Chapter Summaries

Long Haochen’s team received five hundred merit points for completing their mission and turning in the enemy’s box. When the box was opened and revealed a Light Element Elf spiritual stove, the others regretted surrendering it, while Long Haochen felt pity and a stronger heat stir within him.

• Long Haochen told Gao Yingjie that Cai’er needed a long recovery, and Gao Yingjie announced that the squads had three days to rest after their successful mission.
• Lieutenant General Gu Jin and three Assassin Temple Hidden Assassins arrived with the box Long Haochen’s team had seized from the Devil Race.
• Hidden Knight-Errant Nineteen awarded Long Haochen’s squad five hundred merit points for its performance and for turning in the box.
• Hidden Knight-Errant Nineteen opened the box and revealed a Light Element Elf, which the gathered Demon Hunter Squads recognized as a spiritual stove.
• The Soldier Grade First Demon Hunter Squad regretted handing over the treasure, while Long Haochen felt pity and noticed the heat inside him intensify.

Long Haochen won the Light Element Elf after it chose him over the other light-affinity Demon Hunters. He returned to the barracks with his squad, while the others headed back to cultivate.

• Hidden Hero Nineteen revealed that the Assassin Temple was offering the Light Element Elf as a reward to the newly promoted Demon Hunter Squads.
• Twenty-three light-affinity cultivators released their auras to attract the elf, but Long Haochen watched quietly and spoke to it instead.
• The Light Element Elf flew to Long Haochen and landed in his palm, stunning Lu Xi and the other candidates.
• Hidden Hero Nineteen congratulated Long Haochen and left with the other Hidden Hero assassins, while Gao Yingjie escorted Long Haochen and his companions back to the barracks.
• Duan Yi and Yang Wenzhao discussed the growing gap between them and Long Haochen before returning to cultivate.
• Sima Xian celebrated the elf's choice with the squad at their barracks.

Long Haochen freed the Light Element Elf after promising it its freedom, but the elf returned to him after receiving pure Light Element from his hand. The squad tallied its Merit Points and resumed training, while Cai'er agreed to rest as Long Haochen urged her to avoid danger.

• Long Haochen revealed that he had promised the Light Element Elf its freedom and released it into the sunlight, surprising the others while Cai'er quietly admired his kindness.
• Sheng Yue told Hidden Hero Nineteen that the elf’s selection had served the Assassin Temple’s plans, then privately reflected on Long Haochen’s exceptional Light Element affinity.
• Long Haochen distributed the squad’s Merit Points, bringing its total to two thousand five hundred and twenty, and Lin Xin asked about the local auction house so he could buy and sell supplies.
• Long Haochen urged Cai'er to rest until her sense of smell returned, and she agreed to follow his advice.
• The Light Element Elf returned to Long Haochen’s bed, drank pure Light Element from his hand, and bit one of his fingers.

Long Haochen began forming a contract with the returning Light Element Elf, whose rune fused with the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace. Haoyue’s Blood Pact rejected the elf’s attempt to claim the space between Long Haochen’s brows, and the elf ultimately settled inside the furnace instead.

• The Light Element Elf chose to stay with Long Haochen, who cut his finger so it could use his blood to form a contract.
• The Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace emerged from Long Haochen’s chest and helped the elf complete a golden contract rune, while Cai'er guarded him and Han Yu urged Sima Xian to cultivate.
• Haoyue woke and unleashed a savage aura, causing its Blood Pact to clash with the rune approaching Long Haochen’s forehead.
• Long Haochen spat blood as Haoyue’s rune rejected the elf’s claim, but Haoyue restrained itself to avoid harming him.
• The Light Element Elf abandoned its attempt to occupy the space between Long Haochen’s brows and entered the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace.

Long Haochen endured a prolonged fusion with the Light Element Elf while his companions waited anxiously, and Sima Xian broke through to the Fifth Order. Cai'er visited her family and met Holy Spirit Heart, who had awakened with only the memories of a young child.

• The Light Element Elf merged with Long Haochen, enveloping him in Sunfire as Haoyue and Little Light watched.
• Gao Yingjie kept the squad in the barracks to cultivate while Long Haochen's fusion continued, and Sima Xian reached the Fifth Order on the seventh day.
• On the tenth day, Cai'er left the barracks and used her killing intent to summon Assassin Temple members, asking to see Lan Yanyu.
• Lan Yanyu told Cai'er that Holy Spirit Heart had awakened but retained only memories from when he was five or six, and Cai'er agreed to visit him.
• Holy Spirit Heart took Cai'er's hand and asked her to play, and Cai'er let him hold it.

Cai'er left her parents after finding some relief in forgiving them, then returned to the barracks to discover Long Haochen's fusion with the Light Element Elf had triggered two evolutions. Long Haochen awoke after forty-nine days with the elf, now named Yating, and his companions celebrated the benefits of the fusion.

• Cai'er left the courtyard after telling Lan Yanyu to care for Holy Spirit Heart, and she felt her resentment toward her parents and the gloom in her heart ease.
• Cai'er returned to the barracks and found Long Haochen surrounded by Sunfire as the Light Element Elf evolved during their fusion.
• The Light Element Elf evolved a second time on the twenty-fourth day, while the dense Light Element helped the squad cultivate and Sima Xian broke through to the Fifth Order.
• After forty-nine days, Long Haochen woke and the transformed Light Element Elf emerged from him, wearing golden radiance and four wings.
• Long Haochen learned that the elf was named Yating, and his companions congratulated him as they discussed how the fusion had helped their cultivation.

After awakening from his forty-nine-day fusion with Yating, Long Haochen discovered that his spiritual power had surged and his team had also grown stronger. Lin Xin distributed new pills to the squad, leaving them better equipped for their next missions.

• Gao Yingjie welcomed Long Haochen’s return, noted the squad’s progress, and went to find their next tasks.
• Long Haochen tested his spiritual power and reached 3,162, advancing to Fifth Order, Sixth Rank.
• The squad tested their spiritual power, revealing substantial gains for several members, especially Sima Xian and Cai'er.
• Long Haochen noticed that Cai'er’s coldness had eased after her visits to Holy Spirit Heart, who had regained memories and wept while murmuring her name.
• Lin Xin distributed Spirit Burst Pills, Great Spirit Replenishing Pills, and Bloodthirsty Pills to strengthen the squad.

Lin Xin supplied his teammates with medicine and magic crystals before Gao Yingjie summoned Long Haochen’s squad to Demon Extermination Pass’s wall, where they found the Devil Race assembled for a possible assault or negotiation. Three Demon God Pillars then appeared, and Sheng Yue feared that a powerful figure had arrived.

• Lin Xin gave Chen Ying'er magic crystals for her summoned pig and said he was developing medicine for Fifth Order cultivation.
• Gao Yingjie urgently led Long Haochen and his companions to the city wall, where they saw the Devil Race army massed on land and in the sky.
• Holy Spirit Heart and Sheng Yue discussed whether the display signaled an all-out attack or the arrival of an important Devil Race figure.
• Three Demon God Pillars lit up, and the assembled Devil Race army roared as the pillars’ owners were identified as Anluoxian, Saigong, and Xi'er.
• Sheng Yue recognized the significance of the pillars and warned that someone powerful might have arrived.

Feng Xiu, the Demon God Emperor, arrived at Demon Extermination Pass and demanded that the humans hand over every three-headed Magic Beast or face destruction. As Sheng Yue struggled to decide whether to yield, an unidentified voice challenged Feng Xiu and six beams of light appeared.

• A colossal black-gold Demon God Pillar appeared, and Sheng Yue identified its master as Feng Xiu, the Demon God Emperor.
• Feng Xiu emerged from the pillar and demanded that Demon Extermination Pass surrender every three-headed Magic Beast.
• Long Haochen held Cai'er close and used his Internal Spiritual Power to suppress the Sword of Reincarnation's reaction to Feng Xiu's aura.
• Sheng Yue confronted Feng Xiu, who threatened to destroy Demon Extermination Pass if he did not receive an answer within ten seconds.
• As Feng Xiu counted down, an aged voice challenged him, and six beams of light appeared before Demon Extermination Pass.

Six legendary human powerhouses confronted the Demon God Emperor and negotiated permission for him to search Demon Extermination Pass. As his spiritual power swept the fortress, Long Haochen felt Haoyue draw on his power, suggesting Haoyue was the one the Demon God Emperor sought.

• Six ninth-rank human powerhouses appeared above Demon Extermination Pass and shielded its defenders from the Demon God Emperor's pressure.
• The Saint Moon Hero recognized the group as Fall of the Demon God, and its knight warned the Demon God Emperor that humanity could strike back if he destroyed the fortress.
• The Demon God Emperor agreed not to attack if he could search Demon Extermination Pass and obtain what he was seeking.
• After the six powerhouses agreed to let him search, the Demon God Emperor spread his spiritual power across the fortress.
• Long Haochen felt his Internal Spiritual Power flow away as Haoyue borrowed it, and he suspected the Demon God Emperor was searching for Haoyue.

The Demon God Emperor withdrew from Demon Extermination Pass after failing to find Austin Griffin, while the Fall of the Demon God followed him to guard against further schemes. Feng Xiu later revealed that he had noticed an interesting young person who might become his second-in-line heir, and Long Haochen remained uncertain whether Haoyue had been the object of the search.

• Haoyue concealed its aura by drawing on the Light Attribute bloodline it had gained from Long Haochen.
• After the Demon God Emperor said his information was wrong, he honored his promise and withdrew with the Devil Race army from Demon Extermination Pass.
• The Fall of the Demon God left to follow Feng Xiu, and Sheng Yue and the soldiers bid them farewell.
• Feng Xiu accepted An Luoxian, Sai Gong, and Xi'er's report about sensing Austin Griffin, but said his Divine Sense had found no trace of it.
• Feng Xiu said he had discovered an interesting young person who could be his second-in-line heir, then departed with the Devil Race.
• Long Haochen's squad discussed the Demon God Emperor's power, and Long Haochen admitted he could not tell whether Haoyue had been the one Feng Xiu sought.

Chen Zidian, captain of the legendary Fall of the Demon God Demon Hunter Squad, visited Long Haochen and his companions and named them as potential successors to his team’s mission. He urged them to build trust by sharing their true strengths with one another.

• Long Haochen and his companions returned to their barracks, where Sheng Yue and a mysterious middle-aged man were waiting beside Haoyue.
• The middle-aged man revealed that he was Chen Zidian, captain of the Fall of the Demon God Demon Hunter Squad, and explained that his team had fought for the Alliance for 312 years.
• Chen Zidian said his team members had only about five years left to live and had searched for a successor capable of carrying on their mission.
• Chen Zidian praised Long Haochen and his companions as the most promising team of their generation and hoped they would eventually take over the mission.
• Chen Zidian told the team that they needed complete trust and should help one another understand their true strength and potential.

Chen Zidian explained that destroying a Demon God Pillar was the only way to permanently kill a Demon God, then gave Long Haochen’s squad the Soul Chain and accepted their chosen name, Dawn of Light. After Chen Zidian and Sheng Yue departed, Long Haochen and Cai’er revealed their exceptional origins and spiritual powers to their companions, leaving the others stunned.

• Chen Zidian warned Long Haochen to keep Haoyue away from the Demon God Emperor’s perception and explained that a Demon God Pillar had to be destroyed soon after its Demon God was killed to prevent the inheritance from continuing.
• Chen Zidian advised Long Haochen to follow a Divine Seal Throne’s guidance rather than pursue the Eternal Throne, and Long Haochen declared that his future squad would be called Dawn of Light.
• Chen Zidian bestowed the Soul Chain on Long Haochen and the other six squad members, linking their lives so that injuries could be shared, then vanished; Sheng Yue also departed.
• Long Haochen told his companions that his Innate Internal Spiritual Power was ninety-seven, that he had a Child of Light constitution, and that Long Xingyu was his father.
• Cai’er revealed that she was Sheng Cai’er, Saint Moon Hero’s great-granddaughter, and that her Innate Internal Spiritual Power had risen to one hundred through the Child of Reincarnation inheritance, shocking the squad.

The Soldier Grade First Demon Hunter Squad learned more about its members’ exceptional talents and backgrounds before the new squads prepared to return to Holy City. As Cai'er reunited with her parents, she accepted her mother’s embrace, broke the final shackle of the Reincarnation Spirit Furnace, and regained her sight.

• Han Yu explained his Divine Blessing constitution, and Sima Xian asked Long Haochen to accept him as a retainer knight; Long Haochen agreed to consider it after everyone introduced themselves.
• Sima Xian, Lin Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, and Chen Ying'er shared their abilities, family histories, and personal aims, revealing Sima Xian’s talent, Lin Xin’s limits, Wang Yuanyuan’s vendetta against the Devil Race, and Chen Ying'er’s Chaos Body.
• The ten Demon Hunter Squads prepared to leave Demon Extermination Pass for Holy City, and Holy Spirit Heart and Lan Yanyu said goodbye to Cai'er and Long Haochen.
• Holy Spirit Heart thanked Long Haochen for helping Cai'er, while Lan Yanyu asked to embrace her daughter and Cai'er accepted.
• As Lan Yanyu held her, Cai'er broke the final shackle of the Reincarnation Spirit Furnace, regained her sight, and called out to her mother and father.

At the final gathering of the newly promoted Demon Hunter Squads, Han Qian announced the team competition rankings, with Long Haochen’s Soldier Grade First Squad taking first place by two Merit Points. Lu Xi challenged the result, and Gao Yingjie began explaining how the squad earned its score, leaving the Retainer Knight question unanswered.

• Gao Yingjie reported that all ten squads had completed their trial missions successfully and received high evaluations.
• Han Qian announced that the Soldier Grade First Squad had earned 2,160 Merit Points, narrowly beating Lu Xi’s Soldier Grade Fourth Squad with 2,158.
• Lu Xi questioned how Long Haochen’s squad earned points during its forty-nine days away from missions and whether his Retainer Knight had transferred Merit Points.
• Gao Yingjie swore that his explanation was truthful and said Long Haochen had joined Holy Spirit Heart in an important battle, where his mount’s True Sight saved the Radiant Angel Knight Order from annihilation.

Gao Yingjie defended the Soldier Grade First Demon Hunter Squad’s merit record, helping the newly promoted teams accept their championship, and the squad received its new home. As Gao Yingjie prepared to leave, Long Haochen weighed whether they should pursue general-grade status now or first strengthen themselves through missions, learning what advancement would offer.

• Gao Yingjie explained that Long Haochen’s squad had earned its merits through dangerous missions, including killing a seventh-order Bloodthirsty Beta, and that its members divided merits equally.
• Lu Xi accepted the defeat on behalf of the Number Four Demon Hunter Squad, and Long Haochen thanked the other teams and called them brothers-in-arms.
• The squad received its championship awards and shared Han Yu’s portion equally, bringing their total to 8,520 merits; Chen Ying'er had also reached the Fifth Order.
• The seven members gathered at their new Demon Hunter Squad home, where Gao Yingjie explained the annual merit cost of maintaining their qualifications and announced he would no longer lead them.
• Long Haochen presented two options: earn the merits needed for general-grade status quickly or take missions first to improve their strength.
• Gao Yingjie described general-grade benefits, including harder missions, greater Trade Center access, improved merit shares when working with lower-grade squads, and a chance for each eligible member to choose a secret technique.

Long Haochen arranged to borrow contribution points so the Soldier Grade First Demon Hunter Squad could learn needed secret techniques and improve its strength. He secured a deal with Lu Xi to share the squad’s first General Grade mission, while the Soldier Grade Fourth Demon Hunter Squad considered pooling its own resources and making Li Xin captain.

• Long Haochen’s squad decided to spend its secret-technique opportunities on Sima Xian, Han Yu, and Wang Yuanyuan, then borrow the fifteen hundred contribution points it lacked.
• Long Haochen asked the Soldier Grade Fourth Demon Hunter Squad for a loan, and Lu Xi consulted his teammates about the request and the two squads’ relative strengths.
• Li Xin abstained from the discussion because Long Haochen was her younger brother, while Yi Jun noted that the contribution points could also strengthen their own squad.
• Lu Xi agreed to lend Long Haochen the contribution points in exchange for sharing the Soldier Grade First Demon Hunter Squad’s first General Grade mission, with profits divided seven to three in Long Haochen’s squad’s favor.
• Long Haochen accepted the deal and persuaded Lu Xi that cooperating would improve both squads’ chances and rewards on difficult missions.
• After Long Haochen left, Lu Xi proposed that Li Xin temporarily become captain, and the team discussed pooling its contribution points for unified allocation.

Long Haochen and his companions searched the General Grade mission listings for a way to earn Merit Points and chose to accept a dangerous exploration mission in Devil Race territory. The chapter ended as Long Haochen returned to the counter to register their decision to explore Fearful Howling Cave.

• Long Haochen and his companions visited the second-floor mission center, eager to earn Merit Points after seeing the costly items at the trading center.
• Long Haochen spotted the Fearful Howling Cave exploration mission, which offered twenty thousand Merit Points despite its unknown danger level.
• The squad paid ten Merit Points to learn that the cave lay deep in Devil Race territory and was reached by traveling two thousand three hundred li through four provinces.
• Wang Yuanyuan suggested comparing the cave mission with a twenty-thousand-point slaughter mission, but Long Haochen and the others rejected the order to kill ten seventh-grade mid-rank Devil Race members as too dangerous.
• With no Merit Points left for further inquiries, Long Haochen and his companions decided to attempt the cave mission alongside the Soldier Grade Fourth Demon Hunter Squad.
• Long Haochen returned to the exploration mission counter to accept the Fearful Howling Cave mission.

Long Haochen’s General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunter Squad accepted a mission to explore Fearful Howling Cave and set out with the Soldier Grade Fourth Demon Hunter Squad. The cave’s danger was upgraded to King Grade after they had already departed, and the chapter left the teams near Star Seeking City as Dian Yan proposed using Wandering Merchants to enter Devil Race territory.

• Long Haochen registered his squad for the Fearful Howling Cave mission, despite having no completed missions, and received a Scouting Gem.
• Li Jing learned that the cave might contain Eighth or Ninth Order Magic Beasts and ancient ruins, raised the mission to King Grade, and ordered a ten-thousand-contribution-point reward for the squad already en route.
• Long Haochen shared the mission with the Soldier Grade Fourth Demon Hunter Squad, and both teams departed Holy City after preparing for two days.
• The two squads traveled for eight days to the southeastern border of the Holy Temple Alliance, with Haoyue having grown to over five meters long and advanced to the high Sixth Order.
• Near Star Seeking City, Dian Yan suggested that the teams resupply there and use Wandering Merchants to enter Devil Race territory openly.

Long Haochen’s squads joined the Moonlit Night Merchant Group to enter Devil Race territory under cover as hired workers. After Dian Yan explained the group’s rules, he and Lu Xi discussed using the cooperation to weaken Long Haochen’s authority while seeking the greatest benefit for their squad.

• Dian Yan suggested that the squads contact Wandering Merchants in Star Seeking City and travel with them into Devil Race territory.
• Long Haochen had the thirteen members change into plain clothes and enter the city while Dian Yan dealt with their mounts.
• Dian Yan brought his uncle Dian Xuan, steward of the Moonlit Night Merchant Group, to hire the group as cargo guards for a shipment departing in three days.
• Long Haochen told Cai'er he suspected Dian Xuan knew their identities and explained that the merchant group’s rules allowed them to cross the border without drawing attention.
• Dian Yan explained that the Moonlit Night Merchant Group hired no one above the sixth rank and was traveling to the Devil Race’s Central Province.
• Dian Yan told Lu Xi that the plan was settled, and Lu Xi warned him to undermine Long Haochen’s authority without ruining their cooperation.