Chapter Summaries

Lin Qiye’s group found no recruits with extraordinary strength, while Ding Chongfeng led the recruits to defend the Town Ruin Stele. Fang Mo and Lu Baoyou felt inexplicable hostility toward each other, and Yin Nixia connected the recruits’ phones to an outside signal as they prepared for the Ancient God Church’s attack.

• Lin Qiye asked An Qingyu, Cao Yuan, and Jialan whether they had encountered unusually strong recruits, and they had not.
• Lu Baoyou found a saber and caught up with the recruits, but Ding Chongfeng questioned his identity and told him to keep away from the main group.
• Fang Mo and Lu Baoyou immediately felt hostile toward each other, but Ding Chongfeng stopped them from fighting.
• Ding Chongfeng led the recruits to the training ground to defend the Town Ruin Stele and learned that their phones had no signal.
• Su Yuan asked Yin Nixia to use her Forbidden Ruin to connect the phones to an outside signal, while Shen Qingzhu watched the recruits’ excitement with a faint smile.

Su Yuan’s distress call revealed that the Ancient God Church had infiltrated the recruits’ phones, just as Lin Qiye and his companions arrived at the Training Camp. The recruits charged them, and the group began subduing them while watching for hidden cult members.

• Su Yuan called a Night Watchman for help, but the voice on the phone revealed that seven Ancient God Church members were present and threatened the recruits through the phones.
• Five masked figures, including Lin Qiye and Baili Pangpang, appeared at the main field as Lu Baoyou watched from a rooftop and wondered whether they were part of the assessment or enemies.
• Ding Chongfeng and Shen Qingzhu rallied the recruits, and nearly three hundred charged at Lin Qiye and his companions.
• Baili Pangpang used Disarm All Things to strip weapons from nearby recruits, then deployed Forbidden Artifacts to restrain and blast back those who reached him.
• Cao Yuan entered his mad demon state but controlled his attacks, knocking recruits unconscious while Spider Silk wrapped them and hung them from trees.

Jialan and An Qingyu fought through the recruits while three Ancient God Church agents realized the attackers were the Nightfall Squad, not Qianmo’s incarnations. Fang Mo recognized Lin Qiye, but Lu Baoyou arrived and declared that he had come to kill Michael’s agent.

• Jialan knocked out recruits with quick punches, while An Qingyu used Frostvine vines to fight and searched the crowd for someone.
• A gaunt Ancient God Church recruit deduced that the Nightfall Squad had staged the attack to frighten the recruits and that the apparent instructor deaths were illusions.
• The three agents decided to blend into the chaos and kill Nightfall Squad members, relying on Qianmo and a hidden object to turn the battle around.
• Fang Mo spotted Lin Qiye in the Monkey King Mask and charged toward him as golden energy stirred within him.
• Lu Baoyou flew in with six dark crimson wings, recognized Lin Qiye as Michael’s agent, and raised his blade, saying he had come to kill him.

Lu Baoyou returned to the training field to kill Lin Qiye, but Fang Mo intervened and revealed a mysterious connection to him. Fang Mo introduced himself as a survivor of Cangnan and knelt before Lin Qiye.

• Yuan Gang warned Lin Qiye to avoid Lu Baoyou and ordered Jialan to eliminate him, but Lin Qiye told her to stay back.
• Lu Baoyou challenged Lin Qiye to a fight to the death, believing that killing the Seraph’s agent would fulfill his contract with Lucifer.
• Fang Mo transformed from a Heterochromatic White Cat and attacked Lu Baoyou, then stood between him and Lin Qiye.
• Lin Qiye felt an inexplicable connection to Fang Mo and asked who he was.
• Fang Mo knelt before Lin Qiye and introduced himself as a survivor of Cangnan.

Lin Qiye learned that Fang Mo was a miracle-born survivor of Cangnan and Yang Jian’s disciple. He stepped forward to fight Lu Baoyou in a supposedly fair duel, and the battle began with Lu Baoyou’s corrupted blades nearly biting Lin Qiye’s hands.

• Lin Qiye recognized the dense power of miracles in Fang Mo and learned he had been born the day after Cangnan was erased and restarted.
• Fang Mo revealed that his master was True Lord Qingyuan Miaodao, Yang Jian, and stood between Lin Qiye and Lu Baoyou.
• Lin Qiye moved Fang Mo behind him and challenged Lu Baoyou to a fight using the same realm and weapons, relying only on the Mortal Divine Domain.
• Lu Baoyou ordered the other recruits to stay back, then charged Lin Qiye with his blade and dark crimson wings.
• Lin Qiye dodged Lu Baoyou’s slash and countered with twin blades, but dropped them when he sensed Lu Baoyou’s Power of Corruption; the blades’ hilts opened giant mouths and snapped at the air.

An Qingyu uncovered three Ancient God Church members hiding among the recruits and separated them from the trainees, while Shen Qingzhu knocked Ding Chongfeng unconscious and revealed his Fox Mask. The infiltrators were caught in a burst of flames, but Lin Qiye remained under attack from Lu Baoyou’s Power of Corruption.

• The Ancient God Church recruits discussed Lu Baoyou’s Fallen Angel power and planned to kill Lin Qiye before trying to recruit Lu Baoyou.
• An Qingyu recognized three infiltrators by their calm behavior and unusual Mental Power, then attacked to keep the recruits safe.
• Shen Qingzhu knocked Ding Chongfeng unconscious and took out a Fox Mask as An Qingyu trapped the infiltrators.
• A fireball struck the area where An Qingyu had trapped the three infiltrators, and Lin Qiye turned toward the explosion.
• A straight sword charged with Power of Corruption slashed toward Lin Qiye’s neck.

Lin Qiye fought Lu Baoyou, studied the limits of his corruption ability, and used that knowledge to defeat him. Lin Qiye ended the fight beside the fallen Lu Baoyou, who still knew nothing about Lin Qiye’s Divine Realm.

• Lin Qiye dodged Lu Baoyou’s attacks and struck him back, but Lu Baoyou used his Forbidden Ruins to turn the ground into a giant maw and slam Lin Qiye down.
• Lin Qiye picked up a grenade launcher and fired at Lu Baoyou, who corrupted two grenades into demons and flew clear of the third grenade’s explosion.
• Lin Qiye threw two straight swords and fired more grenades, forcing Lu Baoyou to choose which objects to corrupt.
• Lin Qiye detonated the remaining grenade with Miracle as Lu Baoyou passed it, blasting him out of the air.
• Lin Qiye deduced that Lu Baoyou could corrupt at most two objects within his field of vision, then caught the falling swords and moved beside the fallen Lu Baoyou.

Lin Qiye defeated Lu Baoyou and forced him to confront whether he was Lucifer’s proxy or the son of Night Watchman Lu Qiu, then let him leave the Training Camp to find his answer. Meanwhile, the Ancient God Church recruits remained locked in battle with An Qingyu, Jiang Er, and Shen Qingzhu as one of them considered using a magic ring to escape the Town Ruin Stele’s suppression.

• Lin Qiye battered Lu Baoyou and demanded to know whether he was Lucifer’s proxy or Lu Qiu’s son, reminding him that Night Watchmen had sacrificed their lives to protect Great Xia.
• Lu Baoyou froze as he realized he had sought his father’s acknowledgment, though Lu Qiu was already gone.
• Lin Qiye spared Lu Baoyou for his father’s sake and told him to leave the Training Camp and return when he had found his answer.
• An Qingyu, Jiang Er, and Shen Qingzhu fought the three Ancient God Church recruits to a standstill while the recruits worried that reinforcements would arrive and Lord Qianmo remained absent.
• The gaunt recruit revealed a Wallbreaker Magic Ring that could let him escape the Town Ruin Stele’s suppression, but the youthful recruit questioned whether it would help once the instructors restored everyone’s realms.

Ming Liu, an infiltrator from the Ancient God Church, broke free of the Town Ruin Stele’s suppression and regained his Limitless realm. Lin Qiye borrowed Jialan’s immortality to reach the same realm and struck Ming Liu down with the combined pressure of six gods.

• Ming Liu crushed a magic ring, cast off his disguise, and restored his power despite the Town Ruin Stele’s suppression.
• Yuan Gang learned the stele would take twenty seconds to deactivate and prepared to hold Ming Liu off, but Lin Qiye told him to leave the fight to his team.
• The new recruits panicked as Ming Liu’s Nether Qi filled the Training Camp, while Lu Baoyou saw Lin Qiye and Jialan prepare to face him.
• Lin Qiye borrowed immortality from Jialan, returned to the Limitless realm, and summoned Hong Yan to protect her.
• Lin Qiye unleashed the pressures of six gods, struck Ming Liu in midair, and sent him crashing to the ground.

Lin Qiye turned the fight against Ming Liu into a lesson for the recruits, moving their battle to a steel arena above the Training Camp. Meanwhile, the Nightfall Squad subdued the other Ancient God Church members, and Ming Liu began unleashing his power against Lin Qiye.

• Lin Qiye raised a Steel Firmament from the camp’s weapons and used a white bear to transport Ming Liu onto it, keeping their fight away from the recruits.
• Lin Qiye explained that he wanted the recruits to witness a high-level battle and invited Ming Liu to attack him with everything he had.
• Ming Liu spread his Divine Realm across the Steel Firmament and summoned an ancient lantern containing a sinister Ghost Eye.
• An Qingyu told Yuan Gang to keep the Town Ruin Stele active while the Nightfall Squad dealt with the other two Ancient God Church members.
• Baili Pangpang, Cao Yuan, Shen Qingzhu, and An Qingyu attacked the pair from different directions; Jiang Er’s possessed recruit was injured, and the squad subdued the remaining enemies.
• An Qingyu asked Baili Pangpang to tie up the two captives, and Baili Pangpang approached them with ropes.

Lin Qiye defeated Nether Willow in the Steel Firmament and knocked out the remaining Training Camp recruits. The Nightfall Squad was left standing as the sole conscious group at the camp.

• A wounded Ancient God Church recruit unleashed a black explosion that killed him and his companion, while An Qingyu ordered the Nightfall Squad to retreat and examined the bodies.
• Three explosions shook the Steel Firmament as Lin Qiye fought Nether Willow, and an unnoticed flicker of black light entered Lu Baoyou's body.
• Lin Qiye used the steel fragments and Zhan Bai to unleash Star Splitter, cutting through Nether Willow's Nether Qi, body, and Nether Lamp.
• Nether Willow died as the watching recruits stared in shock at Lin Qiye's strength.
• Lin Qiye sent an invisible wave of pressure across the field, knocking every recruit unconscious while the Nightfall Squad remained standing.

After the recruits woke, An Qingyu confronted Yuan Gang about the Training Camp’s security failure, while they considered how the Ancient God Church had infiltrated it despite thorough checks. Lu Baoyou left to seek answers at home, and Lin Qiye secretly sent Da Bai to watch him and kill him if he chose evil.

• The instructors woke the recruits, and Ding Chongfeng realized the invasion and battle had been staged to protect them.
• An Qingyu told Yuan Gang that the Training Camp’s security failure could have cost the recruits and instructors their lives, and Yuan Gang accepted responsibility.
• Yuan Gang explained that he had verified every recruit’s records and DNA, leaving An Qingyu puzzled about how the Ancient God Church had infiltrated the camp.
• Lu Baoyou left the Training Camp, recalled Lin Qiye’s advice to go home, and headed toward the train station to find answers.
• Lin Qiye emerged outside the gates and ordered Da Bai to follow Lu Baoyou and eliminate him if he chose the path of evil.

Lin Qiye and the Nightfall Squad revealed that the terrifying camp takeover had been an assessment, though real Ancient God Church infiltrators had also attacked the recruits. Lin Qiye told the recruits that they were already Night Watchmen and that the Training Camp existed to prepare them for war.

• Lin Qiye returned to the training ground, and the Nightfall Squad gathered to introduce themselves to the recruits.
• Lin Qiye and the squad removed their masks, revealing their identities and shocking the recruits, especially when they recognized Shen Qingzhu.
• Lin Qiye criticized the recruits for failing to shatter any masks, then rejected their complaint that the undercover deception had been unfair.
• An Qingyu tossed down the heads of three Dark Willow members, and Lin Qiye explained that real Ancient God Church infiltrators had tried to kill the recruits.
• Lin Qiye declared that the recruits had become Night Watchmen upon entering the camp and explained that their training was meant to help them survive the coming war.

Lin Qiye began the recruits’ brutal training by surrounding them with nearly a hundred Mysteries and ordering them to survive and learn. Meanwhile, Zuo Qing learned of the Training Camp incident and discovered that King Mask and the Mask Squad could not be reached, leaving him suspecting a wider conspiracy.

• Lin Qiye summoned nearly a hundred orderly Mysteries to terrify the recruits and announced that their training would be about surviving and learning.
• Zuo Qing wondered when the war would begin and asked Chen Moyu to contact King Mask, offering the Mask Squad extra leave if all was well.
• Yuan Gang called Zuo Qing to report the Ancient God Church incident at the Training Camp and the possibility of a failure in the Night Watchmen’s recruitment process.
• Chen Moyu told Zuo Qing that King Mask and the other Mask Squad members could not be reached, and Zuo Qing suspected their disappearance might be connected to the Training Camp incident.

Lin Qiye secretly met Fang Mo, who explained how Yang Jian and the Primordial Celestial Venerable took twelve Cangnan children to become disciples of the Great Xia Gods. Fang Mo revealed that he had trained in a time-distorted space and was the first of the twelve to emerge.

• Fang Mo spotted Lin Qiye and secretly followed him to the teaching building roof.
• Lin Qiye asked Fang Mo how he left Cangnan and became Yang Jian's disciple.
• Fang Mo recounted that Yang Jian and the Primordial Celestial Venerable selected twelve Cangnan children and took them to a mountain near a shattered golden palace.
• Fang Mo explained that twelve Great Xia Gods each chose one child as a disciple, making the children agents and possible inheritors of the gods.
• Fang Mo told Lin Qiye that he was seventeen after spending three years cultivating in a space where time passed differently, and that he was the first of the twelve to leave.

Lin Qiye learned that the Great Xia Gods had vanished after placing their young disciples in a mysterious training space. On a train home, Lu Baoyou encountered Demon Child, who tried to recruit him into the Ancient God Church, but Lu mocked the offer.

• Fang Mo told Lin Qiye that the Great Xia Gods and the golden remnant had disappeared, leaving only the disciples’ cave dwellings behind.
• Fang Mo explained that the disciples admired Lin Qiye and had been raised to follow in his footsteps, and Lin Qiye reminded him to prioritize his Night Watchman duties.
• Lu Baoyou rode home on a standing ticket and suppressed his violent reaction to a child’s crying.
• Demon Child revealed himself inside Lu Baoyou’s left eye and invited him to join the Ancient God Church.
• Lu Baoyou rejected Demon Child’s recruitment pitch and mocked the Ancient God Church member for losing to Lin Qiye.

Lu Baoyou confirmed that the Demon Child could not harm him and returned to his seat on the train. At the Training Camp, Lin Qiye began a brutal pursuit exercise in which recruits had to evade the orderlies until three in the afternoon.

• Lu Baoyou wiped the blood from his hands, told the Demon Child he was not the same kind of trash, and left the restroom to meditate on the train.
• Lin Qiye woke the recruits at three in the morning and ordered them to assemble on the main training field within three minutes.
• Lin Qiye used Spider Silk to suspend late recruits who had not stepped forward, and A Zhu sent them to a warehouse where Mysteries surrounded them.
• Lin Qiye ordered the recruits to collect their weights, doubling the load for latecomers, then explained that they must evade the orderlies until three in the afternoon without using their Forbidden Ruins or attacking.
• The recruits agreed to the rules, and Lin Qiye began the pursuit training.

Lin Qiye and the others prepared the Training Camp’s first escape exercise and discussed why recruits needed to learn to endure hardship. As the recruits fled the pursuing Mysteries, A Zhu and a little raccoon caught a group hiding in a classroom and left them trapped in a web.

• Lin Qiye told An Qingyu to prepare nutritious but unpleasant meals so recruits would be ready for harsher conditions.
• Cao Yuan questioned whether recruits would ever face the battlefield, but Lin Qiye urged the group to prepare for the worst.
• Several recruits hid in a classroom after fleeing a Mystery, hoping to avoid the escape exercise until it ended.
• A little raccoon frightened the recruits from outside the window while A Zhu blocked the door.
• A Zhu bound the recruits with Spider Silk and stuck them to a web outside, and the little raccoon complained that its forced sinister laugh sounded strange.

Lin Qiye controlled a grueling pursuit exercise across the Training Camp, while Lu Baoyou endured Demon Child’s provocations on his way back to his hometown. Lu Baoyou reached the house his father had renovated years earlier, recalling how his father had returned with money and wanted to move the family to the city.

• Lin Qiye used his Mental Power and the orderlies to direct the recruits’ pursuit exercise while managing their exertion and removing those who reached their limits.
• After about two hours, roughly four hundred of the more than six hundred recruits remained, and the intense exercise had begun improving their physical strength, endurance, and willpower.
• Lu Baoyou walked toward his hometown in Tanxiang City while Demon Child repeatedly taunted him and stirred his anger.
• Lu Baoyou reached a white, two-story house that stood out among the village’s dilapidated homes.
• Lu Baoyou remembered that his father, Lu Qiu, had returned seven or eight years earlier with money and renovated the house after his grandmother refused to leave the village.

Lu Baoyou returned home after learning that his father, Lu Qiu, had died in battle and been buried without him. Liu Qi, a deputy captain of the Night Watchmen, began telling him about Lu Qiu as they walked to a stone monument.

• Lu Baoyou recalled how Lu Qiu's long absence had fueled his resentment and reconsidered his past after remembering Lin Qiye's words about the Night Watchmen.
• An elderly neighbor told Lu Baoyou that Lu Qiu had died in battle and received a military funeral several days earlier.
• Lu Baoyou rushed home, reunited with his grieving grandmother, and met Liu Qi, who had helped arrange the funeral.
• Liu Qi introduced himself as the deputy captain of the Night Watchmen's 287th Squad and began explaining Lu Qiu's past to Lu Baoyou.
• Lu Baoyou and Liu Qi reached a mountaintop stone monument, where Lu Baoyou stopped to listen to the story.