Chapter Summaries

After returning to Haoyue City, Ye Ling reunited with Li Xin and joked about living off her before retreating to his room. There, Gu Yuena teased him and then helped him cultivate as he began raising his strength again.

• Ye Ling returned to the Haoyue Branch Temple and went to Li Xin's office, interrupting her cultivation.
• Li Xin recognized Ye Ling, joyfully embraced him, and said Nalan Shu feared he would marry into the Assassin Temple and never return.
• Ye Ling joked that he could live off Li Xin, but fled when she eagerly offered to support him.
• Ye Ling returned to his room, where Gu Yuena teased him about his exchange with Li Xin.
• Gu Yuena climbed onto Ye Ling's head to gather elemental power and assist his cultivation, and Ye Ling began cultivating.

Ye Ling welcomed Long Haochen, who asked him to teach Fusion Forging so he could make his own One-Word Spirit Armor. Ye Ling brought him to the Haoyue Branch Temple’s forging hall and began explaining what makes Spirit Alloy essential to Spirit Forging.

• Ye Ling completed another cultivation breakthrough, then found Long Haochen waiting outside his room.
• Long Haochen asked Ye Ling to teach him Fusion Forging so he could forge Spirit Alloy and make his own One-Word Spirit Armor.
• Ye Ling told Long Haochen he had planned to wait until reaching the Sixth Order and condensing a Spirit Aperture before attempting his first Soul Forging.
• Ye Ling took Long Haochen to the Forging Hall he had established at the Haoyue Branch Temple, where the disciples greeted them.
• Long Haochen explained his understanding of Fusion Forging, and Ye Ling confirmed that Spirit Alloy was necessary for true Spirit Forging.

Ye Ling explained to Long Haochen why Fusion Forged Metal was the ideal foundation for Spirit Forging, then demonstrated the process by combining Deep Silver and Demon Silver. He completed Spirit Forging on the resulting Jade Silver, which gained life and bore the mark of completion.

• Ye Ling explained that Fusion Forged Metal could better withstand Spirit Forging than most ordinary metals, and Long Haochen listened with growing fascination.
• Ye Ling prepared Deep Silver and Demon Silver and told Long Haochen to watch his Fusion Forging and Spirit Forging closely.
• Ye Ling used True Sun Fire and carefully forged the metals to Thousand-Temper before hammering them together.
• Ye Ling spent about an hour raising the Jade Silver's fusion degree to the level of Divine Alloy.
• Ye Ling Spirit Forged the Jade Silver, and its spiritual light surged before sealing inside the metal and leaving a special mark.

Ye Ling completed the perfect Two-Word Spirit Armor he had planned for himself, while Long Haochen learned by watching his forging. Ye Ling and Long Haochen went to a Martial Arts Arena, where Li Xin and the others asked to see the armor.

• Ye Ling spent half a month forging and assembling his Two-Word Spirit Armor, completing its core breastplate and remaining components.
• Ye Ling estimated that the armor could let him surpass the Sixth Order, fight Seventh Rank opponents, and withstand an Eighth Rank expert.
• Long Haochen praised Ye Ling and said he had learned a great deal from watching him forge.
• Ye Ling declined to continue forging because the month of intense work had exhausted his mental state, and he left with Long Haochen to test the armor.
• At the Martial Arts Arena, Li Xin and the others learned that Ye Ling had forged his own Two-Word Spirit Armor and asked him to show it.
• Ye Ling agreed, and a surging golden light appeared behind him.

Ye Ling revealed his newly forged Two-Word Spirit Armor, whose power stunned Li Xin, Nalan Shu, and Yehua. After demonstrating its formidable defense, he left its name undecided and suggested naming it after Li Xin.

• Ye Ling's aura overwhelmed Li Xin, Nalan Shu, and Yehua until he withdrew it.
• Ye Ling summoned his complete golden Two-Word Spirit Armor and judged that, after its adjustment period, he could fight opponents below Seventh Tier Level 4.
• Yehua examined Ye Ling's armor, while Li Xin tested it with a full-power strike from the Xin Ling Sword.
• Ye Ling's Holy Light Shield withstood Li Xin's five-thousand-point attack and several more strikes before breaking.
• Li Xin asked whether Ye Ling had named his Two-Word Spirit Armor, and Ye Ling suggested using her name.

Ye Ling named his Two-Word Spirit Armor Light Xin after Li Xin, who happily accepted the name and left him wondering about their close bond. Back in his room, Ye Ling prepared to consolidate his cultivation, but Li Xin arrived in her pajamas and walked inside.

• Ye Ling explained that he would name his light Spirit Armor after Li Xin, and she agreed to let him use the character Xin.
• Ye Ling declared that his armor would be called Light Xin and that he would call himself Light Xin Ye Ling.
• Nalan Shu reflected on Ye Ling and Li Xin's deep relationship, while Yehua and Long Haochen asked what had happened.
• Ye Ling left to return to his room, where he sensed that his strength had increased during his Spirit Forging and planned to refine his cultivation.
• Li Xin came to Ye Ling's door in her pajamas, smiled when he opened it, and stepped into his room.

Li Xin visited Ye Ling because she could not condense Liquid Spiritual Power well enough to reach the Fifth Rank, and the two began dual cultivation to improve her cultivation. Gu Yuena joined in by drawing the Light Element from across Haoyue City, greatly amplifying their practice.

• Li Xin told Ye Ling that her spiritual power had reached seventeen hundred points but she still could not perfectly condense Liquid Spiritual Power.
• Li Xin joked that she wanted both Ye Ling and Gu Yuena, and Ye Ling agreed to help her cultivate.
• Ye Ling and Li Xin sat opposite each other, clasped hands, and intertwined their Inner Spiritual Power under Ye Ling's lead.
• Gu Yuena drew the Light Element throughout Haoyue City into Ye Ling's room, greatly boosting the pair's cultivation.

After a day of cultivation in the Elemental Tide, Li Xin found her cultivation greatly improved, then embarrassedly discovered that the Light Element had made her pajamas transparent. She teased Ye Ling before leaving, while he headed to the Forging Hall to attempt Soul Forging.

• Li Xin woke after cultivating with Ye Ling and Gu Yuena, delighted that a day of cultivation had advanced her as much as or more than a week of her usual training.
• Li Xin reached toward Ye Ling, but he opened his eyes and warned her that the dense Light Element had made her pajamas transparent.
• Li Xin covered herself with a blanket, then summoned her Spirit Armor and joked that she would claim Ye Ling for herself since she might never marry.
• Li Xin left Ye Ling's room, and Gu Yuena settled back onto his head after batting away his hand.
• Ye Ling reflected that the cultivation had eased his fatigue and went to the Forging Hall to try Soul Forging.

Ye Ling began his first attempt at Soul Forging while explaining to Long Haochen how he planned to create increasingly powerful Spirit Armor. The chapter ended with Ye Ling striking Spirit Forged Jade Silver to guide its development of life.

• Long Haochen noticed Ye Ling seemed distracted, and Ye Ling avoided explaining that Li Xin’s words were troubling him.
• Ye Ling chose ordinary Fusion Forged Jade Silver for his Soul Forging practice, explaining that higher-grade metal would be too difficult for a beginner.
• Ye Ling described his plans to push the limits of Spirit Armor forging, aiming for armor powerful enough to surpass the Divine Seal and challenge mighty opponents.
• Ye Ling brought the Jade Silver to the peak of Spirit Forging, then focused his spiritual power and began striking it to initiate Soul Forging.

Ye Ling completed the soul forging of a piece of Jade Silver, awakening its intelligence and turning it into Soul Forged Jade Silver. He assessed the limits of his current spiritual power and left future plans for stronger forging dependent on reaching higher cultivation ranks.

• Ye Ling carefully infused the Jade Silver with light-element energy and mental power while Long Haochen watched and studied his technique.
• After an hour of forging, Ye Xuan's hammer strike produced the Soul Forging Echo, completing the preliminary stage.
• Ye Ling accelerated his hammering and completed the metal's solidification and Soul Awakening, filling the Jade Silver with golden light and Goddess Statues.
• The newly awakened Soul Forged Jade Silver considered fleeing, then recognized Ye Ling and stayed obediently in place.
• Ye Ling concluded that his spiritual energy could complete soul forging but was nearly exhausted by it, and estimated that stronger forging would require further cultivation.
• Ye Ling reached out to examine the Soul Forged Jade Silver for flaws.

Ye Ling completed his Soul Forged Jade Silver forging and recovered with Gu Yuena’s help while planning to improve his cultivation before the Demon Hunting Group began. Li Xin visited him with women’s clothes and told him she had gained twenty spiritual power points after cultivating with him.

• Ye Ling caught the Soul Forged Jade Silver and said he wanted to study its power before attempting perfect Three-Fusion Forging.
• Long Haochen continued forging after Ye Ling left to recover in his room.
• Gu Yuena absorbed and filtered light elements to help Ye Ling replenish his depleted reserves in an hour.
• Ye Ling planned to raise his cultivation from a Level One Sixth Order Radiant Knight before the Demon Hunting Group began in two months.
• Li Xin visited Ye Ling carrying clothes, teased him with a set of women’s clothing, and changed into her own clothes.
• Li Xin told Ye Ling she had gained twenty spiritual power points through their previous day of cultivation, then leaned toward him to give him a promised reward.

Li Xin rewarded Ye Ling with another kiss before they resumed cultivating together. Two months later, Li Xin converted all her spiritual power into liquid and reached the fifth tier, bringing her closer to joining a Demon Hunting Group.

• Li Xin kissed Ye Ling twice as a reward for helping her improve her spiritual power, and Ye Ling decided not to force their relationship further.
• Ye Ling and Li Xin resumed dual cultivation, while Ye Ling also practiced forging over the next two months.
• Ye Ling advanced to Three-Fusion Forging and Soul Forging and raised his inner spiritual power to 4,800 points.
• Li Xin converted all her spiritual power into liquid and broke through to the fifth tier, becoming a Knight of Earth.
• Li Xin celebrated her breakthrough and threw herself into Ye Ling's arms, thanking him.

Li Xin celebrated reaching the Fifth Tier Earth Knight before she, Ye Ling, and Long Haochen went to a Haoyue City gathering for Demon Hunting Group selection contestants. There, Long Haochen reported his progress on Spirit Armor, and Ye Ling found himself wondering whether meeting Li Xin’s father counted as meeting the parents.

• Li Xin hugged Ye Ling and celebrated her breakthrough to Fifth Tier Earth Knight after years of effort.
• Li Xin changed clothes, then told Ye Ling they should find Long Haochen and attend a meal for the Demon Hunting Group selection contestants.
• Ye Ling and Li Xin found Long Haochen studying forging and Spirit Armor, and he said he could soon complete his One-Word Spirit Armor.
• The three arrived at the Haoyue City Administrative Hall and entered a side hall where Li Aoxiao, Li Xin’s father and the city’s Military Affairs Chief, greeted them.
• Ye Ling looked at Li Aoxiao and wondered whether he was meeting the parents.

At a gathering in Haoyue City, the temple leaders introduced their Demon Hunting Group candidates, and Li Xin revealed that she had reached the Fifth Tier at age twenty-two. Her announcement left the assembled officials and young warriors stunned.

• Ye Ling greeted Li Aoxiao and joined Li Xin and Long Haochen at the gathering.
• The group shared a lively meal, and Ye Ling teased Li Xin about eating so much.
• Lin Yinjia explained the importance of the Demon Hunting Group Selection Tournament and invited the temple leaders to introduce their candidates.
• Chen Chunhua presented Chen Si as a Tier 4 Level 2 Shield Warrior and Chen Chen as a Tier 4 Level 1 Shield Warrior.
• Bai Yu introduced Lin Jialu as a twenty-two-year-old Tier 4 Great Mage with spiritual energy exceeding one thousand points.
• Nalan Shu let Li Xin describe her own strength, and she announced that she was a twenty-two-year-old Retribution Knight and Fifth Tier Level 1 Earth Knight.

Li Xin revealed that she had reached Fifth Tier Level 1, and Long Haochen and Ye Ling disclosed their cultivation levels at the Demon Hunting Group gathering. The gathering ended in stunned silence when Ye Ling announced he was a sixteen-year-old Sixth Tier Level 3 Radiant Knight.

• Li Xin told the group she was a Fifth Tier Level 1 Earth Knight, then proved it by manifesting Liquid Spiritual Power.
• Li Aoxiao and the elders praised Li Xin and said she would surely qualify for the Demon Hunting Group.
• Nalan Shu asked Long Haochen and Ye Ling to state their cultivation levels.
• Long Haochen announced he was a fourteen-year-old Fifth Tier Level 5 Earth Knight specializing in the Retribution Knight path.
• Ye Ling announced he was a sixteen-year-old Sixth Tier Level 3 Radiant Knight, leaving everyone stunned.

Ye Ling’s Sixth Order talent stunned the assembled adults, who recognized him as a future pillar of humanity. As the group prepared for its demon-hunting test, Ye Ling gave Li Xin a storage treasure so she could help Lin Jialu without revealing his secrets.

• The gathered figures praised Ye Ling’s talent, and Li Aoxiao congratulated Nalan Shu on having guided him.
• Lin Jialu compared her spiritual power with Li Xin’s and felt the gap between them, while Li Xin chose not to reveal Ye Ling’s background to help her.
• Li Aoxiao explained that the group had to kill five demons at the border, and Lin Yijia offered them Spirit-Demon Grade equipment.
• Ye Ling and Long Haochen declined the offered equipment, which they had forged themselves, and the group was told to set out early the next morning.
• Ye Ling gave Li Xin a storage treasure and encouraged her to support Lin Jialu; inside, she found equipment whose lowest grade was Brilliant Grade.

Li Xin gave Lin Jialu a storage space full of Brilliant Grade Equipment to help her and the Chen brothers qualify for a Demon Hunting Group, settling their old grudges and making Lin Jialu indebted to her. Ye Ling joked that the equipment was a betrothal gift for Li Xin, and the next morning the two arrived with Long Haochen at the East Gate, where Lin Jialu and her companions were waiting.

• Li Xin handed Lin Jialu a storage space and told her to share its equipment with Chen Si and Chen Chen before their assessment.
• Lin Jialu and the Chen brothers were stunned by the many pieces of Brilliant Grade Equipment, and Lin Jialu recognized Li Xin's gesture as a way to settle their past grudges.
• Li Xin caught up with Ye Ling, thanked him for helping her make peace with Lin Jialu, and hoped the equipment would help them enter a Demon Hunting Group.
• Ye Ling teased Li Xin that the equipment counted as a betrothal gift, and Li Xin joked that he would need to bring a divine artifact before chasing her.
• The next morning, Lin Jialu and her companions waited at Haoyue City's East Gate as Ye Ling, Li Xin, and Long Haochen approached.

Ye Ling, Li Xin, Long Haochen, and their companions entered the borderlands for the Demon Hunting Group selection assessment, with Li Xin leading and Ye Ling arranging their advance. Gu Yuena boosted their speed with wind, and they traveled deep into the frontier before encountering an old acquaintance.

• The inspector verified the candidates’ identities, then used invisibility, which Ye Ling recognized despite the inspector’s concealment.
• Lin Jialu handed decision-making authority to Li Xin, who led the group toward the border and explained their requirement to kill thirty Demon Clan members.
• After reaching the frontier, Li Xin asked Ye Ling how they should proceed, and the group agreed to advance aggressively.
• Ye Ling woke Gu Yuena and asked her to grant them the Wind Element, tripling their speed.
• The group traveled over a hundred li without meeting any Demon Clan members, then encountered an old acquaintance who recognized Ye Ling, Li Xin, and Long Haochen.

Wang Yuanyuan reunited with Li Xin, Ye Ling, Long Haochen, and their companions during the assessment, then challenged Ye Ling before Li Xin stepped in to face her. Li Xin revealed her Spirit Armor, and Wang Yuanyuan postponed their match so the group could continue searching for Demon Clan members.

• Wang Yuanyuan caught up with Li Xin's group and exchanged greetings with her old friend.
• Wang Yuanyuan released her Fifth Rank aura toward Ye Ling, who prepared to spar with her.
• Li Xin challenged Wang Yuanyuan instead and revealed the Spirit Armor Ye Ling had forged for her.
• Wang Yuanyuan declined to fight Li Xin while she wore the Spirit Armor and said she would challenge Ye Ling later.
• Li Xin led the group onward to search for Demon Clan members, while the hidden examiner reflected on the threat he had sensed from her armor.

Ye Ling and the others completed the Demon Hunting Group selection assessment after Li Xin and Wang Yuanyuan defeated a Demon Clan squad, including a peak Fifth Rank opponent. After learning about the upcoming finals, the group left to prepare in Aimei City, where they planned to rest and improve before the competition.

• Ye Ling and the others found a Demon Clan squad, and Li Xin and Wang Yuanyuan charged in and killed its members, including a peak Fifth Rank Demon Clan powerhouse.
• The examiner declared that the team had passed the selection assessment and explained the preliminary rounds, finals, rankings, and rewards.
• Ye Ling proposed using the month before the Demon Hunting Group began to prepare and enjoy some leisure time, and the others accepted his lead.
• Ye Ling guided the group toward Aimei City, where they planned to rest before the competition.