Chapter Summaries

Ye Hua’s old rival, Ghost Shadow, challenged him to a wager over their disciples’ performance in the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Competition. Long Haoyu’s taunts drove Ghost Shadow and Gui Wu away, and he reminded Ye Hua that they could seek the Holy Knight Commander’s help with his concerns about his strength and talent.

• Ye Hua encountered Ghost Shadow and Gui Wu after they registered, and Ghost Shadow mocked his disciples and proposed a wager.
• Ye Hua accepted Ghost Shadow’s bet, wagering that the loser would receive a slap from the winner, while Gui Wu challenged Long Haoyu.
• Long Haoyu ignored Gui Wu and boasted that he had slain an Emerald Twin-Bladed Demon, leaving Gui Wu and Ghost Shadow unsettled.
• Ye Hua asked Ghost Shadow to confirm the wager, but Ghost Shadow took Gui Wu away without answering.
• Long Haoyu told Ye Hua they could request an audience with the Holy Knight Commander, prompting Ye Hua, Long Haochen, and Li Xin to recall the ideas of Retainer Knight, Talent Sharing, and Suppression.

Long Haoyu brought Ye Hua and the others to ask Holy Knight Commander Han Qian to establish a Retainer Knight contract that would let Long Haoyu share his talent with his teacher. Han Qian learned that Long Haoyu's Innate Internal Spiritual Power was 100 and reacted with astonishment.

• Long Haoyu reassured Ye Hua that making him a Retainer Knight would not burden or control him, and Ye Hua agreed to seek Han Qian's help.
• Han Qian received the Haoyue Branch Hall group at the Alliance Executive Government and welcomed Long Haoyu, Long Haochen, and Li Xin.
• Long Haoyu asked Han Qian to establish a Retainer Knight contract so he could help Ye Hua overcome the limits of his Innate Internal Spiritual Power of 9.
• Han Qian confirmed that he had researched the Talent Suppression Sharing rune, then froze when Long Haoyu revealed that his own Innate Internal Spiritual Power was 100.

Han Qian discovered that Long Haoyu had the Child of Light physique and learned that Ye Hua had reached the Sky Knight level despite having only 9 points of Innate Internal Spiritual Power. He agreed to inscribe their Retainer Knight contract, and as Talent Suppression Sharing began, Long Haochen reacted with unease.

• Han Qian confirmed Long Haoyu had 100 points of Innate Internal Spiritual Power and celebrated him as the Child of Light.
• Han Qian tested Ye Hua, found he had only 9 points of Innate Internal Spiritual Power, and scolded him for hiding his talent from the temple.
• Han Qian agreed to inscribe a Retainer Knight contract for Long Haoyu and Ye Hua after assuring Ye Hua it would not harm Long Haoyu.
• Han Qian dismissed his grandson Han Yu, who had arrived to see him, and began inscribing the contract rune.
• Long Haoyu's blood activated the rune in Ye Hua's palm, and Talent Suppression Sharing began as Long Haochen's expression changed.

Ye Hua’s Innate Internal Spiritual Power rose from 9 to 54, and Han Qian took him as a disciple. As Han Qian prepared to make Li Xin Long Haoyu’s second Retainer Knight, Long Haochen shocked everyone by asking to become his brother’s Retainer Knight himself, claiming his own Innate Internal Spiritual Power was 97.

• Talent Sharing raised Ye Hua’s Innate Internal Spiritual Power from 9 to 54, and he broke down in tears of relief.
• Han Qian invited Ye Hua to stay in Holy City as his disciple, and Long Haoyu and Long Haochen greeted him as their grandmaster.
• Long Haoyu asked Han Qian to make Li Xin his Retainer Knight so her Innate Internal Spiritual Power could rise from 40 to 70, though she would lose eligibility for the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Competition.
• After Li Xin agreed, Long Haochen asked whether he could become Long Haoyu’s Retainer Knight if his Innate Internal Spiritual Power was 97.
• Han Qian, Long Haoyu, Li Xin, and Ye Hua stared in disbelief at Long Haochen’s declaration that another Child of Light had appeared.

Long Haochen revealed that his Innate Internal Spiritual Power was 97 and asked to become Long Haoyu’s third Retainer Knight. After Han Qian objected, Long Haochen explained that he wanted to fight at his brother’s side and help forge a powerful Demon Hunt Squad, leaving Long Haoyu to consider whether to support him.

• Long Haochen demonstrated an Innate Internal Spiritual Power of 97, shocking Han Qian with the discovery of a second Child of Light.
• Han Qian explained that Long Haochen could become Long Haoyu’s third Retainer Knight if neither brother opposed the arrangement, but refused to help form their contract.
• Long Haochen insisted that he had always intended to stay beside Long Haoyu and become his vanguard, despite Han Qian urging him to pursue his own path.
• Long Haochen argued that his dual cultivation and the squad’s other Retribution Knights could make Long Haoyu’s Demon Hunt Squad a sharp blade against the Pillars of Demon God.
• Long Haoyu asked why Long Haochen had changed his mind, and Long Haochen asked him to support his choice; Long Haoyu grew increasingly resolved as he considered his brother’s words.

Long Haoyu and Long Haochen became each other’s Retainer Knights with Han Qian’s approval, and Han Qian changed their registered ages to eighteen. At a hotel near the competition grounds, Long Haoyu recognized a veiled, blind girl approaching with a Green Bamboo Staff and walked toward her.

• Han Qian accepted Long Haochen’s proposal and drew the Retainer Knight contract runes for Long Haoyu, Long Haochen, and Li Xin.
• The contracts made Long Haochen Long Haoyu’s third Retainer Knight and raised Li Xin’s Innate Internal Spiritual Power to seventy.
• Han Qian reflected on the brothers’ identities and their hopes of destroying the Pillars of Demon Gods, then ordered their registered ages changed to eighteen.
• Long Haoyu, Long Haochen, Li Xin, and Ye Hua found rooms near the Sacred Alliance Grand Trial Grounds before the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Competition.
• A veiled girl with lifeless grayish-white eyes approached, tapping a Green Bamboo Staff, and Long Haoyu recognized her from five years earlier and went to meet her.

Long Haoyu recognized Cai'er as the girl he had met five years earlier and revealed that he had kept her Iron Ring. Cai'er remembered him and accepted his help, while Saint Moon realized Long Haoyu had recognized her all along and grew furious.

• Long Haoyu offered to escort Cai'er, but she coldly refused, and Saint Moon watched from the shadows, pleased that she seemed to rebuff him.
• Long Haoyu put away No Edge and asked whether he could protect Cai'er as he had five years earlier.
• Cai'er recognized Long Haoyu, and he explained that he had identified her by the Iron Ring she still wore.
• Long Haoyu took Cai'er's hand, and she drew closer to him while clutching the Forget-Me-Not ring.
• Saint Moon realized Long Haoyu had recognized Cai'er from the start and grew angry until Ying Suifeng urged him to calm down.

Saint Moon watched Long Haoyu and Cai'er grow close, then left rather than risk angering Cai'er or the Knight Temple. As Long Haoyu walked Cai'er out, he resolved to investigate the connection between the Six Paths Spirit Stove and the Reincarnation Spirit Stove and find a way to spare her from losing her senses.

• Saint Moon restrained his anger at seeing Long Haoyu and Cai'er together, ordered Ying Suifeng to watch over Cai'er, and departed.
• Ying Suifeng reflected on Long Haoyu's growth and regretted that he had not joined the Assassin Temple five years earlier.
• Long Haoyu offered to walk Cai'er every day, and the two exchanged their names before Cai'er asked him to accompany her on a walk.
• Long Haoyu considered the Reincarnation Spirit Stove's trials and resolved to protect Cai'er from the loss of her senses by bearing danger himself.
• Long Haoyu decided to study the connection between the Six Paths Spirit Stove and Cai'er's Reincarnation Spirit Stove, hoping its lack of backlash might offer her help.

Long Haoyu took Cai'er shopping, shared candied hawthorn with her, and agreed to meet Han Yu in the competition arena after their byes. After escorting Cai'er back to the hotel, Long Haoyu returned to his room and turned his attention to the Six Paths Spirit Stove and the Reincarnation Spirit Stove.

• Long Haoyu led Cai'er through the Holy City and helped her eat candied hawthorn from a street vendor.
• Han Yu challenged Long Haoyu to fight him in the arena after their two byes, and Long Haoyu accepted while asking him to leave them alone for now.
• Cai'er ended the outing and told Long Haoyu she had been happy, and Long Haoyu promised to see her again the next day.
• Long Haoyu returned to his room, stopped the White Little Beast from absorbing the Six Paths Spirit Stove, and focused on the Six Paths Spirit Stove and the Reincarnation Spirit Stove.

Long Haoyu chose to begin cultivating the Hell Path of the Six Paths Spirit Stove, while Cai'er suddenly lost consciousness when her Reincarnation Spirit Stove activated. Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng suspected Long Haoyu was connected to the disturbance and considered investigating him.

• Long Haoyu told the Shadow Instructor he would begin another path, and after weighing the Three Evil Paths, he chose the Hell Path.
• The Shadow Instructor wished Long Haoyu success as his Six Paths Spirit Stove rose before him and the gray spikes continued to torment him.
• Cai'er's Reincarnation Spirit Stove broke free and released mysterious power over her, leaving her unconscious.
• Ying Suifeng found Cai'er and summoned Saint Moon after confirming her pulse appeared normal.
• Ying Suifeng recounted what he had witnessed, and Saint Moon suspected Long Haoyu might be connected to the Reincarnation Spirit Stove's activation.
• Saint Moon agreed that Cai'er's condition had to be investigated, then complained that the matter seemed tied to the Knight Temple.

Saint Moon went to the Alliance Executive Government to tell Han Qian he intended to take someone from the Knight Temple, while Ying Suifeng worried over Cai’er’s condition. Han Qian demanded to know whom Saint Moon planned to take.

• Saint Moon ordered Ying Suifeng to watch over the unconscious Cai’er and went to confront Han Qian about Long Haoyu.
• Ying Suifeng reflected on Cai’er’s condition and his growing unease, then followed Saint Moon.
• Han Qian scolded Han Yu for challenging Long Haoyu but decided to let him learn from the coming contest.
• Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng emerged from the shadows before Han Qian and Han Yu.
• Saint Moon announced that he intended to take someone from the Knight Temple, and Han Qian asked him to identify the person.

Saint Moon demanded to take Long Haoyu away because his great-granddaughter’s condition might be connected to him, but Han Qian refused and challenged him to explain. Saint Moon revealed that his great-granddaughter was the Assassin Temple’s Reincarnation Saintess and might have fallen unconscious because of Long Haoyu.

• Saint Moon demanded that Han Qian hand over Long Haoyu to investigate his connection to Saint Moon’s unconscious great-granddaughter, but Han Qian refused.
• Han Qian said Long Haoyu was important to the Knight Temple and was his disciple’s grandson, while Saint Moon insisted he would take the boy regardless.
• Saint Moon kicked Han Yu away for eavesdropping, but Han Yu stayed by the window and continued listening.
• Han Qian accused Saint Moon of trying to interfere with the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Competition and threatened to summon Yang Haoyu.
• Saint Moon said he would have come to see Han Qian even without the matter of his great-granddaughter, then raised a barrier around the office.
• Saint Moon revealed that his great-granddaughter was the Assassin Temple’s Reincarnation Saintess and was likely unconscious because of Long Haoyu.

Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng tried to take Long Haoyu to investigate Cai'er’s condition, but Han Qian refused without Long Haoyu’s consent. Han Qian revealed that Long Haoyu was the Knight Temple’s Child of Light and the son and grandson of two Divine Seal Knights, leaving Saint Moon unable to press the matter.

• Saint Moon revealed that Cai'er was the Reincarnation Saintess and demanded that Han Qian let him take Long Haoyu.
• Ying Suifeng supported Saint Moon and offered to apologize for any offense caused.
• Han Qian refused to let them take Long Haoyu without first asking what he wanted, even if the temples had to appeal to the Alliance.
• Han Qian revealed that Long Haoyu was the Knight Temple’s Child of Light with an Innate Internal Spiritual Power of 100 points.
• Han Qian warned Saint Moon not to abduct Long Haoyu and disclosed that his father and grandfather owned the Knight Temple’s Divine Thrones of Doom and Slaughter and Order and Law.

Long Haoyu went with Saint Moon to investigate Cai'er’s collapse after she fused with the Reincarnation Spirit Stove. His Six Paths Spirit Stove resonated with hers, and he suspected his first attempt at the Hell Path had triggered the connection; the chapter ended as he reached for Cai'er's Spirit Stove.

• Saint Moon told Long Haoyu that Cai'er had collapsed after fusing with the Assassin Temple’s Reincarnation Spirit Stove and asked him to help awaken her.
• Long Haoyu agreed to accompany Saint Moon to Cai'er's room, with Han Qian following them.
• Han Qian recognized the Reincarnation Spirit Stove and recalled the power of the former Reincarnation Holy Son.
• Long Haoyu felt his Six Paths Spirit Stove resonate with Cai'er's and suspected his recent Hell Path attempt had caused her collapse.
• Long Haoyu asked Saint Moon for permission to try using their Spirit Stoves, then reached for Cai'er's Reincarnation Spirit Stove.

Long Haoyu seized the Reincarnation Spirit Stove without being harmed, and his Six Paths Spirit Stove emerged to suppress and devour its Black Airflow. Cai'er’s pain eased as the process continued, while Saint Moon watched in alarm and wondered whether Long Haoyu’s unknown Spirit Stove was overpowering the Assassin Temple’s supreme treasure.

• Saint Moon, Ying Suifeng, and Han Qian rushed to stop Long Haoyu from grabbing the Reincarnation Spirit Stove, but he seized it unharmed.
• Saint Moon scolded Long Haoyu for his recklessness, while Han Qian said he was focused on the Spirit Stove and should be allowed to continue.
• Long Haoyu’s Six Paths Spirit Stove emerged and released Gray Airflow that briefly balanced with the Reincarnation Spirit Stove’s Black Airflow.
• The Gray Airflow overwhelmed and began devouring the Black Airflow, suppressing the Reincarnation Spirit Stove and easing Cai’er’s suffering.
• Saint Moon failed to recognize the Six Paths Spirit Stove among the seventy-four known Spirit Stoves and watched as both stoves trembled.

Long Haoyu used the Six Paths Spirit Stove to drive the Reincarnation Spirit Stove out of Cai'er and calm its backlash, leaving her safe but still unconscious. After Saint Moon, Han Qian, and Ying Suifeng questioned him about the unknown stove, Long Haoyu revealed its name: the Six Paths Spirit Stove.

• The Reincarnation Spirit Stove burst free from Long Haoyu and returned to Cai'er, while Long Haoyu awoke and saw that her expression had become peaceful.
• The Six Paths Spirit Stove reacted vigorously, but Long Haoyu controlled it until it settled back to normal.
• Long Haoyu let the White Little Beast hold the Six Paths Spirit Stove, and it gleefully pressed its face against the stove and sucked on it.
• Long Haoyu told Saint Moon that Cai'er was out of danger but would need time to wake, while Saint Moon, Han Qian, and Ying Suifeng examined the Six Paths Spirit Stove.
• Saint Moon and Han Qian asked Long Haoyu what the unknown Spirit Stove was called, and he revealed that it was the Six Paths Spirit Stove.

Long Haoyu revealed that his Spirit Stove was the Six Paths Spirit Stove, prompting Han Qian to report the discovery to the Alliance while keeping it secret. After Han Qian took Long Haoyu away, Saint Moon considered pushing Cai’er and Long Haoyu’s relationship forward by having Long Haoyu marry into the Assassin Temple.

• Han Qian and Saint Moon confirmed that Long Haoyu’s Spirit Stove was called the Six Paths Spirit Stove and learned that he had seen the Six Paths in its Trial World.
• Han Qian asked Saint Moon to keep the discovery confidential and said he would report it to the Alliance.
• Saint Moon allowed Han Qian to take Long Haoyu away after confirming that Cai’er was unharmed.
• Saint Moon asked Ying Suifeng what he thought of Long Haoyu and explained that Cai’er had already given her heart to him.
• Saint Moon proposed having Long Haoyu marry into the Assassin Temple so Cai’er would not be taken away by the Knight Temple.

Long Haoyu investigated the connection between the Six Paths Spirit Stove and Cai’er’s Reincarnation Spirit Stove, while the White Little Beast’s behavior deepened his suspicions. Han Qian brought news to Yang Haohan and asked him—and possibly his elder brother, the Starry Sky Holy Knight—to come out of retirement.

• Ying Suifeng accepted that Saint Moon intended for Long Haoyu to marry into the Assassin Temple and gave up arguing.
• Han Qian left Cai’er’s room with Long Haoyu and hurried to report the Six Paths Spirit Stove to the Alliance.
• Long Haoyu concluded that the Six Paths Spirit Stove had suppressed and devoured the black currents of the Reincarnation Spirit Stove, and wondered whether it could help eliminate its backlash.
• Long Haoyu questioned the White Little Beast about why it reacted to the Six Paths Spirit Stove but ignored the Reincarnation Spirit Stove, but it acted as though it knew nothing.
• Long Haoyu decided to leave the investigation to Han Qian and the Human Alliance.
• Han Qian met Yang Haohan and asked him to come out of retirement, adding that they might also need the Starry Sky Holy Knight, Senior Yang.

Han Qian told Yang Haohan that Long Haoyu and Long Haochen were Children of Light and that Haoyu possessed the Six Paths Spirit Stove, while warning that Haoyu’s connection to Cai’er could prompt Saint Moon to act unpredictably. Yang Haohan chose to meet Haoyu and inspect the spirit stove, leaving the question of summoning his elder brother for later.

• Han Qian reported the two Children of Light and Haoyu’s Six Paths Spirit Stove to Yang Haohan, explaining that Saint Moon already knew of it.
• Han Qian warned Yang Haohan that Haoyu and Cai’er had known each other for years and that Saint Moon might act unpredictably because of their relationship.
• Yang Haohan agreed to meet Haoyu first and postponed deciding whether to invite his elder brother out of seclusion.
• Yang Haohan and Han Qian found Haoyu at the hotel, where the White Little Beast was still absorbing the Six Paths Spirit Stove.
• Yang Haohan sensed an aura resembling the Reincarnation Spirit Stove and invited Haoyu to go somewhere more suitable for an inspection.

Yang Haohan took Long Haoyu to Mount Spirit Valley to investigate the Six Paths Spirit Stove and watch him demonstrate its abilities. Meanwhile, Saint Moon decided the Assassin Temple should move quickly to bring Long Haoyu into its ranks by marrying him into the temple.

• Yang Haohan transported Long Haoyu and Han Qian to Mount Spirit Valley, where he asked Long Haoyu about the Six Paths Spirit Stove and its trials.
• Long Haoyu explained that he had completed the Human Path and Asura Path trials, gaining In the Human World and Body Transformation into Asura.
• Yang Haohan invited Long Haoyu to demonstrate the abilities, and Long Haoyu prepared to test Body Transformation into Asura with No Edge.
• Ying Suifeng told Saint Moon that Yang Haohan had taken Long Haoyu away, and Saint Moon inferred they had gone to Mount Spirit Valley.
• Saint Moon argued that the Assassin Temple should have Long Haoyu marry into it, then took Ying Suifeng with him to act quickly.