Chapter Summaries

Ye Ling faced Wang Yuanyuan in the decisive battle and revealed the power of his Golden Dragon King bloodline, matching her strength with his bare fists. As Wang Yuanyuan unleashed the Giant Spirit God bloodline and charged again, Ye Ling transformed his Golden Scale into a massive golden claw.

• Ye Ling defeated two more opponents without using Inner Spiritual Power or his Golden Dragon King bloodline, while Li Xin narrowly lost to Wang Yuanyuan.
• Li Xin cheered for Ye Ling before his decisive fight against Wang Yuanyuan, whom the Haoyue Hall Master expected to beat him.
• Wang Yuanyuan attacked Ye Ling with her Spirit-Demon Grade shield, and Ye Ling met her blow with a fist covered in Golden Scales, forcing her back five steps while he retreated three.
• Wang Yuanyuan recognized Ye Ling's special bloodline and unleashed the power of the Giant Spirit God, greatly increasing her strength as Nalan Shu and the Lord of Kuangsha City watched.
• Ye Ling answered Wang Yuanyuan's charge by transforming his Golden Scale into a massive golden claw.

Ye Ling unleashed his Golden Dragon Claw against Wang Yuanyuan, who brought out the Glorious-grade Giant Spirit God's Shield as her strongest move. Ye Ling matched her Space Power and activated Golden Dragon Body, leaving their contest poised for another clash.

• Ye Ling revealed his Golden Dragon Claw and charged at Wang Yuanyuan, whose shield attacks he met with greater strength.
• Wang Yuanyuan admitted Ye Ling was stronger but refused to lose without using her full power.
• Wang Yuanyuan summoned the Glorious-grade Giant Spirit God's Shield, astonishing Nalan Shu and Lord of Kuangsha City.
• Wang Yuanyuan used her Space Power to attack Ye Ling, but Ye Ling entered the flow of space and evaded her shield.
• Ye Ling caught the Giant Spirit God's Shield with his Golden Dragon Claw and activated Golden Dragon Body, greatly increasing his abilities.

Ye Ling defeated Wang Yuanyuan in their battle at Kuangsha Branch Temple, then signed in to obtain a forging method and Divine Craftsman's Notes. Wang Yuanyuan left after promising to challenge him again, while Ye Ling returned with Nalan Shu, eager to begin forging Battle Armor.

• Wang Yuanyuan unleashed her attacks and trump cards, but Ye Ling fought back with his Golden Dragon Claw and spiritual power until she was exhausted.
• Ye Ling stopped Wang Yuanyuan from continuing, explained that he still had powerful abilities in reserve, and got her to admit defeat.
• Wang Yuanyuan promised to visit the Haoyue Branch Temple and challenge Ye Ling again after improving her strength.
• Ye Ling signed in after encountering Wang Yuanyuan and received the Forging Method and Divine Craftsman's Notes.
• Wang Yuanyuan departed, and the Lord of Kuangsha City acknowledged Nalan Shu's victory before Ye Ling returned with him, studying the forging knowledge along the way.

Ye Ling bought a smithy and forged Deep Silver into Thousand-Temper First Grade metal, then used the blood-sacrificed metal to make a pair of Forging Hammers. He tested the new hammers on another piece of Deep Silver, discovering that they greatly improved his forging.

• Ye Ling returned to Haoyue Branch Temple, obtained money from Nalan Shu, and bought a smithy.
• Ye Ling forged Deep Silver with ordinary hammers, removing its impurities and pushing it to the absolute limit of Thousand-Temper First Grade.
• Ye Ling sacrificed his blood to the Deep Silver, forming a close connection with the metal as it reached Thousand-Temper First Grade.
• Ye Ling divided the blood-sacrificed Deep Silver and spent half a day forging it into a pair of Deep Silver Hammers.
• Ye Ling used the new hammers on another piece of Deep Silver and found that each strike reduced it by a third through Consecutive Hammering and Tremor Hammering.

After a month of forging, Ye Ling showed Li Xin his Thousand Forging work and offered to make her a sword. Li Xin chose Mithril, and Ye Ling began forging his first weapon for her.

• Li Xin entered Ye Ling's Forging Room after a month without seeing him and watched him finish a dazzling Thousand Forging First Grade piece.
• Ye Ling told Li Xin he had asked Nalan Shu for leave so he could pursue forging, and Li Xin urged him not to neglect his spiritual power cultivation.
• Ye Ling offered to forge Li Xin a sword to replace the Magic Grade Precious Sword he had broken.
• Li Xin chose a piece of Mithril, and Ye Ling clarified that its Thousand Forging refinement made it a good choice rather than something too precious to use.
• Ye Ling began forging the Mithril into his first weapon, intending it for Li Xin.

Ye Ling forged his first sword from Thousand-Forged Secret Silver and gave it to Li Xin after binding it with her blood. Li Xin discovered that the weapon was Spirit-Demon Grade, and the chapter left her astonished by its power.

• Ye Ling used his Thousand Forging skills to shape the Thousand-Forged Secret Silver into a sword, while Li Xin watched and sensed its unusual aura.
• Li Xin realized the sword’s aura had surpassed Magic Grade, though she could not understand how Ye Ling had forged it.
• Ye Ling finished the sword and explained that his forging method created Magic Grade and Spirit-Demon Grade weapons without inscription runes.
• Ye Ling cut Li Xin’s hand so her blood could bind to the sword, then gave the completed weapon to her.
• Li Xin tested the sword and sensed its compatibility, stability, and an additional skill, realizing it was Spirit-Demon Grade.

Ye Ling brought Li Xin to Nalan Shu with a deal to sell the weapons he had forged from rare metals. Nalan Shu was stunned by the dozens of Magic Grade and Spirit-Demon Grade swords Ye Ling produced, then watched as Ye Ling began forging another sword to prove his skill.

• Li Xin thanked Ye Ling for the Spirit-Demon Grade sword Xinling, and they joked about what she might offer him in return.
• Li Xin proposed selling Ye Ling’s weapons through her family and to Uncle Nalan, who needed weapons.
• Five days later, Ye Ling and Li Xin visited Nalan Shu’s Office to discuss the deal.
• Li Xin told Nalan Shu that Ye Ling had forged Xinling, and Ye Ling displayed fifty Magic Grade Precious Swords and five Spirit-Demon Grade Swords.
• Ye Ling set up his Rare Metal Forging Platform and used True Sun Fire and the Thousand-Forged Silver Hammer to begin forging as Nalan Shu watched.

Ye Ling forged high-grade weapons and sold them to the Haoyue Branch Temple, impressing Nalan Shu, who agreed to keep his skill secret. Ye Ling asked Li Xin to gather rare metals and treasures to prepare for the Golden Dragon King seal, then went to test his External Spiritual Power.

• Ye Ling forged a top-tier Spirit Demon grade sword and bound it to Nalan Shu with his blood, astonishing Nalan Shu and Yang Wenzhao.
• Nalan Shu agreed to keep Ye Ling's forging ability quiet and bought his weapons for fifteen thousand gold coins, including the five thousand gold coins Ye Ling had previously borrowed.
• Ye Ling told Li Xin to use her payment to gather rare metals and treasures that could increase External Spiritual Power, and she agreed to collect them within three days.
• Ye Ling put away his Forging Platform and went to the testing hall to measure his External Spiritual Power after unlocking two Golden Dragon King seals.

Ye Ling measured his growing spiritual power, realized his Angel Sacred Sword still required stronger Inner Spiritual Power, and traveled to Mount Odin to train with Long Xingyu. Long Xingyu was stunned by Ye Ling’s immense External Spiritual Power and asked him to demonstrate his strength.

• Ye Ling tested his Spiritual Power and recorded 350 points of External Spiritual Power and 170 points of Inner Spiritual Power, but the Angel Sacred Sword still did not advance because it judged only Inner Spiritual Power.
• Ye Ling decided to prioritize cultivating Inner Spiritual Power and planned to seek Long Xingyu’s guidance at Mount Odin.
• Three days later, Ye Ling arrived at the mountain and found Long Haochen practicing at the campsite; Long Haochen eagerly brought him to Long Xingyu.
• Long Xingyu sensed Ye Ling’s unusual External Spiritual Power, questioned him about it, and asked him to throw a punch without holding back.
• Ye Ling activated his Golden Dragon King bloodline, manifested golden scales and his Golden Dragon Claw, and released a terrifying pressure that shocked Long Xingyu and frightened Long Haochen.

Ye Ling demonstrated the power of his bloodline to Long Xingyu, then stayed at the Knight Temple to train with Long Haochen under Long Xingyu’s guidance. After five months, Ye Ling’s Inner Spiritual Power reached the Great Knight level, and the Angel Sacred Sword began to react as he infused it with power.

• Ye Ling struck Long Xingyu with his Golden Dragon Claw, surprising him with an attack that bypassed defenses and damaged his origin.
• Long Xingyu agreed to help Ye Ling cultivate and asked him to assist Long Haochen when he was away.
• Ye Ling trained at the Knight Temple with Long Haochen and gained about seventy points of Inner Spiritual Power in one month.
• Over the next four months, Ye Ling’s Inner Spiritual Power reached five hundred points, advancing him to the Great Knight level.
• Ye Ling infused the Angel Sacred Sword with spiritual power, drawing Long Haochen and Long Xingyu over to investigate its reaction.

Ye Ling upgraded the Angel Sacred Sword to Brilliant Peak Glorious grade and gained an insight into life and the soul. He began forging Deep Silver to test his newly improved skills, completing superior Hundred-Temper and Thousand Forging First Grade as Long Xingyu watched.

• Long Xingyu sensed Ye Ling's immense Light Spiritual Power and marveled at how quickly his strength had grown.
• The Angel Sacred Sword advanced to Brilliant Peak Glorious grade, and Ye Ling received an insight into life and the soul.
• Ye Ling brought out his Forging Platform and prepared to test Spirit Forging while Long Xingyu and Long Haochen watched.
• Ye Ling heated Deep Silver with True Angel Fire and completed superior Hundred-Temper in two hammer strikes.
• Ye Ling finished Thousand Forging First Grade and prepared to attempt Spirit Forging.

Ye Ling completed Spirit Forging on Thousand Refined Deep Silver and forged mid-tier Brilliant Grade bracers, astonishing Long Xingyu. Long Xingyu tested the bracers and asked who had taught Ye Ling.

• Ye Ling used gentle hammer strikes to transform Thousand Refined Deep Silver into Spirit Forged Deep Silver, giving the metal life.
• Long Xingyu explained to Long Haochen that Ye Ling was giving life to the Rare Metal and watched in disbelief as Ye Ling completed Spirit Forging.
• Ye Ling told Long Xingyu that his forging method differed from the current system and said he had already forged Spirit Demon and Magic Grade Equipment before.
• Ye Ling heated the Spirit Forged Deep Silver and forged it into a pair of bracers with innate skills.
• Long Xingyu wore the bracers, sensed their protective barrier and skills, and identified them as mid-tier Brilliant Grade Equipment before asking who had taught Ye Ling.

Ye Ling explained that he had invented Spirit Forging and promised to teach it to suitable disciples once he had refined the method. Long Haochen asked to learn, and Ye Ling agreed after making him prove he could lift a forging hammer.

• Long Xingyu realized Ye Ling's Spirit Forging could transform equipment production and greatly strengthen humanity.
• Ye Ling told Long Xingyu he had developed Spirit Forging himself and would teach the craft to selected disciples after refining it.
• Long Haochen asked Ye Ling to teach him, and Ye Ling agreed but required him to lift a forging hammer first.
• Long Haochen lifted the hammer, so Ye Ling began teaching him the basics of forging.

Long Haochen learned the basics of purification from Ye Ling and completed his first forging with an eighty-percent purification rate, qualifying as an entry-level First Grade Forging Master. Ye Ling encouraged Long Xingyu’s hopes for humanity’s future and agreed to accompany Long Haochen to the Haoyue Branch Temple in a few months.

• Ye Ling explained that purification was essential to forging and that later forging stages required increasingly pure metal.
• Long Haochen struck Pig Iron for the first time and continued forging until he exhausted himself.
• Long Xingyu asked Ye Ling whether humanity could defeat the demon race, and Ye Ling said humanity would eventually reclaim the Holy Demon Continent.
• Long Xingyu planned for Long Haochen to seek recognition from the Haoyue Branch Temple, and Ye Ling offered to accompany him after a few months.
• Ye Ling inspected Long Haochen’s forged Pig Iron and measured its purification rate at eighty percent.

Ye Ling finished his forging practice and left the mountain, where Shengyue tried to take him away before Long Xingyu intervened. Shengyue denied trying to recruit Ye Ling and revealed that he needed him because of Cai'er.

• Ye Ling advised Long Haochen to focus on Inner Spiritual Power while building his forging skills, then gave him Pig Iron to practice with.
• Ye Ling left the mountain after cultivating there for half a year, while Long Xingyu stayed with Long Haochen.
• Long Xingyu spotted Shengyue waiting below and suspected the Assassin Temple Master had come to recruit Ye Ling.
• Shengyue approached Ye Ling and tried to take him away, but Long Xingyu blocked him with an Epic Grade sword and demanded an explanation.
• Shengyue denied intending to poach Ye Ling, and Ye Ling guessed the matter involved Cai'er; Shengyue confirmed it.

Ye Ling entered Cai’er's Reincarnation Trial Grounds after Shengyue sought his help, and found her suffering from the trial’s dangerous aura and loss of her senses. He reached her, eased the Reincarnation Qi with his newly obtained spiritual furnace, and carried her as he began examining how to adjust the trial.

• Shengyue told Ye Ling that Cai’er's Reincarnation Trial had sealed the grounds and brought him to the Assassin Temple for help.
• Ye Ling signed in at the Assassin Temple and the Reincarnation Trial Grounds, obtaining methods and artifacts connected to the trial.
• Ye Ling used his Time Dragon Martial Soul and Reincarnation Spiritual Furnace to cross the dangerous Reincarnation Qi surrounding Cai'er.
• Cai'er attacked Ye Ling when she sensed an intruder, then recognized him and said she had lost her hearing and sense of smell.
• Ye Ling promised to bear the trial with Cai'er, carried her, and examined a method that could alter the trial by raising her spiritual power.

Ye Ling used the Reincarnation Adjustment Method to enter Cai’er's Reincarnation Trial and take on its assessments himself. He broke through the trials and restored his six senses, then looked toward Cai'er.

• Ye Ling decided to adjust Cai'er's Reincarnation Trial and planned to use the Hundred-Thousand-Year Immortal Herb, Narcissus Jade Muscle and Bone, to nourish her body.
• Ye Ling told Cai'er to sense her Reincarnation Spiritual Furnace and enter the trial, then activated his own furnace and the Reincarnation Twin Dragon Blades to follow her in.
• Ye Ling endured the loss of five senses in the first trial and used the Reincarnation Adjustment Method to regain them.
• The trial transferred the pain of Cai'er's second through sixth layers to Ye Ling, who experienced the loss of all six senses and unbearable pain.
• Ye Ling drew on the Six-Winged Angel's light aura, the Space-Time Dragon's aura, and the Golden Dragon King Qi to break through the combined trials and reclaim his six senses.

Ye Ling used a portion of the Narcissus Jade Muscle and Bone to ease Cai’er’s pain, then joined her in the Seventh-Layer Reincarnation Trial. After three months, they cleared the layer, and Ye Ling’s Inner Spiritual Power reached one thousand points, leaving him prepared to begin trying Spirit Alloy.

• Ye Ling assessed his spiritual power and gave Cai’er one-tenth of the Narcissus Jade Muscle and Bone to help ease her pain.
• Ye Ling saved the remaining herb for Cai’er’s later trials, consumed part himself, and entered the Seventh-Layer Reincarnation Trial with her.
• Shengyue sensed that Ye Ling had reached Cai’er and dispelled the Reincarnation Qi, and he told the others that her life was no longer in danger.
• Shengyue estimated that Cai’er would need weeks or as long as one season to clear the trial, and everyone waited outside the Trial Ground.
• After around three months, Ye Ling and Cai’er cleared the Seventh Layer and received its enhancement.
• Ye Ling gained the Seven Absolutes of the God of Death and reached one thousand points of Inner Spiritual Power, giving him a foundation to try Spirit Alloy.

After Cai'er completed the Reincarnation Trial without pain or losing her senses, she kissed Ye Ling and refined the remaining Narcissus Jade Muscle and Bone. They left the trial grounds and tested their spiritual power at the Assassin Temple, where Cai'er's results were recorded and Ye Ling began his own test.

• Cai'er woke beside Ye Ling, thanked him for helping her through the Reincarnation Trial, and kissed his cheek.
• Ye Ling reassured Cai'er, gave her the remaining Narcissus Jade Muscle and Bone, and waited while she refined it.
• Seven days later, Shengyue sensed an aura from the cave, and Ye Ling and Cai'er emerged from the teleportation array.
• Shengyue thanked Ye Ling and offered him a place in the Assassin Temple, but Ye Ling declined and asked for a Testing Hall.
• Cai'er tested at 1,300 Inner Spiritual Power and 350 External Spiritual Power, for a total of 1,650 points.
• Ye Ling began his spiritual power test as Cai'er watched curiously.

Ye Ling’s testing revealed extraordinary External Spiritual Power and a violent dragon bloodline that Shengyue identified as incomplete but fearsome. Shengyue concluded Ye Ling could become a major force for the Knight Temple and imagined him and Cai'er leading their respective temples together.

• Ye Ling scored 1,250 on the Inner Spiritual Power test, nearly matching Cai'er.
• Ye Ling’s dragon aura erupted as he tested his External Spiritual Power, which reached 563 and brought his combined score to 1,800.
• Ye Ling explained that a special bloodline enhanced his External Spiritual Power, and Shengyue examined it.
• Shengyue sensed Ye Ling’s destructive dragon bloodline and called him a Humanoid Weapon, while Ye Ling said his high Innate Internal Spiritual Power kept him lucid.
• Shengyue decided Ye Ling could one day turn the tide for the Knight Temple and imagined him marrying Cai'er, the future Assassin Temple Branch Hall Master.