Chapter Summaries

Ye Tian and General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 went to Imperial Dragon Pass to help defend against a Demon Race attack, bringing five Pokémon onto the battlefield. As the battle began, Ye Tian prepared to fight alongside them.

• Ye Tian warned Li Xin and Wang Yuanyuan not to charge into battle without orders, then said the six Pokémon were ready to train and fight.
• Long Tianyin let Ye Tian's squad defend any section of Imperial Dragon Pass without following other commanders' orders.
• Ye Tian and the others climbed to the mountain fortress's walls and surveyed its harsh, snow-covered surroundings.
• Demon Race forces attacked Imperial Dragon Pass, and the defenders opened fire with magic cannons and mage attacks.
• Ye Tian summoned Happiny, Charcadet, Alolan Vulpix, Shroomish, and Torchic, leaving Feebas behind because it could not fight effectively or stay out of water for long.
• Ye Tian put on his Adamantine Base Battle Armor and ordered everyone to prepare for battle.

As the Demon Race attacked the city walls, Ye Tian and the girls sent their newly appeared Pokémon into battle alongside the defenders. Wang Yuanyuan and Shroomish fought together against the Twin-Blade Demons, while Ye Tian realized Shroomish had an unusually powerful Egg Move.

• Ye Tian calmed the five newborn Pokémon and told the girls to fight together without straying far apart.
• Wang Yuanyuan charged into the Twin-Blade Demons with Shroomish and knocked several enemies off the wall.
• Wang Yuanyuan fought two Emerald Twin-Blade Demons while Shroomish killed a third-tier attacker that tried to ambush her.
• Wang Yuanyuan and Shroomish fought side by side, and Shroomish used Focus Punch to badly injure multiple Twin-Blade Demons.
• Ye Tian recognized Focus Punch as Shroomish's Egg Move and turned to look at the other battles.

Ye Tian and the Demon Hunter Squad fought off the attacking Demon Race, while the Pokémon showed their combat abilities and grew stronger from battle. After Ye Tian cut down seven Bloodthirsty Demons, the Golden Bird Demon from their earlier mission attacked him, and he countered with a powerful slash.

• Li Xin, Lin Jialu, and the Pokémon fought the Twin-Blade Demons, with Alolan Vulpix helping Lin Jialu defeat an Emerald Twin-Blade Demon that ambushed her.
• Happiny healed the wounded alongside Meina, while Ye Tian noticed the Pokémon gaining spiritual power and growing stronger after defeating demons.
• The Pokémon began tiring during the prolonged battle, so Ye Tian restored their energy and helped ease the pressure on the city-wall defenders.
• Seven Bloodthirsty Demons climbed onto the wall, and Ye Tian swiftly cut them down and collected their demon crystals.
• The Golden Bird Demon attacked Ye Tian, but Ye Tian blocked its golden spear and struck back with Sun Slash and Light's Vengeance.

Ye Tian killed several powerful demons while supporting his companions as they fought sixth-tier enemies at Imperial Dragon Pass. Just as their battles continued, Bear Demon God Walif, ranked sixth among the Demon Race’s Seventy-Two Demon Gods, attacked Ye Tian.

• Ye Tian killed a peak seventh-tier Golden Bird Demon in one strike, frightening the Demon Race and raising the defenders’ morale.
• The Demon Race sent sixth- and seventh-tier demons to surround Ye Tian’s squad, and Li Xin took on the Golden-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon Lords while Ye Tian summoned Yating to support the others.
• Ye Tian redirected the Two-Headed Demon Vulture’s flames and cut it down, then helped Cai’er kill the Crimson Blood Mad Demon.
• Li Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, Lin Jialu, Bai Xiaomo, Shui Juqing, and Meina continued fighting the Golden-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon Lords as Ye Tian and Cai’er watched for their chance to break through.
• Walif descended from the sky and clashed with Ye Tian, who knocked the Bear Demon God back before recognizing the powerful enemy.

Ye Tian fought and killed an eighth-rank Bear Demon to test the strength of his Epic Adamantine Base Battle Armor. After collecting the corpse, he left the battle with his armor’s power confirmed.

• The eighth-rank Bear Demon appeared, and Long Tianyin assured the military command room that Ye Tian could handle it.
• Ye Tian met the Bear Demon’s attacks head-on, using his swords and Water Element Shields to weaken and injure it.
• Ye Tian used Judgment to pin the Bear Demon beneath a pillar of light, but its powerful defenses let it resist and counterattack.
• Ye Tian split Sea of Stars · Rose into Sea of Stars and Blue Rose, then killed the Bear Demon with Blade Storm.
• Ye Tian stored the Bear Demon’s corpse in the Different Dimension and praised the strength of his Epic Adamantine Base Battle Armor.

Wang Yuanyuan broke through to the sixth rank and killed the Golden-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon Lord during the defense of Imperial Dragon Pass. After five days of fighting, the Demon Race retreated, leaving Ye Tian and the survivors to rest while the pass’s wounded and damaged battlefield were tended to.

• Wang Yuanyuan awakened spatial energy, advanced from the fifth rank to the sixth, and killed the Golden-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon Lord with Asura Slash.
• Ye Tian healed Wang Yuanyuan, and she returned with him to the continuing battle.
• Ye Tian and General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 held the city walls through five days of fighting as powerful experts joined the clashes.
• The Demon Race sounded its retreat, and the exhausted defenders watched its army withdraw from Imperial Dragon Pass.
• Ye Tian transported his companions into the Different Dimension to rest, while survivors and civilians began treating the wounded and putting out fires.

After the battle at Imperial Dragon Pass, Ye Tian and General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 helped care for the wounded, recovered, and received a large merit reward. The squad prepared to return to Holy City after Yang Haohan urged Ye Tian to protect himself and conceal his strength from the Demon Race.

• Meina and Happiny helped treat Imperial Dragon Pass's wounded, and Happiny absorbed spiritual energy while healing them.
• After several days of recovery, Wang Yuanyuan and Shui Juqing broke through to the Sixth Order, while Meina and Bai Xiaomo had not yet advanced.
• The Imperial Dragon Pass military awarded General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 fifty thousand merit for its contributions to the defense.
• Ye Tian proposed returning to Holy City, and the squad agreed after completing its mission and hunting tasks.
• Yang Haohan advised Ye Tian to stay alive, hide his strength and identity from the Demon Race, and wait until the Ninth Order to challenge its experts.
• Ye Tian promised Yang Haohan that he would protect himself and his companions before the squad departed for Holy City.

Ye Tian left Imperial Dragon Pass with Bai Yue, who decided to travel with him to see Long Haochen in Holy City. As Ling'er carried them toward their destination, Ye Tian reflected on Knight Holy Mountain’s defenses against the Demon Race.

• Bai Yue caught up with Ye Tian and asked to accompany him to Holy City to see Long Haochen.
• Long Tianyin stayed behind to command Imperial Dragon Pass and entrusted Bai Yue to Ye Tian’s care.
• Ye Tian departed with Bai Yue and his companions, riding Ling'er toward Holy City.
• Long Tianyin watched the Sacred Dragon leave and remarked on its powerful Light Element and future potential.
• Ye Tian traveled without encountering Demon Race patrols and sensed that they were approaching Knight Holy Mountain.

Ye Tian returned to Holy City with his companions after traveling through the Knight Holy Mountain, where he observed its unusually dense Light Element and powerful magical beasts. He went to Long Haochen’s villa and tried to arrange a surprise reunion between Haochen and Bai Yue.

• Ye Tian and Ling'er flew through the Knight Holy Mountain, where Ye Tian noted the dense Light Element and sensed powerful magical beasts below.
• Ye Tian reached Holy City, submitted his Slaughter Mission, and went to Long Haochen’s villa with his companions.
• Ye Tian reassured Bai Yue that seeing her again would make Haochen happy, and she agreed to hide so they could surprise him.
• Lin Xin opened the gate, recognized Ye Tian and the others, and invited them inside.
• Ye Tian stopped Lin Xin from bringing them in and asked him to call Haochen outside instead.

Ye Tian brought Bai Yue to reunite with Long Haochen, who tearfully embraced his mother after years apart. Back at their villa, the Demon Hunter Squad agreed to build a house in the Different Dimension so they could rest more comfortably on future missions.

• Ye Tian surprised Long Haochen by revealing that Bai Yue had come to see him.
• Long Haochen rushed to Bai Yue, called her “Mom,” and wept with her as they embraced.
• Ye Tian and his companions left the reunited mother and son alone to talk.
• Meina and Bai Xiaomo complained about the hard beds at Imperial Dragon Pass, and Ye Tian suggested building a house in the Different Dimension.
• Ye Tian told the squad to rest before considering another mission, then returned to his room with Cai'er.

While Ye Tian and his companions rested and cultivated, Xiao Rou returned from her original world with a major breakthrough. Ye Tian discovered that she had reached the Tenth Order Initial Stage and asked how many Plates she had found.

• Ye Tian and his companions continued cultivating at the villa, planning to pursue missions and a Marshal-level promotion once Meina and Bai Xiaomo reached the Sixth Order.
• The girls trained against the Soul of the Strong in the Tower of Eternity while Ye Tian relaxed in the courtyard.
• Xiao Rou returned in a flash of white light and greeted Ye Tian, who welcomed her back and asked about her trip.
• Xiao Rou hinted that she had improved greatly, and Ye Tian checked her status and saw that she had reached the Tenth Order Initial Stage.
• Ye Tian excitedly asked Xiao Rou how many Plates she had found.

Xiao Rou told Ye Tian that she had found two more Plates and could permanently share two attributes with him. Ye Tian chose the General and Psychic attributes, hoping to strengthen his physical and mental abilities.

• Xiao Rou told Ye Tian she had found the Bug attribute Jade Bug Plate and the Grass attribute Verdant Plate, bringing her total to eight Plates and raising her strength to Tenth Order Initial Stage.
• Ye Tian considered Xiao Rou's improved ability to face Demon Gods and noted that Fengxiu remained a formidable unknown.
• Xiao Rou revealed that their Blood Pact allowed her to permanently share two attributes with Ye Tian, including their abilities and enhanced skill power.
• Ye Tian asked about the General attribute, and Xiao Rou said it would most likely manifest in his body.
• Ye Tian chose the General attribute and, following Xiao Rou's recommendation, the Psychic attribute to improve his physical strength and Mental Power.

Ye Tian began sharing Xiao Rou’s Psychic Power and General Attribute, leaving a note for his companions before entering seclusion. After nearly ten days, he emerged with stronger Mental Power, which accidentally overwhelmed the girls in the villa.

• Ye Tian chose to receive Xiao Rou’s Psychic Power and General Attribute and left Cai’er and the others a note before beginning the sharing process in the sealed meditation chamber.
• Li Xin and the Demon Hunter Squad waited anxiously for nearly ten days while Ye Tian remained in seclusion.
• A powerful Mental Power fluctuation swept through the villa, leaving the girls dizzy and nauseated as Cai’er tried to reach the second floor.
• Ye Tian appeared, restrained his power, and apologized for failing to control it after gaining strength through the Blood Pact with Xiao Rou.
• Ye Tian explained that his Mental Power had improved, and the girls reacted with envy at how he had grown stronger while staying at home.

After emerging from seclusion, Ye Tian explained how sharing attributes had greatly improved his Mental Power and physical strength, while warning Cai'er not to risk herself with the Reincarnation Spiritual Furnace. His increased power could let him take on more retainers, and Shui Juqing and Meina immediately asked to sign Retainer Contracts with him.

• Ye Tian reassured the women and told Cai'er not to use the Reincarnation Spiritual Furnace recklessly, though he sensed she would still risk it to protect him.
• Ye Tian recognized that attribute sharing had strengthened his Mental Power, granted him spatial teleportation, and improved his physical strength.
• Ye Tian checked his status and noticed that his class now included the label “Humanoid Pokémon.”
• Shui Juqing asked whether Ye Tian's increased Mental Power allowed him to recruit more retainers, and he said he could likely support four or five.
• Shui Juqing and Meina simultaneously asked Ye Tian to sign Retainer Contracts with them.

Ye Tian agreed to let Shui Juqing and Meina become his retainers, and Meina’s contract revealed that Ye Tian’s Innate Internal Spiritual Energy was 210. The revelation left the squad stunned and prompted Bai Xiaomo and Wang Yuanyuan to consider becoming his retainers too.

• Shui Juqing and Meina insisted that they wanted to become Ye Tian’s retainers, and Ye Tian agreed.
• Shui Juqing let Meina go first, and Lin Jialu prepared a Magic Retainer Contract formation while Ye Tian used a Retainer Knight Contract rune.
• Meina completed the contract with Ye Tian and discovered that her Innate Internal Spiritual Energy had risen from 46 to 128.
• Li Xin revealed that Ye Tian’s Innate Internal Spiritual Energy was 210, shocking the squad.
• Bai Xiaomo asked Ye Tian to make her his retainer, while Wang Yuanyuan also appeared tempted.

Ye Tian learned that Xiao Rou could create a universal Retainer Contract, allowing him to contract with companions of other professions. Wang Yuanyuan could benefit from Talent Suppression Sharing now, while Bai Xiaomo would have to wait until Ye Tian could share the Grass Attribute.

• Li Xin warned Ye Tian that he already had several retainers and that Bai Xiaomo and Wang Yuanyuan's spiritual energy attributes did not match his.
• Xiao Rou explained that she could make a universal Retainer Contract for anyone who cultivated spiritual energy, though Talent Suppression Sharing still required matching attributes.
• Ye Tian told Bai Xiaomo and Wang Yuanyuan that he had gained Space Attribute, allowing Wang Yuanyuan to benefit from sharing.
• Bai Xiaomo complained that she was left out, and Ye Tian learned that her spiritual energy attribute was plants.
• Xiao Rou confirmed that Ye Tian could share Grass Attribute with Bai Xiaomo later, and Bai Xiaomo agreed to wait.

Ye Tian offered retainer contracts to Wang Yuanyuan and Cai'er, and Xiao Rou created runes for them and Shui Juqing. The contracts greatly increased all three girls' Innate Internal Spiritual Energy, and the squad agreed to keep the secret.

• Ye Tian asked Wang Yuanyuan to become his retainer, and she agreed because she wanted greater strength to avenge her family and defeat the Fifth Demon God.
• Cai'er asked Ye Tian for a contract so she could grow stronger and help him, and he agreed to support her choice.
• Xiao Rou created three universal retainer contract runes, and Shui Juqing, Wang Yuanyuan, and Cai'er each completed a contract with Ye Tian.
• Talent Suppression Sharing raised Shui Juqing's Innate Internal Spiritual Energy to 133, Wang Yuanyuan's to 140, and Cai'er's to 155.
• Ye Tian asked the squad to keep the contracts secret, and Meina, Shui Juqing, and Wang Yuanyuan agreed.

Ye Tian urged the women to cultivate before their Retainer Contracts expired and offered Bai Xiaomo several Grass-type Pokémon suited to her Plant System Summoner abilities. He recommended Treecko for its Mega Evolution, then noted that strong bonds could also give Pokémon a new form.

• Ye Tian warned the women that their Retainer Contracts would dissolve after five years and urged them to reach the Eighth or Ninth Order before their Innate Internal Spiritual Energy returned to normal.
• Ye Tian considered how Xiao Rou could create a God Realm after gathering all the plates, but focused on breaking through one million spiritual energy and dealing with the Demon Race first.
• Ye Tian offered Bai Xiaomo a Pokémon, and Xiao Rou transformed into Treecko to demonstrate the option.
• Ye Tian described Treecko, Chikorita, Snivy, and Exeggcute and explained how their moves could strengthen Bai Xiaomo's Plant System Summons and battlefield control.
• Ye Tian recommended Treecko because it could Mega Evolve into Mega Sceptile, then added that Pokémon could also develop a new form through Bond Evolution.

Bai Xiaomo chose Exeggcute and reserved a second Pokémon for when Xiao Rou could create Bulbasaur, while Xiao Rou prepared gifts and evolution items for the squad. Their peaceful days ended when General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 received a mandatory war mission, and Ye Tian prepared the team for likely deployment to one of the six great passes.

• Bai Xiaomo asked to choose two Pokémon, selecting Exeggcute and saving her other choice for a future Bulbasaur.
• Xiao Rou created a Pokémon Egg for Bai Xiaomo and gave the women evolution items and auxiliary items for their Pokémon.
• The Demon Hunter Squad Mission Tower issued a mandatory war mission to all squads in the Holy City, and Ye Tian's squad chose to accept it.
• Ye Tian told the squad to prepare for a likely deployment to one of the six great passes, and his companions showed confidence in their strength.

Forty-two Demon Hunter Squads and more than five thousand Alliance elites assembled for an emergency war mission. Ye Tian agreed to let Long Haochen’s squad travel and fight alongside his, and the force departed for Zhennan Pass under Han Qian’s command.

• Long Haochen asked Ye Tian to let General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 22 stick with his squad, and Ye Tian agreed.
• Liu Mei and Bai Yue said farewell to Ye Tian and Long Haochen, asking Ye Tian to keep himself and Long Haochen safe.
• Han Qian arrived with around five thousand elite reinforcements from the Six Great Temples, including a hundred Mithril Base Knights.
• Han Qian ordered all personnel to board the carriages and set out for Zhennan Pass, where the war assignments would be given.