Chapter Summaries

Long Fan joined the aerial battle at Hai Lan Pass and persuaded Han Qian to help him isolate the Mirror Demon God, Dantalion. After boosting his power with pills and support from his allies, Long Fan charged Dantalion with his Battle King Axes.

• Long Fan left Han Yu in command of the ground sweep and flew into the aerial battle, where the Eternal Tower absorbed the souls of fallen combatants.
• Long Fan told Han Qian he planned to kill Dantalion, and Han Qian agreed to support him with veteran eighth-rank fighters.
• The veteran fighters engaged Sai while Long Fan separated Dantalion from the melee.
• Long Fan activated his Berserkification, consumed several pills, and drew on elemental and spiritual power to prepare for the fight.
• Long Fan charged Dantalion with the Battle King Axes as Ya Ting layered offensive magic onto him.

Long Fan used his fused powers and a series of warrior skills to overwhelm Dantalion, whose Demon God Pillar had been taken into the Eternal Tower. Long Fan killed Dantalion with Starry Sky Annihilation Slash, but the Battle King Axe shattered in the final strike.

• Long Fan battered Dantalion with Asura Slashes, Divine Guard Block, and a redirected Soaring Dragon Earth Splitting Chop.
• Dantalion discovered he could not contact the Demon God Pillar and searched for it while Long Fan prepared another attack.
• Long Fan unleashed Starry Sky Annihilation Slash, tearing through Dantalion’s mirror defenses and killing him.
• Dantalion earned the achievement “Shortest-Reigning Kun Demon God,” while Long Fan earned “Fastest Godslayer.”
• The Battle King Axe shattered after delivering the killing blow.

Long Fan killed the Kun Demon God at Hai Lan Pass, forcing the remaining Demon Gods and their army to retreat as Old Ling’s forbidden spell devastated their forces. After the humans celebrated their victory, Long Fan studied the pass’s Magic Cannons and the Knight Hall’s unstable Light Burst Bomb.

• Long Fan slew the Kun Demon God with a Starry Sky Sword strike, seized the Demon God's Crown, and collected the shattered remains.
• The remaining Demon Gods retreated, and Old Ling cast Goddess of Light's Affection to strike the fleeing demons and restore the humans.
• Long Fan returned to Caier and his teammates, then calmed the cheering soldiers and praised them as heroes.
• Hai Lan Pass began repairing its defenses, and Long Fan joined the Alchemy Masters to study the Magic Cannons.
• Old Liu showed Long Fan a Light Burst Bomb, and Long Fan learned that the unstable weapon often exploded before it could hit the enemy.

Long Fan confronted Tan Wan over the Light Burst Bombs in the Magic Secret Vault, and Caier stepped in when Tan Wan challenged him. Long Fan began their duel by shrugging off Tan Wan’s wind blades as he walked toward her with a Storm Lone Dragon Drill.

• Tan Wan confronted Long Fan for taking Magic Temple inventory and challenged him to a spar.
• Caier arrived and released her killing intent, then restrained it and told Long Fan that Grandpa Shadow had summoned them.
• Long Fan told Caier he would handle Tan Wan and used wind magic to begin their duel.
• Tan Wan flew up and fired countless Cyan Wind Blades at Long Fan, but his outer Spiritual Power stopped them from cutting him.

Long Fan faced Tan Wan on the city wall and let her unleash a powerful wind-element spell, then used a silver barrier to withstand it. The chapter ended with him standing unharmed inside the raging storm.

• Long Fan shrugged off Tan Wan's Fifth Rank Wind Blade and summoned a Wind Elemental Spirit to amplify his Wind Walk Technique.
• Long Fan shattered Tan Wan's Verdant Barriers and drove her into the battlement with his Storm Drill.
• Tan Wan swallowed a cyan pill and rapidly chanted Li Zhengzhi's spell, gathering cyan jade wind blades around herself.
• Tan Wan completed a forbidden-level wind spell that formed a tornado and exhausted her spiritual energy.
• Long Fan walked into the storm and raised a silver-gray barrier that held firm against its wind blades.

Long Fan withstood Tan Wan’s Underworld Springs, learned the forbidden spell by harvesting its attributes, and defeated her. After Elder Fei ended the confrontation, Long Fan left with Caier to attend the Holy Alliance meeting, intending to strengthen the alliance and gain influence among its leaders.

• Tan Wan unleashed Underworld Springs, but Long Fan’s transparent Demon God Pillar-like barrier withstood the spell while he gained its attribute points.
• Tan Wan exhausted her spiritual power without breaking Long Fan’s defenses, and Long Fan walked out of the fading spell and declared his victory.
• Tan Wan threatened to report Long Fan’s use of alchemy equipment, and Long Fan said he would visit her teacher, the Temple Master.
• Elder Fei ordered Tan Wan and the mages back to their city-defense duties, and Tan Wan obeyed after giving Long Fan a hostile look.
• Long Fan left the city wall with Caier and headed toward the meeting area.

Long Fan and Caier attended a high-level Priest Hall meeting, where Li Zhengzhi tested Long Fan with spiritual-energy suppression. Long Fan deflected the test, and Han Qian named him the Knight Hall’s sole candidate for its next Hall Master.

• Long Fan led Caier into the conference room and greeted Old Ling, Li Zhengzhi, and the other leaders.
• Li Zhengzhi sent cyan spiritual energy to suppress Long Fan as he pulled out a chair.
• Long Fan used Super Ripple of Light to resonate with Li Zhengzhi’s wind-type energy and calmly sat down.
• Old Ling praised Long Fan’s technique, and Li Zhengzhi acknowledged his potential.
• Han Qian introduced Long Fan as the knight who slew a god and the Knight Hall’s sole candidate for its next Hall Master, surprising the meeting’s attendees.

At a Temple meeting, the leaders learned that Long Fan had slain the Kun Demon God and began competing to recruit him. The gathering then welcomed Long Haochen and Bai Yue, and Old Ling formally opened the meeting.

• Han Qian revealed that Long Fan was the Knight Hall's sole hall master candidate and urged the higher-ups to keep the information secret.
• Old Ling and Ling Xiao praised Long Fan's talent, while Ling Xiao tried to lure him into the Priest Hall with promises of equipment and advancement.
• Old Ling settled the dispute by inviting Long Fan to sit beside him, and Long Fan accepted.
• Han Qian introduced Long Haochen as the Child of Light and a vice hall master candidate, while Ling Xiao announced that Bai Yue possessed the Radiant Saintess physique.
• Long Haochen thanked Old Ling for healing his injuries, and Old Ling began the meeting.

At a Priest Hall meeting, Long Fan received an Epic Rank equipment set for his service at Hai Lan Pass, while Long Haochen resolved to train harder. As the leaders discussed the pass’s devastating losses and damaged defenses, Long Fan rose to propose an idea.

• Old Ling praised Long Fan’s battlefield contributions and awarded him the Epic Rank set Leader of Light.
• Long Haochen admired Long Fan’s achievements and resolved to grow stronger and reach the seventh rank.
• Ling Xiao accepted responsibility for Hai Lan Pass’s heavy casualties, and Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng reminded him how overwhelming the Demon Race’s attack had been.
• Han Qian credited Long Haochen and Long Fan with reducing casualties and relieving pressure during the battle.
• Ling Xiao warned that the destroyed magic cannons had left Hai Lan Pass vulnerable and that its defenses would be difficult to restore quickly.
• Long Fan sought Old Ling’s approval, stood before the attendees, and announced that he had a bold idea.

Long Fan proposed using Light Burst Bombs in Magic Cannons and modified one with Water Spiritual Power from a Kun Demon magic crystal to stabilize it. The demonstration succeeded, leaving the leaders impressed and the weapon’s usefulness in the city defense battle still to be proven.

• Long Fan revealed the Light Burst Bombs, and Han Qian recognized their limited battlefield use and warned Long Fan with a meaningful look.
• Long Fan claimed he could load the bombs into Magic Cannons, drawing skepticism from Lin Chen and Li Zhengzhi because of the bombs’ instability and the cannons’ energy demands.
• Long Fan used a sixth-tier Kun Demon magic crystal to refine Water Spiritual Power, explaining that it could stabilize the bombs without removing their stacking effect.
• Han Qian, Lin Chen, Li Zhengzhi, and the others watched as Long Fan injected the Water Spiritual Power into a Light Burst Bomb’s Alchemy Array.
• Long Fan completed the modified bomb, and blue-silver patterns appeared across its surface.

Long Fan demonstrated that his modified Light Burst Bombs were stable and could be stacked into a devastating long-range attack, impressing the leaders of the temples. The chapter left the Priest Hall endorsing him as a future Alliance Leader.

• Lin Chen tested the modified Light Burst Bomb and recognized that Long Fan had made it stable enough for practical use.
• Long Fan claimed his alchemy success came from talent and hard work, strengthening Long Haochen's resolve to train diligently.
• Lin Chen produced a Magic Guided Anti-Air Cannon, and Long Fan used it to fire a series of modified Light Burst Bombs.
• The bombs converged and detonated in a stacked blast that devastated a roughly two-hundred-meter area with force approaching a forbidden spell.
• Han Qian celebrated the weapon's success, while Li Zhengzhi recognized Long Fan's exceptional alchemy talent and considered the Magic Temple's prospects.
• Old Ling assessed that Long Fan had the bearing of an Alliance Leader, expressing the Priest Hall's stance.

Long Fan convinced the Alliance’s leaders that he could refine fifth-tier Light Burst Bombs with a 99 percent success rate, and they unanimously entrusted him with Hai Lan Pass’s city-defense alchemy plan. After the meeting, Ling Xiao tried to recruit Long Fan and Long Haochen before revealing the grief behind his usual cheerfulness.

• Long Fan proposed refining Light Burst Bombs to fifth-tier quality and claimed he could achieve a 99 percent success rate.
• Han Qian supported using the bombs as a secret weapon against the Demon Race’s second wave, and the leaders unanimously approved Long Fan’s plan.
• Ling Xiao, Ren Wo Kuang, Spirit Emperor San Shui, Li Zhengzhi, and the other leaders supplied Long Fan with enough materials for nearly a thousand batches.
• Old Ling gave Long Fan full command of the city-defense alchemy plan, and Long Fan left the meeting with Caier, followed by Bai Yue and Long Haochen.
• Ling Xiao tried to recruit Long Fan, then turned his attention to Long Haochen, prompting Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng to argue with him.
• Ling Xiao dismissed their complaints and admitted that healing could hardly restore a heart that had died.

Ling Xiao tried to recruit Long Fan and Long Haochen into Priest Hall, then stumbled into matchmaking Long Haochen and Bai Yue. After old wounds resurfaced, the leaders noticed Li Zhengzhi and Lin Chen trying to recruit Long Fan, leaving Han Qian fearing another poaching attempt.

• Ling Xiao offered Long Fan the Deputy Head position and a path to become Priest Hall's head, but Long Fan refused because he was Knight Hall's heir.
• Ling Xiao tried to persuade Long Haochen to become a priest, then proposed Bai Yue as a match for both Long Fan and Long Haochen; Long Fan was already Caier's intended, while Long Haochen and Bai Yue blushed at the suggestion.
• Weak Water Cardinal led Bai Yue away, and Long Haochen followed her to explain himself.
• San Shui's remark about Ling Xiao's past relationship left him shaken, and he said he should visit the Holy Alliance Auction House.
• Ying Sui Feng pointed out that Li Zhengzhi and Lin Chen were discussing recruitment with Long Fan and showing him high-end goods, prompting Han Qian to cover his face in alarm.

Li Zhengzhi tried to recruit Long Fan into the Magic Temple with increasingly lavish offers, but Long Fan refused because he was determined to remain a knight. He revealed that he wanted to conquer the Eternal Throne, leaving Li Zhengzhi impressed by the ambition and Long Fan’s extraordinary potential.

• Li Zhengzhi offered Long Fan a place as his second personal disciple, command of the Flame Legion, and a path to high office in the Magic Temple.
• Long Fan rejected Li Zhengzhi’s offers, even after he promised to help Long Fan become a ninth-rank Law God and a Divine Artifact Master.
• Han Qian told Li Zhengzhi to ask who Long Fan’s master was, and Long Fan identified Yang Haoyu.
• Long Fan explained that his ambition was to claim the Eternal Throne, the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation.
• Li Zhengzhi recalled Yang Haoyu’s failure to gain the Eternal Throne and recognized that Long Fan’s greater talent might let him succeed.

Long Fan declared that after claiming the Eternal Throne, he intended to defeat Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu within five years. His ambition stunned Han Qian, Ying Sui Feng, Caier, and the others, while Li Zhengzhi warned that facing Feng Xiu required at least six hundred thousand spiritual power and a domain.

• Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng recalled how the Eternal Throne had once transformed into armor and a divine sword, defeated the Demon Gods, and saved humanity.
• Long Fan said conquering the Eternal Throne was only the first step toward his dream.
• Long Fan announced that he would defeat Feng Xiu on Knight Hall's behalf within five years, making Caier tremble and leaving the others speechless.
• Li Zhengzhi cautioned Long Fan that challenging Feng Xiu head-on required at least six hundred thousand spiritual power and a domain.

Long Fan awakened the Divine Blessing and revealed the power of his unique spiritual aperture, then told Old Ling and Li Zhengzhi that he intended to defeat Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu. The chapter ended with Long Fan insisting that he would break the Demon God Emperor’s oppression and make the Alliance’s eventual victory possible.

• Long Fan demonstrated his Taiji Spiritual Aperture and Divine Blessing Awakening, impressing Li Zhengzhi, Ling Xiao, and Old Ling with his pure Light Element and extraordinary spiritual power.
• Old Ling brought Long Fan and Li Zhengzhi to the Priest Hall secret realm, where Li Zhengzhi and Old Ling discussed the Alliance’s prospects and Long Fan’s rise.
• Long Fan argued that the Alliance needed more time and talent before launching a Holy War, but said defeating the Demon God Emperor was essential to reclaiming lost territory.
• Long Fan declared that his unique spiritual aperture and the Eternal Throne could let him face Feng Xiu, despite the Demon God Emperor’s immense power.
• Old Ling and Li Zhengzhi questioned whether Long Fan could achieve his goal without risking the Alliance’s collapse, and Long Fan vowed to break the Demon God Emperor’s oppression and defeat him.

Li Zhengzhi recognized Long Fan’s courage and talent, offering the Magic Temple’s support if Long Fan eventually defeated him and urging him to grow patiently before challenging Feng Xiu. After Li Zhengzhi departed, Old Ling showed Long Fan records of past geniuses whose impatience led to their deaths, leaving him with lessons to study.

• Li Zhengzhi praised Long Fan’s steadfast will and said he hoped Long Fan would shoulder the challenge of opposing the Demon God Emperor.
• Li Zhengzhi promised the Magic Temple would support the Knight Hall’s leadership and he would withdraw from the Alliance Leader contest if Long Fan defeated him.
• Li Zhengzhi warned Long Fan to temper himself and endure, then gave him a magic handbook incorporating Ancient Elven Script before leaving the secret realm.
• Old Ling activated the alchemy array and revealed a vast library, explaining that earlier geniuses had failed because they challenged Feng Xiu too soon.
• Long Fan read about the Child of Reincarnation and the Light Sword God, both of whom had died young after failing to defeat the Demon God Emperor.

Old Ling taught Long Fan Absolute Defense and urged him to learn from history before sending him away with a book of insights. On the way back, Long Fan and Caier encountered Lin Xin and Li Xin in a confrontation with Tan Wan, Xuan Yuan Yan, and their followers, and Long Fan intervened as fireballs flew at Lin Xin.

• Old Ling explained that the Demon Race could not destroy humanity without risking its own extinction, then warned Long Fan to be patient and gave him a book containing Absolute Defense.
• Long Fan thanked Old Ling and left, while Old Ling hoped he would not repeat the mistakes of past geniuses.
• Long Fan reunited with Caier and headed toward their lodgings, where they encountered Lin Xin, Li Xin, Tan Wan, and Xuan Yuan Yan.
• Xuan Yuan Yan insulted Lin Xin and Li Xin, then attacked Lin Xin with a flaming arrow, which Lin Xin dispersed with water-like magic.
• Tan Wan aimed her staff at Li Xin, so Lin Xin summoned a blue Fire Phoenix and warned everyone not to attack.
• Xuan Yuan Yan ordered the magicians to bombard Lin Xin with fireballs, and Long Fan cast the miniature forbidden spell Underworld Springs toward them.

Long Fan stopped Xuan Yuan Yan and Tan Wan’s group from fighting Lin Xin and warned them against infighting. Meanwhile, Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu discovered that the Kun Demon God Pillar had gone missing and summoned Vassago to discuss the ominous loss.

• Long Fan used his power to stop Xuan Yuan Yan, then warned him and Tan Wan that he would petition the Holy Alliance if their soldiers fought among themselves again.
• Tan Wan ordered Xuan Yuan Yan to leave, and Caier led Li Xin away after Li Xin glared at Tan Wan.
• Long Fan encouraged Lin Xin to focus on the Demon Race, then left with Caier as Lin Xin and Li Xin went their own way.
• Feng Xiu sensed that the First Demon God Pillar had hummed and realized that the Demon Race had lost the Kun Demon God Pillar.
• Feng Xiu summoned Star Demon God Vassago, who arrived and greeted him as his big brother.

Long Fan and Caier shared a tender moment together at Hai Lan Pass while the Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu learned that the Dark and Fire Demon King had returned. Vassago prophesied that the Seventy-Two Prison’s fate depended on whether it could destroy the returning power before it fully emerged.

• Long Fan stood on the balcony, absorbing information from Old Ling and Li Zhengzhi while gazing toward the Demon Capital.
• Caier joined Long Fan after bathing, and they kissed and embraced on the balcony.
• Feng Xiu asked Vassago about the aura he had sensed, and Vassago confirmed that the Dark and Fire Demon King had returned after six thousand years.
• Vassago warned that the Demon King knew they were in this world and urged Feng Xiu to destroy him before he regained his strength.
• Vassago recited a prophecy identifying the returning master of purple and said the Seventy-Two Prison’s fate depended on whether it could destroy him while his power was still emerging.