Chapter Summaries

Ye Tian and Cai'er prepared to travel with their squad to Demon Extermination Pass after Sheng Yue warned Ye Tian to protect Cai'er and keep her from using a dangerous ability. On the journey, Gao Yingjie reluctantly accepted Shi Xiaoxue into the group, and Ye Tian reassured the squad that they would grow stronger together.

• Sheng Yue told Ye Tian to protect Cai'er, warned him that her dangerous ability harmed her, and urged both of them to stay safe until they turned twenty.
• Yang Haohan removed the Spirit Light Shield, and Ye Tian put on the Inheritance Ring before Gao Yingjie led the squad to depart.
• Shi Xiaoxue stopped the group and cried until Gao Yingjie agreed to let her join the mission to Demon Extermination Pass.
• As the carriage left Holy City, Gao Yingjie cautioned the squad against complacency and shared his experience.
• Ye Tian reassured Li Xin, Lin Jialu, Meina, and the others that they were a team and that he would help them bring out their full strength.

Number One Demon Hunter Squad arrived at Exorcism City, where Ye Tian reunited with Long Haochen and comforted Cai'er as her cold demeanor returned. At a meeting with the city’s commanders, Cai'er’s parents, Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu, appeared, and Lan Yanyu kept staring at her daughter and Ye Tian.

• The ten Demon Hunter Squads traveled to Exorcism City, and Number One Demon Hunter Squad settled in at the Governing Hall.
• Ye Tian noticed Cai'er had grown cold and held her hand, reassuring her that he would stay by her side.
• Gao Yingjie led the squads to meet Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu, commanders of Exorcism City.
• Gao Yingjie introduced Sheng Lingxin as the city’s military commander and Lan Yanyu as the Magic Corps commander and branch hall master.
• Lan Yanyu stared at Cai'er and occasionally at Ye Tian while Cai'er remained cold and Ye Tian held her hand.

Ye Tian and his Demon Hunter Squad joined Infantry Battalion 1 at Demon Guard Pass for a three-month trial, where Zhang Hairong assigned them to serve as his personal guards. After settling into their barracks, the squad divided the room for privacy, but Cai'er, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu joined their beds into an enclosed four-person sleeping space with Ye Tian.

• Sheng Lingxin briefed the Demon Hunter Squads on their missions and assigned Ye Tian's squad to Infantry Battalion 1.
• Lan Yanyu tried to rise as Ye Tian and Cai'er left, but Sheng Lingxin stopped her; Ye Tian took Cai'er's hand and departed without speaking.
• Zhang Hairong introduced himself to Ye Tian and asked the squad not to act independently on the battlefield, and Ye Tian agreed to follow his commands.
• Zhang Hairong assigned Ye Tian and his companions to serve as his personal guards and brought them to Battalion 1's camp.
• Ye Tian suggested separating the men's and women's sides of their shared barracks with vines, and Bai Xiaomo created a curtain down the room's center.
• Cai'er, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu pushed four beds together, and Cai'er used the spare beds and bedding to enclose them.

Ye Tian and Cai'er settled into their new home, and Cai'er accepted his promise to make a home for Li Xin and Lin Jialu as well. Their quiet night was interrupted when Lan Yanyu arrived, revealing herself as Cai'er's mother and reacting furiously to finding her daughter with Ye Tian.

• Cai'er welcomed Ye Tian, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu into their home, and Ye Tian promised to give all three women a warm home when Cai'er turned eighteen.
• Cai'er said she did not mind Ye Tian's relationships with Li Xin and Lin Jialu, and the three women expressed their gratitude and affection.
• Bai Xiaomo called Ye Tian a scumbag, prompting him to retreat behind the curtain while the other women teased one another and went to rest.
• Lan Yanyu knocked on the barracks door and asked to see Cai'er, who rejected her and told her to leave.
• Ye Tian asked Lan Yanyu to go, but she became enraged upon seeing him with Cai'er and threatened to kill him.

Ye Tian confronted Lan Yanyu over her estrangement from Cai'er, then left her to decide whether to reconcile with her daughter. When the Demon Spawn approached Exorcism City, Ye Tian and Battalion 1 assembled and climbed the city wall to face the enemy.

• Ye Tian stopped Lan Yanyu from attacking him and asked her to leave Cai'er's barracks.
• Ye Tian followed Lan Yanyu outside, argued that she had misjudged him, and said he had hoped to mediate between her and Cai'er.
• Lan Yanyu called after Ye Tian, but he walked away, believing the conflict was for her and Sheng Lingxin to resolve.
• A barracks assembly order sounded, and Ye Tian returned to join Li Xin and the others as Battalion 1 prepared to meet the Demon Spawn.
• Commander Zhang Hairong ordered the troops to defend the city wall, and Ye Tian reassured his squad before leading them up to its top.

Ye Tian and the Demon Hunter Squad took over their section of Demon Extermination Pass and helped Battalion 1 repel the probing demon assault. As the fighting briefly eased, Zhang Hairong warned that a larger attack was coming, and eerie howls and three dark golden streaks rose from the darkness.

• Zhang Hairong led Battalion 1 onto the city wall and ordered the previous defenders to rest while his soldiers took over the line.
• Ye Tian assigned the Demon Hunter Squad their positions, then used the Holy Spirit Set and several auras to protect and strengthen his companions and Zhang Hairong.
• Ye Tian and the squad fought off the climbing demons, easing pressure on Battalion 1 as Bai Xiaomo’s summoned plants blasted more Zelin Twin Blade Demons from the wall.
• Zhang Hairong thanked Ye Tian and explained that the demons were using the attack to exhaust the defenders before launching an all-out assault.
• Several chilling howls sounded in the darkness, and three streaks of dark golden light shot into the sky.

The demons launched an all-out assault on Demon Extermination Pass, overwhelming the defenders with ground troops and aerial forces. Ye Tian saved Zhang Hairong from an Emerald Twin-Blade Demon, then drew four Beta Flying Demons toward himself as Cai'er prepared to strike.

• Zhang Hairong and the defenders faced a massive demon assault as casualties mounted among Battalion 1.
• Ye Tian killed an Emerald Twin-Blade Demon that had ambushed Zhang Hairong, saving the battalion commander’s life.
• The mages and magic cannons on the watchtower bombarded the demon army, reducing the pressure on the ramparts.
• Four Beta Flying Demons descended toward Battalion 1, and Ye Tian used beams of light to draw them toward him.
• Cai'er surged into action and pierced through one of the Beta Flying Demons with her Green Bamboo Staff.

Ye Tian and his companions killed four Beta Flying Demons and helped Battalion 1 hold the defensive line with few casualties. After withdrawing to rest, Ye Tian gathered the squad to review their improved coordination.

• Ye Tian’s squad killed all four Beta Flying Demons, then Ye Tian stored their corpses along with the Emerald Twin-Blade Demon.
• Exorcism City’s reinforcements took over the defensive line, and Ye Tian led Battalion 1’s withdrawal after his squad launched a final attack on the Twin-Blade Demons.
• Battalion 1’s soldiers praised Ye Tian’s squad for helping keep casualties low, while Zhang Hairong thanked them for protecting his men.
• Sheng Lingxin directed the defense of Demon Extermination Pass as Lan Yanyu’s mage corps continued fighting on the front lines.
• At the barracks, Ye Tian asked his companions to wash up and rest, then called them together to review their battle coordination.

After their battle at Demon Extermination Pass, Ye Tian addressed the squad’s coordination and urged them to follow military orders. He proposed sharing Merit Points equally, and the chapter ended with the team transferring their individual points for a fair split.

• Ye Tian praised the squad’s battle performance but pointed out that they still needed to improve their coordination, and he warned them not to pursue kills recklessly.
• Wang Yuanyuan agreed to follow Ye Tian’s guidance, and the rest of the squad supported him as well.
• Ye Tian proposed that the squad divide Merit Points equally so that support members like Meina would not be left behind; the squad agreed to include Li Xin and Lin Jialu.
• Ye Tian used a Merit Testing Gem to reveal his 95 Merit Points, then gathered the rest of the squad’s points for redistribution.

Ye Tian summoned Xiao Rou and learned that she had developed telepathy, mastered six attribute forms, and gained the ability to create Pokémon. Xiao Rou agreed to stay with him and revealed a plan to help his Demon Hunter Squad combine their strength, leaving Ye Tian surprised by her ability to transform into a human.

• Ye Tian ended the group's gathering and summoned Xiao Rou in the barracks.
• Xiao Rou told Ye Tian she could communicate telepathically, use six attribute forms, and create up to six non-legendary Pokémon per month.
• Ye Tian asked Xiao Rou to help his Demon Hunter Squad overcome the gap in strength between him and his companions.
• Xiao Rou said she had an idea but needed to test it, and asked to stay with Ye Tian.
• Xiao Rou transformed into a small human girl, astonishing Ye Tian.

Ye Tian brought Xiao Rou to meet Sheng Lingxin as the Demon Extermination Pass faced a fierce demon assault. Sheng Lingxin prepared to lead the Radiant Angel Knight Order and Night's Sting in a charge, while Ye Tian followed him to the assembled knights.

• Ye Tian left the barracks with Xiao Rou after a soldier arrived to summon him.
• Ye Tian saw the mage corps defending the wall as demons swarmed outside Demon Extermination Pass.
• Sheng Lingxin ordered the Sky Knight Order to withdraw and arranged support for the defenses.
• Sheng Lingxin announced that he would lead the Radiant Angel Knight Order and Night's Sting in a charge against the demons.
• Ye Tian followed Sheng Lingxin to the troop assembly area and saw the heavily armored knights and their warhorses.

Sheng Lingxin ordered Ye Tian to charge with the Radiant Angels and Night's Sting, and Ye Tian warned that the Demon Race might have set an ambush. Despite their conflict, Ye Tian rode Xiao Rou out of Demon Extermination Pass with the knights as they launched their attack.

• Sheng Lingxin rallied the Radiant Angels and Night's Sting and demanded that Ye Tian lead the charge with him.
• Ye Tian challenged Sheng Lingxin's decision to personally join battle and accused him of targeting Ye Tian over Cai'er, but ultimately accepted the order.
• Sheng Lingxin told Ye Tian to leave Xiao Rou behind, but Xiao Rou transformed into Arceus and kicked Sheng Lingxin away when he approached Ye Tian.
• Sheng Lingxin ordered the gates opened, and Ye Tian rode Xiao Rou out of Demon Extermination Pass with the knightly regiment.
• The mage corps blasted a path through the Demon Race forces, allowing the Radiant Angel Knight Group to charge toward the rear of their army.

Ye Tian and Sheng Lingxin led the Radiant Angel Knight Group into the Demon Race army, where Xiao Rou killed a Golden-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon Lord with Psychic Power. After Dike Race Infiltrators blocked their advance and Sheng Lingxin ordered a retreat, three towering pillars of light appeared on the route back to Demon Extermination Pass, revealing the presence of Demon Gods.

• The Radiant Angel Knight Group charged through the Demon Race under cover from Demon Extermination Pass, while Xiao Rou reflected the Demon Eye Sorcerers’ Magic Light Bullets.
• Xiao Rou killed a Golden-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon Lord with an invisible Psychic Power attack as Ye Tian and Sheng Lingxin continued the charge.
• Ye Tian, Xiao Rou, and the knights fought through the Demon Race army, cutting down demons and earning Ye Tian Merit Points.
• Ye Tian and Sheng Lingxin sensed thousands of Dike Race Infiltrators ahead, and Sheng Lingxin ordered the group to turn left and retreat toward Demon Extermination Pass.
• Three enormous red, black, and cyan pillars of light blocked the route back, and Sheng Lingxin recognized them as the work of Demon Gods.

Sheng Lingxin and Ye Tian faced three Demon Gods and their guards after the Demon Race ambushed the Radiant Angel Knight Group. Sheng Lingxin moved to confront them while Ye Tian prepared to rely on Xiao Rou, who had reached the Eighth Order.

• Sheng Lingxin formed a defensive circle, told Ye Tian to escape, and admitted that he had changed his opinion of him and wanted him to treat Cai'er well.
• Sheng Lingxin charged toward the three Demon Gods with gray wings and short swords, intending to buy the others time.
• Ye Tian asked Xiao Rou if she could defeat the approaching Demon Gods, and she said she could beat the two weaker ones and might overcome the strongest with time.
• Ye Tian discovered that Xiao Rou had broken through to the Eighth Order and agreed to rely on her.
• The three Demon Gods arrived with three hundred guards: Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian, Winged Bull Berserker Saigong, and Azure Demon Rider Xier.

Sheng Lingxin used the Youthful Return Spiritual Furnace to destroy most of the Demon Gods’ personal guards, then fled under pursuit. Ye Tian saved him and took him into the Void Spiritual Furnace, but was left facing Azure Demon Rider Xier and chose to evade his attack.

• Sheng Lingxin transformed into a silver-gray crystal and unleashed hundreds of shadows, wiping out most of the three Demon Gods’ guards before escaping.
• The three Demon Gods pursued Sheng Lingxin, whose body suffered severe backlash from using the Youthful Return Spiritual Furnace.
• Ye Tian and Xiao Rou intervened, and Ye Tian healed Sheng Lingxin before storing him in the Different Dimension connected to the Void Spiritual Furnace.
• Xiao Rou struck Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian and took him on while Ye Tian blocked Xier’s spear with Divine Guard Block.
• Xier targeted Ye Tian as a threat to the Holy Temple Alliance, and Ye Tian activated Radiant Body before fleeing to avoid a direct fight.

Ye Tian fought Azure Demon Rider Xier and wounded him with a close-range strike, while Xiao Rou suppressed Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian. The Demon Gods retreated when the powerhouses from Demon Extermination Pass arrived, leaving Ye Tian and the defenders alive to face them again later.

• Xier broke Ye Tian's Holy Spirit Sword and damaged his Holy Spirit Shield, but Ye Tian fought back with two swords.
• Ye Tian used the Void Spiritual Furnace to evade Xier's spear and struck him with Overlord's Stab, blasting a hole through his chest.
• Gao Yingjie and the other powerhouses from Demon Extermination Pass rushed toward the three Demon Gods, forcing Xier and Saigong to abandon their attack.
• Xiao Rou returned to Ye Tian after suppressing Anluoxian, and the three Demon Gods escaped inside their Demon God Pillars.
• The demon army retreated, while the Radiant Angel Knight Group held formation and withdrew without pursuing.

After the demon army’s siege temporarily ended, Sheng Yue reunited with Ye Tian and treated the badly injured Sheng Lingxin. Sheng Yue promised the Knight Holy Temple an explanation for Ye Tian’s presence on the battlefield, then dismissed the others and kept Ye Tian and Lan Yanyu behind.

• Sheng Yue arrived at the battlefield, reunited with Ye Tian, and learned that Sheng Lingxin was safe but badly injured.
• Sheng Yue examined Sheng Lingxin and returned with Ye Tian, Gao Yingjie, and the Mithril Base Knights to Demon Extermination Pass.
• Gao Yingjie challenged Ye Tian for entering the battle, and Ye Tian secured his promise to remain with the squad and protect its rear when possible.
• Sheng Yue said Sheng Lingxin would need at least a month to recover and told Ye Tian to call him Great-grandfather.
• Gao Yingjie asked why Ye Tian had been on the battlefield, and Sheng Yue promised the Knight Holy Temple an explanation before dismissing everyone but Ye Tian and Lan Yanyu.

Ye Tian confronted Sheng Yue and Lan Yanyu over Sheng Lingxin’s reckless decision to send him into battle, and warned that the Chief should command from the rear. After returning to the barracks, he reassured Cai’er, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu and explained why he had been summoned.

• Ye Tian told Sheng Yue that Sheng Lingxin’s battlefield charge had been dangerous and that the Chief should remain at Demon Extermination Pass to command.
• Sheng Yue agreed to scold Sheng Lingxin and consider replacing him as Military Commander if he refused to change.
• Sheng Yue told Lan Yanyu that Ye Tian must be kept safe, cautioned her against further reckless actions, and urged her to let Cai’er and Ye Tian’s relationship take its course.
• Ye Tian left Sheng Lingxin’s room and returned to the barracks, where Cai’er checked him for injuries and Li Xin and Lin Jialu asked what had happened.
• Ye Tian told the girls that Sheng Lingxin had summoned him to the battlefield because he had heard that Cai’er and Ye Tian slept in the same bed.

Ye Tian returned to the barracks and told the girls that Sheng Lingxin was unconscious after using the Youthful Return Spiritual Furnace to survive an ambush by demon gods. He introduced Xiao Rou, who gave the Demon Hunter Squad a mysterious power that could awaken after they spent more time together.

• Ye Tian explained that Lord Xia and Captain Gao had helped drive off the demon gods, and the girls refused to share the merit he had earned alone.
• Ye Tian proposed a rule that merit from anything other than team missions would not be shared, and the girls approved.
• Ye Tian introduced Xiao Rou and explained how the Magic Beast Mount had taken human form.
• Xiao Rou gave the girls white halos that could help resolve the squad's strength disparity, then gave Lin Jialu and Shui Juqing special blue halos.
• Ye Tian told everyone to rest or cultivate so they would be ready for battle, then returned to his bedside with Cai'er and Xiao Rou.

Cai'er told Ye Tian, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu about the brutal Assassin Temple training she endured as a child and how meeting Ye Tian gave her a reason to live. She accepted Ye Tian’s promise that they would be her family and that he would take her to meet his mother after the three months were over.

• Xiao Rou jumped onto the bed, and Ye Tian asked Cai'er whether she wanted to check on the Chief; Cai'er said the Youthful Return Spiritual Furnace would keep him safe.
• Cai'er began telling Ye Tian, Li Xin, Lin Jialu, and Xiao Rou about her past and revealed that she had the Reincarnation Saintess Physique and exceptionally high spiritual talent.
• Cai'er recounted how, at age three, she was left alone in a cave for seven days and nights with a black short sword, then endured years of suffering as her senses disappeared.
• Cai'er said that meeting Ye Tian gave her warmth and a reason to endure, and Ye Tian held her and told her she was family, not a weapon.
• Li Xin and Lin Jialu welcomed Cai'er as family, and Ye Tian promised to take her to Haoyue City to meet his mother after the three months; Cai'er agreed.