Recaps

Yang Tian fell into an uncovered sewer and died, then was reborn as a baby in Odin Town on the Holy Demon Continent. Two years later, he practiced the knightly commandments at the Odin Sub-Temple, determined to live by them because he knew this world from his previous life.

• Yang Tian noticed a girl in black and a girl in a pale yellow dress while walking toward the bus stop.
• Yang Tian fell through an uncovered sewer manhole and drowned as the girl in black walked away to meet her boyfriend.
• Yang Tian was born in Odin Town after a difficult delivery, and the midwife smacked him until he cried.
• Two years later, little Yang Tian recited the ten knightly commandments with children at the Odin Sub-Temple.
• Little Yang Tian stayed after class to practice, then went home after Uncle Bal warned him not to worry his grandma.

Yang Tian, a child with an adult mind in a world of gods, followed the Ten Knightly Commandments and showed kindness to the people around him. He returned home and refused a chicken leg, choosing instead to eat and drink only things that did not harm living creatures.

• Yang Tian helped Grandma He carry her grocery basket and accepted a piece of candy from her.
• Yang Tian gave the candy to a crying little girl and comforted her.
• Yang Tian helped his grandmother serve dinner at home.
• Yang Tian refused the chicken leg his grandmother offered and chose rice and Flower Dew Honey Brew instead.

Four-year-old Yang Tian asked to take the Knight Squire assessment despite Balza telling him to wait until he was older. His wooden sword strike revealed twelve points of spiritual energy, leaving Balza stunned.

• Balza announced that children needed more than ten points of spiritual energy to keep training at the Child Hall and later take the Squire assessment.
• Yang Tian watched the children’s assessment and learned that those who failed would lose access to the Temple’s training resources.
• After the other children left, Yang Tian asked Balza to let him take the test, but Balza urged him to wait until he was seven.
• Yang Tian persisted, and Balza handed him a wooden sword to strike the testing apparatus.
• The stone bead rose to show twelve points of spiritual energy, stunning Balza.

Yang Tian passed the squire assessment with twelve spiritual energy and was accepted to study at the Odin Sub-Temple. He shared the news with his grandmother and left early the next morning for his first day of school.

• Yang Tian scored twelve spiritual energy, passed the assessment, and learned that Balza would arrange for him to study with the other students for three years before his next assessment.
• Balza decided to conceal Yang Tian's age and handle his enrollment paperwork, while Yang Tian left with another bottle of Essence Cultivation Liquid.
• Yang Tian told his grandmother that he had become a knight squire and would begin studying at the Odin Sub-Temple the next day.
• Yang Tian prepared for school and left early for his first official day.

Yang Tian began training as a squire at the Odin Sub-Temple and joined the children who had passed the assessment. After Balza laid out the intensified curriculum, Yang Tian faced three years of training toward the prospective knight assessment.

• Balza welcomed Yang Tian to the second floor and gave him a Wooden Sword for practice.
• Yang Tian practiced basic sword movements and calmly answered an older boy who challenged his presence.
• Li Jieyuan called the roll, and the children learned that Yang Tian ranked just below Zhang Hu in spiritual energy.
• Li Jieyuan led Squire Squad Three to the training ground, where Balza instructed them on a knight’s purpose and commandments.
• Balza announced separate morning and afternoon lessons, including combat practice, and urged the children to qualify as knights in three years.

Yang Tian completed his first day of knight training, impressed Balza with his sword practice, and shared a Red Berry with his grandmother. After the other children left, Yang Tian stayed behind to ask Balza about books and meditation methods.

• Yang Tian finished the morning's weighted running and other exercises, and Li Jieyuan encouraged him to keep up his good work.
• Little Yaya gave Yang Tian a Red Berry, which he took home and shared with his grandmother.
• Balza taught the children Thrusting Sword, Chopping Sword, and Rising Sword, and praised Yang Tian's technique and control.
• Zhang Hu called Yang Tian a suck-up, then received criticism from Balza for using too much force.
• Yang Tian stayed behind after training to ask Balza about borrowing books and learning a meditation method.

Yang Tian asked Balza to let him study meditation early and struck a six-month agreement to prove he deserved advanced training. Balza accepted the challenge, and Yang Tian began training with renewed determination.

• Yang Tian asked Balza for meditation books and permission to learn meditation, but Balza warned him that he was too young and threatened expulsion if he kept asking.
• Yang Tian insisted on a six-month trial, promising to meet Balza's standard in exchange for learning skills and meditation ahead of schedule.
• Yang Tian declared that he wanted to become strong and make his mark in an age threatened by the Demon Race, moving Balza to accept his proposal.
• Balza set the condition that Yang Tian reach the level of a sixth-level Knight Squire within six months or have his training doubled.
• Yang Tian completed his weighted run and half an hour of Basic Swordsmanship practice, while Balza doubted he could reach sixty points of spiritual power in time.

After six months of relentless training, Yang Tian scored fifty-three points of spiritual power, short of his goal of sixty. Balza praised his persistence and agreed to teach him meditation early, while ordering him to cut his training in half.

• Yang Tian studied magical beasts and trained daily, earning the other boys’ nickname “training maniac.”
• Balza summoned Yang Tian to the testing stele at the end of their six-month agreement.
• Yang Tian struck the stele with his Wooden Sword and scored fifty-three points of spiritual power.
• Yang Tian grew disappointed because he had not reached the agreed sixty points and feared he would not receive meditation or skills.
• Balza made an exception because of Yang Tian’s perseverance, agreed to teach him meditation early, and told him to halve his training load.

Yang Tian persuaded Balza to give him the Knight Meditation Primer and planned to study it alongside his demanding training. At home, he shared a warm dinner with his grandmother and praised her cooking.

• Yang Tian asked Balza for the meditation primer, arguing that he wanted to build a foundation in internal spiritual power.
• Balza teased Yang Tian with a choice between learning skills and meditation, then gave him the primer after Yang Tian chose meditation.
• Yang Tian carried the book with him and resumed his training after class.
• On his way home, Yang Tian exchanged words with Yaya and the elderly grandmother before returning home.
• Yang Tian helped serve dinner, praised his grandmother's tofu, and told her she was the best grandma in the world.

Yang Tian studied the Knight Meditation Primer and became absorbed in practicing it, leaving him sleepy during daytime training. After his grandmother cared for him and urged him to restore his routine, he promised to listen and stayed awake to watch over her.

• Yang Tian read the meditation manual late into the night, and Instructor Balza scolded him the next morning for being drowsy at training.
• Balza let Yang Tian rest, and Yang Tian unconsciously sensed, drew in, and absorbed spiritual qi while sleeping beneath a tree.
• Yang Tian continued sleeping through the day and dreaming of a beautiful woman, prompting Balza to carry him home and warn his grandmother about his reversed schedule.
• Yang Tian's grandmother stayed beside him, gave him noodles, and urged him to sleep at night; Yang Tian promised to change his routine.
• After his grandmother fell asleep, Yang Tian tucked her in and quietly said it was his turn to watch over her.

Yang Tian impressed Balza by mastering meditation and continued training while balancing it with sleep. Half a year later, he reached eighty-nine spiritual power and encountered Long Haochen at the foot of Mount Odin.

• Yang Tian told Balza he had memorized the Knight Meditation Basics Primer, and Balza discovered that he could meditate correctly and absorb spiritual qi.
• Balza warned Yang Tian to be less impatient, and Yang Tian agreed to keep training while sleeping on time for his grandmother's sake.
• Over the next half year, Yang Tian continued his studies, physical training, and meditation until his spiritual power reached eighty-nine points.
• Yang Tian went to the foot of Mount Odin carrying a wooden sword and saw five-year-old Long Haochen picking wild vegetables.

Yang Tian entered Mount Odin to test his combat skills and encountered a wild wolf, which he wounded with his Wooden Sword. Deeper in the mountains, he found a Scorpion-Tailed Lizard and a Red-Tailed Snake, whose presence suggested a chance to find the valuable Red Refining Fruit, but the two magical beasts were more than he could handle.

• Long Haochen warned Yang Tian about the magical beasts in Mount Odin, but Yang Tian thanked him and entered the mountains anyway.
• Yang Tian fought off a black wolf by striking its head and then wounding its belly with his Wooden Sword.
• Yang Tian continued deeper into Mount Odin and found a Scorpion-Tailed Lizard.
• A Red-Tailed Snake appeared nearby, exciting Yang Tian because it could lead him to a Red Refining Fruit.
• Yang Tian realized he could not handle both magical beasts at once.

Yang Tian killed the Scorpion-Tailed Lizard with his Electric Thrust skill and collected five ripe red fruits from the Red-Tailed Snake's nest. After selling both Demon Beast corpses, he decided it was time to get a new sword.

• The Scorpion-Tailed Lizard defeated and killed the Red-Tailed Snake, then began eating it.
• Yang Tian attacked the Scorpion-Tailed Lizard with his Wooden Sword and used Electric Thrust to weaken it.
• Yang Tian slid beneath the lizard and drove his sword into its belly, killing it.
• Yang Tian found and picked five ripe red fruits in the Red-Tailed Snake's nest.
• Yang Tian sold the two Demon Beast corpses for two gold coins and five silver coins, then decided to get a new sword.

Yang Tian ordered an iron sword at Mo's Smithy and used a Red Refining Fruit to raise his spiritual power to the ninth-level Squire stage. He realized he would need much more spiritual power before he could attempt to awaken his internal spiritual power.

• Yang Tian paid three silver coins and left his wooden sword with the owner of Mo's Smithy to have an iron sword made.
• Yang Tian planned to save money for a Fine Iron Sword and a heavy sword, and wished he had a storage treasure to carry his equipment.
• Yang Tian returned home, ate a Red Refining Fruit, and meditated to absorb its medicinal energy.
• After a day of meditation, Yang Tian reached ninety points of spiritual power and became a ninth-level Squire.
• Yang Tian reflected that ordinary people usually needed around two hundred points of spiritual power to awaken their internal spiritual power.

Yang Tian collected his iron sword and returned to Mount Odin, where he rescued Long Haochen from a black wolf and killed the beast. Long Haochen went home while Yang Tian headed into the mountain to resume training.

• Yang Tian collected his finished iron sword from Mo's Smithy after reaching the Ninth-Level Squire rank.
• Yang Tian returned to Mount Odin after a week away and found that Balza had used him as an example, pushing the other boys through exhausting training.
• Yang Tian saw a black wolf chasing Long Haochen and drew his iron sword to intervene.
• Yang Tian blocked the wolf's attack, pulled Long Haochen to safety, and wounded the beast with Rising Sword.
• Yang Tian killed the black wolf, told Long Haochen to hurry home, and headed into Mount Odin.

After seven years in Odin Town, Yang Tian left for Haoyue Branch Hall to take the Squire assessment and awaken his Internal Spiritual Power. He vowed to return and protect his friends and neighbors from the danger he knew would come.

• Yang Tian and Long Haochen said goodbye at the foot of Mount Odin, and Long Haochen wished him luck on the Squire assessment.
• Yang Tian bid farewell to his grandmother, Little Yaya, and the townspeople, promising himself that he would return to protect them.
• Instructor Balza took Yang Tian by carriage toward Haoyue Branch Hall, where Yang Tian planned to pass the assessment and awaken his Internal Spiritual Power.

Yang Tian traveled with Balza to Haoyue City, where he was set to study at the Knights' Branch Hall and undergo his awakening. The chapter ended as they arrived at the hall.

• Balza told Yang Tian that qualifying for the second tier required awakening internal spiritual power and that he might need to stay at the Branch Temple to study.
• Yang Tian asked Balza about the squire examination, and Balza shared stories from his own boyhood.
• Yang Tian and Balza reached Haoyue City, where Balza pointed out the Mage and Warrior Branch Temples and explained that people could choose among different professions.
• Yang Tian decided that he would still choose to become a knight because of the Knight Temple's divine artifacts and the profession's balance of magic and martial skills.
• Yang Tian and Balza arrived at the knights' Haoyue Branch Hall, where Yang Tian was about to awaken.

Yang Tian took the Squire examination at the Haoyue Branch Hall and scored 183 spiritual power, qualifying as a level-eight Squire. When he truthfully revealed that he was only seven despite documents listing him as twelve, Grand Knight Lin Zhan reported his extraordinary talent to the Temple Master.

• Balza brought Yang Tian to the Haoyue Branch Hall and submitted examination documents that listed Yang Tian as twelve.
• Yang Tian struck the Test Pillar and measured 183 spiritual power, shocking Balza and the examining Knight.
• The Knight confirmed that Yang Tian had passed but arranged for further checks before awarding his Squire Badge.
• Lin Zhan questioned Yang Tian separately and learned that his real age was seven.
• Yang Tian asked Lin Zhan not to punish Balza for falsifying his age, and Lin Zhan said he would report the case to the Temple Master.

Yang Tian passed the Haoyue Branch Hall’s assessment as a seven-year-old eighth-level squire and prepared to begin training there. After Balza departed, Hall Master Nalan summoned a stern-faced man and told him about Yang Tian’s talent.

• Yang Tian admitted that he had answered truthfully during the scrutiny, and Balza reassured him and praised his understanding of the ten rules.
• Lin Zhan introduced Hall Master Nalan, who confirmed Yang Tian had passed and promised him priority training and a suitable teacher.
• The assessment knight, Lin Jun, arranged Yang Tian’s dormitory and offered to answer his questions.
• Balza warned Yang Tian to keep a low profile among the many squires at the Branch Temple, then gave him a pouch of gold before returning to Odin.
• Hall Master Nalan met with a stern-faced middle-aged man and told him that a seven-year-old eighth-level squire had been discovered.

Yang Tian settled into the Haoyue Branch Hall dormitory, then Lin Jun brought him to meet Temple Master Nalan and the intimidating Ye Hua. The chapter ended with Nalan teasing Ye Hua about Yang Tian’s brief composure in front of him.

• Yang Tian chose a bed in the Squire dormitory, stored his belongings, and went to buy supplies before Lin Jun returned to wait for him.
• Lin Jun escorted Yang Tian to the main hall and showed him stone replicas of the Divine Thrones, which he described as a Knight’s lifelong goal.
• Lin Jun brought Yang Tian to Temple Master Nalan’s room, where Ye Hua was waiting.
• Temple Master Nalan told Yang Tian to close the door, then teased Ye Hua by calling him Zombie Face and noting that Yang Tian was only seven.

Yang Tian accepted Ye Hua as his master at the Haoyue Branch Hall and underwent an initial strength assessment. Ye Hua arranged his Sacred Awakening for two days later and promised to train him even if his innate internal spiritual power was low.

• Nalan Shu introduced Ye Hua as a potential master, and Yang Tian respectfully accepted him.
• Ye Hua told Yang Tian to train with the Squires and scheduled his Sacred Awakening for two days later.
• Ye Hua gave Yang Tian a Knight-grade heavy sword and watched him strike the Test Pillar for a score of 183.
• Ye Hua sent Yang Tian away and told Nalan Shu he would teach the boy wholeheartedly, regardless of his innate internal spiritual power.

Yang Tian met his new roommate, a beautiful boy who had rummaged through his belongings, and suspected the roommate was actually a girl. The roommate emerged from the bathroom, leaving Yang Tian stunned.

• Yang Tian returned to the dormitory and caught his new roommate searching through his bags.
• Yang Tian scolded the roommate for rummaging through his belongings, and the two traded barbed remarks.
• Yang Tian unpacked his two Iron Swords and meditated while his roommate watched him.
• After noticing the roommate’s persistent fragrance, Yang Tian concluded that the roommate was a girl.
• Yang Tian heard the roommate complain about uncomfortable bindings and wanting to become a Knight, then froze when the roommate emerged from the bathroom.

Yang Tian settled into the Haoyue Branch Hall, learned that his roommate Li Xin was the future Hell Rose, and chose the Guardian Knight path. After a morning run and breakfast with Ye Hua, he prepared to discuss training before awakening his Internal Spiritual Power.

• Yang Tian spoke with Li Xin, learned his name, and predicted they would soon move to separate dormitories when Yang Tian awakened his Internal Spiritual Power.
• Yang Tian chose to become a Guardian Knight so he could protect the people he cared about.
• Yang Tian woke early, ran laps around the Knight Plaza, and told Ye Hua he felt he had nothing to do.
• Ye Hua took Yang Tian to breakfast and encouraged him to eat a beast egg, which Yang Tian accepted while voicing concern about harming an unformed life.
• Ye Hua asked Yang Tian about his previous training and began explaining the preparations needed before his awakening.

Ye Hua prepared Yang Tian for awakening by having him endure a painful medicinal bath that cleansed his meridians and marrow. The treatment succeeded, and Ye Hua expected Yang Tian’s innate internal spiritual power to reach at least thirty points, though Nalan Shu questioned its high cost.

• Ye Hua explained his experimental body-tempering method and warned Yang Tian about the pain before Yang Tian agreed to endure it.
• Yang Tian entered the medicinal tub and withstood the intense cold and biting pain as Ye Hua watched over him.
• Yang Tian absorbed the medicinal liquid, which turned black as it drew impurities from his body, and Ye Hua declared the first treatment successful.
• Ye Hua estimated that Yang Tian’s innate internal spiritual power would be at least thirty points and hoped he could contend for a Divine Throne position.
• Nalan Shu warned Ye Hua that the treatment was too expensive for poor families, and Ye Hua said he would try replacing some ingredients with cheaper herbs before the next session.

After his first marrow cleansing and another medicinal bath, Yang Tian prepared to awaken his innate internal spiritual power at the Haoyue Branch Hall. He chose to pursue the Guardian Knight path as a Retribution Knight, and Ye Hua and Nalan Shu began preparing the Awakening Stone.

• Yang Tian returned to the dormitory after Ye Hua’s marrow cleansing and fell asleep while Li Xin wondered where he had been.
• Yang Tian trained the next morning, then underwent a second medicinal bath before Ye Hua brought him to the third floor of the Haoyue Branch Hall.
• Nalan Shu explained that the third floor gathered pure Light Element for the awakening of promising squires.
• Yang Tian told Ye Hua that he wanted to become a Guardian Knight and choose Retribution, and Ye Hua agreed to teach him.
• After meditating in the Light Element, Yang Tian prepared to awaken his internal spiritual power as Ye Hua and Nalan Shu set out to channel the Sun Fire into the Awakening Stone.