Chapter Summaries

Ye Ling and First Demon Hunting Group left Demon Exorcism Pass for Holy City after taking first place in the competition. Ten days later, they arrived in Holy City, where Ye Ling was stopped at inspection and summoned by Alliance Leader Yang.

• Gao Yingjie told Ye Ling that the mission was over, and Ye Ling led his companions back toward Holy City.
• First Demon Hunting Group received first place and six thousand merit points, while Number Two Demon Hunting Group took second and Number Three Demon Hunting Group took third.
• Holy Spirit Heart asked Ye Ling to care for Cai'er, and Ye Ling promised to look after her and bring her back to visit.
• Cai'er and Lan Yanyu said an emotional farewell before Gao Yingjie led First Demon Hunting Group away from Demon Exorcism Pass.
• After ten peaceful days of travel, the group reached Holy City and passed identity verification, but Alliance Leader Yang summoned Ye Ling.

Ye Ling demonstrated the forbidden spell he had comprehended from Long Xingyu’s Slaughter Throne to Yang Haohan. The Slaughter Angel appeared to claim the throne’s phantom, and Yang Haohan prepared his divine armor and shield to test Ye Ling’s sword strike.

• Yang Haohan asked Ye Ling, Long Haochen, and Li Xin about summoning the projections of three Divine Seals, and they described the power and absolute traits they had experienced.
• Yang Haohan asked Ye Ling to demonstrate the forbidden spell he had comprehended from Long Xingyu’s Slaughter Throne, and Ye Ling agreed to show one strike.
• Ye Ling summoned the Slaughter Angel, whose sword revealed a phantom of the Throne of Doom and Slaughter with Ye Ling seated upon it.
• Long Xingyu watched from hiding and was stunned to see Ye Ling appear to take his place on the Slaughter Throne.
• Yang Haohan summoned the Protection and Mercy Armor and Shield, then invited Ye Ling to attack.
• Ye Ling used Slaughter Angel, Sword of Judgment, and brought his swords down toward Yang Haohan.

Ye Ling demonstrated his newly comprehended sword, Judgment, to Yang Haohan, who recognized its potential to draw on the power of the Six Divine Seal Thrones. After Ye Ling, Long Haochen, and Li Xin departed, Long Xingyu joined Yang Haohan and praised Ye Ling’s keen perception.

• Ye Ling unleashed Judgment against Yang Haohan, and their sword and shield remained locked together for several minutes.
• Yang Haohan praised the sword’s power and asked whether Ye Ling might comprehend skills from the other Divine Seal Thrones.
• Ye Ling explained that he had comprehended Judgment through the Throne of Slaughter and Judgment and said he might seek other Throne Projections if he found a promising path to understanding them.
• Yang Haohan admired Ye Ling, Long Haochen, and Li Xin as future leaders of the Knight Temple, and Ye Ling left with the other two.
• Long Xingyu joined Yang Haohan and said the trio might surpass past Divine Seal Knights and that Ye Ling had noticed his presence and emotional shift before leaving.

Long Xingyu and Yang Haohan discussed Ye Ling’s extraordinary control of the Throne of Doom and Slaughter, while agreeing not to interfere with his chosen path. The team decided to begin taking missions, and Ye Ling set his sights on exploring the Cave of Fear and reaching the Tower of Eternity.

• Long Xingyu realized Ye Ling had recognized him and Yang Haohan confirmed that Ye Ling’s sword strike carried power comparable to a half-step Divine Skill.
• Long Xingyu considered giving Ye Ling the Slaughter Throne, but Yang Haohan explained that Ye Ling had no intention of accepting a throne or Divine Seal and that they must let him choose his own path.
• At the Demon Hunting Group residence, Chen Ying'er asked whether the team would stay or take missions, and Sima Xian and Wang Yuanyuan urged them to go out and fight demons.
• Ye Ling warned that staying comfortable would waste their cultivation years and could lead to the group’s disbandment, persuading Lin Xin and Chen Ying'er to join the mission plan.
• The team agreed to rest in the morning and take missions in the afternoon, while Ye Ling focused on the General-grade mission to explore the Cave of Fear and find the Tower of Eternity.

Ye Ling and the First Demon Hunting Group went to the Mission Tower to advance to General-class, passed the merit and Fifth Rank requirements, and entered the combat assessment. They instantly overwhelmed the simulated opponents with only Wang Yuanyuan and Sima Xian fighting, leaving their promotion assessment on the verge of completion.

• Ye Ling led the First Demon Hunting Group to the Mission Tower to apply for General-class advancement.
• Ye Ling paid the required merit points, and all eight members demonstrated Fifth Rank strength with Liquid Spiritual Power.
• The examiner explained that the group had to defeat simulated Fifth Rank opponents to pass the final assessment.
• The group was teleported into the trial area, where eight phantoms charged at them.
• Ye Ling ordered a direct attack, and Wang Yuanyuan and Sima Xian quickly destroyed the phantoms without the rest of the group fighting.

Ye Ling and his companions passed the General Grade Demon Hunting Group assessment and reached the second floor of the Demon Hunting Tower. He chose a mission to explore the Cave of Dreadful Wails, then privately warned the group that its danger exceeded Ninth Rank.

• Sima Xian and Wang Yuanyuan destroyed the Eight Great Illusions, and Ye Ling’s group earned General-class status.
• The examiner confirmed they had become the General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunting Group and let them enter the tower’s second floor.
• The group surveyed the available missions, and Ye Ling chose the Cave of Dreadful Wails mission worth twenty thousand merit points.
• Ye Ling pulled his companions into a mental space to discuss the mission privately.
• Ye Ling told the stunned group that Ninth Rank was not enough to describe the mission’s danger.

Ye Ling explained that the mission to explore the Cave of Dreadful Wails concealed a dangerous inheritance and a major opportunity, then his companions chose to join him. After accepting the mission, the group prepared by spending their abundant merit points on supplies.

• Ye Ling told Lin Xin and the others that the Cave of Dreadful Wails held a dangerous inheritance and an opportunity, and offered to go alone if they feared the risk.
• Cai'er, Li Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, and the rest of Ye Ling's companions insisted on joining him.
• After their consciousnesses returned from Ye Ling's Spiritual World, Chen Ying'er remarked on how completely he had controlled their spiritual power.
• Ye Ling accepted the mission to explore the Cave of Dreadful Wails, where the Tower of Eternity stood in Demon territory.
• Ye Ling led his companions to the General-class treasure section, and they began buying supplies with their remaining merit points.

Ye Ling and his companions bought Saint Spirit Pills and prepared to leave Holy City for the Southeast Fortress, using their merits to improve their strength. As they traveled, Ye Ling teased Gu Yuena about being jealous of Rose, and the group set out at enhanced speed.

• Lin Xin urged the group to distribute the Saint Spirit Pills, while Sima Xian anticipated the boost they would give his spiritual energy.
• Ye Ling explained that the group had spent less than two hundred thousand merits and planned to travel to a city near the Southeast Fortress before leaving Human Territory.
• Outside Holy City, Rose affectionately rubbed against Ye Ling, prompting Li Xin to pull the unicorn back.
• Gu Yuena teased Ye Ling about Rose's affection, and Ye Ling teased her in return by invoking his Golden Dragon King bloodline until she fell silent.
• Li Xin, Cai'er, and Ye Ling rode Rose while the others rode Haoyue, and Gu Yuena used a wind enhancement to speed their journey toward the Southeast Fortress.

Ye Ling led his companions to Star Seeking City and arranged for them to enter Demon Clan territory with the Yueye Merchant Association’s Wandering Merchants. As they waited to depart, he outlined a cautious plan and urged them to protect the association’s president, while Sima Xian’s remark about her beauty provoked Li Xin and Cai’er.

• Ye Ling told Long Haochen and the others they would join the Wandering Merchants to enter Demon Clan territory safely and seek useful connections.
• Ye Ling and his companions passed the Yueye Merchant Association’s inspection, signed life-and-death contracts, and received one cramped room to share while they waited three days for departure.
• Ye Ling explained that they should avoid unnecessary trouble on the journey but fight back if Demon Clan guards attacked them.
• Ye Ling told his companions to protect the Yueye Merchant Association’s president because the association could be useful in the future.
• Sima Xian teased Ye Ling about the president’s beauty, and Li Xin and Cai’er responded with sharp and icy auras.

After Sima Xian’s insinuations sparked jealousy between Li Xin and Cai'er, Ye Ling explained that Yue Ye was Moon Demon God Agares’s beloved daughter, and both women kissed him. Three days later, as the caravan crossed Narike Province, Emerald Dual Saber Demons attacked the human guards, and a golden light shot toward one that threatened Wang Yuanyuan.

• Sima Xian teased Ye Ling about the women, so Ye Ling sent him to find another inn and explained that he wanted to befriend Yue Ye for her powerful connections.
• Li Xin and Cai'er confronted Ye Ling, then learned that Yue Ye was Moon Demon God Agares's Legitimate Daughter and each kissed Ye Ling on the cheek.
• Three days later, Ye Ling and his companions traveled with the Yueye Merchant Association through Narike Province.
• Emerald Dual Saber Demons charged into the caravan and knocked Chen Ying'er down, while one also sent Mai Dou crashing to the ground.
• Wang Yuanyuan shielded Chen Ying'er and rebuked the Emerald Dual Saber Demon, which swung its blades at her; a brilliant golden light shot toward it before she could strike.

Ye Ling killed an Emerald Dual Saber Demon that was about to attack Wang Yuanyuan, then his group drove off the remaining demons. Yueye let the confrontation pass, and the convoy continued on with her still bored inside her carriage.

• Ye Ling killed an Emerald Dual Saber Demon with a golden beam just as it was about to strike Wang Yuanyuan.
• Ye Ling silently brought down the Emerald Dual Saber Demons that rushed at his group, forcing the others to retreat.
• Yueye arrived in her carriage and ordered the Emerald Dual Saber Demons away, then questioned Ye Ling about killing them.
• Long Haochen explained that the demons had provoked them and attacked humans, and Yueye chose to let the matter pass.
• Chen Ying'er praised Ye Ling, while Wang Yuanyuan complained that he had taken away her chance to fight.
• Ye Ling's group followed the convoy onward as Yueye's companion complained that the ride was boring.

Yue Ye and Leng Xiao discussed their journey through Narike Mountain Range as Leng Xiao grew bored, unaware that the Mad Demon, Demon Vulture, and Winged Demon Races were preparing an attack. Ye Ling warned the Demon Hunting Group, and the chapter ended as the three races charged toward the Yueye Merchant Association's convoy.

• Leng Xiao complained to Yue Ye that she was bored and suggested inviting Long Haochen and the others to visit, but Yue Ye refused to interfere with the Demon Hunting Group.
• Leng Xiao mentioned that the Mad Demon, Demon Vulture, and Winged Demon Races were rebellious, and Yue Ye sensed their killing intent approaching the convoy.
• Ye Ling warned the Demon Hunting Group to prepare for an attack and told them to prioritize their safety while helping the Human guards if possible.
• A Mad Demon sounded a horn as Demon Vultures filled the sky and the Mad Demon and Winged Demon troops charged toward the Yueye Merchant Association's convoy.

Ye Ling’s group joined Yue Ye’s forces to repel the first wave of Demon Clan attackers, revealing their remarkable strength while wielding swords marked by the Haoyue Branch Temple. As a second wave of forty thousand enemies advanced, Yue Ye feared a spy had exposed the merchant association’s plans and warned that an even larger army waited behind them.

• Long Haochen questioned why the Demon Clan had assembled so many troops, and Ye Ling explained that they were desperate for food and willing to risk attacking Yue Ye’s association.
• Yue Ye refused Leng Xiao’s offer to reveal her identity and ordered their forces to defend against the attackers.
• Ye Ling’s group charged into the Demon Clan army with standard-issue swords and discovered the Haoyue Branch Temple’s seal and name engraved on their hilts.
• Ye Ling’s team fought with such coordination and strength that Yue Ye suspected they were a General-class Demon Hunting Group, while the other mercenaries watched in astonishment.
• After the first wave fell, Yue Ye spotted another army approaching and suspected a spy within the Yueye Merchant Association.
• Sima Xian celebrated the battle until Lin Xin pointed out the second wave, a force forty thousand strong with an even larger army behind it.

The General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunting Group fought off a vast Demon Race Army with a tactic devised by Ye Ling, winning the mercenaries’ trust. Yue Ye activated a forbidden spell to break the siege, leaving the group stunned as Ye Ling identified it as Moon Demon God Descent.

• Sima Xian reacted with alarm to the hundred-thousand-strong Demon Race Army, and Long Haochen asked Ye Ling what to do.
• Ye Ling hurled a sword infused with Liquid Spiritual Power into the demons, and the group followed his tactic before retreating to the Yueye Merchant Association.
• The nearby mercenaries recognized the group’s strength, and Yue Ye thanked them for their help.
• Yue Ye asked the group to hold off the army for fifteen minutes, and Long Haochen agreed on their behalf.
• Yue Ye activated a moonlit scroll, causing her aura to surge, and Ye Ling identified the spell as Moon Demon God Descent.

Leng Xiao used a Forbidden Spell Scroll and fought to protect Yue Ye as Ye Ling and his companions joined the battle against the Demon Race Army. The group carved through the demons while trying to conceal their identities, but two Seventh Tier Peak enemies appeared before them.

• The group learned Leng Xiao was using a Moon Demon God Descent Forbidden Spell Scroll, and Leng Xiao charged at the demons attacking Yue Ye.
• Leng Xiao revealed her Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon King bloodline and used the Sky Ban technique to keep demons away from Yue Ye.
• Ye Ling decided to fight the demons targeting them, and he and his companions equipped concealed gear before charging into the Demon Race Army.
• The Yueye Merchant Association guards watched Ye Ling's group overwhelm the demons and praised their powerful equipment.
• Long Haochen sensed something sinister, and Ye Ling spotted a Crimson Blood Frenzied Demon and a Golden Bird Demon, both at Seventh Tier Peak.

Ye Ling faced the Golden Bird Demon while Long Haochen and his companions drew the Crimson Blood Frenzied Demon into battle. After the Golden Bird Demon mocked Ye Ling and attacked with golden spears, Ye Ling dodged them and struck the demon in the face.

• Lin Xin feared the two Seventh Tier Peak Demons would overwhelm the group, but Ye Ling told Long Haochen and the others to fight the Crimson Blood Frenzied Demon while he faced the Golden Bird Demon.
• Long Haochen and his companions activated the Holy Guiding Spiritual Furnace and drew the Crimson Blood Frenzied Demon toward them.
• The Golden Bird Demon mocked Ye Ling's Sixth Tier Peak strength and launched countless golden spears at him.
• Ye Ling dodged the Golden Bird Demon's spears with incredible speed, then met his charge with a punch.
• Ye Ling's fist slammed into the Golden Bird Demon's face and sank deep into the bone.

Ye Ling badly wounded the Golden Bird Demon with one punch, but the demon used Heavenly Demon Dismantling to reach the Eighth Rank. As Ye Ling charged to confront him, the Golden Bird Demon rushed past and attacked Cai'er.

• Ye Ling struck the Golden Bird Demon with a punch that sent him crashing into a mountain, killing Narike Raiders beneath the falling boulders.
• Long Haochen and the others watched Ye Ling in awe, while Leng Xiao and Yue Ye recognized his overwhelming physical strength and the Demon Hunting Group’s potential.
• The Golden Bird Demon recovered from his injuries with Heavenly Demon Dismantling and broke through to the Eighth Rank.
• Ye Ling transformed the Brilliant Sword into two Angel Sacred Swords and charged the Golden Bird Demon.
• The Golden Bird Demon evaded Ye Ling and attacked Cai'er as she fought alongside the General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunting Group.

The Golden Bird Demon tried to kill Cai'er while the others were held back, and she prepared to use the Six Paths of Reincarnation to survive. Ye Ling arrived with overwhelming golden dragon power, suppressed the Golden Bird Demon, and ordered him to kneel.

• The Golden Bird Demon charged at Cai'er, but Long Haochen's Holy Guiding Spiritual Furnace could not pull him away, and the Crimson Blood Frenzied Demon blocked Li Xin and the others from helping.
• Cai'er realized the Golden Bird Demon meant to make Ye Ling suffer and prepared to use the Six Paths of Reincarnation, despite the promise she had made to Ye Ling.
• As the Golden Bird Demon was about to strike Cai'er, a dragon's roar suppressed his power and stopped her from completing the technique.
• Ye Ling arrived in golden armor and scales, and his domain erased the Demon Clan members it touched.
• Ye Ling pointed his Golden Dragon Spear at the Golden Bird Demon and commanded him to kneel.

Ye Ling used his overwhelming bloodline power to force the Golden Bird Demon to its knees, while his aura stirred Leng Xiao's Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon bloodline. As the Golden Bird Demon pleaded for its life, Ye Ling thrust his spear into it.

• Ye Ling's Golden Dragon Roar suppressed the Golden Bird Demon and forced it to kneel, while also weakening the surrounding Demon Clan members.
• Leng Xiao manifested the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon King after Ye Ling's bloodline power stirred her own, and she sensed a similar aura from Long Haochen.
• Long Haochen, Li Xin, and Wang Yuanyuan watched Ye Ling, who was furious because Cai'er's life was at stake.
• Ye Ling approached the immobilized Golden Bird Demon as it realized it could not resist his power.
• The Golden Bird Demon began pleading for mercy, but Ye Ling thrust his spear into its body before it could finish speaking.

Ye Ling impaled the Golden Bird Demon with the Golden Dragon Spear, which began devouring his spiritual energy and life force, prompting him to offer his Winged Demon flock to humanity. As the Crimson Blood Frenzied Demon launched a desperate attack on Ye Ling, Ye Ling drew the Angel Sacred Sword and prepared to face him with Golden Dragon King Power.

• Ye Ling pierced the Golden Bird Demon with the Golden Dragon Spear, and the weapon began devouring the demon’s spiritual energy and life force.
• The Golden Bird Demon offered to lead his Winged Demon flock in serving humanity, shocking the demons nearby.
• Wang Yuanyuan and the others pressured the Crimson Blood Frenzied Demon, who broke free and charged toward Ye Ling at full strength.
• Gu Yuena used the Golden Dragon Spear to restrain the Golden Bird Demon while Ye Ling turned to confront the charging Crimson Blood Frenzied Demon.
• Ye Ling drew the Angel Sacred Sword and manifested a Dragon Path Slaughter Angel while retaining Golden Dragon King Power.