Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Star Pirates”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• After registering as a demon hunter, Golden Horn tours the mission hall with the old fox demon and learns about the different mission categories:
  • Escort missions are relatively safe with moderate rewards.
  • Hunting missions involve eliminating dangerous beasts or enemy races.
  • Exploration missions offer high rewards but carry severe risks.
  • Bloodbath missions involve racial wars and are recommended only for higher-ranked hunters.
  • Bounty missions may involve extremely powerful targets and are unsuitable for newcomers.
• Golden Horn decides to focus on gaining combat experience while improving his techniques without taking unnecessary risks.
• He releases his Void Beast clone and leaves the Origin Core with it. The clone remains on Myriad Monster Star as a reserve and cultivates Absolute Space.
• To maintain a stable source of income and give the clone a public identity, Golden Horn opens a small business called the Metal Grocery Shop. He provides one million demon coins as startup capital and leaves the clone to operate it.
• Golden Horn accepts an escort mission for the young master of the Golden Tiger Family, a top Universe-level family. The journey is expected to last six months, with a reward of one hundred thousand demon coins.
• The escort group departs with the young master, an unfathomably powerful wolf-demon butler, ten Stellar-level guards, and one hundred Planetary-level guards.
• An unknown observer secretly reports Golden Horn’s movements and planned route to an unseen superior. The superior decides not to attack immediately, judging Golden Horn unimportant enough to postpone dealing with.
• During the first half of the journey, Golden Horn cultivates and becomes acquainted with several guards: the honest bear demon Shi Tai, the quiet and fast leopard demon Wind Shadow, and the psychic fox demon Fox Meier.
• In the third month, five star-pirate ships ambush the escort group near an asteroid belt. The pirates have two Universe-level experts, forcing the wolf-demon butler into a difficult confrontation.
• The Stellar-level guards engage the pirates. Golden Horn faces three enemies at once and deliberately holds back, studying their coordinated combat style rather than immediately revealing his full strength.

2. Character Development

• Golden Horn demonstrates caution and practicality. He seeks real combat experience but chooses an escort mission rather than a suicidal battlefield or bounty mission.
• He shows increasing independence by establishing both a backup body and a business to support himself financially.
• His inherited knowledge of metals becomes a useful economic resource, allowing him to create a low-risk source of income.
• During the battle, Golden Horn remains composed and observant. Instead of using his full power immediately, he analyzes the pirates’ teamwork and combat methods.
• The Void Beast clone takes on a public identity as a shopkeeper while continuing its cultivation, giving Golden Horn a secure base and backup on Myriad Monster Star.
• The Golden Tiger young master is portrayed as spoiled, wealthy, and extremely cowardly. His fear of danger contrasts with his family’s reluctance to spend more money on protection.
• The wolf-demon butler is revealed to be at least Universe-level and acts as the group’s primary protector, though he is pressured by the presence of two enemy Universe-level experts.
• Shi Tai, Wind Shadow, and Fox Meier are introduced as potential companions and allies for Golden Horn. Their different personalities and skills complement one another.

3. Significant Themes

• Preparation and risk management: Golden Horn balances ambition with survival, choosing missions that challenge him without exposing him to overwhelming danger.
• The value of experience: The chapter emphasizes that combat experience and teamwork are essential, especially when facing seasoned opponents.
• Resourcefulness and self-sufficiency: Golden Horn uses his knowledge, clone, and financial planning to establish a stable foundation rather than relying solely on mission rewards.
• Class and power imbalance: Wealthy families can hire protection, but their unwillingness to pay for enough experts leaves lower-level guards to bear the danger.
• Appearances versus true strength: Golden Horn presents himself as an ordinary Stellar-level hunter, while concealing his actual abilities and resources.
• Teamwork versus individual interests: The pirates fight with practiced coordination, while the escort guards are less united, highlighting the importance of cooperation in battle.

4. Character Interactions

• The old fox demon acts as Golden Horn’s guide, explaining the mission system and advising him to avoid dangerous assignments.
• Golden Horn communicates efficiently with his Void Beast clone because they share one consciousness, entrusting it with the Origin Core and the grocery shop.
• Mouse Nine-Nine helps Golden Horn find an inexpensive storefront and appears eager to assist him.
• The young tiger-demon master treats Golden Horn dismissively and orders him to obey instructions.
• The guards initially remain wary of one another, but Golden Horn gradually forms friendships with Shi Tai, Wind Shadow, and Fox Meier.
• Shi Tai discusses the previous pirate attack, while Fox Meier explains that the Golden Tiger Family is unwilling to hire enough Universe-level protection.
• When the pirates attack, the wolf-demon butler commands the guards to fight while confronting the enemy Universe-level experts himself.
• Golden Horn’s first battle begins with him surrounded by coordinated opponents, setting up a test of his abilities and combat judgment.

Chapter Summary: “Mission Complete”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• During the escort mission, the Demon Race guard squad is ambushed by a group of pirates. The old butler is overwhelmed while fighting two Universe-level enemies, and several guards are injured.
• Realizing that the squad will lose if the battle continues, Golden Horn urges Shi Tai and Fox Meier to stop holding back. He then unleashes his Metal Domain and defeats several Stellar-level pirates in rapid succession.
• Golden Horn assists Wind Shadow and Shi Tai, but a newly advanced Universe-level pirate turns his attention toward him. Although Golden Horn is badly injured and cannot match the pirate’s raw power, he uses his domain and defensive techniques to survive.
• Under extreme pressure, Golden Horn finally understands the true essence of Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending: the technique depends not on brute strength, but on instinct and intent formed through repeated practice. He achieves minor mastery, injuring the Universe-level pirate with a seemingly simple claw strike.
• With Shi Tai and Fox Meier helping elsewhere, the battle turns against the pirates. Their leader orders a retreat, and the pirate ship escapes into the asteroid belt.
• The guard squad wins but suffers serious losses: four Stellar-level guards die, and more than twenty Planetary-level guards are killed or wounded.
• The young master rewards Golden Horn with fifty thousand demon coins. The group later completes the journey to the young master’s home planet and returns safely to Myriad Monster Star.
• Golden Horn receives his mission payment, bringing his earnings from the mission to 150,000 demon coins. He reports the mission to Monster Hunting Hall, officially recording his first completed Copper Skull Hunter mission.
• After recovering from his injuries, Golden Horn examines the spatial rings taken from three defeated pirates. He discovers over 200,000 demon coins and a rare material, Bloodflame Copper Mother, which can greatly enhance a weapon’s sharpness.
• He decides to find a weapon-forging location and seek a more difficult mission in the future.

2. Character Development

• Golden Horn grows significantly in combat ability and confidence. He proves that he can influence a battlefield far beyond his apparent rank and earns recognition from both allies and enemies.
• His life-or-death battle with the Universe-level pirate leads to a major breakthrough in his understanding of Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending. Rather than relying solely on conscious analysis, he learns to trust the instincts developed through years of physical practice.
• Golden Horn also becomes more socially integrated. His performance earns him friendships with Shi Tai, Wind Shadow, and Fox Meier, giving him potential teammates for future missions.
• His ambition expands after registering his first mission completion. He begins actively aiming for stronger challenges and eventual promotion to a Golden Horn Hunter.
• Shi Tai and Fox Meier reveal greater strength when they stop holding back and help turn the battle around.
• The old butler recognizes Golden Horn’s contribution, showing approval despite initially being focused on his own desperate battle.
• The young master remains cowardly during the attack but rewards Golden Horn generously once the danger passes.
• Mouse Nine-Nine continues to encourage Golden Horn and reinforces his long-term ambition.

3. Significant Themes

• Growth through danger: Golden Horn’s breakthrough occurs not in peaceful cultivation but under the immediate threat of death, suggesting that true advancement requires pressure and practical experience.
• Instinct versus theory: The chapter emphasizes that mastery comes from internalized practice and bodily instinct, not merely intellectual understanding.
• Teamwork and trust: Golden Horn’s decision to coordinate with his companions transforms the battle. His new friendships also establish the importance of cooperation for future missions.
• Recognition earned through ability: Golden Horn’s status rises because of his actions in battle, leading to rewards, allies, and a better hunter evaluation.
• Ambition and progression: Completing his first mission marks the beginning of a larger journey toward higher hunter ranks and greater challenges.
• Reward and opportunity: The spoils from the battle—money and Bloodflame Copper Mother—provide Golden Horn with both immediate wealth and the means to improve his equipment.

4. Character Interactions

• Golden Horn urges Shi Tai and Fox Meier to fight seriously, and they respond by releasing their full strength.
• He coordinates indirectly with Wind Shadow, Shi Tai, and Fox Meier, helping them defeat their opponents and stabilize the battlefield.
• The Universe-level pirate mocks Golden Horn for retreating, but Golden Horn’s eventual counterattack shocks and injures him.
• The butler praises Golden Horn after witnessing his decisive contribution.
• Shi Tai, Wind Shadow, and Fox Meier approach Golden Horn afterward, exchange contact information, and suggest forming a team for future missions.
• The young master rewards Golden Horn with fifty thousand demon coins.
• A Monster Hunting Hall employee informs Golden Horn that his evaluation has improved and that continued achievements may earn him promotion to Silverwing Hunter.
• Mouse Nine-Nine celebrates his first step toward becoming a Golden Horn Hunter, while Golden Horn silently commits himself to pursuing greater strength.

Chapter Summary: “Fallen”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn accepts a Monster Hunting Hall mission offering a large reward for sparring with a Stellar-level expert possessing a Metal Domain.
• He is chosen because his Metal Domain is also at the second layer, and he hopes intense combat will help him break through to the third layer.
• The mission is revealed to be a trap arranged by the Sirius clan. Golden Horn is lured onto a spacecraft, where ten Universe-level experts and a Sector Lord surround him.
• The Sirius clan explains that trackers hidden in spatial rings taken from their fallen members allowed them to locate him.
• Golden Horn is forced to fight a young Sirius genius with nearly identical cultivation and Metal Domain attainment.
• Their battle is evenly matched, but Golden Horn’s experience and willingness to fight recklessly give him the advantage. His life-or-death combat triggers a breakthrough in his Metal Domain.
• Golden Horn reaches the third layer and defeats the young Sirius warrior, leaving him unconscious.
• Before Golden Horn can finish him, the Sector Lord intervenes and kills Golden Horn’s true body with a single attack.
• Back on Myriad Monster Star, Golden Horn’s Void Beast clone senses the destruction of his true body. Although his Origin Core and consciousness survive, he suffers severe soul shock and swears revenge against the Sirius clan.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn: Demonstrates clear tactical awareness by recognizing the mission as a trap, but chooses to fight rather than surrender. His desperate, fearless combat style allows him to break through from the second to the third layer of his Metal Domain. His death transforms his determination into a lasting vendetta against the Sirius clan.
• Young Sirius genius: Initially appears equal or slightly superior in strength, but lacks the battle experience and ruthlessness forged through real danger. Golden Horn’s relentless attacks overwhelm him, exposing his sheltered upbringing.
• Sirius clan Sector Lord: Acts coldly and decisively, killing Golden Horn after recognizing him as a threat. His intervention emphasizes the clan’s power and willingness to protect its members.
• Void Beast clone: Experiences intense grief, pain, and fury when Golden Horn’s true body falls. Though Golden Horn is not completely dead because his Origin Core remains, the event creates a powerful motive for revenge.

Significant Themes

• Cunning and betrayal: The legitimate-looking mission is used as bait, showing that enemies may exploit trust and official institutions to isolate a target.
• Experience versus protection: Golden Horn’s life-and-death experience allows him to defeat a similarly talented but sheltered opponent.
• Growth through crisis: The extreme battle becomes the catalyst for Golden Horn’s breakthrough.
• Power and helplessness: Despite achieving a major advancement, Golden Horn remains powerless before a Sector Lord, highlighting the vast hierarchy between cultivation levels.
• Revenge and survival: His true body’s destruction does not end his story; the surviving Origin Core and clone preserve his consciousness and create a new drive for retaliation.
• Caution learned through loss: Golden Horn realizes the danger of using unknown items taken from enemies, particularly spatial rings containing trackers.

Character Interactions

• Golden Horn interacts with the Monster Hunting Hall only through the mission system, unknowingly accepting the Sirius clan’s bait.
• He confronts the Sirius clan’s Universe-level experts, who reveal how they tracked him and explain the conditions of the forced sparring match.
• His battle with the young Sirius warrior is both a physical contest and a clash between hardened combat experience and sheltered talent.
• The Sector Lord’s brief intervention ends the fight and establishes the Sirius clan’s authority over its younger members.
• After Golden Horn’s death, the Void Beast clone becomes the emotional continuation of his character, turning shock and pain into a vow of vengeance.

Chapter Summary: “Void Beast Clone Takes the Stage”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn begins regenerating his destroyed true body within his inner world using the innate secret technique Regrowth.
• A massive Light Egg forms, and the reconstruction of his Golden Horned Beast body begins. The process will take approximately one year and consumes nearly one-third of the energy stored in his inner world.
• During this period, Golden Horn realizes that his Void Beast clone lacks the true body’s direct combat strength and cannot safely oppose the powerful Sirius clan.
• He decides to keep his survival secret, allowing the Sirius clan to believe he is dead. After regeneration, he plans to sever all connections between his true body and clone to prevent further tracking.
• To gain protection, resources, and an official identity, he chooses to have the Void Beast clone join the Monster Hunting Hall and present itself as a rare spatial genius.
• Competing under the name Silver Horn, Golden Horn enters the arena with a stake of ten thousand Demon Coins and begins defeating opponents without concealing his abilities.
• He instantly defeats a Thousand-Legged Tiki Centipede using ten spatially summoned clones, then swiftly overcomes a Wolf Demon, Leopard Demon, and Bear Demon.
• The following day, Cang Jin watches from the stands while testing Silver Horn against stronger opponents, including two experienced Stellar-level fighters recruited from the Monster Hunting Hall.
• Silver Horn defeats a Fire Crow by using Spatial Distortion to redirect its attacks and then disrupting its origin energy with a precise strike.
• Against a defensive Black Tortoise, he uses a hundred clones and overwhelming shockwaves to force it off the arena.
• Cang Jin recognizes Silver Horn’s exceptional talent and decides to report him to his superior for recruitment.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn: Becomes more cautious and strategic after surviving the Sirius clan’s attempt to kill him. He accepts that strength alone is insufficient and that backing from a major organization is essential.
• Void Beast clone/Silver Horn: Begins building an independent public identity and demonstrating its spatial abilities openly. It shifts from merely surviving to actively pursuing resources, protection, and advancement.
• Cang Jin: Initially observes Silver Horn to assess his strength, but quickly becomes convinced that he is an unusually gifted recruit. He recognizes Silver Horn as superior to the geniuses he has recruited in recent years.
• Sirius clan: Though absent from the action, they remain the central threat. Their power forces Golden Horn to hide his true identity and plan carefully.
• Monster Hunting Hall: Emerges as a potential source of protection, resources, and status for Golden Horn’s clone.

Significant Themes

• Survival through strategy: Golden Horn understands that directly confronting a major faction is impossible and chooses concealment, patience, and long-term planning.
• The importance of backing and status: The chapter emphasizes that talent and strength are not enough; belonging to a powerful organization is necessary to avoid being crushed by stronger enemies.
• Identity and separation: Golden Horn plans to separate his true body from the Void Beast clone completely, creating a new identity while protecting his original self.
• Hidden power and controlled revelation: Although Silver Horn displays astonishing abilities, he reveals them through staged arena battles, using public success to attract organizational support.
• Growth through adversity: The Sirius clan’s attack forces Golden Horn to mature from relying on personal power to using institutions, reputation, and resources.

Character Interactions

• Golden Horn and the Sirius clan: Their conflict remains indirect. The clan’s failed assassination attempt shapes Golden Horn’s decisions and motivates his search for protection.
• Golden Horn and the arena host: Golden Horn registers as Silver Horn, stakes ten thousand Demon Coins, and begins his public rise.
• Silver Horn and his opponents: He overwhelms each opponent through spatial teleportation, cloning, precision attacks, and superior combat instincts. The Fire Crow provides the closest challenge, while the Black Tortoise tests his ability to overcome extreme defense.
• Silver Horn and the spectators: His instant victories shock the audience and generate growing excitement as viewers realize they are watching an extraordinary spatial combatant.
• Cang Jin and Silver Horn: Cang Jin observes and evaluates him from the stands. After witnessing his mastery of teleportation, spatial distortion, and combat tactics, Cang Jin decides that Silver Horn must be recruited into the Monster Hunting Hall.

Summary: “Core Member Trial”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After witnessing Golden Horn’s victory and recognizing his Space Domain third layer at the Stellar level, Cang Jin contacts his superior, a World Lord first-order expert, to recommend him for the Monster Hunting Hall’s core member assessment.
• Cang Jin offers Golden Horn membership in the Monster Hunting Hall, explaining that:
  • Ordinary members complete missions to earn merit and exchange it for resources.
  • Core members receive substantial resources from the beginning, including secret techniques and treasures, though they must later undertake dangerous missions.
• Golden Horn agrees to join, motivated by his past helplessness when his true body was killed by a Sector Lord. He realizes that talent alone is insufficient without the protection of a powerful organization.
• Cang Jin grants him outer-member status and instructs him to meet at the Monster Hunting Hall a few days later for transportation to Misty Star, where the assessment will take place.
• Before leaving, Golden Horn safeguards his Origin Core by removing it from his avatar and hiding it inside a specially treated spatial ring in his courtyard. This ensures that even if the avatar is destroyed, his consciousness will not completely perish.
• After recovering from his previous battle and reviewing his combat performance, Golden Horn travels with Cang Jin aboard a Monster Hunting Hall warship.
• During the journey, Cang Jin reveals that the assessment has three stages:
  1. Willpower
  2. Combat ability
  3. Learning ability
• They arrive at the bleak and militaristic Misty Star, where Golden Horn meets five other Stellar level ninth-order candidates. All possess at least the second layer of Domain.
• A powerful old World Lord oversees the assessment and explains the first test: a pressure trial measuring willpower. The candidates enter a bare chamber, and an invisible force begins pressing down on them.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn becomes more cautious and strategic. Rather than recklessly carrying his Origin Core into an unknown and potentially dangerous assessment, he creates a backup plan to preserve his consciousness.
• His motivation expands beyond personal cultivation. The memory of being unable to resist the Sector Lord who killed his true body convinces him that joining a major organization is necessary for protection, resources, and future growth.
• Golden Horn also demonstrates discipline by recovering from his injuries, analyzing his battle in detail, and meditating during the journey.
• Cang Jin shifts from observer and recruiter to sponsor and guide. He personally recommends Golden Horn, arranges his assessment, and escorts him to Misty Star.
• The overseeing World Lord is introduced as an intimidating authority whose presence establishes the seriousness and high stakes of the trial.

Significant Themes

• The importance of backing and protection: Even exceptional talent is vulnerable without a powerful organization or patron.
• Talent versus survival: Golden Horn’s decision reflects the need to combine strength with caution, preparation, and institutional support.
• Willpower as the foundation of cultivation: The Monster Hunting Hall considers mental endurance essential for surviving danger and advancing to greater realms.
• Opportunity accompanied by risk: Core membership offers extraordinary resources but requires candidates to prove themselves and eventually undertake perilous missions.
• Preparation and contingency planning: Golden Horn’s protection of his Origin Core shows the value of anticipating failure before entering a dangerous situation.

Character Interactions

• Cang Jin respectfully contacts his superior to secure permission for Golden Horn’s recommendation.
• Cang Jin directly recruits Golden Horn, explaining the advantages and responsibilities of Monster Hunting Hall membership.
• Golden Horn initially hides his interest behind feigned confusion but ultimately accepts after considering his need for protection.
• Cang Jin and Golden Horn develop a practical mentor-and-candidate relationship as they travel together and discuss the assessment.
• At Misty Star, Golden Horn encounters five powerful candidates, establishing a competitive atmosphere, although the trial is officially based on meeting a standard rather than defeating one another.
• The old World Lord addresses all six candidates, asserting authority and emphasizing that the assessment will test their fundamental qualities rather than merely their current combat strength.

Chapter Summary: “Will and Battle”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn and five other candidates undergo a mental-pressure trial in the Monster Hunting Hall.
• The pressure intensifies until one participant withdraws, others collapse, and Golden Horn reaches his limit.
• Under extreme strain, Golden Horn’s spiritual power unexpectedly breaks through, allowing him to endure longer than before.
• He eventually loses consciousness after lasting three and a half minutes, ranking second behind a Scorpion Race genius.
• Cang Jin and an elderly World Lord observe his performance and are impressed by his willpower, believing he may succeed in the overall assessment.
• Golden Horn awakens in a recovery room. Cang Jin gives him a valuable recovery potion, which rapidly restores his spiritual power and physical condition.
• The following morning, Golden Horn begins the second assessment: a simulated combat test conducted through advanced metal pods.
• In the first round, he fights opponents sequentially in a virtual wilderness.
• He effortlessly defeats a ninth-order Stellar-level Wild Bull and then defeats increasingly powerful Universe-level opponents.
• Against a fifth-order Universe-level opponent, Golden Horn begins suffering injuries but uses his Spatial Domain and Absolute Space technique to evade attacks and strike vital points, eventually winning after two hundred exchanges.

2. Character Developments

• Golden Horn: Demonstrates exceptional endurance, mental resilience, and adaptability. His spiritual power breaks through under pressure, marking a major improvement in his will and consciousness. In combat, he shows confidence against weaker enemies but becomes increasingly cautious and tactical against stronger opponents.
• Cang Jin: Acts as Golden Horn’s supervisor and supporter. He recognizes Golden Horn’s progress, provides recovery medicine, and expresses growing confidence in his potential.
• Elderly World Lord: Though normally reserved, he acknowledges Golden Horn’s commendable willpower and rare breakthrough.
• Other Candidates: Their withdrawals and collapses emphasize the difficulty of the trial and highlight Golden Horn’s superior endurance. The Scorpion Race genius is established as Golden Horn’s main rival in the willpower test.

3. Significant Themes

• Willpower under pressure: The chapter emphasizes that mental strength can determine survival and advancement, even when physical ability is insufficient.
• 突破 through adversity: Golden Horn’s spiritual breakthrough occurs only when he reaches the edge of his endurance, showing growth born from extreme hardship.
• Preparation and recovery: The recovery potion and rest illustrate the importance of restoring one’s condition before facing the next challenge.
• Combat adaptability: Victory depends not only on raw strength but also on speed, technique, spatial abilities, and precise targeting.
• Potential recognized by others: Golden Horn’s performance begins to attract serious attention from powerful observers, suggesting that he may become an important candidate.

4. Character Interactions

• Cang Jin observes Golden Horn’s trial with the elderly World Lord and discusses his breakthrough and prospects.
• After Golden Horn awakens, Cang Jin praises his ranking, explains the advantage held by the Scorpion Race genius, and encourages him to rest.
• Cang Jin provides Golden Horn with a recovery potion and promises to meet him the next morning.
• During the combat assessment, Golden Horn faces a series of increasingly powerful simulated Wild Bulls, shifting from effortless attacks to careful evasive tactics and sustained combat as the opponents grow stronger.

Chapter Summary: “Tian Hua’s Goodwill”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn completes the first round of the trial, winning his eighth single-combat match against a Universe level seventh-order Wild Bull. Though badly wounded, he defeats it by piercing its throat just before being killed himself.
• The second round begins as a group battle. He faces:
  • One hundred Stellar level ninth-order Wild Bulls, defeating them through rapid teleportation, precise attacks, and exploitation of blind spots.
  • A second wave of one hundred Universe level first-order Wild Bulls. Their superior strength and durability prevent him from killing them quickly. After killing fifteen, Golden Horn is overwhelmed and killed.
• The simulation ends, leaving him physically unharmed but mentally shaken by the lingering sensation of being torn apart.
• Cang Jin praises Golden Horn’s exceptional performance, calling him a once-in-a-century genius.
• World Lord Tian Hua personally approaches Golden Horn, offers him his protection and assistance, and says that he thinks highly of him. Golden Horn does not realize how influential Tian Hua truly is and assumes he is merely an ordinary World Lord.
• Golden Horn is informed that he has passed the second round and will proceed to the third trial after resting for a day.
• The third round tests comprehension and learning ability rather than combat strength. Participants are introduced to a valuable soul-defense secret technique that creates a barrier against hypnosis, soul control, and memory searches.
• Golden Horn is especially interested because soul defense is his greatest weakness. However, before learning the technique, all participants must undergo a soul inspection to prove they are not spies.

2. Character Developments

• Golden Horn: Demonstrates extraordinary combat ability, tactical intelligence, endurance, and composure under extreme pressure. He relies on teleportation and precision strikes rather than brute force. His defeat in the second group battle exposes his current limits and leaves him physically and mentally exhausted. His interest in the soul-defense technique reveals his awareness of his own vulnerability.
• Tian Hua: Shows unusual personal interest in Golden Horn by approaching him directly and offering support. His actions suggest that he recognizes Golden Horn’s rare potential.
• Cang Jin: Becomes increasingly impressed by Golden Horn and openly acknowledges his exceptional talent. He is also surprised by Tian Hua’s special attention toward him.

3. Significant Themes

• Talent versus current limits: Golden Horn’s achievements are extraordinary, but the group battle shows that talent does not eliminate the need for greater strength and endurance.
• Adaptability and strategy: His victories depend on teleportation, positioning, timing, and exploiting enemy formations rather than direct power alone.
• The importance of comprehension: The trial emphasizes that true advancement requires the ability to understand and master powerful techniques, not merely possess physical strength.
• Recognizing and overcoming weaknesses: Golden Horn understands that his soul is his greatest vulnerability and sees the secret technique as an important means of protecting himself.
• Hidden status and opportunity: Tian Hua’s goodwill hints that Golden Horn has attracted the attention of powerful figures, even though he does not yet understand the significance of that attention.

4. Character Interactions

• Golden Horn fights the Wild Bulls in increasingly difficult matches, adapting his tactics but ultimately being overwhelmed by the second group.
• Cang Jin reacts with shock and admiration to Golden Horn’s results, then congratulates him and explains the next stage of the trial.
• Tian Hua personally speaks with Golden Horn, remembers his alias, offers him protection, and encourages him to continue working hard.
• During the third-round briefing, Tian Hua and Cang Jin explain the soul-defense technique and the required soul inspection, while Golden Horn listens with growing concern and interest.

Chapter Summary: “Passing the Trial”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn undergoes a soul inspection led by Tian Hua to determine whether he harbors hostility toward the Demon Race or has colluded with other races.
• During the inspection, Golden Horn truthfully reveals that he wants to join the Monster Hunting Hall to become stronger, gain protection, and avoid being killed easily again. He passes, though Tian Hua’s unusual glance leaves him worried that something about him may have been noticed.
• All six candidates pass the initial soul inspection and receive the first layer of the soul-defense technique “Soul Armor.”
• Golden Horn studies the technique for three days. After repeated failures, he uses principles from his inherited Golden Horned Beast memories—especially the idea of gradual condensation—to successfully form and reinforce a protective membrane over his consciousness sea.
• The candidates are tested with weakened soul attacks. Some shields withstand the attacks, while others collapse.
• Golden Horn’s shield remains stable with barely any disturbance, impressing Tian Hua.
• Tian Hua announces that only Silver Horn and Scorpio pass the final trial and become core members of the Monster Hunting Hall. The other four candidates are eliminated but may return the following year.
• Tian Hua orders Silver Horn and Scorpio to follow him, setting up the next stage of their advancement.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn: Demonstrates honesty, caution, perseverance, and growing competence. He remains wary that Tian Hua may have detected something unusual about him, but he successfully masters the soul-defense technique and earns core-member status.
• Tian Hua: Continues to act as a detached and impartial examiner. His subtle surprise at Golden Horn’s soul shield suggests he recognizes Golden Horn’s unusual strength or potential.
• Cang Jin: Offers reassurance during the inspection and congratulates Golden Horn afterward, showing a supportive and protective attitude.
• The other candidates: Their differing abilities become clear during the soul-defense test. Some fail due to insufficient control or unstable defenses, while Silver Horn and Scorpio prove themselves capable enough to advance.

Significant Themes

• Perseverance and gradual improvement: Golden Horn succeeds not through immediate talent alone, but by analyzing his failures and patiently refining his method.
• Strength through preparation: His inherited memories and prior study of secret techniques give him an advantage, showing the value of accumulated knowledge.
• Trust and concealment: Golden Horn answers honestly during the inspection but remains guarded about his deeper secrets, reflecting the dangers of revealing too much.
• Qualification and survival: Passing the trial is not merely an honor; membership provides protection and a better chance of surviving in a hostile world.
• Recognition of hidden potential: Tian Hua’s reaction implies that Golden Horn’s abilities exceed ordinary expectations.

Character Interactions

• Tian Hua directly examines Golden Horn’s soul while Cang Jin reassures him that the inspection is routine.
• Golden Horn privately worries about Tian Hua’s unusual reaction, though he conceals his concern.
• The candidates learn and test the same Soul Armor technique, allowing their abilities to be compared.
• Tian Hua objectively judges their performances, while Cang Jin personally congratulates Golden Horn after his success.
• The chapter ends with Tian Hua selecting Silver Horn and Scorpio for further guidance, separating them from the failed candidates.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tian Hua brings Golden Horn and Scorpio to a quiet stone chamber inside the Monster Hunting Hall to explain the Demon Race’s situation and their future assignments.
• He outlines the Monster Hunting Hall’s four genius ranks—Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow—with strict limits on the number of members at each level and a fixed ratio of cultivation stages.
• Rankings are not permanent. Regular tournaments determine promotion and elimination: every ten years for Stellar-level members, one hundred years for Universe-level members, five hundred years for Sector Lords, and one thousand years for World Lords.
• Golden Horn learns that the next Stellar-level Ranking Tournament will take place in three years.
• Tian Hua explains that the Demon Race’s geniuses are trained in scattered locations to prevent enemy forces from destroying them all at once. However, casualties from wars, border conflicts, and secret-realm expeditions are so high that recruitment cannot keep pace with deaths.
• The Demon Race, despite possessing Immortal deities and controlling enormous territory, remains under constant threat from hundreds of competing races. Its territory is vast by ordinary standards but merely a small “pond” compared with the larger universe.
• Tian Hua gives Golden Horn and Scorpio intelligent terminals connected to the Demon Race’s internal network, along with ten thousand contribution points each for purchasing techniques, treasures, and resources.
• Golden Horn is instructed to focus on comprehending the fourth layer of the domain, compete in the Stellar-level tournament in three years, and then advance to the Universe level. Scorpio is advised to remain at the Stellar level longer to strengthen his foundation.
• They are told to rest and explore Misty Star for a week before being transported to the border, where their future development will be arranged.

Character Development

• Golden Horn becomes increasingly aware that joining the Monster Hunting Hall does not guarantee safety. He recognizes that survival and advancement will depend on his own strength rather than institutional protection.
• He shows strategic awareness by immediately asking about the next ranking tournament and begins preparing mentally for the three-year deadline.
• Golden Horn’s memories of the Sirius clan’s betrayal reinforce his understanding of why the Demon Race disperses its geniuses and why relying on others is dangerous.
• Scorpio is initially shocked by the scale of the Demon Race’s losses and the harshness of its circumstances. He also appears less prepared than Golden Horn to accept the reality of constant warfare.
• Tian Hua acts as an authoritative mentor, offering both practical guidance and a sobering explanation of the Demon Race’s precarious position.

Significant Themes

• Survival through strength: Advancement is competitive, and those who fail to grow quickly risk being surpassed or killed.
• The illusion of security: The Monster Hunting Hall and the Demon Race may seem powerful, but even their strongest institutions are vulnerable to destruction.
• War and sacrifice: The Demon Race’s future depends on young geniuses surviving brutal wars and becoming powerful enough to defend their people.
• The vastness and hierarchy of the universe: Territory and power are relative; what seems enormous to weaker beings is insignificant to higher-level experts.
• Self-reliance and responsibility: Golden Horn realizes that the Demon Race cannot guarantee his safety, and that its future will ultimately depend on individuals becoming strong enough to stand on their own.

Character Interactions

• Tian Hua dominates the conversation, combining instruction with warnings about the dangers ahead.
• Scorpio asks about the training system and expresses disbelief at the Demon Race’s inability to maintain its intended number of geniuses.
• Golden Horn asks the crucial question about the next ranking tournament, earning Tian Hua’s approval.
• Tian Hua gives each of them personalized cultivation advice, reflecting their different stages of development.
• The chapter ends with Golden Horn and Scorpio respectfully acknowledging their responsibilities, then leaving in silence as both confront the grim reality of their future.

Chapter Summary: Exterminate Qiu Star

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn and Scorpio explore Misty Star, a heavily militarized world filled with Monster Hunting Hall personnel, training facilities, weapon factories, and an atmosphere of constant preparation for war.
• While returning to their quarters, Scorpio attempts to befriend Golden Horn after recognizing his potential. He introduces himself as a genius of the Scorpion Race and discusses the dangers of the Demon Race’s frontier battlefields.
• Scorpio explains that battlefield assignments vary greatly in danger, with the most severe regions capable of killing even World Lords. He also emphasizes that surviving prolonged combat can rapidly strengthen warriors.
• Several days later, a transport ship arrives carrying Moluohou, a wounded World Lord known as Demon Snail, along with hundreds of battle-hardened soldiers. Many of them bear serious injuries, revealing the brutality of the recent fighting.
• Moluohou explains that the soldiers have repeatedly clashed with the Qiu Shi Race, which has recently become unusually aggressive. Tian Hua entrusts Golden Horn and Scorpio to Moluohou’s supervision and training.
• After a month of uneventful travel, the ship reaches Exterminate Qiu Star, a major fortress world bordering the Qiu Shi Race’s territory.
• Moluohou briefs the newcomers on the battlefield:
  • The Qiu Shi Race are energy-based lifeforms with extraordinary vitality and regenerative abilities.
  • They must be killed repeatedly, since destroying their bodies once may not be enough.
  • The Qiu Shi devour corpses, including those of their own kind, so fallen allies must be recovered and returned to camp.
  • Attacking members of one’s own faction is strictly forbidden and punishable by death.
• Golden Horn observes the enormous war fortresses surrounding the star and realizes that he is about to enter a deadly, long-running battlefield.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn remains guarded and secretive, falsely presenting himself as a member of the obscure “Silver Wing Race.” He avoids revealing his true identity even when Scorpio attempts to establish a relationship.
• He demonstrates emotional restraint but becomes increasingly aware of the dangers ahead. Seeing heavily wounded veterans makes him pessimistic about the mission and the likelihood of survival.
• Scorpio reveals himself to be socially ambitious and perceptive. He recognizes Golden Horn’s potential and deliberately tries to cultivate their relationship. His pride in his race and its Sector Lord chief shows both confidence and a desire to prove himself.
• Moluohou is introduced as a formidable but approachable World Lord. Despite his injuries, he remains energetic and authoritative. His experience gives him a practical, disciplined attitude toward warfare and training recruits.
• Tian Hua World Lord acts as a responsible commander, showing concern for Moluohou’s wounded troops and placing Golden Horn and Scorpio under Moluohou’s guidance.

Significant Themes

• War and survival: The chapter emphasizes the lethal reality of frontier warfare, where even powerful World Lords can be killed.
• Growth through adversity: Battlefield experience is presented as a brutal but effective way to strengthen warriors and advance their abilities.
• The cost of conflict: The large number of wounded soldiers and the grim atmosphere of Misty Star demonstrate that military victory comes with severe casualties.
• Identity and secrecy: Golden Horn’s false racial identity highlights his caution and the importance of concealing one’s origins in a dangerous environment.
• Duty and collective responsibility: Soldiers are expected to protect comrades’ bodies, follow battlefield rules, and avoid internal conflict.
• Enduring hatred and historical memory: The name “Exterminate Qiu Star” embodies the Demon Race’s long-term campaign and desire to destroy the Qiu Shi Race.

Character Interactions

• Scorpio questions Golden Horn about his origins, but Golden Horn gives only a vague answer, reinforcing the distance between them.
• The two discuss battlefield assignments and the possibility of becoming stronger through combat, establishing a tentative connection based on shared circumstances.
• Moluohou and Tian Hua exchange familiar banter, but their conversation also reveals the seriousness of the recent fighting and the losses suffered by Moluohou’s troops.
• Tian Hua entrusts the newcomers to Moluohou, linking Golden Horn and Scorpio to the experienced battlefield commander.
• Moluohou’s briefing brings the entire force together and establishes the rules and dangers that will govern their future interactions on Exterminate Qiu Star.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn and Scorpio arrive on Mieza Star, where they are received by Aunt Fox, the chief steward for Yellow-level Stellar-level geniuses.
• Aunt Fox shows them their isolated stone residences and explains the rules and resources of the Monster Hunting Hall:
  • Each genius is assigned a Sector Lord-level teacher.
  • The internal network provides access to secret techniques, cultivation resources, and combat missions.
  • Missions primarily involve fighting the Qiu Shi Race on the front lines.
  • Geniuses are warned to avoid unnecessary conflict with other residents.
• Golden Horn reviews information about the Yellow-level geniuses and learns that:
  • Most are at the third layer of the Space Domain.
  • The strongest have reached the fourth layer and may challenge Profound-tier status.
  • Yellow-level geniuses can remain at the Stellar level for only one hundred years before being demoted if they fail to advance.
  • The strict time limits reflect the Demon Race’s urgent need for powerful fighters against external enemies.
• He examines the contribution-point marketplace, which contains advanced techniques, weapons, armor, rare materials, potions, and Mu Ya Crystals. However, he postpones spending his ten thousand points until he consults his future teacher.
• The next morning, his teacher arrives: Yan Chen, a powerful Spacetime Nightmare Beast from one of the Demon Race’s Twelve Imperial Races.
• Yan Chen transforms from a massive beast into a three-meter-tall, two-headed humanoid and introduces himself as Golden Horn’s teacher until the Ranking Tournament.
• When asked to demonstrate his spatial abilities, Golden Horn performs rapid teleportation based on the Arc Light principle of Absolute Space, producing numerous afterimages.
• Yan Chen dismisses the display as “flashy nonsense” and orders Golden Horn to attack him, setting up their first practical evaluation.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn becomes more cautious and disciplined after Aunt Fox warns him about rival geniuses. He recognizes that success will require mastering the fourth layer of the Space Domain within three years.
• He realizes his current combat style is incomplete: he relies primarily on claw attacks and teleportation and lacks a weapon or long-range offensive technique.
• His ambition is established clearly: he wants to become a Profound-tier genius through the upcoming Ranking Tournament.
• Scorpio remains mostly in the background, accompanying Golden Horn but receiving little individual development.
• Aunt Fox is introduced as a practical and experienced steward who provides guidance while emphasizing the competitive and dangerous nature of Mieza Star.
• Yan Chen is established as extremely powerful, proud, and demanding. His imperial-race status and mastery of both Space and Time Laws give him an intimidating presence, while his blunt criticism suggests he will not tolerate showy but ineffective techniques.

Significant Themes

• Survival over comfort: The Monster Hunting Hall deliberately provides austere living conditions to prevent its geniuses from becoming sheltered or dependent.
• Competition and pressure: Advancement is governed by strict deadlines, rankings, and the constant threat of demotion, reflecting the Demon Race’s broader struggle for survival.
• True strength versus appearance: Golden Horn’s impressive teleportation display is judged worthless by Yan Chen because it lacks practical offensive power.
• Preparation and self-knowledge: The chapter emphasizes studying rivals, understanding one’s weaknesses, and choosing cultivation resources carefully.
• Mentorship and discipline: Golden Horn’s meeting with Yan Chen marks the beginning of a demanding teacher-student relationship centered on transforming talent into genuine combat ability.

Character Interactions

• Aunt Fox welcomes Golden Horn and Scorpio, assigns their residences, explains the rules of Mieza Star, and warns Golden Horn to remain cautious around other geniuses.
• Golden Horn independently studies the Hall’s information and marketplace, reflecting on Aunt Fox’s guidance and Tian Hua World Lord’s earlier advice.
• Yan Chen formally accepts responsibility for training Golden Horn but immediately tests him rather than offering encouragement.
• Golden Horn respectfully demonstrates his spatial movement technique, while Yan Chen responds with harsh criticism and demands a direct attack, establishing the power imbalance and confrontational tone of their relationship.

Chapter Summary: “First Lesson”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn attacks Yan Chen using teleportation, spatial movement, and over a hundred clones created through “Absolute Space.”
• Yan Chen effortlessly defeats every attack without moving his feet. With a glance, he severs Golden Horn’s connection to space and immobilizes him.
• Yan Chen criticizes Golden Horn for relying on flashy techniques without understanding the principles of Space Law. He explains that true spatial mastery is meant for killing, not merely movement or deception.
• Yan Chen begins teaching Golden Horn the fundamentals of spatial “fluctuations,” including spatial nodes, coordinate anchoring, and law resonance. Golden Horn quickly enters a state of enlightenment and gains a deeper understanding of his abilities.
• To test Golden Horn’s progress, Yan Chen takes him into Qiu Shi Race territory and pits him against a squad of ten Stellar-level energy-based lifeforms.
• Golden Horn uses his improved spatial techniques to repeatedly attack the squad. Although the Qiu Shi members heal from their wounds and regroup defensively, Golden Horn eventually wears them down and kills them.
• Afterward, Golden Horn collects the battlefield spoils, revealing his poverty and practical attitude toward resources.
• Two hidden Sector Lord-level Qiu Shi experts observe the encounter but choose not to intervene. They recognize Yan Chen as a ninth-stage Sector Lord-level Spacetime Nightmare Beast and conclude that even their World Lord-level leader might not be able to defeat him.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn: His confidence is shattered when Yan Chen defeats him effortlessly. He becomes more humble and receptive to instruction, moving from superficial confidence to genuine understanding. His improved spatial comprehension allows him to defeat the Qiu Shi squad, though his lack of offensive power and weaponry remains a weakness.
• Yan Chen: Establishes himself as an overwhelmingly powerful and experienced mentor. His initial harshness is intentional, meant to temper Golden Horn’s arrogance. He demonstrates both deep knowledge of Space Law and a willingness to guide talented younger experts.
• Qiu Shi observers: Their caution emphasizes Yan Chen’s terrifying strength. They recognize that directly confronting him would be reckless, even with superior numbers or World Lord-level support.

Significant Themes

• True mastery versus superficial skill: Golden Horn possesses powerful abilities but lacks an understanding of their underlying principles. Yan Chen teaches that genuine strength comes from comprehending the laws behind techniques.
• Humility and mentorship: Golden Horn’s defeat forces him to abandon his arrogance, allowing him to learn. Yan Chen’s severe criticism functions as a method of cultivation rather than simple humiliation.
• Practice as proof: Yan Chen immediately places Golden Horn in a real battle to test whether his new understanding can be applied effectively.
• The gap between levels of power: Golden Horn’s strong performance against Stellar-level opponents contrasts sharply with his helplessness before Yan Chen, highlighting the enormous hierarchy separating ordinary experts from true elites.
• Practical survival: The Qiu Shi squad’s healing abilities and defensive formation show the importance of adapting to an opponent’s nature. Golden Horn’s decision to collect the spoils also reflects his resource-conscious, survival-oriented mindset.

Character Interactions

• Yan Chen dominates Golden Horn physically and psychologically, then shifts into the role of demanding teacher.
• Golden Horn initially resists Yan Chen’s judgment but eventually accepts him as a teacher and bows respectfully.
• During the test battle, Yan Chen deliberately refuses to intervene, forcing Golden Horn to rely on his own comprehension.
• Golden Horn clashes with the Qiu Shi squad’s coordinated close-combat formation, using spatial attacks and mobility to overcome their healing and teamwork.
• The hidden Qiu Shi Sector Lords discuss whether to intervene and ultimately retreat, reinforcing Yan Chen’s overwhelming reputation.

Chapter Summary: “Weapon Selection”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After returning from battle, Golden Horned Beast discusses his performance with Yan Chen. He recognizes that his attack power is lacking, that he needs a suitable weapon, and that his practical use of the Space Law remains incomplete.
• Yan Chen presents him with numerous weapon types and recommends daggers or longswords because the Space Law is especially effective for surprise attacks. Golden Horned Beast tests both weapons:
  • The dagger complements his teleportation and assassination-style attacks.
  • The longsword offers greater versatility for both offense and defense.
• Rather than choosing only one, Golden Horned Beast decides to master both weapons.
• Yan Chen provides shape-changing test weapons so Golden Horned Beast can determine the ideal size and weight. He then instructs him to purchase custom dagger and longsword weapons from the marketplace.
• Yan Chen recommends two secret techniques:
  • “Complete Guide to Common Weapon Use” for rapidly developing weapon skills.
  • “Detailed Explanation of Space” for systematically cultivating the Space Law.
• Golden Horned Beast purchases both techniques and receives custom black weapons. He practices with them in the courtyard, eventually obtaining stronger A8-grade alloy targets from Aunt Fox.
• After several days, he gains basic proficiency with the dagger and longsword and becomes much less likely to panic in battle.
• He then begins studying the Space Law technique and makes rapid progress due to his exceptional talent and Yan Chen’s earlier instruction.
• Half a month later, he receives his first independent battlefield mission: a one-week patrol in Area 328. He accepts it, viewing it as a chance to gain experience without relying on Yan Chen.
• He also receives the 750 contribution points earned from killing ten Qiu Shi Race experts. After studying the contribution-point system, he realizes that stronger enemies and recognized geniuses provide especially high rewards.
• Since weapons, techniques, alloys, treasures, and other resources all require enormous numbers of contribution points, Golden Horned Beast resolves to complete the mission and begin accumulating wealth.

Character Development

• Golden Horned Beast becomes more self-aware about his weaknesses, particularly his lack of weapon expertise and incomplete mastery of Space Law.
• He demonstrates adaptability and ambition by choosing to learn both daggers and longswords instead of limiting himself to one style.
• He shifts from relying almost entirely on his powerful body and instinctive fighting to pursuing systematic training.
• His confidence and independence grow: he accepts an unsupervised battlefield mission to gain real experience.
• He also becomes more motivated by the practical need for contribution points, understanding that future advancement depends on acquiring better resources.
• Yan Chen is established as a patient but decisive mentor. He evaluates Golden Horned Beast’s shortcomings, provides practical solutions, recommends appropriate techniques, and sets boundaries while encouraging independent thought.

Significant Themes

• Self-improvement through recognizing weaknesses: Golden Horned Beast’s progress begins with an honest assessment of his shortcomings.
• The relationship between theory and practice: Yan Chen emphasizes that understanding the Space Law must alternate continuously with practical application.
• Adaptation and specialization: Weapons are selected according to a fighter’s strengths; Golden Horned Beast’s spatial abilities naturally favor surprise attacks and mobility.
• Independence and responsibility: Though Yan Chen offers guidance, Golden Horned Beast must eventually train and fight without constant protection.
• Resources and advancement: Contribution points represent the material cost of cultivation, linking power growth to missions, risk, and strategic planning.

Important Character Interactions

• Yan Chen and Golden Horned Beast: Their mentor-student relationship deepens. Yan Chen personally tests weapons with him, recommends training materials, gives purchasing advice, and promises monthly visits while urging him to solve problems independently.
• Golden Horned Beast and Aunt Fox: Golden Horned Beast contacts her to obtain durable A8-grade alloy training targets, allowing him to practice seriously.
• Golden Horned Beast and the intelligent system: The system assigns his first independent patrol mission and records the rewards from his previous battle, prompting him to study the contribution-point rules and plan his future progress.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn reports to Combat Readiness Room 328 for what initially appears to be a patrol mission, but the heavily militarized atmosphere suggests a larger conflict.
• He reunites with Scorpio, who introduces him to two recruits: Shadow Stinger of the Shadow Cat Race and Frost Blade of the Snow Leopard Race.
• The group discusses the three types of battlefield missions:
  • Fixed squads, composed of veterans and assigned high-risk missions.
  • Temporary squads, assembled by the system and usually containing both veterans and recruits.
  • Regular legions, consisting of large, uniformly trained forces for major battles.
• The recruits discuss contribution points, which can be earned through combat, cultivation breakthroughs, competition rankings, and monthly allowances based on rank and cultivation level. They recognize that the Monster Hunting Hall encourages members to grow stronger and take risks by placing powerful resources behind these rewards.
• At 8:00 a.m., Captain Xiong Kui gathers and checks in all twenty squad members, including Golden Horn.
• Xiong Kui reveals that Lord Nightmare Star has killed Jialuo, the World Lord guarding the Qiu Shi Race’s Withered Skeleton Galaxy. The Demon Race now nominally controls the region.
• The squad is assigned to patrol more than a dozen planets, determine whether the Qiu Shi Race has withdrawn, and deal with remaining forces:
  • Planetary- to Universe-level beings who surrender will be implanted with control chips and enslaved.
  • Those who resist will be killed.
  • Lower-level civilians and cultivators will temporarily be left alone until the main forces arrive.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn becomes more aware of the scale and seriousness of the conflict. He reflects on his limited contribution points after purchasing weapons and techniques and begins to understand the incentives driving battlefield participation.
• Scorpio is shown as practical and cautious, having spent five hundred contribution points on defensive armor despite wanting cultivation-enhancing resources.
• Shadow Stinger and Frost Blade demonstrate knowledge of military systems and contribution-point rules, helping Golden Horn understand the structure of the Monster Hunting Hall.
• Xiong Kui is established as a powerful, disciplined captain who commands authority and clearly understands the broader principles governing inter-racial warfare.
• Golden Horn briefly wonders whether Lord Nightmare Star might belong to the same Spacetime Nightmare Beast race as himself, hinting at possible future connections.

Significant Themes

• Risk and reward: Contribution points motivate members to fight, cultivate, and compete, showing how the organization turns personal ambition into military strength.
• The rules and restraint of war: Despite the brutality of the conflict, powerful beings are forbidden from attacking weaker opponents or conducting indiscriminate massacres.
• Balance of power: War among the myriad races depends on the number and placement of World Lords rather than reckless total mobilization.
• Mutual deterrence: The races preserve a degree of restraint because destroying civilians or overcommitting forces could trigger retaliatory escalation and ultimately threaten everyone.
• The cost of defeat: The rules allow a defeated race to retreat rather than being completely annihilated, preventing desperate last stands and endless cycles of revenge.

Character Interactions

• Scorpio warmly welcomes Golden Horn and introduces him to Shadow Stinger and Frost Blade.
• The recruits exchange information about missions, equipment, cultivation resources, and ways to earn contribution points, revealing both camaraderie and competitive pressure.
• Xiong Kui interacts with the recruits as an authoritative instructor, answering their questions and correcting their assumptions about warfare.
• When a recruit suggests that the Demon Race should exterminate the Qiu Shi Race, Xiong Kui sternly explains why the universal rules of war prohibit such actions.
• His explanation leaves the room silent, as the recruits gain a deeper understanding of the strategic and political logic behind the conflict.

Chapter Summary: “First Battle”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiong Kui explains that although the Qiu Shi Race’s World Lord has died and many forces have withdrawn, some Qiu Shi warriors remain behind to defend their home planets and families. The Demon Race’s mission is to eliminate these holdouts, capture strongholds, and seize resources.
• He warns the recruits that battlefield experience and obedience are essential, emphasizing that even talented individuals can die if they underestimate the war.
• During the journey, the veteran soldiers teach the newcomers practical combat skills, including detecting ambushes, identifying energy-based enemies, coordinating attacks, and surviving surrounded situations.
• On the third day, the team detects an unidentified spacecraft hidden in an asteroid belt. Xiong Kui divides the squad into groups to surround and investigate it.
• The spacecraft contains seven Stellar-level Qiu Shi Race warriors defending their home planet, Saku Star, rather than retreating to the Bone-Eating Galaxy.
• Xiong Kui launches a surprise attack, splitting the enemy ship and forcing the seven warriors into battle. His team surrounds them and kills all seven within moments.
• Golden Horn makes his first battlefield kill by striking an enemy’s energy core. The team collects the defeated warriors’ spatial rings, energy crystals, and other resources.
• After distributing the spoils, Xiong Kui announces that this was only the first of many targets. The spacecraft continues deeper into the Withered Skeleton Galaxy.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn begins adapting to military life. Although powerful, he recognizes that battlefield experience is his greatest weakness and carefully learns from the veterans.
• He demonstrates his combat ability by silently teleporting behind an enemy and accurately destroying its energy core, earning Greedy Wolf’s approval.
• Xiong Kui establishes himself as a strict, experienced commander. He demands discipline but also gives clear tactical instructions and protects the team by ordering retreat if necessary.
• Greedy Wolf, Iron Hammer, Scorpio, Frost Blade, Blood Fang, and Shadow Stinger reveal their battlefield expertise through advice and coordinated attacks, helping the recruits understand the realities of war.
• The Qiu Shi leader is portrayed as determined and self-sacrificing, choosing to defend his home planet and people despite knowing the likely outcome.

Significant Themes

• Duty versus survival: The Qiu Shi warriors refuse to abandon their families and homeland, while the Demon Race soldiers must carry out their orders despite the personal cost.
• Experience over raw strength: Golden Horn’s power is acknowledged, but the veterans stress that awareness, tactics, and discipline are what keep soldiers alive.
• The brutality of war: The chapter presents combat as swift, organized, and merciless, with both sides fighting for survival and territory.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: The Qiu Shi leader’s decision to remain behind reflects devotion to his people, while the Demon soldiers’ teamwork reflects loyalty to their unit.
• Equality under military command: Regardless of talent or status, everyone is treated as an ordinary soldier and must obey orders.

Character Interactions

• Xiong Kui challenges the group’s confidence and warns them against arrogance, creating a serious and disciplined atmosphere.
• The veterans offer practical instruction to the recruits during the journey, particularly Greedy Wolf and Iron Hammer.
• Xiong Kui leads the initial assault while the rest of the team flanks and encircles the enemy, demonstrating coordinated battlefield tactics.
• Greedy Wolf praises Golden Horn after the battle, and Golden Horn responds respectfully, acknowledging that he still has much to learn.
• The Qiu Shi warriors’ final conversation highlights their shared loyalty to their leader and their homeland before the Demon Race attacks.

Chapter Summary: “Encounter Battle”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The patrol continues inspecting abandoned inhabited planets along the edge of the Withered Skeleton Galaxy, where most of the Qiu Shi Race has withdrawn.
• Captain Xiong Kui uses the remaining Qiu Shi holdouts as training opponents for the team’s newcomers.
• Scorpio defeats two Planetary-level enemies and a Stellar-level fifth-order opponent with speed and efficiency.
• Shadow Stinger, Frost Blade, and Golden Horn also participate in cleanup battles. Golden Horn proves especially formidable, defeating a Stellar sixth-order enemy almost instantly and overcoming two Stellar eighth-order opponents in fewer than ten moves.
• Xiong Kui regularly critiques the team members’ fighting styles, helping them recognize their weaknesses and improving the group’s cooperation.
• Just as the patrol begins to relax near the end of its mission, an enemy ambush occurs.
• A Qiu Shi Race escort group, consisting of seven Universe-level experts and a young royal figure at Stellar level, detects the patrol. Despite an elder’s warning to avoid unnecessary conflict, the prince orders the patrol destroyed.
• The patrol’s spaceship is split apart by a powerful energy beam. Man Shi is killed instantly, and the team is thrown into space.
• Xiong Kui quickly assesses the enemy formation and orders the team to divide their forces. He, Frost Blade, Shadow Stinger, Scorpio, and Golden Horn each engage a Universe-level opponent, while the remaining Stellar-level fighters surround another.
• The battle is extremely dangerous: the team manages to resist, but the Universe-level enemy facing the larger group begins overwhelming them.

Character Developments

• Scorpio gains confidence after successfully completing his first missions. His courage is tested when he confronts a Universe-level opponent, suffering injuries but immediately returning to the fight.
• Golden Horn demonstrates exceptional combat ability and speed, but the ambush reveals that even he can be wounded and pressured by stronger enemies. He instinctively protects himself with defensive energy and continues fighting after being injured.
• Shadow Stinger shows strong offensive and assassination skills, repeatedly attacking from the void, though his approach depends on avoiding direct confrontation.
• Frost Blade uses his ice abilities effectively against a Universe-level enemy, illustrating both his power and the limits of elemental attacks against stronger defenses.
• Silver Horn is assigned to fight independently, reflecting Xiong Kui’s confidence in his spatial abilities.
• Xiong Kui proves himself an experienced and responsible leader. He evaluates the battlefield immediately, gives precise orders, and keeps the team organized despite the overwhelming enemy strength.
• Greedy Wolf becomes more engaged and takes command of the defensive group rather than remaining indifferent.
• Blood Fang contributes his combat experience and fights alongside Greedy Wolf and Iron Hammer to hold back the final enemy.
• Man Shi’s sudden death establishes the seriousness of the ambush and the lethal advantage of the Qiu Shi attackers.
• The young Qiu Shi prince is characterized as arrogant and reckless, prioritizing pride and retaliation over safety or strategic caution.

Significant Themes

• Growth through combat: The early missions function as practical training, allowing the newcomers to develop confidence and learn from Xiong Kui’s critiques.
• Teamwork under pressure: The team’s improving unity becomes essential once they face enemies individually too powerful to defeat alone.
• The danger of complacency: Their relaxed mood is abruptly shattered, reinforcing the lesson that even routine missions can become deadly.
• Experience versus raw strength: Xiong Kui’s tactical leadership helps the group survive despite being heavily outmatched in cultivation.
• Pride and recklessness: The Qiu Shi prince’s refusal to retreat illustrates how arrogance can provoke unnecessary conflict.
• The limits of individual ability: Even skilled fighters such as Golden Horn and Scorpio are vulnerable when confronting higher-level opponents.

Character Interactions

• Xiong Kui mentors the newcomers by assigning them opponents and offering direct assessments of their strengths and weaknesses.
• His instruction gradually improves relationships within the patrol: Greedy Wolf becomes more cooperative, while Blood Fang shares his battle experience.
• During the ambush, Xiong Kui coordinates the team through urgent commands, assigning specific enemies to Frost Blade, Shadow Stinger, Scorpio, and Golden Horn.
• Greedy Wolf, Blood Fang, and Iron Hammer work together to protect the remaining Stellar-level fighters and contain the final Universe-level enemy.
• The aged Qiu Shi adviser repeatedly urges the prince to retreat, but the prince dismisses him and orders an attack, creating tension within the enemy group.
• The chapter ends in the middle of the battle, with the patrol’s defensive formation close to collapse and the outcome still uncertain.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The battle between Golden Horn’s Demon Race group and the seven Universe-level Qiu Shi Race warriors reaches a critical point. Frost Blade, Shadow Stinger, Scorpio, and the Stellar-level soldiers are all struggling, while the Qiu Shi Race’s strongest fighter—a Universe level Fifth-order elder—has been protecting their prince.
• To prevent the battle from becoming prolonged, Golden Horn unleashes a powerful technique that creates more than a hundred realistic clones. The clones surround and disrupt the Qiu Shi Race warriors, allowing Golden Horn’s allies and the wounded soldiers to regain momentum.
• The Qiu Shi prince orders the powerful elder, Walu, to join the battle. Walu severely wounds Golden Horn and nearly kills him, while also knocking Xiong Kui aside when he attempts to intervene.
• Recognizing that the prince is the enemy’s greatest weakness, Golden Horn abandons a direct confrontation with Walu and teleports behind the prince, attempting to assassinate him. Two guards sacrifice themselves to block the attack, leaving one badly wounded and the prince terrified.
• Golden Horn uses his clones to restrain the Qiu Shi Race warriors as they rush to protect their prince. He directs Xiong Kui and the others to attack while the enemy is distracted.
• Frost Blade kills one Qiu Shi Race warrior, and Shadow Stinger kills another by piercing its energy core. The battle begins decisively turning in the Demon Race’s favor.
• Walu attempts to use a secret technique to increase his speed and rescue the prince, but Golden Horn repeatedly evades him and places his dagger against the prince’s neck.
• With the prince held hostage, Golden Horn forces the Qiu Shi Race to withdraw. Both sides have suffered heavy casualties, so Walu reluctantly accepts the exchange.
• After the enemy retreats, Golden Horn demands the prince’s spatial ring as additional compensation. Xiong Kui searches the prince and takes it from him before Golden Horn releases him.
• The Demon Race survivors withdraw to their spacecraft, carrying their dead and wounded. The prince looks back at them with resentment, clearly intending to seek revenge.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn demonstrates exceptional tactical intelligence. Rather than trying to defeat the stronger Walu directly, he identifies the prince as the enemy’s vulnerability and turns him into a hostage. His control over his clones, spatial movement, and battlefield awareness allows him to reverse an otherwise dangerous situation.
• Xiong Kui proves himself a loyal and dependable ally. He repeatedly attempts to protect Golden Horn, supports the hostage strategy, helps seize the spatial ring, and ultimately organizes the group’s retreat.
• Frost Blade, Shadow Stinger, and Scorpio continue fighting despite injuries. Frost Blade and Shadow Stinger capitalize on the enemy’s distraction to kill two Universe-level opponents, showing their effectiveness under pressure.
• The Qiu Shi prince shifts from commanding arrogance to panic and helplessness once Golden Horn targets him. Although he briefly tries to appear defiant, he ultimately becomes the reason his forces must retreat.
• Walu, despite being vastly stronger than Golden Horn, is constrained by his duty to protect the prince. His concern and loyalty prevent him from using his full strength and make him increasingly frustrated.

Significant Themes

• Strategy over brute force: Golden Horn succeeds not by overpowering the strongest enemy, but by exploiting the opposing side’s emotional and tactical weakness.
• Protection as a vulnerability: The Qiu Shi Race’s absolute priority of protecting their prince prevents them from fighting freely and turns their formation against them.
• Sacrifice and loyalty: The guards sacrifice themselves for the prince, while Golden Horn’s allies risk their lives to support his plan and protect the wounded.
• Psychological warfare: Golden Horn deliberately avoids killing the prince, using fear and uncertainty to control the enemy’s movements and morale.
• The cost of victory: Although the Demon Race wins the confrontation and obtains the spatial ring, both sides suffer serious losses, making the victory costly rather than absolute.
• Future vengeance: The prince’s final resentful glance and Walu’s threat establish that this conflict is not truly over.

Character Interactions

• Golden Horn and Walu engage in a battle of strength versus tactics: Walu repeatedly tries to kill Golden Horn, while Golden Horn evades him by using the prince as leverage.
• Golden Horn gives Xiong Kui, Frost Blade, Shadow Stinger, and Scorpio coordinated instructions, transforming a desperate defensive struggle into a successful counterattack.
• Xiong Kui’s attempt to save Golden Horn is repaid when he later stands beside him during the hostage negotiation.
• Golden Horn and Walu negotiate through mutual distrust. Golden Horn refuses to release the prince first, forcing Walu to gamble that the Demon Race will honor its word.
• The prince’s dependence on his guards and Walu contrasts sharply with Golden Horn’s control of the battlefield, emphasizing how quickly power shifts when a leader becomes vulnerable.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn and his squad safely return to Exterminate Qiu Star after completing their dangerous mission. Their journey back is relatively smooth, with only minor encounters against Planetary- and Stellar-level Qiu Shi Race members.
• Back at the base, the team relaxes in Combat Room 328 while Captain Xiong Kui reports the mission’s successful completion. Their reward and kill contribution points are credited, including an additional compensation from the Sector Lord because of the mission’s extreme danger.
• The team distributes the spoils according to contribution. Although Xiong Kui offers Golden Horn forty percent because he contributed the most and was essential to their survival, Golden Horn voluntarily accepts only thirty percent.
• Golden Horn discovers that the Qiu Shi prince’s space ring contains an enormous fortune: more than 15,000 cubic meters of Cosmic Crystals, along with valuable alloys, Mu Ya Crystals, and other rare materials. The wealth is divided among the team, making everyone substantially richer.
• The group exchanges contact information in case they undertake future missions together. Xiong Kui and the others then depart, and Golden Horn returns to his courtyard.
• Exhausted from the mission, Golden Horn sleeps for an entire day and night. After waking, he begins carefully examining the remaining items from his share of the loot.
• He discovers a mysterious spherical object containing multiple rotating layers and faint Space Law fluctuations. After imprinting his spiritual mark on it, he learns that it is a damaged treasure called “Beyond the Light-Year.”
• The treasure allows directional teleportation over distances of up to one light-year, can store enough energy for three uses, and can recharge naturally or through external energy treasures. Golden Horn realizes it gives him a powerful means of escape and begins preparing to refine it.

2. Character Developments

• Golden Horn demonstrates humility and fairness by taking thirty percent of the loot instead of the forty percent offered to him. Although he is the strongest contributor, he recognizes the importance of the team’s cooperation.
• His immense gains elevate his wealth to the equivalent of several Universe level experts, significantly improving his resources and future prospects.
• Golden Horn also becomes much more cautious and strategically minded. Rather than immediately celebrating his fortune, he carefully inspects the remaining spoils and discovers a potentially priceless treasure.
• The discovery of Beyond the Light-Year marks a major increase in his survival ability. He gains confidence that he can escape almost any dangerous situation short of facing the most powerful Immortal-level beings or being trapped in sealed space.
• Xiong Kui is shown to be a fair and appreciative leader. He acknowledges Golden Horn’s decisive contribution, ensures the team receives extra compensation, and seeks to maintain their cooperation for future missions.
• The other squad members, including Scorpio, Frost Blade, Shadow Stinger, Iron Hammer, and Greedy Wolf, benefit greatly from the division of wealth and show trust in Golden Horn’s judgment.

3. Significant Themes

• Risk and reward: The mission’s extreme danger is justified by the enormous wealth recovered, emphasizing that great opportunities in the universe often require immense danger.
• Teamwork and shared credit: Despite Golden Horn’s overwhelming contribution, he insists that the team’s cooperation made survival possible. The fair distribution strengthens their bonds.
• Humility and leadership: Golden Horn’s refusal to claim an excessive share reflects his fairness, while Xiong Kui’s recognition of his contribution shows responsible leadership.
• Unexpected fortune and hidden value: The most important discovery is not the obvious wealth but the inconspicuous spherical treasure hidden among the loot. The chapter stresses that valuable opportunities may be concealed beneath ordinary appearances.
• Survival and preparation: Beyond the Light-Year represents more than a powerful artifact—it gives Golden Horn a crucial trump card and reflects his growing focus on preserving his life in an unpredictable and dangerous universe.
• The widening scale of power: Cosmic Crystals, Space Law, teleportation, and Immortal-level threats reinforce the chapter’s larger cosmic setting and the increasingly advanced levels of power Golden Horn is approaching.

4. Character Interactions

• Xiong Kui praises Golden Horn’s contribution and offers him first choice and forty percent of the loot.
• Golden Horn responds modestly, taking only thirty percent and affirming the value of everyone’s cooperation.
• Scorpio reacts with surprise when Golden Horn discovers the Cosmic Crystals, while Iron Hammer and Greedy Wolf voice amazement at the prince’s wealth.
• The squad accepts Golden Horn’s distribution of the treasure and willingly gives him several rare items that they cannot use.
• Xiong Kui proposes exchanging contact information, signaling mutual respect and the possibility of future cooperation.
• After the team separates, Golden Horn’s private discovery of Beyond the Light-Year shifts the chapter from shared victory to his personal advancement and future survival.

Summary: “Yan Chen’s Shock”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn spends half a month cultivating and refining the damaged heavy treasure Beyond the Light-Year, using the secret technique of the same name.
• Although refinement reaches only one percent, he gains enough control to store the treasure inside his body and conceal it completely.
• Golden Horn determines that the treasure is severely depleted and damaged. It can likely release only 20–60% of its original power, but its activation requirements are now low enough for even a Universe-level cultivator to use.
• Yan Chen arrives to test Golden Horn’s progress. Golden Horn demonstrates improved teleportation, sturdier clones, and more precise spatial attacks.
• Yan Chen is shocked to discover that Golden Horn’s Space Domain has reached the fourth level, greatly exceeding expectations. He predicts that Golden Horn will safely qualify for the Profound level and advises him to stabilize his foundation before the Ranking Tournament.
• Yan Chen reports Golden Horn’s progress to Demon Snail, the World Lord. Demon Snail orders Yan Chen to continue observing him and suggests increasing Golden Horn’s training resources if his rapid advancement continues.
• Golden Horn considers how to recharge Beyond the Light-Year. He finds that the required energy crystals are too expensive in Contribution Points and decides to sell surplus loot instead.
• He visits Scorpio for advice about selling the Qiu Shi princes’ materials and equipment. Scorpio explains the differences between private buyers and the Monster Hunting Hall’s official purchasing channel:
  • Private buyers offer better prices but carry risks.
  • The official channel is safer but pays roughly 20% less.
  • Loot can only be exchanged for Dream Demon Coins, not Contribution Points.
• Scorpio also explains that Contribution Points are far more valuable than Dream Demon Coins and should be reserved for secret techniques and rare resources.
• Golden Horn begins searching the base’s internal forum for a trustworthy buyer and contacts the merchant with the best reputation and transaction history.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn: His refinement of Beyond the Light-Year progresses slowly but simultaneously accelerates his understanding of Space Law. His combat ability improves substantially, and he unknowingly breaks through to the fourth level of Space Domain. He also demonstrates increasing caution and resourcefulness by seeking the most economical way to recharge his treasure.
• Yan Chen: Initially evaluates Golden Horn calmly, but becomes visibly astonished by his progress. His expectations rise, and he begins viewing Golden Horn as a particularly promising talent worthy of greater support.
• Demon Snail: Takes a greater interest in Golden Horn after hearing Yan Chen’s report and considers allocating additional cultivation resources.
• Scorpio: Acts as a helpful and experienced acquaintance, giving Golden Horn practical advice about trading, the value of Contribution Points, and the dangers of unofficial transactions.

Significant Themes

• Rapid growth and hidden potential: Golden Horn’s advancement far exceeds what even his teacher expected, positioning him among the strongest young geniuses.
• Patience and disciplined cultivation: His slow refinement process is worthwhile because it deepens his understanding of Space Law.
• Resource management: The chapter emphasizes the difference between valuable long-term resources and expendable goods. Golden Horn refuses to waste Contribution Points on energy crystals.
• Trust and risk in commerce: Private trading offers higher rewards but less security, while official channels provide reliability at a lower price.
• Recognition and rising expectations: Golden Horn’s progress begins attracting attention from powerful figures, potentially bringing both opportunities and greater scrutiny.

Character Interactions

• Golden Horn and Yan Chen: Their teacher-student relationship is shown through Yan Chen’s examination, praise, advice, and growing surprise at Golden Horn’s achievements.
• Yan Chen and Demon Snail: Yan Chen reports objectively on Golden Horn, while Demon Snail evaluates whether he deserves increased support.
• Golden Horn and Scorpio: Golden Horn seeks Scorpio’s expertise, and Scorpio responds warmly, explaining the base’s trading system and encouraging Golden Horn to involve him in future missions.

Chapter Summary: “The Return of a King”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Golden Horn sells Qiu Shi Race materials and artifacts collected from the battlefield, earning 150,000 Dream Demon Coins.
• He exchanges 1,000 cubic units of Cosmic Crystal for another 1,000,000 coins, becoming extremely wealthy.
• He uses 200,000 Dream Demon Coins to charge the precious treasure “Beyond the Light-Year.” Ten A-grade Energy Crystals provide enough energy for one teleportation, while ten more are kept as reserves. Golden Horn now has three potential escape opportunities, giving him confidence against even an Immortal-level enemy.
• With his original body’s revival approaching, he purchases large quantities of valuable alloys to feed the Golden Horned Beast and buys a B-grade battle armor.
• He establishes a disciplined training routine:
  • Mornings: spatial secret technique and study of “Beyond the Light-Year.”
  • Afternoons: dagger and longsword practice against custom-made A-grade alloy targets.
  • Nights: cultivation of the soul-defense technique “Soul Armor,” purchasing its second layer with contribution points.
• He accepts one safe Monster Hunting Hall mission each month, eliminating scattered low-level Qiu Shi Race forces left behind in the Withered Skeleton Galaxy.
• Yan Chen visits monthly, correcting Golden Horn’s techniques and steadily improving his understanding of Space Law.
• After nearly a year of gestation, the golden Light Egg inside Golden Horn’s inner world finally breaks open. His original body—the massive, black-scaled Golden Horned Beast—is reborn.
• Remembering the Sirius clan Sector Lord who killed him, Golden Horn vows revenge but decides to first break through to the Universe level.
• He names his reborn original body Golden Horn and his Void Beast clone Silver Horn, hinting that he already has plans for future clones.

Character Developments

• Golden Horn becomes financially secure and strategically prepared, showing greater confidence and foresight. He is no longer merely surviving; he is investing in equipment, transportation, defense, and long-term cultivation.
• His training becomes systematic and balanced, improving his spatial laws, combat skills, and soul defense.
• His monthly interactions with Yan Chen establish a meaningful teacher-student relationship. Yan Chen remains reserved but provides precise, highly valuable instruction.
• Golden Horn’s reborn original body restores his strength and identity as a Golden Horned Beast. His hatred toward the Sirius clan remains intense, but he demonstrates patience by prioritizing cultivation and future power over immediate revenge.
• The distinction between Golden Horn and Silver Horn reflects his growing mastery of his multiple bodies and foreshadows further expansion through additional clones.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and long-term growth: Golden Horn uses his sudden wealth to prepare for future dangers rather than wasting it.
• Transformation and rebirth: The return of the Golden Horned Beast marks a major turning point, restoring his original form and expanding his potential.
• Patience versus revenge: Although revenge against the Sirius clan motivates him, Golden Horn recognizes the need to become stronger first.
• Peace as a stage of cultivation: For perhaps the first time, he experiences stability, trusted companions, instruction, and freedom from constant mortal danger.
• Power and responsibility: Wealth, precious treasures, and multiple bodies give Golden Horn greater options, but they also reinforce the need for careful planning.

Character Interactions

• Golden Horn maintains a professional relationship with the Monster Hunting Hall through his regular missions.
• Yan Chen serves as his mentor, evaluating his progress and answering his questions during monthly lessons.
• Aunt Fox assists him by producing alloy training targets for his combat practice.
• Golden Horn has no direct confrontation with the Sirius clan in this chapter, but memories of their Sector Lord remain central to his motivation.
• His relationship with his own bodies becomes more defined as he formally names the original body Golden Horn and the clone Silver Horn.