Chapter Summaries

Long Haochen learned that Li Xin had forcibly kissed Lin Xin, who was now considering pursuing her, then left the valley at night to seek a way out near Fearful Howling Cave. He reached the outskirts of the immense Devil Race capital, Heart City, at dawn.

• Lin Xin told Long Haochen that Li Xin had forcibly kissed him and admitted that he wanted to pursue her.
• Long Haochen told Lin Xin to handle the matter himself and warned him not to hurt Li Xin.
• Long Haochen left the valley at night, leaving Haoyue beside Cai'er, and traveled toward Fearful Howling Cave.
• Long Haochen reflected on the mission's gains, his improved cultivation, and his resolve to return alive.
• Long Haochen reached Heart City at dawn and saw its enormous black walls and the palaces of the five highest-ranked Demon Gods.

Long Haochen entered Demon Capital Heart City disguised as a Moon Demon noble and made his way through the Moon Demon Palace. He reached the secluded sleeping palace of the princess, where he was admitted and prepared to meet her.

• Long Haochen entered Heart City through the eastern gate after presenting his Moon Demon Viscount token.
• Long Haochen crossed the vast city and arrived at the Moon Demon Palace, where his token and appearance let him pass the guards without suspicion.
• Long Haochen entered the inner palace and endured the dense dark elements as he followed Moonlit Night's map to the princess's sleeping palace.
• Two Sixth Order Moon Demon guards checked Long Haochen's token and let him enter after one of them obtained the princess's permission.
• Long Haochen confirmed his connection with Haoyue remained normal and entered the palace.

Long Haochen met Moonlit Night to arrange a safe return to the Holy Temple Alliance, while she tried to persuade him to stay and cooperate with her. Their discussion was interrupted when they learned the Demon God Emperor had arrived, leaving Long Haochen on alert.

• Moonlit Night dismissed her maidservants and asked Long Haochen whether his mission was complete.
• Long Haochen said his group planned to return to the Holy Temple Alliance, and Moonlit Night offered to arrange passage in a Moonlit Night Chamber of Commerce caravan within three to ten days.
• Moonlit Night asked Long Haochen to stay at her palace and remove the restriction in her body, but he refused and asked her to find him a place to stay.
• Moonlit Night tricked Long Haochen into using an age-detecting rod, which revealed that he was fifteen; he confiscated the rod and left.
• A maidservant announced that the Demon God Emperor had arrived, and Moonlit Night dismissed her so she could change while Long Haochen tensed.

Long Haochen disguised himself as one of Moonlit Night’s maidservants to evade the Demon God Emperor’s palace-wide search. He stood with the Moon Demon nobles as Feng Xiu arrived, leaving his identity concealed for now.

• Moonlit Night explained that the Demon God Emperor’s arrival had sealed the palace and proposed disguising Long Haochen as a maidservant.
• Long Haochen reluctantly agreed, and Moonlit Night dressed and made him up, then was startled by how beautiful he looked.
• Moon Demon God Agares and the palace’s nobles gathered in the square to welcome Feng Xiu, while Long Haochen kept his head lowered among Moonlit Night’s attendants.
• Feng Xiu arrived, and Agares bowed to greet him as the assembled Moon Demon nobles knelt.

Feng Xiu visited Agares and unexpectedly noticed Long Haochen while appearing to recognize Moonlit Night. He spared Long Haochen, then discussed his plan to assimilate humanity into the Devil Race and suggested Moonlit Night inherit Agares’s power.

• Feng Xiu entered Moon Demon Palace with four attendants, glanced at Long Haochen, and remarked that Moonlit Night looked like someone he knew.
• Long Haochen feared Feng Xiu had detected his Light Attribute, but Feng Xiu continued into the palace without acting against him.
• After Feng Xiu left, Moonlit Night pinched Long Haochen in anger, and he apologized for putting them both in danger.
• In private, Feng Xiu and Agares discussed the human threat, and Feng Xiu explained that he intended to assimilate humanity rather than destroy it.
• Feng Xiu proposed that Moonlit Night inherit Agares’s power, leaving Agares wary of the suggestion.

Feng Xiu ordered Agares to search Devil Race territory for the newly sensed Heaven's Scourge, while Long Haochen escaped the Moon Demon Palace and returned safely to the Holy Temple Alliance with his companions. After resting and reviewing their gains, the two Demon Hunter Squads reached Holy City and went straight to submit their mission.

• Feng Xiu told Agares that he had sensed Heaven's Scourge near Howling Cave and ordered him to lead a secret search across Devil Race territory.
• After the Demon God Emperor left, Long Haochen returned to Moonlit Night's bedchamber, changed back into his own clothes, and left for the address she had given him.
• Moonlit Night informed Long Haochen that the caravan would depart for the Holy Temple Alliance in two days, and he and his companions crossed the border without incident.
• The two Demon Hunter Squads rested for three days in Star Seeking City, then spent fifteen days traveling to Holy City and reviewing their mission gains.
• Long Haochen discovered that General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunter Squad had earned more than twenty thousand merit points, and its members agreed to pool their points for the team's development.
• The two squads arrived in Holy City and went directly to the Demon Hunter Mission Tower to submit their mission.

After discovering that the Quest Tower had issued them a dangerously flawed mission, Long Haochen and the two Demon Hunter Squads demanded justice from the Holy Alliance Government. Ying Suifeng heard their account and promised an investigation, leading Long Haochen to end their protest and go inside with him.

• The Quest Tower staff offered the thirteen Demon Hunters twenty thousand merit points as compensation, but Long Haochen rejected the offer and led them out to seek justice.
• Lu Xi and the Soldier Grade Fourth Demon Hunter Squad insisted on joining Long Haochen, and all thirteen headed to the Holy Alliance Government.
• Long Haochen sat with Cai'er at the government entrance, and the other twelve lined up beside them to petition the Alliance.
• Ying Suifeng came outside, recognized Long Haochen and Cai'er, and demanded to know why they were protesting.
• Long Haochen explained that the Quest Tower's mishandled mission had endangered their lives, and Ying Suifeng promised the Alliance would investigate and give them an explanation.
• Long Haochen accepted Ying Suifeng's assurance, rose with Cai'er, and agreed to go inside.

After the Alliance apologized for the Quest Tower’s negligence and punished those responsible, Long Haochen and his companions returned home. The next day, they learned their revised mission had been officially declared accomplished, leaving Lin Xin exclaiming that they were rich.

• Ying Suifeng brought the Quest Tower’s mishandling of the mission to Han Qian and the other deputy temple heads, who condemned the negligence and ordered severe punishments.
• Han Qian and the five other deputy temple heads apologized to Long Haochen’s group, imprisoned the responsible staff, and promised that no mission rewards would be withheld.
• Long Haochen handed Han Qian the image-recording gem and agreed to keep the incident quiet before both squads returned to the villa.
• Han Qian questioned Long Haochen about the mysterious tower, and Long Haochen concealed that it had disappeared before he woke.
• The Quest Tower informed the General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunter Squad that its revised mission had been accomplished, prompting Lin Xin to exclaim that they were rich.

After completing the mission, Long Haochen transferred sixty thousand merit to Lu Xi's Soldier Grade Fourth Demon Hunter Squad. Before the squads went to the Trade Center, Lin Xin publicly pursued Li Xin, leaving her furious and embarrassed.

• Lu Xi and the other five members of his squad arrived at the villa, thrilled to learn they would receive thirty percent of the mission's two hundred thousand merit.
• Long Haochen returned from collecting the merit and transferred sixty thousand to Lu Xi, who proposed that both squads visit the Trade Center together.
• Lin Xin asked everyone to witness something important, then grabbed Li Xin's hand and insisted she take responsibility for him because it had been his first time.
• Li Xin shoved Lin Xin away and said it had been her first time too, shocking everyone and giving Lin Xin a chance to claim he would take responsibility for her.
• Li Xin kicked Lin Xin, then drew her heavy sword in embarrassment, while Long Haochen stopped the others from intervening.

Lin Xin confessed his love to Li Xin in front of their companions, and she left without clearly accepting him. He happily declared that he had succeeded and led the group toward the Demon Hunter Trading Center to buy her a gift.

• Li Xin tried to leave after Lin Xin challenged her, but Long Haochen stopped her and urged Lin Xin to explain himself.
• Lin Xin told Li Xin how their first kiss had made him realize his feelings, then confessed that he had fallen in love with her.
• Lin Xin knelt before Li Xin and formed fiery roses with Fire Elements, while Long Haochen and the others quietly left them alone.
• Li Xin said Lin Xin was younger, then pulled him up, denied that she had agreed, and left the villa.
• Lin Xin celebrated, told the group that Li Xin was his life, and headed with them to the Demon Hunter Trading Center to buy her a gift.

Old Five and his squadmates tried to swindle merit points from newly promoted Demon Hunter Squads, and he targeted Long Haochen’s group with a supposed Quest Tower challenge. Long Haochen and Lu Xi recognized the scam and considered turning it against him.

• Old Five, Old Three, and Sixth Sister discussed how to gain the merit points needed for Commander Grade and decided to target newcomers with the same trick that had once cheated them.
• Old Five stopped Long Haochen’s two Demon Hunter Squads and claimed the Quest Tower had offered them a tenfold reward for defeating him in a challenge.
• Old Five said the match would be notarized, required at least one thousand merit points as a stake, and allowed the newcomers to refuse.
• Lin Xin urged Long Haochen to wager their merit points, but Long Haochen suspected the offer was a scam.
• Lu Xi explained that veteran squads used such challenges to swindle newcomers, and suggested they turn Old Five’s scheme against him.

Long Haochen accepted a wager to fight Old Five of the General Grade Eighth Demon Hunter Squad, confident he could win despite pretending to risk only ten thousand contribution points. As the teams gathered at the Knight Trial Ground, he learned Lin Xin had turned the challenge into a betting pool that was spreading the word about veterans exploiting newcomers.

• Long Haochen told his companions he was ninety percent confident of defeating Old Five, and agreed to wager ten thousand contribution points for a hundred thousand if he won.
• Long Haochen offered Old Five the wager and chose the Knight Trial Ground, while Old Five accepted and secretly obtained a magical statue from Old Six.
• Lin Xin and Lu Xi publicized the match and opened a betting pool at the Trade Center as Long Haochen led his companions to the trial ground.
• Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi arrived with their squads, and Yang Wenzhao warned Long Haochen that Old Five's team had a history of scamming newly promoted squads.
• Yang Wenzhao told Long Haochen that Lin Xin had set the betting odds at one to thirty and recruited other teams to spread news of the match.

Long Haochen faced Old Five in a heavily wagered match after his ten-thousand-Merit-Point bet prompted Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi to reconsider their own bets. The duel began with Long Haochen gaining the upper hand, but Old Five countered his attack with Whirlwind Slash.

• Long Haochen revealed that he had wagered ten thousand Merit Points, shocking Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi.
• Duan Yi and Yang Wenzhao left to increase their bets on Long Haochen, but Lin Xin had already closed the betting pool.
• Lin Xin explained that bets had been limited to ten thousand Merit Points per person, and Long Haochen entered the arena with Old Five.
• The adjudicator set the match rules, and Long Haochen and Old Five transferred their wagers before the duel began.
• Long Haochen blocked Old Five’s first axe strike and landed several Lightning Stab blows, denting his armor.
• Old Five launched a powerful attack with both axes, but Long Haochen dodged to his rear flank; Old Five then countered with Whirlwind Slash.

Long Haochen tested his newly completed Demon Extermination Flash against Old Five, breaking the warrior’s Whirlwind Slash and forcing him to unleash his full strength. With Yating’s support, Long Haochen destroyed Old Five’s metal puppet with Dragon Ascension Strike, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Long Haochen used Demon Extermination Flash to pierce and break Old Five’s Whirlwind Slash, staggering him and damaging his armor.
• Old Five activated Berserk and summoned a powerful metal puppet to attack Long Haochen from both sides.
• Long Haochen used Assault to evade their combined attack and summoned Yating, who strengthened him with four support skills.
• Yating transformed Long Haochen’s Light of Fire into Sunfire as he countered the puppet with Dragon Ascension Strike.
• Long Haochen’s golden radiance engulfed and melted the metal puppet.

Long Haochen defeated Old Five and won the wager, bringing the General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunter Squad’s Merit above three hundred thousand. Back at the villa, he ordered a ten-day seclusion and revealed that a secret tower he had entered could help them pursue the Sixth Order, identifying it as the Tower of Eternity.

• Long Haochen overwhelmed Old Five with his skills, disarmed him, and knocked him unconscious, winning the battle and the Merit wager.
• Lin Xin and Lu Xi tallied the bets, and the General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunter Squad’s total Merit rose above three hundred thousand.
• Long Haochen led the group back to the villa and ordered everyone to remain there and cultivate in seclusion for ten days.
• Long Haochen said the squad could aim for the Sixth Order within half a year, using Holy Spirit Pills and the Merit they had won.
• After Wang Yuanyuan connected his plan to Fearful Howling Cave, Long Haochen made the others swear secrecy and admitted he had entered the tower with Haoyue.
• Long Haochen revealed the tower was called Eternal Slumber, or the Tower of Eternity, and that it had been left by the necromancer Elieks.

Long Haochen told the General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunter Squad about the Tower of Eternity and its connection to necromancy, then proposed using it for training without learning necromantic abilities. The squad entered seclusion to improve their spiritual power, while Long Haochen pursued a breakthrough to the Sixth Order bottleneck.

• Long Haochen described his experiences in the Tower of Eternity, and his companions debated whether he should inherit Eleiks's necromantic legacy.
• Long Haochen rejected learning necromancy but explained that the Tower of Eternity could help the squad train, and the others agreed to keep its existence secret.
• Long Haochen directed Wang Yuanyuan to buy Holy Spirit Pills and told the squad to strengthen their spiritual power and equipment before entering the tower.
• The squad members took Holy Spirit Pills and entered seclusion, while Long Haochen cultivated separately and repeatedly attacked the Sixth Order bottleneck.
• Cai'er, Chen Ying'er, and the rest of the squad made progress in seclusion, while the General Grade Twenty-Second Demon Hunter Squad also advanced after taking Holy Spirit Pills.

After three months of seclusion, the General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunter Squad emerged stronger, though Long Haochen remained stuck at the Fifth Order. A mandatory war mission forced the squad to prepare, and they headed to the Trade Center to spend their merit points on equipment.

• Cai'er, Han Yu, Sima Xian, Wang Yuanyuan, Lin Xin, and Chen Ying'er improved their spiritual energy, while Long Haochen struggled to break through to the Sixth Order.
• The Demon Hunter Mission Tower issued a mandatory war mission for every squad in Holy City and gave them three days to regroup.
• Long Haochen accepted the mission and ordered the squad to keep 100,000 merit points in reserve while spending the rest on Glorious Grade or better equipment.
• Lin Xin told Long Haochen that the squad had ample medicinal pills, including two sets of Conjoined Spirit Amplifying Pills that could combine their spiritual energy.
• Sima Xian teased Lin Xin about Li Xin, and Lin Xin searched for her before threatening Sima Xian for tricking him.

Long Haochen and his companions shopped for Glorious Grade equipment after ending their seclusion, while Lin Xin agreed to try refining pills for Lu Xi's team. At the Trade Center, Zhang Fangfang brought two squadmates to apologize for deceiving Long Haochen, and his sincerity improved Long Haochen's opinion of him.

• Lin Xin asked Long Haochen whether he should refine Conjoined Spirit Amplifying Pills for Lu Xi, and Long Haochen told him to try.
• Long Haochen and his companions searched the Trade Center's second floor for equipment suited to each member.
• Long Haochen compared two Glorious Grade inner armors for Cai'er, but they disagreed over whether to choose defense or increased attack power.
• Zhang Fangfang introduced himself as captain of the General Grade Eighth Demon Hunter Squad and brought Old Five and Old Six to apologize to Long Haochen for deceiving him.
• Zhang Fangfang explained that his squad had once been cheated out of contribution points too, and Long Haochen gained respect for his willingness to take responsibility.

Long Haochen’s group bought Glorious Grade equipment and supplies before the emergency war missions, while Zhang Fangfang apologized for his squad’s past conflict with Long. Back at the villa, the team began sharing what they had purchased and how their gear would improve their abilities.

• Zhang Fangfang apologized to Long Haochen and urged his squad to forget their grievances and cooperate during the coming war missions.
• Long Haochen bought Cai'er the Armor of Firmness and a Stealth Necklace, while Lin Xin sold his pills to other Demon Hunters at rising prices.
• The group returned to the villa, where Long Haochen asked everyone to show their new equipment and explain its effects.
• Lin Xin said he had exchanged his pill earnings for magic scrolls, including a Seventh Order scroll, and Wang Yuanyuan revealed her new Space Guardian armor.
• Chen Ying'er said she had bought pills for magic beasts because McDull seemed close to advancing.

The team revealed their new Glorious Grade equipment, including a massive metal-ball weapon for Sima Xian and defensive gear they had bought for Long Haochen. Long Haochen was moved by their generosity as they equipped him for the battles ahead.

• Han Yu showed off Light Reflection, while Sima Xian revealed his Power of Light armor and the enormous Light Great Strength Pill.
• The group explained that they had spent less than their available merit points because they had bought three pieces of equipment for Long Haochen.
• Han Yu presented Long Haochen with Light Punishment, a sword that made Holy Sword instant-cast and restored spiritual power when it pierced enemies.
• Wang Yuanyuan gave Long Haochen the Glorious Holy Shield, and Lin Xin showed him the matching Glorious Holy Armor and their Glory set skill.
• Long Haochen was moved by his teammates’ gift, and Wang Yuanyuan said his strength was essential to the team’s survival.