Chapter Summaries

Reinforcements reached Zhennan Pass and discovered that twelve Demon Gods had appeared as the pass teetered on the brink of falling. Ye Tian agreed to have four newly promoted Demon Hunter Squads coordinate nearby as they entered the battle.

• After nine days of forced marching, Han Qian ordered the reinforcements to speed up as they neared Zhennan Pass.
• Meina, Wang Yuanyuan, Bai Xiaomo, Ye Tian, and Li Xin discussed the approaching battle, and Ye Tian urged his companions to stay calm and fight cautiously.
• The reinforcements saw smoke and battle raging around Zhennan Pass, then watched twelve Demon God Pillars rise into the sky.
• The acting commander ordered the Demon Hunter Squads to fight freely and the Holy Temple reinforcements to follow their temple commanders into battle.
• Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi asked to coordinate with Ye Tian and Long Haochen's squads, and Ye Tian agreed that the four squads would stay in the same area without clustering together.
• The four Demon Hunter Squads equipped themselves, and Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi's members were stunned by General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21's Glorious Grade Equipment.

Ye Tian led the newly promoted Demon Hunter Squads into Zhennan Pass, where his epic-grade Adamantine Base armor left Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao, and Duan Yi stunned by the gap in their strength. The squads reached the brutal street battle and found the Demon Race pressing the Holy Temple Alliance’s defensive line.

• Ye Tian revealed his epic-grade Adamantine Base armor, and Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi doubted they could catch up to him.
• Long Haochen resolved to keep improving, while Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi chose to focus on their own goals.
• Ye Tian led the four squads into Zhennan Pass as human and Demon Race powerhouses clashed in the sky.
• The squads saw unfamiliar Pokémon appear beside each member of General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21, but Ye Tian urged everyone to keep moving.
• Ye Tian and the others reached the battlefield and saw Demon Race forces overwhelming the Alliance defenders in the streets.

Ye Tian and the four Demon Hunter Squads joined the battle at Zhennan Pass, where their powerful attacks helped stabilize the defensive line against the demon army. Seeing that the defenders were still overwhelmed by the enemy’s numbers, Ye Tian decided to charge into the demon army and told Cai'er to fight alongside Sister Xin.

• Ye Tian calmed the reinforcements, ordered them to maintain formation, and led General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 into battle.
• Yating buffed the squad while Wang Yuanyuan, Li Xin, Lin Jialu, Shui Juqing, and Bai Xiaomo unleashed powerful attacks that drove back the demons and eased pressure on the defenders.
• Long Haochen directed General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 22 and the other squads to reinforce the defensive line rather than pursue kills.
• Ye Tian recognized that the defenders could not hold against the demon army’s superior numbers and decided to charge into its ranks.
• Ye Tian told Cai'er to fight alongside Sister Xin, and Cai'er agreed while reminding him to be careful.

Ye Tian charged into the Demon Race army at Zhennan Pass, overwhelming its forces with swordsmanship, elemental magic, and Psychic Power. His Ice Storm turned the battle in humanity’s favor, leaving the Demon Race retreating as the defenders counterattacked.

• Cai'er left Ye Tian to join Li Xin, while Ye Tian charged into the Demon Race army and killed a seventh-tier Demon Lord in one strike.
• Ye Tian carved through the demons with his greatsword and Ice Cones, easing pressure on the defenders and boosting the morale of Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao, and the Zhennan Pass soldiers.
• Sixth-tier and seventh-tier demons surrounded Ye Tian, but he used Reflection Wall to send the Demon Eye Sorcerers’ attacks back at them and kill several of them.
• Ye Tian continued slaughtering demons, then flew into the air and unleashed the seventh-tier spell Ice Storm against the Demon Race army.
• The storm devastated the demons and opened gaps in their ranks, allowing the Holy Temple Alliance forces to advance and drive the attackers into retreat.

Ye Tian helped the Holy Temple Alliance turn the battle at Zhennan Pass around, then killed an Eighth Order Moon Demon whose attack had threatened the defenders. With the Demon Race army’s morale broken, its defeat became inevitable unless its aerial forces could change the battle.

• Ye Tian cut through the Demon Race ranks as reinforcements joined the Holy Temple Alliance’s counterattack, killing a Two-Headed Demon Vulture along the way.
• An Eighth Order Moon Demon attacked Ye Tian and fired at the Zhennan Pass defenders, but Ye Tian shielded them and forced the Moon Demon onto the defensive.
• The Moon Demon activated his Dark Demon Body and wielded a crescent moon, but Ye Tian struck his mind with Mental Power and killed him with Light of Fire and Asura Slash.
• Ye Tian kicked the Moon Demon’s head through the Demon Race ranks, and the army’s fear turned into a collapse that the Zhennan Pass defenders exploited.
• Ye Tian watched the rout from above, judging that only the Demon Race powerhouses on the aerial battlefield could still change the outcome.

Ye Tian used his Spatial Ability to ambush and kill several Eighth Order demons, turning the battle at Zhennan Pass in the Holy Temple Alliance’s favor. He joined Holy Knight Commander Han Qian and the other Eighth Order fighters, who surrounded the remaining demons while Ye Tian waited for an opening.

• Ye Tian flew toward the battle and saw that the twelve demon gods were occupied by Ninth Order powerhouses, leaving the Eighth Order demons exposed.
• Ye Tian used Spatial Ability and the Sea of Stars · Rose to launch surprise attacks, killing several Eighth Order demons and breaking the stalemate.
• The surviving Eighth Order demons regrouped to guard against Ye Tian’s attacks, and Ye Tian appeared beside Holy Knight Commander Han Qian.
• Han Qian recognized Ye Tian’s voice, and they agreed that the Alliance powerhouses would create openings for Ye Tian to deliver finishing blows.
• Han Qian and the other Eighth Order powerhouses attacked the demons together, overwhelming them and inflicting wounds while Ye Tian held back.

Ye Tian used his Spatial Ability to help the Holy Temple Alliance defeat the Demon Race forces at Zhennan Pass, while concealing his identity as an Adamantine Base Knight. The Demon Gods and Ninth Order fighters withdrew without a decisive victory, and a Ninth Order Forbidden Spell healed the humans and devastated the remaining Demon Race troops.

• Ye Tian ambushed the remaining Eighth Order Demon Race members, helping the Alliance end the battle in the skies.
• Han Qian and the other Alliance fighters praised Ye Tian, but Han Qian kept his identity confidential.
• The Eighth Order powerhouses joined the fighting below, and the Demon Race army collapsed as Zhennan Pass’s defenders counterattacked.
• Ye Tian and Han Qian discussed attacking the Demon Gods, but the Demon Gods and Ninth Order Alliance fighters soon broke off their battle and withdrew.
• Ye Tian returned to his companions and removed his Adamantine Base Battle Armor, keeping his role in the victory secret from everyone except the four Demon Hunter Squads.
• A Ninth Order Saint cast Goddess of Light’s Affection, healing human survivors while its golden light poisoned and killed Demon Race troops.

After the Demon Race retreated from Zhennan Pass, Ye Tian and the other Demon Hunter Squads helped with the aftermath and received rewards for their efforts. Once his team had recovered, Ye Tian revealed that they were staying because an opportunity to obtain Spirit Furnaces awaited them.

• The Demon Race withdrew, and Zhennan Pass’s defenders and Demon Hunter Squads began tending to the wounded and repairing the damage.
• Yang Wenzhao praised Ye Tian, who instead expressed admiration for the soldiers who had fought despite the odds.
• The forces spent three days clearing the battlefield, then stayed at Zhennan Pass while awaiting reinforcements.
• The Zhennan Pass military awarded General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 fifty thousand merit points and gave Ye Tian a personal reward through Han Qian.
• Ye Tian told his companions they would remain at Zhennan Pass for a chance to obtain Spirit Furnaces.

Ye Tian and his companions learned that Dream Paradise entry would be awarded through selection trials among the Demon Hunter Squads. He revealed that Cai’er could use the Tower of Eternity to bring the others in, while Meina and Bai Xiaomo still chose to register for the trials.

• A messenger summoned Ye Tian’s squad to a meeting at the Priest Temple’s underground training grounds.
• Han Qian and the Priest Temple leaders announced that Demon Hunters would compete for limited spots in Dream Paradise, where Spirit Furnaces could be obtained.
• Meina and Bai Xiaomo worried about their chances, while Ye Tian explained that Cai’er could use the Tower of Eternity to bring the squad into Dream Paradise if she secured a spot.
• Ye Tian encouraged Bai Xiaomo and Meina to register anyway so they could gain experience fighting other squads.
• Registration began, and 152 of the 210 eligible Demon Hunters signed up for the selection trials.

Ye Tian’s companions competed in Zhennan Pass’s selection for Dream Paradise, where Ling Xiao warned contestants against lethal violence and banned certain external aids. Cai’er, Lin Jialu, Li Xin, and Wang Yuanyuan advanced, while the others were eliminated or lost in later rounds.

• Ye Tian sent his companions to prepare for the selection, confident that their strength and Pokémon would give them an advantage.
• Ling Xiao thanked the Demon Hunters, prohibited killing and crippling injuries, and banned Magic Scrolls and flight during matches.
• The contestants drew tokens and began the first round, and the referee allowed General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 to bring their Pokémon into battle.
• Cai’er, Li Xin, Lin Jialu, Wang Yuanyuan, and Shui Juqing won their first-round matches, while Meina and Bai Xiaomo were eliminated.
• Lin Jialu and Shui Juqing faced each other in the second round; Cai’er, Lin Jialu, Li Xin, and Wang Yuanyuan advanced, and Shui Juqing was eliminated.

Cai'er and Li Xin advanced to the final round of the selection tournament, where the remaining contestants fought for places in Dream Paradise. Cai'er began her match against a Guardian Knight and met his opening counterattack head-on.

• Li Xin defeated Lin Jialu, while Wang Yuanyuan lost to a summoner; Cai'er easily defeated a mage.
• Cai'er drew No. 1, Li Xin drew No. 10, and Long Haochen drew No. 6 for the final round overseen by Ling Xiao.
• Cai'er entered the arena to face an experienced Guardian Knight, who expected his defenses and mount to give him an advantage.
• Cai'er rushed the knight with her black wings and struck his armor with her Dark Gold Dagger.
• The knight answered with Sun Slash and Lightning Stab, and Cai'er appeared to let the attack hit her.

Cai'er defeated the middle-aged knight and secured her place in Dream Paradise. Li Xin then teamed up with the Rose Unicorn and Torchic to defeat a summoner, leaving Torchic still struggling against the Blaze Demon Monkey.

• Cai'er used Stealth and a relentless series of attacks to overwhelm the middle-aged knight, and Ling Xiao stopped the match before she killed him.
• Ling Xiao declared the knight defeated, treated his injuries, and Cai'er became the first contestant to qualify for Dream Paradise.
• Li Xin began her match against a summoner, who called a black wolf and a Blaze Demon Monkey while Li Xin summoned the Rose Unicorn and Torchic.
• Torchic charged the Blaze Demon Monkey and drew its attention, allowing Li Xin to ride the Rose Unicorn around the beast and attack the summoner.
• Li Xin and the Rose Unicorn defeated the summoner while Torchic continued delaying the Blaze Demon Monkey.

Li Xin’s Torchic battled a sixth-rank Blaze Demon Monkey and evolved into Combusken mid-fight. Combusken defeated its opponent with a rapid sequence of attacks, leaving the spectators amazed by its power and skills.

• Li Xin asked the Summoner to continue the battle after he admitted defeat, and Ling Xiao allowed them to decide for themselves.
• The Blaze Demon Monkey struck Torchic down and engulfed it in flames, but Ye Tian sensed that Torchic was still growing stronger.
• Torchic’s Evolution Light appeared, and it evolved into Combusken, whose strength reached the peak of the fifth rank.
• Combusken used Sky Uppercut and a flurry of kicks to knock out the Blaze Demon Monkey.
• The Summoner asked Li Xin what species Combusken was, and Li Xin proudly said it was one of a kind.

The selection trials ended with Cai'er, Li Xin, and Long Haochen earning places in the journey to Dream Paradise. At Zhennan Pass, the Holy Temple Alliance and the Demon Race assembled for the agreed trip, with Huang Shuo leading the Black Dragon Guard as both sides flew north.

• Li Xin showed Combusken to her companions after Ling Xiao ended her match, and the girls admired its evolved form.
• Cai'er, Li Xin, and Long Haochen secured Dream Paradise slots after the final selection round.
• Zhennan Pass recovered for nearly a week while the Alliance’s reinforcements arrived and its damaged magic cannons were partially repaired.
• Ling Xiao and Han Qian assembled the Alliance’s forces and ten qualified Demon Hunters outside Zhennan Pass for the appointed departure.
• Huang Shuo arrived with the Demon God Emperor’s Black Dragon Guard and confirmed that the Demon Race would honor its agreement.
• Ling Xiao led the Alliance aboard ten Green Rocs, and Huang Shuo followed with the Black Dragon Guard at a cautious distance.

Li Xin and Cai'er noticed Moon Night and Leng Xiao among the demons on their way to Dream Paradise, while Moon Night concealed that she recognized them. The Holy Temple Alliance and the Demon Race reached Dream Forest and proceeded toward Dream Temple, where nature’s aura favored the humans and burdened the demons.

• Li Xin spotted Moon Night and Leng Xiao, and Cai'er reassured her that Moon Night would not act rashly because of the restriction Cai'er had placed on her.
• Moon Night told Leng Xiao she was observing the Holy Temple Alliance, while privately recalling that meeting Ye Tian had taught her not to underestimate humans.
• Ling Xiao led the Green Roc down outside Dream Forest, and he warned Huang Shuo that flying into the protected area could be dangerous.
• The Holy Temple Alliance and the Demon Race entered Dream Forest, where its cleansing aura and dense magic elements benefited the humans but troubled the demons.
• Huang Shuo urged the group to move faster, but Ling Xiao refused to risk angering the forest by damaging its plants, and the groups continued toward Dream Temple.

Ling Xiao led the Holy Temple Alliance and the Demon Race to the lake where the Dream Temple lay hidden, then explained how it would appear and extorted Dragon Ointment from Huang Shuo for information about its guardian. After the Nature Temple rose from the lake and a path formed, the Demon Race participants entered, led by A Bao.

• Ling Xiao revealed that the Dream Temple was beneath the lake and traded information about its ancient guardian for two pieces of Dragon Ointment from Huang Shuo.
• Ling Xiao told Huang Shuo that an Elf Dragon lived in the lake and that the Dream Temple would rise and form a path to shore within a day.
• The Holy Temple Alliance and the Demon Race waited through the night as the lake remained calm.
• A jade-green Nature Temple rose from the lake as the aura of nature made the surrounding shrubs grow across the water.
• Ling Xiao announced that the Dream Temple was open, and A Bao led Moon Night, Leng Xiao, and the other Demon Race participants toward it.

Cai'er entered Dream Paradise and confirmed that the Eternal Melody could open a passage to the Tower of Eternity. Ye Tian decided to use it to bring their companions into Dream Paradise, despite being above the realm normally allowed inside.

• Ling Xiao sent the ten Alliance youths toward the Dream Temple, and the group entered the green light that led to Dream Paradise.
• Cai'er arrived alone in Dream Paradise, saw the Spirit Furnace light clusters scatter, and memorized their directions.
• Cai'er used the Eternal Melody to open a passage to the Tower of Eternity and returned there as her spiritual power ran low.
• Ye Tian told Cai'er he would bring their companions into Dream Paradise, relying on the Sacred Star Spiritual Furnace to conceal his aura.
• Ye Tian gathered the companions and began transmitting them through Cai'er's Eternal Melody, spending his spiritual power to open the passage.

Ye Tian’s group entered Dream Paradise, but the Sacred Star Spiritual Furnace concealed his aura so the trial did not recognize him. While searching for Spirit Furnaces, they discovered a demon fighting a native magical beast and prepared to attack.

• Ye Tian explained that Dream Paradise had failed to detect him, and he led the others to search for Spirit Furnaces while Cai'er tracked their direction.
• The group explored Dream Paradise, collected valuable herbs, and saw elemental mists that could greatly accelerate cultivation.
• Ye Tian sensed a fight ahead and ordered his companions to conceal themselves as they approached.
• Ye Tian detected a Spirit Furnace near a demon and a magical beast, then told the group to prepare to attack.
• Ye Tian’s group saw a young Bear Demon fighting the magical beast and moved in to take them down.

Ye Tian and General-level Demon Hunter Squad No. 21 attacked a young Bear Demon fighting a giant python beside a Water Attribute Spirit Furnace. The Bear Demon unleashed the Demon God's Disintegration Great Method and broke through the squad's spells, escaping while the Spirit Furnace remained unclaimed.

• Ye Tian ordered his companions to target the young Bear Demon while leaving the giant python alone, and Wang Yuanyuan and Cai'er launched their attack.
• Wang Yuanyuan clashed with the Bear Demon using her shield, while Cai'er stabbed him in the back with Asura Stab.
• The wounded Bear Demon fled, but Wang Yuanyuan blocked his path with Sky-Rending Cannon as Lin Jialu and Shui Juqing prepared spells.
• The Bear Demon used the Demon God's Disintegration Great Method to heal and strengthen himself, then shattered the spells and escaped.

Ye Tian and his companions defeated the young Bear Demon, then gained the guardian giant python’s consent to take its Water Attribute Spirit Furnace. Since the furnace suited both Lin Jialu and Shui Juqing, they asked Ye Tian to decide who would receive it.

• Ye Tian stopped the young Bear Demon from escaping, and the group killed him.
• Ye Tian asked Meina to heal the giant python and Yating to communicate with it.
• The giant python transferred spiritual energy to Ye Tian, then released the Spirit Furnace and left.
• Ye Tian explained that the Water Attribute Spirit Furnace suited Lin Jialu and Shui Juqing.
• Lin Jialu and Shui Juqing asked Ye Tian to choose who would receive the Spirit Furnace.