Qiao Muyi and Ren Suo and unleashed their signature techniques to intercept them.

At the academy, Ren Xingmei and Gu Yueyan worried about Ren Suo while Lin Xianyu tried to reassure them. Meanwhile, Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi fled the Fourth Cycle powerhouses, and Qiao Muyi prepared a decisive attack on Ursa as his lightning struck Ren Suo.

• Lin Xianyu brought midnight snacks to Gu Yueyan and Ren Xingmei, and Gu Yueyan offered to include her as a paper author to help her build Research Points.
• Ren Xingmei revealed that Ren Suo was still away, and the three girls worried about his dangerous flight with Qiao Muyi before Lin Xianyu eased the mood with her belief that he would avoid trouble.
• Dai Ze attacked Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi with corrosive mist, but Ren Suo dispersed it with Storm Control.
• Sakura Kyoko charged and launched her secret technique at Ren Suo, but he redirected the flying bird into his Sealing Wand, causing an explosion that stopped her pursuit.
• Ursa sent lightning racing along the ground, and Ren Suo took the strike while urging Qiao Muyi to keep running despite coughing up blood.
• Qiao Muyi focused her killing intent on Ursa and resolved to use one decisive strike to stop him.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi survived simultaneous attacks from three Fourth Cycle powerhouses when Ren Suo used Space Movement to evade them. As their pursuers closed in, Ren Suo proposed jumping from a cliff, and Qiao Muyi trusted him.

• Ursa identified the resentment in the Demon King's flames and unleashed his rage, but You Jian's spell combination trapped him in a muddy bog.
• You Jian, Bright, and Kader launched attacks at Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi, while Qiao Muyi prepared for death and Ren Suo carried her in a princess carry.
• Ren Suo used his once-only Space Movement to carry Qiao Muyi more than forty meters away from the attacks.
• Dong Chengling checked on sleeping Nan Xi and Xiao Jiu, then worried about Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi, who had not activated their Aura Coordinates.
• As their pursuers approached, Ren Suo asked Qiao Muyi to trust him and proposed they jump from a cliff; Qiao Muyi embraced him and said she believed him.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi fled their pursuers by leaping from a cliff, and Ren Suo repeatedly took the impacts meant for her as they descended. As they neared the stream below, Qiao Muyi confessed that she loved him.

• Ren Suo faced the approaching Transcendents and declared himself the Demon King's accomplice before jumping from the cliff with Qiao Muyi.
• Ren Suo used his body to cushion Qiao Muyi against the cliff as he guided their descent, sustaining severe injuries.
• The Transcendents attacked from above, and a gunman shot Ren Suo in the left forearm while he evaded Dawn Morning Star's sword light.
• Qiao Muyi held Ren Suo as he continued slowing their fall, realizing how many times he had practiced protecting her.
• As they plunged toward the stream, Qiao Muyi recalled her old principles and told Ren Suo, "I really love you."

You Jian questioned the official account of Qiao Muyi’s crimes and quietly allowed the search to leave her a chance to escape, while Bright ordered the Watchers to kill her. Hidden in a cave with Ren Suo, Qiao Muyi regretted confessing her love, then learned he had not heard her and struggled with her feelings.

• You Jian told Chen Liao that Qiao Muyi was still plotting and suspected she might have been framed, then agreed to hold back once out of respect for the Immortal Palace and the World Tree.
• Bright dismissed You Jian’s questions about Qiao Muyi’s guilt and ordered the Watchers to make killing her their first priority.
• Qiao Muyi found a hidden cave and helped Ren Suo inside, then went back to erase their tracks while replaying her confession in embarrassment.
• Ren Suo healed himself and offered to restore Qiao Muyi’s spiritual energy, while she prepared grass bedding and asked him to forget what she had said.
• Ren Suo admitted he had been too dazed during their fall to hear her confession, and Qiao Muyi left relieved but troubled by her feelings for him.

With the Final Battle only a day away, Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi sheltered in a cave and talked about how they first met. Qiao Muyi repeatedly confessed her love through their getting-to-know-you game, ending by licking Ren Suo's cheek and meowing.

• Ren Suo reflected on the coming Final Battle and accepted that he had done all he could to prepare.
• Qiao Muyi returned with straw and a silenced stone, then joined Ren Suo by the candle to warm up and restore her spiritual energy.
• Qiao Muyi recalled their first meeting and suggested they take turns naming things they liked.
• Ren Suo named foods, places, games, and other interests while Qiao Muyi answered each time with a confession of love.
• With Ren Suo backed against the cave wall, Qiao Muyi leaned over him, licked his cheek, and said, "Meow."

After Qiao Muyi confessed her love to Ren Suo, she explained how seriously she felt and kissed him to ask what her lipstick tasted like. Ren Suo said he could not taste it and asked her to try again.

• Ren Suo read the updated Secret Diary entries, reliving Qiao Muyi confessing her love in many different ways.
• Qiao Muyi told Ren Suo that she had confessed to him during their fall, then confessed again and explained that her feelings were sincere.
• Qiao Muyi described how she had fallen for Ren Suo and wanted to spend her life telling him she loved him.
• Qiao Muyi asked Ren Suo what her DIOR Blazing Flame Orchid Gold lipstick tasted like, then kissed him.
• Ren Suo pulled Qiao Muyi into his arms and said he could not taste it, asking her to try again.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi shared their first kiss and teased each other before Ren Suo spoke seriously about building a future together. Qiao Muyi accepted his promise, and they ended the night kissing again.

• Qiao Muyi asked Ren Suo what her lipstick tasted like, and they kissed repeatedly while joking about their first kisses and his unexpected skill.
• Qiao Muyi teased Ren Suo about being a secretly passionate person, but he described his fantasies and plans for their future together.
• Ren Suo talked about their future home, children, families, and holidays, and Qiao Muyi revealed that her parents had died when she was young.
• Ren Suo promised to take their future seriously and do everything he could to treat Qiao Muyi well, and she softly agreed.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi kissed again, and Ren Suo admitted that kissing tasted good.

Ren Suo asked Ren Han to carry his voice across Sakura and the Federation so he could publicly declare his love for Qiao Muyi. He vowed to love her faithfully for life, and Qiao Muyi threw herself into his arms as Ren Han departed.

• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi held back from going further, and he recognized her lingering fear that she might not have a future.
• Ren Han arrived in the cave after Ren Suo summoned him, bringing two books and explaining that he could make Ren Suo's voice carry across Sakura and the Federation.
• Ren Suo removed his earphones and told Qiao Muyi he wanted to answer her love openly, while she pleaded with him not to say his name.
• Ren Suo revisited memories of their time together in Sakura and became certain he had fallen in love with Qiao Muyi.
• Ren Suo swore to the world that he would defy his nature and love Qiao Muyi faithfully for life, and she threw herself into his arms as Ren Han departed.

Bright and the investigators mistook a worldwide love confession for a Demon King tactic and planned to suppress its message, while Bright privately prepared a final bait. Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi found renewed hope as they set out to find the last clue together.

• Bright reflected by the river, then joined the investigators as they discussed the voice confession and the Source of Calamity in New York.
• Bright suggested the Demon King might use the voice transmission to gather hatred, so the investigators agreed to tell the public the broadcast was a technology test and movie dialogue.
• Bright returned to his tent and wondered how far Qiao Muyi had traced the trail, deciding to leave her one piece of bait.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi woke together, shared breakfast, and agreed to find the final clue before returning safely together.
• Qiao Muyi told Ren Suo she wanted to live, and they left the cave hand in hand, agreeing they wanted to grow old together.

Bright stopped Sakura Kyoko and Ursa’s fight at camp, then secretly used Detect Evil and traveled north. Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi found the Demon King’s believer at a mountain cabin, but Bright appeared after the believer was killed and confronted Qiao Muyi.

• Bright learned that Sakura Kyoko and Ursa were fighting over a shortage of high-proof liquor and stepped between them to end the battle.
• Bright offered Ursa whiskey, then joined Sakura Kyoko, Ursa, and Dai Ze in searching through the night while You Jian stayed to guard camp.
• Bright privately used Detect Evil, concealed his tracks, and headed north after telling the Watchers to keep patrolling without revealing his absence.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi reached a mountain cabin, captured a man, and learned he believed Qiao Muyi was the Demon King and had murdered 139 travelers on her orders.
• The long-haired man began to reveal what the Demon King had given him, but his body twisted and exploded before he could finish.
• Bright emerged from the woods and attacked Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi with Invisible Sword Qi, then accused Qiao Muyi of refusing to become a qualified Demon King or die.

Bright revealed himself as the mastermind behind the plots against Qiao Muyi and tried to kill her in the Hida Mountains. Just as he was about to strike her down, Ren Suo intervened, and Bright recognized him as the Demon Lord’s accomplice.

• Bright told Qiao Muyi that he had killed the crucial witness and taunted her for resisting the role of Demon Lord his friend wanted her to embrace.
• Qiao Muyi realized Bright was alone and saw a chance to defeat the powerful mastermind, so she activated Demon King Descent and attacked him.
• Bright easily countered Qiao Muyi’s spells, overwhelmed her with his sword, and wounded her face as she ran out of ways to evade him.
• As Bright prepared to behead Qiao Muyi, she silently cursed Ren Suo and thought of the fortune slip in her pocket.
• Ren Suo rushed in, healed Qiao Muyi’s wound, and struck Bright with an empowered Finger Lock punch, sending him flying.
• Bright recovered, recognized Ren Suo as the man who had confessed to Qiao Muyi, and called the pair shameless.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi fought Bright after he tried to persuade Ren Suo that Qiao Muyi was behind the Sources of Calamity. Bright unleashed his Light Armor after their attacks battered him, and the battle continued.

• Bright accused Qiao Muyi of causing the calamities and asked Ren Suo to help take her back to stand trial, but Ren Suo said he trusted her and fought him.
• Qiao Muyi attacked Bright, and Ren Suo struck him with a series of flaming and frost-covered kicks, sending him crashing into the ground.
• Bright tried again to convince Ren Suo that fighting him would not help Qiao Muyi, but Ren Suo said they would deal with Bright before going back.
• Bright assessed their weaknesses, then fought Ren Suo and was driven into Qiao Muyi's scorching lava mudflow.
• Bright burst from the lava in a new set of Light Armor and remarked that the fight was not bad.

Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi worked together to wear down Bright and defeat him, but Bright sacrificed himself to unleash a final attack aimed at Qiao Muyi. Ren Suo intercepted it and vanished, leaving Qiao Muyi with a white feather.

• Bright activated his Legendary Hero · Sword Emperor form and tried to break Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi’s teamwork, but Ren Suo repeatedly attacked the weak point at his nape while Qiao Muyi supported him with spells.
• Ren Suo’s continuous teleportation ended, but he and Qiao Muyi kept fighting until Bright’s spiritual energy dwindled, his Justice Armor shattered, and he fled into the forest.
• Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi pursued Bright, hindered his escape, and continued attacking until he was badly injured and acknowledged his defeat.
• Bright transformed his soul and power into a radiant arrow to strike Qiao Muyi, but Ren Suo appeared and shielded her.
• Ren Suo vanished into light after the arrow touched Qiao Muyi, leaving a white feather in her hand as she called out to him.

Qiao Muyi learned that Ren Suo had survived by sending a clone to face Bright, and the two reconciled as she grieved and celebrated. After Ren Suo noticed violet light surrounding Qiao Muyi, the knowledge she had gained from defeating Bright surged into her mind, beginning her Super Evolution.

• Qiao Muyi found Ren Suo alive, struck him, and then clung to him as she cried.
• Ren Suo explained that his clone had taken Bright's final attack and that he had used the Magician Never Dies Standing Still Feather to save Qiao Muyi.
• Qiao Muyi declared that she would marry Ren Suo and insisted that he follow her rules as her husband.
• Ren Suo noticed that Qiao Muyi was glowing with violet light, and the mad knowledge from Bright's defeat flooded her mind.
• Ren Suo held Qiao Muyi quietly as she began her Super Evolution.

Qiao Muyi absorbed Bright’s power and memories, revealing how he exploited the Heart of Bravery to create disasters, frame her, and hunt her for personal gain. As her transformation ended and she and Ren Suo prepared to go home, Kader’s long-awaited shot struck Bright.

• Qiao Muyi learned that Bright’s Heart of Bravery had been passed down through seventeen inheritors and could inherit other Awakened Spells.
• Qiao Muyi explained how Bright combined inherited abilities to create Demon King Believers and Sources of Calamity while posing as a heroic hunter.
• Qiao Muyi revealed that Bright framed her to make her grow stronger as a Demon King and fuel his own power through the Heart of Bravery.
• Qiao Muyi’s purple glow faded, and she told Ren Suo that everything was over and they should go home.
• Kader, after tracking Bright for two days and two nights, fired a powerful Transcendent bullet at him.