Chapter Summaries

Long Haoyu entered the Reincarnation Spirit Stove's trial ground to explore the Six Paths Spirit Stove, while learning through visions how Cai'er had suffered there as a child. At the bottom of the pit, he activated the Six Paths Spirit Stove and approached the Hell Path, determined to force his way through its trial.

• Saint Moon brought Long Haoyu and Cai'er to the Reincarnation Spirit Stove's trial ground and explained that Cai'er had spent much of her childhood there.
• Long Haoyu assured Saint Moon he would attempt the Hell Path, then entered the descending tunnel alone as Cai'er watched in silence.
• The tunnel showed Long Haoyu visions of Cai'er's childhood, revealing her loneliness and desperation for her parents' help.
• Long Haoyu reached the bottom of the pit, where the Six Paths Spirit Stove reacted strongly to the trial ground.
• Long Haoyu entered the Six Paths Spirit Stove's inner Trial World and approached the dark-red Hell Path pillar without hesitation.

Long Haoyu began forcing his way through the Hell Path and followed a path of blood and illusions inside the Six Paths Spirit Stove. The path led him to a Crimson Mountain Range, where a bloodstained tombstone bore his own name and portrait.

• Long Haoyu triggered a terrifying aura as he began his Hell Path trial, and Saint Moon worried that the Six Paths Spirit Stove might affect Cai'er through their connected spirit stoves.
• Cai'er refused to leave and remained determined to wait for Long Haoyu.
• Long Haoyu found the Hell Path transformed into a blood-soaked world and followed a familiar call along a path lined with illusions of people he knew.
• As the path's influence weighed on him, Long Haoyu steadied his resolve and continued through a wilderness of tombstones bearing the faces and epitaphs of people from his past.
• Long Haoyu saw a lone bloodstained tombstone atop the distant Crimson Mountain Range and recognized his own name and portrait upon it.

Long Haoyu realized that forcing his way through the Hell Path required him to sever himself and illuminate his heart, then fought the crimson version of himself that emerged from the Bloodstained Tombstone. After a half-day battle, he began absorbing the surrounding blood energy to match its rapid recovery and growing strength.

• Long Haoyu saw his image chained on a tombstone atop the Crimson Mountain Range and suspected that reaching it was the end of the Hell Path.
• He concluded that mastering the path required “Sever Self, Illuminate Heart,” and a crimson version of himself stepped out of the tombstone with a Blood Sword.
• Long Haoyu fought the crimson figure across the mountain range for about half a day, but it healed and grew stronger by absorbing the surrounding blood energy.
• Long Haoyu released his body's rejection of the blood energy and began absorbing it to heal himself and continue the fight.

Long Haoyu emerged from the trial grounds after successfully forcing a breakthrough through the Hell Path, carrying a powerful new aura. He and Cai'er tested his effect on the Reincarnation Spirit Stove, which shrank back from him and hid behind her.

• Long Haoyu gained blood-red armor and hair as his wounds healed, then faced his blood-colored self to finish the trial.
• Cai'er tried to enter the trial grounds, but Saint Moon stopped her, warning that she might disrupt Long Haoyu's breakthrough.
• Long Haoyu emerged and told Saint Moon and Cai'er that his forced breakthrough had succeeded and that he wanted to test its effect on the Reincarnation Spirit Stove.
• Cai'er released the Reincarnation Spirit Stove, whose power contracted when it met Long Haoyu's aura.
• Long Haoyu reached toward the Reincarnation Spirit Stove, and it surged briefly before flying behind Cai'er to hide from him.

Saint Moon witnessed Long Haoyu’s power frighten the Reincarnation Spirit Stove and resolved to recruit him into the Assassin Temple. Long Haoyu began testing his method on the stove while Cai'er watched, and its unleashed power awakened ancient Assassin Temple figures across Demon Extermination Pass.

• Saint Moon realized Long Haoyu’s passage through the Hell Path had made the Reincarnation Spirit Stove fear him, and he reconsidered his decision to give up recruiting Long Haoyu for the Assassin Temple.
• Saint Moon decided to pursue the matter despite Yang Haohan, believing Long Haoyu’s ties to the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation could make the Assassin Temple preeminent.
• Long Haoyu told Cai'er to monitor her condition as he prepared to test his method on the Reincarnation Spirit Stove, and she assured him she could endure it.
• Long Haoyu used a rhythm inspired by the Hell Path and his insights to unleash the Reincarnation Spirit Stove’s immense power.
• Ancient Assassin Temple figures in secluded places across Demon Extermination Pass opened their eyes and turned their attention toward the trial grounds.

Saint Moon explained his plan to recruit Long Haoyu into the Assassin Temple to Chief Grand Elder Xue Zhisheng, who unexpectedly approved and promised the Elder Council’s support. Saint Moon resolved to pursue the plan forcefully while Long Haoyu continued experimenting with the Reincarnation Spirit Stove to help Cai'er.

• Xue Zhisheng appeared before Saint Moon and questioned why Long Haoyu was using the Reincarnation Spirit Stove with Cai'er.
• Saint Moon explained that Long Haoyu had restored Cai'er's sight and was trying to help her overcome the Spirit Stove's backlash and grow stronger.
• Saint Moon privately revealed his plan to bring Long Haoyu into the Assassin Temple, and Xue Zhisheng agreed to lead the Elder Council in supporting it.
• Xue Zhisheng argued that the Assassin Temple and Knight Temple could remain allies even if Long Haoyu joined the Assassin Temple through marriage to Cai'er.
• Saint Moon decided to press ahead with the plan and resolved to challenge Yang Haohan to demonstrate the Assassin Temple's strength.

Long Haoyu used the Hell Path’s power to suppress the Reincarnation Spirit Stove and help Cai'er endure its backlash. Cai'er tested the resulting change in her power, then began explaining what she had discovered.

• Long Haoyu activated the Hell Path’s power to suppress the Reincarnation Spirit Stove as Cai'er endured the pain.
• Cai'er insisted that Long Haoyu continue, and the dark gray power and her two killing intents fused into her before she spat blood.
• Cai'er’s aura recovered, and she took the Reincarnation Spirit Stove to test her power.
• Cai'er unleashed and withdrew a terrifying killing intent, sensing that the Hell Path had changed her.
• Cai'er gathered her thoughts and began to explain the changes she had experienced.

Cai'er discovered that Long Haoyu's help had let her use some of the Reincarnation Spirit Stove's power without losing a sense, and Long Haoyu promised to keep improving it so she would never suffer backlash. After they left, Saint Moon and Xue Zhisheng discussed Long Haoyu's battle with A Bao and the risks facing the Assassin Temple, leaving Saint Moon to decide to pursue his plans despite Senior Yang Haoyu's emergence.

• Cai'er explained that she could now use part of the Reincarnation Spirit Stove's power without backlash, and Saint Moon and Xue Zhisheng accepted her account.
• Long Haoyu promised to keep working so Cai'er would never suffer backlash, then said he and Cai'er needed to return to their companions.
• Saint Moon told Long Haoyu that the higher-ups would discuss his battle during Military Mission Number One, and Long Haoyu left with Cai'er.
• Saint Moon explained to Xue Zhisheng that Long Haoyu's mission had failed after an unexpected encounter with A Bao, the First Heir of the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan.
• Xue Zhisheng learned that Senior Yang Haoyu's emergence threatened the Assassin Temple's plans, then left the matter to Saint Moon and the Elder Council.
• Saint Moon resolved to go all out with his plans despite the risks.

Saint Moon postponed dealing with Long Haoyu until the urgent problem of the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan’s First Heir was settled. Back at camp, Long Haoyu warned his squad that A Bao might attack them again, and they began preparing for future missions.

• Saint Moon vanished from the Reincarnation Spirit Stove trial ground, deciding to deal with Long Haoyu’s affairs after the threat of the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan’s First Heir.
• Long Haoyu and Cai'er returned to camp, where Zhang Hairong and First Battalion soldiers congratulated Long Haoyu for defeating A Bao.
• Long Haoyu reassured his squad that he was physically fine and warned them that A Bao could target them again during their next missions.
• Long Haochen, Lin Xin, Sima Xian, Chen Ying'er, and Sister Yuanyuan began cultivating, while Cai'er worked to adjust to her transformed abilities.
• Long Haoyu reflected on mastering three of the Six Paths and anticipated a future struggle with A Bao over their Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan bloodlines.

Long Haoyu resolved to pursue the struggle for the First Heir position and looked forward to testing his new Hell Path ability on his uncle, A Bao. At the demon camp, A Bao forbade the Three Great Demon Gods from attacking Long Haoyu, insisting that he had his own plans.

• Long Haoyu accepted that he could not avoid competing with A Bao for the First Heir position and decided to face him rather than run away.
• Long Haoyu anticipated testing the Hell Path’s ultimate ability against A Bao.
• An Luoxian urged A Bao to launch an offensive and kill Long Haoyu before he became a greater threat.
• A Bao refused to let An Luoxian, Sai Gong, and Xi Er interfere with Long Haoyu, warning that he would punish them if they disobeyed.
• After the three Demon Gods withdrew, A Bao recalled his battle with Long Haoyu and declared that only the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan could defeat its own bloodline.

After A Bao targeted Long Haoyu and Haochen, Gao Yingjie warned Long Haoyu to stay vigilant. Saint Moon then barred every Demon Hunt Squad member from leaving Demon Extermination Pass, but Long Haoyu suspected the order would not keep A Bao from attacking again.

• Gao Yingjie told Long Haoyu that A Bao had set his sights on him and Haochen, and urged them to stay alert on future missions.
• A scout summoned Gao Yingjie and the captain of the First Battalion Guard Team to a meeting at the Military Department.
• Saint Moon gathered the ten Demon Hunt Squad captains and their Team Leaders and announced that no Demon Hunt Squad member could leave Demon Extermination Pass.
• Long Haoyu recognized that Saint Moon wanted to protect the young elites after A Bao's attack, but doubted that staying inside the pass could prevent the danger.

Saint Moon ordered the Demon Hunt Squads to remain inside Demon Extermination Pass, but Long Haoyu doubted the restrictions would deter the Demon Commander. Days later, an urgent assembly signal sounded, and Long Haoyu realized his uncle had launched a major offensive.

• Long Haoyu warned Saint Moon that the Demon Commander would not abandon his interest in the Rank 1 Demon Hunt Squad, but accepted the Military Department's safety arrangements.
• Saint Moon ordered the Demon Hunt Squads to cultivate inside Demon Extermination Pass, and Yang Wenzhao and the other captains congratulated Long Haoyu on his likely lead in the Team Competition.
• Long Haoyu told Long Haochen that the Rank 1 Demon Hunt Squad would face whatever came, and an urgent assembly signal rang through the First Battalion camp.
• Long Haoyu recognized the signal as a warning of a large-scale offensive and resolved to meet his uncle in battle.

Long Haoyu and Rank 1 Demon Hunt Squad prepared for a full-scale demon assault at Demon Extermination Pass, while A Bao watched from behind the Demon Army. As the battle began, A Bao’s excitement peaked and a pitch-black Giant Dragon appeared, charging toward the pass.

• Long Haoyu transferred command of Rank 1 Demon Hunt Squad to Long Haochen and ordered the others not to support him if he was endangered.
• Long Haoyu found A Bao among the demons and saw that he had recovered and was displaying his peak Eighth Order strength.
• Saint Moon agreed that Long Haoyu and the Demon Hunt Squads could remain at the pass, but ordered Long Haoyu to preserve himself long enough to receive support.
• Holy Heart Spirit directed the soldiers to counterattack the advancing demons with magic, skills, and magic crystal cannons.
• A Bao watched Long Haoyu as An Luoxian asked what to do, then a pitch-black Giant Dragon appeared and charged toward Demon Extermination Pass.

A Bao transformed into his True Form and challenged Demon Extermination Pass, clashing with Saint Moon while focusing his attention on Long Haoyu. Saint Moon summoned Xue Zhisheng and other powerful figures, and both sides prepared for a Ninth Order Battle.

• A Bao revealed his Black Dragon True Form and charged toward Demon Extermination Pass, astonishing the soldiers and Demon Hunt Squads.
• The Three Great Demon Gods hurried after A Bao as Saint Moon took to the air and tried to stop him.
• A Bao struck Saint Moon with his tail, and their clash drove Saint Moon back but kept A Bao outside the walls.
• Saint Moon warned A Bao not to enter Demon Extermination Pass, but A Bao ignored him and kept watching Long Haoyu.
• Saint Moon summoned Xue Zhisheng and other Assassin Temple powerhouses, who surrounded A Bao and the Three Great Demon Gods as battle threatened to erupt.

A Bao forced Long Haoyu to choose between accepting a same-realm duel and letting the Demon Army continue attacking Demon Extermination Pass. As Saint Moon and the Assassin Temple prepared to intervene, A Bao invoked his ultimate trump card, and a dark gold light appeared beyond the plains.

• A Bao challenged Long Haoyu to fight in his true form and promised to withdraw the army if Long Haoyu won.
• Long Haoyu realized A Bao was exploiting the advantages of his true form but felt he could not refuse while soldiers were dying.
• Saint Moon ordered Long Haoyu to step back and declared that the Assassin Temple would handle A Bao.
• Long Haoyu insisted that fighting A Bao could save lives, but Saint Moon rejected his reasoning and prepared to stop the challenge.
• A Bao unleashed a terrifying aura and closed his connection to the distant sky as the Assassin Temple readied its attacks.
• A dark gold light erupted at the far end of the plains.

A Bao summoned the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Pillar and dared Demon Extermination Pass to stop him, leaving Saint Moon unable to hold him there without risking the pass. Long Haoyu chose to accept A Bao’s challenge to reduce the soldiers’ casualties and flew out to face him.

• The Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Pillar descended outside Demon Extermination Pass, strengthening A Bao and filling the soldiers with dread.
• A Bao ordered the defenders to retreat and warned that fighting him could leave Demon Extermination Pass vulnerable to a full assault.
• Long Haoyu offered to fight A Bao, saying A Bao would suppress his Spirit Energy to Long Haoyu’s realm.
• Saint Moon refused to send Long Haoyu into battle, but Long Haoyu argued that his choice could spare the soldiers’ lives.
• Long Haoyu flew toward A Bao and declared that he would not lose.

Long Haoyu accepted A Bao’s challenge and fought him outside Demon Extermination Pass, hoping to defeat him quickly enough to make the Demon Army withdraw. The battle began with Long Haoyu unleashing his full strength, and he charged into A Bao’s second attack with the power of Hell Path.

• A Bao praised Long Haoyu for accepting the fight and declared that they would battle outside Demon Extermination Pass.
• Saint Moon and Xue Zhisheng prepared to protect Long Haoyu at any cost as he left the pass to face A Bao.
• Long Haoyu reinforced himself with No Edge and the White Little Beast, then clashed head-on with A Bao’s dragon claw and used Slash Nine, Heaven-Tilting.
• Yang Wenzhao and the other knights watched Long Haoyu’s strength inspire their own fighting spirit.
• Long Haoyu unleashed the Six Paths Spirit Stove and Hell Path power, then charged at A Bao’s black beam with One Thought, Hell.

Long Haoyu unleashed the power of One Thought Hell against A Bao at Demon Extermination Pass, forcing their attacks toward a stalemate. As A Bao prepared to answer Long Haoyu’s surge in strength, Saint Moon sent Xue Zhisheng to request reinforcements from the Knight Temple.

• Long Haoyu fused with the blood-red shadow and used No Edge to clash with A Bao’s spirit energy beam.
• Long Haoyu roared and empowered his Blood Chasm with One Thought Hell, shifting the balance against A Bao.
• Saint Moon recognized Long Haoyu’s new ability and asked Xue Zhisheng to seek Knight Temple reinforcements to protect him.
• Xue Zhisheng vanished to carry out Saint Moon’s request as A Bao’s scales began visibly changing.

A Bao transformed with the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Pillar’s blessing and gained overwhelming physical defense, but Long Haoyu kept fighting him at the same realm. After A Bao’s counterattack sent Long Haoyu flying, Long Haoyu prepared to use a law-based technique that could bypass A Bao’s defenses.

• A Bao’s scales turned dark gold as he received the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Pillar’s blessing, alarming the Three Great Demon Gods.
• Long Haoyu plunged No Edge into A Bao, breaking through his enhanced scales and drawing demon dragon blood.
• A Bao struck Long Haoyu with his tail and sent him flying, then charged again as the Three Great Demon Gods considered intervening.
• A Bao’s glare deterred the Three Great Demon Gods, while Long Haoyu recovered in midair and evaded A Bao’s next charge.
• Long Haoyu realized that Moment Myth of the Brahma Three Forms could bypass A Bao’s external defenses and strike from within.

Long Haoyu trapped A Bao inside the Eye of Brahma, then fused with the White Little Beast and prepared to unleash the second form of the Brahma Three Forms. As Long Haoyu gained a deeper grasp of laws, he began Fleeting Splendor.

• Long Haoyu vanished from the battlefield, and a golden eye appeared in his place, drawing the attention of the Demon Extermination Pass and the Three Great Demon Gods.
• Long Haochen recognized the eye as a secret technique Long Haoyu had learned from Xiao Huo and told his companions that his brother was likely trying to attack A Bao from within.
• Saint Moon doubted the move could seriously harm A Bao, but Long Haochen revealed that the secret technique had more forms.
• A Bao recognized the Eye of Brahma and declared that Long Haoyu could not break his defenses, while the golden light trapped him.
• The White Little Beast emerged from Long Haoyu's collar, sensed his determination, and fused with him, strengthening the power of the Brahma Three Forms.
• Long Haoyu completed his preparations and invoked the second form of the Brahma Three Forms, Fleeting Splendor.