Chapter Summaries

Long Fan persuaded the Sun Moon Divine Snail to follow him and offered to make it an artifact spirit, but the Divine Beast first asked to learn what had happened to Iliex. Long Fan summoned Iliex so the two could speak directly and resolve their old regrets.

• The Sun Moon Divine Snail agreed to follow Long Fan, and he recognized its shell as a powerful defensive artifact that could become a Super Divine Artifact at the transition between day and night.
• Long Fan offered to preserve the Sun Moon Divine Snail’s consciousness and memories by turning it into an artifact spirit in the Eternal Tower.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail recalled meeting Iliex and asked Long Fan to explain how he had become the feared Death Spirit Saint Magic God.
• Long Fan summoned Iliex from the Eternal Tower, and Iliex greeted the Sun Moon Divine Snail as the two prepared to speak.

Iliex reunites with the Sun Moon Divine Snail and begins recounting how revenge turned him from a Child of Light into the Death Spirit Saint Magic God. His story reaches the start of a tragedy after he wins the Genius Tournament of the three empires.

• The Sun Moon Divine Snail and Iliex share a tender reunion, and Iliex admits that hatred drove him to embrace undead magic and destroy the Pombo Empire and the Glorious Church.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail reassures Iliex that she believes he retained his kindness and asks him to explain what happened in the past.
• Iliex begins his account, describing his noble upbringing in Xidi and his exceptional affinity for Light Element magic.
• Iliex recounts becoming the youngest sixth-rank Archmage at fifteen and winning the Genius Tournament against Princess Fu Luo and her Purple Lightning Star Emperor Dragon.
• Iliex says his victory marked the beginning of an immense tragedy.

Iliex recounted how his journey for power led to the loss of Princess Fu Luo and the beginning of his nightmare. Long Fan revealed the Tortoise Shell Technique to rekindle Iliex’s interest and help him move past his regrets, while Moon Night realized how formidable Long Fan was.

• Iliex told Moon Night and the Sun Moon Divine Snail about his training journey, his meeting with Princess Fu Luo, and the soul technique he had found.
• Long Fan summoned the golden tortoise shell and showed Iliex the Tortoise Shell Technique.
• Long Fan explained that the technique was an ancient divination art whose prophecies determined the present, even affecting gods.
• Long Fan claimed he had obtained the technique through the Goddess of Light’s blessing, and Iliex accepted his explanation and began to regard him as a true disciple.
• Moon Night marveled at the technique’s power and felt reassured that choosing Long Fan had helped her avoid a political marriage with A Bao.

Long Fan revealed that his Innate Inner Spiritual Power was 200, astonishing Iliex and convincing him to offer his true inheritance. Iliex brought Long Fan into his Undead Half-Plane and prepared to formally give him control of it.

• The Sun Moon Divine Snail told Iliex that Long Fan's Innate Inner Spiritual Power was 200, leaving Iliex stunned.
• Long Fan explained that he wielded multiple attributes, and Iliex asked him to accept his true inheritance; Long Fan agreed.
• Iliex transported Long Fan to his incomplete Undead Half-Plane and explained its nature and how it could serve as a refuge.
• Iliex revealed that he had created the half-plane to raise an army of undead for revenge against the Glorious Church.
• Iliex began forging a contract to give the Undead Half-Plane to Long Fan as his return gift.

Iliex recounted his revenge and regret over causing the Undead Calamity before passing his Saint Law God undead-magic inheritance to Long Fan. Long Fan absorbed the teachings and recognized that the magic could transcend the Saint Demon Continent’s limits, then emerged with a resolve to wield undeath while remaining devoted to the light.

• Iliex described how he had avenged his family by killing the Pope, Pei Luo, Fu Luo, and Augustus Porter, but later regretted the innocent lives lost in the Undead Calamity.
• Long Fan reassured Iliex that undead magic itself was not evil, and Iliex formed the Undead Demiplane Key and passed his inheritance to his disciple.
• Long Fan entered meditation and absorbed Iliex’s knowledge of undead magic, including its origins, dangers, and potential fusion with light.
• Iliex watched over Long Fan and hoped his disciple might one day find a path to true godhood beyond the limits of the Saint Demon Continent.
• Long Fan realized Iliex’s undead magic could use different forms of energy across planes and saw its potential to transcend the world’s restrictions.
• Long Fan opened his gray eyes and declared, “Though my body bears the undead, my heart turns toward the light!” and Iliex approved.

After hearing Iliex recount how Fu Luo betrayed him, the Sun Moon Divine Snail tried to convince him that sincere love existed and that he had been wronged. Iliex broke down under the revelation, while the snail confessed its affection and reminded him of their shared past.

• Iliex told Long Fan, Moon Night, and the Sun Moon Divine Snail how Fu Luo and Pei Luo had betrayed him and led to his fall from the faith.
• Iliex wondered whether true love existed and blamed himself for the Dark Ages, sinking into grief over his past.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail praised Iliex's selfless devotion and insisted that not all humans were despicable.
• Iliex rejected the snail's words, erupted with powerful soul energy, and had to be restrained by Long Fan and the Sun Moon Divine Snail.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail comforted Iliex, confessed its affection, and reminded him that it was the little snail who had shared his younger days.

The Sun Moon Divine Snail confessed her love to Iliex and chose to sacrifice her life, sharing her accumulated life force with him and the Demon Hunters. After she vanished, Iliex resolved to correct the mistake he had made a thousand years earlier and not let go this time.

• Long Fan, Moon Night, and the Sun Moon Divine Snail encouraged Iliex to move beyond his past heartbreak and begin anew.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail confessed that she had come to love Iliex, and Iliex realized she had accompanied him when Princess Fu Luo had left him.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail began sacrificing her life, explaining that she wanted to give everything for peace and help Iliex and the new generation of God Favored Ones.
• She divided her life essence between Iliex and the Demon Hunters, restoring Iliex's body and strengthening the others.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail vanished after entrusting her shell to Long Fan, and Iliex vowed not to repeat the mistake he had made a thousand years earlier.

The Sun Moon Divine Snail’s final gift transformed Long Fan and Moon Night, greatly raising their power and awakening Moon Night’s Moon Demon talent. After their companions stabilized their gains, Iliex summoned the Sun Moon Divine Snail’s soul and attempted to revive her.

• The Sun Moon Divine Snail’s power formed complementary shields for Long Fan and Moon Night, while its moonlight cleansed Moon Night and fully awakened her Power of Yue Xiang.
• Long Fan awakened with a transformed body, a Sea God's Heart holding 150001 Outer Spiritual Power, and the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield.
• Caier, Bai Yue, Long Haochen, Lin Xin, Han Yu, Chen Loli, and Yang Hao awakened with increased cultivation, then followed Long Fan’s advice to meditate and stabilize their realms.
• Iliex stepped forward after the others absorbed the Snail’s gift, called for its soul to return, and invoked the sun and moon to revive his beloved.

Iliex used the sun and moon’s power and a contract with Long Fan and Moon Night to restore the Sun Moon Divine Snail’s soul, bringing back the Sun Moon Goddess Nüwa. After she reconciled with Iliex, she returned to the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield, and Long Fan received confirmation that he had passed the Star Sea trial.

• Iliex gathered the sun and moon’s essence, forged a Yin-Yang Sharing Contract, and asked Long Fan and Moon Night to help reconstruct the Sun Moon Divine Snail’s soul.
• Long Fan and Moon Night activated their divine artifacts and sealed the contract with their blood, allowing the Sun Moon Divine Snail’s soul to become whole.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail returned as the beautiful Sun Moon Goddess Nüwa and greeted Iliex, who admitted that he had reshaped her soul and loved her.
• Nüwa forgave Iliex, urged him to accept his past mistakes, and said she wanted to travel the Saint Demon Continent with him.
• Long Fan promised to help Iliex and Nüwa see the world and eventually ascend, while Iliex and Nüwa returned to their respective soul forms and resting places.
• Long Fan received a notification that he had gained Nüwa’s recognition, obtained MVP, and passed the Star Sea trial.

After Twilight of the Gods won the Star Sea Canyon assessment, Jiao Jin awarded each member a God-Given Spiritual Furnace. Long Fan and his companions began fusing their furnaces, gaining new abilities as the process tested their bodies and skill.

• Iliex and Sun Moon Goddess Nüwa departed, and the Star Sea Saint Hall announced Twilight of the Gods as the assessment’s MVP before teleporting the surviving teams back.
• Jiao Jin gave each Twilight of the Gods member a God-Given Spiritual Furnace and sent them to the final fusion trial.
• The team’s new furnaces included Caier’s Mirror Spiritual Furnace, Chen Ying’er’s Purple Gang Spiritual Furnace, Lin Xin’s Phoenix Spiritual Furnace, Long Fan’s Dharma Idol Spiritual Furnace, and Moon Night’s Aurora Spiritual Furnace.
• Long Fan fused his furnaces successfully, helping Ya Ting evolve into her eight-winged form, then returned to the Star Sea Saint Hall and parted ways with Moon Night.
• Caier fused with the Billion Strike Spiritual Furnace, while Wang YuanYuan fused with the Gate of Space Spiritual Furnace; they emerged from the jade-green pool and regrouped.

Long Fan returned from the Star Sea Saint Hall and revealed that he had killed several Demon God inheritors, provoking the Demon Race delegation. As tensions rose between the two camps, Huang Shuo feared that A Bao and Leng Xiao might also have fallen inside the Temple.

• Long Fan emerged from the Star Sea Lake temple ahead of the other Demon Hunter Squads and rejoined Han Qian, Ying Sui Feng, and Ling Xiao.
• Long Fan told the Alliance leaders that the trials had been dangerous and that A Bao's group had been besieged by ancient magical beasts.
• Long Fan displayed inheritance crystals belonging to the Bear Demon and Death Spirit Demon inheritors, revealing that he had killed at least one of them.
• Long Fan showed crystals belonging to the Star Demon inheritors, prompting a Star Demon Heavenly King to demand answers as Ling Xiao and the Alliance forces prepared for a fight.
• Long Fan produced Moon Charm's Crown of Inheritance, and Huang Shuo realized that heirs from several major Demon races had died and feared for A Bao and Leng Xiao.

Long Fan extorted Huang Shuo for Heaven Defying Demon Dragon Crystals by threatening to withhold information about A Bao and letting the Star Sea Saint Hall appear to sink. Huang Shuo finally handed over a pouch of crystals, while the Temple’s fate and the missing Demon Hunters remained unresolved.

• Ling Xiao reunited with the emerging members of the Twilight of the Gods Demon Hunt Squad as Huang Shuo demanded to know what had happened to A Bao and Leng Xiao.
• Long Fan showed Huang Shuo A Bao’s Heaven Defying Demon Dragon Horn and offered information about the Demon Hunter Eliminators in exchange for sixteen dragon crystals.
• Huang Shuo tried to bargain down the price, but Long Fan used his connection to the Star Sea Saint Hall to make its reflection appear to sink.
• Lin Xin joined Long Fan and counted down, pressuring Huang Shuo until he agreed to hand over the crystals.
• Long Fan caught Huang Shuo’s thrown pouch and broke its seal, revealing a dense purple glow that delighted Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng.

Long Fan extorted Huang Shuo for information about the missing demon heirs, then traded the Demon Dragon Crown Prince’s broken horn back to him for four dragon crystals. As Huang Shuo waited for the Moon Night Princess, Long Fan turned to the Moon Demon Clan and Star Demon Race to pursue another deal.

• Long Fan told Huang Shuo that A Bao and Leng Xiao had survived but were taken away by the Demon God Emperor’s restriction, and that the Moon Demon princess was still inside the assessment.
• Huang Shuo lost his temper when Long Fan and Lin Xin joked about using the broken Demon Dragon horn for equipment and medicine, but a powerful pressure forced him to retreat after he spat blood.
• Long Fan taunted Huang Shuo about the horn and offered to return it in exchange for dragon crystals.
• Huang Shuo bargained Long Fan down from ten crystals to four and paid to reclaim A Bao’s horn.
• While Huang Shuo waited for the Moon Night Princess, Long Fan asked the Moon Demon Clan and Star Demon Race whether they wanted to prevent their young masters from dying with regrets.

Long Fan pressured Huang Shuo into trading eight Heaven Defying Demon Dragon crystals for the Crowns of Inheritance, while Moon Night emerged from the Star Sea Saint Hall and maintained the cover story they had planned. The Demon Race departed in disgrace after Huang Shuo was struck by a Starry Sky attack, but concealed gray airflow slipped into both the Saint Hall Knights and the Demon Race camp.

• Long Fan demanded eight dragon crystals from Huang Shuo for the Crowns of Inheritance, using pressure from the other Demon Race clans to force the exchange.
• Huang Shuo agreed to redeem the Crowns of Inheritance and swore an oath that the trade was voluntary and fair.
• Moon Night emerged from the sunken Star Sea Saint Hall and answered Huang Shuo's questions with the alibi she had arranged with Long Fan.
• Huang Shuo led the Demon Race away, but a Starry Sky attack scorched his wings after he threatened Long Fan.
• Long Fan and the Holy Alliance forces returned toward Hai Lan Pass as concealed gray airflow infiltrated the Saint Hall Knights and the Demon Race camp.

After returning from Star Sea, Long Fan distributed the Heaven Defying Demon Dragon Crystals among the Six Great Temples and honored Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng for raising him and Caier. He then revealed a major plan involving the two remaining crystals, which Ling Xiao finally agreed to support.

• Ling Xiao, Han Qian, and Ying Sui Feng met Long Fan in a secure chamber to divide the dragon crystals among the Holy Alliance’s factions.
• Long Fan gave two crystals to each of the Six Great Temples, including two for the Priest Hall, and the elders accepted the shares on their factions’ behalf.
• Long Fan gave Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng one crystal each as thanks for nurturing Caier and him, and they transferred merit points to Twilight of the Gods in exchange.
• Long Fan brought out the final two crystals and explained his major plan, winning Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng’s support.
• Ling Xiao hesitated to accept the crystals, but after Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng urged him, he agreed.

After the dragon crystals were distributed, Ling Xiao, Han Qian, and Ying Sui Feng considered how the treasures could strengthen their forces, then made appointments involving Si Ma Xian, Bai Yue, and Long Fan. Back at Zhen Nan Pass, Long Fan received Sleipnir for completing the first three Mythic Trials and discovered a new main quest as the age of competing heroes began.

• Ling Xiao pocketed two dragon crystals and planned to use them to create a powerful Berserk Priest force, while Han Qian and Ying Sui Feng considered the benefits their own crystals could bring.
• Ling Xiao named Si Ma Xian a deputy hall master candidate, chose Bai Yue as the sole future Priest Hall Master candidate, and invited Long Fan to become an honorary Priest Hall Master; Long Fan accepted.
• Twilight of the Gods celebrated earning more than ten million merits, and the Holy Alliance announced an auction at Zhen Nan Pass to support the border economy.
• Long Fan flew over Zhen Nan Pass and received Sleipnir as a reward for passing the first three Mythic Trials of the Star Sea Saint Hall.
• Long Fan checked his new reward, then saw a new main quest and remarked that an age of heroes competing for supremacy had begun.

Feng Xiu counseled A Bao to learn from his defeat by Long Fan and gave him an ancient scroll for his training. Meanwhile, Long Fan accepted the system’s God Slayer Trial, which tasked him with killing designated demon gods to unlock powers for the Eternal Spear.

• Feng Xiu told the injured A Bao that his defeat by the human knight was a lesson in arrogance and urged him to temper his mindset.
• A Bao accepted Feng Xiu’s advice and vowed to grow stronger before facing the knight again.
• Feng Xiu gave A Bao an ancient purple-red scroll depicting a dragon.
• At Zhen Nan Pass, Long Fan accepted the system’s God Slayer Trial after it detected the awakening consciousness of the Saint Demon Sea.
• The system activated Rune God Mark I, Zhuzhao, and set a six-month deadline for Long Fan to kill designated demon gods and unlock God's Inscription.

Long Fan tested the Divine Inscription · Zhuzhao by transforming the Eternal Spear and completing a system mission to thrust it one hundred million times. Exhausted but greatly improved in accuracy, he dismissed the spear into an arm-bound form as a white-robed old man descended toward him.

• Long Fan summoned the Divine Inscription · Zhuzhao and infused it into the Eternal Spear, transforming it into the crimson Eternal Spear · Zhu Zhao and awakening Eternal Angel.
• The system assigned Long Fan a one-day mission to thrust the spear one hundred million times, and he accepted.
• Long Fan repeatedly thrust the spear at full force, enduring its increasing weight until he completed the mission and received a spear-technique accuracy buff.
• Long Fan found that his thrusts had become exceptionally accurate, then planned to practice against powerful undead in the Eternal Tower.
• Long Fan dismissed the spear into a layer of red radiance around his arm, while a white-robed old man raised a Starry Sky barrier and swept down toward him.

Long Fan fought Adamantine Number One in an arena duel, using Ya Ting and the Goddess of Light’s power to unleash a devastating spear strike. Yang Haohan declared Long Fan the winner, but the battle had badly damaged the Adamantine Battle Armor meant as his gift.

• Adamantine Number One challenged Long Fan to a duel, and Long Fan summoned the Eternal Spear · Zhu Zhao to fight him.
• Long Fan and Adamantine Number One traded attacks until the knight trapped Long Fan in an Air Ban field.
• Long Fan summoned Ya Ting and used the Goddess of Light’s aura to break free and empower his new Light Candlelight Thrust.
• Long Fan’s spear clashed with Adamantine Number One’s Sky-Rending Fist, destroying the arena and severely damaging the knight’s armor.
• Yang Haohan appeared atop the Throne of Divine Seal of Protection and Mercy, declared Long Fan the winner, and revealed that the gift from Long Fan’s master was a ruined Adamantine Battle Armor.

Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu reprimanded Huang Shuo for the Demon Race’s internal disorder, then summoned the Star and Moon Demon Gods to discuss an important matter. At Zhen Nan Pass, Long Fan received Adamantine Number One and new Knight Hall positions, then astounded Yang Haoyu and Yang Haohan with a potion that could help them break through their bottlenecks.

• Feng Xiu blasted Huang Shuo as a warning, then spared him and ordered him to summon the Star Demon God and Moon Demon God.
• Yang Haoyu and Yang Haohan recognized Long Fan’s strength, awarded him Adamantine Number One, and appointed him acting Holy Knight Captain and Knight Honorary Vice-Hall Master.
• Yang Haohan promised Long Fan could become a full Hall Master and contend for Saint Hall Alliance Leader if he obtained a Divine Throne.
• Long Fan used the Eternal Zhuzhao Divine Mark to refine two Heaven Defying Demon Dragon crystals with medicinal herbs into Heaven Defying Origin Nurturing Liquid.
• Yang Haoyu and Yang Haohan each drank a drop and discovered that the liquid could help form spiritual apertures, while Long Fan realized it could be a major hit at the Zhen Nan Auction House.