Chapter Summaries

Long Haoyu demonstrated the Human Path technique In the Human World in Mount Spirit Valley, and Yang Haohan asked him to attack at full strength so he could test it. Long Haoyu’s enhanced strike began cracking Yang Haohan’s Holy Shield Technique, while Saint Moon declared his interest in claiming Long Haoyu for the Assassin Temple.

• Long Haoyu used No Edge to animate the figures in his paintings as the Six Paths Spirit Stove’s aura merged with the Golden Mist.
• Yang Haohan recognized the resonance between the Six Paths Spirit Stove and the Reincarnation Spirit Stove, then asked Long Haoyu to attack him with his strongest move.
• Yang Haohan deployed Holy Shield Technique and Holy Light Guardian Aura, and Long Haoyu struck him with In the Human World.
• Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng arrived and watched the attack, and Saint Moon said the Assassin Temple would claim Long Haoyu.
• Long Haoyu activated No Edge’s enhancements, strengthening his strike until the Holy Shield Technique began to buckle and crack.

Long Haoyu demonstrated the Six Paths Spirit Stove’s Human Path move, In the Human World, breaking Yang Haohan’s Holy Shield Technique before his attack was stopped by the Sacred Guardian Halo. Saint Moon took over the test to witness Long Haoyu’s Asura Path move, and the chapter ended as Long Haoyu began transforming into a frenzied, bloodthirsty state.

• Long Haoyu’s In the Human World shattered Yang Haohan’s Holy Shield Technique, though the Sacred Guardian Halo dispersed the remaining sword light.
• Long Haoyu explained that he had comprehended the Human Path through his experiences in Haoyue City, and Yang Haohan praised the move’s power.
• Yang Haohan prepared to test Long Haoyu’s Asura Path, but Saint Moon intervened and insisted on facing the next move himself.
• Long Haoyu warned Saint Moon that his second move, Body Transformation into Asura, might be less gentle, then began preparing it.
• A dark green Ghost Domain formed around Long Haoyu as madness, bloodlust, and an obsession with slaughter appeared in his aura, alarming Saint Moon.

Long Haoyu tested Body Transformation into Asura against Saint Moon, attacking with relentless, instinctive sword strikes. Saint Moon began to dismiss the technique, but Long Haoyu’s self-injured waist healed instantly, revealing an unexpected ability.

• Saint Moon prepared to fight Long Haoyu while Yang Haohan and Han Qian discussed the danger of his Asura state.
• Long Haoyu deliberately suppressed his clarity and completed Body Transformation into Asura before charging Saint Moon with No Edge.
• Saint Moon blocked Long Haoyu’s repeated, shifting slashes and wondered whether the technique only granted inexhaustible stamina.
• Saint Moon appeared behind Long Haoyu and tried to stop him with a kick, but Long Haoyu turned No Edge toward his own waist to intercept it.
• Saint Moon withdrew his kick when he saw the blade, then watched Long Haoyu’s grazed wound heal instantly.

Long Haoyu demonstrated that he could control the Asura Path transformation and recover instantly from nonfatal injuries, easing Yang Haohan’s fears about the Six Paths Spirit Stove. After granting Haoyu special permission to seek his help during the Hell Path trial, Yang Haohan rejected Saint Moon’s unspoken request.

• Saint Moon prepared to knock Long Haoyu unconscious when the Asura state suppressed his awareness, but Long Haoyu returned to normal and said he could control the transformation.
• Long Haoyu explained that he had deliberately suppressed his awareness to test the transformation’s effects and that it instantly healed nonfatal injuries.
• Yang Haohan asked about the Six Paths Spirit Stove’s backlash, and Long Haoyu described the influences he had experienced during its trials.
• Yang Haohan granted Long Haoyu permission to seek his help immediately if he encountered problems during the Hell Path trial.
• Saint Moon tried to raise a matter with Yang Haohan, but Yang Haohan anticipated his request and flatly refused.

Yang Haohan refused to hand Long Haoyu over to Saint Moon, who wanted the boy for the Assassin Temple and to secure his great-granddaughter Cai'er’s future. Their dispute escalated into a duel as Yang Haohan summoned the Divine Throne of Order and Compassion and Saint Moon prepared to attack.

• Yang Haohan told Long Haoyu to seek his help with any problems and began to leave with him and Han Qian.
• Saint Moon blocked them and demanded that the Knight Temple hand Long Haoyu over to the Assassin Temple, citing Cai'er and a possible marriage between the temples.
• Yang Haohan rebuked Saint Moon for how Cai'er had been raised and refused to give up Long Haoyu.
• Saint Moon challenged Yang Haohan to fight, and Yang Haohan sent Long Haoyu and Han Qian away before summoning the Divine Throne of Order and Compassion.
• Yang Haohan assured Han Qian that Saint Moon could not break his defense, prompting Saint Moon to vow to shatter his defenses.

Yang Haohan defended Long Haoyu and Cai'er’s match by provoking Saint Moon and relying on the Divine Throne of Order and Compassion. Saint Moon attacked him in fury, but Yang Haohan remained protected and said he would let Saint Moon vent if he accepted that the matter was settled afterward.

• Yang Haohan told Saint Moon that his Divine Throne could withstand even Saint Moon’s unmatched combat power.
• Han Qian and Long Haoyu were astonished by Yang Haohan’s uncharacteristically provocative behavior.
• Saint Moon roared that he would fight Yang Haohan to the death over Cai’er’s marriage.
• A Fat Knight tried to calm Saint Moon by arguing that Cai’er could marry into the Knight Temple, further enraging him.
• Saint Moon struck at Yang Haohan with his enlarged Gray Short Sword, but Yang Haohan blocked the attack with the Divine Throne.
• Yang Haohan told Saint Moon he could keep attacking, but refused to stop using the Divine Throne.

Yang Haohan ended his test fight with Saint Moon and warned Long Haoyu to use the Asura Path’s power cautiously. After escorting Haoyu back, Yang Haohan decided to make special arrangements for his growth and summon his elder brother from seclusion, believing Haoyu could become the Alliance’s hope.

• Saint Moon stopped attacking Yang Haohan, and they settled their dispute over recruiting Long Haoyu into the Assassin Temple.
• Yang Haohan cautioned Long Haoyu about relying on the Asura Path’s frenzied ability and escorted him back to the hotel to prepare for the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Competition.
• Han Qian asked whether Yang Haohan had planned to reveal the true state of the war to Haoyu, and Yang Haohan said he had decided against it.
• Yang Haohan resolved to make special arrangements for Haoyu’s growth because of his Six Paths Spirit Stove.
• Yang Haohan told Han Qian he would invite his elder brother out of seclusion to protect Haoyu, whom he considered the Alliance’s future hope.

Yang Haohan and Han Qian discussed the hope Long Haoyu and his White Little Beast represented, and Yang Haohan planned to ask his elder brother and the Starry Sky Divine Beast to investigate the creature. Back at the hotel, Long Haoyu reassured his family before entering Shadow Space to cultivate for the competition.

• Han Qian agreed with Yang Haohan that they could not let the hope of ending the conflict between humanity and the Demon Race fade.
• Yang Haohan said the White Little Beast’s ability to hold the Six Paths Spirit Stove might mean it was a Divine Beast, and he planned to seek help from the Starry Sky Divine Beast.
• Long Haoyu returned to the hotel and reassured Ye Hua, Long Haochen, and Li Xin that everything had been settled.
• Long Haoyu told them he would meditate in his room for two days before the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Competition.
• Long Haoyu let the White Little Beast hold the Six Paths Spirit Stove, warned it to help with Haochen’s matter, and entered Shadow Space to cultivate.

After four days of intense training, Long Haoyu prepared to face Han Yu in the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Competition. Han Yu entered the match determined to prove himself, while Han Qian expected him to lose and hoped the defeat would help him grow.

• Long Haoyu left the hotel with Long Haochen and said he was confident he would beat Han Yu, whom he compared to a younger brother he had trained against.
• Long Haoyu asked Long Haochen about his Retribution Knight training and Haoyue, then promised to help him master his skills after the competition.
• Han Yu waited in the Knight Temple's rest area, and Han Qian told him to address him as Lord Holy Knight Commander.
• Han Yu said he would prove he was not inferior to Long Haoyu and went out to fight.
• Han Qian recalled Long Haoyu shattering Yang Haohan's Sixth Order defensive skill and privately hoped Han Yu would not lose too badly.

Long Haoyu faced Han Yu in a Fifth Order Knight match, refusing to treat his exhausted Magical Beast Partner as a reason to fight unfairly. He gained the upper hand with a sudden Assault, but Han Yu’s Evil Eye Lord counterattacked with a powerful mental beam.

• Long Haoyu entered the arena to face Han Yu after Long Haochen could no longer compete, and Ye Hua warned him not to lower his guard.
• Han Yu summoned his Evil Eye Lord, while Long Haoyu pointed out the listless White Little Beast on his shoulder and declined Han Yu’s offer to send his own partner away.
• Han Yu declared that he would prove himself against Long Haoyu, and Long Haoyu promised him a genuine battle between Fifth Order Knights.
• When Han Qian started the match, Long Haoyu closed the distance with Assault, and his sword clash forced Han Yu back a step.
• The Evil Eye Lord sensed Han Yu’s trouble and fired a pale-white beam at Long Haoyu, releasing a powerful mental shock meant to suppress and control him.

Long Haoyu overcame the Evil Eye Lord’s mental attack and defeated Han Yu in the knight match. The chapter left Long Haoyu holding No Edge above Han Yu’s head and declaring victory.

• The spectators praised Han Yu’s coordination with the Evil Eye Lord, while Han Qian hoped his grandson would learn from the match despite expecting him to lose.
• The Evil Eye Lord struck Long Haoyu with Evil Eye Impact, but Long Haochen assured Ye Hua and Li Xin that his brother’s willpower would withstand it.
• Han Yu began accumulating power while Long Haoyu emerged from the white light and unleashed Demon Slaying: First Form, breaking through the mental assault.
• Long Haoyu’s attack knocked Han Yu’s broadsword into the air and carried him behind Han Yu, where he held No Edge above Han Yu’s head.
• Long Haoyu told Han Yu that he had lost, while the author’s note explained that Long Haoyu’s number plate had been changed to number five.

Long Haoyu defeated Han Yu in two moves and helped him recognize that pride had made him rigid. After revealing that he had created his own Retribution Knight skill, Long Haoyu met Yang Wenzhao's challenge and agreed to fight him soon.

• Long Haoyu explained that surviving countless brushes with death had helped him resist the Evil Eye Lord's mental attack, and Han Yu accepted his defeat.
• Han Yu said he would challenge Long Haoyu again to prove his fighting spirit, then returned to the Rest Area.
• Ye Hua asked Long Haoyu about his second attack, and Long Haoyu revealed it was Demon Slaying: First Form, a skill he had created before coming to Haoyue Branch Hall.
• Long Haochen told Ye Hua that Long Haoyu had created the skill when they were only eleven or twelve, leaving Ye Hua astonished.
• Yang Wenzhao silently challenged Long Haoyu to fight, and Long Haoyu agreed to face him soon.

Long Haoyu resolved to defeat Yang Wenzhao and win honor for the Haoyue Branch Hall, then went to escort Cai'er back to the hotel. Saint Moon watched them and wondered whether Long Haoyu's Six Paths Spirit Stove could truly cure Cai'er's backlash.

• Long Haoyu told Ye Hua that Yang Wenzhao was an opponent he had to defeat, and promised to bring renown to the Haoyue Branch Hall.
• Ye Hua sent Long Haoyu and the others back from the Trial Ground to cultivate, but Long Haoyu chose to collect Cai'er from the Assassin Temple.
• Long Haoyu met Cai'er outside the Assassin Temple, took her Green Bamboo Staff and hand, and walked her toward the hotel.
• Ying Suifeng asked Saint Moon why he had left his post to watch Long Haoyu and Cai'er.
• Saint Moon recalled how Long Haoyu's Six Paths Spirit Stove had suppressed Cai'er's Reincarnation Spirit Stove backlash and continued following them, hoping it could resolve her problem.

Cai'er worried that Long Haoyu would endanger himself by attempting the Hell Path, while he secretly resolved to try despite the risks. After watching him return to his room, Cai'er began to regain her sight and confirmed that she could see Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng, though only as blurry figures.

• Long Haoyu comforted Cai'er about his plans for the Hell Path and promised to act within his limits.
• Cai'er asked Long Haoyu to let her watch him leave, and he walked back to his room.
• As Long Haoyu reached his room, Cai'er perceived a faint image of him and wondered if she had seen his back.
• Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng appeared before Cai'er, and Saint Moon asked whether she had seen Long Haoyu.
• Cai'er opened her eyes and recognized the blurry figures of Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng.
• Cai'er confirmed that she could see, though her vision remained very blurry.

After Cai'er regained her sight, Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng recognized Long Haoyu’s importance and arranged to protect him. Long Haoyu then discovered the White Little Beast had exhausted itself trying to connect him to the destroyed world.

• Cai'er confirmed to Saint Moon and Ying Suifeng that she could see again and said she needed to rest for the competition.
• Saint Moon speculated that Cai'er might wield the Reincarnation Spirit Stove without its former limits and ordered Ying Suifeng to ensure Long Haoyu’s safety.
• Long Haoyu found the White Little Beast still weak after two days and tried to discover what was wrong.
• The White Little Beast scratched the word “world” onto the bed, leading Long Haoyu to realize it had exhausted itself trying to build a bridge to the destroyed world.

Long Haoyu wondered whether the White Little Beast’s recent actions meant Long Haochen would soon be transported to another world, and decided to prepare his younger brother by testing his Retribution Knight training. The brothers reached a quiet sparring venue, where Long Haoyu told Long Haochen to attack without holding back.

• Long Haoyu offered the recovering White Little Beast a Spirit Energy pill, but it looked at him with contempt and fell asleep beside the Six Paths Spirit Stove.
• Long Haoyu considered whether the White Little Beast sensed that Haoyue would soon teleport Long Haochen, and decided Long Haochen needed more offensive training for the destroyed world.
• Long Haoyu visited Long Haochen and proposed testing his progress as a Retribution Knight with additional training.
• Long Haochen followed Long Haoyu to a quiet sparring venue and initially took out a shield before switching to a heavy sword in each hand.
• Long Haoyu told Long Haochen to attack him without holding back.

Long Haoyu tested Long Haochen’s progress as a Retribution Knight and explained why his stronger Spirit Energy gave him the advantage. Long Haochen learned that Spirit Energy was the decisive factor in battles between Knights, but the two brothers’ training had not yet ended.

• Long Haochen attacked Long Haoyu with Sun Slash and other Knight Skills while Long Haoyu stayed on the defensive and urged him to commit fully.
• Long Haoyu shook his No Edge sword to send Spirit Energy through Long Haochen’s defenses, and Long Haochen understood his brother’s advice.
• Long Haochen used Cyclone of Slaughter Sword, borrowing force from Long Haoyu’s defense to increase the move’s power and attack frequency.
• Long Haoyu countered with Ascending Dragon Strike, overpowering Long Haochen and leaving his aura considerably depleted.
• Long Haochen began to prepare Accumulate Power, but Long Haoyu stopped the spar and explained that the gap in their total Spirit Energy had decided the contest.

Long Haoyu taught Long Haochen that combat depended heavily on Spirit Energy and urged him to balance cultivation with skill training. He warned that Long Haochen might face danger in Haoyue's world and promised a surprise about Haoyue later.

• Long Haochen realized that differences in Spirit Energy could decide the outcome of combat after Long Haoyu explained their sword clash and Yang Haohan's Holy Shield Technique.
• Long Haoyu used the Demon God Emperor and the Reincarnation Holy Son to explain how Spirit Energy affected the power and outcome of battles.
• Long Haochen promised to improve his Spirit Energy while continuing to hone his skills, and Long Haoyu cautioned him against rushing his cultivation.
• Long Haoyu told Long Haochen they would fight every day until Long Haochen was completely exhausted, because he feared dangers in Haoyue's world.
• Long Haochen vowed to grow stronger, and Long Haoyu said he would reveal a surprise about Haoyue when the time came.

Long Haoyu and Long Haochen saw Lin Jialu, Chen Si, and Chen Chen off as they left Holy City for Haoyue City after losing their matches. As the group prepared to return to the hotel, Lin Xin unexpectedly arrived, reminding Long Haoyu of their agreement and making him fear Cai'er’s reaction.

• Long Haoyu kept the danger of Haoyue’s world from Long Haochen and returned with him to the hotel.
• Lin Jialu told Long Haoyu and Long Haochen that she, Chen Si, and Chen Chen were leaving for Haoyue City after waiting to see Long Haoyu win.
• Long Haoyu, Long Haochen, and Cai'er accompanied the three friends to Holy City's gates and watched their carriage depart.
• Cai'er told Long Haoyu she believed he would win first place, and he said victory was necessary for him to become a Demon Hunt Squad Captain.
• Lin Xin hurried toward the group, and Long Haoyu worried that he might reveal their agreement in front of Cai'er.

Lin Xin found Long Haoyu to congratulate him and pressed him to secure a top-three finish so he could join his Demon Hunt Squad. Cai'er grew tense when Lin Xin mentioned the squad’s permanent teammate slot, and the chapter ended with her introducing herself to him with a gentle smile.

• Lin Xin found Long Haoyu at the city gate after hearing he had won his first match.
• Lin Xin reminded Long Haoyu that he had bet on him and wanted to join his Demon Hunt Squad if Long Haoyu placed in the top three.
• Cai'er’s hand trembled when Lin Xin brought up joining the squad, and Long Haoyu reassured her by writing, “Don't overthink it.”
• Long Haoyu warned Lin Xin that he first needed to qualify for the finals, prompting Lin Xin to show off his medicinal treasures and insist he could reach them.
• Cai'er fixed her gaze on Lin Xin, who suddenly felt a chill, then noticed Long Haoyu was holding her hand.
• Cai'er withdrew her hand from Long Haoyu’s palm, extended it toward Lin Xin, and introduced herself with a gentle smile.