Chapter Summaries

At the auction, Long Haochen’s group bought the stone ball, and Lin Xin offered Long Haochen three bottles of pills in exchange for a chance to join his team if he placed in the top three. Long Haochen accepted, while Yue Shen recognized that Lin Xin might also be interested in the Holy Guidance Spirit Furnace within him.

• Lin Jialu paid ten thousand gold coins for the stone ball on Yue Shen’s behalf, and Long Haochen stored it in his Forget-Me-Not Ring rather than showing it to Haoyue.
• As Long Haochen’s group prepared to leave the auction, Lin Xin stopped them and offered three bottles of pills if Long Haochen agreed to use his teammate selection slot on him, provided he placed in the top three.
• Lin Xin revealed that he could estimate their cultivation levels, judged Yue Shen too powerful to need his pills, and explained that he wanted to invest in promising future teammates.
• Haoyue sniffed the bottles and nodded at Long Haochen, and Yue Shen urged him to accept while warning that he would be an opponent in the tournament.
• Long Haochen accepted Lin Xin’s offer, and Yue Shen suspected Lin Xin also wanted to join him because of the Holy Guidance Spirit Furnace within him.

Yue Shen and his companions traveled toward Holy City, where they came across Gui Wu fighting the burly priest Sima Xian. As Long Haochen prepared to intervene, Sima Xian unleashed Holy Light, and the encounter left the fight unresolved.

• Yue Shen worried that players might become his opponents or Demon Hunt Squad teammates in the upcoming selection tournament.
• Long Haochen gave Yue Shen Spiritual Recovery Pills and Crimson Pills, explaining their effects and side effects.
• Yue Shen and the others spotted an argument on the road to Holy City and rode over after he recognized Gui Wu.
• Yue Shen told Li Xin and the others how Gui Wu had mistreated Long Haochen at Knight Sacred Mountain, and Gui Wu then attacked Sima Xian.
• Long Haochen started to help Sima Xian, but Yue Shen stopped him so they could see what the priest could do.
• Sima Xian raised his oversized staff and summoned a pillar of Holy Light that protected him and threatened nearby enemies.

Gui Wu and his allies attacked Sima Xian, a Priest whose powerful physical strength and Warrior techniques stunned the onlookers. Long Haochen intervened to protect Sima Xian, and the confrontation continued with the attackers still facing them.

• Gui Wu and his Red-Armored Earth Dragon attacked Sima Xian, but Sima Xian countered their blows with his staff.
• Gui Wu called on two Warriors, an Assassin, and a Mage to join the fight, prompting Long Haochen to intervene.
• Sima Xian struck the Assassin with Holy Light Hammer and then activated Berserk, revealing his muscular, glowing body.
• The Mage launched two fireballs at Sima Xian as Gui Wu and the Warriors closed in around him.
• Long Haochen redirected the fireballs with his Holy Guidance Spirit Furnace, cut them apart, and landed beside Sima Xian ready to face Gui Wu.

Long Haochen intervened when Gui Wu and his companions attacked Sima Xian, and the group let them leave without further fighting. Yue Shen and the others reached Holy City in time to register, then parted ways to enter their respective temples’ preliminaries.

• Long Haochen confronted Gui Wu over ganging up on Sima Xian, and the sight of Yue Shen and the others persuaded Gui Wu to retreat.
• Sima Xian told Long Haochen and the others that his teammates had attacked him after he admitted he could not heal, then thanked Long Haochen and ran to Holy City.
• Yue Shen and the other five reached Holy City with Inspector Feng Yangmu and went to the Temple Alliance Grand Trial Grounds to register.
• Long Haochen said goodbye to Lin Jialu and the Chen brothers as the temporary group split up for the preliminaries.
• Yue Shen remained with Long Haochen and Li Xin after the group separated.

Yue Shen registered for the Knight Temple preliminaries while Long Haochen and Li Xin settled in to prepare under Ye Hua’s supervision. Yue Shen returned to his dorm and considered trying Cloud Shopping with Sol, while Xue Meng and Gandalf registered and discussed their reasons for entering the tournament.

• Yue Shen registered for the preliminaries as a fifth-tier contestant and received a bye for the first two elimination rounds.
• Long Haochen invited Yue Shen to stay with him and Li Xin, but Yue Shen declined because he needed to report to Han Qian and already had accommodations.
• Ye Hua took Long Haochen and Li Xin to their hotel, questioned them about Yue Shen, and ordered them to focus on cultivation and tournament preparation.
• Yue Shen returned to his dorm, checked that he had reached fifth tier, level seven, and asked Sol whether he wanted to try Cloud Shopping.
• Xue Meng and Gandalf registered for the tournament, and Gandalf said he wanted to become a Demon Hunter and see demon territory while Xue Meng said she planned to ride someone’s coattails.

Xue Meng and Gandalf discussed their plans for the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament, while a masked figure passed by after they parted. At the Knight Trial Grounds, the preliminaries began, and Long Haochen was matched against contestant number twenty-nine for the first match.

• Xue Meng said he hoped to join Long Haochen’s squad, while Gandalf said he was content with either outcome.
• A masked figure with one gold eye and one blue eye passed through the place where Xue Meng and Gandalf had stood.
• Yue Shen went to the Knight Trial Grounds to watch the preliminaries, where Long Haochen and Li Xin arrived with Ye Hua.
• Han Qian announced the tournament rules and explained that the five fifth-tier contestants, including Yue Shen, received byes for the first two rounds.
• The draw paired Long Haochen, contestant number ninety-seven, against the silver-armored Guardian Knight numbered twenty-nine in the first match.

Long Haochen defeated contestant number twenty-nine in under a minute, while Han Qian recognized him as Old Long’s son and ordered his information concealed. Yue Shen left the tournament grounds and encountered a blind girl in the Holy City.

• Long Haochen used Build Momentum and overpowered number twenty-nine, knocking him from his Snow Spirit Horse to win the first match.
• Han Qian saw Long Haochen’s Inheritance Ring, learned his identity, and ordered the Knight Temple to hide his age and classify his information as a secret.
• Yue Shen found the second elimination match uninteresting and left the trial grounds.
• Yue Shen changed into his black cloak and mask, then walked through the Holy City with Sol.
• Yue Shen encountered a masked girl with grayish-white eyes who used a Green Bamboo Staff to navigate, and explained her blindness to Sol.

Yue Shen watched Long Haochen and Sheng Cai'er together and realized she could be a serious threat in the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament. After a frail girl hid behind him to evade a young knight, Yue Shen exposed her and left, while onlookers speculated that she was fleeing an arranged marriage.

• Yue Shen saw Long Haochen support Sheng Cai'er and felt envious, but Sol's killing intent flared when Sheng Cai'er sensed him.
• Yue Shen calmed Sol and concluded that Sheng Cai'er might be a tougher opponent than Long Haochen in the tournament.
• A frail girl crashed into Yue Shen, hid behind his cloak, and asked him to help her evade a young knight.
• Yue Shen denied seeing the girl, then moved aside and exposed her to the young knight.
• The young knight tried to take the girl back as nearby players watched, and a curly-haired player failed to identify them with his Identification Tool.

Yue Shen stopped Yang Wenzhao from forcibly taking Chen Ying'er, then concealed his identity and returned to his dorm. He considered his chances against Sheng Cai'er as the tournament matches continued.

• Yue Shen intervened when Yang Wenzhao tried to carry Chen Ying'er away and lectured him about chivalry and a fabricated law.
• Yang Wenzhao accepted Yue Shen's reprimand, saluted him, and left to attend to other matters.
• Yue Shen identified Chen Ying'er and realized the young knight had been Yang Wenzhao, her childhood fiancée.
• Chen Ying'er tried to learn Yue Shen's identity, but he vanished with azure light before she could question him further.
• Yue Shen returned to his dorm, praised Sol, and decided he had a good chance of defeating Sheng Cai'er if she did not fight with everything she had.

The first day of the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament preliminaries featured decisive matches across the temples, while several fifth-tier contestants watched from the sidelines on byes. The next morning, Han Qian sent Yue Shen to observe the other contestants before his final bye ended.

• At the Magic Temple grounds, Lin Xin introduced himself to the other fifth-tier contestants and offered them pills he had refined.
• At the Priest Temple grounds, Sima Xian defeated his opponent with a staff strike and a Holy Light Hammer, forcing him to concede.
• At the Warrior Temple grounds, Chen Si conceded to Jin Ruchuan, while officials praised Jin Ruchuan and a girl with a tower shield as promising new warriors.
• The first day of elimination matches ended, and the contestants cultivated through the night in preparation for fiercer matches the next day.
• Han Qian woke Yue Shen and told him to visit the Grand Trial Grounds to observe the other contestants, and Yue Shen went there after breakfast.

Yue Shen, Long Haochen, and Li Xin attended the Knight Temple’s second elimination round, where Yang Wenzhao struck up a conversation with Yue Shen. As the matches began, Yue Shen abruptly entered and left meditation, leaving Yang Wenzhao baffled.

• Yue Shen congratulated Li Xin on passing the first elimination round, and she told him that Jialu had passed while Chen Si and Chen Chen had been eliminated.
• Ye Hua warned Long Haochen that Yue Shen might be feigning weakness and cautioned him about trusting people too easily.
• Long Haochen and Ye Hua entered the Knight Trial Grounds, where they noticed another Fifth Tier contestant waiting in the front row.
• Yue Shen joined the others, and Yang Wenzhao introduced himself before recognizing Yue Shen as the fifth Fifth Tier contestant.
• Han Qian announced the start of the second elimination round, and Yang Wenzhao pointed out Long Haochen meditating before the matches.
• Yue Shen ignored Yang Wenzhao’s comments, entered a Meditative Trance almost instantly, then opened his eyes again a short while later.

Li Xin used her evolved level six Rose Unicorn to defeat contestant number forty-six, and Long Haochen then faced Gui Wu in the arena. Long Haochen’s Build Momentum attack overwhelmed Gui Wu, while Yue Shen revealed that he had already learned the skill.

• Yue Shen predicted Li Xin would win her match because her Rose Unicorn had evolved to level six.
• Li Xin summoned her Rose Unicorn and used joint casting to overpower contestant number forty-six and secure the victory.
• The next draw matched Long Haochen against Gui Wu, and Long Haochen built momentum before attacking.
• Long Haochen’s Light Slash Sword sent Gui Wu and his Red-Armored Earth Dragon flying and shattered Gui Wu’s weapons and shield.
• Yang Wenzhao asked Yue Shen about Build Momentum, and Yue Shen showed his Inheritance Ring and said he had already learned the skill.

After Long Haochen defeated Gui Wu, officials tested his spiritual power and confirmed his victory, while Yue Shen left the arena and encountered Long Haochen with Cai'er. The chapter ended with the Second Elimination Round complete and the format for the next rounds established.

• Gui Wu accused Long Haochen of hiding his strength, so Han Qian suspended the match and ordered a spiritual power test that confirmed Long Haochen's win.
• Yue Shen left the tournament grounds, and Yang Wenzhao worried about facing him or Long Haochen before reaching the top ten.
• Yue Shen found Long Haochen helping Cai'er and teased him about taking her home and going on a date.
• Long Haochen escorted Cai'er home, while Yue Shen promised he would not tell Ye Hua about it.
• The Second Elimination Round ended with thirty-four entrants remaining, and the third round was set to include the five fifth-tier Earth Knights.

Yue Shen saw Lin Jialu and the Chen brothers off before the Knight Temple began its Third Elimination Round, where five fifth-tier contestants drew attention. At the Mage Trial Grounds, Gandalf began his match against Number Thirty-Seven, while the Priest Temple held its final elimination round.

• Yue Shen joined Li Xin to see Lin Jialu and the Chen brothers off as they left for Haoyue City.
• Han Qian announced the Knight Temple’s Third Elimination Round, and Yue Shen noticed Han Yu among the fifth-tier contestants.
• Li Xin compared Yue Shen’s looks to Long Haochen’s, prompting Ye Hua to wonder whether they were biological brothers.
• Gandalf entered the Mage Trial Grounds to face Number Thirty-Seven and displayed his newly upgraded Spirit-Demon Grade staff.
• Gandalf began the match by casting Holy Light Blast as Number Thirty-Seven prepared a water-element spell.
• The Priest Temple’s final elimination round took place that day.

Xue Meng defeated Sima Xian in the Priest Temple preliminaries by using Discipline Priest techniques, surprising the contestants and officials. Afterward, Sima wondered how she knew he could use Berserk, while another unusual match ended at the Knight Trial Grounds with Han Yu demanding a rematch after losing to a weaker opponent.

• Xue Meng entered the arena to face Sima Xian, who offered to surrender so she could pursue a place in the preliminary top ten.
• Sima began to signal his surrender, but Xue Meng struck him with a ball of light and summoned several more attacks, including Holy Light Hammer.
• Xue Meng pinned Sima down and won the match, then asked why he had not used Berserk; Sima wondered how she knew about his hidden ability.
• At the Knight Trial Grounds, Han Yu lost to a fourth-tier Grand Knight and demanded a rematch, saying he had not summoned his mount or used his spirit-demon grade armor.

After Han Yu received his punishment, Yue Shen entered his first match against Number Twenty-One, a fourth-tier Grand Knight. Yue Shen overwhelmed his opponent without summoning his mount, and the chapter ended as he raised his flame-coated swords for another attack.

• Han Qian changed Han Yu’s punishment to temporary expulsion from the Knight Temple and five years as Long Haochen’s retainer knight.
• Long Haochen left to cultivate, while Ye Hua stayed to watch Yue Shen’s match.
• Yue Shen faced Number Twenty-One, who summoned an Azure Demon Wolf and charged before Yue Shen could summon his mount.
• Yue Shen instantly combined Sunlight Slash and Light Slash Sword into a Radiant Cross Slash, badly wounding the Azure Demon Wolf and cracking Number Twenty-One’s shield.
• Yue Shen raised his swords, now covered in Flame of Light, as Number Twenty-One continued the fight.

Yue Shen overwhelmed Knight Number Twenty-One, then reached the preliminaries’ top ten after Number Forty-Four surrendered without entering the arena. The remaining knights faced the next draw as Yue Shen began to suspect the tournament’s matchups were not being rigged.

• Yue Shen charged a combined attack with his swords, frightening Knight Number Twenty-One into surrendering before he could strike.
• The referee declared Yue Shen the winner, and Yue Shen left the arena as the other competitors feared facing him.
• Yang Wenzhao, Duan Yi, and Knight Number Four discussed Yue Shen’s strength and worried about drawing him.
• Li Xin won her matches and advanced as the preliminaries neared their end.
• When Yue Shen was drawn against Number Forty-Four, Number Forty-Four surrendered from his seat, and Han Qian instructed the referee to declare Yue Shen the winner.
• Yue Shen noticed the remaining first-row knights relax, then saw numbers two and three appear in the draw and reconsidered his suspicion that the temples were rigging the matches.