Chapter Summaries

Ying Suifeng refused to choose Lin Feng’s future for him, while Lin Feng comforted Long Haochen after their final match. Han Qian announced the competition results and began the squad assignments, leaving Lin Feng to choose his first teammate.

• Ying Suifeng told the Temple Masters he would respect Lin Feng’s choice about joining their Holy Temples.
• Lin Feng checked on Long Haochen and reassured him after Long Haochen was shaken by Musou Slash.
• Han Qian ended the final match and announced Lin Feng as champion, Long Haochen as runner-up, and Yang Wenzhao in third place.
• Han Qian began the Demon Hunt Squad assignments and gave the top three contestants priority to designate a teammate.
• Han Qian asked Lin Feng, the competition’s champion, to choose his first teammate.

Lin Feng chose Cai'er as his teammate, and the two openly showed their affection as Long Haochen chose Lin Xin. Inspired by Lin Feng, Yang Wenzhao chose Chen Ying'er, and the chapter ended with Han Qian asking whether she would accept.

• Lin Feng asked Cai'er to become his teammate, and she eagerly agreed.
• Cai'er joined Lin Feng on the arena, where they teased each other and drew a reminder from Han Qian to stand with the others.
• Long Haochen chose Lin Xin, who rushed over and hugged him.
• Lin Feng and Cai'er exchanged a promise that she would hug him later, while Yang Wenzhao watched and decided to follow suit.
• Yang Wenzhao chose Chen Ying'er as his teammate, and Han Qian asked whether she was willing.

Yang Wenzhao tried to recruit teammates, but Chen Ying'er, Ming Qiu, and Lin Xiaoxiao all refused him. Ming Qiu instead said she wanted to join Cai'er and the others, leaving Yang Wenzhao to choose again.

• Yang Wenzhao chose Chen Ying'er, but she turned him down, leaving him stunned.
• Yang Wenzhao chose Ming Qiu, while Chen Ying'er resented his choice and Cai'er hoped Ming Qiu would join her and Lin Feng.
• Ming Qiu refused Yang Wenzhao and said she wanted to be on the same team as Cai'er and the others.
• Yang Wenzhao chose Lin Xiaoxiao, but she also refused him, making him doubt his worth as the third-place contestant.

Lin Feng exchanged his Spiritual Furnace reward for an extra teammate slot and chose Ming Qiu. The Temple Masters also arranged for Dong Ya to join Lin Feng’s Demon Hunt Squad, and the selection continued with Lin Feng choosing his teammate.

• Huang Yi accepted Yang Wenzhao’s invitation to join his team.
• Lin Feng asked to trade his Spiritual Furnace reward for an additional teammate slot, explaining that he already had two Spiritual Furnaces.
• The Temple Masters approved Lin Feng’s request, and Ruo Shui proposed that Dong Ya join his squad as its priest.
• Han Qian explained the drawbacks of Dong Ya’s Shadow Priest abilities, but Lin Feng agreed to take her onto his team.
• Han Qian announced Lin Feng’s extra selection opportunity and invited him to choose a teammate.

Lin Feng formed Demon Hunt Squad One by welcoming Ming Qiu, then drawing Lin Jialu and Lin Xiaoxiao and accepting the assigned priest Dong Ya. The team’s lineup took shape despite the other contestants’ surprise at Lin Feng choosing members with unusual circumstances.

• Lin Feng invited Ming Qiu to join his team, and she accepted the roles of Summoner and teammate.
• Lin Feng drew Lin Jialu as the squad’s mage, and she promised to be a dependable teammate.
• Lin Feng drew Lin Xiaoxiao as the warrior, leaving Yang Wenzhao disappointed that two of his favored contestants had joined Lin Feng’s team.
• Han Qian announced that Dong Ya had been assigned to Demon Hunt Squad One because her Dark Element could not work alongside Sacred Light users, and the other Priest Temple contestants received Merit Points as compensation.
• Dong Ya emerged from black mist and thanked Lin Feng for taking her into the squad.

Dong Ya joined Lin Feng's Demon Hunt Squad after he revealed that she had reached the Fifth Stage, and Han Qian officially formed the ten squads and announced their next steps. Lin Feng took his new teammates shopping before returning to the Assassin Temple with Cai'er, where he checked the mailbox for a letter from Yue Ye.

• Lin Feng welcomed Dong Ya to his squad and disclosed that she had reached the Fifth Stage, silencing the people who had gossiped about her.
• Han Qian announced the members of the first two Demon Hunt Squads and oversaw the completion of all ten squads.
• Han Qian declared the young people official Demon Hunt Squad members, gave them three days to rest and register, and canceled Lin Feng's Spiritual Furnace reward.
• Lin Feng decided to use the three days to help his squad get acquainted and declined Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao's invitation to dine.
• Lin Feng took Cai'er and the other squad members shopping in Holy City's commercial district, then returned to the Assassin Temple with Cai'er and looked for a letter from Yue Ye.

Lin Feng retrieved Yue Ye’s letter and explained to Cai'er that Yue Ye’s help was important to Devil Expulsion Pass. Cai'er's jealousy led to an intimate moment with Lin Feng, after which she fled to her room, still flustered.

• Lin Feng found a letter bearing the Moon Night Merchant Guild’s seal and told Cai'er that Yue Ye’s hidden operatives were needed at Devil Expulsion Pass.
• Cai'er admitted she wanted to touch Lin Feng’s face too, recalling that Yue Ye had touched him before.
• Lin Feng realized Cai'er was jealous, kissed her, and held her close.
• Cai'er shook her head and nodded when Lin Feng asked whether they should continue, then escaped to her room through spatial fluctuations.
• Cai'er buried herself under the blankets and blushed as she remembered Lin Feng’s kiss.

Lin Feng learned from Yue Ye that the Demon Race had launched attacks across the human frontier and was searching for the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles and Austin Griffin. As Lin Feng prepared to return to Devil Expulsion Pass, Ying Suifeng brought him rare gifts, including a Saint Spirit Pill that could help him reach the Sixth Stage.

• Lin Feng read Yue Ye’s letter, learned of the Demon Race’s mobilization and attacks on the passes, and worried about Xia Ying One’s safety.
• Lin Feng wrote to Yue Ye, asking her to protect Xia Ying One and telling her he would return to Devil Expulsion Pass within a week.
• Ying Suifeng visited Lin Feng and delivered desserts and treasures from the Temple Masters.
• Lin Feng revealed that he had obtained a large supply of Earth Core Amber Jade in the Demon Race Hinterland and had given one piece to Lin Jialu.
• Ying Suifeng presented Lin Feng with a Saint Spirit Pill that could increase his spiritual energy by one thousand points, potentially advancing him to the Sixth Stage.

Lin Feng received a Saint Spirit Pill from Ying Suifeng and used it to break through to the Sixth Stage, activating Focalors's inheritance. In the inheritance space, he arrived at the Opera Epiclese and recognized Furina despite her attempt to appear divine.

• Ying Suifeng told Lin Feng the Saint Spirit Pill could help him break through and explained that the Temple Masters hoped he would cultivate all Six Professions.
• Lin Feng sent a letter for Yue Ye, swallowed the Saint Spirit Pill, and broke through the four-thousand-point threshold to reach the Sixth Stage.
• Lin Feng activated Focalors's inheritance and entered its space, bringing desserts with him.
• Lin Feng found himself in a dark Opera Epiclese, where Furina sat on a brightly lit chair and tried to appear like a god.
• Lin Feng recognized Furina from the glances she kept sneaking at him.

Lin Feng met Furina in a private space and teased her as she struggled to maintain her godly image. After he revealed that he knew she was not the Water God, Focalors took control of Furina's body and appeared before him.

• Lin Feng ignored Furina while cultivating until she secretly rubbed her aching arm and legs.
• Lin Feng approached Furina, and she nervously claimed she was preparing a complicated inheritance ceremony.
• Lin Feng told Furina he knew she was not the Water God and assured her she could be herself in the private space.
• Focalors spoke to Furina through her mind, then borrowed her body after Furina silently agreed.
• Focalors's aura transformed, and she introduced herself to Lin Feng.

Focalors introduced Lin Feng to her Water God inheritance, demonstrating her Water Element control, domains, and Judgment before teaching him to control water. Outside the inheritance space, Han Qian decided Lin Feng’s Demon Hunt Squad should travel to Devil Expulsion Pass with Gao Yingjie, despite Ying Suifeng’s warning about the dangers there.

• Focalors explained that Furina was her mortal representative and would usually keep Lin Feng company in the inheritance space.
• Focalors transformed the theater into an ocean and demonstrated Water Element control by creating a massive whale and calming its destructive waves.
• Focalors showed Lin Feng how her domain restored his energy and increased his spiritual energy recovery and strength.
• Focalors summoned the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale to demonstrate Judgment, then began teaching Lin Feng to control the Water Element.
• Han Qian planned for Gao Yingjie to take Lin Feng and his squad to Devil Expulsion Pass, while Ying Suifeng warned that the front lines were dangerous.

Lin Feng studied Focalors's inheritance and learned how the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale could judge targets using stored Ousia. After leaving the inheritance space, he prepared to meet Dong Ya, Lin Jialu, and the others at the Demon Hunt Tower, while wondering if Cai'er was upset with him.

• Lin Feng studied the Water Element and learned that the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale could render unavoidable Verdicts if it had enough Ousia.
• Lin Feng's Attribute Panel updated with Focalors's Hydro skills, Judgment, Verdict, and the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale's weapon form.
• Lin Feng gave Focalors desserts for Furina before leaving the inheritance space.
• Lin Feng learned from an Assassin Temple staff member that Cai'er had gone to the meeting place ahead of him.
• Lin Feng asked whether Cai'er had acted unusually, then wondered if she was angry about their kiss as he set out for the Demon Hunt Tower.

Cai'er met Lin Jialu, Ming Qiu, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Dong Ya at the Demon Hunt Tower, where the girls teased her about what had happened with Lin Feng the previous night. Lin Feng arrived before Cai'er could answer their questions, took her hand, and led her inside to register.

• Cai'er arrived at the plaza alone and told the others that Lin Feng had still been cultivating when she left.
• Dong Ya asked Cai'er whether anything had happened between her and Lin Feng on their way back the previous night.
• Cai'er blushed and denied that anything had happened, but her embarrassment made the girls suspicious.
• Dong Ya teased Cai'er about Lin Feng possibly planning a surprise, prompting the girls to press her for details.
• Lin Feng interrupted the conversation, took Cai'er's hand, and led her toward the Demon Hunt Tower to register.

Lin Feng registered his squad at the Demon Hunt Tower and discovered old Merit Points on his account. After synchronizing the accounts from Devil Expulsion Pass, Lin Feng and Cai'er had over ten thousand Merit Points between them.

• Lin Feng reassured Cai'er that he had worried she was angry after she left him at the Holy Temple.
• Lin Feng's group entered the Demon Hunt Tower, where Senior Guide 007 led them through squad registration and explained the tower's ranks and centers.
• 007 registered Lin Feng's group as a Soldier Rank One Demon Hunt Squad and synchronized 199 Merit Points to Lin Feng's token.
• 007 revealed that Lin Feng's 99 additional points came from demon kills recorded five years earlier, astonishing the others.
• Lin Feng asked 007 to synchronize his and Cai'er's Devil Expulsion Pass accounts, raising their balances to 5,652 and 4,890 Merit Points.

Lin Feng spent his Merit Points strengthening his team before bringing them to the newly promoted Demon Hunt Squad competition briefing. The competition would send the squads to Devil Expulsion Pass for three months, and the chapter ended with Lin Feng publicly agreeing with Dong Ya that the first-place prize of one thousand Merit Points was too little.

• Dong Ya questioned how Lin Feng and Cai'er had earned more than ten thousand Merit Points, but Lin Feng declined to reveal their identities.
• Lin Feng took Cai'er and the other four women shopping at the Trade Center, buying them better equipment and spiritual-energy pills before sending them to rest.
• Three days later, Han Qian announced that the ten newly promoted Soldier Rank Demon Hunt Squads would serve at Devil Expulsion Pass for three months and compete for Merit Point prizes.
• Dong Ya called the first-place prize of one thousand Merit Points too small, and Lin Feng agreed, leaving the assembled squads in silence.

Han Qian raised the first-place reward to two thousand Merit Points before assigning Gao Yingjie as Lin Feng’s team’s leading officer. Gao Yingjie revealed that he knew Lin Feng from five years earlier, then challenged his squad’s ability and threatened to disband them as the other teams watched.

• Dong Ya apologized to Han Qian for complaining about the reward, and Han Qian increased the individual first-place prize to two thousand Merit Points.
• Han Qian assigned each Demon Hunt Squad a Guardian Knight leading officer and left the Great Training Ground.
• Gao Yingjie greeted Lin Feng like an old acquaintance and acknowledged his first-place finish in the individual competition.
• Gao Yingjie told Lin Feng that his team’s tests would be harder and said he believed they were too weak to survive on the battlefield.
• Gao Yingjie challenged Lin Feng’s squad to disband, while Long Haochen’s team stayed behind to watch.

Lin Feng challenged Gao Yingjie to a full victory-or-defeat match instead of merely trying to touch him ten times, hoping to test his squad before their trip to Devil Expulsion Pass. The match began with Lin Feng, Cai'er, and Lin Jialu ambushing Gao Yingjie, and Dong Ya complained that they had left her out of the sneak attack.

• Gao Yingjie offered to disband Soldier Rank One Demon Hunt Squad if they failed to satisfy him, proposing that they touch him ten times to win.
• Lin Feng insisted that the match be decided by victory or defeat, and Gao Yingjie agreed to give the squad his Merit Points and obey Lin Feng for three months if they won.
• Lin Feng, Cai'er, and Lin Jialu launched a coordinated surprise attack on Gao Yingjie, striking him with a Water Tornado, ice crystals, and Cai'er's shortsword.
• Gao Yingjie's retreat left Lin Feng's team with the first-round advantage, and Dong Ya complained that they had attacked without including her.

Lin Feng revealed his Sixth Stage breakthrough and Splendor of Still Waters while teaching his squad to fight through coordinated ambushes. His teammates launched another attack on Gao Yingjie, and the chapter ended as Lin Xiaoxiao confronted him with a Calamity Bone Dragon summoned nearby.

• Long Haochen and his teammates reflected on Lin Feng's squad's quick coordination after they drove Gao Yingjie back.
• Lin Feng told Dong Ya and the others that survival mattered more than etiquette when facing stronger enemies.
• Gao Yingjie recognized that Lin Feng had reached the Sixth Stage, and Lin Feng revealed Splendor of Still Waters and his Water Element wings.
• Lin Feng ambushed Gao Yingjie again as Dong Ya weakened him, Cai'er disappeared, and Ming Qiu summoned a Calamity Bone Dragon through a Void Gate.
• Gao Yingjie prepared to use his Radiant Body, but Lin Xiaoxiao charged at him and warned him not to boast.

Lin Feng and his companions overwhelmed Gao Yingjie with coordinated attacks, healing and strengthening themselves with his Hydro Domain while Lin Jialu’s ice tornado and Ming Qiu’s Calamity Bone Dragon battered him. Gao Yingjie survived by invoking his Radiant Holy Armor and Holy Fire, but Lin Feng prepared another move as the leader remained on guard.

• Lin Xiaoxiao stunned Gao Yingjie with her shield’s Mental Shock, then used Taunt to leave him vulnerable.
• Lin Feng activated his Hydro Domain, restoring and strengthening his allies, while Lin Jialu transformed the rain into an Ice Crystal Tornado.
• Ming Qiu sent her Calamity Bone Dragon to attack Gao Yingjie with Dragon Breath as the tornado battered him.
• Gao Yingjie endured the assault with Radiant Holy Armor and Radiant Holy Fire, then struck the bone dragon and sent it back through Ming Qiu’s Void Gate.
• Lin Feng refused to let Gao Yingjie recover and hinted that he had another move planned.

Lin Feng invoked a judgment that manifested as a Water Element scale above Gao Yingjie, whose growing pressure made him fear the verdict. Gao Yingjie tried to stop Lin Feng before the judgment concluded, but Lin Feng’s teammates intervened as the scale continued to descend.

• Gao Yingjie released his Seventh Rank Peak Spiritual Pressure, but Lin Feng’s presence made him feel like a criminal facing judgment.
• Lin Feng struck Splendor of Still Waters and declared that he would judge Gao Yingjie’s entire life, causing a deep-blue scale to appear above Gao Yingjie.
• The scale tilted repeatedly, placing increasingly crushing pressure on Gao Yingjie as Long Haochen identified its sides as justice and sin.
• Gao Yingjie attacked Lin Feng, but Lin Xiaoxiao blocked his strike before he twisted his sword and sent her flying.
• Dong Ya, Ming Qiu, and Lin Jialu restrained Gao Yingjie with an ice prison and shadow swamp, but he burned away their skills with Radiant Holy Fire and challenged Lin Feng’s remaining allies.