Chapter Summaries

As the Devil Race launched an all-out assault on Demon Extermination Pass, Long Haochen and Cai'er rose above the walls to bolster their side's morale. At dawn, Long Haochen struggled to awaken the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield while Cai'er summoned the Scythe of Death, and the chapter ended as the battle intensified and the shield remained unresponsive.

• Holy Spirit Heart and Long Haochen saw the six Demon Gods advance toward Demon Extermination Pass, and Long Haochen urged Holy Spirit Heart not to lose hope.
• Long Haochen rode Star King into the sky, and Cai'er followed with her wings spread before they flew to opposite sides of the pass.
• Long Haochen tried to raise the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield, but it failed to respond at dawn, while Cai'er summoned the Scythe of Death and released her killing intent.
• Star King unleashed its Star Domain and urged Long Haochen to combine their power to awaken the shield, so Long Haochen poured Spiritual Astral Force into it.
• The Devil Race army and its flying troops pressed their attack as Demon God of Emotion Xidi led the assault to destroy Demon Extermination Pass, while Long Haochen waited for the first sunlight to reach the shield.

Cai'er used her Divine Descent Technique to strengthen the defenders of Demon Extermination Pass while Long Haochen continued charging the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield without being able to activate it. Demon God of Emotion Xidi then began a forbidden spell that enthralled the human soldiers and renewed the Devil Race's assault.

• Cai'er cast the Mutual Slaughter Barrier, weakening the Devil Race and boosting the fighting spirit and strength of the defenders on Demon Extermination Pass.
• Long Haochen and Star King continued supplying Spiritual Astral Force to the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield, but Long Haochen could not awaken its ultimate power at dawn.
• Xidi identified Cai'er as a Divine Favor Holder and discussed Long Haochen's threat with Bane before deciding that the humans had to die.
• Xidi gathered the five other Demon Gods around her and began invoking a forbidden spell through her Demon God Pillar.
• Xidi's enormous seductive projection dazed the human soldiers, slowing their attacks as the Devil Race renewed its assault on the walls.

Demon God of Emotion Xidi began a forbidden spell that stirred desire among the defenders of Demon Extermination Pass, while Cai’er struggled to suppress its effects. With the other demon gods protecting Xidi from the Assassin Temple’s Heroes, Sheng Yue ordered them to attack the Devil Race army instead.

• Holy Spirit Heart warned Lan Yanyu that Xidi’s forbidden spell could inflame the desires of the soldiers, and Long Haochen realized it affected the defenders but not the Devil Race below.
• Sheng Yue and ten Heroes set the Devil Race camp ablaze and destroyed its granaries before attacking the enemy from behind.
• Cai’er maintained her Mutual Slaughter Barrier as the forbidden spell’s influence grew stronger over the soldiers on the walls.
• The eleven Heroes struck at Xidi, but five Demon God Pillars blocked their attack and sent them flying back.
• Sheng Yue ordered the Heroes to slaughter the high-ranking Devil Race forces, and they charged down at the enemy army.

Eleven Hero Assassins and Hidden Hero Assassins tore through the Devil Race army while Demon God of Emotion Xidi completed her forbidden spell, the Heavenly Demon Desire Dance, and bewitched Demon Extermination Pass. Long Haochen activated the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield to counter her, but Xidi’s Demon God Pillar overwhelmed his attack, leaving the pass in peril.

• Sheng Yue and ten other Hero Assassins struck the Devil Race ranks, killing large numbers of troops and throwing the army into chaos.
• Winged Bull Berserker Saigong ordered a full retreat, but the packed Devil Race army could not withdraw in order and fell into greater disorder.
• Xidi completed her Heavenly Demon Desire Dance, driving the soldiers on Demon Extermination Pass into madness and weakening Cai'er's Mutual Slaughter Barrier.
• Cai'er collapsed after exhausting her spiritual power, and Han Yu caught her and carried her to the command platform.
• Long Haochen activated the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield with the dawn's arrival and sent its seven-colored light toward Xidi, but her Demon God Pillar repelled it.

Long Haochen used the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield to block and reflect Xidi’s Heavenly Demon Dance of Desire, saving Demon Extermination Pass while turning the forbidden spell against the Devil Race. The shield soon collapsed, and Long Haochen and Star King fell as Xidi suffered backlash from interrupting her spell.

• Long Haochen expanded the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield across Demon Extermination Pass, shielding the soldiers from Xidi’s forbidden spell.
• Lan Yanyu cast cold rain to help the soldiers recover, while the reflected Heavenly Demon Dance of Desire drove the Devil Race army into a frenzy.
• Sheng Yue led the Assassin Temple powerhouses away from the reflected spell as Twin-Bladed Demons died in great numbers.
• Xidi began dispelling her forbidden spell, and the soldiers on the walls gradually regained their senses, though many had died or were too weak to fight.
• The Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield shattered after a dozen seconds, and Long Haochen and Star King fell as Xidi suffered backlash and looked toward him.

Long Haochen and Cai'er helped turn the battle at Demon Extermination Pass into a decisive victory, forcing the Devil Race to retreat and restoring the pass's strength. With the front stabilized, they left with Han Yu, while Cai'er was named heir to the Assassin Temple and Long Haochen received the title of Honorary Temple Master.

• Sidi ordered the Devil Race to cover its retreat as Sheng Yue and the Assassin Temple elites attacked the disorganized army.
• Han Yu used Light's Blessing to help Long Haochen, Cai'er, Star King, and others recover, and Cai'er awakened in Long Haochen's arms.
• The Devil Race withdrew after suffering heavy losses, and Demon Extermination Pass burned the corpses and recovered magic crystals from the battlefield.
• Over the following half month, Saint Moon Hero led raids that forced Xidi's army to retreat fifty li, while supplies and thirty thousand reserve soldiers reinforced the pass.
• Long Haochen and Cai'er departed with Han Yu after saying farewell to Demon Extermination Pass.
• The Assassin Temple proclaimed Cai'er its next Temple Master heir and honored Long Haochen as an Honorary Temple Master.

Long Haochen, Cai'er, and Han Yu traveled to Jialing Pass to reunite with Lin Xin and gather the remaining members of their demon hunter squad. After learning about the Mage Temple’s defenses and its strained relations with the Knight Temple, they were met by mages who asked why they had come.

• Long Haochen and Cai'er flew south on Star King while Han Yu followed, and Han Yu reflected on his ambition to keep improving alongside Long Haochen.
• The group reached the region around Jialing Pass and saw its vast lake, massive walls, and powerful magical defenses.
• Han Yu explained that the Mage Temple had sent limited support to most fortresses, partly because mages were costly to train and the temple competed with the Knight Temple.
• Three Mage Temple mages intercepted the group, and their young light-attribute leader asked Long Haochen what business brought them to Jialing Pass.
• Long Haochen said they had come to find a friend and were willing to help Jialing Pass resist the Devil Race.

Long Haochen, Cai'er, and Han Yu encountered hostility from Mage Temple mage Xuanyuan while entering Jialing Pass, and Cai'er broke the barrier when it blocked their mount. Elder Fei escorted them into the city, where Long Haochen asked about his friend Lin Xin and became concerned at Elder Fei’s strange reaction.

• Xuanyuan deliberately failed to give Star King a seal mark, preventing Long Haochen’s group from passing through the Mage Temple barrier.
• Cai’er attacked and split the barrier, allowing Star King and the others to enter Jialing Pass.
• Elder Fei confronted Long Haochen’s group, then accepted Xuanyuan’s excuse and escorted them into the city.
• Long Haochen asked Elder Fei whether Lin Xin was well, and Elder Fei’s unusual expression alarmed him.

Long Haochen and his companions visited the Mage Temple, where the Goddess of Light’s statue unexpectedly shone on him and cleansed his soul. The incident drew the mages’ attention, and Elder Fei prepared to report it to the Temple Master as the group’s connection to Lin Xin came to light.

• Elder Fei told Han Yu that Lin Xin commanded the First Mage Group and defended his record when Han Yu doubted his combat ability.
• Long Haochen, Han Yu, and their companion entered the Mage Temple and bowed to its six elemental statues.
• The Goddess of Light’s statue glowed and enveloped Long Haochen in pure Light Element, cleansing his soul before the light faded.
• Tan Wan questioned whether Long Haochen had come to demonstrate the Knight Temple’s strength, then left to report the event to her teacher, the Temple Master.
• Elder Fei explained Tan Wan’s status and talents, while Han Yu revealed that Lin Xin had reached the seventh rank and nearly exposed their squad connection.

Long Haochen met Mage Temple Master Li Zhengzhi after arriving at the Mage Temple, where tensions between the Mage Temple and Knight Temple were evident. Li Zhengzhi tested Long Haochen’s strength and read the letter from Long Tianyin, leaving their meeting poised to continue.

• Long Haochen, Han Yu, and Cai'er discussed the Mage Temple’s hostility and hoped Lin Xin could help ease relations between the Temples.
• A mage summoned Long Haochen alone to meet Temple Master Li, while Han Yu and Cai'er returned to their rooms.
• Long Haochen traveled through a magic array to Li Zhengzhi’s private space and encountered Li and Tan Wan.
• Li Zhengzhi tested Long Haochen with wind spiritual energy, but Long Haochen used his evolved Ripple of Light to withstand it.
• Li Zhengzhi praised Long Haochen’s technique, drew Long Tianyin’s letter to himself, and opened its magic seal.

Long Haochen revealed his identity to Mage Temple Master Li Zhengzhi, who recognized his potential and explained why he had once supported handing him over to the Devil Race. Li Zhengzhi left the future unity of the Alliance and the challenge to the Demon God Emperor in Long Haochen’s hands, but only after Long Haochen could defeat him.

• Li Zhengzhi sent Tan Wan away so he could speak privately with Long Haochen, then Long Haochen removed his mask and introduced himself.
• Li Zhengzhi recognized Long Haochen’s exceptional talent and admitted that he had once supported handing him over because the Alliance needed time and Li Zhengzhi was not ready to challenge the Demon God Emperor.
• Li Zhengzhi explained that defeating the Demon God Emperor was essential to any Alliance counteroffensive against the Devil Race.
• Li Zhengzhi told Long Haochen he would support the Knight Temple’s plan to unite the Six Great Temples and would yield him the right to challenge the Demon God Emperor if Long Haochen first defeated him.

Li Zhengzhi urged Long Haochen to cultivate patience, explaining that the Devil Race had long restrained its full strength and that the Alliance had time to grow. After leaving Li Zhengzhi, Long Haochen encountered Tan Wan without his armor, then reunited with Li Xin, Lin Xin, and Han Yu at the Mage Temple.

• Li Zhengzhi told Long Haochen that past geniuses had failed by challenging the Demon God Emperor too soon and urged him to endure until victory was certain.
• Li Zhengzhi explained that the Devil Race had kept humanity alive in captivity and that the Holy War began because the Alliance's growth alarmed the Demon God Emperor.
• Long Haochen thanked Li Zhengzhi, who warned him that he was not yet strong enough to defeat him and hoped he would mature before the next Temple Grand Competition.
• Long Haochen left without wearing his Adamantine Foundation Battle Armor and startled Tan Wan, who recognized him when he put it back on and vanished in the teleportation array.
• Long Haochen arrived on the Mage Temple's second floor and found Li Xin holding Cai'er, while Lin Xin greeted Han Yu with excitement.

Long Haochen reunited with Li Xin, Lin Xin, Cai'er, and Han Yu, then learned how Li Xin had lost and regained her arm and how Lin Xin had overcome his fear of attack magic to protect her. After Long Haochen forgave him, Lin Xin finally released his guilt and exhaustion; two days later, the chapter described the Mage Temple's mage regiments and Lin Xin's command of the First Mage Regiment.

• Lin Xin and Li Xin rushed to meet Long Haochen and reunited with him, Cai'er, and Han Yu.
• Long Haochen praised Lin Xin for supporting their squad, but Lin Xin confessed that Li Xin had lost an arm during the Holy War while he was away refining pills.
• Li Xin explained that Lin Xin learned attack magic and developed medicine to heal her arm, then rose to command the First Mage Regiment through his battlefield performance and military merit.
• Long Haochen reassured Lin Xin that he had done well, and Lin Xin wept before falling asleep from exhaustion in Li Xin's arms.
• Two days later, the chapter described the Mage Temple's ten regular mage regiments and identified Lin Xin's First Mage Regiment as the fire-element Burning Legion.

Long Haochen and his companions visited the walls of Jialing Pass, where Tan Wan challenged their presence and Cai’er nearly fought her. Lin Xin clashed with Xuanyuan Yan, and Li Xin began explaining the complicated history behind their conflict.

• Lin Xin introduced Long Haochen and his companions to the five hundred mages of his First Mage Regiment on Jialing Pass’s walls.
• Long Haochen said they would stay and contribute to Jialing Pass before heading to Southeast Fortress to find Yuanyuan.
• Tan Wan rebuked Lin Xin for bringing outsiders onto the walls and challenged Long Haochen to spar, prompting Cai’er to release her killing intent.
• Long Haochen withdrew with Cai’er, Han Yu, and Li Xin, while Lin Xin confronted Xuanyuan Yan after he fired a Light Arrow at him.
• Li Xin explained that Lin Xin had grown attached to Tan Wan as a child, and that his feelings changed as they grew older despite her attempts to persuade him to cultivate attack magic.

Li Xin explained the history behind Tan Wan’s resentment toward her and Lin Xin, then a Devil Race attack forced the group to return to Jialing Pass’s walls. As both armies prepared to clash, the Devil Race launched an unexpected attack, and Lin Xin sensed that something was wrong.

• Li Xin told Long Haochen and Han Yu that Lin Xin had left Tan Wan a letter, and that Tan Wan had later realized she loved him but could not reach him before he and Li Xin became a couple.
• Long Haochen hoped the misunderstanding with Tan Wan could be resolved, while Li Xin said she would not abandon Lin Xin after all he had sacrificed for her.
• A piercing cry announced the Devil Race’s attack, and Long Haochen led the others back to Jialing Pass’s walls to help resist it.
• Long Haochen observed the fortress’s spirit-gathering arrays and the Mage Temple’s joint spellcasting as Lin Xin directed the mage corps to prepare for battle.
• Lin Xin explained that the first clash would test both sides’ accumulated strength, and he chose to wait before attacking so Long Haochen would not disrupt the mages’ spellcasting.
• The Devil Race army accelerated unexpectedly, and an enormous demon head formed in the sky before eight black-tinged pillars of light appeared; Lin Xin sensed that the attack had begun too early.

The eight Demon Gods launched the super forbidden spell Hell Descent at Jialing Pass, and the fortress’s mage regiments struggled to slow it. As the spell began breaking through the seal, Xuanyuan Yan’s light mages struck its core, weakening it and leaving Long Haochen preparing to act.

• Hell Demon God Malphas and the other seven Demon Gods unleashed Hell Descent, catching Jialing Pass unprepared.
• Long Haochen judged that the fortress’s mages could not stop the spell, then sat down to gather Light Element with Han Yu’s assistance.
• Jialing Pass’s wind, earth, ice, and fire mages attacked in succession, but together they weakened Hell Descent by only one-fifth.
• Hell Descent struck the fortress’s seal and began melting a hole through it.
• Xuanyuan Yan’s light mages attacked the opening with golden light, significantly weakening Hell Descent’s power.

Xuanyuan Yan and the mages failed to stop Hell Descent after the seal over Jialing Pass shattered, and the Storm Legion’s tornado could only delay it. As the forbidden spell rushed toward the walls, Long Haochen used Light’s Prayer through the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield to restrain it.

• Xuanyuan Yan and five hundred Light Magic users weakened Hell Descent, but it expanded explosively and shattered Jialing Pass’s seal, injuring them.
• Tan Wan’s Storm Legion surrounded Hell Descent with a powerful tornado, but eight beams from the Demon God Pillars tore through the wind and drove the spell toward the pass.
• Long Haochen appeared before Jialing Pass on the King of Star Brilliance Unicorn and used Light’s Prayer to halt Hell Descent.
• Long Haochen drew on the Sun Moon Divine Snail Shield’s divine-artifact power to sustain the spell and keep Hell Descent from advancing.

Long Haochen halted Malphas’s Hell Descent spell with Light’s Prayer, while Lin Xin and the mages of Jialing Pass battered the weakened magic. As Long Haochen’s strength gave out, six Ninth Order Magic Gods and thirty Eighth Order Saint Magi trapped Hell Descent in a six-colored barrier, while the Devil Race army began its assault.

• Long Haochen sealed Hell Descent with Light’s Prayer, and Tan Wan and Xuanyuan Yan recognized the gulf between his strength and theirs.
• Cai’er and Lin Xin joined Long Haochen; Lin Xin rapidly struck the same point on Hell Descent with thirty-six Explosive Fireballs and a Blue Fire Phoenix attack.
• The mages of Jialing Pass attacked Hell Descent while Malphas ordered the Devil Race army to launch an all-out assault on the pass.
• As Long Haochen’s Light’s Prayer faltered, six Ninth Order Magic Gods and thirty Eighth Order Saint Magi enclosed Hell Descent in a six-colored barrier.
• Long Haochen ended Light’s Prayer and Star King steadied him as the weakened forbidden spell thrashed inside the new barrier.

Li Zhengzhi used the Wind God’s power to turn Hell Descent against the Devil Race and help Jialing Pass repel the assault. Three days later, Long Haochen prepared to leave with his companions while Li Xin stayed behind, and Lin Xin struggled with their impending separation.

• The Mage Temple Grand Magister Corps joined Long Haochen in sealing Hell Descent as Li Zhengzhi summoned the Wind God and hurled portions of the forbidden spell into the Devil Race army.
• Li Zhengzhi fought off the eight Demon Gods while Malbas ordered the Devil Race to retreat, and the Six-Element Restriction erased Hell Descent.
• Long Haochen left Jialing Pass with his companions after the battle, while the Wind God watched him depart with a faint smile.
• Three days later, Li Xin told Lin Xin she would remain at Jialing Pass with her companions while he continued south with Long Haochen’s squad.
• Lin Xin pleaded with Li Xin to leave with him, but she pulled him toward the bed after insisting they face their separation as Demon Hunters.

Tan Wan and Xuanyuan Yan apologized to Long Haochen before Tan Wan challenged him to an unequipped sparring match. Long Haochen defeated her decisively, and Tan Wan asked how he had countered her Tornado Array and learned about her martial techniques.

• Tan Wan and Xuanyuan Yan visited Long Haochen to apologize for their conduct and thank him for helping Jialing Pass.
• Long Haochen said he would leave Jialing Pass the next morning and agreed to Tan Wan’s request for a private sparring match.
• Tan Wan removed her equipment and attacked Long Haochen with Wind Blades, but he evaded them without releasing spiritual energy.
• Tan Wan cast twelve miniature tornadoes that combined into a powerful array, but Long Haochen used a Holy Sword and precise strikes to dispel them.
• Tan Wan rushed Long Haochen with martial techniques, but her attacks failed to affect him, and she admitted defeat.
• Tan Wan asked Long Haochen how he had broken her Tornado Array and known that she could use martial techniques.