Chapter Summaries

Long Haochen faced the arrogant fifth-step Knight Number Four in the Elimination Match and appeared to be overwhelmed after taking heavy blows. He revealed that he cultivated both Guardian and Punishment Knight skills, defeated his opponent with a decisive counterattack, and advanced to the next round.

• Knight Number Four mocked Long Haochen and dismissed his Power Accumulation skill before their match began.
• Long Haochen used Power Accumulation and Light's Vengeance, but Knight Number Four's Shield Block Rebound and Light Slash Sword knocked him down and injured him.
• Ye Tian reminded Li Xin that Long Haochen cultivated both Guardian and Punishment Knight skills, and they realized his apparent weakness was part of a plan.
• Long Haochen unleashed Ascension Array and Holy Light Shield, then struck Knight Number Four with Sun Slash and Lightning Stab.
• Long Haochen pierced Knight Number Four's defenses with Holy Sword and held a fire sword to his neck, winning the match and advancing to the next round.

Long Haochen defeated the fifth-rank Number Four, but Number Four challenged the result and was nearly expelled for violating the Ten Knightly Codes. After Long Haochen pleaded for him, Han Yu became his Retainer Knight, while Haochen left the match more determined to grow stronger.

• Long Haochen defeated Number Four, and Ye Tian explained that Number Four had lost because of his arrogance.
• Number Four demanded a rematch, but Ye Tian pointed out that he had chosen not to use his armor or summon his mount.
• The Holy Knight Commander condemned Number Four for dishonesty and arrogance and ordered him expelled from the Temple.
• Long Haochen pleaded for Number Four, and Number Four—Han Yu—became Long Haochen's Retainer Knight after the dispute was settled.
• Long Haochen acknowledged how much stronger a fifth-rank knight was and resolved to improve as the next match was announced.

Ye Tian defeated Knight Number Twenty-One with overwhelming speed and met Cai'er after the matches. The next day, the Knight Holy Temple began its final Elimination Match, with only ten contestants able to advance.

• Ye Tian charged past Knight Number Twenty-One's Flame Tiger and won before his opponent could react.
• Yang Wenzhao watched Ye Tian's victory with shock and renewed fighting spirit, while Long Haochen praised Ye Tian afterward.
• Ye Tian walked Cai'er home, and they agreed to meet again after his match the next day.
• The Assassin, Soul, and Priest Temples finalized their top ten qualifiers as the Knight, Warrior, and Mage Holy Temples began their final Elimination Matches.
• Ye Tian and the others arrived at the Knight Trial Ground, where the remaining contestants and their teachers awaited the matches.

Long Haochen faced Li Xin in the elimination round, but she forfeited so he could advance, saying she had another way to join a Demon Hunter Squad. Ye Tian promised the Holy Knight Commander an explanation, while Lin Jialu’s own forfeiture at the Magic Trial Ground was challenged by Vice Hall Master Lin Chen.

• The draw paired Long Haochen with Li Xin, a fifth-rank knight whose age meant this was her last chance to enter a Demon Hunter Squad.
• Long Haochen prepared to forfeit for Li Xin, but Li Xin forfeited first and said she had another way to join a Demon Hunter Squad.
• Ye Tian assured Long Haochen that Li Xin had a plan and promised the Holy Knight Commander an explanation after the competition.
• The Holy Knight Commander questioned Li Xin’s decision, but accepted her forfeit after Ye Tian intervened; Long Haochen advanced.
• At the Magic Trial Ground, Lin Jialu also forfeited, but Vice Hall Master Lin Chen refused to allow it without a reasonable explanation.

Ye Tian explained to Holy Knight Commander Han Qian that Li Xin had withdrawn from the Demon Hunter Squad selection because she was his Retainer Knight, and Han Qian approved her withdrawal. Lin Chen then stormed in over Lin Jialu’s withdrawal from the Mage Holy Temple’s competition, and Ye Tian admitted she had withdrawn after making an agreement with them.

• Ye Tian and Li Xin met Han Qian after the preliminary matches, and Ye Tian explained that Li Xin was his Retainer Knight.
• Han Qian recognized the Ancient Elven Script contract and its Talent Suppression Sharing, then accepted Li Xin’s withdrawal.
• Han Qian urged Ye Tian to compete for the final round’s top-three Spirit Furnace rewards.
• Lin Chen burst in, angry that Lin Jialu had withdrawn from the Mage Holy Temple’s competition.
• Han Qian revealed that Li Xin had also withdrawn, and Ye Tian admitted Lin Jialu had done so after making an agreement with them.

Ye Tian revealed that he was both a knight and a mage, explaining how Lin Jialu became his Magic Attendant. Lin Chen then proposed that Ye Tian join the Mage Holy Temple as well while remaining a member of the Knight Holy Temple.

• Lin Chen confronted Ye Tian over deceiving the Mage Holy Temple, and Han Qian shielded their conversation from others.
• Ye Tian revealed his Water Attribute magic and confirmed that Lin Jialu was his Magic Attendant through Talent Suppression Sharing.
• Han Qian and Lin Chen realized Lin Jialu could not join another Demon Hunter Squad while serving Ye Tian.
• Lin Chen demanded that Ye Tian join the Mage Holy Temple, but Han Qian refused to give up his Knight Holy Temple member.
• Lin Chen proposed that Ye Tian remain a Knight Holy Temple member while also joining the Mage Holy Temple to study magic.

Lin Chen persuaded Ye Tian to join the Mage Holy Temple while remaining in the Knight Holy Temple, and both temples gave him valuable equipment. After Ye Tian left, Lin Chen urged Han Qian to investigate Li Xin’s Innate Internal Spiritual Energy, and her records arrived.

• Lin Chen asked Ye Tian to join the Mage Holy Temple, and Han Qian agreed to leave the decision to Ye Tian.
• Han Qian explained the benefits of temple membership, and Ye Tian agreed to join the Mage Holy Temple without leaving the Knight Holy Temple.
• Lin Chen gave Ye Tian a Spirit-Demon-grade robe and staff, while Han Qian presented him with the Holy Spirit Set.
• Ye Tian, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu left after saluting Han Qian and Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen urged Han Qian to investigate Li Xin’s Innate Internal Spiritual Energy, and Han Qian summoned a knight to fetch her records.
• The knight delivered Li Xin’s detailed records, and Lin Chen leaned in to read them.

Han Qian and Lin Chen learned that Ye Tian had exceptionally high Innate Internal Spiritual Energy and discussed the future potential of Ye Tian, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu. Ye Tian advanced to the final round, while Li Xin and Lin Jialu reaffirmed their resolve to stay with him as they and their companions prepared to celebrate.

• Han Qian and Lin Chen concluded that Ye Tian had at least eighty points of Innate Internal Spiritual Energy and that Talent Suppression Sharing had raised Li Xin and Lin Jialu close to seventy points.
• Han Qian told Lin Chen that Ye Tian had another trump card and did not need secret protection if he formed a Demon Hunter Squad and avoided reckless actions.
• Ye Tian sent Li Xin and Lin Jialu back, then met Cai'er and told her he had advanced to the final round.
• Li Xin and Lin Jialu admitted their feelings for Ye Tian and agreed that they would never give up and could remain good sisters.
• Ye Hua arrived and invited Ye Tian, Long Haochen, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu to celebrate their progress.

After losing to Yang Wenzhao, Long Haochen recovered through intense cultivation and broke through to the Fifth Order, while Ye Tian received feedback that evolved his Sacred Star Spiritual Furnace. The chapter left Ye Tian with a new binding slot after Long Haochen became an Earth Knight.

• Long Haochen returned to the hotel injured after Yang Wenzhao defeated him in a ranking match.
• Ye Tian and the others encouraged Long Haochen to recover before the final round, and he spent the following days cultivating intensely.
• Ye Tian received feedback when Long Haochen broke through to the Fifth Order and evolved his Sacred Pull Spiritual Furnace, gaining the Sacred Star Spiritual Furnace's Nurturing Ability.
• Ye Tian discovered that the evolved furnace could help with cultivation and saw that his own strength had reached Seventh Order Level Five.
• Long Haochen broke through the Second Bottleneck and became an Earth Knight, granting Ye Tian an extra binding slot.

Ye Tian discovered he had gained a third binding slot and decided to bind Cai'er, though he would have to wait until the final round to get close enough. At the final-round draw, he met Lin Xin again and hinted that the person he wanted as a teammate had just arrived.

• Ye Tian considered Cai'er, Chen Ying'er, and Wang Yuanyuan as candidates for his third binding slot, then chose Cai'er for her potential and resolved to protect her.
• Ye Tian and Long Haochen arrived at the Alliance Executive Government for the final round of the Demon Hunter Squad selection competition.
• After their identities were verified, Ye Tian and Long Haochen entered the hall and reunited with Lin Xin.
• Long Haochen promised to choose Lin Xin as a teammate if he placed in the top three, while Ye Tian declined Lin Xin's request.
• As tapping sounded behind him, Ye Tian smiled and said the person he wanted to choose had already arrived.

Ye Tian brought Cai'er to meet Long Haochen and Lin Xin, drawing the attention of the Assassin Temple and its leaders. Ying Suifeng confronted Han Qian over Ye Tian’s closeness with Cai'er, and the argument ended with a woman asking whether the two were their temples’ promising young talents.

• Ye Tian led Cai'er to his seat and introduced her to Long Haochen and Lin Xin.
• Lin Xin used Insight Technique on Cai'er but learned little beyond her spiritual energy cultivation.
• Ying Suifeng saw Ye Tian with Cai'er and ordered his people to investigate Ye Tian.
• Ying Suifeng’s killing intent alerted Ye Tian, who suspected the Assassin Temple disapproved of him being close to Cai'er.
• Han Qian confronted Ying Suifeng, and Lin Chen joined their argument about Ye Tian and Cai'er.
• Ying Suifeng and Han Qian argued over the two youths’ ages and suitability before an unidentified woman asked whether they were their temples’ promising talents.

Ye Tian and Cai'er were assigned to the Magic Trial Ground’s brutally difficult Group Two, while Long Haochen entered Group Three. The first match began with Ye Tian facing Dian Yan, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Ruoshui joined the temple leaders as the tournament’s grouping ceremony began.
• Long Haochen learned he was in a different group from Ye Tian and vowed to reach the final and challenge him.
• Ye Tian, Cai'er, and Lin Xin were assigned to Group Two, which included five Fifth Order contestants; Long Haochen was placed in Group Three.
• The contestants drew match orders, and Ye Tian was called to face Dian Yan in the first match at the Magic Trial Ground.
• Ye Tian entered the arena, and the referee began the match while watching for a chance to intervene.

Ye Tian defeated Dian Yan with overwhelming strength and returned to Cai'er as Lin Xin and Sima Xian entered the arena for their match. The contestants in Ye Tian's group had largely given up hope of advancing, while he anticipated the unusual battle between the mage and priest.

• Ye Tian blocked Dian Yan's shield attacks, seized one of his chains, and defeated him in the arena.
• The referee declared Ye Tian the winner, and Lin Chen praised him while the other Holy Temple representatives reacted to his mistaken crediting of Ye Tian as a Mage Holy Temple talent.
• Shui Juqing and Lin Xin accepted that they were unlikely to advance after facing Ye Tian and Assassin Number One.
• Sima Xian eagerly looked forward to fighting Ye Tian, and Lin Xin reacted with disbelief at the fourth-tier priest's confidence.
• Ye Tian returned to Cai'er as Lin Xin and Sima Xian began their match, and he told Cai'er to watch because it would be entertaining.

Ye Tian won his match against the fifth-step warrior Battle Venerable Dian Yan, while Cai'er and Sima Xian also advanced through their matches. The chapter ended when Haoyue suddenly teleported Long Haochen away, leaving Ye Tian, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu worried as they went to inform Ye Hua.

• Sima Xian relentlessly attacked Lin Xin for ten minutes, winning their match under the priests’ special rule that they only had to endure attacks for that long.
• Li Li conceded her match against Cai'er, and the referee declared Cai'er the winner.
• Ye Tian returned to the hotel and told Li Xin and Lin Jialu that he had defeated Battle Venerable Dian Yan.
• Long Haochen returned after winning his match, but a purple light with nine branches appeared on his forehead and teleported him away.
• Ye Tian explained that Haoyue had likely summoned Long Haochen to help in an emergency, and he, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu went to tell Ye Hua.

Long Haochen returned after Haoyue evolved into a Sixth Order Magical Beast, and Ye Tian gained a major increase in External Spiritual Power through their Blood Pact. The next morning, Long Haochen headed to his match against a Fifth Order summoner, determined to advance to the top sixteen.

• Ye Tian received double feedback as Long Haochen's External Spiritual Power rose during Haoyue's evolution.
• Long Haochen reappeared in the hotel lobby with Haoyue, whose three heads and powerful body revealed its evolution into a Sixth Order Magical Beast.
• Ye Hua checked Long Haochen for injuries, and Long Haochen confirmed that he was safe after a difficult battle.
• Ye Tian checked his status and found that his External Spiritual Power had increased by over five hundred points, reaching 2,733.
• The next morning, Long Haochen told Ye Tian that he had recovered only half his Internal Spiritual Energy and faced a tough match against a Fifth Order summoner.
• Ye Tian encouraged Long Haochen to fight hard, and Long Haochen vowed not to be eliminated before facing him.

Ye Tian defeated Sima Xian in the group round-robin, while Cai'er also won her match against Shui Juqing. After winning most of their remaining matches, Ye Tian and Cai'er advanced to the top sixteen, with Cai'er forfeiting when they faced each other.

• Ye Tian defeated Sima Xian after overpowering his berserk attacks, and Sima Xian accepted the loss and hoped to fight him again.
• Cai'er defeated Shui Juqing with two Ghost Flashes and forced her to concede.
• Ye Tian and Cai'er won their following matches, and several opponents forfeited rather than face them.
• When Ye Tian and Cai'er met on the seventh day, Cai'er forfeited before Ye Tian could do so.
• Ye Tian advanced with nine wins and no losses, while Cai'er advanced with eight wins and one loss.

After advancing to the top sixteen, Ye Tian invited Cai'er on an outing and planned to introduce her to Li Xin and Lin Jialu as a future teammate. The next morning, the three met Cai'er outside her hotel and set off together.

• Ye Tian asked Cai'er to go for a walk during the two-day break and introduce her to his friends, and she happily agreed.
• Ye Tian, Li Xin, and Lin Jialu celebrated his advancement with a feast after learning Long Haochen and Instructor Ye Hua were away.
• Ye Tian invited Li Xin and Lin Jialu to join him in shopping with Cai'er the next day, and both girls agreed.
• Ye Tian praised Li Xin and Lin Jialu after they dressed up, then led them to meet Cai'er outside the Assassin Temple's hotel.
• Cai'er greeted Ye Tian and claimed she had only just come outside, though Ye Tian suspected she had been waiting for a long time.

Ye Tian introduced Cai'er to Li Xin and Lin Jialu, and the three girls grew closer as they explored Holy City together. At a clothing store, Ye Tian chose outfits for all three, leaving them happy with their new clothes.

• Ye Tian introduced Cai'er to Li Xin and Lin Jialu, who greeted her warmly.
• Ye Tian explained that Li Xin and Lin Jialu would join his Demon Hunter Squad as retainers.
• Li Xin and Lin Jialu led Cai'er through Holy City and described the sights to her.
• Ye Tian suggested they shop for clothes, and Li Xin and Lin Jialu helped Cai'er choose an outfit.
• Ye Tian picked a black dress for Cai'er, who liked it after trying it on.
• Ye Tian chose red and blue outfits for Li Xin and Lin Jialu, and the group left the store after buying their clothes.

After Long Haochen’s Blue Rain · Lotus of Light grew stronger, Ye Tian received the Spiritual Weapon Sea of Stars · Rose and gained the recognition of its twin Sword Spirits. He discovered that the weapon could strengthen his body, then tried using his remaining binding slot on Xiao Rou.

• Ye Tian received twofold feedback from Long Haochen’s Blue Rain · Lotus of Light and obtained Sea of Stars · Rose.
• Ye Tian entered the Sword Spirit Space, where the twin swords Sea of Stars and Blue Rose recognized him.
• Ye Tian found Sea of Stars · Rose floating above his Sacred Star Spiritual Furnace and slowly strengthening his body.
• Ye Tian summoned Xiao Rou and tried using his remaining binding slot on her.

Ye Tian and Long Haochen went to the Holy Alliance Grand Trial Ground for the Round of Sixteen, where the Alliance announced rewards and began the draw for the elimination matches.

• Ye Tian learned that binding targets had to be humanoid creatures, so he could not bind Haoyue and would have to choose Cai'er.
• Long Haochen and Ye Tian left the hotel with Li Xin, Lin Jialu, and Ye Hua, then met Lin Xin on the way to the trial ground.
• Ye Tian joined Cai'er in the stands and held her hand as the contestants gathered for the competition.
• Han Qian congratulated the sixteen contestants and announced that they could choose a Secret Skill from the Temple Alliance Treasure Pavilion after the competition.
• Han Qian explained the draw rules, and golden light began flickering in the contestants' hands.