Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Shocked to Learn of the Plot”

Key Plot Points and Events

• At the Knight Hotel in Holy City, Long Haochen and Feng Xiu discuss their encounter with Tai Tan and Niu Tian. Feng Xiu admits that the two are likely god-level beings and that he might not have been able to defeat them, even at his peak.
• They conclude that the woman mentioned in the Star Demon God’s prophecy is Ling Xuan’er, now known as Tang Wutong.
• Long Haochen suspects that Tang Wutong’s father is the hidden force manipulating events on the Holy Demon Continent. He summons Haoyue to confirm the theory.
• Haoyue reveals that Tang Wutong’s father is Tang San, the Asura God and one of the Five Great God Kings. Tang San also possesses the Sea God’s divine position, making him the only God King with two Godhoods.
• Tang San wants to control the Holy Demon Continent and seize the Creator God Godhood. He has attempted to manipulate Long Haochen because Haochen’s existence as the child of destiny prevents Tang San from claiming it.
• In the previous timeline, Haoyue sealed Long Haochen’s spiritual energy at 999,999 to prevent him from reaching one million and becoming vulnerable to Tang San’s plans. Haoyue’s reincarnation and Haochen’s fusion with Ye Xiaolei allowed them another chance to resist.
• Tang San cannot openly kill Long Haochen because doing so would violate the God Realm’s rules and provoke the other God Kings. Instead, he uses indirect manipulation, including sending Tang Wutong to influence Haochen.
• Long Haochen decides to pretend that he knows nothing about Tang San’s scheme. He will continue acting normally with Tang Wutong’s group while delaying until he inherits the Creator God Godhood.
• The following day, Long Haochen’s team visits the Demon Hunt Squad Mission Tower. They exchange the newly discovered top-tier Wisdom Spirit Furnace, Ye Xiaolei, for 100,000 merits.
• The group applies to advance from a General-Rank to a Marshal-level Demon Hunt Squad, paying another 100,000 merits.
• At the Warrior Temple Trial Grounds, they begin their advancement assessment. All members meet the Sixth Tier requirement, but the examiners are stunned when Long Haochen manifests unusual four-winged Spirit Wings.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen becomes more resolute and strategic. Rather than confronting Tang San directly, he chooses deception and patience, recognizing that the enemy’s superior power makes a direct battle impossible.
• Feng Xiu acknowledges the overwhelming strength of Tang San and the possible god-level power of Tai Tan and Niu Tian. He remains supportive of Haochen and agrees to the strategy of concealment.
• Haoyue reveals more of his knowledge and history, explaining Tang San’s ambitions and his own previous efforts to protect Haochen. His confidence and pride remain strong, as he considers Tang San insignificant compared with the true power of the Creator God.
• Tang San is established as the main hidden antagonist. His ambition has expanded from protecting the God Realm’s control to personally seeking dominion over other planes and the Creator God Godhood.
• Ye Xiaolei remains playful and impatient, showing little interest in the serious political and divine conflict around her.
• Long Haochen’s teammates continue to support him as a unified group, all meeting the requirements for promotion to Marshal level.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and hidden control: Tang San attempts to control the Holy Demon Continent indirectly, using prophecy, divine agents, and personal relationships rather than openly attacking.
• Free will versus domination: Haochen refuses to become Tang San’s tool or “family dog,” emphasizing his determination to make his own choices.
• Power and ambition: Tang San’s desire to control the Creator God Godhood reflects the corrupting nature of absolute power.
• Rules and hypocrisy: The God Realm forbids direct interference in lower realms, yet gods routinely exploit loopholes and act indirectly. Long Haochen views this hypocrisy with growing disgust.
• Patience and strategy: Because Tang San is vastly stronger, Haochen realizes that survival depends on concealment, delaying tactics, and waiting for the right opportunity.
• Destiny and resistance: Long Haochen’s status as the child of destiny makes him central to the struggle over the Creator God Godhood, but the chapter emphasizes that destiny must be defended through conscious resistance.

Character Interactions

• Long Haochen and Feng Xiu privately analyze the threat posed by Tang Wutong’s family and reaffirm their determination to resist.
• Long Haochen summons Haoyue to verify his suspicions, leading to the revelation of Tang San’s identity and plans.
• Haoyue explains Tang San’s past actions and criticizes his attempt to manipulate Haochen through Tang Wutong.
• Long Haochen and Feng Xiu exchange determined looks and agree to maintain an outward facade of ignorance.
• At the Mission Tower, the team interacts respectfully with the reformed staff while presenting Ye Xiaolei and applying for promotion.
• During the assessment, the examiners are shocked by the group’s youth and cultivation, especially Long Haochen’s four-winged Spirit Wings. Sima Xian lightens the moment by joking that their captain was simply “born different.”

Chapter Summary: Tang Wutong’s Other Half of Soul

Key Plot Points and Events

• The members of General-Rank Demon Hunt Squad No. 21 undergo evaluations to advance to Marshal level.
• Wang Yuanyuan defeats the Warrior examiner instantly by combining the Spatial Gate Spirit Furnace with the Giant Spirit God’s Shield and her Rift Cannon.
• Cai’er overwhelms the Assassin examiner with her six shadow clones, one of which possesses the same offensive power as her true body.
• Lin Xin forces the Mage examiner to concede by using the Heartflame Phoenix Spirit Furnace to cast a powerful Fire Curse.
• Sima Xian defeats the Priest examiner with the combined power of his Violet Illusory Divine Thunder Spirit Furnace and Light Strength Pill. Chen Ying’er is granted a pass without fighting because the examiners are already intimidated by the team’s strength.
• Long Haochen is given a specially increased evaluation. He and Li Xin must defeat a seventh-tier Temple Knight wearing Mithril Foundation Battle Armor.
• Long Haochen uses a Golden Dragon Annihilation Strike to defeat the Temple Knight in one blow, despite not summoning a mount or using a Spirit Furnace. His victory demonstrates that his combat power far exceeds his apparent rank.
• The team officially advances to Marshal-level Demon Hunt Squad No. 64.
• Upon returning to their villa, they encounter Tang Wutong. She meets Chen An, the Elf Dragon who looks exactly like her.
• Their connection is revealed when a portion of Chen An’s soul separates from her and enters Tang Wutong. Tang Wutong regains the missing half of her soul and sealed memories, while Chen An’s cultivation falls from the Ninth Tier, Eighth Level to the Eighth Tier, Eighth Level.
• Tang Wutong remembers her past and declares Long Haochen to be her “destined one,” but he rejects her advances and refuses to accept affection based solely on destiny, status, or appearance.
• Long Haochen takes Chen An, Cai’er, Li Xin, and Haoyue into the Tower of Eternity’s hidden space to discuss what happened and help Chen An recover.
• Haoyue unexpectedly speaks human language, surprising Cai’er and Li Xin.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen: Demonstrates overwhelming strength by defeating a fully equipped seventh-tier Temple Knight. He remains principled and emotionally firm when rejecting Tang Wutong, emphasizing that love cannot be demanded or earned through talent and lineage. He also feels responsible for Chen An’s suffering and seeks to protect her.
• Wang Yuanyuan, Cai’er, Lin Xin, and Sima Xian: Each showcases the exceptional power of their Spirit Furnaces and specialized abilities, proving that the entire squad has grown far beyond ordinary expectations.
• Cai’er: Continues to display her extraordinary status as the Samsara Saintess, surpassing even experienced sixth-tier assassins.
• Tang Wutong: Recovers her lost soul fragment and memories, transforming her understanding of herself. She becomes openly assertive toward Long Haochen but is deeply hurt when he rejects her.
• Chen An: Learns that part of her soul never truly belonged to her. Though she loses an entire cultivation tier, she feels liberated because her soul is now complete and genuinely her own.
• Haoyue: Reveals the ability to speak human language, suggesting that further secrets about his powers and evolution remain to be uncovered.

Significant Themes

• Power beyond conventional ranks: Spirit Furnaces, special bloodlines, and unique abilities allow the squad members to defeat opponents with higher cultivation.
• Identity and completeness: Tang Wutong’s recovered soul fragment explains her mysterious connection to Chen An and restores her memories and sense of self.
• Free will versus destiny: Tang Wutong believes her connection with Long Haochen makes them destined partners, while Long Haochen insists that love must arise naturally and cannot be imposed by fate.
• Responsibility and sacrifice: Chen An accepts the loss of cultivation because reclaiming her true soul matters more than power. Long Haochen feels guilty for exposing her to the danger.
• Emotional boundaries and integrity: Long Haochen refuses to encourage Tang Wutong despite her beauty, background, and affection, choosing honesty over convenience or hypocrisy.

Character Interactions

• The squad and the examiners: The examiners are repeatedly stunned by the squad’s Spirit Furnaces and combat abilities, eventually allowing Chen Ying’er to pass without a battle.
• Long Haochen and the Temple Knight: Their duel is respectful and honorable. Although Long Haochen wins decisively, he heals the defeated knight through Yating and exchanges formal knightly salutations.
• Tang Wutong and Lin Xin: Lin Xin greets her by her former name, Xuan’er, but she rejects it and mocks his burned, regrowing hair.
• Tang Wutong and Chen An: Their identical appearances and mutual sense of familiarity reveal their shared soul connection. The transfer of Chen An’s soul fragment restores Tang Wutong’s memories.
• Tang Wutong and Long Haochen: Tang Wutong openly pursues him, while Long Haochen firmly rejects her, explaining that affection cannot be compelled. Their exchange establishes a tense emotional conflict.
• Long Haochen and Chen An: He apologizes for causing her loss, but Chen An reassures him that becoming spiritually complete is worth more than retaining her former cultivation.
• Long Haochen, Cai’er, Li Xin, and Haoyue: They retreat to the secret Tower of Eternity space to protect their discussion, where Haoyue’s ability to speak introduces another mystery.

Chapter Summary: Seeking Gu Yue Na’s Help

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Long Haochen privately explains his true background, Tang Wutong’s identity, and Tang San’s scheme to Cai’er and Li Xin. Although Li Xin is initially surprised, she accepts his explanation and agrees to support him.
• The group worries that Niu Tian and Tai Tan may return and forcibly pressure Long Haochen into accepting Tang Wutong. Since even Long Xingyu may be unable to protect him against them, they search for someone capable of resisting the two powerful God Realm figures.
• Haoyue reveals that Gu Yue Na is actually the Silver Dragon King, one half of the original Dragon God. She inherited the Dragon God’s Genesis Godhood and control over the elements, while the Golden Dragon King inherited destruction and physical strength.
• Gu Yue Na is revealed to have a grudge against the God Realm and a desire to lead the divine beasts against it. Long Haochen tells her about Tang San’s plan, and she agrees to help him.
• In return, Gu Yue Na asks Long Haochen to support moving the Star Dou Great Forest to the Holy Demon Continent. He immediately accepts, recognizing that this alliance gives him protection against Niu Tian and Tai Tan.
• Long Haochen informs Feng Xiu that he can leave Holy City now that Gu Yue Na will protect him. Feng Xiu departs secretly the following day.
• During a month of cultivation, the other members of Demon Hunt Squad No. 64 make rapid progress in the Tower of Eternity, while Long Haochen acts as their sparring partner alongside Saint Guard No. 12.
• Long Haochen continues preparing to construct his second Spirit Aperture. Because the process is dangerous and controlled by the Six Desires Spirit Furnace, he delays his breakthrough to the Seventh Tier until his foundation is stable.
• The team attends a major auction after learning that a Sky Silver Crystal will be sold. Tang Wutong unexpectedly joins them, believing Long Haochen’s willingness to buy her a ticket proves he has feelings for her.
• At the auction, Lin Xin offers two sets of Conjoined Spirit-Enhancing Pills for sale. The team also buys a rare Spirit-Rhyme Snow Lotus, and the auction begins with valuable items such as a Ninth Level magical beast crystal.

2. Character Developments

• Long Haochen becomes more strategic and proactive. Rather than simply enduring Tang Wutong’s advances or fearing Niu Tian and Tai Tan, he forms an alliance with Gu Yue Na and secures powerful outside protection.
• Cai’er and Li Xin deepen their trust in Long Haochen. Both accept his explanation and promise to cooperate with his plan, while also showing concern for his safety.
• Gu Yue Na shifts from a reclusive figure recovering after her contract with Chen Ying’er to an important potential ally against the God Realm. Her true identity as the Silver Dragon King greatly increases her importance.
• Haoyue demonstrates his knowledge of divine and ancient secrets, providing the key information that allows Long Haochen to find a solution to his predicament.
• Long Haochen’s teammates grow rapidly through training in the Tower of Eternity. They also show increasing concern for him as their captain, especially regarding his damaged weapon and delayed advancement.
• Tang Wutong remains emotionally direct and socially naïve. She misinterprets Long Haochen’s actions as evidence of romantic interest and fails to notice the hostility or awkwardness her behavior causes among Cai’er, Li Xin, and Wang Yuanyuan.
• Wang Yuanyuan continues to care deeply for Long Haochen, openly insisting that he should receive priority when the team purchases equipment.
• Sima Xian and Lin Xin maintain their playful, comedic banter, using flirtatious jokes to lighten the atmosphere before the auction.

3. Significant Themes

• Alliance against a common enemy: Long Haochen and Gu Yue Na are united by their opposition to Tang San and the God Realm, showing how shared enemies can overcome previous distance or uncertainty.
• Hidden identities and inherited power: The revelation that Gu Yue Na is the Silver Dragon King emphasizes the importance of concealed origins and the immense influence of ancient bloodlines.
• Trust and cooperation: Long Haochen’s ability to confide in Cai’er and Li Xin strengthens their relationship and allows them to confront danger collectively.
• Preparation over recklessness: Long Haochen refuses to rush his Seventh-Tier breakthrough, recognizing that true advancement requires stability and careful preparation.
• Power and responsibility: Gu Yue Na’s request to move the Star Dou Great Forest raises larger political and practical consequences, since helping the divine beasts will affect the balance among the temples and the continent.
• Team loyalty: The squad repeatedly prioritizes Long Haochen’s equipment and safety, reinforcing the bonds between the members and their respect for him as captain.
• Comic relief amid danger: Tang Wutong’s exaggerated confidence and the teasing between Sima Xian and Lin Xin contrast with the serious threats surrounding Long Haochen.

4. Character Interactions

• Long Haochen, Cai’er, and Li Xin have a serious discussion about his identity and Tang Wutong’s danger. Cai’er promises cooperation, while Li Xin questions how they will resist Niu Tian and Tai Tan.
• Haoyue proposes Gu Yue Na as a solution and explains her true identity. Chen An immediately recognizes why she instinctively wanted to submit to Gu Yue Na.
• Long Haochen negotiates directly with Gu Yue Na, accepting her condition in exchange for her support.
• Long Haochen tells Feng Xiu that his protection is no longer needed, allowing Feng Xiu to leave Holy City safely.
• At the auction, Tang Wutong’s flirtatious assumptions embarrass Long Haochen, while Cai’er and Li Xin remain present and Wang Yuanyuan’s feelings create additional tension.
• The squad members insist on buying Long Haochen a replacement sword after his Light’s Pheobe was destroyed, but he claims he will soon obtain an even better weapon.
• Sima Xian jokes with Lin Xin about being attracted to the auctioneer, Ye Weiyang, provoking laughter from Chen Ying’er and the other women.
• The chapter ends as the auction reaches Lin Xin’s Conjoined Spirit-Enhancing Pills, setting up the next major event.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The two sets of Conjoined Spirit-Enhancing Pills sell for 700,000 gold coins in total.
• The auction’s seventh item is a massive Sky Silver Crystal ore, valuable to spatial-element users. When Wang Yuanyuan worries that Lin Xin will not buy it for her, Chen Ying’er impulsively bids on it.
• After a brief bidding contest, Chen Ying’er purchases the ore for 2.2 million gold coins, revealing that she is unexpectedly wealthy. She gives it to Wang Yuanyuan, who jokes about repaying her by “offering herself,” embarrassing Chen Ying’er.
• The auction continues with Lin Xin buying herbs and magic scrolls. The final item is a sealed divine sword presented by Feng Ling’er, heir to the Holy Alliance Auction House.
• The sword, later identified as Goddess of Light’s Aria, cannot be unsealed by a Ninth Tier powerhouse. Long Haochen secretly transfers a portion of the Goddess of Light’s power into Li Xin, enabling her to break the seal.
• The sword reveals itself as a legendary-grade weapon, once wielded by the famed Light Sword God Ye Wushang. Feng Ling’er allows Li Xin to keep it, declaring that Li Xin is its destined master.
• The group hurriedly leaves the auction to avoid conflict with powerful guests.
• Back at the villa, Long Haochen announces that he will enter seclusion for about half a month to break through to the Seventh Tier. Cai’er will lead the others in training inside the Tower of Eternity.
• Tang Wutong becomes increasingly frustrated because Long Haochen is unavailable. She considers revealing his identity at the villa entrance to force him to meet her.

Character Developments

• Chen Ying’er demonstrates her hidden wealth and generosity by purchasing the Sky Silver Crystal for Wang Yuanyuan. Her playful and mischievous personality is highlighted through her teasing of Wang Yuanyuan and Sima Xian.
• Wang Yuanyuan receives the spatial treasure she needs and shows a warmer, more playful side while joking with Chen Ying’er.
• Lin Xin remains cautious with money but continues investing in useful resources such as herbs and scrolls. He is also amused by Chen Ying’er’s unexpected financial power.
• Li Xin gains the legendary Goddess of Light’s Aria, marking a major increase in her strength and status as a light-element warrior. She shows humility by initially believing the sword should belong to Long Haochen.
• Long Haochen reveals greater control over the Goddess of Light’s power and continues developing as a leader. He also prepares for a major cultivation breakthrough.
• Sima Xian becomes infatuated with Feng Ling’er, though the others mock his unrealistic romantic expectations.
• Feng Ling’er is established as both the auction house heir and descendant of Ye Wushang, connecting her to the history of the divine sword.
• Tang Wutong’s memories and divine inheritance are fully awakened. Her genuine affection for Long Haochen is mixed with arrogance and a desire to control him through her identity as the daughter of a God King.

Significant Themes

• Destiny and chosen weapons: The sword chooses Li Xin after she restores its power, suggesting that worthiness comes from compatibility and fate rather than status or wealth.
• Power shared through trust: Long Haochen lends Li Xin divine power instead of claiming the sword himself, showing his willingness to empower and support his companions.
• Honor between enemies: The story of Ye Wushang and Feng Xiu emphasizes respecting worthy opponents and confronting enemies with courage and dignity.
• Friendship and mutual support: The group helps one another obtain treasures, trains together, and protects each other from the dangers of the auction.
• Love versus control: Tang Wutong’s feelings for Long Haochen are sincere but distorted by pride and her belief that her divine background should give her power over him.
• Hidden identities and unexpected strength: Chen Ying’er’s wealth, Li Xin’s potential, and Tang Wutong’s divine heritage all reveal that characters possess more power or influence than others initially realize.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ying’er and Wang Yuanyuan share a playful exchange after the auction purchase, while Lin Xin teases Ying’er about being a “hidden rich girl.”
• The group jokes about Sima Xian’s attraction to Feng Ling’er, with Chen Ying’er and Lin Xin mocking his infatuation and comparing his appearance unfavorably with Long Haochen.
• Long Haochen discreetly supports Li Xin by giving her the Goddess of Light’s power, allowing her to unseal the sword.
• Li Xin and Ye Weiyang establish a respectful bond through the sword, with Ye Weiyang entrusting her ancestor’s weapon to Li Xin.
• Long Haochen reassures Li Xin that the important thing is not who owns the sword, but that its brilliance is restored.
• Tang Wutong’s repeated attempts to see Long Haochen, and her plan to expose his identity, create tension for the next part of the story.

Chapter Summary: The End of a Simp Beast

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Wutong arrives at the Demon Hunt Squad villa demanding to see Long Haochen, but Gu Yue Na emerges instead. Gu Yue Na agrees to take Wutong to Niu Tian and Tai Tan only if Wutong brings her to Long Haochen first.
• Gu Yue Na confirms that Long Haochen is cultivating and attempting to break through to the Seventh Tier. When Wutong refuses to cooperate, Gu Yue Na forcibly carries her to a wilderness area and intimidates her.
• Wutong boasts about her father, Tang San, describing him as a powerful God King who could defeat Gu Yue Na. Gu Yue Na reveals that she already knows Wutong’s identity and uses overwhelming pressure to torture her.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan appear to protect Wutong. Gu Yue Na accuses them of betraying the Soul Beast race and transports all three into a sealed silver space.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan reveal their Third-Level God strength and insist they have secretly supported Gu Yue Na’s cause. Gu Yue Na offers to forgive them if they sever their relationship with Tang San’s family, but they refuse because of their loyalty to Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Wutong.
• Gu Yue Na condemns their faith in Tang San’s promise to create peace between humans and Soul Beasts. She points out that Tang San’s history includes killing powerful Soul Beasts and that their race has continued to decline.
• Transforming into the enormous Silver Dragon King, Gu Yue Na overwhelms and destroys Niu Tian and Tai Tan. She prevents their Godhoods from escaping and absorbs them, ensuring they cannot revive.
• Back at the villa, Long Haochen completes his breakthrough to the Seventh Tier at only fifteen years old. His second Spirit Aperture, connected to Wrath Desire, finishes forming.
• The interaction between his first and second Spirit Apertures causes Greed Desire and Wrath Desire to surge violently through him. He nearly loses control, prompting Haoyue to advise him to release rather than suppress these emotions.
• Haoyue suggests that Long Haochen seek Cai’er and Li Xin as an outlet for the desires. Gu Yue Na returns to the villa, discovers what is happening in Cai’er’s room, and lets Chen Ying’er listen through enhanced spiritual power. Chen Ying’er becomes embarrassed but fascinated by what she hears.

Character Developments

• Gu Yue Na becomes increasingly ruthless and dominant. She treats Tang Wutong’s arrogance with amusement, but her attitude toward Niu Tian and Tai Tan is genuinely murderous. Her victory confirms that she has recovered to the level of a Third-Level God, while her bloodline gives her overwhelming superiority over ordinary Soul Beasts.
• Tang Wutong is shown to be proud, spoiled, and accustomed to relying on her father’s reputation. Her confidence collapses when Gu Yue Na physically dominates her and demonstrates that Tang San’s name offers no immediate protection.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan are revealed to be loyal to both the Soul Beast cause and Tang San’s family. Despite claiming they secretly supported Gu Yue Na, they refuse to abandon their emotional ties to Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Wutong. Their loyalty ultimately leads to their deaths.
• Long Haochen achieves a major advancement to the Seventh Tier but faces a new psychological danger. The completed Spirit Apertures awaken powerful and conflicting desires, forcing him to confront his loss of control.
• Chen Ying’er displays her curiosity and playful personality. Though initially skeptical, she eagerly asks Gu Yue Na to help her eavesdrop and becomes flustered by what she hears.
• Haoyue acts as Long Haochen’s adviser, recognizing that suppressing the Six Desires Spirit Furnace’s influence may be more dangerous than finding a controlled release.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty versus ideological belief: Niu Tian and Tai Tan claim loyalty to the Soul Beast race but cannot abandon their personal bonds with Tang San’s family. Gu Yue Na sees this emotional attachment as betrayal.
• The consequences of history: Gu Yue Na challenges the idea that Tang San can be a savior of Soul Beasts when many Soul Beasts died to provide his power and soul rings.
• Bloodline and power hierarchy: Gu Yue Na’s Dragon God bloodline allows her to suppress two gods of comparable apparent rank, emphasizing the importance of innate status among Soul Beasts.
• Arrogance and dependence on reputation: Tang Wutong assumes Tang San’s name will protect her, but Gu Yue Na exposes the weakness of relying on inherited authority.
• Advancement and inner temptation: Long Haochen’s breakthrough brings tremendous power but also awakens destructive desires. Growth in strength is presented as inseparable from mental and emotional trials.
• Comedy and irreverence: The chapter contrasts violent divine conflict with humorous and suggestive scenes involving Gu Yue Na, Chen Ying’er, and the events in Cai’er’s room.

Character Interactions

• Gu Yue Na and Tang Wutong: Their confrontation is dominated by mutual hostility. Wutong tries to assert status through her father’s identity, while Gu Yue Na responds with mockery, force, and psychological intimidation.
• Gu Yue Na and Niu Tian/Tai Tan: Gu Yue Na considers them traitors, while they insist their loyalty to Tang San’s family does not negate their support for Soul Beasts. Their disagreement cannot be reconciled and ends in their destruction.
• Long Haochen and Haoyue: Haoyue advises Long Haochen during his breakthrough, warning him that the desires awakened by the Spirit Furnace must be released rather than endlessly suppressed.
• Gu Yue Na and Chen Ying’er: Gu Yue Na indulges Chen Ying’er’s curiosity by enhancing her hearing, though she also teases and reprimands her.
• Long Haochen, Cai’er, and Li Xin: Their off-screen interaction becomes the suggested outlet for Long Haochen’s awakened desires and serves as the source of Chen Ying’er’s embarrassment and fascination.

Chapter Summary: Sword of Six Desires

Key Plot Points and Events

• Cai’er and Li Xin leave Cai’er’s room, where Long Haochen is sleeping. Chen Ying’er teases them, implying she suspects something romantic happened, though Li Xin hurriedly insists Haochen is only asleep.
• After waking, Long Haochen examines his newly formed Spirit Apertures. Yating explains that:
  • The Greed Desire Spirit Aperture grants a permanent 30% increase to Inner Spiritual Power.
  • The Wrath Desire Spirit Aperture grants a permanent 30% increase to Outer Spiritual Power.
  • These boosts can stack with the active powers of the Six Desires Spirit Furnace, raising each desire’s maximum effect to 330%.
• Long Haochen tests his strength and discovers that his boosted spiritual power has reached:
  • Inner Spiritual Power: 9,100
  • Outer Spiritual Power: 3,900
  • Total: 13,000, giving him the combat strength of a Seventh Tier, Second-Level practitioner, although his true cultivation remains Seventh Tier, First Level.
• Yating and Ye Xiaolei reveal that Light’s Hibiscus has been reforged into the Sword of Six Desires. The sword retains Light’s Hibiscus’s ability to grow with Long Haochen and can channel the powers of the six desires.
• The sword currently contains red and blue gemstones representing Wrath Desire and Greed Desire. Additional grooves will be filled as Long Haochen forms more Spirit Apertures.
• One month later, Long Haochen and his companions continue training in the Tower of Eternity. Their cultivation and combat skills have improved significantly, allowing them to defeat Saint Guard No. 12.
• They encounter Holy Guard No. 11, a powerful Seventh-Tier magic-focused undead. Long Haochen fights it alone to test the Sword of Six Desires.
• Holy Guard No. 11 uses powerful ice magic, but Long Haochen counters it with Bright Holy Flame, Yating’s support, Brilliant Holy Armor, and Radiant Body.
• Long Haochen defeats the guard with Flash of Light Speed and Radiance of Light Dust. The Sword of Six Desires causes an additional effect, burning away 30% of the enemy’s Inner and Outer Spiritual Power even without a direct hit.
• Holy Guard No. 11 is absorbed into the Eternal Melody. Long Haochen then resurrects it so his companions can train against it, leading to their painful but productive continued practice.
• In the Demon Emperor Palace, A Bao trains obsessively, driven by hatred and his unwillingness to accept his defeat by Long Haochen.
• After learning that Long Haochen’s group has not been located, A Bao orders portraits of them distributed among several Demon Gods. He commands them to attack immediately upon discovery rather than report back.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen becomes substantially stronger through the Spirit Apertures and gains a weapon closely linked to the Six Desires Spirit Furnace. His increased combat power makes him capable of challenging opponents above his actual cultivation level.
• Yating and Ye Xiaolei deepen their fusion with the Six Desires Spirit Furnace and become capable of reforging Light’s Hibiscus and empowering its successor.
• Cai’er, Li Xin, Sima Xian, Wang Yuanyuan, Chen Ying’er, and Lin Xin continue developing through repeated battles in the Tower of Eternity. Their spiritual power and combat coordination improve notably.
• A Bao becomes more determined and aggressive after his defeat. His training reflects his frustration, hatred, and desire for revenge against Long Haochen.

Significant Themes

• Power gained through fusion and transformation: Light’s Hibiscus is destroyed but reborn as a stronger, evolving weapon, symbolizing renewal through hardship.
• The distinction between actual cultivation and temporary power boosts: Long Haochen’s abilities exceed his formal rank, but the chapter emphasizes that enhanced power does not replace genuine advancement.
• Training through adversity: The companions improve by repeatedly fighting stronger opponents, treating pain and defeat as essential steps toward growth.
• Desire and power: The sword and Spirit Furnace turn abstract desires into tangible combat abilities, while also suggesting that mastery over such powers requires continued development.
• Revenge and rivalry: A Bao’s determination contrasts with Long Haochen’s disciplined growth, setting up an increasingly dangerous conflict.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ying’er playfully mocks Cai’er and Li Xin, creating a lighthearted contrast to the chapter’s intense battles and cultivation.
• Long Haochen consults Yating and Ye Xiaolei about the Spirit Apertures, the limits of their boosts, and the reforged sword.
• Long Haochen fights Holy Guard No. 11 while his companions observe, then deliberately makes them train against the revived guard.
• Sima Xian admires Long Haochen’s effortless victory but jokingly overestimates his own ability; Long Haochen responds by having him fight the guard.
• A Bao interacts with his subordinate harshly and issues direct orders to the Demon Gods, revealing his growing impatience and determination to capture Long Haochen.

Chapter Summary: “Three Demon Gods Assassination Mission”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A Bao rejects the idea that certain Demon Gods will cooperate with Crown Prince A Bao’s faction and vows never to lose to Long Haochen.
• On the first floor of the Tower of Eternity, Long Haochen’s companions defeat Holy Guard No. 11, an ice-based undead warrior:
  • Lin Xin’s Heartflame Phoenix melts the guard’s Ice Mist.
  • Wang Yuanyuan breaks through his barrier using the Giant Spirit God’s Shield.
  • Li Xin counters his ice attacks with Flame of Light.
  • Chen Ying’er’s Ice Dragon Bullet Technique severely injures him.
  • Cai’er finishes the battle by beheading him from the shadows.
• Holy Guard No. 11 becomes part of Long Haochen’s Eternal Melody. Electrolux then appears through a statue and explains that the twelve Holy Guards were once his loyal followers. They were transformed into undead to preserve their lives, but each trial gradually restores their strength.
• Long Haochen enters the second floor alone and discovers that it is an aerial-combat trial. The floor prevents participants from landing and limits spiritual detection. He defeats six white skeletons using defensive knight techniques, Yating’s inherited attraction ability, and the Sword of Six Desires.
• He advises his companions to attempt the second-floor trial individually and avoid relying heavily on their Spirit Furnaces so they can gain the greatest benefit.
• Three months later, Marshal-Rank Demon Hunt Squad No. 64 travels to Star-Seeking City after accepting sixteen assassination missions. Three targets are powerful Eighth-Tier Demon Gods:
  • Snake Demon God Anduma Li
  • Mirror Demon God Dan Ta Lin
  • Bird Demon God Shankalabi
• These Demon Gods secretly support A Bao and oppose Feng Xiu’s Human-Demon Fusion Plan. Their elimination serves both the mission and Feng Xiu’s political interests.
• During the journey, the team discusses the long absence of war. Long Haochen explains that the Human-Demon Fusion Plan has created peaceful communities, intermarriage, and more than 300,000 Human-Demon Hybrids, some of whom hold important positions among the Demon Gods.
• The group arrives at the Moonlit Chamber of Commerce, where an arrogant newly appointed inspector accuses the business of colluding with the Demon Race and demands that its owner be brought out for questioning.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen becomes increasingly thoughtful and politically aware. He recognizes that the human-Demon conflict is morally complicated and openly argues that the Demon Race may partly descend from mutated humans and native creatures of the continent. Despite his sympathy toward Human-Demon Hybrids, he remains committed to completing the assassination mission.
• A Bao is shown as ambitious and hostile toward Long Haochen, determined to surpass him and secure the cooperation of powerful Demon Gods.
• Cai’er continues to demonstrate patience, stealth, and lethal precision, delivering the decisive strike against Holy Guard No. 11. Her question about whether Human-Demon Hybrids should be killed reveals her growing moral concern.
• Wang Yuanyuan initially insists that the Alliance must eventually reclaim its former territory and avenge its dead, but Cai’er’s question forces her to confront the difficulty of distinguishing enemies from innocent hybrids.
• Lin Xin reflects on the difference between the endless war predicted by his elders and the relative peace he has actually experienced.
• The entire squad gains a deeper understanding of the political and ethical consequences of the Human-Demon Fusion Plan.

Significant Themes

• Moral ambiguity of war: The chapter questions whether all members of the Demon Race can be treated as enemies, especially when many Human-Demon Hybrids are peaceful and have committed no wrongdoing.
• Shared origins and identity: Long Haochen suggests that the conflict may ultimately be a civil war between beings who share human ancestry rather than a simple struggle between humans and demons.
• Peace versus vengeance: The characters debate whether past atrocities justify future war when the current generation includes people who did not choose their ancestry.
• Duty and personal conviction: Long Haochen continues the assassination mission despite his broader belief in reconciliation, separating the political purpose of the mission from his philosophical views.
• Growth through trials: The Tower of Eternity’s battles serve as both combat training and a test of teamwork, strategy, and restraint.
• Political manipulation: Feng Xiu uses the squad to eliminate Demon Gods who oppose his plan, while the squad’s independent status allows them to act outside direct Alliance control.

Important Character Interactions

• Long Haochen praises his companions after their coordinated victory over Holy Guard No. 11, reinforcing his role as a supportive leader.
• Electrolux’s message to Long Haochen establishes the deeper purpose of the Tower of Eternity and the tragic history of the Holy Guards.
• Long Haochen explains the second-floor trial to the group and encourages individual challenges to maximize their development.
• During the carriage ride, Lin Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, Cai’er, and the others debate the Human-Demon Fusion Plan and the fate of Human-Demon Hybrids.
• Cai’er directly challenges Wang Yuanyuan’s belief in a future war, asking whether innocent hybrids—or even future Demon Gods with human blood—should be killed.
• Long Haochen responds by reframing the origin of the Demon Race, causing the squad to reconsider the simple human-versus-demon worldview.
• The chapter ends with the squad confronted by an aggressive inspector, setting up a likely conflict at the Moonlit Chamber of Commerce.

Chapter Summary: “Young Man, You’re Too Arrogant”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Soldiers surround the Moonlit Chamber of Commerce, attempting to extort money from it. When the manager resists, the officer tries to arrest him.
• Long Haochen intervenes and orders the soldiers to leave. When the officer attacks him, Long Haochen kills him instantly with a powerful gaze-based attack. The remaining soldiers flee.
• The manager thanks Long Haochen and secretly gives him a pouch sent by Yue Ye. Long Haochen promises to resolve the soldiers’ harassment through official channels.
• Long Haochen and his companions confront Star-Seeking City’s chief administrator, Shuimu, and military commander, Han Qianyu. Long Haochen invokes the authority of his Marshal-Rank Demon Hunt Squad and threatens to report the officials to the Alliance.
• Han Qianyu arrogantly dismisses Long Haochen’s authority, relying on his connection to the Warrior Temple. Long Haochen remains calm and chooses not to retaliate, deciding to pursue the matter through proper procedures.
• The group travels to the Southeastern Fortress. Long Haochen plans to obtain protection and travel passes from the Warrior Temple so the Moonlit Chamber of Commerce’s caravan will no longer be harassed by military inspections.
• Long Haochen visits the Warrior Temple headquarters, initially meeting Deputy Hall Master Xu Zhongliang. He reveals that he possesses Goddess of Light’s Aria, the legendary sword once wielded by Ye Wushang.
• The sword’s importance prompts Xu Zhongliang to summon Temple Master Qiu Yonghao.
• Qiu Yonghao asks Long Haochen to return the sword to the Warrior Temple and offers to exchange it for an Epic Equipment. Long Haochen refuses, explaining that the sword should be used rather than left on display.
• A Warrior Temple vice master becomes enraged by Long Haochen’s refusal and declares him arrogant before releasing overwhelming pressure against him, ending the chapter on a confrontation.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen demonstrates growing authority, confidence, and restraint. He decisively protects Yue Ye’s business but avoids abusing his power when dealing with Han Qianyu, recognizing that acting rashly would damage his legitimacy.
• He also shows increasing political awareness by using official channels, his Demon Hunt Squad rank, and his family’s influence strategically.
• Long Haochen’s refusal to surrender Goddess of Light’s Aria reveals his strong sense of responsibility toward the sword’s owner and his belief that powerful weapons should serve a living purpose.
• The Moonlit Chamber of Commerce manager gains courage from Long Haochen’s presence and begins resisting the soldiers’ routine extortion.
• Han Qianyu is characterized as arrogant and complacent, relying on family connections rather than respecting Long Haochen’s authority.
• Xu Zhongliang initially doubts Long Haochen because of his youth but quickly becomes respectful after seeing the legendary sword.
• Qiu Yonghao is impressed by Long Haochen and recognizes his exceptional background, but his desire to reclaim the Warrior Temple’s treasure conflicts with Long Haochen’s position.
• The squad members continue to provide comic relief and support. Sima Xian teases Long Haochen, while Li Xin readily lends him the sword and the others help devise backup plans.
• Wang Yuanyuan and Long Haochen show a growing rapport, instinctively reaching the same conclusions about using the Tower of Eternity as an escape route. Chen Ying’er teases them about being “on the same wavelength.”

Significant Themes

• Justice versus corruption: The chapter exposes officials who abuse their authority for personal gain and contrasts them with Long Haochen’s insistence on lawful accountability.
• Power and responsibility: Long Haochen possesses enough strength to crush his opponents, yet deliberately chooses restraint and proper procedure when possible.
• Youth versus established authority: Several older officials underestimate Long Haochen because of his age, only to discover his status, strength, and influence.
• The proper use of power: Long Haochen argues that Goddess of Light’s Aria should not be treated merely as a relic. Its true value lies in being wielded to protect and fight for others.
• Loyalty and affection: His defense of the Moonlit Chamber of Commerce stems from his devotion to Yue Ye, while his refusal to surrender the sword reflects loyalty to its current owner and respect for Ye Wushang’s legacy.
• Arrogance and humility: Han Qianyu and the Warrior Temple vice master respond to challenges with arrogance, whereas Long Haochen remains controlled and diplomatic despite possessing superior authority and strength.

Character Interactions

• Long Haochen protects the chamber’s manager from the corrupt officer and later accepts the manager’s gratitude and secret package.
• Sima Xian jokes about Long Haochen receiving money, while Lin Xin defends the captain’s character.
• Long Haochen confronts Shuimu and Han Qianyu, but only Han openly challenges him. Long Haochen ends the exchange by promising an Alliance investigation rather than starting a fight.
• The squad discusses how to protect the caravan, with Wang Yuanyuan suggesting the Tower of Eternity as an emergency refuge.
• Xu Zhongliang acts as Long Haochen’s guide and intermediary at the Warrior Temple.
• Qiu Yonghao negotiates respectfully but firmly for Goddess of Light’s Aria. Long Haochen respectfully rejects every offer, creating the dispute that triggers the vice master’s attack at the chapter’s conclusion.

Chapter Summary: Seventh-Tier Long Haochen vs. Ninth-Tier Qiu Yonghao

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qiu Yonghao, the Ninth-Tier Temple Master of the Warrior Temple, pressures Long Haochen over Goddess of Light’s Aria. Rather than damage relations with the Knight Temple, he proposes a duel: if Long Haochen wins, the Warrior Temple will drop the matter; if he loses, he must surrender the divine sword and receive epic equipment in compensation.
• Long Haochen shocks everyone by choosing Qiu Yonghao himself as his opponent instead of one of the weaker elites present.
• To make the contest fairer, Qiu Yonghao declares that Long Haochen only needs to force him to move his feet from their original position to win.
• Long Haochen summons Haoyue and fuses with the five-headed magical beast, raising his combat aura to the Eighth Tier. He also reveals his complete Radiant Body, along with his companions Long Yating and Ye Xiaolei, astonishing the Warrior Temple.
• Long Haochen activates numerous powerful enhancements, including:

Dragon Emperor Transformation

Spirit Burning

• The power of the

Six Desires Spirit Furnace

• His Radiant Body, Eternal Melody, and Spiritual Power Wings
• With Long Yating and Ye Xiaolei, he launches three Golden Dragon Annihilation Strikes against Qiu Yonghao.
• Qiu Yonghao responds with his Sword Intent Domain, blocking the attack. However, the impact causes him minor internal injury and forces him to take half a step backward.
• Since Long Haochen’s stated condition has been fulfilled, Qiu Yonghao accepts his defeat and praises Long Haochen’s potential, declaring that the Knight Temple’s position as the foremost temple is secure for at least a century.
• Exhausted and nearly unable to stand, Long Haochen refuses to reveal the identity of Goddess of Light’s Aria’s new owner, protecting Li Xin from the Warrior Temple’s attention.
• Qiu Yonghao then offers Long Haochen the position of Warrior Temple Master and promises resources for both him and his friend. Long Haochen refuses because of his loyalty and connection to the Knight Temple.
• Qiu Yonghao makes a final offer: Long Haochen could become Temple Master of both the Knight and Warrior Temples in the future. Long Haochen is left speechless.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen demonstrates exceptional courage, tactical judgment, and restraint. He knowingly challenges an opponent vastly stronger than himself, not out of recklessness but to earn the Warrior Temple’s respect.
• His battle reveals the extraordinary extent of his abilities and resources. His fusion with Haoyue and cooperation with Long Yating and Ye Xiaolei allow him to briefly challenge a genuine Ninth-Tier powerhouse.
• Long Haochen’s loyalty is emphasized when he refuses to abandon the Knight Temple or disclose Li Xin’s identity, even when offered immense status and support.
• Qiu Yonghao shifts from pressuring Long Haochen to admiring and respecting him. He acknowledges Long Haochen’s talent, feels guilty about exploiting his seniority, and attempts to recruit him rather than continue opposing him.
• The Warrior Temple’s leaders move from skepticism and condescension to shock, regret, and admiration after witnessing Long Haochen’s strength.

Significant Themes

• Youth overcoming seniority: Although Long Haochen is not yet twenty and only Seventh Tier, his talent and determination allow him to force a Ninth-Tier expert backward.
• Respect earned through strength and integrity: Long Haochen wins not simply through power, but by accepting a difficult challenge and maintaining his principles afterward.
• Loyalty versus personal advancement: He rejects the chance to become Warrior Temple Master because his allegiance remains with the Knight Temple.
• The cost of power: His victory requires Spirit Burning and the combined use of several dangerous techniques, leaving him completely drained and physically weakened.
• Political influence and recruitment: The Warrior Temple’s attempts to recruit Long Haochen show how exceptional talent can affect the balance and prestige of the major temples.

Important Character Interactions

• Long Haochen and Qiu Yonghao: Their confrontation develops from political pressure into mutual respect. Long Haochen forces Qiu Yonghao to acknowledge his abilities, while Qiu Yonghao responds by offering him leadership rather than punishment.
• Long Haochen and the Warrior Temple elites: Their initial arrogance toward him disappears after they witness Haoyue, Long Yating, Ye Xiaolei, and his enhanced combat techniques.
• Long Haochen and Li Xin: Although Li Xin does not appear directly, Long Haochen’s refusal to reveal the divine sword’s owner protects her identity and demonstrates his loyalty.
• Long Haochen, Haoyue, Long Yating, and Ye Xiaolei: Their combined strength produces the decisive attack, showing Long Haochen’s ability to coordinate with powerful companions and spiritual entities.

Chapter Summary: Mirror Demon God Dan Ta Lin

Key Plot Points and Events

• Long Haochen meets Qiu Yonghao, the Warrior Temple’s Temple Head, after defeating him in battle. He uses the Goddess of Light’s Aria, once belonging to the late Night Marshal, to gain the Warrior Temple’s attention.
• Qiu Yonghao offers Long Haochen the future position of Warrior Temple Head, astonishing him. Long Haochen agrees to consider surrendering the weapon but privately recognizes that the visit has successfully earned him the Warrior Temple’s potential support.
• Long Haochen reports corruption in Star-Seeking City. Qiu Yonghao promises to purge the “worms” within the Alliance and protect the confidence of the Demon Hunt Squads.
• With Qiu Yonghao’s help, Long Haochen’s squad passes the Southeastern Fortress inspection and joins the Moonlit Chamber of Commerce convoy into Demon territory.
• Long Haochen reveals their two missions in Nado City:
  1. Kill Mirror Demon God Dan Ta Lin, ranked seventy-first among the Seventy-Two Demon Gods.
  2. Kill five Sixth-Tier Golden Bird Demons.
• Using a detailed map secretly supplied by Yue Ye, the squad divides into groups and successfully kills the five Golden Bird Demons without alerting the city guards.
• Long Haochen investigates Dan Ta Lin at the Dark Fragrance Pavilion. He discovers the Mirror Demon God has brutally tortured and killed a human woman, whose face he then copies through his mirror-based abilities.
• Long Haochen devises a psychological strategy. He enters Dan Ta Lin’s room and presents first a Heaven-defying Demon Dragon Clan token, then the genuine Demon Emperor’s Edict, making Dan Ta Lin believe he has been personally sentenced by the Demon God Emperor.
• Dan Ta Lin immediately kneels and accepts the supposed judgment. Long Haochen prepares to execute him with the Sword of Six Desires.

Character Development

• Long Haochen demonstrates increasing political awareness and ambition. His visit to the Warrior Temple is not merely diplomatic; he deliberately uses the Goddess of Light’s Aria and a battle against Qiu Yonghao to win the Temple’s support for his eventual goal of influencing or controlling the Temple Alliance.
• He also shows greater strategic maturity, carefully planning the Nado City operation, assigning his companions specific targets, and insisting on swift action and immediate retreat.
• Long Haochen’s moral resolve strengthens when he witnesses Dan Ta Lin’s cruelty. Though he suppresses his anger to remain focused, he uses the demon’s crimes to justify and facilitate his execution.
• Qiu Yonghao develops from a potential opponent into an ally and mentor figure. His grief for Night Marshal remains intense, but he recognizes Long Haochen’s talent and urges him to value his safety rather than repeat Night Marshal’s recklessness.
• Yue Ye continues to support Long Haochen from behind the scenes, providing intelligence, maps, and a trusted subordinate to assist the squad.
• The members of Long Haochen’s squad show strong trust and coordination. Cai’er, Li Xin, and the others accept his judgment and carry out their assignments efficiently.

Significant Themes

• Strength and political influence: Long Haochen recognizes that power determines authority and deliberately displays his strength to gain the Warrior Temple’s respect.
• Legacy and remembrance: The Goddess of Light’s Aria symbolizes Night Marshal’s legacy and emotional importance to the Warrior Temple.
• Corruption within one’s own side: Long Haochen emphasizes that internal traitors and corrupt officials can be more damaging than external enemies.
• Justice versus deception: Long Haochen uses deception and forged authority to deliver justice, exploiting Dan Ta Lin’s fear of the Demon God Emperor.
• Cruelty and moral contrast: Dan Ta Lin’s torture and murder of a woman reveal the depravity of the Demon Race’s rulers, contrasting sharply with Long Haochen’s controlled but decisive response.
• Trust and cooperation: The squad’s success depends on teamwork, Yue Ye’s covert assistance, and the members’ confidence in Long Haochen’s leadership.

Important Character Interactions

• Long Haochen and Qiu Yonghao: Their meeting transforms a potential rivalry into an alliance. Qiu Yonghao offers Long Haochen the future position of Warrior Temple Head and advises him to prioritize survival.
• Long Haochen and his companions: The group jokes about Yue Ye’s connection with him, but Cai’er and Li Xin’s lack of serious jealousy reflects their deep trust in him. They follow his mission assignments without hesitation.
• Long Haochen and the Golden Bird Demon: Long Haochen impersonates a Moon Demon official, leads the demon away under the pretense of punishment, and kills him instantly.
• Long Haochen and Dan Ta Lin: Long Haochen confronts the Mirror Demon God after witnessing his brutality. By presenting the Demon Emperor’s Edict, he terrifies Dan Ta Lin into accepting death.
• Long Haochen and Yue Ye: Although Yue Ye does not appear directly, her detailed map and covert arrangements are essential to the squad’s operation and show her continuing support for him.

Chapter Summary: Fire Dragon Cyclone, Chen Ying’er’s Crisis

Key Plot Points and Events

• Marshal-Rank Demon Hunt Squad No. 64 settles into Feng Lie’s home, but their rest is interrupted when more than a thousand Yak Race warriors surround the village.
• The Yak Race claims to have seen a Demon Hunt Squad hiding in the village and demands the right to search it. The village chief refuses, invoking the village’s status as a protected Human-Demon Hybrid model village.
• A powerful King-Rank Demon Hunt Squad emerges and fights the Yak forces. Their opponents include two Eighth-Tier Yak chiefs, dozens of Sixth-Tier commanders, and support-type Spore Demons capable of disabling Spirit Wings.
• Initially, Long Haochen orders his squad to wait and assess the situation. Once the Spore Demons weaken the King-Rank team and endanger its Mage and Summoner, he launches a rescue operation.
• Cai’er first eliminates the airborne Spore Demons. Long Haochen’s squad then attacks from the flank, rescuing the endangered members and turning the battle around.
• No. 64 demonstrates overwhelming coordinated combat ability:
  • Long Haochen cuts through Yak demons with his dual swords.
  • Li Xin kills a Sixth-Tier Yak commander in one strike with her legendary weapon, Goddess of Light’s Aria.
  • Lin Xin provides defensive Fire Shields.
  • Sima Xian and Wang Yuanyuan devastate the enemy with large-scale attacks.
  • Haoyue uses elemental magic after consuming the fallen demons’ crystals.
  • Yating supports Long Haochen with the Sixth-Tier spell Spear of Star Radiance.
• Chen Ying’er uses her newly evolved Time-Stacking Spirit Furnace to summon three magical beasts simultaneously. She then unleashes Fire Dragon Cyclone, a massive tornado of fire that destroys large numbers of Yak demons and proves even more destructive than Long Haochen’s Blade Storm.
• The Yak forces suffer catastrophic losses—over four hundred ordinary Yak demons and ten Sixth-Tier commanders are killed.
• One Eighth-Tier Yak leader launches the devastating attack Heaven-Overlord Yin Annihilation directly at Chen Ying’er. Lin Xin and Li Xin attempt to shield her, but Chen Ying’er calmly uses a silver scale given by Gu Yue Na to neutralize the attack.
• The chapter ends with Long Haochen continuing his duel against the Yak leader while calling Haoyue to join the fight.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen: Shows tactical patience and leadership by delaying intervention until the situation becomes clear, then organizing a precise rescue plan. He prioritizes both the endangered King-Rank squad and his own team’s safety, giving them instructions for retreat if necessary.
• Cai’er: Demonstrates her lethal stealth abilities by independently eliminating the Spore Demons and later assisting Long Haochen against the Eighth-Tier Yak leader.
• Chen Ying’er: Makes major progress as a Summoner. Her Time-Stacking Spirit Furnace allows triple summons, and her mastery of Fire Dragon Cyclone reveals extraordinary battlefield potential. Her calm response to the Yak leader’s attack also shows growing confidence.
• Li Xin and Lin Xin: Both instinctively risk their lives to protect Chen Ying’er, revealing the strength of their bonds with her. Li Xin also displays the tremendous offensive power of her legendary equipment.
• Haoyue: Continues to appear playful and food-driven, stopping to consume Demon Crystals during battle, but remains a formidable combat asset with powerful elemental attacks.
• The King-Rank Demon Hunt Squad: Their strength and desperate resistance establish them as an elite team, while their crisis highlights the enormous difference between King-Rank and Marshal-Rank squads.

Significant Themes

• Teamwork and mutual sacrifice: The battle repeatedly emphasizes that survival depends on coordinated action and a willingness to protect companions.
• Trust and friendship: Li Xin and Lin Xin’s willingness to stand before Chen Ying’er demonstrates that true companions reveal themselves in moments of mortal danger.
• Growth through cultivation and equipment: Chen Ying’er’s improved spiritual power, new Spirit Furnace, and elemental training greatly expand her abilities, while Li Xin’s legendary weapon allows her to defeat an enemy of equal tier instantly.
• Strategic restraint: Long Haochen refuses to act impulsively, first determining whether the conflict concerns his squad and then intervening only when the rescue can be carried out effectively.
• Hidden resources and preparation: Chen Ying’er’s silver scale, secretly provided by Gu Yue Na, shows the importance of concealed safeguards and preparation against powerful enemies.

Character Interactions

• Long Haochen gives detailed orders to Cai’er, Sima Xian, and the others, showing his authority and concern for their safety.
• The village chief firmly confronts the Yak leaders, relying on the village’s protected status.
• Li Xin and Lin Xin both try to shield Chen Ying’er from the Yak leader’s attack. Chen Ying’er’s use of Gu Yue Na’s scale shocks them, after which Li Xin angrily scolds her for causing such fear.
• Chen Ying’er jokingly turns the situation around, pointing out that her companions had forgotten Gu Yue Na’s protection.
• Long Haochen, Cai’er, Yating, and Haoyue combine their abilities to restrain the Eighth-Tier Yak leader, setting up the continuation of the battle.

Chapter Summary: “Cross-Dressing: Once or Countless Times”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Long Haochen unleashes the terrifying power of Ancient Demonic Beasts through his transformed Brilliant Holy Armor. Yating uses Spirit Burning on the Sword of Six Desires, restoring Long Haochen’s spiritual power and greatly enhancing the weapon.
• Long Haochen executes Golden Dragon Annihilation Strike, destroying the Yak leader and several Yak commanders. Haoyue consumes the leader’s Demon Crystal, while Yating is left weakened from supporting the attack.
• With the Yak leader dead, the remaining Yak Demons fall into chaos. Cai’er, Sima Xian, Wang Yuanyuan, Li Xin, Lin Xin, and Chen Ying’er exploit the opening and defeat the surviving enemies.
• Li Xin activates her Light’s Protection Spirit Furnace, creating a barrier that both shields the group and rapidly restores their spiritual power.
• In the Demon Emperor Palace, A Bao learns that Long Haochen is active in Yake Province. He reacts angrily to a subordinate’s suggestion and hints that a larger confrontation is being prepared.
• Marshal-Rank Demon Hunt Squad No. 64 meets King-Rank Demon Hunt Squad No. 17, led by Tianqing. Tianqing explains that his squad was ambushed at the Great Yak City headquarters after four of its six members were seriously injured.
• Long Haochen deduces that the headquarters was betrayed by the son of the restaurant owner, who is a Human-Demon Hybrid. He concludes that all Alliance strongholds within Demon territory have likely been exposed.
• The group discusses the Demon Race’s Human-Demon Fusion Plan, recognizing that it has not only weakened the Alliance through infiltration and betrayal, but also won the loyalty of many humans living among demons.
• Tianqing’s squad plans to return to the Alliance, while Long Haochen’s squad continues toward Great Yak City to assassinate Bird Demon God Shankalabi, an Eighth-Tier peak powerhouse.
• The team infiltrates Great Yak City disguised as Moon Demons. After studying Shankalabi’s habits, they decide to approach him through his love of wine and music.
• Since Long Haochen is the only one who can both sing and drink convincingly, his companions decide he must disguise himself as a woman and entertain Shankalabi. Lin Xin provides a purple dress, and the entire group refuses to let Long Haochen decline.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen demonstrates major growth in strength and battle leadership by defeating the Yak leader almost single-handedly. He also shows sharp strategic insight by identifying the source of the exposed headquarters and understanding the wider implications of the Human-Demon Fusion Plan.
• Yating proves willing to sacrifice her strength to empower Long Haochen’s weapon, though the effort leaves her exhausted.
• Li Xin reveals that her new Spirit Furnace has expanded her role beyond that of a pure offensive knight, giving her strong defensive and support abilities.
• Tianqing and his squad are forced to confront the possibility that their long-standing intelligence network has been compromised by Human-Demon Hybrids. His understanding of the Demon Race’s strategy deepens.
• The King-Rank squad’s Mage reacts emotionally to the betrayal, especially because members of the destroyed Demon Slayer squad were his grandparents. His grief reflects the personal cost of the Alliance’s failures.
• A Bao appears increasingly focused on Long Haochen and seems to be preparing a deliberate confrontation rather than merely reacting to his movements.
• Long Haochen’s teammates become more relaxed and playful after the battle, teasing him into accepting the unusual role of singer and female infiltrator.

Significant Themes

• The danger of assimilation and divided loyalty: Human-Demon Hybrids blur the line between enemy and compatriot, creating threats the Alliance cannot easily detect or prevent.
• The Demon Race’s political and social sophistication: The Human-Demon Fusion Plan shows that victory is achieved not only through military power but also through social integration, economic stability, and winning people’s hearts.
• The limits of faith and sacrifice: Long Haochen argues that people may abandon ideals when protecting their families would require sacrificing their descendants and entire way of life.
• Leadership and adaptability: Long Haochen combines combat strength, deduction, diplomacy, disguise, and humor to guide the squad through increasingly complex missions.
• Comradeship amid danger: The two Demon Hunt Squads support one another after the battle, while Li Xin’s barrier and the team’s coordinated attacks emphasize mutual reliance.
• Humor as relief: The cross-dressing plan provides comic relief after grim revelations about betrayal, infiltration, and the Alliance’s precarious situation.

Important Character Interactions

• Long Haochen and Tianqing exchange mutual respect, with Tianqing crediting Long Haochen for saving his squad.
• Long Haochen explains the betrayal at Peace Restaurant, forcing Tianqing and his companions to recognize the implications of Human-Demon Hybrids.
• Tianqing and his squad struggle emotionally with the idea that humans living among demons may no longer identify solely with the Alliance.
• Long Haochen refuses Tianqing’s offer to return to the Alliance because his squad still has missions to complete, particularly the assassination of Shankalabi.
• Chen Ying’er, Sima Xian, and Lin Xin tease Long Haochen and deliberately push him into the role of a female singer, ending the chapter on a humorous note.

Chapter Summary: “Death of the Bird Demon God”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• On Bird Demon God Shankalabi’s four-hundredth birthday, nobles gather at his heavily fortified estate in Great Yak City. A group of entertainers is brought before him, and each girl must sing to earn his approval.
• Yue Chen, a beautiful veiled performer purchased from the Drunken Flower Tower, is selected after singing a moving song about the moon, separation, and reunion. Her performance captivates everyone, especially Shankalabi.
• Shankalabi takes Yue Chen to a private room, where they drink wine and exchange songs. Yue Chen impresses him with her knowledge of serving different wines in appropriate vessels, knowledge she learned from Feng Xiu.
• Shankalabi declares that he will forcibly marry Yue Chen. When he attempts to assault her, Yue Chen reveals her true identity and masculine voice. She stabs him with a poisoned dagger and decapitates him with a greatsword.
• Yue Chen stores Shankalabi’s head in Eternal Melody and teleports away using the purple markings on her forehead.
• The assassination causes panic throughout Great Yak City. The Demon Race seals the city and conducts a three-day search, but the assassin cannot be found.
• A Bao arrives and takes command of the investigation. He concludes that the assassins may still be hiding in the city and orders the search to end so they can be lured toward the gates.
• Yue Ye criticizes A Bao for failing to warn Shankalabi after the earlier assassination of Mirror Demon God Dan Ta Lin. A Bao becomes furious but refuses to admit responsibility.
• Long Haochen and his companions hear that the search has ended. Long Haochen suspects a trap, but Cai’er believes the demons lack the intelligence to devise such a plan. The group decides to leave the following day.
• The seven members of Marshal-Rank Demon Hunt Squad No. 64 disguise themselves as Yak Demons and head for the eastern gate. A massive mirror exposes their true forms, and hundreds of Yak Demons surround them as a signal flare summons the city’s forces.

2. Character Developments

• Yue Chen is revealed to be an undercover assassin rather than a helpless entertainer. She uses her beauty, singing, wine knowledge, and apparent vulnerability to gain Shankalabi’s trust before killing him decisively.
• Shankalabi is shown as a powerful but decadent and predatory ruler. His arrogance and lust leave him vulnerable to Yue Chen’s deception.
• A Bao demonstrates strong strategic intuition by realizing the assassins may still be in the city, but his arrogance and refusal to accept criticism remain major weaknesses.
• Yue Ye becomes increasingly bold in confronting A Bao. Though outwardly aligned with the Demon Race, she is clearly concerned about Long Haochen’s safety and quietly hopes A Bao’s plan will fail.
• Long Haochen acts cautiously and recognizes that the abandoned search may be bait, though he ultimately accepts the group’s decision to depart.
• Cai’er displays unusual decisiveness, arguing that the demons are unlikely to have created such a sophisticated trap. Her judgment helps determine the group’s course of action.

3. Significant Themes

• Deception and disguise: Yue Chen’s performance and the demon-hunting squad’s transformations show how appearances can conceal deadly intentions.
• Arrogance and vulnerability: Shankalabi’s confidence in his power causes him to underestimate Yue Chen, while A Bao’s pride leads him to ignore earlier warnings and criticism.
• Oppression and resistance: Shankalabi treats women and entertainers as possessions, but Yue Chen turns his exploitation against him.
• Strategic conflict: Both sides rely on prediction, disguise, and psychological manipulation, with the chapter ending as the Demon Race’s counterstrategy succeeds in exposing the heroes.
• Loyalty beneath political divisions: Yue Ye’s concern for Long Haochen reveals that her personal loyalties may conflict with her position among the demons.

4. Character Interactions

• The steward pressures Yue Chen to perform, revealing the coercive nature of Shankalabi’s household.
• Yue Chen and Shankalabi bond briefly over music and wine, though Shankalabi’s interest quickly becomes possessive and threatening.
• Yue Chen reverses their power dynamic by insulting and killing him when he attacks her.
• Yue Ye confronts A Bao over his failure to protect Shankalabi, exposing tensions within the Demon Race leadership.
• A Bao responds angrily but develops a countermeasure designed to catch the assassins.
• Long Haochen, Cai’er, and Sima Xian debate whether the abandoned search is a trap. Their decision to leave leads directly to the final ambush at the city gate.

Chapter Summary: “Rematch with A Bao, Long Xingyu Appears”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A Bao and the Dragon Group Demon Eliminators confront Long Haochen and his companions outside Great Yak City.
• A Bao challenges Long Haochen to a one-on-one duel, revealing his deep resentment: he believes Haochen took away everything that should have belonged to him, including Feng Xiu’s approval.
• A Bao offers a condition: if he loses, Haochen and his companions may leave; if Haochen loses, he must return with A Bao and admit his inferiority.
• Long Haochen accepts, determined to defeat A Bao through his own strength rather than relying on Haoyue or his companions.
• Long Yating and Ye Xiaolei merge into the Sword of Six Desires as artifact spirits, greatly enhancing Haochen’s power.
• The two exchange devastating attacks. A Bao initially gains the advantage through his superior spiritual power and the strength of the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Sword.
• However, the Sword of Six Desires magnifies A Bao’s destructive desires and throws his mind into chaos. Haochen exploits the flaw in A Bao’s unstable mental state and counters with the divine power of the Goddess of Light.
• Haochen defeats A Bao, leaving him severely injured, while Ye Xiaolei rapidly heals Haochen’s wounds.
• Although A Bao admits that Haochen is superior, he refuses to honor the agreement and orders his forces to stop them.
• Cai’er appears behind A Bao with a short sword at his throat. Under Haochen’s threat, A Bao reluctantly orders the demons to let Haochen and his companions leave.
• Afterward, A Bao becomes even more determined to eliminate Haochen, reasoning that Haochen’s death would make him the sole heir to the Demon God Emperor.
• Feng Xiu confronts the black-robed observer, who is revealed to be Long Xingyu. The chapter ends with Feng Xiu challenging Long Xingyu to settle their long-standing personal grievances.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen: Demonstrates superior talent, composure, tactical awareness, and moral restraint. He defeats an older, stronger opponent without outside assistance and refuses to kill A Bao despite having the opportunity.
• A Bao: His confidence is shaken after losing despite using his full strength and the power of the First Demon God Pillar. His resentment toward Haochen deepens, and his willingness to break promises reveals his ruthless, increasingly obsessive nature.
• Cai’er: Shows her extraordinary stealth and combat ability by appearing behind A Bao unnoticed and forcing him to surrender.
• Ye Xiaolei and Long Yating: Their fusion with the Sword of Six Desires provides Haochen with tremendous amplification, while Ye Xiaolei’s healing ability allows him to recover rapidly.
• Long Xingyu: Learns or confirms the hidden connection between Haochen, A Bao, and Feng Xiu. His anger suggests that Haochen’s parentage and upbringing involve a major betrayal.
• Feng Xiu: Finally confronts Long Xingyu directly, revealing that he knows Long Xingyu has been observing Haochen and wants to settle their personal conflict.

Significant Themes

• Talent versus effort: A Bao’s years of hard cultivation cannot overcome Haochen’s extraordinary innate talent as the Child of Light.
• Jealousy and succession: A Bao’s hatred is driven by his belief that Haochen stole Feng Xiu’s affection and his rightful position as heir.
• Self-control versus ambition: Haochen remains restrained and honorable, while A Bao embraces deception and the belief that any method is acceptable if it leads to victory.
• Power of the mind: The Sword of Six Desires turns A Bao’s inner desires against him, showing how emotional instability can undermine even overwhelming physical strength.
• Hidden parentage and divided loyalties: The revelations surrounding Feng Xiu, Long Xingyu, Bai Yue, Haochen, and A Bao suggest a complicated family history tied to both the Demon Race and the Temple Alliance.

Important Character Interactions

• Haochen and A Bao’s duel exposes their personal and familial rivalry.
• Haochen refuses Haoyue’s offer of assistance, emphasizing his desire for a fair victory.
• A Bao acknowledges Haochen’s superiority but immediately betrays the terms of their agreement.
• Cai’er’s ambush forces A Bao to honor the practical outcome of the duel and release the group.
• Yue Ye questions A Bao’s obsession with killing Haochen and becoming Demon God Emperor.
• Feng Xiu and Long Xingyu meet face-to-face, with Feng Xiu accusing Xingyu of interfering in Haochen’s fate and Xingyu blaming Feng Xiu for the circumstances surrounding his wife and the son he raised.

Chapter Summary: “Father-in-Law Beats Up Son-in-Law”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Long Xingyu confronts Feng Xiu and summons his powerful Throne of Seal of Doom and Slaughter, greatly increasing his size and strength. Confident that the throne will allow him to escape even if he cannot win, he attacks Feng Xiu with the technique Judgment.
• Feng Xiu counters with the Golden Dragon Spear, using the Six Golden Dragon Forms’ Dragon Battle in the Wilderness. The attack destroys Long Xingyu’s connection to his throne and temporarily seals all his power. Long Xingyu falls from the sky and is brutally slapped by Feng Xiu.
• Feng Xiu condemns Long Xingyu for suspecting Bai Yue and for plotting against Long Haochen. He explains that Haochen is the Child of Light and Divine Scroll Bearer, not Feng Xiu’s son, and criticizes Long Xingyu for scheming instead of confronting Bai Yue directly.
• Bai Lingxuan stops Feng Xiu from continuing the beating. She reveals that she is Bai Yue’s mother, allowing Long Xingyu to understand that Feng Xiu is Haochen’s maternal grandfather and that Haochen is A Bao’s biological son.
• Long Xingyu realizes that his years of plotting were aimed at his own biological son and admits the absurdity of his actions. Feng Xiu explains that he raised Haochen and regards him as family, though he refuses to reveal why he sent Bai Yue and Haochen back to the Temple Alliance.
• Meanwhile, Long Haochen and Marshal-Rank Demon Hunt Squad No. 64 leave Great Yak City and travel toward Andu Province. Because Haochen used Spirit Burning against A Bao, the group avoids serious battles while he recovers.
• During a night’s rest, the team eats food prepared by Haochen. His companions express their trust in him even though they know he is withholding important information.
• Wang Yuanyuan privately confesses that she loves Long Haochen but is torn between that love and her blood-deep hatred connected to his family. Haochen recognizes that he has affection for her but does not love her as deeply as he loves Cai’er, Li Xin, and Yue Ye. He decides that accepting her feelings might cause her greater pain.
• The squad continues completing missions and has only three slaughter missions remaining: killing the Snake Demon God Anduma Li, ordinary Snake Demons, and four Medusas.
• Near Andu Province, Haochen senses danger. An army of more than ten thousand demons—including Bird Demons, Snake Demons, Hell Demons, Twin-Blade Demons, Demon-Eyed Warlocks, and others—surrounds the squad.

Character Developments

• Feng Xiu demonstrates overwhelming strength and authority, but beneath his harshness is strong protectiveness toward Bai Yue and Long Haochen. He views Haochen as his grandson and insists that Haochen’s closest relatives must not become obstacles to his growth.
• Long Xingyu suffers a humiliating defeat and is forced to confront the consequences of his suspicion and manipulation. He realizes that he had been targeting his own son and begins to accept the truth about Haochen’s parentage, though he remains troubled by Feng Xiu’s hidden motives.
• Bai Lingxuan acts as a calming and compassionate mediator. Her appearance resolves Long Xingyu’s misunderstanding and prevents Feng Xiu from seriously injuring him further.
• Long Haochen remains compassionate and loyal but becomes emotionally conflicted. He understands that his secrets have caused distrust, yet he values the loyalty of his companions. In matters of love, he shows restraint and self-awareness by refusing to encourage Wang Yuanyuan’s feelings if he cannot return them equally.
• Wang Yuanyuan reveals deep emotional vulnerability. Her love for Haochen conflicts with grief over her family and her hatred of those connected to its destruction.
• The demon hunt squad shows increasing trust in Haochen, even while sensing that he is hiding important truths.

Significant Themes

• Family, blood ties, and chosen family: The chapter contrasts biological relationships with bonds formed through love and upbringing. Haochen is biologically Long Xingyu’s son but was raised by Feng Xiu, creating a complicated family structure.
• The consequences of suspicion and manipulation: Long Xingyu’s refusal to ask questions directly leads him to scheme against his own son, making his actions both tragic and ridiculous.
• Trust and secrecy: Haochen’s companions trust him despite his silence, but Wang Yuanyuan’s conflict shows how withheld truths can strain relationships.
• Love versus hatred: Wang Yuanyuan cannot fully embrace her feelings for Haochen because of her family’s vendetta. The chapter presents love as something that can bring both comfort and suffering.
• Responsibility and protection: Feng Xiu’s actions reflect his determination to protect Haochen’s future, while Haochen similarly tries to protect Wang Yuanyuan from a relationship he believes would hurt her.
• Humor amid serious conflict: Feng Xiu’s exaggerated beating of Long Xingyu and blunt insults provide comic relief while exposing the absurdity of Long Xingyu’s mistaken assumptions.

Important Character Interactions

• Feng Xiu and Long Xingyu: Their confrontation shifts from a battle to a humiliating family reckoning. Feng Xiu physically and verbally chastises Long Xingyu for betraying Bai Yue and misunderstanding Haochen’s identity.
• Feng Xiu and Bai Lingxuan: Bai Lingxuan is one of the few people capable of restraining Feng Xiu. Her gentle intervention reveals their close relationship.
• Long Xingyu and Bai Lingxuan: Her resemblance to Bai Yue initially confuses him, but her identity clarifies Haochen’s maternal lineage and his connection to Feng Xiu.
• Long Haochen and his companions: The group expresses confidence in their captain, reinforcing their unity despite the mysteries surrounding his origins.
• Long Haochen and Wang Yuanyuan: Their moonlit conversation becomes an emotional confession. Wang Yuanyuan admits her love, while Haochen silently recognizes that accepting it would deepen her inner conflict.
• Long Haochen and Ye Xiaolei: Ye Xiaolei challenges Haochen’s pessimistic assumption that his relationship with Wang Yuanyuan can only end painfully, though Haochen ultimately chooses to let events develop naturally.
• Long Haochen and the approaching demons: Haochen’s heightened awareness detects the ambush before the squad is attacked, setting up the chapter’s next major confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “Cai’er, Awaken!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Marshal-Rank Demon Hunt Squad No. 64 is ambushed by an army of more than ten thousand demons while traveling toward Andu Province.
• Long Haochen orders the team to kill as many Snake Demons as possible before regrouping and breaking through.
• The entire team contributes to the battle:
  • Sima Xian uses the Light Strength Pill and Violet Illusory Divine Thunder Spirit Furnace to destroy large numbers of demons.
  • Wang Yuanyuan and Li Xin defend Lin Xin and Chen Ying’er.
  • Lin Xin provides fire-element support, while Chen Ying’er summons powerful magical beasts.
  • Haoyue unleashes the Seventh-Tier spell Chaotic Elemental Separation, killing or injuring more than a thousand demons.
  • Elf Dragon Chen An destroys another large portion of the demon army with dragon breath.
  • Saint Guard No. 12 and Holy Guard No. 11 target high-level demons.
• Cai’er independently kills four Seventh-Tier demons and then defeats an Eighth-Tier demon while entering a state of perfect unity between herself and the heavens.
• Her battle triggers the awakening of her Divine Scroll Bearer Physique, the inheritance of the Death God.
• The team protects Cai’er while she remains motionless and vulnerable. Her awakening transforms the Sword of Reincarnation into the powerful Death God’s Scythe, and her hair and aura turn gray.
• After nearly destroying the demon army, the group discovers that the ambush was likely arranged by A Bao, who predicted their destination rather than knowing their exact movements.
• Upon reaching Andu Province, Long Haochen learns that Anduma Li, the weakest of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods, is hiding in the Dark Marsh with four Sixth-Tier Medusas.
• To avoid further detection, the group changes its disguises and expands its apparent numbers to ten by adding Yating, Saint Guard No. 12, and Holy Guard No. 11.
• The group enters the Dark Marsh, where they encounter a group of dangerous Eighth-Level magical beasts called Sawrays.
• Cai’er wounds and kills several Sawrays, provoking the entire group and apparently their powerful king. Long Haochen brings everyone into the Tower of Eternity to rest and learn more about the valuable creatures.

Character Developments

• Cai’er experiences a major breakthrough. Her intense killing intent and mastery of the Sword of Reincarnation awaken her Death God inheritance. She gains the Death God’s Scythe and a vastly more intimidating aura, marking an important stage in her growth as the Samsara Saintess.
• Long Haochen demonstrates strong leadership, tactical judgment, and concern for Cai’er’s safety. He recognizes the danger of her awakening, orders the team to protect her, and refuses to rely unnecessarily on outside aid.
• Haoyue displays much greater power and stamina than before. He uses Chaotic Elemental Separation without entering his former weakened state and fights directly among the demons afterward.
• The rest of the squad works efficiently as a coordinated unit, with each member supporting the others during both the ambush and the journey into the Dark Marsh.
• The team becomes more cautious after realizing that the demons are anticipating their movements. They adopt new disguises and adjust their strategy accordingly.

Significant Themes

• Awakening through danger and slaughter: Cai’er’s battlefield breakthrough reflects the connection between extreme peril, combat, and the awakening of inherited power.
• Teamwork and protection: Although Cai’er achieves the breakthrough herself, the group’s defense of her is essential to her survival and successful awakening.
• Independence versus reliance: Long Haochen emphasizes that the team must train and complete its mission without constantly depending on stronger allies such as Sister Na.
• Strategy and adaptation: The demon ambush forces the group to reconsider its methods, use disguises, and prepare for further traps.
• Growth through hardship: The characters continue willingly deeper into enemy territory despite repeated dangers, treating the mission as both a test and an opportunity to strengthen themselves.

Important Character Interactions

• Long Haochen gives Sima Xian and the others battle instructions and later warns everyone not to approach Cai’er while her killing intent remains unstable.
• The team praises Lin Xin’s restorative pills after the battle, though he worries that their supplies are nearly exhausted.
• Wang Yuanyuan correctly identifies that the ambush was deliberately arranged and suggests adding three members to their group to make their disguises more convincing.
• Long Haochen rejects Chen Ying’er’s suggestion to summon Sister Na unless absolutely necessary, reinforcing the group’s commitment to self-reliance.
• After awakening, Cai’er thanks the entire team, acknowledging that their protection allowed her to complete the dangerous transformation.
• In the Dark Marsh, Cai’er becomes the target of the Sawrays’ revenge after killing several of their companions, while Holy Guard No. 11 explains the creatures’ strength and value to the group.

Chapter Summary: “Asmodeus and Andromalius”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Holy Guards explain the value of Sawray materials. Their horns are naturally Radiant-grade spatial weapons with power approaching Legendary grade, while their magic cores can neutralize toxins and negative conditions, even over an area when powered by spiritual energy.
• Wang Yuanyuan becomes eager to obtain a Sawray horn because her Giant Spirit God’s Shield is powerful but excessively heavy and draining, making prolonged combat difficult. Long Haochen reassures her that the team will find a solution.
• After resting, the team plans to return to the Tower of Eternity and complete the final two trials on the second floor, allowing Long Haochen to obtain two additional Holy Guards.
• Meanwhile, in the Dark Marsh, Snake Demon God Anduma Li leads thousands of Snake Demons into the Anaconda Tribe’s territory. He is accompanied by Asmodeus, the three-headed Dragon Rider Demon God, who has been ordered to ambush a Marshal-level Demon Hunt Squad.
• Anduma Li is primarily interested in a treasure guarded by the Anaconda Tribe. He previously fought the powerful King of Anacondas and was nearly killed, but believes the treasure could help him break through from the peak of the Eighth Tier to the Ninth Tier.
• After completing the Tower of Eternity trial, Long Haochen and his companions launch a carefully planned raid on the Sawray habitat. Holy Guard No. 10 lures the Sawrays away, allowing the team to ambush them.
• Working together, Yating, Wang Yuanyuan, and the team’s powerful equipment kill seven Sawrays. Cai’er quickly extracts their horns and magic cores while the bodies are removed.
• The King of the Sawrays uses Instant Teleportation to pursue them, but Lin Xin’s flames force it to turn back and defend its territory. Long Haochen immediately returns the group to the Tower of Eternity, avoiding a direct confrontation with the Tenth-Level beast.
• After recovering for three days, the team prepares to search deeper into the marsh. Long Haochen concludes that Anduma Li has likely entered the Anaconda territory and decides that he and Cai’er should scout ahead while the rest remain in the Tower of Eternity.
• Long Haochen and Cai’er advance with the four Holy Guards. The discovery of a Snake Demon corpse suggests they are nearing Anduma Li’s forces.
• At the same time, the battle between the Snake Demons and Anacondas intensifies. The King of Anacondas unleashes a coordinated attack that destroys more than fifty Snake Demons, enraging Anduma Li. Four Medusas prepare to respond.

Character Developments

• Wang Yuanyuan: Her desire for a Sawray horn highlights the limitations of her Giant Spirit God’s Shield and her need for a more sustainable weapon. Her growing concern over endurance in prolonged battles reinforces her development as a powerful but strategically constrained warrior.
• Long Haochen: He continues to act as a calm, protective leader. He makes careful use of the Tower of Eternity, avoids unnecessary risks against the Sawray King, and devises a more cautious scouting plan for the enemy’s territory.
• Cai’er: She demonstrates speed, precision, and efficiency by harvesting the Sawray materials immediately after the ambush. Her partnership with Long Haochen is presented as an especially effective combination of knightly defense and assassin mobility.
• Lin Xin and Sima Xian: Both contribute to the team’s escape—Lin Xin deters the Sawray King with his flames, while Sima Xian recognizes the danger of the encounter. Their Spirit Furnace backlash also emphasizes the physical cost of the operation.
• Anduma Li: His obsession with the Anaconda treasure stems from ambition and resentment over his low position among the Demon Gods. He is opportunistic and submissive toward Asmodeus, but fiercely protective of his Snake Demon forces.
• Asmodeus: He is portrayed as powerful, impatient, and domineering. Although officially sent to hunt the Demon Hunt Squad, he becomes involved in Anduma Li’s treasure hunt and holds the authority to command or abandon the operation.

Significant Themes

• Power and limitation: Powerful weapons such as the Giant Spirit God’s Shield and the Sawrays’ abilities come with costs or restrictions. True strength depends on how effectively power can be used over time.
• Caution versus ambition: Long Haochen prioritizes survival and careful planning, while Anduma Li risks everything for a possible breakthrough. Their contrasting approaches set up an inevitable conflict.
• Teamwork and coordination: The Sawray ambush succeeds because each member performs a precise role, while the Anacondas also demonstrate devastating coordination under their king’s command.
• Inheritance and responsibility: Long Haochen’s concern for Wang Yuanyuan’s weapon needs and his respect for Electrolux reflect his sense of responsibility toward both companions and benefactors.
• Competition within the Demon Race: Anduma Li’s desire to rise in rank reveals the internal hierarchy and ambition driving the Demon Gods, even when external missions are underway.

Important Character Interactions

• Long Haochen comforts Wang Yuanyuan and promises to help her obtain a more suitable weapon.
• Long Haochen speaks with Electrolux after passing the Tower trial and expresses his hope of meeting or reviving him someday.
• The team works together seamlessly during the Sawray ambush, with Holy Guard No. 10 acting as bait and Cai’er securing the valuable materials.
• Lin Xin supports Long Haochen’s retreat strategy by using flames to redirect the Sawray King.
• Li Xin shows personal concern for Long Haochen before he and Cai’er scout the marsh; Long Haochen reassures her affectionately.
• Anduma Li flatters and obeys Asmodeus while trying to persuade him to help obtain the Anaconda treasure.
• The King of Anacondas’s attack devastates Anduma Li’s elite forces, intensifying the conflict between the Snake Demons and Anaconda Tribe.

Summary: “Dividing the Spoils, Internal Strife”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The battle between Anduma Li’s forces and the Anaconda Tribe turns decisively in the Demon Gods’ favor. The four Medusas and the Snake Demons destroy the anacondas that failed to retreat, leaving the King of Anacondas to face Anduma Li and Dragon Rider Demon God Asmodeus.
• Anduma Li uses Demon God Transformation, expanding to thirty meters and temporarily reaching Ninth-Tier-level aura. Asmodeus, far more powerful and confident, attacks alongside his Hell Dragon.
• While the two Demon Gods fight the King of Anacondas, Long Haochen, Cai’er, and Holy Guard Number Ten retreat into the mist. Long Haochen concludes that killing Anduma Li is impossible while Asmodeus is present, but decides to eliminate the four Medusas.
• Cai’er ambushes the Medusas with Dance of Wind and her Reaper’s Seven Absolutes, First Absolute: Sorrow of Death. She kills one Medusa, while the remaining three accidentally petrify one another after opening their eyes. Long Haochen swiftly collects the corpses, and he and Cai’er retreat a hundred li to avoid detection by Asmodeus.
• The King of Anacondas is eventually overwhelmed. Its head is pierced by the weapons of both Demon Gods, and Asmodeus delivers the final blow before allowing Anduma Li to claim the King’s inner core.
• The Demon Gods enter the cave guarded by the Anaconda Tribe and discover a giant, translucent, light-attribute snail: the legendary Sun-Moon Divine Snail. Asmodeus recognizes its enormous value, including legends that consuming it could grant immortality, but lies to Anduma Li by claiming it is merely useful for its shell.
• Realizing Asmodeus intends to keep the treasure, Anduma Li betrays him. He tricks Asmodeus into turning away, then attacks and severely injures him.
• Anduma Li uses Demon God Transformation, the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method, and External Incarnation of Demon God Transformation to fight Asmodeus. He manages to wound and temporarily blind Asmodeus, then takes the Sun-Moon Divine Snail and attempts to flee.
• Asmodeus, despite his injuries and blindness, retaliates. His spear pierces Anduma Li and traps him within an enormous skull, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen demonstrates strategic restraint. Rather than recklessly confronting Asmodeus, he recognizes the difference in power and chooses a safer, practical target: the four Medusas.
• Cai’er displays exceptional stealth, precision, and lethal combat ability. Her coordinated ambush exploits the Medusas’ fear of accidentally petrifying their allies.
• Anduma Li is revealed to be intensely ambitious and greedy. His desire to advance to the Ninth Tier motivates him to seek the King of Anacondas’ organs, while his covetousness over the Sun-Moon Divine Snail drives him to betray Asmodeus.
• Anduma Li is also shown to be ruthless and willing to sacrifice his own body through multiple dangerous techniques in order to seize the treasure.
• Asmodeus appears arrogant and overwhelmingly confident, initially dismissing both Anduma Li and the King of Anacondas. His greed leads him to conceal the snail’s true value, but his superior combat strength allows him to counterattack even after being badly wounded and blinded.

Significant Themes

• Greed and betrayal: The alliance between Anduma Li and Asmodeus collapses as soon as the spoils are divided. Their conflict shows that cooperation among the Demon Gods is conditional and self-serving.
• Power hierarchy and overconfidence: Asmodeus’ greater rank and strength give him confidence, but his underestimation of Anduma Li leaves him vulnerable to a surprise attack.
• Strategic intelligence versus brute force: Long Haochen and Cai’er succeed through planning and timing, while the Demon Gods rely primarily on overwhelming power.
• The danger of treasures: The Sun-Moon Divine Snail transforms a victorious battle into an internal struggle, proving more valuable—and more dangerous—than the original objective.
• Sacrifice and desperation: Anduma Li’s use of self-destructive techniques reflects how far he is willing to go for advancement and possession of the treasure.

Character Interactions

• Long Haochen and Cai’er work in close coordination, with Long Haochen identifying the target and Cai’er carrying out the assassination.
• Anduma Li and Asmodeus cooperate against the King of Anacondas but maintain an unequal relationship: Anduma Li acts deferentially, while Asmodeus treats him as subordinate.
• Asmodeus deceives Anduma Li about the Sun-Moon Divine Snail’s value, prompting Anduma Li to turn against him.
• Their alliance becomes a direct duel in which Anduma Li relies on surprise, sacrifice, and deception, while Asmodeus answers with superior strength and relentless combat skill.

Chapter Summary: “So Many Sneaky Bastards Today”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Anduma Li’s body explodes after the Demon God Crown escapes. Asmodeus retrieves the King of Anacondas’ inner core, believing the battle is over.
• The supposedly dead King of Anacondas launches a final ambush, striking Asmodeus from behind after hiding its remaining life force and severing its connection to its core. The attack severely injures Asmodeus but kills the King of Anacondas.
• Asmodeus, already badly wounded, is then ambushed by Long Haochen, who uses the Sword of Six Desires to cut off all three of his heads. Long Haochen takes the King of Anacondas’ inner core.
• Before Long Haochen can relax, Asmodeus’ corpse launches one final attack. His bone armor forms a Hell Dragon phantom, while a skull immobilizes Long Haochen.
• Cai’er, the Holy Guards, Yating, and Ye Xiaolei attempt to protect him. Long Haochen uses the Six Desires Spirit Furnace’s Wrath Desire Power, combining it with Cai’er’s strength to greatly enhance his defenses.
• The Hell Dragon’s attack severely injures Long Haochen, nearly killing him. The Holy Guards destroy the phantom, while Ye Xiaolei spends considerable energy healing Long Haochen.
• Long Haochen rests in the cave for several hours under Cai’er’s care. He eventually recovers, though he must meditate further to heal internal injuries.
• Long Haochen explains that the Spirit Furnace’s backlash is affecting his emotions and desires. Cai’er discusses helping him guide rather than suppress these urges, but ultimately encourages him to prioritize recovery.
• After fully recovering, Long Haochen and Cai’er share an intimate encounter. Their relationship becomes more openly affectionate, and Cai’er appears happier and more emotionally liberated.
• The couple later returns to the cave’s depths, discovering that the Sun-Moon Divine Snail has remained there and was waiting for them.

Character Developments

• Long Haochen: Demonstrates caution and tactical awareness after witnessing multiple deceptive attacks. He survives a near-fatal strike and gains cultivation insight from the ordeal. However, using the Six Desires Spirit Furnace begins to influence his temperament and intensify his desires, forcing him to confront the dangers of relying on its power.
• Cai’er: Her fear of losing Long Haochen becomes clear when he is nearly killed. She admits that she would follow him in death, emphasizing the depth of her devotion. Her love and emotional openness also help her move beyond her formerly bleak and withdrawn personality.
• Asmodeus: Despite being severely injured and repeatedly ambushed, he remains extremely resilient. His final counterattack nearly kills Long Haochen, showing the danger posed by a Ninth Tier powerhouse even at the point of death.
• King of Anacondas: Reveals great intelligence and cunning by concealing its final life force and disconnecting itself from its inner core. Its last attack severely damages Asmodeus before it dies.
• Ye Xiaolei: Plays a crucial supportive role by using her life energy to repair Long Haochen’s injuries, though the effort leaves her exhausted.
• Sun-Moon Divine Snail: Remains mysterious and passive throughout the conflict, ultimately revealing that it has been waiting for Long Haochen and Cai’er.

Significant Themes

• Deception and vigilance: The chapter repeatedly emphasizes hidden attacks and reversals. Anduma Li, the King of Anacondas, Asmodeus, and Long Haochen all attempt to benefit from the chaos, making caution essential.
• The danger of power: The Six Desires Spirit Furnace saves Long Haochen’s life but also distorts his emotions and increases his desires, illustrating that powerful abilities carry psychological costs.
• Love as emotional support: Cai’er’s devotion gives Long Haochen strength and comfort, while Long Haochen’s presence brings hope and joy into Cai’er’s previously dark life.
• Life, death, and final resistance: Both the King of Anacondas and Asmodeus continue fighting after suffering seemingly fatal injuries, showing the extreme persistence of powerful beings.
• Guiding rather than suppressing desire: Long Haochen and Cai’er debate whether dangerous emotions should be restrained or redirected, reflecting the broader struggle between self-control and instinct.

Important Character Interactions

• The King of Anacondas ambushes Asmodeus, and Long Haochen then ambushes Asmodeus in turn, creating the chapter’s chain of “sneaky” reversals.
• Cai’er and the Holy Guards urgently protect Long Haochen after Asmodeus’ final attack.
• Ye Xiaolei heals Long Haochen, while Cai’er remains physically and emotionally close to him during his recovery.
• Long Haochen and Cai’er discuss his Spirit Furnace backlash, their relationship, and the burden of his increasing desires.
• Their affectionate conversation helps Cai’er become more cheerful, while her presence helps Long Haochen regain emotional balance.
• At the chapter’s conclusion, Long Haochen and Cai’er reunite with the Sun-Moon Divine Snail, which calmly tells them that it has been waiting.

Key plot points and events

• The Sun-Moon Divine Snail recognizes Electrolux’s aura in Long Haochen’s Eternal Melody and mourns Electrolux’s tragic fall. It initially refuses to follow Haochen, claiming it has lost faith in humanity and hopes to find a more perfect race.
• The Snail reveals that this refusal was a test. Having seen its power bring greed and conflict, it has chosen to sacrifice itself rather than serve another master. It dissolves into light, which purifies Haochen and Cai’er, and its shell becomes the Sun-Moon Divine Snail Shield.
• Holy Guard No. 9 identifies the shield as at least a Greater Divine Artifact. Haoyue then clarifies that true Divine Artifacts must possess divinity: they may come from gods, be forged by gods, or be imbued with divine power. The Demon God Pillars and the Six Thrones of Seal are true Divine Artifacts; the Eternal and Creation God’s Throne is a Super Divine Artifact.
• The group rests, then flies safely out of the Dark Marsh, with Haochen using the new shield to defend against swarms of poisonous insects. They have completed fifteen of sixteen slaughter missions and estimate their reward at more than four million contribution points.
• Traveling south toward Central Province, the group receives warning of an ambush by roughly ten thousand Demon Race elites. Holy Guard No. 9 offers to handle it. The chapter ends as a devastating impact strikes above the hidden forces.

Character developments and interactions

• Long Haochen accepts the Snail’s sacrifice with solemn respect and promises not to betray it. He also questions whether the shield can truly be a Divine Artifact, prompting Haoyue’s explanation.
• The Sun-Moon Divine Snail moves from distrust of humanity to a final act of faith in Haochen, sacrificing itself in hope that its power will not be misused.
• Cai’er witnesses Haochen’s transformation and sees the purity brought on by the Snail’s light.
• Haoyue provides the group with a clearer understanding of divine power and artifact rankings, while showing impatience at having to explain the matter.
• The team follows Haochen’s defensive flight plan and celebrates their mission rewards, then prepares to face the ambush together.

Significant themes

• Trust versus greed: The Snail tests whether Haochen will try to force it to serve, reflecting its long history of being coveted.
• Sacrifice and redemption: The Snail sees self-sacrifice as the way to end the harm its race has caused.
• Divinity and power: The discussion distinguishes objects that are merely powerful from artifacts that carry genuine divine essence.
• Leadership and cooperation: Haochen organizes the group’s escape and journey, relying on disciplined teamwork as danger approaches.