Chapter Summaries

Li Xin and the Rose Unicorn defeated two Undead Skeletons, earning Li Xin twenty points of Internal Spiritual Energy but no skill drop. Wang Yuanyuan then challenged two more skeletons and was forced out of the trial area by an Asura Slash.

• Li Xin summoned her seventh-order Rose Unicorn and attacked two Undead Skeletons together from the air.
• Li Xin overwhelmed one skeleton with Holy Sword Cross Slash and Flowing Light Annihilation, then destroyed the other with Rising Dragon Strike.
• Li Xin gained twenty points of Internal Spiritual Energy, while no Asura Slash cultivation method appeared.
• Wang Yuanyuan entered the trial area and sent one skeleton flying with the Giant Spirit God's Shield.
• The second skeleton used Asura Slash, and its blow sent Wang Yuanyuan and her shield out of the trial area.

Ye Tian led the team into the Tower of Eternity trial, where they defeated Vengeful Spirit Assassins and Undead Skeleton Warriors. Cai'er chose to stay and train, and the chapter ended with her smiling and taking Ye Tian's hand.

• Ye Tian stopped Wang Yuanyuan from exhausting her spiritual energy against two Undead Skeletons.
• After meditating, Cai'er told Ye Tian she wanted to stay in the Tower of Eternity, and he accepted her choice.
• Ye Tian led the team into the trial area, where hidden Vengeful Spirit Assassins attacked Lin Jialu and Shui Juqing.
• Meina revealed the assassins with True Sight, and Ye Tian and Cai'er defeated them with Ghost Stab while the others defeated the Undead Skeleton Warriors.
• Cai'er teased Ye Tian about his bad luck, then took his hand after he told her he liked seeing her smile.

Ye Tian and the Demon Hunter Squad defeated successive groups of undead in the Tower of Eternity and gained several skill orbs. Cai'er and Lin Jialu learned new skills, while the group prepared to continue facing the tower’s varied enemies.

• Li Xin and Wang Yuanyuan absorbed two skill orbs dropped by Undead Skeleton Warriors and learned Asura Slash.
• The squad encountered Undead Mages alongside Skeleton Warriors and Vengeful Spirit Assassins, then defeated them with Ye Tian and Cai'er handling the most dangerous foes.
• The group collected three golden skill orbs, but let the redundant Asura Slash orb dissipate because all four melee fighters had already learned it.
• Ye Tian gave the Vengeful Spirit Assassin's orb to Cai'er, who learned Asura Stab and passed the skill back to Ye Tian through double feedback.
• Shui Juqing yielded the Undead Mage's orb to Lin Jialu, who learned Water Flowing Whip.

Ye Tian and the girls used the Tower of Eternity to gain spiritual energy and skills, but the rewards eventually stopped benefiting most of them. After their cultivation improved, Ye Tian urged the group to seek stronger undead opponents and refine their combat techniques, aiming to become a Hexagonal Warrior.

• Ye Tian led the group out of the Tower of Eternity to recover, and the companions absorbed their spiritual energy balls while he studied the Tower.
• The Tower of Eternity resumed working six hours later, allowing the team to enter twice a day and build a routine of clearing its trials.
• Ye Tian gave up his spiritual energy balls so his companions could share them, gaining greater returns through feedback as the group cleared the later stages.
• After about ten days, Meina, Bai Xiaomo, Shui Juqing, and Wang Yuanyuan reached the peak of the fifth rank, while spiritual energy balls stopped helping Cai'er, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu.
• Ye Tian told the girls to seek pressure from powerful opponents and continue through the trials, where they could improve their combat techniques and pursue sixth-rank breakthroughs.

Ye Tian returned from the Tower of Eternity with the Demon Hunter Squad and learned that the Mithril Base Knight assessment would take place in fifteen days. After revealing that he had become an eighth-step Holy Knight, he asked to attempt the Adamantine Base Knight assessment instead, but Han Qian warned him that earning one of the scarce armor sets would be difficult.

• Ye Tian and the Demon Hunter Squad returned from the Tower of Eternity, and Wang Yuanyuan lamented that she had nearly broken through to the sixth step.
• A young knight invited Ye Tian to the Temple Alliance Governing Hall, where Han Qian told him the Mithril Base Knight assessment would be held in fifteen days at Imperial Dragon Pass.
• Ye Tian asked whether he could take the Adamantine Base Knight assessment directly instead of competing for Mithril Base Battle Armor.
• Ye Tian revealed that he had recently become an eighth-step Holy Knight, astonishing Han Qian.
• Han Qian agreed that Ye Tian could apply for the Adamantine Base Knight assessment but advised him against it, warning that the few vacant armor sets would be difficult to obtain.

Ye Tian decided to travel to Imperial Dragon Pass to challenge an Adamantine Base Knight for the armor, while Han Qian considered his importance to humanity and the need to protect him. Ye Tian’s Demon Hunter Squad chose to accompany him, and they planned to depart the next day.

• Han Qian explained that Ye Tian would need to defeat an Adamantine Base Knight of equal rank to earn Adamantine Base Battle Armor, and Ye Tian accepted the challenge.
• Han Qian reflected on Ye Tian’s talent, hoped he might earn the favor of the genuine Divine Seal Throne, and worried that the Demon Race would target him.
• Ye Tian left the Administrative Hall and told his recovered squad that he would travel to Imperial Dragon Pass for the examination.
• Li Xin, Lin Jialu, and Wang Yuanyuan asked to accompany Ye Tian, hoping to see the examination and fight the Demon Race.
• Ye Tian agreed that the whole squad would set out for Imperial Dragon Pass the next day.

Ye Tian and his companions reached Imperial Dragon Pass, where they met Alliance Leader Yang Haohan. Yang Haohan expected Ye Tian to take the Mithril Base Knight Examination, but Ye Tian said he had come for the Adamantine Base Knight Examination.

• Ye Tian traveled toward Imperial Dragon Pass with his companions training inside the Different Dimension, while he honed his combat skills in the Tower of Eternity.
• Under pressure, Wang Yuanyuan broke through to become a sixth-order Battle Sect, giving General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 its fifth sixth-order powerhouse.
• After more than ten days, Ye Tian and his companions arrived at Imperial Dragon Pass and presented their Demon Hunter Squad credentials at the gate.
• Ye Tian led the group to the Knight Holy Temple main hall to meet Alliance Leader Yang Haohan, who said the Mithril Base Knight Examination would begin in several days.
• Ye Tian told Yang Haohan that he had come to take the Adamantine Base Knight Examination.

Ye Tian applied to take the Adamantine Base Knight Examination at Imperial Dragon Pass, and Yang Haohan arranged the test while hoping Ye Tian would lose and stay to cultivate. Ye Tian began the examination against an armored knight, with mounts prohibited.

• Ye Tian told Yang Haohan that he had reached the Eighth Order and qualified for the Adamantine Base Knight Examination.
• Yang Haohan warned Ye Tian that failure would bar him from taking a lower-level examination and require him to remain at the Knight Holy Temple until he passed; Ye Tian accepted and insisted on starting immediately.
• Yang Haohan brought Ye Tian's group to an underground trial ground, where they waited for the examination opponent to arrive.
• An armored Adamantine Base Knight entered carrying a Tower Shield and warhammer, and Ye Tian stepped onto the arena after saying goodbye to Cai'er.
• The knight explained that Ye Tian had to defeat him without summoning a mount partner, and Ye Tian agreed to begin.

Ye Tian fought a powerful Adamantine Base Knight in a trial match, discovering the opponent’s mastery of Spirit Aura and Power Accumulation. He realized the knight was a Ninth-Order Divine Knight, one of the strongest in the temple, while wondering why Yang Haohan had arranged such a formidable test.

• Ye Tian summoned his Glorious Holy Shield, Glorious Holy Armor, and Sea of Stars · Rose, surprising Yang Haohan with the sword’s quality.
• The Adamantine Base Knight charged Ye Tian, and their first clash ended with the knight’s Spirit Aura absorbing Ye Tian’s Asura Slash and rebounding him away.
• The knight followed with a hammer strike and Elemental Annihilation Halo, but Ye Tian used an assassin’s technique to evade both attacks.
• Ye Tian attacked with dozens of afterimages as the knight advanced and built power with each step.
• Ye Tian recognized that the knight was a Ninth-Order Divine Knight and questioned why Yang Haohan had chosen such a powerful opponent for him.

Ye Tian overwhelmed the Adamantine Base Knight with a barrage of Spirit Aura attacks, then switched tactics and revealed powerful elemental magic. The knight charged to stop him from casting further spells.

• Ye Tian unfurled golden wings and attacked the Adamantine Base Knight with Spirit Aura, forcing him to defend passively.
• Yang Haohan reconsidered whether Ye Tian needed protection or intensive training at Imperial Dragon Pass.
• Ye Tian's attacks battered the knight's Tower Shield until the knight discarded it and took up a one-handed warhammer.
• Ye Tian recognized that he could not win a war of attrition against a Ninth Order powerhouse without using the power of the Sacred Dragon and Arceus.
• Ye Tian cast a nearly chantless spell that summoned ice rain and chilled the arena, prompting the Adamantine Base Knight to charge and interrupt him.

Ye Tian battled the Adamantine Base Knight, whose Epic Equipment shield and advance put him under pressure. Ye Tian summoned Yating, who joined the fight with both Light and Water Magic, leaving the Knight’s armor shattered as the battle intensified.

• Ye Tian unleashed rapid Water Magic, and the Adamantine Base Knight countered with an Epic Equipment shield and a protective screen of light.
• Ye Tian trapped the Knight among ice pillars with Ice Prison, but the Knight smashed through them with his hammer as frost slowed his advance.
• Ye Tian summoned Yating, who buffed him and began casting Water Magic, shocking the Knight and increasing the pressure on him.
• The Knight’s Glorious Grade armor shattered under the assault, leaving him to defend with only his Epic Equipment shield as frost spread across his body.

Ye Tian fought the Adamantine Base Knight, using Yating’s support and a surprise attack with Sea of Stars · Rose to force his opponent to summon the Divine Seal Throne of Order and Law. The clash devastated the Knight Holy Temple, and Cai'er demanded an explanation from Yang Haohan for the opponent’s sudden transformation into a Divine Seal Knight.

• The Adamantine Base Knight unleashed Ninth Order power and battered Ye Tian with a series of hammer strikes, while Ye Tian and Yating used defensive spells to withstand them.
• As the Knight moved in for a finishing blow, Ye Tian vanished, and Yating attacked with ice crystals while Sea of Stars · Rose struck from behind with Falling Cherry · Moonflower.
• The Adamantine Base Knight summoned a strange blue-gold power, and the collision with Ye Tian’s gold-blue sword light shook Imperial Dragon Pass and destroyed much of the Knight Holy Temple.
• The Divine Seal Throne of Order and Law appeared, revealing that Ye Tian’s opponent was a Divine Seal Knight rather than an Adamantine Base Knight.
• Yang Haohan protected Li Xin and the other six girls amid the ruins, while Cai'er demanded that he explain the opponent’s transformation.

Ye Tian passed his Adamantine Base Knight assessment after fighting Long Tianyin, who had secretly tested him as a Divine Seal Knight. Yang Haohan confirmed his promotion and discussed the young generation’s potential to defeat the Demon Race, leaving the leaders determined to protect them as they grew stronger.

• Ye Tian emerged from the ruined battlefield with Long Tianyin and learned that his opponent had been the Divine Seal Knight of Control and Restraint, Long Haochen’s grandfather.
• Long Tianyin praised Ye Tian for comprehending Sword Intent and breaking through his defenses, then declared that he had passed the assessment.
• Yang Haohan officially made Ye Tian an Adamantine Base Knight and told him to collect his battle armor the next morning.
• Yang Haohan warned Ye Tian to be careful of the Demon Race but said his two mount companions could help him escape most threats.
• Yang Haohan and Long Tianyin discussed Ye Tian and other gifted youngsters, and agreed to protect them until they were strong enough to challenge the Demon Race.

While recovering from his assessment against Long Tianyin, Ye Tian reviewed his abilities and discovered that he had gained Sword Intent. As he immersed himself in the new power, his companions watched in awe, and the chapter ended with Ye Tian still cultivating.

• Ye Tian meditated to recover and reflected on how he had used the Void Spiritual Furnace to defeat Long Tianyin through precise timing.
• Ye Tian examined his updated status and reviewed his Soul Flame and Bone Shield skills, whose power depended on Mental Power.
• Ye Tian focused on his newly listed Sword Intent and released a formidable aura throughout the room.
• Cai'er calmed the others and told them not to disturb Ye Tian while he cultivated.
• Ye Tian remained absorbed in Sword Intent as his companions paused their preparations and watched him.

Ye Tian comprehended Sword Intent and sensed that it was merging with Sea of Stars · Rose, potentially strengthening the weapon. The next morning, Yang Haohan summoned Ye Tian and revealed the Epic-grade Adamantine Base Battle Armor.

• Ye Tian realized that he had comprehended Sword Intent and sensed it merging with Sea of Stars · Rose.
• Ye Tian's companions gathered around him, and he explained that his aura had erupted because of his new insight.
• Ye Tian proposed that the squad remain at Imperial Dragon Pass after receiving his armor and complete their accepted missions.
• The next morning, Ye Tian met Yang Haohan at the Knight Holy Temple to receive the Adamantine Base Battle Armor.
• Yang Haohan produced an orange-red, rectangular block of Epic Equipment in front of Ye Tian.

Yang Haohan awarded Ye Tian the Knight Holy Temple’s final Epic Adamantine Base Battle Armor and named him Adamantine Base Knight Number Twelve. Ye Tian equipped it, discovered its immense spiritual-energy reserves and enhancements, and marveled at receiving such powerful equipment for free.

• Yang Haohan presented Ye Tian with the Adamantine Base Battle Armor and named him Adamantine Base Knight Number Twelve.
• Ye Tian stepped onto the armor and infused it with Light Element, causing it to envelop him in dark golden light.
• Ye Tian discovered that the armor nearly doubled his spiritual perception and could store one hundred thousand points of Internal Spiritual Energy.
• Ye Tian admired the armor’s perfect fit and appearance while Yang Haohan explained that it could bring an Eighth Order Holy Knight close to Ninth Order strength.

Ye Tian received an Epic Adamantine Base Battle Armor from Yang Haohan and left to test its abilities. As Yang Haohan and Long Tianyin discussed Ye Tian’s unusual talents and the possibility of him claiming the Divine Seal Throne, Ye Tian considered what equipment to pursue next and remembered Yang Haoyu’s Starry Sky Divine Beast.

• Yang Haohan gave Ye Tian the Epic Adamantine Base Battle Armor, and Ye Tian left to familiarize himself with it.
• Long Tianyin appeared after Ye Tian departed, and he and Yang Haohan agreed that Ye Tian was too accomplished to need their personal instruction.
• Yang Haohan told Long Tianyin that Ye Tian was also a dual-cultivation knight, and they discussed his chance of earning the Divine Seal Throne’s recognition.
• Ye Tian tested the armor’s energy recovery and concluded that it could help him fight at the level of a Ninth Order Divine Knight.
• Ye Tian considered obtaining an Epic shield or other Legendary Equipment, then remembered that Yang Haoyu’s Starry Sky Divine Beast had made him a powerful Ninth Order knight.

Ye Tian considered whether Ling'er or Xiao Rou could provide him with powerful equipment before unexpectedly reuniting with Bai Yue at Imperial Dragon Pass. He told her that Long Haochen was well and had become a Demon Hunter Squad captain.

• Ye Tian wondered whether Ling'er and Xiao Rou could grant him equipment like the Starry Sky Divine Beast, and decided to ask Ling'er when he returned.
• Ye Tian rejected pursuing the Divine Seal Throne of Eternity and Creation, intending to leave it for Long Haochen or Li Xin and benefit from feedback if either gained its recognition.
• Ye Tian collided with Bai Yue around a corner at Imperial Dragon Pass, caught her before she fell, and revealed his face.
• Ye Tian and Bai Yue greeted each other warmly after four or five years apart.
• Bai Yue asked whether Long Haochen was with Ye Tian, and Ye Tian explained that Long Haochen was in Holy City and had become a Demon Hunter Squad captain.

Ye Tian reunited with Bai Yue at Imperial Dragon Pass and told her about Long Haochen’s growth and achievements. Bai Yue revealed that Long Xingyu had left to fight Ananda and had not returned or sent word, leaving Ye Tian to suspect Long Xingyu was secretly following Haochen.

• Bai Yue asked Ye Tian about Long Haochen, and he described Haochen’s life and accomplishments, including winning second place in the Demon Hunter Squad selection competition.
• Ye Tian reassured Bai Yue that Haochen was strong and had trustworthy companions, then suggested she visit him in the Holy City.
• Bai Yue said she would remain at Imperial Dragon Pass to await Long Xingyu and explained that he had left to fight Ananda, the seventh pillar Demon God.
• Bai Yue told Ye Tian that Long Xingyu had neither returned nor sent news, and Ye Tian suspected he was secretly watching Long Haochen complete his missions.

Ye Tian urged Bai Yue to visit Long Haochen in Holy City, and she began to reconsider before an attack alarm sounded at Imperial Dragon Pass. Ye Tian joined his armed companions and headed to report to the military commander, while Bai Yue stayed behind to pray for their safety.

• Ye Tian advised Bai Yue that Long Haochen deserved to know the truth and that she could visit him in Holy City before deciding whether to return.
• Bai Yue asked after Ye Tian's mother, and hearing that she lived in Holy City helped Bai Yue decide she might go see Long Haochen.
• An alarm announced another Demon Race assault, and Bai Yue explained that attacks at Imperial Dragon Pass became more frequent after the autumn harvest.
• Ye Tian left Bai Yue and returned to find his companions armed and ready to fight; Bai Yue prayed for him and the soldiers to return safely.
• Ye Tian led his companions toward the military commander to ask how they would be deployed, while Li Xin and Wang Yuanyuan hoped to join the charge outside the city.