Chapter Summaries

Su Ming revealed his strength as a six-star Hunter and five-star Warlock, overwhelming Shadow in their rematch. As Li Wu decided Su Ming had to die, Shadow was driven into a corner and transformed into a demon to continue the fight.

• Shadow disbelieved that Su Ming had reached six-star Hunter strength and charged at him.
• Su Ming countered Shadow with blade techniques and Spiritual Arts, steadily suppressing the peak six-star fighter.
• Xu Xiayan and the others realized Su Ming was an eighteen-year-old Dual-class Professional, while Li Wu resolved to kill him and reclaim the Demon Emperor Sword.
• Su Ming’s attacks trapped Shadow in a chain of explosions, burned away his mask, and exposed his youthful face.
• Shadow unleashed his Demonization, transforming into a winged beast, and charged Su Ming, who calmly invited him to attack.

Su Ming overwhelmed Crow even after Crow entered Demonization, revealing how much his strength and techniques had advanced. Li Wu intervened to save Crow and then fled, while a mysterious girl appeared behind Su Ming, filling him with a powerful sense of danger.

• Su Ming used the power of his right hand and Spiritual Arts to crush Demonized Crow with a relentless assault.
• Su Ming explained that his two professions, powerful right hand, and recent training let him defeat opponents above his level without Demonization or Pattern Sight.
• Su Ming unleashed Wind Demon Chasing Roar to finish Crow, but Li Wu appeared and destroyed the attack with his battle-axe.
• Li Wu grabbed Crow and vanished, warning that another monster had noticed Su Ming.
• A mysterious girl silently appeared behind Su Ming and giggled, causing him to sense imminent danger.

Qingqing targeted Su Ming and prepared to vent her accumulated anger on him, while Li Wu refused to stop her. As Su Ming's allies withdrew and resolved to protect him, the Demon Emperor Sword began reacting violently, leaving Li Wu sensing that something dangerous was about to emerge.

• Qingqing asked Su Ming to play with her and make her happy, while the Demon Emperor Sword heated his right arm and strained against the Blue Demon Peace Ring.
• Crow begged Li Wu to stop Qingqing, but Li Wu refused, saying she needed to vent her negative emotions on Su Ming; Crow then lost consciousness.
• Li Wu and the underground professionals withdrew as Chi Qian, Xu Xiayan, and the others regrouped and resolved to get Su Ming safely back to Tianfeng City.
• Chi Qian heard a voice only she could hear and led the group quietly toward the exit, while water vapor secretly carried Bai Ruxiang and Bai Xiaoyan away.
• Su Ming's right hand began shining with deep blue light as the Demon Emperor Sword's ancient power emerged, and Li Wu sensed a terrifying threat.

Su Ming's Demon Emperor Sword emerged and clashed with Qingqing's Blade of Great Sin, unleashing forces that devastated the Extreme Night Maze. As Chi Qian and the others escaped, the dying Mutated Nightmare Breed gave Hai'er a blood bead, and the chapter ended with the maze collapsing around the two artifact wielders.

• The Demon Emperor Sword emerged from Su Ming's right hand, and its demonic power left him unconscious as Qingqing raised the Blade of Great Sin to meet it.
• A water-mist-shrouded figure opened the basin entrance and unleashed a blizzard, allowing Chi Qian, Xu Xiayan, and the others to flee while Li Wu and the Underground Professionals of "Sin" were trapped.
• Hai'er approached the dying Mutated Nightmare Breed, which sent a blood bead into her brow before dying.
• Su Ming and Qingqing swung down their artifacts, and the resulting torrents of power collided and began destroying the tenth level.
• The destruction spread through the Extreme Night Maze, collapsing the ninth floor and damaging the eighth floor as well.

A catastrophic clash between the Demon Emperor Sword and the Blade of Great Sin devastated the Extreme Night Maze, leaving Su Ming and Qingqing unconscious and many Professionals dead or missing. As Li Wu prepared to kill Su Ming and reclaim the Demon Emperor Sword, a powerful elderly man arrived and confronted 'Sin' about causing the abnormality.

• Phantom Demons fled the Extreme Night Maze as tremors and collapses devastated its tenth floor, while Professionals caught in the upheaval suffered heavy casualties.
• Li Wu escaped the ruins carrying Crow, then searched for Qingqing and found her badly wounded beside an unconscious Su Ming.
• Li Wu healed Qingqing with an Alchemy Potion, then approached Su Ming with his axe raised, intending to kill him and take the Demon Emperor Sword.
• Hai'er appeared and blocked Li Wu from reaching Su Ming, but Li Wu prepared to attack her.
• A powerful elderly man burst through the collapsed ceiling and accused 'Sin' of causing the abnormality; Li Wu recognized him and tensed as if facing a formidable enemy.

Li Wu confronted a powerful elder from Tianfeng City, using Pandora to secure his escape after revealing that Sin sought to unleash chaos and remake the world. The elder then took the unconscious Su Ming and Hai'er with him to investigate them.

• The elder challenged Li Wu over Sin's attempt to break the seal on the King, while Li Wu shielded Qingqing and Ya and denied wanting the divine weapon.
• Li Wu revealed Pandora and threatened to detonate it, forcing the elder to let him leave with Qingqing and Ya.
• Before escaping, Li Wu declared that Sin wanted a revolution to overturn the world's order and let Underground Professionals live openly.
• The elder noticed that Hai'er was not human but chose to investigate her and Su Ming rather than attack them.
• Hai'er carried the unconscious Su Ming after the elder and followed him away, and the Demon Emperor Sword vanished into Su Ming's hand.

Su Ming woke in Tianfeng City after losing control to the Demon Emperor Sword during the Extreme Night Maze incident. Elder Ling told him his companions and Xu Xiayan had survived, and revealed that Su Ming’s identity and feats had become widely known across the city.

• Su Ming woke after two days unconscious and found Haier caring for him in Elder Ling’s home in Tianfeng City.
• Elder Ling told Su Ming that Chi Qian, his team, and Xu Xiayan’s group had survived, while most underground professionals had died or been captured and the leaders had escaped.
• Su Ming recalled the Demon Emperor Sword overcoming the Blue Demon Peace Ring and seizing control of his consciousness during his confrontation with Qingqing.
• Elder Ling explained that Su Ming had recovered unusually quickly despite the artifact’s mental erosion, and praised Haier for caring for him throughout his unconsciousness.
• Elder Ling revealed that his investigation had confirmed Su Ming was King Ming, an eighteen-year-old high-level dual-class professional who had defeated Crow, and that the entire city was talking about him.

Su Ming learned that Elder Ling was Ling Xiao, Tianfeng City’s Guardian God and a powerful Dual-class Professional. Ling Xiao offered to shield Su Ming from those coveting his artifact and asked him to become his successor, hoping Su Ming could protect humanity from future Phantom Demon threats.

• Su Ming worried that news of his achievements and artifact would bring trouble, but Elder Ling promised to protect him from anyone who tried to target him openly.
• Elder Ling explained that he admired Su Ming’s potential and wanted him as his successor; Su Ming searched his terminal and discovered that Elder Ling was Ling Xiao, Tianfeng City’s Guardian God and humanity’s strongest Professional.
• Su Ming learned that Ling Xiao was a Seven-Star Hunter and Six-star Sorcerer who had become a Dual-class Professional after surviving the effects of a Phantasmal Demon Elixir.
• Ling Xiao explained that humanity needed a successor capable of surpassing Seven-star Professionals and standing against Nightmare Breeds, Mutated Nightmare Breeds, and Terror Breeds.
• Ling Xiao said he had nearly given up finding a suitable successor until Su Ming appeared and renewed his hope.

Elder Ling, impressed by Su Ming’s extraordinary talent and potential, asked him to become his disciple and inherit his role as humanity’s protector. Su Ming resisted the idea of devoting himself to humanity, but Elder Ling offered protection and power in exchange for help during crises, then revealed news that left Su Ming speechless.

• Elder Ling recognized Su Ming as a potential future Guardian God and asked him to become his disciple.
• Su Ming politely refused, explaining that he did not want to sacrifice his freedom and life for humanity at large.
• Elder Ling suggested that Su Ming only help Tianfeng City and humanity when necessary, noting that humanity’s survival also protected the people Su Ming cared about.
• Elder Ling offered to name Su Ming his successor and provide his inheritance, authority, and status so Su Ming could protect his family.
• Elder Ling shared important news about Su Ming, leaving him stunned and silent.

After Elder Ling gave Su Ming the emblem that would mark him as the next Guardian God, Su Ming saw that the public had learned of his strength and was largely celebrating him. He then discovered the Extreme Night Maze massacre had killed many Professionals, including Qiao Zhi, and vowed to remember his grudge against "Sin."

• Su Ming left Elder Ling's cottage with the emblem and chose to put it away rather than accept the Guardian God position openly.
• At the station, Su Ming read reports praising his strength and found that many people hoped he would become humanity's next Guardian God.
• Su Ming learned that an unknown force had massacred thousands of soldiers and more than a hundred Professionals around the Extreme Night Maze.
• Su Ming discovered Qiao Zhi had died, Zhu Yun was gravely wounded, and most of the Professionals providing support outside the canyon had been killed.
• Su Ming confirmed that Chi Qian, Mu Yan, and the other people he cared about had survived, then vowed to remember his grudge against "Sin."

After returning from the Extreme Night Maze, Su Ming checked on Chi Qian and Xu Xiayan, learning that Azure Mercury had survived but that the disaster had devastated many teams and weakened Summer Chasing Smoke. Xu Xiayan warned him that his identity and divine artifact had drawn the attention of powerful forces, including the Wang family.

• Su Ming called Chi Qian, confirmed that she and the Azure Mercury members had survived the maze, and learned that Qiao Zhi had died while many teams suffered heavy losses.
• Chi Qian told Su Ming that Xu Xiayan's Rank SS mission had failed and Summer Chasing Smoke had lost much of its strength, prompting him to resolve to visit and help her.
• Su Ming asked Chi Qian and the others to rest while he handled his own affairs, and she agreed to tell them he was safe.
• Su Ming called Xu Xiayan, reassured her, and heard that Summer Chasing Smoke would need time to recover after the battle with Sin.
• Xu Xiayan warned Su Ming that powerful forces were pursuing information about him, including the Wang family, whose leaders had summoned Wang Yihan.

Su Ming learned that the Wang Family might use Wang Yihan and the Demon Emperor Sword dispute to target him, though his strength and supporters made them unlikely to act openly. He resolved to grow stronger and asked Xu Xiayan how to contact the Tianfeng City Royal Family so he could retrieve his childhood sweetheart, who was in their hands.

• Su Ming heard that the Wang Family had questioned Xu Xiayan, Bai Xuefei, Bai Ruxiang, Bai Xiaoyan, and Wang Yihan about him and might exploit the Demon Emperor Sword dispute to cause trouble.
• Xu Xiayan explained that the Wang Family was divided into factions and warned Su Ming to guard against covert tactics rather than expect a direct attack.
• Su Ming considered how his strength, divine weapon, and potential future advancement would make the Wang Family cautious about provoking him.
• Su Ming decided to refine the resources from the Extreme Night Maze and pursue further advancement to protect himself from his enemies.
• Su Ming asked Xu Xiayan how to contact the Tianfeng City Royal Family and revealed that his childhood sweetheart was in their hands.

Su Ming returned to Dragon Heart District with Xiao Hai'er, whose beauty caused a public commotion before they escaped to a professionals' bar. There, Xu Xiayan told him that Qin Qing, the chief auctioneer of Myriad Treasures Auction House, could help him learn about the royal family and An Zijin's disappearance.

• Su Ming and Xiao Hai'er attracted a crowd as they walked through Dragon Heart District, and she hugged his arm, drawing hostile stares from onlookers.
• Su Ming had Xiao Hai'er use water vapor to conceal their escape, and they appeared in a nearby alley before heading to the professionals' bar.
• Su Ming met Xu Xiayan at the bar, where she asked what had happened and he explained that the royal family had brought An Zijin from Longyao City to Tianfeng City a month earlier.
• Su Ming told Xu Xiayan he wanted to confirm An Zijin's safety and find out how to contact the royal family.
• Xu Xiayan advised Su Ming to speak with Qin Qing, the chief auctioneer of Myriad Treasures Auction House.

Su Ming visited Qin Qing at Myriad Treasures Auction House, revealed that he knew she belonged to Tianfeng City's ruling Qin Family, and demanded an explanation for An Zijin's disappearance. Qin Qing recognized him as Su Ming after he removed his disguise, leaving the two facing a tense discussion about the Qin Family's actions.

• Su Ming, posing as Wang Yue, waited in Qin Qing's lounge, where two Six-Star guards appeared to protect her.
• Su Ming warned Qin Qing that their conversation might lead to a clash, and Qin Qing dismissed her guards after recognizing his composure under their auras.
• Su Ming confronted Qin Qing about her Qin Family ties and accused the family of taking An Zijin.
• Qin Qing asked whether Su Ming was the person behind the name, and Su Ming removed his mask and introduced himself as the leader of the Azure Mercury team.
• Qin Qing acknowledged Su Ming's concealed identity and formidable reputation as the two considered the possibility of conflict.

Su Ming learned from Qin Qing that An Zijin was a Qin Family member whose origins were tied to a secret, centuries-old revival plan. Qin Qing revealed that the plan sought to make the Qin Family the first family to inherit Dual-class Professionals, leaving Su Ming to confront the reason Zijin had been brought to Tianfeng City.

• Su Ming asked Qin Qing about An Zijin, and Qin Qing explained that Zijin often talked about him and that she had long expected him to come looking for her.
• Qin Qing assured Su Ming that the Qin Family was treating An Zijin well, then revealed that Zijin shared her bloodline and was a member of the Qin Family.
• Qin Qing described how the Qin royal family had sacrificed its experts to seal the Spirit Fiend Abyss King and later gave up its royal position to avoid conflict with other clans.
• Qin Qing explained that the Qin Family wanted power beyond the seven-star limit and had secretly pursued a family inheritance of Dual-class Professionals.

Qin Qing explained the Qin Family’s generations-long effort to create a Dual-class Family by combining inheritable Warlock spirituality with the Hunter bloodline. She revealed that An Zijin was the world’s first High-level Spirit Bearer, and the Qin Family had brought her to Tianfeng City as the key to their plan.

• Su Ming learned that Spirit Bearers could pass special spirituality to their descendants, making Warlock inheritance possible.
• Qin Qing explained how the Qin Family weakened its Hunter bloodline, expanded its population, and arranged marriages to produce Spirit Bearers.
• The Qin Family’s first Dual-class Spirit Bearer had eleven children, but all inherited only the Hunter bloodline, prompting the family to seek a High-level Spirit Bearer.
• Qin Qing revealed that An Zijin descended from ten generations of Qin Family members and was the first High-level Spirit Bearer in human history.

Qin Qing revealed that the Qin Family had raised An Zijin as part of a thousand-year plan to create a family of dual-class professionals, and that they intended for her to take the Phantasmal Demon Elixir despite its low success rate. Su Ming refused to let them risk An Zijin’s life and prepared to confront the Qin Family, but an unknown voice urged him to calm down.

• Qin Qing explained that the Qin Family had watched over An Zijin because she was a high-level Spirit Bearer and had brought her to Tianfeng City, where she could be paired with a suitable dual-class professional.
• Qin Qing told Su Ming that the Qin Family wanted him and An Zijin to have descendants who could inherit dual-class professions, and said the family had also guessed Elder Ling was grooming Su Ming as his successor.
• Su Ming asked how likely An Zijin was to survive adapting to the Phantasmal Demon Elixir, and Qin Qing admitted the success rate was below ten percent.
• Su Ming stood up and demanded that Qin Qing take him to the Qin Family, but she warned that opposing them could put him against Tianfeng City’s powerful professionals.
• Su Ming declared that he would not let the Qin Family gamble with An Zijin’s life and prepared to leave, when an unknown speaker urged him to calm down.

Su Ming confronted Qin Yue, the Qin Family’s supreme elder, over the clan’s plan for An Zijin to take the Phantasmal Demon Elixir. After Hai’er’s appearance led Qin Yue to mistake her for a Seven-star Professional, Su Ming refused to accept the risk imposed on his childhood sweetheart and prepared to oppose the Qin Family.

• Qin Yue revealed that he had been watching Su Ming and warned him to think carefully before acting against the Qin Family.
• Su Ming challenged Qin Yue over whether he would kill him to stop him from taking An Zijin away, prompting Qin Family retainers to appear with killing intent.
• Hai’er appeared to shield Su Ming, and Qin Yue withdrew the retainers after sensing her formidable presence.
• Qin Yue mistook Hai’er for a Seven-star Professional, then tried to persuade Su Ming that An Zijin should take the Phantasmal Demon Elixir for the chance to create an invincible family.
• Su Ming rejected the idea of making An Zijin risk her life for the Qin Family’s ambitions and unleashed his aura, declaring that the royal clan could no longer decide whether others lived or died.

Su Ming unleashed his full power and challenged Elder Qin after refusing to support the Qin Family’s plan, which would put An Zijin at grave risk. Elder Qin accepted the duel in a remote redevelopment zone, and the two began fighting.

• Su Ming’s full strength threatened Elder Qin, who decided he could not safely imprison or antagonize him.
• Su Ming left the auction house for a remote area, and Elder Qin followed using Radiant Star Orbit.
• Elder Qin offered to stop opposing Su Ming if he narrowly defeated him, but Su Ming refused to accept the Qin Family’s plan regardless of the outcome.
• Su Ming said he would not let An Zijin be used as a sacrifice or test subject, realizing his feelings for her had changed and resolving to bring her back.
• Elder Qin gave up on persuading Su Ming, activated his circular arrays, and clashed with him.

Qin Qing tried to stop Su Ming and Qin Yue from fighting, fearing the conflict would turn the Qin Family against Su Ming. Elder Ling explained why Qin Yue had the advantage but insisted Su Ming would not lose, then watched to see how far Su Ming could go.

• Qin Qing hurried toward the battlefield, but Elder Ling pulled her onto a rooftop before she could reach it.
• Qin Qing asked Elder Ling to stop Su Ming and Qin Yue, warning that their fight could make the Qin Family Su Ming’s enemy.
• Elder Ling explained that Qin Yue’s mastery of Dawn Star Rail made him a formidable Seven-star Professional, while Su Ming had little chance of victory against him.
• Elder Ling said Su Ming would not lose because he possessed a powerful mutation ability and hidden power in his right hand.
• Elder Ling watched the battle and waited to see how Su Ming would fare under Qin Yue’s pressure.