Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng and Cai'er combined their attacks to defeat Gao Yingjie in a sparring match, with Lin Feng's Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale delivering its Verdict. Gao Yingjie recovered enough to acknowledge their victory, while Lin Feng realized he needed far more Ousia to use the Verdict against a powerful enemy.

• Cai'er attacked Gao Yingjie from behind with her Thousand Strike Spiritual Furnace as Lin Feng's Judgment took effect.
• Lin Feng declared Gao Yingjie guilty, summoning a divine-feeling greatsword above him.
• Gao Yingjie donned his Mithril Battle Armor, but Lin Feng's Verdict and Cai'er's attack struck him together and left him unable to fight.
• Lin Feng restored Gao Yingjie's stamina and Spiritual Power, then helped him to his feet.
• Lin Feng reflected that he needed at least fifty thousand points of Ousia to pass Verdict on a Seventh Rank Peak opponent, and told Gao Yingjie the greatsword was called the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale.

After Lin Feng defeated Gao Yingjie, the group prepared to travel by airship to Devil Expulsion Pass, where Lin Feng planned to face several dangers and meet Cai’er’s parents. Meanwhile, Yue Ye and Leng Xiao entered Devil Expulsion Pass in disguise, with Leng Xiao hoping to find Lin Feng and challenge him.

• Sima Xian admitted he did not know any healing skills, so the opposing leader used Holy Healing Art to help Gao Yingjie recover.
• Lin Feng told the group to rest before the journey, and Cai’er admitted she felt nervous about returning to Devil Expulsion Pass.
• After rejoining the main force, Lin Feng and the others boarded their airship and saw a woman repeatedly slap Gao Yingjie while he stood without resisting.
• Lin Feng led Cai’er away from the others and asked whether they should visit their old home upon returning to Devil Expulsion Pass.
• Yue Ye and Leng Xiao entered Devil Expulsion Pass disguised as merchants, and Leng Xiao said she had searched for Lin Feng because she wanted to fight him.

Ten newly promoted Demon Hunt Squads arrived at Devil Expulsion Pass, where Lin Feng and Cai'er learned that Xia Ying One had been sent outside the pass to gather information. Lin Feng used Xia Ying One's token to secure a respectful reception and headed with the others to the Executive Conference Hall.

• An Assassin Temple staff member complained that the ten rookie Demon Hunt Squads would burden Devil Expulsion Pass, while an older assassin recalled the Twin Stars and said Xia Ying had ordered them to receive the newcomers properly.
• After a three-day journey that included two days in the Devil Subduing Mountain Range, the ten Demon Hunt Squads arrived at Devil Expulsion Pass, exhausted from their leaders' demands.
• Lin Feng took Cai'er's hand and led her off the airship, while Dong Ya challenged the young assassin who came to escort the squads.
• Lin Feng asked why Xia Ying One was not there and showed the young assassin Xia Ying One's personal token.
• The young assassin saluted Lin Feng as Lord Xia and revealed that Xia Ying One had departed outside Devil Expulsion Pass five days earlier to gather information.
• Lin Feng told the young assassin to lead them to the Executive Conference Hall.

Lin Feng and Cai'er returned to Devil Expulsion Pass, where a young assassin recognized them and asked for an autograph. Lin Feng upgraded the assassin’s dagger into Spirit Demon Grade equipment, then Cai'er’s parents arrived and her mother fixed Lin Feng with a warning stare.

• A young assassin recognized Lin Feng and Cai'er from the figures embroidered on his collar and asked Lin Feng for an autograph.
• The assassin cut his hand to provide blood for ink, but Lin Feng healed him and used Earth Core Amber Jade to engrave their likenesses on his dagger.
• Lin Feng transformed the dagger into Spirit Demon Grade equipment and gave it a Geo Element shield capable of blocking a full-force attack from a Fifth Stage professional.
• Dong Ya and the others questioned Lin Feng about his popularity with the Devil Expulsion Pass assassins.
• Cai'er's parents entered the hall, and Lin Feng took Cai'er's hand despite her mother's warning glare.

Lin Feng defended Cai'er against her parents, then comforted her as she embraced him and admitted how happy she was with him. Sheng Lingxin halted Lan Yanyu from intervening and began briefing the Demon Hunt Squad on Devil Expulsion City and their upcoming arrangements.

• Lin Feng told Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu that they were strangers to him and Cai'er, then said he was the only family Cai'er acknowledged.
• Lan Yanyu unleashed her Spiritual Pressure and challenged Lin Feng, but he stood his ground and asked Sheng Lingxin to keep personal feelings separate from their duties.
• Lin Feng urged Cai'er to speak freely and promised to stay by her side, and Cai'er threw herself into his arms and thanked him.
• Dong Ya and Lin Xiaoxiao joked about the couple's affection, while Chen Ying'er glanced resentfully at Yang Wenzhao.
• Sheng Lingxin stopped Lan Yanyu from speaking, asked everyone to return to their seats, and began explaining Devil Expulsion City and the squad's arrangements.

Sheng Lingxin introduced the Devil Subduing Military Region and assigned the Demon Hunt Squads to infantry battalions for a three-month trial. After learning that Xia Ying One had gone missing on a reconnaissance mission, Lin Feng requested permission to leave Devil Expulsion City and search for him.

• Sheng Lingxin described the Devil Subduing Mountain Range's defenses, the military's rising pressure from demon attacks, and the rules for the squads' trial.
• The ten battalion commanders led away their assigned Demon Hunt Squads, while Lin Feng stayed behind to ask Sheng Lingxin about Xia Ying One.
• Cai'er accompanied Lin Feng to the podium, where Lan Yanyu tried to speak with her and Cai'er refused to reminisce.
• Lin Feng showed Xia Ying One's token, and Sheng Lingxin revealed that Xia Ying One had taken two teams on a reconnaissance mission five days earlier and had not returned.
• Lin Feng presented a record of five thousand Merit Points and requested permission to leave the city for a mission; Sheng Lingxin said he met the requirement and would register it.

Lin Feng sought permission to leave Devil Expulsion Pass to find Xia Ying One, but Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu warned him about the danger and the squad’s lack of merit qualifications. He received permission to go alone before midnight, then his team registered and discovered they would share a ten-person barracks.

• Lan Yanyu warned Lin Feng that leaving the city during the Demon Race’s autumn offensive could be fatal, but Lin Feng insisted he needed to find Xia Ying One.
• Cai'er, Dong Ya, Ming Qiu, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Lin Jia Lu offered to join Lin Feng, and Gao Yingjie revealed that Lin Feng had defeated him and taken command of Soldier Rank One Demon Hunt Squad.
• Sheng Lingxin said only Lin Feng had the merit points required to leave the city, so Lin Feng sent the others to remain behind and defend Devil Expulsion Pass.
• Sheng Lingxin granted Lin Feng permission to leave before midnight, and Zhang Hairong led the squad to register at the military camp.
• Zhang Hairong showed the squad their shared barracks, and Gao Yingjie left for the leaders’ separate quarters.

Lin Feng left the Barracks and met Lin Yun, who had come to escort him to Yue Ye. As Cai'er stayed behind with the others, Lin Feng reassured Lin Yun that he did not blame her for reporting his and Cai’er's whereabouts, then asked how she had learned their real names.

• Dong Ya and Ming Qiu tried on their uniforms while Lin Jialu and Lin Xiaoxiao helped Cai'er change, and Lin Feng left the Barracks to give them privacy.
• Lin Yun appeared and told Lin Feng that Yue Ye had sent her to fetch him; Lin Feng agreed to go without Cai'er and promised to speak to Yue Ye on Lin Yun’s behalf.
• Cai'er noticed Lin Feng was gone and stayed behind as Dong Ya asked how she and Lin Feng had first met.
• Lin Yun admitted that she had told Yue Ye where Lin Feng and Cai'er were, but said she had done nothing else to betray Devil Expulsion Pass.
• Lin Feng reassured Lin Yun that he was not angry, then asked how she had learned his and Cai’er's real names.

Lin Feng met Lin Yun on the way to see Yue Ye, learned that Yue Ye had investigated him and Cai'er and might harbor hostility, then followed Lin Yun to her hotel suite. Meanwhile, Long Haochen and Lin Xin spotted them entering the hotel, and Lin Xin joked about Lin Feng's intentions before Long Haochen told him to keep quiet; Yue Ye then invited Lin Feng inside.

• Lin Yun told Lin Feng that Yue Ye had investigated him and Cai'er and seemed angry whenever she spoke of them, raising the possibility that the meeting was a trap.
• Lin Yun led Lin Feng through the busy Commercial Street to a hotel owned by the Moon Night Merchant Guild, where she managed the property and said Yue Ye was waiting upstairs.
• Lin Xin and Long Haochen saw Lin Feng enter the hotel with Lin Yun, and Lin Xin teased Long Haochen about Lin Feng's supposed romantic intentions.
• Long Haochen rejected Lin Xin's insinuations and told him to pretend they had seen nothing, while Lin Xin promised not to tell Cai'er.
• Lin Yun escorted Lin Feng to the barrier-protected suite on the hotel's top floor, and Yue Ye told her to bring him in.

Lin Feng met Yue Ye in a concealed garden, where she tried to seduce him and exploit his feelings for Cai'er. He rejected her advances and warned her that she was his prisoner, leaving their discussion about Xia Ying One and the Demon Race’s deployments unresolved.

• Lin Yun led Lin Feng through a magical barrier into Yue Ye’s private garden and left them alone at Yue Ye’s command.
• Yue Ye tried to charm Lin Feng while he demanded Xia Ying One’s whereabouts and information about the Demon Race’s forces Outside Devil Expulsion Pass.
• Yue Ye claimed she was a better match for Lin Feng than Cai'er and offered him wealth and status.
• Lin Feng tested Yue Ye’s sincerity, saw her resistance, and pushed her away.
• Lin Feng told Yue Ye not to drive a wedge between him and Cai'er, reminded her she was his prisoner, and said she was not qualified to compare herself to Cai'er.

Lin Feng learned that Xia Ying One had been captured in the Demon Race hinterland and set out at midnight to rescue him. After leaving Devil Expulsion Pass, he discovered that Sheng Lingxin had followed him into the forest.

• Lin Feng received Yue Ye's map of Demon Race deployments and learned that Xia Ying One was trapped in Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian's territory, with Leng Xiao watching over him.
• Yue Ye told Lin Feng that the Demon God Emperor had intensified the offensive while searching for Austin Griffin and another unknown species.
• Lin Feng asked Lin Yun to tell Cai'er he would be away, then left Devil Expulsion Pass alone at midnight to rescue Xia Ying One.
• Lin Feng traveled through the forest toward Xia Ying One's location, then stopped and called out to the person following him.
• Sheng Lingxin appeared beside Lin Feng in the forest.

Lin Feng and Sheng Lingxin traveled into the Demon Race Hinterland after Lin Feng revealed he had noticed Sheng Lingxin following him. They encountered a Demon Race vanguard preparing to raid Devil Expulsion Pass, while deep in the hinterland Xia Ying One remained barely alive in Leng Xiao’s captivity as Demon Xi Er demanded that he be fed to her cicadas.

• Lin Feng told Sheng Lingxin he had noticed him following him after leaving the city, then continued toward Xia Ying One’s location despite Sheng Lingxin’s protests.
• Lin Feng and Sheng Lingxin spotted a force of at least twenty thousand demons preparing for a night raid, and Sheng Lingxin sent a carrier pigeon to report it.
• Lin Feng and Sheng Lingxin continued deeper into the Demon Race Hinterland after Sheng Lingxin released the pigeon.
• Leng Xiao gave water to the barely living Xia Ying One, who was bound by crimson flames among the dead Assassin Temple members.
• Demon Xi Er appeared beside Leng Xiao and urged her to let his cicadas devour Xia Ying One while he was still alive.

Leng Xiao stalled the Demon Gods to protect the restrained Xia Ying One while Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian and Winged Ox Berserker Sai Gong waited for more humans to arrive. Lin Feng and Sheng Lingxin reached the area, were discovered, and faced the Demon Gods.

• Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er asked Leng Xiao for Xia Ying One’s body, but Leng Xiao threatened to make him her toy and forced him to wait.
• Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian and Winged Ox Berserker Sai Gong discussed killing Xia Ying One and using his severed arm to lure more humans into the trap.
• Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian sensed humans approaching, and Winged Ox Berserker Sai Gong eagerly prepared to attack them.
• Leng Xiao realized rescue had arrived but worried the newcomers would be killed like the earlier groups.
• Lin Feng and Sheng Lingxin hid behind a rock, but Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian detected them, and Sheng Lingxin remained calm.

Lin Feng and Sheng Lingxin faced three Demon Gods while trying to rescue Xia Ying One. Sheng Lingxin drew the enemies away and attacked Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er, leaving Lin Feng to handle one Demon God and save Xia Ying One.

• Winged Ox Berserker Sai Gong approached Lin Feng and Sheng Lingxin, while Sheng Lingxin explained that Xia Ying One was the only captive still alive.
• Sheng Lingxin planned to lure away the three Demon Gods so Lin Feng could rescue Xia Ying One, but Lin Feng said he could handle one of them himself.
• Sheng Lingxin charged toward Xia Ying One, and Winged Ox Berserker Sai Gong intercepted her as her strength surged to the Ninth Rank.
• Sheng Lingxin stabbed Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er, but Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian blocked her follow-up attack.
• Sheng Lingxin fled in the direction opposite Lin Feng, and Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian and Winged Ox Berserker Sai Gong pursued her.

Sheng Lingxin lured Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian and another Demon God away from Lin Feng, who then confronted the recovering Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er. The chapter left Lin Feng facing Xi Er while Leng Xiao offered to handle him and urged Xi Er to help Anluoxian.

• Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian taunted Sheng Lingxin about her Spiritual Furnace and the deaths of the humans he had tortured.
• Sheng Lingxin stopped fleeing and faced the pursuing Demon Gods, furious at Anluoxian’s taunts.
• Lin Feng emerged from hiding after Sheng Lingxin led the demons away and flew toward the cocooned Xi Er with his Lightning Wings.
• Xi Er’s azure threads forced Lin Feng to stop, and Xi Er broke out of his cocoon fully recovered.
• Leng Xiao told Xi Er to help Anluoxian while she dealt with Lin Feng, but Xi Er refused to leave her side.

Lin Feng stopped Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er from devouring Xia Ying One and began unleashing a powerful lightning transformation. At Devil Expulsion Pass, Cai'er recognized the purplish-red lightning as Lin Feng's and tried to rush to his aid, but Lan Yanyu teleported her back and confronted her.

• Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er defied Leng Xiao and sent his Azure Cicada toward the unconscious Xia Ying One, then accused Leng Xiao of colluding with humans.
• Leng Xiao lowered her sword after realizing her actions could provoke the Demon God Emperor, and Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er's Azure Cicada neared Xia Ying One.
• Lin Feng's Purple Lightning destroyed the Azure Cicada, and he called on Baalzebub to deal with Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er as his power surged.
• Cai'er recognized the purplish-red lightning gathering over the mountains and rushed toward it, believing Lin Feng was in danger.
• Lan Yanyu teleported Cai'er back and asked whether she was trying to leave the city to find Lin Feng; Cai'er demanded that she move.

Cai'er rushed toward Lin Feng as Saint Moon assured her that her father was with him, while Sheng Lingxin trapped two Demon Gods to buy Lin Feng time. In the depression, Lin Feng revealed a godlike form and confronted Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er, leaving the fight poised to begin.

• Cai'er ignored Lan Yanyu and hurried toward Lin Feng with Saint Moon accompanying her.
• Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian and Winged Ox Berserker Sai Gong sensed Ninth Rank power rising and tried to return to the depression to protect Leng Xiao.
• Sheng Lingxin activated her Rejuvenation Spiritual Furnace to trap the two Demon Gods in a domain and hold them back.
• Sheng Lingxin dodged Anluoxian's attacks, determined to buy Lin Feng enough time for him and Xia Ying One to survive.
• Lin Feng's transformed form appeared before Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er, dismissed him as an ant, and summoned Musou Isshin with the falling lightning.

“Lin Feng” revealed himself as Thunder God Raiden Ei and Demon God Baalzebub, then used Musou Isshin to kill Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er. His slash split the mountain range and left a lightning-filled chasm, while Xi Er’s crown was absorbed by the sleeping Paimon.

• “Lin Feng” overwhelmed Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er with his power, forcing him to the ground as Leng Xiao watched.
• “Lin Feng” identified himself as Thunder God Raiden Ei and Demon God Baalzebub, and Xi Er rejected the claim before trying to break free.
• “Lin Feng” unleashed a Musou Slash that opened a rift in the sky and summoned a massive lightning-wreathed Longsword.
• Azure Fiend Knight Demon Xi Er transformed into Azure Cicadas and tried to flee, but the strike killed him and split the mountain range with a vast chasm.
• “Lin Feng” drew Xi Er’s Demon King's Crown to himself, and the crown flew into his glabella, where the sleeping Paimon devoured it and fused it into her Star Crown.

Lin Feng saved Xia Ying One and asked Leng Xiao to help him rescue Sheng Lingxin, who was nearing defeat inside his Ninefold Other Shore. Leng Xiao agreed to hear Lin Feng’s request, while Anluoxian seized Sheng Lingxin and rendered him unconscious.

• Lin Feng used Lightning Element to destroy Anluoxian’s flaming chains, then healed Xia Ying One and stabilized his breathing.
• Lin Feng considered leaving with Xia Ying One but chose to seek help for Sheng Lingxin, Cai’er’s father.
• Leng Xiao hesitated over helping a human, but stopped Lin Feng from leaving and asked what he wanted her to do.
• Inside Sheng Lingxin’s Ninefold Other Shore, Sheng Lingxin struggled against Anluoxian and Sai Gong while badly wounded.
• Anluoxian caught Sheng Lingxin by the head, and Sheng Lingxin lost consciousness as he used his spiritual energy to protect himself.

Lin Feng rescued Sheng Lingxin and forced Flame Lion Demon Anluoxian to retreat by threatening Leng Xiao. Anluoxian secretly planted Dark Qi in Lin Feng and prepared to attack Devil Expulsion Pass after receiving word that Leng Xiao was safe.

• After Sheng Lingxin passed out, Anluoxian prepared to kill her, but Lin Feng struck him with Musou Slash and caught Sheng Lingxin with Lightning Element.
• Lin Feng grabbed Leng Xiao and demanded that Anluoxian and Sai Gong retreat; Anluoxian kicked Sai Gong away and declared that he would sacrifice Leng Xiao to destroy Devil Expulsion Pass.
• Lin Feng tightened his grip on Leng Xiao until Anluoxian agreed to retreat a hundred kilometers, then released her and soothed her injured neck.
• Anluoxian secretly planted Dark Qi in Lin Feng and warned him that he would attack Devil Expulsion Pass if Leng Xiao did not report that she was safe.
• After retreating with Sai Gong, Anluoxian ordered the demons to gather for an assault and sent a Light Element necklace toward Devil Expulsion Pass.