Chapter Summaries

Cai'er swiftly defeated Fang Zhu and his Vajra Giant Bear, then reassured Long Haochen that his wish to protect her still mattered to her. After the round of sixteen ended, Long Haochen nervously asked if he could hug her if he won first place, and she agreed.

• Fang Zhu sent his Vajra Giant Bear charging at Cai'er, but she split its Earth Roar, crippled it, and held her staff to his neck until he conceded.
• Cai'er returned to the resting area, where Long Haochen wondered whether she still needed his protection; she told him he protected her heart as well as her body.
• Cai'er leaned against Long Haochen's shoulder, surprising the other contestants and overturning their image of her as cold and stern.
• The round of sixteen ended with three Knight Temple contestants, two Assassin Temple contestants, and one contestant from each of the other three temples advancing to the quarterfinals.
• Long Haochen asked Cai'er if she would let him hug her if he won first place, and she softly agreed before leaving.
• Han Qian celebrated Cai'er and Long Haochen's closeness, while Ying Suifeng threatened to help him break through his cultivation bottleneck.

Long Haochen and Cai’er quietly accepted their feelings for each other, then entered the final eight matches of the competition. Long Haochen faced the Soul Temple’s Liao Yu and summoned Haoyue as their battle began, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Han Qian was summoned by the Saint Elder to the Assassin Trial Ground after Ying Suifeng warned him to watch his mouth.
• Long Haochen realized Cai’er’s quiet response might have meant she agreed to let him hold her, while Cai’er listened nearby and smiled.
• At the final-eight draw, Cai’er clasped Long Haochen’s hand, and the draw matched her against Huang Yi and Long Haochen against Liao Yu.
• Long Haochen learned that Liao Yu was a Fifth Order beast controller, then watched him summon a Snow Shadow Leopard.
• Long Haochen summoned Haoyue, mounted him in his Holy Spirit Set, and charged toward Liao Yu as the match began.

Long Haochen and Haoyue overwhelmed Liao Yu’s desperate attempt to summon a Primeval Demon Beast, and Long Haochen won the battle by interrupting the summoning with a powerful Light Slash Sword. The chapter ended with Liao Yu exhausted and defeated, while Long Haochen wondered what creature had nearly emerged from the pink mist.

• Long Haochen charged Liao Yu as Haoyue pressured the Snow Shadow Leopard, while Liao Yu chanted and used a pink gemstone necklace to prepare a summoning spell.
• Liao Yu completed a summoning that created a terrifying primeval aura, but Haoyue seized the moment and rushed forward with Long Haochen enhanced by its three heads’ spells.
• Long Haochen used the white three-legged cauldron to disrupt the Snow Shadow Leopard’s movement, then unleashed a materialized Light Slash Sword into the pink mist.
• The interrupted summoning released a brief cry and furious pressure before vanishing, and Liao Yu’s exhaustion made clear that Long Haochen had won.
• Long Haochen realized he had underestimated Liao Yu and wondered what the summoner had nearly summoned.

Long Haochen defeated Liao Yu and advanced to the final four, then watched an assassin defeat a stronger Warrior Temple opponent and Yang Wenzhao begin his Knight Temple match against Duan Yi. Yang Wenzhao revealed a Star Brilliance Unicorn while Duan Yi summoned a Golden Horn Mammoth, leaving their contest underway.

• Long Haochen defeated Liao Yu after Haoyue and the Demon Beasts subdued the Snow Shadow Leopard, and Liao Yu revealed he had been summoning a Barbaric Vermilion Bird.
• An Assassin Temple contestant used endurance and a counterattack to defeat a Fifth Order Warrior Temple contestant and enter the final four.
• Yang Wenzhao entered the arena to face Duan Yi in an internal Knight Temple match, and both knights summoned their mounts.
• Yang Wenzhao revealed his Star Brilliance Unicorn, while Duan Yi summoned a massive Golden Horn Mammoth.
• Yang Wenzhao mounted his unicorn and rose into the air as Chen Ying'er dismissed him as a show-off.

Yang Wenzhao advanced after Duan Yi conceded to preserve the Knight Temple’s strength, and Cai'er began the final match for a place in the final four against Huang Yi. Huang Yi exploited Cai'er's blindness with silent magic and a misplaced Falling Stone, leaving her rushing toward the wrong spot as he prepared Earth Wave Technique.

• Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi exchanged attacks before Duan Yi conceded, citing Yang Wenzhao’s aerial advantage and the Knight Temple’s interests.
• Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi saluted each other and shouted, “For the glory of the knights!” before returning to the rest area.
• Cai'er entered the arena to face Huang Yi in the match deciding the final spot in the final four.
• Huang Yi summoned an Earth Element Spirit and used a Falling Stone that struck away from Cai'er, then shifted position while silently chanting.
• Cai'er mistook the boulder’s impact for Huang Yi’s location and charged toward it as Huang Yi prepared Earth Wave Technique.

Cai'er defeated Huang Yi with a swift strike and joined Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao, and Mu Ning in the semifinals. Long Haochen told Ye Hua he would concede if he drew Cai'er, while the chapter ended as the semifinal draw began.

• Cai'er tricked Huang Yi with a feint and knocked him unconscious, winning their match.
• Cai'er explained that her sharp senses let her locate Huang Yi despite being blind, and Long Haochen joked with her about their agreement.
• The quarterfinals ended with Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao, Mu Ning, and Cai'er advancing to the top four.
• Long Haochen told Ye Hua he would concede if he drew Cai'er, and Ye Hua let him decide for himself without mentioning that they could not join the same Demon Hunter Squad.
• At the semifinal draw, Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao, Mu Ning, and Cai'er reached toward the halo as the vice temple heads watched.

Cai'er conceded her semifinal and third-place matches so Long Haochen could advance and avoid being grouped with her, leaving Mu Ning in third place and setting up the final between Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao. The finals and roulette ceremony were moved up to that day, and Long Haochen charged into the arena determined to win while forgetting something he had yet to tell Cai'er.

• Cai'er conceded her semifinal against Long Haochen, telling him, "Your Glory is My Glory," and he accepted her decision.
• Mu Ning conceded his semifinal against Yang Wenzhao because his injuries left him unable to fight, so Yang Wenzhao advanced to the final.
• Han Qian announced that the finals, awards ceremony, and roulette ceremony would all take place that day.
• Cai'er conceded the third-place match against Mu Ning because the top three could not belong to the same Demon Hunter Squad, leaving Mu Ning in third place.
• Long Haochen kissed Cai'er's hand, promised to win, and charged into the arena, unaware he had forgotten to explain something important to her.

Long Haochen faced Yang Wenzhao in the Demon Hunter Group Selection Competition final and seized the initiative with an aggressive combination of sword skills and spiritual furnaces. The battle remained unresolved as both fighters unleashed their powers.

• Han Qian ordered the final between Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao to begin.
• Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao charged at each other, and Long Haochen gained the advantage in their opening clash.
• Long Haochen used Blue Rain, Lotus of Light to overwhelm Yang Wenzhao’s Ascension Array with an enhanced Lightning Stab.
• Yang Wenzhao countered with Dragon Ascension Strike, but Long Haochen’s Light Slash Sword injured him slightly and sent him upward.
• Long Haochen used the Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace’s Pull to interrupt Yang Wenzhao’s attempt to summon his Star Brilliance Unicorn, then attacked with the Spiral Sword of Slaughter.
• Yang Wenzhao activated his Star Sea Spirit Furnace to counter Long Haochen as the fighters’ spiritual furnaces clashed.

Long Haochen defeated Yang Wenzhao in a fierce semifinal by summoning Haoyue and striking through Yang’s defenses before he could mount the Star Brilliance Unicorn. The match ended with Yang gravely injured and Long Haochen facing the unicorn, while the venue reeled at the upset.

• Long Haochen and Yang Wenzhao traded attacks until both were badly wounded, and Yang retreated while activating Star Spirit Armor and summoning runes.
• Long Haochen summoned Haoyue without an incantation, and Haoyue’s spells and tail redirected Long’s Assault toward Yang.
• Yang completed his summoning formation and used his armor’s Sunfire to withstand Haoyue’s Super Explosive Fireball, but Long’s Cross Slash shattered Yang’s swords and armor and sent him flying.
• Long Haochen blocked the Star Brilliance Unicorn’s charge and told it he did not want to hurt Yang, while Little Green restrained the gravely injured knight.
• The arena accepted Long Haochen’s victory, overturning expectations that Yang Wenzhao would be the stronger contender after Cai’er forfeited and Mu Ning took third place.

Long Haochen defeated Yang Wenzhao with Haoyue’s prepared spells and earned the individual championship. As the roulette ceremony for forming teams began, Long Haochen spotted Cai'er and hurried to tell her something, but Han Qian summoned him to the stage.

• Haoyue’s Levitation Spell, Super Explosive Fireball, and Light Magic enhancement helped Long Haochen overwhelm Yang Wenzhao with a decisive Holy Sword Cross Slash.
• The referee declared Long Haochen the winner, and the referee and Star Brilliance Unicorn healed Yang Wenzhao while Long Haochen treated his own injuries.
• Yang Wenzhao accepted his defeat, challenged Long Haochen to compete again for the Mithril Foundation, and exchanged a knightly salute with him.
• Han Qian announced Long Haochen as champion, Yang Wenzhao as runner-up, and Mu Ning as third place, then called the top sixty contestants into the arena for the team formation ceremony.
• Long Haochen noticed Cai'er in the crowd and tried to approach her, but Han Qian called him, Yang Wenzhao, and Mu Ning onto the stage.

Long Haochen chose Lin Xin instead of Cai'er as his future Demon Hunter Squad companion, leaving Cai'er devastated and provoking a deadly confrontation between her protector and Yang Haohan. The chapter ended with Yang Haohan's golden throne blocking the old man's attack.

• The Holy Alliance sealed Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao, and Mu Ning on the platform and gave each a chance to choose a future companion.
• Pressed to make his choice, Long Haochen chose Lin Xin, shocking the temple leaders and everyone watching.
• Cai'er heard Long Haochen's choice, suffered a surge of pain and cold, and collapsed after vomiting blood.
• The thin old man caught Cai'er and attacked Long Haochen's barrier, but Yang Haohan summoned a golden pillar and throne to stop him.

Long Haochen explained that he had chosen Lin Xin only to honor a promise and asked the Alliance to let him add Cai'er to his team, even offering to give up the Spiritual Stove and his place in a Demon Hunter Squad. Cai'er stayed to ask him why he had chosen someone else, and the chapter left their misunderstanding poised to be resolved.

• Yang Haohan stopped Sheng Yue from confronting Long Haochen and reminded him that Long Haochen had done nothing wrong.
• Cai'er woke and told Sheng Yue not to interfere, saying she only wanted to ask Long Haochen why he had chosen Lin Xin.
• Long Haochen asked Han Qian to let him add one more person to his team and offered to forfeit the Spiritual Stove reward.
• Long Haochen named Cai'er as the person he wanted to add and said he would give up joining a Demon Hunter Squad rather than be separated from her.
• Cai'er and the two ninth-rank powerhouses realized Long Haochen's choice of Lin Xin had been a misunderstanding.

Long Haochen defended his promise to Lin Xin and accepted Cai’er's sword as punishment for making her worry. He embraced Cai'er and asked her to forgive him, while Sheng Yue left without stopping them.

• Yang Haohan ended the trial and ordered Long Haochen and the temple deputies to remain behind.
• Sheng Yue blasted Long Haochen away when he rushed toward Cai'er, but Lin Xin caught him and admitted he had tricked Long Haochen into promising to choose him as a companion.
• Lin Xin offered to give up his place, but Long Haochen defended his choice and refused to let Sheng Yue punish him or Lin Xin.
• Cai'er attacked Long Haochen to prevent him from angering Sheng Yue, but Long Haochen used his Holy Guiding Spirit Furnace to pull her sword into his chest and embraced her.
• Sheng Yue accepted Long Haochen's resolve and left, while Cai'er pleaded for him to release her and Long Haochen asked her to forgive him.

Long Haochen and Cai'er reconciled after their misunderstanding, and the Vice Temple Heads approved his request to choose Cai'er as an additional teammate by surrendering his Spiritual Stove reward. With Cai'er no longer at risk of being separated from him, Long Haochen turned his attention to selecting the remaining members of his Demon Hunter Squad.

• Cai'er warned Long Haochen that her dagger was draining his life force, but he released her only after she promised to let him hold her; she then pulled out the dagger and he collapsed from his wounds.
• Cardinal Ruoshui healed Long Haochen, and the Vice Temple Heads agreed to let him give up his Spiritual Stove reward to choose one additional person outside the top sixteen.
• Han Qian proposed making the exception a rule for future competitions, allowing each of the top three competitors to give up a Spiritual Stove to choose an additional teammate, and the Vice Temple Heads agreed.
• Li Xin accompanied Long Haochen and Cai'er as they left, while Lin Chen praised Lin Xin for taking responsibility and defending Long Haochen.
• At the hotel, Cai'er apologized and promised to trust Long Haochen, and the two embraced before he escorted her back to her residence that evening.
• Long Haochen began considering the remaining three places in his squad, which still needed a priest, a warrior, and a summoner.

At the Demon Hunter Group Selection ceremony, Long Haochen confirmed that he chose Cai'er and Lin Xin for his squad and gave up his spiritual stove reward. Yang Wenzhao and Mu Ning made their selections, and the chapter left the contestants awaiting the roulette wheel that would determine the remaining team members.

• Long Haochen greeted Lin Xin as his teammate, and Han Qian announced that future top-three finishers could give up their rewards to choose an additional squad member.
• Long Haochen reaffirmed his choices of Cai'er and Lin Xin, who both agreed to join his team.
• Yang Wenzhao chose Chen Ying'er, but she refused, so he selected Huang Yi instead.
• Mu Ning chose Duan Yi and offered him the squad leader position, which Duan Yi accepted.
• The direct selections ended, and the contestants waited for the roulette wheel to assign the remaining squad members.

Long Haochen formed the Number One Demon Hunter Squad by drawing its warrior, priest, and summoner from the selection wheel. The completed team consisted of Long Haochen, Cai'er, Wang Yuanyuan, Lin Xin, Sima Xian, and Chen Ying'er.

• Long Haochen drew Wang Yuanyuan as the squad's warrior, and she accepted her place on the team.
• Long Haochen drew Sima Xian as the priest and welcomed the muscular, combat-focused priest despite lacking a dedicated healer.
• Long Haochen drew Chen Ying'er as the summoner, surprising the onlookers and disappointing Wang Yuanyuan.
• Han Qian announced the completed squad, with Long Haochen as captain, and the six contestants became a team for their Demon Hunter careers.

The Demon Hunter Squads were formed, and Long Haochen's unusual team began getting acquainted over a meal. The chapter ended with the team discussing its members' strengths and weaknesses before an unrelated Spring Festival greeting.

• Han Qian announced Long Haochen's squad as Number One Demon Hunter Squad, and Yang Wenzhao and Mu Ning selected members for their squads.
• Li Xin formed a balanced Number Four Demon Hunter Squad, and the selection ceremony established ten squads in total.
• Han Qian dismissed the contestants for three days of rest and outlined registration and secret-technique rewards for the squads.
• Lin Xin invited Long Haochen's team to lunch, where he explained that he could provide magical defense and make pills to help teammates advance.
• Sima Xian, Wang Yuanyuan, and Chen Ying'er teased one another about their unusual roles and abilities.

Han Yu assessed Long Haochen's newly formed Demon Hunter Squad and realized he could support it by specializing in healing and support. As the squad prepared to leave for its first competition, Long Haochen said an emotional farewell to Ye Hua.

• Han Qian explained the squad's unusual composition, and Han Yu identified healing as its greatest weakness before Han Qian pointed out that Han Yu could fill that role.
• Long Haochen wrestled with the responsibility of leading the squad and accepting responsibility for all seven members.
• Long Haochen and his squad registered as Soldier Grade Demon Hunter Squad members, received merit tokens, and spent their competition Merit Points on three testing gems.
• Long Haochen selected defensive and group-enhancing Guardian Knight secret techniques, then learned that the squad had orders to depart for the Newly Promoted Demon Hunter Squad Team Competition.
• Long Haochen knelt before Ye Hua, kowtowed, and confessed that he could not bear to leave; Ye Hua embraced him, moved by their impending separation.

Long Haochen parted tearfully from Ye Hua, who urged him to stay safe and grow into a great Demon Hunter captain. At the Knight Trial Ground, Long Haochen introduced Han Yu as his retainer and joined his squad as they discussed training and earning Merit Points, before Yang Wenzhao asked to speak with him privately.

• Ye Hua comforted Long Haochen, told him he would remain in Holy City, and urged him to put safety first as he led his squad.
• Long Haochen left Ye Hua, and Li Xin encouraged him to repay his teacher by making him proud.
• Long Haochen introduced Han Yu as his Fifth-Order Retainer Knight to his newly assembled squad.
• Wang Yuanyuan explained how squads could earn Merit Points, while Long Haochen proposed that they first build coordination through practice.
• Lin Xin gave Spirit Gathering Pills to Sima Xian and Chen Ying'er, who teased him about being a sissy.
• Yang Wenzhao approached Long Haochen and politely asked to speak with him privately.

Long Haochen rejected Yang Wenzhao’s offer of Merit Points and promised to protect Ying'er, his teammate and Yang’s fiancée. The newly promoted Demon Hunter Squads were sent to the border for three months of military service, and Long Haochen’s team began a trial battle against their Seventh Tier leader, Gao Yingjie.

• Yang Wenzhao told Long Haochen that Ying'er was his fiancée and offered him a third of his future Merit Points to protect her, but Long Haochen refused the payment and promised to protect every member of his team.
• Han Qian announced that the squads would spend three months at the border, competing for Merit Points under the guidance of Guardian Knights, with rewards for the top three teams.
• Gao Yingjie became Long Haochen’s team leader and offered to join them and share his Merit Points if they defeated him in a challenge.
• Long Haochen accepted Gao Yingjie’s challenge and organized his team for battle, activating Holy Spirit Guard and assigning his companions their roles.
• Han Yu summoned a strange Magic Beast companion, an enormous Evil Eye, surprising Gao Yingjie and Long Haochen.