Chapter Summaries

Long Haochen risked his life to purge Haoyue’s dark constitution so he could take his companion beyond Knight Sacred Mountain. As the elders prepared to stop the ritual, Yue Shen offered his own blood to help Long Haochen continue.

• Yue Shen and Long Haochen compared their mount companions, and Long Haochen named his injured Earth Fire Lizard Haoyue.
• An elder warned that Knight Sacred Mountain’s light array would kill Haoyue if he left the cave, and explained that purging Haoyue’s dark constitution would be dangerous and costly.
• Long Haochen began the transformation ritual by cutting his wrist and feeding his blood into the contract rune.
• As Long Haochen grew dangerously weak, Wei Ping predicted the ritual would fail, and Yue Shen went to intervene.
• Ye Hua and an elder prepared to interrupt the ritual, but Yue Shen asked them to let him try using his own blood.

Yue Shen helped Long Haochen save Haoyue by sharing his Child of Light blood, then returned to the Holy City with Sol and prepared for the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament. Han Qian visited Yue Shen after his training, leaving the reason for his arrival unresolved.

• Yue Shen raised his innate inner spiritual power and gave blood to Long Haochen’s contract rune, helping Haoyue cleanse his dark aura and evolve into a two-headed beast.
• Haoyue formed a blood pact with Long Haochen, who thanked Yue Shen and learned from Ye Hua that Yue Shen was the Knight Temple’s other Child of Light.
• Yue Shen returned to the Holy City with Sol, and Han Qian recognized Sol’s aura as that of a Starry Sky Divine Beast.
• Yue Shen trained with Sol to develop coordinated attacks, but discovered Sol could not cultivate because the Holy Demon Continent lacked elements matching his attributes.
• Han Qian came to see Yue Shen after a day of training, and Yue Shen asked what he needed.

Yue Shen learned that he had to qualify for the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament by hunting a fifth-tier demon, then traveled to Haoyue City to complete the assessment. He arrived at the Haoyue Branch Hall and arranged to stay there until the assessment began.

• Han Qian explained that fifth-tier contestants had to hunt one fifth-tier demon to qualify, and that Yue Shen would complete his task separately in Haoyue City.
• Yue Shen agreed to go to Haoyue City, then left the Holy City with Sol and flew most of the way using his light wings.
• Yue Shen landed outside Haoyue City, entered through the checkpoint, and presented the Holy Knight Commander's written order at the Haoyue Branch Hall.
• Nalan Shu welcomed Yue Shen and agreed to arrange lodging until the assessment began, and Yue Shen requested a single room.

Long Haochen and Li Xin attended a banquet for Haoyue City's Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament contestants, where Yue Shen arrived as a guest from the Holy City. Long Haochen recognized him but did not approach, while Li Xin went to speak with Lin Jialu about the newcomer.

• Li Xin urged Long Haochen to hurry to the Government Office banquet, and Long Haochen left Haoyue at home after promising to bring dried fish.
• On the way, Long Haochen warned Li Xin not to let her feud with Lin Jialu affect their work as teammates.
• Long Haochen and Li Xin arrived at the banquet, where Li Aoxiao and other officials prepared to send off the contestants before the tournament assessment.
• Nalan Shu introduced Yue Shen to Li Aoxiao, and Yue Shen took a seat without approaching Long Haochen.
• Long Haochen recognized Yue Shen but said nothing, while Li Xin went over to Lin Jialu after noticing her signal.

At a send-off banquet for the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament, Long Haochen recognized Yue Shen but kept their connection secret while Yue Shen studied the other contestants. The branch hall masters introduced the competitors, then questioned Nalan Shu about why Yue Shen’s identity and cultivation had not been revealed.

• Li Xin and Lin Jialu noticed that Yue Shen’s golden eyes and features resembled Long Haochen’s, and they grew curious about the boys’ connection.
• Long Haochen denied knowing Yue Shen when Li Xin asked, but admitted he could not tell her more.
• Yue Shen ate at the banquet and listened as the branch hall masters introduced Chen Si, Chen Chen, Li Xin, Lin Jialu, and Long Haochen.
• The master of the Magic Branch Hall and Chen Chunhua asked Nalan Shu why he had not revealed information about Yue Shen.

Yue Shen’s fifth-tier qualification assignment surprised the leaders of Haoyue City, who asked him to travel with their competitors and protect them from dangerous Demons. Yue Shen agreed and accepted the city’s offer of spare magic equipment.

• Nalan Shu explained that Yue Shen was taking a separate qualification test to hunt a fifth-tier Demon, and Bai Yu inferred that Yue Shen was already at the fifth tier.
• Yue Shen clarified that he would hunt alone and that his results would not count toward Haoyue City's competitors.
• Lin Yinjia asked Yue Shen to travel with the competitors so he could protect them if they encountered a fifth-tier Demon.
• Yue Shen agreed to help the competitors in dangerous situations while completing his own assignment.
• Lin Yinjia offered Yue Shen some of Haoyue City's spare magic equipment, and Yue Shen accepted because he had little money and no spare gear.

Yue Shen and the others received equipment from Haoyue City before preparing to leave for the tournament preliminaries. Yue Shen secretly chose valuable gear to sell, while keeping a sturdy shield, and the group returned to their quarters ahead of their departure the next morning.

• Lin Yinjia invited the team to choose magic equipment, and Lin Jialu and Li Xin declined while Chen Si, Chen Chen, and Long Haochen selected pieces.
• Yue Shen scanned the equipment with his Identification Tool and chose a Knight Heavy Sword, fire-attribute full-body armor, and a dark-gold shield with a Spirit-Concentrating Stone.
• Li Aoxiao and Nalan Shu reminded the team to learn their new equipment and prioritize their lives over tournament qualification before everyone returned to their quarters.
• Long Haochen brought dried fish to Haoyue, then Yue Shen relaxed in his dormitory with Sol and looked forward to the next day.

Yue Shen spoke with Long Haochen about his assignment, their hidden spiritual power levels, and his undeveloped mount, then practiced Guardian Knight skills before joining Long Haochen and Li Xin to await the tournament inspector. The group gathered at Haoyue City's east gate, where Li Xin learned Yue Shen was the one who had helped Long Haochen obtain Haoyue.

• Yue Shen told Long Haochen that the Holy Knight Commander had barred him from competing in the Holy City and had not explained why he was sent to Haoyue City.
• Long Haochen and Yue Shen declined to reveal their spiritual power levels, and Yue Shen encouraged Long Haochen to qualify for the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament if he wanted to fight him.
• After Long Haochen left, Yue Shen examined his shield and discovered that Long Xingyu had sealed some Guardian Knight skills in his Inheritance Ring, so he raised his shield proficiency using his skill panel.
• The next morning, Yue Shen and Long Haochen rode borrowed horses to Haoyue City's east gate to meet the inspector, where they were joined by Li Xin.
• Long Haochen introduced Yue Shen to Li Xin and explained that Yue Shen had helped him; Li Xin thanked Yue Shen while the two men explained why their mounts were absent.

Yue Shen joined Lin Jialu and the others for the Demon Hunt Squad assessment, which required him to kill a fifth-tier demon while the rest hunted twenty-five demons. After reaching Demon-Controlled Territory, the group hid near a patrol route and prepared for their first encounter with demons.

• The Inspector used Short-Distance Displacement Magic to vanish after warning the contestants he would not help them unless they withdrew.
• Lin Jialu explained the Identity Tokens and the group's separate assessment goals, and the others chose her to lead them.
• The group traveled to the border, passed the Temple Alliance checkpoint, and entered Demon-Controlled Territory after leaving their mounts behind.
• Lin Jialu asked about the mount companions, and Long Haochen summoned Haoyue, a Two-Headed Lizard with light and fire attributes.

Yue Shen and Long Haochen's group were ambushed by Luke Race Stalkers, but Lin Jialu's ice magic trapped them and the party killed them. As Lin Jialu examined the bodies, a Di Ke Clan Invisible One attacked her, and Yue Shen intercepted its strike.

• Yue Shen rested with Long Haochen's group and prepared his swords while Lin Jialu used Eagle Eye Technique to scout, but no demons appeared overnight.
• Luke Race Stalkers burst from beneath the ground and attacked, and Yue Shen and Long Haochen shielded their companions.
• Lin Jialu froze the ground with Ice Seal Technique, trapping the Luke Race Stalkers, and Long Haochen's group killed them all.
• Lin Jialu inspected the corpses, and Long Haochen warned her when a demon assassin suddenly appeared and shattered his Spirit Light Shield.
• Yue Shen blocked the assassin's blades with Holy Fire and Blazing Sun, and identified it as a Di Ke Clan Invisible One.

Yue Shen took command after defeating a Di Ke Clan Stealth Stalker and ordered the team to withdraw, but they refused to abandon one another. Before they could decide what to do, Lin Jialu spotted three fifth-tier enemies approaching, including a possible Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon.

• Yue Shen used Divine Guard Block and Holy Sword to disarm and wound the Di Ke Clan Stealth Stalker, then told Long Haochen to finish it off.
• Lin Jialu handed command to Yue Shen, who concluded their position had been exposed and ordered an immediate withdrawal.
• Long Haochen, Lin Jialu, Li Xin, Chen Si, and Chen Chen refused to leave Yue Shen behind.
• Lin Jialu spotted two Verdant Twin-Blade Demons and a Skeleton Mammoth approaching, and reported that one demon's shell might be turning gold.
• Long Haochen recognized the possible Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon and reacted with alarm.

Yue Shen and Long Haochen's group prepared to fight two Verdant Twin-Blade Demons and a Skeleton Mammoth instead of trying to flee. Long Haochen engaged one demon while Yue Shen attacked the mounted demon, ending the chapter with Yue Shen unleashing a combined strike.

• Yue Shen assigned Long Haochen's group to handle one Verdant Twin-Blade Demon while he faced the stronger demon and its Skeleton Mammoth mount.
• Long Haochen revealed that his Holy Guidance Spirit Furnace could force an enemy to target him, and the group prepared a battle plan as Yue Shen recovered.
• When the two Verdant Twin-Blade Demons and the Skeleton Mammoth arrived, Long Haochen led the group to attack one demon and drew it toward himself with his Spirit Furnace.
• Yue Shen struck the mounted Verdant Twin-Blade Demon with Rising Dragon Strike, then summoned Sol as the demon charged at him.
• Yue Shen and Sol combined their powers in Star Radiance Cross Slash, which Yue Shen launched at the mounted Verdant Twin-Blade Demon.

Yue Shen and Sol fought the Verdant Twin-Blade Demon after Yue Shen killed the Skeleton Mammoth with Star Radiance Cross Slash. Sol’s surprise attack helped Yue Shen defeat the demon, and the two discussed their teamwork before he collected the corpse and its magic crystal.

• Yue Shen’s Star Radiance Cross Slash shattered the Skeleton Mammoth’s tusks and skull, killing it.
• Yue Shen stopped Sol from attacking with its breath and switched to fighting the Verdant Twin-Blade Demon with Holy Sword and Divine Guard Block.
• Yue Shen wounded the demon with Blazing Sun and Lightning Thrust, but his spiritual power was nearly exhausted.
• Sol used Spatial Teleportation to tear off the demon’s damaged limb, then struck alongside Yue Shen to kill it.
• Yue Shen advised Sol to control its power and stay calm in battle, praised its final attack, and collected the demon’s magic crystal and corpse.

Yue Shen recovered after passing his assessment while Long Haochen and the others defeated the Verdant Twin-Blade Demon. As the group returned to the border garrison, Yue Shen’s overwhelming strength left the Haoyue City contestants shaken, especially Long Haochen.

• Yue Shen accepted a Spiritual Recovery Pill from Inspector Feng Yangmu and refused to reveal his teacher or magical beast companion’s abilities.
• Feng Yangmu explained that the group had already passed the assessment, and Long Haochen and the others finished off the Verdant Twin-Blade Demon.
• Haoyue ate the demon’s fifth-tier Magic Crystal, and Lin Jialu and the others agreed that Haoyue had earned the reward through its contribution to the fight.
• Yue Shen and the others set off for the border garrison, where Chen Si admitted that Yue Shen’s strength had shaken the team’s confidence.
• Long Haochen wondered whether he could ever defeat Yue Shen in the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament.

On the return journey, Yue Shen explained to Long Haochen how much Sol had contributed to his victories, and the two discussed facing each other in the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament. At the Border Alliance garrison, Inspector Feng Yangmu explained the tournament and encouraged the shaken candidates to compete.

• Li Xin took Lin Jialu ahead to the Border Alliance garrison on her Rose Unicorn while Yue Shen and Long Haochen followed with the others.
• Yue Shen told Long Haochen that Sol was his biggest trump card and suggested a contest at the tournament, but Long Haochen insisted they should use their mount companions and give their all.
• The group reached the garrison, where an officer assigned them a large tent after learning they would enter the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament.
• Feng Yangmu explained that contestants would face increasingly difficult elimination rounds until ten remained in each temple, followed by finals to rank the strongest.
• Feng Yangmu pointed out that fifth-tier contestants received byes in the first two rounds and encouraged the candidates to trust their chances against opponents at their own tier, prompting them to declare their confidence.

Feng Yangmu announced that the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament’s top three would receive Spirit Furnaces, and Yue Shen’s group traveled toward the Holy City to register. After reaching Aimei City, Yue Shen joined Lin Jialu, Long Haochen, and Li Xin on a trip to the auction house, where he planned to sell the Verdant Twin-Blade Demon’s remains and unused equipment.

• Feng Yangmu explained the tournament format and announced that each of the top three finalists would receive a Spirit Furnace.
• Yue Shen and the others set out with Feng Yangmu to register for the tournament, while Gandalf and Xue Meng completed their preliminary assessment elsewhere.
• After a long journey, Yue Shen’s group stopped in Aimei City to rest before continuing toward the Holy City.
• Lin Jialu invited Yue Shen to the auction house so he could sell the Verdant Twin-Blade Demon’s corpse and Magic Crystal.
• Yue Shen agreed to go with Lin Jialu, Long Haochen, and Li Xin, and decided to bring along the unused Magic Equipment he had collected.

Yue Shen and his companions visited the Temple Alliance Auction House in Aimei City to have two demon corpses appraised for auction. The appraiser was startled when Yue Shen brought out a Quasi-Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon and asked if it was a Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon.

• Yue Shen told Lin Jialu, Li Xin, and Long Haochen about his training in the Holy City, describing how his instructor injured him during daily training.
• Lin Jialu bought admission tickets, and the group entered the auction house with numbered bidding paddles.
• Yue Shen scanned the auction house guards and looked through the crowd for someone with long green hair while the group waited to have their demon corpses appraised.
• Yue Shen placed a Quasi-Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon's corpse on the appraisal platform, prompting the appraiser to examine its markings and ask if it was a Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon.

Yue Shen and Long Haochen sold their Verdant Twin-Blade Demon corpses to Lin Xin at the auction house. After helping them obtain Magic Crystal Cards and paying them, Lin Xin invited them to watch the auction with him.

• Yue Shen offered his Quasi-Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demon corpse for auction, but Lin Xin rushed over and asked to buy it privately.
• Lin Xin recognized Yue Shen’s unusual appearance, then offered him six thousand gold coins for the corpse and magic crystal.
• Lin Xin bought Long Haochen’s Verdant Twin-Blade Demon corpse for two thousand gold coins and collected both corpses.
• Lin Xin used his VIP status to get Yue Shen and Long Haochen Magic Crystal Cards without handling fees.
• Yue Shen received six thousand gold coins, Long Haochen received two thousand, and Lin Xin invited them to watch the auction.

Yue Shen joined Lin Xin’s group in a private auction room, where Lin Xin revealed his pill-making business and showed them an Emerald Protective Pill. As the auction began with Lin Xin’s creation, Yue Shen wondered whether events had truly strayed from the story’s course.

• Lin Xin led Yue Shen, Long Haochen, Lin Jialu, and Li Xin to his private room and offered them wine.
• Lin Xin showed Yue Shen a Great Strength Pill made from a Verdant Twin-Blade Demon’s carapace, and Yue Shen identified its value and effects.
• Lin Xin explained that he refined pills from Demon corpses and offered no new corpses, though Yue Shen promised him first refusal on future ones.
• At the auction’s opening, Xing Xuan announced that Lin Xin’s Emerald Protective Pills were sold exclusively through the Temple Alliance Auction House.
• Yue Shen watched the auction begin and wondered whether the plot had really moved beyond his control.

At the auction, Yue Shen gave Lin Xin information about the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament in exchange for Emerald Protective Pills. When Haoyue needed an auctioned stone ball, Long Haochen borrowed Yue Shen’s savings, and Lin Jialu placed the winning bid for him.

• Lin Xin asked Yue Shen to confirm whether everyone in his group was entering the tournament, then gave him Emerald Protective Pills after Yue Shen agreed.
• Lin Xin offered Lin Jialu a crimson Emerald Protective Pill as an apology, and Yue Shen persuaded her to accept it.
• Haoyue appeared beside Long Haochen and showed interest in the stone ball on the auction stage; Yue Shen checked with Sol, who had no interest in it.
• Long Haochen asked Yue Shen to lend him eight thousand gold coins to buy the stone ball, but Yue Shen could provide only six thousand.
• Lin Jialu placed a bid of ten thousand gold coins for the stone ball.