Chapter Summaries

Long Haoyu and his companions entered the High Tower, where Haoyue’s purple magic formation held back waves of Vengeful Spirits. When Electrolux announced an attribute test, Long Haoyu reassured the frightened group, and they stepped forward as gray-white light descended upon them.

• Vengeful Spirits attacked Long Haoyu and his companions inside the High Tower, but Haoyue’s purple light trapped them outside a protective magic formation.
• Electrolux’s voice echoed through the tower, alarming Lin Xin, Sima Xian, Wang Yuanyuan, Chen Ying'er, and Long Haochen with the presence of the Holy Necromancer.
• Electrolux announced that he would test their attributes, and Long Haochen feared the group would be exposed as non-Undead Mages.
• Long Haoyu reassured the group that the Old Knight would not harm them, and Long Haochen led them in accepting the test.
• Gray-white light descended from above and enveloped each member of the group.

Long Haoyu explained that Electrolux was once a Child of Light and that the old knight had directed the group to use his domain as a training ground. He revealed that training there would bestow Spirit Energy and skills, leaving the group to learn the true purpose of the assembly.

• Electrolux identified Long Haochen as his ideal inheritor and summoned the Melody of Eternity, whose Light Aura restored the group’s spiritual power.
• Lin Xin questioned how a Holy Necromancer could have been a Child of Light and forged a necklace from a pope’s skull.
• Long Haoyu said Electrolux had rejected darkness and cited the old knight’s account to reassure the group that the domain was safe for anyone without a Dark Attribute physique.
• Long Haoyu told the group to treat the domain as a training ground, but Wang Yuanyuan and the others questioned the value of fighting skeletons instead of demons.
• Long Haoyu revealed that training there would grant them Spirit Energy and skills.

Long Haoyu explained that the training ground could raise Spirit Energy and grant skills, then watched his companions begin trials against skeletons. He prepared to face a skeleton that appeared stronger than the others, determined to improve despite the uncertain path to godhood.

• Long Haoyu told the group that defeating skeletons in the trial could increase their Spirit Energy and bestow skills.
• Lin Xin and Sima Xian embraced Long Haoyu in exaggerated gratitude before Li Xin asked how the trial worked.
• Long Haoyu explained that each person had to fight their skeleton to discover what skills they might gain.
• The skeletons surged toward the group, and Lin Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, Long Haochen, Cai'er, and the others began fighting them.
• Long Haoyu reflected on the need to grow stronger despite the rules and risks surrounding godhood, then drew No Edge.
• A skeleton began forming before Long Haoyu, appearing far stronger than the others, and he prepared to test its abilities.

Long Haoyu faced a far stronger Skeleton King than the other trial participants, suspecting that the unusual opponent was connected to the little fellow and possibly Elder Yi. After discovering that No Edge could pierce the Skeleton King’s defenses, he activated Half-Perfect Self and unleashed the modified ninth slash.

• The other trial participants continued battling their skeletons while Long Haoyu watched a Skeleton King twice the size of the others finish forming.
• Long Haoyu charged the Skeleton King with No Edge and answered its Bone Blade with Wave Breaker, but its Cross Slash split the blood-red attack into four pieces.
• The Skeleton King launched another Cross Slash, then grew two extra skeletal arms that struck even faster as Long Haoyu moved behind it.
• Long Haoyu let the unusual Cross Slash cut his arm as he closed in, then pressed his hand against No Edge and sensed his body awaken.
• Long Haoyu’s No Edge bit into the Skeleton King’s Bone Blade, and he activated Half-Perfect Self before striking with “Slash Nine: Heaven-Tilting: Break!”

Long Haoyu defeated the Skeleton King by redirecting his improved Slash Nine, completing the trial. He received the skill Crescent Cross Charge and mastered it during a strange transmission, while Lin Xin and the others reappeared nearby.

• Long Haoyu unleashed his improved Slash Nine, forcing the sword tide through the Skeleton King and defeating it.
• Long Haoyu recognized that he had passed the trial and wondered about the Skeleton King's unusual Cross Slash.
• The Skeleton King's voice bestowed Crescent Cross Charge on Long Haoyu and described its power to cleave heaven and earth and sever past and future.
• Long Haoyu entered a boundless white space, observed the skill's cultivation and understanding, and practiced with No Edge.
• Long Haoyu mastered Crescent Cross Charge, and Lin Xin and the others reappeared as he sensed the skill's power.

After receiving new skills and Spirit Energy breakthroughs in the first trial, Long Haoyu and his companions discussed the strange origins of the inheritances. Cai'er challenged Long Haoyu to test their newly acquired skills against each other, and he accepted.

• Lin Xin, Sima Xian, Chen Ying'er, Wang Yuanyuan, and Li Xin finished their trials excited by their skill bestowments, while Li Xin also celebrated her Spirit Energy breakthrough.
• Cai'er told Long Haoyu that she had received a Glorious Era assassin's technique that could improve her ability to kill with a single strike.
• Long Haoyu wondered whether the trial skills and skeleton opponents came from inheritances preserved or collected by Elder Yi, and concluded that meeting him would reveal the truth.
• Long Haoyu told Cai'er that he had received Crescent Cross Charge and believed he could use most of its power with his single heavy sword.
• Cai'er challenged Long Haoyu to spar and test their new skills, and Long Haoyu raised No Edge and accepted.

Cai'er tested her new Shadow Clone Ghost Kill skill against Long Haoyu, unleashing a relentless assault and a powerful finishing strike. Long Haoyu prepared to counter with Crescent Cross Charge and formed a second greatsword from Spirit Energy and his blood.

• Cai'er surrounded Long Haoyu with Shadow Clones and warned him about her Shadow Clone Ghost Kill skill.
• Cai'er and her clones launched a dense barrage of attacks as Long Haoyu defended with No Edge.
• Cai'er appeared above Long Haoyu and warned him that her finishing strike was stronger than the preceding attacks.
• Long Haoyu announced his Crescent Cross Charge skill and formed a knight greatsword from Spirit Energy and blood.

Long Haoyu and Cai'er tested their newly acquired skills in a fierce exchange that ended without either gaining the upper hand. The group chose to keep training in the unusual tower while Long Haoyu planned to investigate its upper floors.

• Long Haoyu formed a second No Edge from spiritual energy and used it with his original sword to unleash Crescent Cross Charge against Cai'er's Shadow Clone Ghost Kill.
• The two attacks collided, producing a massive blast that engulfed Long Haoyu and Cai'er in emerald-green and violet light.
• Long Haoyu and Cai'er emerged uninjured but with disordered auras, and they concluded that they needed more practice to master their new skills.
• Cai'er raised the question of whether the squad should return to report its Rank-B mission or continue training, and everyone waited for Long Haoyu's decision.
• Long Haoyu decided that the squad would continue training and resolved to climb toward the upper floors to investigate the tower.

Long Haoyu abandoned his plan to climb to the top of the tower after the White Little Beast and his companions warned him of the danger. He instead fought his way to the Eternal Melody and reached out to take it, seeking control over Eternal Slumber.

• The White Little Beast frantically tugged at Long Haoyu, and Cai'er realized it was trying to stop him from doing something dangerous.
• Long Haoyu revealed that he intended to climb to the Holy Necromancer Electrolux's resting place at the tower's summit, prompting his companions to urge him to wait and go together when they were stronger.
• Long Haoyu reconsidered after recognizing the White Little Beast's fear and agreed to abandon the ascent for now.
• Long Haoyu told his companions they would obtain the Eternal Melody first and gain control over Eternal Slumber.
• Long Haoyu cut through the skeletons guarding the Eternal Melody, reached it, and stretched out his hand to take it.

Long Haoyu gained control of Eternal Melody and used it to bring the group out of Eternal Slumber, planning to return to the Holy City and continue training there. Outside Dread Howling Cave, Lin Xin eagerly proposed fleecing the Mission Tower, only for Yang Haoyu, the Chief Hunter Officer, to appear nearby.

• Long Haoyu gained Eternal Melody's recognition and learned that he could use it to bring people to Eternal Slumber, while resolving to grow strong enough to reach the Eternal Tower's peak himself.
• Long Haoyu assured Cai'er and the others that Eternal Melody would not release Necrotic Aura during teleportation, then decided they would return to the Holy City and try coming back to train.
• Long Haoyu used Eternal Melody to teleport the group outside Dread Howling Cave.
• Lin Xin urged Long Haoyu to fleece the Mission Tower for compensation after their frustrating mission.
• Long Haoyu sensed danger, then saw Yang Haoyu sitting among Demon Race corpses as Lin Xin's proposal echoed nearby.

Yang Haoyu arrived at Dread Howling Cave after learning that Long Haoyu’s squad had been mistakenly assigned a King-rank mission, and he took the group back to Holy City. Long Haoyu was relieved that Yang Haoyu’s help might spare him from seeking out Yue Ye in disguise, though he still planned to deal with her unwillingness.

• Lin Xin realized he had openly criticized the Holy Temple Alliance in front of Yang Haoyu and nervously lowered his head.
• Yang Haoyu explained that he had come to investigate the erroneous King-rank mission and had waited outside Dread Howling Cave for the squad.
• Long Haoyu thanked Yang Haoyu, who confirmed that the squad had completed the mission and would still receive its merits.
• Yang Haoyu gathered Long Haoyu and the others under his protection and flew with them toward Holy City.
• Long Haoyu felt relieved that Yang Haoyu’s help might keep him from having to wear women’s clothes to seek out Yue Ye, and resolved to make her submit.

Yang Haoyu returned Long Haoyu and the others to Holy City, promised to investigate the Mission Tower’s failures, and confirmed their mission would earn King-rank merits. As the group celebrated and planned equipment upgrades, Long Haoyu remained focused on the coming mission at Zhennan Pass, which he feared would bring a true bloody battle.

• Yang Haoyu brought Long Haoyu, Lin Xin, and the others back to Holy City and promised to investigate the Mission Tower’s mishandling of their mission.
• Long Haoyu and the others returned to their villa, where Lin Xin realized their mission would earn them two hundred thousand merits.
• Long Haoyu confirmed that Yang Haoyu’s promise of King-rank mission rewards could be trusted.
• The group eagerly discussed how to upgrade their equipment with the merits, while Long Haoyu quietly contemplated the coming mission at Zhennan Pass.

After three months of secluded cultivation, Long Haoyu remained troubled by the approaching Mandatory War Mission at Zhennan Pass, though he kept its details from his squad. The Mission Tower then announced that every Demon Hunt Squad stationed in Holy City must participate in a Mandatory War Mission in three days.

• Long Haoyu watched his squad purchase Glorious-grade equipment and reflected on how their bonds and improved strength affected his worries about Zhennan Pass.
• Cai'er noticed Long Haoyu's unease and asked what troubled him, prompting Lin Xin and the others to question him as well.
• Long Haoyu said he merely sensed that something big might happen, and Lin Xin initially treated the possibility of a mission lightly.
• Cai'er rebuked the squad for underestimating the danger of Demon Hunt Squad missions, leading everyone to reconsider Long Haoyu's intuition.
• Long Haoyu tried to ease the squad's worries, but a Mission Tower staff member arrived and announced that all Demon Hunt Squads in Holy City had to join a Mandatory War Mission in three days.

After the Mission Tower announced a Mandatory War Mission at Zhennan Pass, Long Haoyu and General Rank Squad 21 prepared to depart with forty-one other Demon Hunt Squads. As they raced toward the battlefield, Long Haoyu saw an Emperor Rank squad of Ninth Order members and set reaching their level as a goal for his team.

• The Mission Tower staff announced that every Demon Hunt Squad stationed in Holy City had to join the Mandatory War Mission at Zhennan Pass, prompting Long Haoyu to organize preparations for departure in three days.
• Lin Xin, Sima Xian, Wang Yuanyuan, and the others left to gather supplies and handle their preparations.
• Cai'er realized Long Haoyu had anticipated the mission through gathered information, and he explained that he had kept his suspicions to himself to avoid unsettling the squad.
• Han Qian briefed all forty-two Demon Hunt Squads before they set out from Holy City in carriages toward the urgent battle at Zhennan Pass.
• Long Haoyu spotted a six-member Emperor Rank Demon Hunt Squad whose members had all reached the Ninth Order and resolved that General Rank Squad 21 should reach their level before becoming a Title-level squad.

Long Haoyu’s Demon Hunt Squad entered Zhennan Pass to fight demons after the Demon Army breached the city. Surrounded by the devastation, Wang Yuanyuan nearly lost control, while Long Haoyu prepared to lead the team deeper into the pass and hoped No Edge would upgrade again.

• Long Haoyu ordered his squad to enter Zhennan Pass and quickly eliminate the demons inside, warning Wang Yuanyuan to keep his emotions under control.
• The squad cautiously advanced into the city as the other Demon Hunt Squads also approached the pass.
• Wang Yuanyuan saw the human casualties and shouted in anger, but Long Haoyu’s warning brought him back to his senses.
• Long Haoyu ordered everyone to maintain formation and drew No Edge as they continued exploring deeper into Zhennan Pass.
• Long Haoyu resolved to lead by example in the coming fight and hoped that No Edge would gain another upgrade.

Long Haoyu’s Demon Hunt Squad advanced into Zhennan Pass, where the Nu Bo Tribe demons were slaughtering human warriors. After witnessing a dying warrior bite off a demon’s flesh, Long Haoyu charged out, killed the demon with the bitten ear, and returned to the formation as Long Haochen took command.

• The seven members of Long Haoyu’s squad advanced through the city in formation while Cai’er and Long Haoyu guarded the outer flanks.
• Long Haoyu told Cai’er to prioritize supporting the squad and instructed Long Haochen to take command if he left to fight.
• A mortally wounded human warrior flew past with a chunk of demon flesh in his teeth, pursued by Nu Bo Tribe demons.
• Long Haoyu ordered Long Haochen to take command and rushed out to confront the demons.
• Long Haoyu killed the Nu Bo Tribe demon with the bitten ear using No Edge, then returned to the squad.
• Long Haochen signaled the team to ready their Spirit Energy, and Long Haoyu ordered them to maintain formation and attack.

Long Haochen took command of his team at Zhennan Pass, demonstrating his tactical skill as they cut through demons and confronted a Seventh Order Demon Lord. He led his team into battle while Long Haoyu supported the garrison elsewhere, and Long Haoyu eventually turned his attention to the fighting above the dome.

• Long Haochen directed Wang Yuanyuan, Li Xin, Sima Xian, and Cai'er to work together and kill the Bloodthirsty Demons.
• Long Haoyu watched Long Haochen's team defeat the demons, then joined Long Haochen near the garrison at Zhennan Pass.
• Long Haochen and Long Haoyu met Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi, whose Demon Hunt Squads had also arrived to reinforce the defenders.
• A Seventh Order Demon Lord emerged, and Long Haochen insisted on commanding his team against it while Long Haoyu agreed to support the other soldiers.
• Long Haoyu charged into another section of the battlefield and cut down demons as Long Haochen's team attacked the Demon Lord.
• Long Haoyu continued fighting the demons and turned his attention toward the battle above the dome.

Long Haoyu guarded against threats descending from the aerial battle while supporting the human forces at Zhennan Pass. After he protected Cai'er from a Seventh-order Two-Headed Demon Vulture and unveiled a new Tenth Slash, an Eighth-order Moon Demon descended onto the battlefield.

• Long Haoyu warned Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi that high-ranking demons might attack from the sky, prompting both to lead their squads more actively.
• A Seventh-order Two-Headed Demon Vulture launched a sneak attack on Cai'er, and Long Haoyu intercepted it.
• Long Haoyu used his new Tenth Slash, Surging Waves, to fatally injure the Two-Headed Demon Vulture.
• Dark magic finished off the Two-Headed Demon Vulture as an Eighth-order Moon Demon appeared, drawing Long Haoyu's attention.

Long Haoyu faced an Eighth-order Moon Demon whose attacks overwhelmed the human teams, while Long Haochen and his companions arrived after defeating a Demon Lord. Long Haoyu ordered his younger brother to stand down and prepared to confront the Moon Demon alone.

• An Eighth-order Moon Demon attacked the human defensive line, and Long Haoyu, Yang Wenzhao, and Duan Yi's teams struggled to withstand his blasts.
• Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi thanked Long Haoyu for warning them about powerful demons supporting the battlefield below, then shifted their teams into defensive formations.
• Long Haochen and his team arrived after killing a Demon Lord, with Cai'er delivering the final blow.
• Long Haoyu ordered Long Haochen and the others to move aside because they could not interfere in the coming fight.
• Long Haochen argued that the Ten Knightly Virtues required him to step forward, but Long Haoyu insisted that he would fight as long as he remained standing.

Long Haoyu faced the Eighth-order Moon Demon despite their overwhelming difference in strength, then fused with the White Little Beast through their Blood Contract. The fusion heightened his aura and changed the energy flowing through No Edge as he stood ready to continue fighting.

• Long Haoyu met the Eighth-order Moon Demon's five purple-black bubbles with a sweeping strike, but was blasted backward with only torn clothing.
• Long Haoyu refused to retreat, believing that yielding would damage the path he intended to follow as a Retribution Knight.
• Long Haoyu pulled the White Little Beast from his lapel and urged it to work with him or they would both die.
• The White Little Beast awakened, and matching purple rune formations appeared on its forehead and Long Haoyu's as they began their second Blood Contract fusion.
• Long Haoyu stood upright with a nobler, colder aura, and purple light mixed into the golden Spirit Energy surging through No Edge.