Chapter Summaries

Long Haochen visited the Warrior Temple to seek approval for wielding Goddess of Light Aria and offered to leave Ye Wushang’s Sword Intent there. He refused to surrender the divine sword even when Qiu Yonghao offered Epic Equipment, and the Warrior Temple’s conservative leaders remained skeptical.

• Long Haochen presented Goddess of Light Aria to Qiu Yonghao, who mourned Ye Wushang and thanked Long Haochen for bringing the sword back.
• Long Haochen asked permission to leave Ye Wushang’s Sword Intent on the statue, but most Warrior Temple leaders opposed risking damage to it.
• Long Haochen proposed carving the Sword Intent onto a separate stone and explained that he had come to gain the Warrior Temple’s recognition of his right to wield the sword.
• Qiu Yonghao offered an Epic Equipment item in exchange for Goddess of Light Aria, but Long Haochen refused and said he would restore the sword by fighting the Devil Race.
• The Vice Temple Master called Long Haochen arrogant and pressured him, but Long Haochen stood firm and insisted that he had come in good faith.

Long Haochen accepted the Warrior Temple’s test to prove he was worthy of Goddess of Light Aria, agreeing to leave the sword behind if he failed. As he prepared to preserve Marshal Ye’s Sword Intent on an Extraterrestrial Meteorite, Haoyue and Yating’s appearances astonished the Warrior Temple leaders.

• Qiu Yonghao proposed that Long Haochen prove his worth by leaving Marshal Ye’s Sword Intent on a stone, and Long Haochen accepted without asking for Epic Equipment if he failed.
• The Warrior Temple brought out an exceptionally hard Extraterrestrial Meteorite, and Long Haochen agreed to use it, asking to keep the scraps he cut away.
• Long Haochen summoned Haoyue to assist him, and the four-headed Magic Beast chanted as wind, fire, water, and light elemental auras gathered around it.
• Long Haochen spread four spiritual wings and drew Goddess of Light Aria, then summoned Yating, whose appearance shocked the Warrior Temple leaders.

Long Haochen unleashed a devastating Sword Intent strike against the Extraterrestrial Meteorite, proving to the Warrior Temple that he was worthy of the Goddess of Light Aria despite failing to move it. Qiu Yonghao offered to surrender his position as Warrior Temple master to Long Haochen, leaving him to decide whether to accept.

• Yating and Haoyue poured purified light-element spiritual energy into Long Haochen as he concentrated his Sword Intent through the Goddess of Light Aria.
• Long Haochen struck the Extraterrestrial Meteorite with Holy Radiance Asura Slash, then collapsed from exhaustion when the meteorite remained unmoved.
• Haoyue and Yating healed Long Haochen, and the Warrior Temple powerhouses recognized that his Sword Intent resembled Ye Wushang's and qualified him to wield the divine sword.
• Qiu Yonghao told Long Haochen that the Goddess of Light Aria had chosen him and offered to step down as Warrior Temple master so Long Haochen could take the position.
• The Warrior Temple powerhouses reacted with shock to Qiu Yonghao's offer, while Long Haochen could only weakly begin to respond.

Long Haochen refused Qiu Yonghao’s offer to become the Warrior Temple’s foremost figure, then revealed that his sword strike had cut away a third of the Extraterrestrial Meteorite and left enduring sword intent in the rest. Qiu Yonghao shared his history with Ye Wushang, agreed to help Long Haochen, and hinted at a secret about him as the chapter ended.

• Long Haochen refused the Warrior Temple leadership offer, saying he remained a Knight Temple member and Demon Hunter responsible for his squad.
• Haoyue knocked a third of the Extraterrestrial Meteorite to the floor, and Long Haochen claimed his agreed reward with Eternal Melody.
• Yating awakened the sword intent Long Haochen had left in the remaining meteorite, where it would endure for at least a hundred years.
• Qiu Yonghao took Long Haochen to his office and explained that he had been Ye Wushang’s childhood attendant and lifelong companion.
• Long Haochen asked Qiu Yonghao to help his squad pass the Southeast Fortress inspection and investigate abuses in Star Seeking City, and Qiu Yonghao agreed.
• Qiu Yonghao offered Long Haochen a mysterious gift, saying he alone knew a secret about him.

Long Haochen and his companions entered Devil Race territory with the Moonlit Night Merchant Group and prepared to complete their first mission in Nadu City. After the group split up to hunt five Golden Winged Demons, Long Haochen reached his target’s restaurant.

• Long Haochen used Moonlit Night’s detailed map to plan the group’s first mission and assigned each companion a target among five Golden Winged Demons.
• The Moonlit Night Merchant Group passed through the Devil Race border checkpoint and reached Nadu City, where its steward delivered a map marking the targets’ locations.
• Long Haochen and his companions disguised themselves as Moon Demon Race members and split up to attack the targets.
• Long Haochen entered a restaurant reserved for Fourth Order Devils and spotted his Golden Winged Demon target dining inside.

Long Haochen and his companions assassinated several Golden Winged Demons while disguised or striking during mealtime. After completing their separate attacks, they withdrew toward the caravan.

• Long Haochen used a Moon Demon Viscount token to lure a Golden Winged Demon outside, killed him with Sword Intent, and stored his corpse.
• Lin Xin attacked a Golden Winged Demon and four Great Winged Demons with his Blue Fire Phoenix Spirit Furnace while Han Yu finished the target; the pair collected the head and escaped.
• Lin Xin endured the Blue Fire Phoenix Spirit Furnace’s backlash as Han Yu protected him on their way back to the caravan.
• Sima Xian attacked a Golden Winged Demon and six Great Winged Demons inside a restaurant, killing the six with Holy Spirit and destroying the Golden Winged Demon with the Light Great Strength Pill.
• Sima Xian retrieved the demon crystal from the Light Great Strength Pill and left.

The Commander Grade Sixty-Fourth Demon Hunter Squad completed several missions while traveling through Devil Race territory, then left the Moonlit Night Merchant Group to pursue a harder target in Yak Province. Long Haochen led the group toward Great Yak City to kill one hundred Yak Demons.

• Wang Yuanyuan used the Gate of Space Spirit Furnace and her Shield of the Giant Spirit God to defeat a half-dark-gold Golden Winged Demon, and Cai'er killed it as the group escaped.
• Long Haochen disguised himself as a servant and got the group out of Nadu City with the Moonlit Night Merchant Group after the city began searching for human spies.
• The Commander Grade Sixty-Fourth Demon Hunter Squad completed five more missions while following the merchant group southeastward.
• Long Haochen parted ways with the Moonlit Night Merchant Group before Central Province and chose Yak Province as the group's next destination.
• Long Haochen explained that the squad's seventh mission was to kill one hundred Yak Demons and led them toward Great Yak City.

Long Haochen's group found a King Grade Demon Hunter Squad being hunted by a large Yak Tribe force and chose to help them despite the danger. After Cai'er killed the Spore Demon and McDull copied it, Long Haochen led the assault as Chen Ying'er continued chanting, leaving the battle underway.

• Long Haochen rejected Cai'er's suggestion to assassinate the Yak Tribe chieftain and ordered the group to avoid unnecessary risks.
• Cai'er scouted the approaching Yak Tribe force and discovered it was pursuing a struggling King Grade Demon Hunter Squad with two eighth-tier Yak Leaders.
• Long Haochen's companions agreed to rescue the squad, and he assigned Cai'er to kill the Spore Demon while planning a flank attack and retreat.
• Cai'er killed the Spore Demon, and McDull copied its form as Chen Ying'er began chanting and the others mounted Haoyue.
• Long Haochen charged into the Yak Demon formation with Light Ripple and Goddess of Light Aria while the rest of the group followed from the flank.

Long Haochen and Marshal Grade Sixty-Fourth Demon Hunter Squad ambushed the Yak Tribe army, slaughtering hundreds and wiping out thirteen Yak Commanders with help from Yating and McDull. After the Yak Demons fled and the King Grade squad held off the leaders, Long Haochen ordered his team to form up against an Eighth Order Yak Leader.

• Long Haochen and Yating cut into the Yak Demon ranks, and Haoyue, Sima Xian, Han Yu, Wang Yuanyuan, and Lin Xin joined the attack.
• Haoyue’s four heads unleashed magic as the Demon Hunter Squad killed more than two hundred Yak Demons and drove the Yak Commanders to attack them.
• McDull slowed the Yak Leaders and their commanders with Spore Demon slime, while a knight from the King Grade squad deflected a Yak Leader’s attack on McDull.
• Long Haochen and Cai’er killed all thirteen Sixth Order Yak Commanders after Yating’s Holy Light Intimidation paralyzed them.
• The Yak Tribe army broke and fled, while the King Grade squad stopped retreating and confronted the remaining Yak powerhouses.
• Long Haochen ordered his squad to form up as an Eighth Order Yak Leader and six Yak Commanders approached.

Long Haochen and his companions faced the eighth-rank Yak Leader after routing the Yak Demons, and Long Haochen challenged him to test his strength. He deflected the Yak Leader’s powerful attack and continued evading his strikes through precise swordsmanship as the battle intensified.

• Chen Ying'er arrived with summoned Magic Beasts and joined the battlefield after the Yak Demons’ army collapsed.
• The Yak Leader unleashed Overlord Yin Annihilation at Long Haochen and his companions.
• Long Haochen used the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace to draw the Yak Leader’s attack, then deflected its spear-shadow with the Goddess of Light Aria.
• The Yak Leader charged Long Haochen at close range, and Long Haochen’s companions prepared to fight alongside him.
• Long Haochen evaded the Yak Leader’s dark currents and spear-shadows, using precise sword strikes to disrupt his attacks.

Long Haochen fused with Haoyue and Yating to unleash his strongest combat state, then killed an eighth-step Yak Leader with the Goddess of Light Aria. Afterward, he collapsed into deep weakness while his companions regrouped and recovered, and the remaining Yak Demons grew fearful.

• The Yak Leader unleashed an indiscriminate attack, but Long Haochen split its black radiance while Haoyue charged into him and Cai'er killed the Yak Commanders.
• Long Haochen fused with Haoyue as Yating entered the Goddess of Light Aria, transforming his armor and awakening the divine sword's Epic-grade power.
• Long Haochen attacked the Yak Leader, wounded him, and then used Asura Slash to shatter his spear and blast apart most of his body.
• A metal sphere intercepted the Yak Leader and destroyed what remained of him, while Long Haochen's fusion ended and left him severely weakened.
• Han Yu used Light's Blessing to restore the squad, and the remaining Yak Demons panicked after witnessing their leader's death.

Long Haochen’s squad defeated the Yak Demons, and Long Haochen discovered that his internal spiritual power had reached 9,782. Meanwhile, Feng Xiu and Vasak sensed the return of a powerful being and discussed a prophecy warning that this being and a human rising star could bring disaster to the Devil Race.

• Haoyue and Lin Xin collected magic crystals from the Yak Demon corpses while Sima Xian, Wang Yuanyuan, Han Yu, and Cai’er helped the King Grade Demon Hunter Squad drive off the remaining enemies.
• Long Haochen reviewed the battle, realized how much stronger his squad had become, and measured his internal spiritual power at 9,782.
• Feng Xiu sensed a familiar aura and ordered Huang Shuo to send ten Demon Extermination Squads to search Yak Province and kill three-headed-or-more Magic Beasts.
• Feng Xiu summoned Vasak, who confirmed sensing the being and warned that it remained weaker than before but had returned to their world.
• Vasak recited his prophecy about a purple sovereign and a sun-like falling star, and he urged Feng Xiu to watch humanity and target the suspicious young human Abao.
• Feng Xiu wondered whether the prophecy’s human was someone he had already thought of, but he kept his suspicion to himself.

At the Holy Alliance Grand Auction House, Feng Ling'er remembered Sima Xian's farewell while Ye Weiyang admitted she was curious about Long Haochen and worried about his team. The story then returned to the battlefield, where Tian Qing thanked the other Demon Hunter Squad for helping his team.

• Ye Weiyang teased Feng Ling'er about Sima Xian's absence, and Feng Ling'er recalled his confession and farewell.
• Ye Weiyang revealed that she had helped Sima Xian approach Feng Ling'er because she wanted to learn about Long Haochen, whose sword and reputation had left her curious and humbled.
• Ye Weiyang explained that Long Haochen's young team took dangerous Commander Grade missions, and Feng Ling'er said she hoped they would return alive and would keep Sima Xian's food for herself.
• After the battlefield was cleared and both squads rested, Tian Qing introduced himself as captain of the King Grade Seventeen Demon Hunter Squad and thanked the others for their assistance.

Long Haochen’s squad rescued Tian Qing’s King Grade Seventeen Demon Hunter Squad and learned that the Devil Race had formed Demon Extermination Squads to hunt Demon Hunters. Tian Qing led both squads into a hidden headquarters beneath Great Yak City, where they rested and prepared to discuss their next steps.

• Long Haochen introduced himself as captain of the Marshal Grade Sixty-Fourth Demon Hunter Squad, and Tian Qing thanked him for rescuing his team.
• Tian Qing explained that a Demon Extermination Squad had ambushed his squad during its mission, leaving four members injured before Yak Demons pursued them.
• Tian Qing told Long Haochen that the Devil Race’s Demon Extermination Squads were elite teams directly commanded by the Demon God Emperor and had killed at least ten Demon Hunter Squads.
• Tian Qing invited Long Haochen’s squad to a nearby headquarters and led both teams on a detour to Great Yak City, where they entered disguised as Yak Demons.
• Tian Qing revealed a concealed underground headquarters beneath a human-run restaurant, and the thirteen Demon Hunters went inside to rest.
• Tian Qing spoke privately with Long Haochen and said his squad would remember the rescue, while respecting the secrets of Long Haochen’s team.

Long Haochen and Tian Qing agreed to lie low before ambushing the Demon Extermination Squads gathering in Great Yak City, while both teams recovered and awaited a chance to act. As Long Haochen approached the seventh rank, he recalled his father’s warning that advancing required carefully creating a second Spiritual Aperture.

• Tian Qing proposed ambushing the Demon Extermination Squads investigating Great Yak City, and Long Haochen agreed to cooperate with his squad.
• Long Haochen and Yating recovered from their powerful fusion, and Yating warned that Goddess of Light Aria could absorb her as a permanent Sword Spirit.
• Informants reported seven or eight Demon Extermination Squad groups in Great Yak City, while the Yak Tribe searched the city and failed to discover the hidden headquarters.
• Long Haochen cultivated as his Spiritual Aperture neared its limit and recalled his father explaining how to create the second and third Spiritual Apertures.

Long Haochen reflected on his rapid cultivation and his longing to reunite with his parents after completing the slaughter mission. In Great Yak City, Xing Xuan's Star Group encountered a human assassin, and the Devils moved to surround the attacker.

• Long Haochen thought about reaching the seventh tier, finding his parents, and earning the Mithril Pedestal Knight rank after the slaughter mission.
• Cai'er and the other members of Marshal Grade Sixty-Fourth Demon Hunter Squad continued strengthening their cultivation after a year of training.
• Xing Xuan led his Star Group through Great Yak City while searching for Demon Hunter Squads under orders from the Demon God Emperor.
• A human assassin struck Xing Xuan, but his necklace protected him from a fatal wound.
• Xing Xuan attacked with Elemental Blast as the Bear Demon blocked his path and the other Devils surrounded the assassin.

Long Haochen and two Demon Hunter Squads ambushed the Star Group Demon Extermination Squad in Great Yak City, killing its leader Xing Xuan and then wiping out the remaining Devil Race members. The Alliance fighters escaped along their planned route after Cai’er unexpectedly killed Xing Xuan with her Sword of Reincarnation.

• A human assassin attacked Xing Xuan, but Xing Xuan trapped him with Star Demon’s Grasp before a white light pulled the assassin away.
• Xing Xuan sensed danger and unleashed a powerful blast, but Cai’er struck from above with a gray radiance that shattered his soul.
• Long Haochen arrived and used golden light to carry Cai’er away as Xing Xuan’s corpse fell from the sky.
• The Bear Demon sent up a distress signal, but the other Devil Race members chased Long Haochen into the clouds and fell into the ambush.
• The King Grade and Commander Grade Demon Hunter Squads wiped out the leaderless Star Group Demon Extermination Squad, then Long Haochen and Tian Qing led their forces along the escape route.
• Long Haochen explained that the squads had waited more than ten days for the ambush, and that Cai’er had killed Xing Xuan despite the plan only calling for his severe injury.

After the two Demon Hunter Squads wiped out the Demon Extermination Squad, Long Haochen hurried to check on Cai'er, who had killed the eighth-step Star Demon Xing Xuan with an unprecedented strike. He found her alive but nearly imperceptible in the Tower of Eternity, and stayed beside her as she remained in a mysterious state.

• The King Grade Seventeen Demon Hunter Squad fought alongside Long Haochen's team and witnessed their exceptional strength as the two squads defeated the Demon Extermination Squad.
• The squads returned to their concealed headquarters, where Tian Qing asked about Cai'er and Long Haochen said she was fine before taking his companions to rest.
• Long Haochen entered the Tower of Eternity and found Cai'er sitting motionless with an almost imperceptible aura.
• Long Haochen sensed that Cai'er was alive and seemed united with the Tower of Eternity, then stayed beside her to watch for changes.
• The account revealed that Cai'er had used absolute concealment and a state of unity between heaven and man to kill Xing Xuan with the Sword of Reincarnation and the Reincarnation Spirit Furnace.

After Cai'er entered a state of enlightenment, Long Haochen and the Demon Hunter Squads stayed hidden while the Devil Race searched Great Yak City. Abao waited for Long Haochen and prepared to catch him, while Long Haochen and Tian Qing debated whether to attack the last Demon Extermination Squad or leave.

• Cai'er lost her six senses after her strike and remained seated for three days as Long Haochen sent her into the Tower of Eternity.
• The Devil Race launched a second search of Great Yak City, but Tian Qing kept the Demon Hunter Squads safe in their concealed headquarters.
• Abao arrived in Great Yak City, took control of the search, and vowed to kill Long Haochen and give Moonlit Night his heart as a betrothal gift.
• Moonlit Night concealed her disgust at Abao's plan and resolved to help Long Haochen if the danger became critical.
• After the Devil Race's Demon Extermination Squads began withdrawing, Tian Qing proposed waiting for more intelligence before deciding whether to attack or leave.
• When the last Demon Extermination Squad appeared to be leaving, Tian Qing urged an attack, but Long Haochen remained wary and suggested departing instead.

Tian Qing led King Grade Seventeen Demon Hunter Squad to intercept the Dragon Group outside Great Yak City, with Long Haochen’s squad following as hidden support. The two teams advanced toward the enemy, while Long Haochen remained cautious and kept Haoyue concealed behind them.

• Tian Qing insisted that his King Grade Seventeen Demon Hunter Squad lead the attack, and Long Haochen agreed to have his team provide support.
• After learning the Demon Extermination Squad was leaving the city, Tian Qing led both teams through a secret passage to intercept them outside Great Yak City.
• Cai'er joined the group after three days of cultivation, having recovered her six senses and unified her abilities but not awakened her Divine Favor Holder physique.
• Tian Qing’s mage and priest spotted ten members of the Dragon Group and reported that they were traveling without an apparent ambush.
• Tian Qing summoned a Vajra Dragon and advanced with five teammates on magic beasts, while Long Haochen summoned Haoyue and followed roughly a thousand meters behind with his squad.