Chapter Summaries

Long Haochen used Sacrifice to challenge Yang Wenzhao with a series of powerful attacks. The Sacrifice-enhanced Spiral Sword of Slaughter overwhelmed Yang Wenzhao’s Dragon Ascension Strike, leaving Yang pursued and under pressure.

• Long Haochen used Sacrifice and blocked Yang Wenzhao’s Holy Radiant Cross Slash with Divine Seal Block, though he spat blood.
• Long Haochen charged Yang Wenzhao with Bloodied Holy Sword, forcing Yang to retreat five steps after he blocked it.
• Long Haochen used the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace to activate Lock On and launched a Sacrifice-enhanced Spiral Sword of Slaughter.
• Yang Wenzhao countered with Dragon Ascension Strike, but Long Haochen’s attack smashed it back and pursued him under Lock On.

Long Haochen lost to Yang Wenzhao after using Sacrifice and his Spiral Sword of Slaughter, then collapsed from his injuries. Cai'er waited for him all day, learned he had been hurt in the match, and was left furious and worried as his ability to compete in the finals remained uncertain.

• Long Haochen unleashed Sacrifice and his Spiral Sword of Slaughter, but Yang Wenzhao used his Star Sea Spirit Furnace to stop the attack and win the match.
• The referee declared Yang Wenzhao the winner, and Ye Hua caught Long Haochen as he lost consciousness despite receiving Holy Heal.
• Han Yu reflected on Long Haochen's talent and resolved to stay by his side and use him as motivation to improve.
• Cai'er waited for Long Haochen until nightfall, then realized he might have missed their meeting because something had happened to him.
• A black-clad subordinate told Cai'er that Long Haochen had been injured in the match and might not be able to participate in the finals, and she dismissed him with icy anger.

Cai'er tracked down Yang Wenzhao after learning he had seriously wounded Long Haochen and attacked him in his room. She overwhelmed him with her assassin skills and Thousand Strikes Spirit Furnace, leaving him pierced by her dagger and his Star Sea Spirit Furnace shattered.

• Cai'er vanished from her room after hearing that Long Haochen was seriously wounded and unconscious.
• Yang Wenzhao reflected on his duel with Long Haochen when Cai'er silently appeared in his room and confronted him for hurting him.
• Yang Wenzhao defended himself with his swords and Star Sea Spirit Furnace, but Cai'er evaded his attacks and destroyed his star-blue spheres with her dagger.
• Yang Wenzhao tried to break out of the room and summon his mount, but Cai'er stopped his Dragon Ascension Strike with Overlord's Pierce.
• Cai'er met Yang Wenzhao's Sun Slash head-on, drove him into a wall, and pierced him with a flurry of Thousand Strikes.
• Cai'er buried her dagger in Yang Wenzhao's right chest and declared that she would use her spiritual furnace to shatter his.

After defeating Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao was wounded by Cai'er, while Long Haochen woke weakened by Sacrifice and realized he had missed their meeting. He waited through the night at their usual spot as Cai'er searched for him at his room.

• Cai'er threatened Yang Wenzhao for injuring Long Haochen, then wounded him and vanished when she sensed someone approaching.
• Long Haochen woke with his spiritual power exhausted but his meridians intact, and expected to recover in time for the competition finals.
• Long Haochen remembered that he had promised to meet Cai'er and struggled out of the hotel to find her.
• Long Haochen reached their meeting place, found it empty, and decided to wait there until Cai'er returned so he could apologize.
• Cai'er went to Long Haochen's room after leaving Yang Wenzhao, but found that he was not there.

Long Haochen, Li Xin, and Lin Xin arrived at the Alliance Executive Government for the finals draw, where Long Haochen reunited with Cai'er. The contestants gathered in the council hall as Yang Wenzhao reacted with shock and resentment to seeing Cai'er again.

• Long Haochen and Li Xin registered for the finals, and Lin Xin joined them, revealing that he had placed first in the Mage Temple preliminaries.
• The three entered the council hall, where Long Haochen spotted Yang Wenzhao and Sima Xian among the contestants.
• Cai'er arrived, drawing the attention of the gathered contestants and visibly startling Yang Wenzhao.
• Long Haochen greeted Cai'er and led her to a seat by holding her Green Bamboo Staff, while the Assassin Temple contestants wondered about their relationship.

Cai'er searched for Long Haochen through the night and found him collapsed after trying to keep his promise to her. She cared for him and left a message by his bed, while Han Qian confronted Ying Suifeng at dawn over Yang Wenzhao's injury.

• Cai'er searched the hotel and surrounding streets for Long Haochen, then followed his scent to find him barely conscious.
• Long Haochen apologized for breaking their promise, and Cai'er forgave him and used her spiritual energy to warm and revive him.
• Cai'er brought Long Haochen back to his room, cared for him as he slept, and carved a message beside his bed before leaving.
• Han Qian demanded an explanation from Ying Suifeng after Yang Wenzhao was severely injured by someone using Assassin Temple techniques.

Ying Suifeng told Han Qian that an Assassin Temple member had attacked Yang Wenzhao, then revealed she was the Assassin Temple’s Reincarnation Saintess, a once-in-three-thousand-years talent. Han Qian understood why the temple would not punish or hand her over, leaving the dispute between the temples unresolved.

• Ying Suifeng admitted that someone from the Assassin Temple had attacked Yang Wenzhao and apologized to Han Qian.
• Han Qian feared Long Haochen had hired the assassin, but Ying Suifeng explained that a woman close to Long Haochen had acted on her own.
• Ying Suifeng offered compensation but refused to hand over or punish the attacker, angering Han Qian.
• Ying Suifeng promised to reveal an Assassin Temple secret if Han Qian kept it confidential.
• Ying Suifeng revealed that the attacker was the Reincarnation Saintess, whose Innate Internal Spiritual Power had reached the legendary maximum of one hundred.
• Han Qian accepted the explanation after learning the Saintess’s importance to the Assassin Temple.

After recovering from his match, Long Haochen found Cai'er's message and learned they would meet again in the finals. He began cultivating the liquid spiritual power inside his Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace, leaving Ye Hua to wait and watch as it grew.

• Long Haochen woke and found Cai'er's message carved into his bedframe, confirming their encounter had not been a dream.
• Ye Hua examined Long Haochen, scolded him for fighting Yang Wenzhao recklessly, and urged him to combine the abilities of a Guardian Knight and a Punishment Knight.
• Long Haochen meditated and discovered a grain-sized drop of liquid spiritual power inside the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace.
• Long Haochen took a Spirit Gathering Pill, drawing in Light Element that the furnace absorbed and used to enlarge the golden liquid drop.
• Long Haochen cultivated for three days and told Ye Hua about the changes, while Ye Hua watched without understanding the furnace's mysteries.

Long Haochen filled the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace with liquid spiritual power and broke through to the Fifth Order, becoming an Earth Knight as the furnace evolved. As he began his transformation through cultivation, the Alliance Executive Government prepared to discuss the selection competition’s results.

• Ye Hua concluded that the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace was nurturing liquid spiritual power for Long Haochen and told him to focus on cultivation, even if he missed the finals.
• Long Haochen cultivated for three days until the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace was nearly overflowing with liquid spiritual power.
• Long Xingyu’s reasons for letting Long Haochen cultivate independently were revealed, along with the Knight Temple’s secret that the furnace’s nurturing effect could aid major breakthroughs.
• A drop of liquid spiritual power overflowed into Long Haochen, triggering his breakthrough to the Fifth Order and evolving the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace.
• Long Haochen immersed himself in cultivation to restore his spiritual power, while the Alliance Executive Government noted that the competition had selected sixty youths for twelve new Demon Hunter Squads.

Long Haochen, Li Xin, and Lin Xin arrived at the finals draw, where they encountered other contestants, including Yang Wenzhao and Cai'er. Cai'er avoided Long Haochen's hand but let him guide her to a seat with her Green Bamboo Staff.

• Long Haochen and Li Xin registered for the finals, and Lin Xin joined them after claiming he had placed first in the Mage Temple preliminaries.
• The three entered the council chamber where the group draw would be held, and Long Haochen spotted Yang Wenzhao and Sima Xian among the contestants.
• Cai'er arrived, causing Yang Wenzhao to recall their previous battle and react with alarm.
• Long Haochen greeted Cai'er and reached for her hand, but she moved away and shyly noted that many people were watching.
• Long Haochen apologized, took Cai'er's Green Bamboo Staff, and guided her to a seat as Yang Wenzhao realized their relationship.

Long Haochen reunited with Cai'er at the finals and learned that she had come to compete as well. After the temple leaders reacted to Long Haochen's breakthrough and discussed their contestants, the drawing ceremony began, leaving the finalists about to learn their groups.

• Long Haochen seated Cai'er beside him, and she confirmed that she had come to compete in the finals.
• Ying Suifeng released killing intent toward Long Haochen, whose power formed a golden sword and revealed that he had reached the Fifth Order.
• Han Qian confronted Ying Suifeng, then accidentally revealed Long Haochen's age before claiming he was twenty-four.
• Ying Suifeng, Han Qian, and Lin Chen discussed their temple contestants, while Ruoshui hinted that the Priest Temple's unusual contestant might require a change to the rules.
• An imposing official announced the group drawing and told the contestants to proceed to the trial grounds after they were assigned.

The finals group draw placed Long Haochen in Group Three, where he learned his first opponent would be the assassin Xing Xuan. The round-robin matches began at the Warrior Trial Ground, and Long Haochen entered the arena for his opening bout.

• Ren Wokuang announced the six groups, and Yang Wenzhao left for Group One without Long Haochen.
• Cai'er was revealed as Assassin Number One in Group Two, and she left for the Mage Trial Ground with Li Xin.
• Long Haochen was assigned to Group Three alongside four assassins, including the contestants who recognized him as the knight connected to Cai'er’s recent actions.
• The contestants learned that each would fight every other member of their group, with the top two advancing and a possible place for a strong third-place finisher.
• Long Haochen received Xing Xuan as his first opponent and entered the arena to begin their match.

Long Haochen faced the assassin Xing Xuan in the first match of the finals and used his Fifth Order strength to force her into hiding. After building power with Gathering Momentum, he located her and unleashed a powerful sword strike, leaving her caught in a red light as she tried to evade.

• Four stone pillars rose in the arena to give the assassins cover, and Xing Xuan hid behind one as the match began.
• Long Haochen used Gathering Momentum, then repelled Xing Xuan’s surprise attack with Shield Bash Impact and pursued her with Assault and Light Slash Sword.
• Xing Xuan evaded the sword strike and vanished behind another pillar, while Long Haochen resumed Gathering Momentum and waited as she stayed concealed.
• After gathering power for two minutes, Long Haochen used Holy Sword and sent a Holy Light Slash toward Xing Xuan’s hiding place despite looking elsewhere.
• Xing Xuan leaped sideways to escape, but red light flashed from Long Haochen’s eyes and surrounded her in midair.

Long Haochen defeated Xing Xuan with a precisely guided Holy Light Slash and showed mercy, while Lin Xin and Sima Xian began an unusual match in which the priest attacked and the mage defended. The chapter left Lin Xin relying on pills to sustain his defenses as Sima Xian continued trying to break through.

• Long Haochen used Lock On and Holy Light Slash to force Xing Xuan to concede, then won the match.
• Xing Xuan thanked Long Haochen for showing mercy by calling him Brother-in-law, leaving Long Haochen confused.
• Lin Xin tried to persuade Sima Xian to concede, but Sima Xian charged him with his staff.
• Sima Xian battered Lin Xin's fire shields while Lin Xin repeatedly defended instead of attacking.
• Lin Xin revealed a bottle of pills that restored spiritual power and taunted Sima Xian about outlasting him.

Lin Xin lost his match against Sima Xian when time expired, and Cai'er conceded to Li Xin. At the Warrior Temple, Chen Ying'er summoned a lamb through the Gate of All Spirits and then conceded to Wang Yuanyuan.

• The referee awarded Sima Xian the match after Lin Xin defended for the full ten-minute time limit.
• Cai'er conceded to Li Xin before their match began, leaving Li Xin worried about her unsteady steps.
• Long Haochen stayed to watch Chen Ying'er and Wang Yuanyuan's match at the Warrior Temple.
• Chen Ying'er used her crystal ball to repel Wang Yuanyuan's charge and open the Gate of All Spirits.
• Chen Ying'er summoned a tiny lamb, then conceded and left the field with it.

After Long Haochen was suddenly teleported away while waiting for Cai'er, he discovered that Haoyue had summoned him to its original world. He learned Haoyue was on the verge of a dangerous evolution and stayed to protect it.

• Long Haochen watched Chen Ying'er’s bizarre summoning match end with a little lamb, then left to meet Cai'er.
• A purple light with nine branches appeared on Long Haochen’s forehead, and he vanished before Cai'er and Li Xin could reach him.
• Cai'er asked Ying Suifeng what might have happened, and he explained that Long Haochen had likely been summoned by a contracted partner and might be in danger.
• Long Haochen awoke in a hostile world of blackened land and lava, then followed Haoyue’s aura into a cave.
• Haoyue told Long Haochen it was evolving in its original world and needed his protection, so he healed it and stood guard at the cave entrance.

As Haoyue underwent a dangerous evolution that drew in spiritual elements, Long Haochen gained strength through their Blood Pact and defended the cave from a vast skeleton army. The battle continued as Haoyue’s transformation intensified, with Long Haochen trying to hold the entrance long enough for it to finish.

• Long Haochen guarded Haoyue’s cave and used Spirit Replenishing Pills and Spirit Burst Pills to prepare for danger in the barren world.
• Haoyue’s breakthrough released a purple aura that increased Long Haochen’s External Spiritual Power through their Blood Pact and drew magical elements into the cave.
• A huge army of black skeletons rushed up the mountain toward the cave, and Long Haochen retreated to the entrance to hold them back.
• Inside the cave, Haoyue’s scales split and its body expanded as spiritual elements flooded into it; Little Light and Little Fire endured the pain without crying out.
• Long Haochen fought the skeletons with his sword, shield, and Guardian Knight skills, using light attacks to exploit their weakness while conserving spiritual power.

Long Haochen defended Haoyue from a Corpse Witch who claimed Haoyue was the Reincarnated Demon King responsible for destroying the world. As the Corpse Witch’s Skeleton King overwhelmed him and skeletons entered the cave, a mysterious white radiance suddenly pulled the Corpse Witch toward the mountainside.

• Long Haochen used his Spiritual Light Bracer’s Holy Light Shield to recover while protecting Haoyue from the skeleton army.
• The Corpse Witch told Long Haochen that Haoyue was Austin Griffin, the Reincarnated Demon King, and demanded that he leave, but Long Haochen refused to abandon his partner.
• The Corpse Witch summoned a Skeleton King, and Long Haochen fought it with his Light and Fire Swords while trying to keep it away from Haoyue.
• Skeletons rushed into the cave as Long Haochen struggled against the Skeleton King, and the Corpse Witch watched the cave while considering Haoyue’s power.
• A white radiance appeared on the Corpse Witch and dragged him down toward the mountainside, leaving him unable to break free.

Long Haochen killed the Corpse Witch by drawing it close and striking with a Holy Sword, which caused its summoned skeleton army to collapse. As Haoyue emerged from the cave and Long Haochen's body began changing, a bone dragon and other undead arrived too late to stop Austin Griffin's appearance.

• Long Haochen used the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace's Traction to pull the Corpse Witch within range, then pierced it with an All-In-enhanced Holy Sword.
• The Corpse Witch died, and the Skeleton King and the summoned skeleton army collapsed into dry bones.
• The dying Corpse Witch cried out about Austin's six resurrections and the return of Heaven's Scourge.
• Long Haochen took a Spirit Replenishing Pill as three roars sounded from the cave and purple patterns lit across his meridians.
• Haoyue shot out of the cave, enveloped Long Haochen in golden light, and vanished with him amid a flash of purple light.
• A bone dragon and other undead appeared as a voice declared that they had come too late, while another voice cried, “Austin Griffin...”

Long Haochen returned to Holy City after rescuing Haoyue and discovered that Haoyue had evolved into a powerful three-headed beast. The Lich King and Death Spirit Judgment Knight agreed to convene the Undead Monarch Assembly to plan for Austin Griffin’s next return.

• The Lich King and Death Spirit Judgment Knight discussed Austin Griffin’s growth and agreed to gather the Undead Monarch Assembly to find a way to destroy it.
• The Lich King melted away the mountain peak where Haoyue had been, then both undead rulers vanished.
• Long Haochen returned to Holy City and reunited with Cai'er and Li Xin, who had been waiting for him.
• Long Haochen brought Haoyue home and saw that it had grown larger, gained a cyan-eyed third head, and reached the Sixth-level Demon Beast realm.
• Long Haochen noticed two more protrusions at the base of Haoyue’s neck, while Haoyue’s three heads affectionately licked and played with him.