Chapter Summaries

Jiang Feng won his fourth consecutive tournament match after Chen Ying'er summoned a Softbone Rabbit, which he took back to cook with Jiang Xinran. The next day, Jiang Feng learned his fifth-round opponent was Lin Xin.

• Jiang Feng defeated the Level Two Softbone Rabbit Chen Ying'er summoned, earning only one System Coin, then took the rabbit back to the hotel.
• Jiang Feng prepared braised rabbit meat and spicy rabbit head for Jiang Xinran, and the two ate together.
• Jiang Feng explained that Chen Ying'er’s Gate of Life summoned random beasts, including an eighth-tier Green Dragon and the rabbit that had carried her into the finals.
• The following day, Jiang Feng and Jiang Xinran headed to their tournament matches.
• The referee announced Jiang Feng would face Lin Xin in the first match of the fifth round, and Jiang Feng walked toward the trial ground.

Jiang Feng forced Lin Xin to fight so he could assess the Fifth Order mage’s defensive abilities. Lin Xin endured Jiang Feng’s attacks with rapid, well-timed shields, leaving the onlookers to recognize his potential as a team defender.

• Jiang Feng stopped Lin Xin from forfeiting and persuaded him to enter the arena for a test of his defense.
• Lin Xin opened the match by casting layers of Elemental Fire Shields and using Repulsion Flame Ring to slow Jiang Feng.
• Jiang Feng shattered Lin Xin’s defenses with a golden dragon attack and his enchanted greatswords, then continued attacking from changing directions.
• Lin Xin anticipated Jiang Feng’s moves and repeatedly cast shields, using pills to replenish his spiritual energy and prolong the fight.
• The contestants and dignitaries saw that Lin Xin’s defensive skill and talent could make him a valuable defender for a future Demon Hunt Squad.

Jiang Feng defeated Lin Xin while helping him showcase his defensive abilities, then earned a match against Sima Xian after a priest conceded. Sima Xian began fighting back by activating Berserk after Jiang Feng overwhelmed him.

• Jiang Feng prolonged his match with Lin Xin to demonstrate Lin Xin's defensive abilities, then defeated him and earned 500 System Coins.
• Jiang Feng's next opponent, a Fourth Order Priest, conceded before the match began, and Jiang Feng cultivated after missing out on the reward.
• Lin Xin taunted Sima Xian into entering the arena against Jiang Feng, who promised Lin Xin he would teach Sima Xian a lesson in exchange for Spirit Gathering Pills.
• Jiang Feng charged Sima Xian with two Holy Sword-enhanced blades and knocked Sima Xian's staff into his chest.
• Sima Xian overcame his fear, roared, and activated Berserk.

Jiang Feng defeated Sima Xian in the seventh round of the Round-Robin Tournament and encouraged the discouraged Jiang Xinran after she lost another match. He promised to help her reach the Seventh Order within five years, while continuing to insist that he was eighteen.

• Sima Xian used Berserk against Jiang Feng, but Jiang Feng disarmed and knocked him down before winning their match.
• Sima Xian congratulated Jiang Feng and hoped they would join the same Demon Hunt Squad, while Jiang Feng privately wanted a priest who could heal.
• Jiang Feng returned to Lin Xin, who thanked him for avenging his earlier defeat, then left the trial grounds before the next match.
• Jiang Feng met Jiang Xinran, who said she had lost three matches and could no longer qualify for the tournament.
• Jiang Feng consoled Jiang Xinran and bet that she would reach the Seventh Order in five years, offering himself as her prize if she succeeded.
• Jiang Xinran questioned Jiang Feng's age, but he again claimed he was eighteen.

Jiang Feng advised Jiang Xinran on breaking through to the fifth order, then learned that the mysterious Feng Li had a contracted Hell Three-Headed Dog and was one of the tournament’s strongest contestants. The chapter ended as Feng Li began her match against Sima Xian, whom Jiang Feng expected her to defeat quickly.

• Jiang Xinran told Jiang Feng that her internal spiritual power had reached two thousand, and he explained his fifth-order breakthrough experience to help her advance.
• Jiang Xinran conceded her remaining matches to focus on breaking through, while Jiang Feng won his eighth match after his opponent conceded.
• Jiang Feng asked Lin Xin about Feng Li and learned that she had the dark attribute and a contracted Hell Three-Headed Dog that had defeated Lin Xin.
• Jiang Feng reflected that Feng Li and Wang Ming were powerful contestants absent from his memories and wondered whether the timeline had changed.
• Wang Yuanyuan won, Lin Xin drew, and Wang Ming drew before Feng Li took the stage to face Sima Xian.

Jiang Feng prepared to face Feng Li in his final round-robin match after discussing the tournament with his fellow knights and watching several competitors finish their bouts. The chapter ended as he entered the arena, eager to test Feng Li’s strength and then check on Jiang Xinran’s cultivation.

• Feng Li defeated Sima Xian with her Hell Three-Headed Dog, and Jiang Feng judged the summoned beast powerful but remained confident he could beat her.
• Jiang Feng ate with Yang Wenzhao and Duan Yi, who revealed they had also won eight straight matches, and the three agreed to aim for a Knight Temple sweep of the semifinals.
• Jiang Feng found Jiang Xinran still cultivating and left without disturbing her, then went to the Knight Trial Grounds for his final match.
• Wang Yuanyuan defeated Sima Xian, Wang Ming defeated Chen Ying'er, and Lin Xin drew against a fourth-order assassin as their round-robin records were settled.
• Jiang Feng was called to face Feng Li, who walked into the arena without looking at him.

Jiang Feng fought Feng Li’s summoned Hell Three-Headed Dog in the Trial Arena and overwhelmed its attacks with his fire immunity and knight skills. The chapter ended as Jiang Feng unleashed Yang Haoyu’s Sixth Order skill, Star-Shattering Slash, against the beast.

• Feng Li opened a Darkness Gate and summoned a Hell Three-Headed Dog to fight Jiang Feng.
• The Hell Three-Headed Dog attacked Jiang Feng with Hellfire, but he evaded the flames and proved immune to them.
• Jiang Feng blocked the beast’s three heads, endured its attempts to throw him, and countered with Radiant Cross Slash.
• Radiant Cross Slash failed to harm the Hell Three-Headed Dog, so Jiang Feng gathered light into his sword and struck with Star-Shattering Slash.

Jiang Feng defeated Feng Li’s Hell Three-Headed Dog, finished the Round-Robin Tournament undefeated, and went to the Temple Alliance Treasure Pavilion to claim his Preliminary Round reward. He entered a hidden world inside the Knight Temple mural, while Saint Moon secretly appeared outside, still bruised from Yang Haoyu’s attack.

• Jiang Feng badly wounded Feng Li’s Hell Three-Headed Dog, and Feng Li surrendered before her summoned beast was returned through a portal.
• Jiang Feng won his ninth consecutive match and secured first place in Group One, while Feng Li also advanced with seven wins, one loss, and one draw.
• Jiang Feng arranged for Jiang Xinran to be told where he had gone, then met Yang Wenzhao, who offered to escort him to the Treasure Pavilion.
• Yang Wenzhao presented Jiang Feng’s token to the fat old man at the Treasure Pavilion, and the old man activated the Knight Temple mural to reveal Jiang Feng’s reward.
• Jiang Feng entered the mural into a secluded world, while Saint Moon emerged outside and brooded over the bruises Yang Haoyu had inflicted on him.

Long Haochen and Han Yu arrived at the Treasure Pavilion to claim Long Haochen’s reward, while Yang Haoyu introduced Jiang Feng to an ancient sword that could grow with its wielder. Jiang Feng passed the sword’s trial by lifting it, and the rust began to fall away.

• Han Yu brought Long Haochen to the Treasure Pavilion, where Saint Moon checked their token and took Long Haochen inside.
• Yang Haoyu told Jiang Feng he had avenged him by giving Saint Moon a black eye and a swollen face.
• Yang Haoyu led Jiang Feng to a hidden chamber and showed him the Bright King’s ancient sword, explaining that it was a spirit weapon that could advance as its wielder grew.
• Jiang Feng tried to lift the sword using only his physical strength and gradually raised it over his head as its rust broke away.

Jiang Feng awakened and bonded with the Holy Sword: Heaven's Mandate, then discussed his strength and the upcoming Demon Hunt Squad tournament with Yang Haoyu. He remained confident he would defeat Long Haochen and Sheng Cai'er as Yang Haoyu prepared to give him another gift.

• Jiang Feng awakened the Holy Sword: Heaven's Mandate, learned its name, and stored it in a marking on his wrist.
• Jiang Feng told Yang Haoyu that his external spiritual power had reached 3,100, and Yang Haoyu reminded him to win the tournament and avoid arrogance.
• Yang Haoyu warned Jiang Feng that Long Haochen and Sheng Cai'er were younger prodigies with exceptional innate spiritual power.
• Jiang Feng said he could defeat Long Haochen and Sheng Cai'er and would eventually leave them behind, while Yang Haoyu accepted his confidence.
• Yang Haoyu told Jiang Feng he had another gift for him.

Jiang Feng received weapons and a Sacred Unicorn horn from Yang Haoyu, then returned to the hotel, where Jiang Xinran announced that she had reached the fifth order. The two set out to celebrate her breakthrough and Jiang Feng’s nine tournament victories.

• Yang Haoyu gave Jiang Feng two Rainbow swords and the Assassin Temple’s compensation: a ninth-rank Sacred Unicorn horn that could be forged into powerful equipment.
• Jiang Feng left the Treasure Pavilion, saw Han Yu there, and returned to the hotel with his new equipment stored away.
• Jiang Xinran rushed to Jiang Feng and announced that she had broken through to become an eighteen-year-old Fifth-Order Archmage.
• Jiang Xinran asked about Jiang Feng’s tournament results, and he confirmed he had won all nine matches.
• Jiang Xinran invited Jiang Feng out to celebrate, and he agreed.

Jiang Feng entered the Top Sixteen Tournament and drew Li Xin as his first opponent. The chapter ended as Li Xin charged on her Rose Unicorn and Jiang Feng prepared to meet her attack with his two Long Rainbow swords.

• Jiang Feng spent the three-day break consolidating his Fifth Order cultivation at Jiang Feng's insistence, while Jiang Xinran reluctantly returned to her room to cultivate.
• Jiang Xinran accompanied Jiang Feng to the Knight Trial Grounds, where he greeted former contestants and saw that Wang Yuanyuan had also reached the top sixteen.
• Han Ci announced that the top sixteen contestants would receive a Secret Technique from the Temple Alliance Treasure Pavilion and presided over the draw.
• Jiang Feng drew Li Xin for the first match, while Long Haochen drew Feng Li and Sheng Cai'er drew Wang Yuanyuan.
• Li Xin told Long Haochen she would fight Jiang Feng with everything she had, then summoned her Rose Unicorn and charged at Jiang Feng with Holy Sword.

Jiang Feng defeated Li Xin in three moves, then Long Haochen began his match against Feng Li. Feng Li summoned a black gate surrounded by dark magic, and a massive figure began to emerge as the chapter ended.

• Jiang Feng overwhelmed Li Xin with his Ascension Array, Radiant Cross Slash, and Rising Dragon Strike, forcing her to concede.
• Jiang Feng received 600 system coins for defeating Li Xin and returned to his seat.
• Long Haochen entered the arena to face Feng Li, determined to keep Haoyue hidden unless he needed him.
• Feng Li cast Summoning Magic and surrounded herself with a dark barrier that Long Haochen could not pierce.
• Feng Li opened a rune-covered black gate, and an enormous figure began emerging from it.

Long Haochen battled Feng Li’s Hell Three-Headed Dog in the tournament arena until he summoned Haoyue for help. With Haoyue restoring his spiritual power and attacking the beast, Long Haochen began to gain the upper hand.

• Feng Li summoned a Hell Three-Headed Dog, which charged Long Haochen with blasts of dark flame.
• Long Haochen fought the beast with his shield and swords, but its strength and speed forced him onto the defensive.
• After the prolonged fight left him exhausted, Long Haochen summoned Haoyue and mounted its back.
• Haoyue used Light Illuminates the World to restore Long Haochen’s spiritual power while Little Fire and Little Green attacked the Hell Three-Headed Dog.
• Renewed and supported by Haoyue’s attacks, Long Haochen gradually suppressed the Hell Three-Headed Dog.

Sheng Cai'er quickly defeated Wang Yuanyuan, revealing her formidable strength to the spectators and surprising Long Haochen. Yang Wenzhao advanced after Bai Xiaomo blasted him with her Violent Cherries and then surrendered, leaving him badly embarrassed.

• Sheng Cai'er entered the Trial Arena as Long Haochen worried about her, while Jiang Feng told Jiang Xinran that she was powerful and ruthless.
• Sheng Cai'er overwhelmed Wang Yuanyuan with her speed and attacks, then won by holding a dark gold dagger to her throat.
• Long Haochen watched Sheng Cai'er win easily and realized she was stronger than he had thought.
• Jiang Feng warned Yang Wenzhao not to underestimate Bai Xiaomo, but Yang Wenzhao entered confidently, expecting an easy victory.
• Bai Xiaomo summoned two Violent Cherries that blasted Yang Wenzhao and left him scorched and battered before she surrendered.
• Yang Wenzhao was declared the winner and advanced to the quarterfinals, while Jiang Xinran laughed at his blackened appearance and Jiang Feng joined in.

Jiang Feng watched the quarterfinal draw pair him against Sheng Cai'er, while Long Haochen hurriedly defeated Wang Teng so he could return to her. The chapter ended as Jiang Feng and Sheng Cai'er entered the arena for their match.

• Jiang Feng watched Yao Li, a fourth-order spatial assassin, nearly defeat fifth-order archmage Huang Yi before losing to his magic attacks.
• Jiang Feng and Jiang Xinran arrived early for the quarterfinals, where Jiang Feng drew Sheng Cai'er as his opponent.
• Huang Yi defeated Liao Yu by using his Earth Element Spirit Furnace and Earth Wave Technique to restrain Liao Yu's summoned beast.
• Long Haochen summoned Haoyue and quickly defeated Wang Teng, eager to return to Sheng Cai'er before her match.
• Han Ci called Jiang Feng and Sheng Cai'er into the arena for the third quarterfinal match.

Long Haochen watched anxiously as Sheng Cai'er faced Jiang Feng in the Trial Arena, where she fought with her assassin skills against his greater strength and defenses. Jiang Feng struck her with Holy Radiance Cross Slash, and she retreated behind a pillar after spitting blood.

• Long Haochen returned to Sheng Cai'er after his match, but accepted her decision to fight when she said she would protect herself if necessary.
• The referee arranged four pillars in the arena to give the assassin cover and started Sheng Cai'er and Jiang Feng's match.
• Sheng Cai'er used a shadow clone and Overlord Thrust to attack Jiang Feng, but his sword blocked her dagger and his counterattack hit an illusion.
• Jiang Feng ignited Sun Fire and swept Holy Radiance Cross Slash toward Sheng Cai'er as she approached from behind.
• The attack struck Sheng Cai'er, who spat blood and vanished behind a stone pillar while Long Haochen clenched his fists in pain.

Jiang Feng relentlessly overpowered Sheng Cai'er with Lock-On and a series of attacks, leaving her bloodied but unwilling to concede. She launched her strongest attack, and Jiang Feng answered with Star-Shattering Slash as the match reached its decisive clash.

• Ying Suifeng complained to Han Ci about Jiang Feng injuring Sheng Cai'er, and the other temple leaders rebuked him.
• Jiang Feng used Lock-On to track Sheng Cai'er and struck her with Sunlight Slashes and a follow-up Light Slash Sword.
• Long Haochen tried to rush into the Trial Arena, but Li Xin held him back.
• Jiang Feng urged Sheng Cai'er to concede, but she stood up and charged at him again.
• Sheng Cai'er unleashed Thousand Strikes Spirit Furnace combined with Overlord Thrust, and Jiang Feng countered with Star-Shattering Slash.