Chapter Summaries

Eleiks gave Cai'er a pearl of pure death energy and forged a new heart of pure light for Long Haochen, which he named the Heart of Eternity. As Long Haochen began merging with it, Eleiks asked Cai'er to call him Teacher before he departed forever.

• Eleiks merged his purified death energy into Eternal Melody, allowing it to strengthen Cai'er without overwhelming her.
• Eleiks extracted the pure Light Element and the remnant of his Child of Light essence from his soul, then shaped them into a beating heart for Long Haochen.
• Eleiks explained that the Heart of Eternity contained the pure power of light, not his corrupted undead power, and sent it into Long Haochen's chest.
• Long Haochen sat down and began merging with the Heart of Eternity as his body turned golden.
• Eleiks told Cai'er that he would leave the world and be purified through her, then asked her to call him Teacher.

Elieks said farewell to Cai'er and used his remaining power to purify the Tower of Eternity, leaving it and the Scythe of Death as gifts for her. His soul vanished after breaking the seal within the coffin, and Cai'er mourned him as the tower fell silent.

• Cai'er called Elieks her Teacher, and he promised to leave her the Tower of Eternity and a powerful gift.
• Elieks subdued the Tower of Eternity, stripped away its intelligence and excess power, and purified it into a divine artifact connected to Cai'er.
• Elieks told Cai'er he wished he could have lived an ordinary life, then used the Scythe of Death to break the seal in the coffin beneath him.
• Elieks's soul disappeared in the purifying light while Cai'er knelt and wept beside him.
• After the purification ended, Cai'er picked up the Scythe of Death and felt a strange new connection with it.

Cai'er became the Tower of Eternity's master after Elieks purified himself, and she reunited with the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad to tell them Long Haochen had been revived. As the group cultivated the Tower's pure energy, Cai'er advanced to the Eighth Tier and Long Haochen's cultivation began to recover, with further changes starting in his body.

• Cai'er sensed that the Tower of Eternity had recognized her as its master and saw that the Scythe of Death had changed after Elieks purified himself.
• Cai'er returned to the sixth floor, reassured the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad that Long Haochen was safe, and recounted Elieks's story and Long Haochen's resurrection.
• Cai'er brought the group to the seventh floor and told them to absorb the Tower's pure energy to increase their spiritual power.
• Cai'er absorbed the Tower's energy and the power left by Elieks, reached Peak Seventh Tier, gained four new Spiritual Apertures, and advanced to the Eighth Tier.
• Long Haochen's Heart of Eternity linked his Spiritual Apertures and restored his cultivation beyond the Eighth Tier, after which strange changes began in his body.

Long Haochen endured three days of agony as Elieks’s bloodline rebuilt his heart into a golden Heart of Eternity, while the other members of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad cultivated in the Tower of Eternity. As Long Haochen’s new heart began beating, Haoyue also showed signs of returning to life.

• Long Haochen’s Child of Light bloodline absorbed Elieks’s essence, and a golden heart began growing in his chest.
• Long Haochen silently endured the painful reconstruction, determined to survive for Cai'er and his companions.
• The other members of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad entered deep meditation and absorbed the Tower of Eternity’s energy.
• After three days, Long Haochen’s heart neared completion as impurities and the Demon God Emperor’s corruption left his body.
• Haoyue’s scales began glowing purple, and energy from his blood gathered around him as a trace of life returned.
• Long Haochen’s final heart vessel opened, and his golden heart contracted and expanded with its first beats.

Long Haochen’s Heart of Eternity revived and gave him spiritual power beyond one hundred thousand while his realm remained at the eighth step. Haoyue also awakened, and four years later Li Xin was still waiting at Jialing Pass for news of Lin Xin and the others.

• Long Haochen’s revived Heart of Eternity absorbed and circulated spiritual power, transforming him into someone with a pure Light God Physique.
• Long Haochen discovered that his spiritual power had exceeded one hundred thousand, but his Spiritual Apertures had not advanced enough for him to reach the ninth step.
• Long Haochen’s renewed heartbeat awakened Haoyue, whose immense bloodline power surged as the Demon God Emperor’s plan failed.
• Four years later, Lin Chen urged Li Xin to stop waiting, but she refused to leave the Mage Temple without definite news of the missing group.

Four years after the Holy War, Li Xin remained at the Mage Temple, waiting for Lin Xin and preparing to represent the Knight Temple at the upcoming Temple Grand Competition. In Holy City, another young woman mourned a missing man as the Alliance gathered for a competition that seemed poised to involve major changes.

• Li Xin refused Lin Chen's urging to leave, saying she would wait for Lin Xin and Long Haochen, and agreed to visit her family after the competition.
• Lin Chen urged Li Xin to pursue an Adamantine Foundation Battle Armor rank and offered her the epic-tier Fire God Twin Swords he had forged for her.
• Li Xin declined to compete for armor before she felt ready, but Lin Chen insisted she accept his gifts and make a strong showing.
• In Holy City, a young woman lamented that the Crimson Dragon Pearl had shattered and the Crimson Dragon Armor had been destroyed, yet insisted that Baldy was still alive.
• The Holy Temple Alliance's leaders gathered in Holy City for the Temple Grand Competition, whose tense preparations suggested that major decisions and unforeseen changes were ahead.

Yang Haohan and Long Tianyin worried that the Knight Temple might lose influence in the coming Temple Grand Competition as they prepared to oppose Li Zhengzhi’s push to lead a new Alliance. A mysterious token alarmed both Divine Seal Knights, while Li Zhengzhi gathered the Mage Temple elders and began explaining why the competition had changed his position on the Alliance’s future.

• Yang Haohan and Long Tianyin discussed the Knight Temple’s losses, Long Haochen’s disappearance, and their concern that Li Zhengzhi would win power through the Temple Grand Competition.
• Long Tianyin said the Assassin Temple supported them, while the Warrior Temple and Soul Temple remained uncertain, and Yang Haohan urged him not to underestimate Li Zhengzhi.
• A Mithril Pedestal Knight brought Yang Haohan a token, and both Divine Seal Knights reacted with alarm and demanded to know where its bearer was.
• Li Zhengzhi ended his cultivation and met with the Mage Temple elders ahead of the competition.
• Li Zhengzhi said he had opposed forming a new Alliance because the Mage Temple lacked the strength to lead, but the circumstances of this competition were different.

Wang Yuanyuan returned after more than four years and told Qiu Yonghao that Long Haochen and the rest of their squad had returned too. She said they would enter the Temple Grand Competition independently as a Title Grade Demon Hunter Squad, leaving Qiu Yonghao wondering what Long Haochen intended.

• Li Zhengzhi prepared to announce the Mage Temple's candidates for the Temple Grand Competition and declared his ambition to lead the New Alliance and launch another Holy War.
• Qiu Yonghao's Warrior Temple meeting agreed to support the Mage Temple in exchange for a prominent role in the New Alliance.
• Wang Yuanyuan appeared beside Qiu Yonghao, matched his palm strike, and privately revealed her identity before he dismissed the elders.
• Wang Yuanyuan told Qiu Yonghao that she and her companions had returned after more than four years.
• Wang Yuanyuan said Long Haochen's squad would compete independently as a Title Grade Demon Hunter Squad and seek the Warrior Temple's support if they achieved a strong result.

Wang Yuanyuan told Qiu Yonghao that the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad had returned to compete and intended to lead humanity against the Devil Race, while Qiu promised the Warrior Temple would remain neutral if they proved themselves. Meanwhile, the Assassin Temple’s leaders debated whether to keep supporting the Knight Temple, and Sheng Yue faced a vote that threatened his authority.

• Wang Yuanyuan asked Qiu Yonghao to support the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad, but he initially refused to commit and warned that competing alone would be reckless.
• Wang Yuanyuan declared that her squad aimed to unite humanity against the Devil Race, and Qiu Yonghao promised the Warrior Temple would remain neutral if they achieved their goal.
• Wang Yuanyuan asked Qiu Yonghao to keep the squad’s return secret before she left, and he anticipated being surprised by their strength.
• Xue Zhisheng urged the Assassin Temple to stop backing the Knight Temple and remain neutral, with many elders agreeing that the Knight Temple was declining.
• Sheng Yue defended the Assassin Temple’s alliance with the Knight Temple, citing its support during the Holy War and warning against abandoning a longtime ally.
• Xue Zhisheng called for a vote on the temple’s position, leaving Sheng Yue fearing that the majority would defeat him and undermine his authority.

Cai'er returned to the Assassin Temple meeting and used her overwhelming power to challenge its elders over the Temple’s leadership and stance in the Temple Grand Competition. Sheng Yue proposed that she succeed him as Temple Master, while the elders reconsidered their support for Xue Zhisheng.

• Cai'er appeared in the meeting chamber, and her killing intent stunned the Assassin Temple’s elders and moved Sheng Yue to tears.
• Cai'er challenged Xue Zhisheng for the Chief Elder position and transported the assembled leaders to her own world.
• Cai'er declared that elders who lost to her would surrender their voting rights, while those who refused would abstain.
• Sheng Yue backed Cai'er, proposed that she succeed him as Temple Master, and revealed that she was a Divine Favor Holder of the Death God.
• The elders began reconsidering their positions after learning of Cai'er's abilities, heritage, and potential.

Cai'er challenged Xue Zhisheng to prove she could lead the Assassin Temple, and her opening strike revealed the strength of her Purification Attribute and her own domain. Xue Zhisheng trapped her inside his Twelve Void Domains, leaving the battle's outcome uncertain.

• Xue Zhisheng challenged Cai'er, promising to support her decisions and succession if she defeated him, but asking her to lie low if she lost.
• Cai'er struck first with Death's Sorrow, and her Purification Attribute overwhelmed Xue Zhisheng's Spatial Attribute and cracked his epic-grade short blades.
• Cai'er revealed a thirty-meter domain of white lotus-like petals, impressing the Assassin Temple's higher-ups and strengthening her standing among them.
• Xue Zhisheng opened his Twelve Void Domains, surrounding Cai'er with twelve overlapping layers of space that prevented escape and flight.
• Cai'er stood calmly inside Xue Zhisheng's domain as its silver gates prepared to amplify his attacks.

Cai'er demonstrated the terrifying power of her Purification Domain against Xue Zhisheng, forcing him to concede after she revealed her Domain Skill, Prosperous Lotus. The Assassin Temple elders recognized her strength and potential as their future leader.

• Cai'er evaded Xue Zhisheng's spatial attack and used a feint to disrupt his next strike, while her Purification Domain drained his spiritual power.
• Cai'er sent a blade of purified light at one of the Twelve Void Domains' gates, causing Xue Zhisheng to lose another one percent of his spiritual power.
• Xue Zhisheng tried to wear Cai'er down by keeping their domains apart, but Cai'er enveloped herself in the Purification Domain and formed a tiny white lotus.
• Cai'er revealed that the lotus was her Domain Skill, Prosperous Lotus, and warned that she could not take it back once released.
• Xue Zhisheng conceded, and Cai'er used the Scythe of Death to dissolve the lotus over nearly half an hour as the Assassin Temple's high-ranking members watched.

After Cai'er used her Domain Skill to make Xue Zhisheng submit, the story shifted to the Holy City on the eve of the Temple Grand Competition. A white-cloaked young man studied the competition rules until Tan Wan approached him and secretly released a wind-element spell.

• Cai'er withdrew her Domain Skill, and Xue Zhisheng bowed to her in a gesture of submission.
• The Holy City filled with visitors ahead of the Temple Grand Competition, which was set to begin the following day.
• A tall young man in a white cloak studied the posted schedule and rules, including the individual matches, spiritual power contest, Domain contest, and team battle.
• Tan Wan approached the white-cloaked young man and quietly sent a faint green radiance toward him.
• Tan Wan, Li Zhengzhi's direct disciple, had advanced to the eighth step and was set to represent the Mage Temple in the individual matches.

Tan Wan encountered the long-missing young man she had once strived to surpass, then hurried away after realizing his return could affect her teacher’s plan. The Temple Grand Competition began drawing huge crowds and preparations at the Holy Alliance Grand Trial Ground.

• Tan Wan sensed an unusual light aura around a white-clad young man and watched her wind element disperse harmlessly around him.
• Tan Wan attacked with her palm, but the young man dodged and revealed himself as the person she had not seen for nearly five years.
• The young man greeted Tan Wan, asked her to give his regards to Temple Master Li, and disappeared before she could respond.
• Tan Wan wondered whether her teacher’s plan was in danger and raced away using Phoenix Soar Technique.
• Crowds gathered around the Holy Alliance Grand Trial Ground, where ten Demon Crystal Screens would broadcast the competition, while twenty more screens and thousands of professionals helped manage the citywide event.
• Spectators arrived early and placed bets on the Six Great Temples’ results as they waited for the Temple Grand Competition to begin.

The Holy Alliance Grand Trial Ground opened for spectators and competitors as the Six Great Temples assembled for the Temple Grand Competition. Chen Zidian closed the gates and announced the start of the first round’s drawing ceremony.

• Ye Weiyang and Feng Ling'er entered the Holy Alliance Grand Trial Ground to cheers from the crowd.
• Ten cloaked visitors presented a golden token at the Knight Trial Ground entrance, and a Mithril Pedestal Knight let them inside.
• Long Tianyin led the Knight Temple’s thirty-five Adamantine Foundation Knights into the competition, as teams from all Six Great Temples arrived.
• The competitors took their places in the unified Great Trial Grounds, while powerhouses occupied the VIP platforms to protect the arena with defensive barriers.
• Chen Zidian ordered the gates closed and announced that the first round of individual matches would begin with a drawing ceremony.

Chen Zidian announced that the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad had returned and would compete in the Temple Grand Competition. The first match began with a Knight Temple contestant attacking a Mage Temple contestant, and the duel was still underway.

• The contestants and leaders honored Chen Zidian as he appeared as chief judge, while Li Zhengzhi worried about Long Haochen's return.
• Chen Zidian announced that Dawn of Light had been approved to compete as a titled Demon Hunter Squad with ten members.
• Ten cloaked members of Dawn of Light appeared, and Chen Zidian guaranteed they would be treated equally before the lottery began.
• The lottery selected contestants from the Knight Temple and Mage Temple for the first match.
• The Knight's Bright Holy Tiger clashed with the Mage's Flame Giant Bear as the Knight launched a diving attack, and the Mage countered with a ribbon of fire.

Yang Wenzhao entered the Temple Grand Competition as the first representative of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad, after a Holy Knight defeated a Saint Magus in the opening match. The chapter left Yang Wenzhao revealing formidable eighth-tier power as he prepared to face an Assassin Temple contestant.

• The Holy Knight used Light Speed Flash, Judgment of Light, Element Annihilation Halo, and Blade Storm to defeat the Saint Magus, while a Light Element Elf helped him use his skills in quick succession.
• Chen Zidian declared the Holy Knight the winner, and the Saint Magus realized he had not lost unfairly after spotting the elf on the knight's shoulder.
• Seven rounds passed, with the Knight Temple winning three matches and the Warrior Temple losing four of its five.
• The Light of Selection chose an Assassin Temple contestant and Yang Wenzhao of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad for the eighth round.
• Yang Wenzhao removed his robe, entered the arena using an unusually expansive Holy Light Shield, summoned two Holy Swords, and revealed Spiritual Astral Force and Golden Spirit Wings.

Yang Wenzhao won Dawn of Light’s first match by using a spiritual stove to reveal a hidden assassin. The Light of Selection then chose a towering member of the squad, and Feng Ling’er recognized him as the man who had been missing for more than four years.

• Yang Wenzhao used his spiritual stove to scan the arena, expose the Emperor Assassin, and defeat him with a charge and sword strikes.
• Li Zhengzhi watched Long Haochen and considered him a future rival after seeing Yang Wenzhao’s strength.
• The competition continued for more than a dozen matches before the Light of Selection chose a tall member of Dawn of Light.
• Feng Ling’er recognized the selected contestant as the man she had mourned during his long absence, and Ye Weiyang steadied her as she wept.
• The tall contestant walked toward the Knight Temple’s competition area and removed his cloak, revealing his bald head.

Feng Ling'er recognized the supposedly lost Sima Xian, who entered the Temple Grand Competition and faced a powerful Dark Summoner. Sima Xian destroyed twelve hellhounds with a burst of golden light and kept advancing toward Hell Gate as the summoner prepared another spell.

• Feng Ling'er saw Sima Xian and wept with joy as he returned to the arena after nearly five years.
• A Dark Summoner revealed his Innate Magic, an advanced Hell Gate, and summoned twelve hellhounds to attack Sima Xian.
• Sima Xian strode toward the Dark Summoner without using a visible skill, alarming Feng Ling'er.
• Sima Xian stomped the ground and released golden flames that annihilated all twelve hellhounds.
• Sima Xian continued toward Hell Gate while the Dark Summoner hurried his chanting and grew tense.

Sima Xian unleashed his strength in the Temple Grand Competition, tearing apart a Ninth Tier Hell Demon King and securing victory over the Dark Summoner. His brutal performance made Dawn of Light the focus of the Holy City, while Feng Ling'er decided to seek him out.

• Sima Xian waited for the Dark Summoner to finish summoning a Hell Demon King, then charged it without hesitation.
• Sima Xian overpowered the Hell Demon King with his fists, reflected its purple attack back at it, and tore it in two.
• The arena recognized Sima Xian as a Ninth Tier powerhouse, and Ling Xiao resolved to develop Discipline Priests in the Priest Temple.
• Sima Xian bowed to the defeated Dark Summoner and returned to his team as spectators discussed Dawn of Light.
• Feng Ling'er praised Sima Xian to Ye Weiyang and prepared to leave the VIP platform to find him.