Ch. 621Entering the Battlefield?

Qin Shaofeng and his companions traveled from the Nine Cloud Continent to a transit island, where a Spirit Testing Array sorted recruits between the faction’s headquarters and a battlefield. Qin Shaofeng and Lin Yihan were sent toward the battlefield, while Hong Kun qualified for the other route; the chapter ended as Qin Shaofeng and Lin Yihan were teleported with ten thousand people.

  • Qin Shaofeng and the others traveled aboard a giant flying ship for nearly a month before reaching an island with two cross-domain teleportation arrays.
  • Qin Shaofeng noticed a Spirit Testing Array sorting people by their spiritual roots and deduced that those who failed its test were being sent to a battlefield.
  • Qin Shaofeng received no white light, and Lin Yihan was also rejected; Hong Kun qualified and was separated from them.
  • Lin Yihan told Hong Kun to seek their Lin Family ancestor after arriving, and Hong Kun was carried away by the white light.
  • Qin Shaofeng and Lin Yihan entered the battlefield-bound teleportation array and vanished with ten thousand others.

Ch. 622Cannon Fodder?

Qin Shaofeng arrived at a battlefield in a High-grade regional space, where a wiry man dumped him and thousands of newcomers into a fight against demonic soldiers. After discovering that fleeing meant death, Qin Shaofeng charged the Low-level Demon Soldiers, realizing the newcomers had been sent as cannon fodder.

  • Qin Shaofeng arrived through a cross-domain teleportation array and learned that a burly expert was powering ten arrays with his own strength.
  • A wiry man separated the newcomers by cultivation level, carried Qin Shaofeng and more than nine thousand others toward the battle, then dropped them from the sky.
  • Qin Shaofeng used the Dance of the Sky Technique to slow his fall in the High-grade regional space, where ordinary cultivators could not fly unaided.
  • Qin Shaofeng landed amid corpses and recognized the evil aura on the demonic humanoid dead as stronger than the aura of the Demonic Cultivated Beasts he had encountered before.
  • A group pursued by more than a hundred Low-level Demon Soldiers urged the newcomers to fight, while those who tried to flee were killed.
  • Qin Shaofeng charged the Low-level Demon Soldiers and realized the newcomers had been sent to wear down the enemy as cannon fodder.

Ch. 623Joining

Qin Shaofeng survived a brutal clash with Low-level Demon Soldiers and joined Ge Peng’s squad on the battlefield between humanity and the Devil Race. He learned the war was being fought over a continent from a High-grade regional space, while a pure-blooded Devil Race woman awaited the chance to reach him and claim his true demon aura.

  • A seductive Devil Race woman sensed Qin Shaofeng’s growing true demon aura and anticipated breaking through a barrier to capture him once her cultivation recovered.
  • Qin Shaofeng and the others killed more than a hundred Low-level Demon Soldiers, but only seven or eight hundred of their original nine thousand-plus fighters survived, and all the other people from the Nine Cloud Continent died.
  • Ge Peng introduced himself as a squad captain and invited Qin Shaofeng to join his experienced team after observing him kill two Low-level Demon Soldiers.
  • Zhang Yuan questioned Qin Shaofeng’s worth because of his lower realm, but Ge Peng defended the invitation by describing Qin Shaofeng’s performance in battle.
  • Qin Shaofeng assessed Ge Peng’s abilities, accepted the invitation, and learned from him that humanity and the Devil Race were fighting for a continent in a High-grade regional space.

Ch. 624This Was Only the First Wave?

Qin Shaofeng learned that the brutal Human-Demon Great War was meant to train weaker fighters and that surviving three waves of Demon Soldier attacks could earn them a chance to return. He joined Ge Peng’s team after revealing his unusually wide-range perception, then began hunting Demon Soldiers as the first wave neared its end.

  • Ge Peng explained that the battlefield trained fighters with weaker talents and that survivors of three attack waves could return and earn Battle Merit by collecting Demon Crystals.
  • Qin Shaofeng learned that entering the Baptism Holy Pool required one million Battle Merit, while two more waves of attacks would follow the ongoing first wave.
  • Qin Shaofeng chose to follow Ge Peng’s group and revealed that he could sense Demon Soldier auras from as far as three thousand meters away.
  • Ge Peng and the others welcomed Qin Shaofeng into the team, and Zhang Yuan stopped showing hostility toward him.
  • Qin Shaofeng hunted Low-level Demon Soldiers with the team as the first wave’s remaining forces dwindled to scattered groups.

Ch. 625Special Promotion Quest

After reaching the Experience Point limit, Qin Shaofeng received an Extreme Promotion Quest with Normal and Difficult modes. He chose Difficult Mode, which required him to reach the High-level Saint Realm and kill tens of thousands of Demon Soldiers within one month.

  • Qin Shaofeng reached the 999.99 billion Experience Point limit after killing a Second Tier Low-level Demon Soldier and triggered the Extreme Promotion Quest.
  • Qin Shaofeng reviewed the Normal Mode and Difficult Mode requirements and worried that either would be difficult to complete.
  • Ge Peng told the group to rest, then encouraged Qin Shaofeng to cultivate so he could advance into the Saint Realm.
  • While appearing to cultivate in a valley, Qin Shaofeng chose Difficult Mode, accepting its one-month deadline and demanding kill requirements.

Ch. 626Promotion to the Saint Realm

Qin Shaofeng accepted the one-month Difficult Mode Extreme Promotion Quest to gain levels quickly and survive the coming Demon Soldier assault. He immediately advanced to Low-level Saint First Tier, strengthened his perception, and helped Ge Peng's team fight more safely.

  • Qin Shaofeng chose Difficult Mode despite its demand that he reach High-level Saint and kill far more Demon Soldiers within one month, because it let him level up normally.
  • Qin Shaofeng's accumulated Experience Points triggered an immediate level-up, making him a Low-level Saint First Tier.
  • Qin Shaofeng discovered that Yi Jin Jing boosted his Saint Origin Power and that Fiery Golden Eyes' Perception Domain had greatly expanded.
  • Qin Shaofeng told Ge Peng that his sensing range had grown, though he concealed its full extent.
  • Qin Shaofeng helped Ge Peng's team kill more than thirty Lower-level Demon Soldiers in a day, and the team suffered no deaths.

Ch. 627Devil Soldiers Attack

A Spatial Rift opened above the battlefield, unleashing the Devil Race’s second wave of Demon Soldiers. Qin Shaofeng and Ge Peng’s group joined the human forces, and the chapter ended as Tiger Lord killed the first Demon Soldier while Qin Shaofeng noticed a strange effect in the attack.

  • Qin Shaofeng realized that killing Low-level Demon Soldiers yielded little Experience progress, but expected a far larger supply of enemies to arrive.
  • A massive Spatial Rift opened, and Ge Peng led his group toward the main force as the second wave of Demon Soldiers emerged.
  • Five human armies fought the flood of Demon Soldiers from an array in the sky, but some enemies broke through and charged the gathered humans below.
  • Ge Peng’s group surrounded fifteen Low-level Demon Soldiers, and Qin Shaofeng secretly signaled Tiger Lord to attack.
  • Tiger Lord killed a Low-level First Tier Demon Soldier with a Thunderlight strike, and Qin Shaofeng noticed the victim had briefly stiffened as his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan appeared.

Ch. 628Fierce Battle with Demon Soldiers

Qin Shaofeng used his hidden mental attacks and combat skills to help Ge Peng’s team survive as the first line of defense collapsed and a massive Demon Soldier force surged into the battlefield. The team formed a defensive circle around Qin Shaofeng, whose attacks repeatedly saved members from danger.

  • Qin Shaofeng secretly killed Low-level Demon Soldiers with Tsukuyomi while Tiger Lord appeared to finish them off, and the group cleared the fifteen enemies nearby.
  • The spatial rift released tens of millions of Low-level Demon Soldiers, overwhelming the first line of defense and collapsing its formation.
  • Qin Shaofeng used his Fiery Golden Eyes to find a weak gap in the advancing Demon Soldiers, then used Little Fox’s Mental Power, Tsukuyomi, and Lightning Release Kirin to kill more than ten enemies.
  • Qin Shaofeng ordered Ge Peng’s team into a circular formation, placing close-combat members outside, ranged attackers inside, and healers near the center.
  • Qin Shaofeng used Mental Power attacks from the center to stun Demon Soldiers threatening the outer defenders, allowing his teammates to kill them and hold their position.

Ch. 629Retreat?

Qin Shaofeng leveled up twice while helping his team fight off Demon Soldiers, then gave his exhausted teammates Ninefold Spirit Pills to restore their strength. When a new army of hundreds of thousands of Demon Soldiers arrived, he ordered the team to retreat into the even more dangerous battlefield.

  • Qin Shaofeng used Tsukuyomi to weaken Demon Soldiers and advanced to Low-level Saint Second Tier, increasing his Mental Power and Saint Origin Value.
  • As the human forces suffered heavy casualties and Qin Shaofeng's team struggled to hold its formation, he advanced again to Low-level Saint Third Tier and recovered from his fatigue.
  • Qin Shaofeng distributed two Grade Seven Ninefold Spirit Pills to each teammate, restoring their Saint Origin Power and healing many of their injuries.
  • A fresh army of three to four hundred thousand Demon Soldiers appeared, threatening to overwhelm the remaining human forces.
  • Qin Shaofeng ordered Ge Peng and the others to retreat toward the bloody battlefield where stronger Demon Soldiers were gathered.

Ch. 630Setting Up an Array to Evade the Enemy

Qin Shaofeng led his battered group deeper into the battlefield to escape an approaching Demon Soldier army, relying on his Fiery Golden Eyes to avoid stronger enemies. After hiding in a cave with an Assimilation Array, he proposed digging an underground refuge and setting up another array to improve their chances of survival.

  • Qin Shaofeng persuaded the group to retreat deeper into the battlefield, and Ge Peng and the others agreed.
  • Qin Shaofeng distributed Ninefold Spirit Pills, and his group withdrew as the Demon Soldier army slaughtered those left behind.
  • Qin Shaofeng used his Fiery Golden Eyes to guide the group past powerful Demon Soldiers, but their numbers fell below twenty and most were exhausted or injured.
  • Qin Shaofeng gathered 360 Demon Crystals from the group and set up an Assimilation Array in a temporary cave so they could rest.
  • Qin Shaofeng told Ge Peng the array might fail to conceal them from powerful Demon Soldiers and proposed digging an underground refuge for another array.
  • Ge Peng worried they lacked the 360 Demon Crystals needed for a second array, but Qin Shaofeng said he had a way to solve the problem.

Ch. 631Nine Profound Saint Sword

Qin Shaofeng left the formation to gather Demon Soldier corpses and tested his newly reforged Nine Profound Saint Sword against a small group of enemies. He returned to Ge Peng and the others with many corpses, while the team continued digging carefully beneath the formation.

  • Qin Shaofeng left Ge Peng and the others, relying on his sensing ability and newly increased strength to move across the Demon Soldier-filled battlefield.
  • Qin Shaofeng tested the Nine Profound Saint Sword’s Heavy Sword Without Edge on more than a dozen Low-level Demon Soldiers, killing several and injuring the rest despite the skill’s heavy Saint Origin cost.
  • Qin Shaofeng used the Nine Profound Saint Sword to slaughter the surviving Demon Soldiers, discovering that its heavy blows could blast apart even Low-level Fifth Layer enemies.
  • Qin Shaofeng searched for more small groups but found most Demon Soldiers gathered in large numbers, so he collected corpses instead and stored many in his Storage Ring and Origin World Space.
  • Qin Shaofeng returned to Ge Peng and the others, who had begun digging deeper underground while carefully limiting their power to avoid disrupting the formation.

Ch. 632Qiuqiu Reappears

Qin Shaofeng upgraded Divine Thunder Control Technique and used its new Multiple Release ability to hunt Devil Soldiers while preparing to leave Ge Peng’s group. Just as he sensed Qiuqiu’s familiar aura, he realized the evolution of his Origin World Space might have ended.

  • After midnight, Qin Shaofeng recycled his Mortal-grade skills and used the accumulated proficiency to raise Divine Thunder Control Technique to Level 6, unlocking Multiple Release.
  • Qin Shaofeng tested the new ability by unleashing two Lightning Dragons at once and destroying a group of Low-level Demon Soldiers.
  • During the next seven or eight days, Qin Shaofeng hunted small groups of Devil Soldiers and advanced to the Low-level Saint Sixth Layer while avoiding the massive enemy forces.
  • Qin Shaofeng planned to give Ge Peng three hundred and sixty Demon Crystals, set up a concealment array, explain the Assimilation Array, and then leave the group.
  • Qin Shaofeng sensed Qiuqiu’s familiar aura and realized that his Origin World Space might have finished evolving.

Ch. 633Fortune Squandered!

Qin Shaofeng learned that Gong Qingzi’s unconscious conversion had nearly ruined the Origin World Space’s evolution and consumed nearly all of his stored resources. Qiuqiu returned to the battlefield, and Qin Shaofeng learned the space was close to finishing its evolution while the Experience Tree had advanced to Level 5.

  • Qiuqiu emerged and told Qin Shaofeng that the Origin World Space was still evolving, explaining that Gong Qingzi had absorbed its power until Geng Qiuchan awakened her Innate Spiritual Body and helped preserve the evolution.
  • Qiuqiu explained that the transformed spiritual source could consume low-level Demon Soldier corpses and turn them into pure spiritual energy, which had helped the Origin World Space approach the end of its evolution.
  • Qin Shaofeng asked Qiuqiu for Experience Fruits, but learned Gong Qingzi had consumed the fruits, spirit stones, herbs, and materials stored in the Origin World Space.
  • Qiuqiu told Qin Shaofeng that the Experience Tree had reached Level 5 and could absorb five times his gained experience and bear Level 5 Experience Fruits.
  • Qiuqiu hinted that the completed evolution would bring Qin Shaofeng a surprise, and Qin Shaofeng gave Qiuqiu his Immortal Bean Seed to plant in the Origin World Space.

Ch. 634Low-level Saint Tenth Layer

Qin Shaofeng left Ge Peng and the others to hunt Demon Soldiers and raise his cultivation, then used a Special Grade Seven Ninefold Spirit Pill to reach the Low-level Saint Tenth Layer. After testing his new strength against a large horde, he exhausted his Saint Origin Power with Thunder Prison and escaped with Tiger Lord to a prepared hiding place.

  • Qin Shaofeng told Ge Peng and the others how to maintain their refuge formation, then left to hunt alone.
  • After reaching Low-level Saint Seventh Layer, Qin Shaofeng consumed a Special Grade Seven Ninefold Spirit Pill and advanced to Low-level Saint Tenth Layer.
  • Qin Shaofeng used Tsukuyomi, Lightning Release attacks, and his Nine Profound Saint Sword to kill hundreds of Low-level Demon Soldiers.
  • As stronger Demon Soldiers approached, Qin Shaofeng unleashed Thunder Prison, wiped out nearby enemies, and drained all his Saint Origin Power.
  • Tiger Lord carried Qin Shaofeng away through the rocks, and he rested in a hidden refuge protected by a formation made with three hundred and sixty Demon Crystals.

Ch. 635Demon Soldier Clones?

Qin Shaofeng discovered that his Saint Realm skills consumed far more power than expected, then strengthened Tiger Lord and Bai Xue with Level 5 Experience Fruits. As the deadline for his Extreme Promotion Quest drew closer, Qiuqiu pointed out that Xiang Chengfeng and the Demon Soldiers’ evolution could offer a way forward.

  • Qin Shaofeng learned that Thunder Prison drained all his Saint Origin Power in just three seconds and that the Origin World Space would finish evolving within five days.
  • Qin Shaofeng gave Tiger Lord a Level 5 Experience Fruit and a Ninefold Spirit Pill, raising him to the Low-level Saint Tenth Layer.
  • Bai Xue consumed a Level 5 Experience Fruit and a Ninefold Spirit Pill to reach the Low-level Saint Tenth Layer, where she awakened divine sense and greatly strengthened her mental attacks.
  • Qin Shaofeng worried that he could not kill thirty thousand Demon Soldiers before the quest deadline, having killed only a little over seventeen hundred so far.
  • Qiuqiu reminded Qin Shaofeng that Xiang Chengfeng was cultivating inside the Void Source Ring, then explained that Demon Soldiers could evolve by devouring corpses and hinted that they could provide Demon Soldier Clones.

Ch. 636The Gap Between Spiritual Roots

Qin Shaofeng prepared Xiang Chengfeng to create Demon Soldier Clones, then advanced to the Mid-level Saint realm and learned that his Ninth-grade Spiritual Root sharply limited his Saint Origin Value. Qiuqiu explained the gulf between ordinary and Saint-grade Spiritual Roots and revealed that the Pill Scripture could let even someone like Lin Yihan greatly surpass Qin Shaofeng’s current power.

  • Qiuqiu persuaded Qin Shaofeng that Xiang Chengfeng could refine Demon Soldiers into clones, and Qin Shaofeng used three Level 5 Experience Fruits to help Xiang Chengfeng advance and gain three more soul fragments.
  • Qiuqiu explained that Xiang Chengfeng’s immature Innate Soul Splitting made each clone a one-time life, but Qin Shaofeng could use Tsukuyomi to help him refine even powerful Demon Soldiers.
  • Qin Shaofeng searched for suitable Demon Soldiers for two or three days, but he leveled up to the First Layer of the Mid-level Saint realm before finding one.
  • Qin Shaofeng discovered that each Origin Core now held only 12 Saint Origin Value, and Qiuqiu explained that his Ninth-grade Spiritual Root was unsuitable for the Saint realm.
  • Qiuqiu told Qin Shaofeng that cultivating the Pill Scripture could give even Lin Yihan 100 Saint Origin Value per Origin Core, and Qin Shaofeng stopped himself from asking how much Geng Qiutong could gain.

Ch. 637Capturing Demon Soldiers

Qin Shaofeng decided to venture deeper into the battlefield and capture a powerful Demon Soldier for Xiang Chengfeng to refine. After trapping and weakening a group of Mid-level Demon Soldiers, he helped Xiang Chengfeng turn their Mid-level Ninth Layer leader into a loyal avatar, adding a peak-condition fighter to the team.

  • Qin Shaofeng resolved to head deeper into the battlefield after Qiuqiu assured him his plan could succeed if he reached the High-level Saint Realm in time.
  • Qin Shaofeng, Little Fox, and Tiger Lord ambushed a group of Mid-level Demon Soldiers, using their abilities to kill most of them before retreating with the strongest survivors in pursuit.
  • Qin Shaofeng lured the remaining Demon Soldiers into a Maze Array, where he and his companions killed all but the Mid-level Ninth Layer leader.
  • Little Fox used Dark Charm to bewilder the leader, and Qin Shaofeng brought Xiang Chengfeng into Tsukuyomi Space to refine its spirit body.
  • Xiang Chengfeng successfully refined the Mid-level Ninth Layer Demon Soldier, which knelt before Qin Shaofeng and called him master.

Ch. 638Finally, the Evolution Was Complete

Qin Shaofeng explored the evolved Origin World Space and learned that Xiao Chan was undergoing a safe metamorphosis after her Innate Spiritual Body awakened. Qiuqiu then revealed that the altered spiritual source could dissolve items and produce high-grade spiritual energy and powerful cultivation beads.

  • Qin Shaofeng captured and refined a Demon Soldier Clone, then used Demon King's Power and Thunder Prison to defeat the Mid-level Demon Soldiers attacking him and Tiger Lord.
  • After Qiuqiu announced that the Origin World Space had finished evolving, Qin Shaofeng entered it with his physical body for the first time and found it had grown to roughly five hundred meters across and one hundred meters high.
  • Qiuqiu explained that Xiao Chan had become a floating light cluster while undergoing metamorphosis, and that the Origin World Space's evolution had helped stabilize her awakened Innate Spiritual Body.
  • Qiuqiu revealed that Xiao Chan's awakening had also connected her to Chaos Space, though it did not know what effect that influence would have.
  • At the former spiritual source, Qiuqiu dissolved Demon Crystals in a small pool and explained that it now produced high-grade spiritual energy and special beads that could replace spirit crystals.

Ch. 639Spirit Pearls That Came as a Surprise

Qin Shaofeng discovered that Low-grade Spirit Pearls could power his Thunder Prison and dramatically strengthen Demon Soldiers. After testing one on Xiang Chengfeng’s clone, he used the new clones to hunt more Demon Soldiers, but still had not reached High-level Saint.

  • Qin Shaofeng absorbed a Low-grade Spirit Pearl while maintaining Thunder Prison and found it supplied enough energy for twenty seconds before shattering.
  • Qin Shaofeng restrained Qiuqiu and took five more Spirit Pearls, then learned how Demon Soldier corpses and crystals contributed to their production.
  • Qin Shaofeng tested a Spirit Pearl on Xiang Chengfeng’s ninth-level Mid-level Demon Soldier clone, which advanced to High-level Demon Soldier and gained a higher-tier Demon Soldier Spirit.
  • Qin Shaofeng used the Spirit Pearls to help Xiang Chengfeng form six Demon Soldier clones and led them, Little Fox, and Tiger Lord on hunts.
  • Qin Shaofeng’s group wiped out more than a hundred Mid-level Demon Soldiers, but Qin Shaofeng still had not advanced to High-level Saint.

Ch. 640Promotion to High-level Saint

Qin Shaofeng led his companions into the High-level Demon Soldier territory to speed up his leveling, using their combined strength to hunt powerful enemies. After days of relentless fighting and taking his special Ninefold Spirit Pill, he finally advanced to High-level Saint.

  • With only three days left in the quest, Qin Shaofeng decided to hunt High-level Demon Soldiers because Mid-level Demon Soldiers had become scarce.
  • Qin Shaofeng and his companions ambushed and killed a group of twelve High-level Demon Soldiers using Lightning Prison, Little Fox’s mental attack, and Xiang Chengfeng’s clones.
  • Qin Shaofeng continued hunting in the area and found that his group could defeat squads of High-level Demon Soldiers even without Lightning Prison.
  • Qin Shaofeng reached Mid-level Saint Seventh Layer, took his special eighth-grade Ninefold Spirit Pill to reach the Tenth Layer, and hunted without rest for two days.
  • With Xiang Chengfeng’s six Demon Soldier Clones assisting him, Qin Shaofeng killed a High-level Demon Soldier at the Eighth Layer and advanced to High-level Saint First Layer.
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