Chapter Summaries

Yang Tian and his companions prepared for the Holy Temple Grand Competition, while Li Zhengzhi struggled to understand Yang Tian’s astonishing strength and decision to return the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation. The competition began the next day, leaving Li Zhengzhi baffled.

• Yang Tian explained the competition’s events and rules to Bai Xiaoxiao and the others, then urged them to rest before competing.
• Yang Tian predicted that his group would pass the first round and said they would aim for first place without seeking administrative power.
• Tan Wan told Li Zhengzhi that Yang Tian had claimed to possess 999,999 spiritual power, leaving her teacher stunned.
• Li Zhengzhi concluded that Yang Tian must be telling the truth and could rival the Demon God Emperor, but Tan Wan revealed that Yang Tian had returned his Divine Throne to the Knight Temple.
• Li Zhengzhi could not understand Yang Tian’s choice, and the Holy Temple Grand Competition began the next day.

Yang Tian and his companions arrived at the Holy Temple Grand Competition, where the crowd recognized him as a hero and idol. He revealed that he had returned the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation and would leave the competition’s champion as the Alliance’s new leader.

• Yang Tian and his teammates left their hotel and entered the crowded Grand Trial Grounds through the contestants' passage.
• The crowd noticed Yang Tian's group, and a merchant recognized Xiong Da and the other mixed-blood companions.
• Ye Weiyang approached Yang Tian, and Feng Ling'er told him that they admired him for challenging the Demon God Emperor.
• The crowd hailed Yang Tian as an idol, and he thanked them before explaining that he had returned the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation to the Knight Temple.
• Yang Tian said the competition's champion would be the Alliance's true leader, then gave the crowd a Knight Salute.

Yang Tian entered the Grand Proving Ground with his Demon Hunt Squad, while Ye Weiyang and Feng Ling'er went to watch the competition. As Yang Tian's team prepared to compete, the two women fought over the handkerchief bearing his autograph.

• Yang Tian showed his Demon Hunt Squad Token, registered the team under the title New Era, and parted from Ye Weiyang at the Grand Proving Ground.
• Yang Tian warned his teammates that the top three Demon Gods were far beyond their ability to defeat, though their group might challenge the fourth Demon God.
• Yang Tian and his ten teammates were led to their designated competition area as spectators, including Ye Weiyang and Feng Ling'er, took their seats.
• Feng Ling'er teased Ye Weiyang about admiring Yang Tian, then snatched his autograph handkerchief and laughed.
• Ye Weiyang tried to take the handkerchief back, while Feng Ling'er asked to keep it and suggested Ye Weiyang request another autograph.

The Six Great Temples’ contestants entered the Grand Proving Ground for the Holy Temple Grand Competition, while Yang Tian recognized the cloaked ten-person group as Long Haochen and his companions. After Chen Zidian closed the doors and opened the event, the individual competition was about to begin with a drawing of lots.

• Yang Tian and his companions entered the Grand Proving Ground, and Ye Weiyang and Feng Ling'er noticed a mysterious group wearing top-level Demon Hunt Squad merit tokens.
• The cloaked group entered, and Yang Tian recognized them as Long Haochen and his companions without probing them with his mental power.
• Contestants from the Six Great Temples took their places, including Long Tianyin and the heavily armored knights of the Knight Temple.
• Yang Tian's companions discussed the Magic Temple's chances, and Bai Xiaoxiao recalled Yang Tian's prediction that his two newly promoted Title-level Demon Hunt Squads would take first and second place.
• Chen Zidian addressed the spectators, ordered the gates closed, and announced that the individual competition and drawing of lots were about to begin.

At the Holy Temple Grand Competition, Chen Zidian announced that Yang Tian’s New Era squad and Long Haochen’s Dawn of Light squad had both qualified as Title-level Demon Hunt Squads. The squads joined the competition as spectators reacted to Yang Tian’s reputation and power, and the drawing began.

• Chen Zidian addressed the assembled competitors and spectators before the tournament drawing.
• Chen Zidian announced that the New Era Demon Hunt Squad and Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad had both been approved to compete as newly promoted Title-level squads.
• Yang Tian and Long Haochen’s squads stood together, prompting astonishment when spectators heard they numbered twenty-one Ninth-Tier Powerhouses.
• Ye Weiyang admired Yang Tian, while Feng Ling’er teased her about her interest in him.
• Li Zhengzhi acknowledged Yang Tian’s overwhelming strength and predicted that the Magic Temple might place third.
• Chen Zidian pledged that both squads would receive equal treatment, then began the drawing.

The Temple Alliance Grand Trial began with an eighth-order knight defeating an eighth-order fire mage, and Yang Tian’s Xiong Da entered the next match against an eighth-order peak warrior. Xiong Da shattered her opponent’s shield and sent him flying before the two began a contest of strength.

• The first individual match began, and Yang Tian predicted that the eighth-order peak knight would defeat the fire mage.
• The knight and his Holy Light Tiger overcame the mage and his fire bear, giving the Knight Temple the victory.
• The drawing paired Xiong Da with an eighth-order peak warrior, and Yang Tian told her to enjoy the match and concede if she could not win.
• Xiong Da fought the warrior with enormous golden hammers, breaking his shield and knocking him back.
• The warrior charged and clashed axes with Xiong Da’s hammers, beginning a contest of spiritual power as the merchant surnamed Wang watched.

Xiong Da won her match for the New Era Demon Hunt Squad, and Yang Tian entered the individual competition against an Eighth Order Peak Spirit Emperor Grade Summoner. The Summoner opened the Gate of Living Beings to call forth a Tenth-Rank Ancient Demon Beast, whose identity Yang Tian recognized as it emerged.

• Xiong Da defeated her opponent with the Bear Demon Race’s strength, earning the New Era Demon Hunt Squad a point.
• A ball of light selected Yang Tian for the fifth match, and he vanished before reappearing in the arena.
• Yang Tian’s opponent, an Eighth Order Peak Spirit Emperor Grade Summoner, bowed to him and prepared to fight.
• The Summoner opened the Gate of Living Beings and spent blood essence to summon a powerful Tenth-Rank Ancient Demon Beast.
• A fiery-red Ancient Demon Beast emerged, and Yang Tian recognized what kind of beast it was.

Yang Tian defeated an eighth-order peak summoner and his Tenth-Rank Undying Bird while protecting the arena with his own barrier. He helped the summoner begin a breakthrough to the ninth tier, then returned to his seat as the matches continued.

• The summoner called forth a Tenth-Rank Undying Bird, and Yang Tian formed a powerful fire dragon to fight it.
• The flames shook the arena's energy barrier, so Chen Zidian ordered the powerhouses to reinforce it while Yang Tian raised a separate barrier.
• Yang Tian's fire dragon subdued the Undying Bird, and the summoner conceded defeat.
• Yang Tian created an attributeless barrier around the summoner, who began seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to the ninth tier.
• Chen Zidian awarded Yang Tian a point for the New Era Demon Hunt Squad, and Yang Tian later reinforced the arena barrier whenever it weakened.

Yang Wenzhao won Dawn of Light’s first match, defeating an eighth-order Emperor Assassin with his detection Spirit Furnace and swift attack. Han Dian then entered the arena to face an eighth-order earth Mage, and their match began.

• Yang Wenzhao drew the eighth match for Dawn of Light and removed his hat before facing an Assassin from the Assassin Temple.
• Bai Xiaoxiao suggested renaming her squad Supreme Across the Nine Heavens, and Lan Ruyu and Li Ang agreed.
• Yang Wenzhao used his detection Spirit Furnace to locate the concealed Assassin and defeated her before she could attack.
• Several rounds later, Han Dian of Yang Tian’s Demon Hunt Squad was drawn to face an eighth-order earth Mage from the Magic Temple.
• Chen Zidian started the match, and Han Dian launched an attack while the Mage raised an earth wall and cast spells.

Han Dian and Dark Phoenix won their matches for Yang Tian’s New Era Demon Hunt Squad, and Black Phoenix began her bout against a Soul Temple summoner. The chapter ended with her dark flames clashing against the summoner’s Mystic Water Python.

• Han Dian defeated an earth mage by breaking his elemental wall and attacking through his gravity spell.
• Dark Phoenix defeated an Eighth Order peak Holy Knight with Female Phoenix's Nirvana, breaking through his spiritual aegis.
• Tan Wan watched the victories and worried that she could not defeat Yang Tian’s team, while Li Zhengzhi reflected on humanity’s chances under Yang Tian’s leadership.
• Black Phoenix drew an Eighth Order peak Spirit Emperor Grade Summoner and opened the match with Male Phoenix's Rebirth.
• The summoner summoned a Ninth-Rank Peak Mystic Water Python, whose black water collided with Black Phoenix’s dark flames.

Black Phoenix defeated an eighth-order peak summoner, then Lan Ruyu took the stage and instantly defeated an eighth-order peak warrior with her water magic. The Six Great Temples were left stunned by the strength of Yang Tian’s main fighters.

• Black Phoenix used her Dark Phoenix to overwhelm the Mystic Water Python, interrupt the summoner’s Gate of Living Beings and force him to concede.
• Black Phoenix returned injured, and Yang Tian restored her spiritual power and praised her.
• After seventeen matches, Lan Ruyu took the stage as Yang Tian’s next main fighter, drawing the attention of the spectators and Li Zhengzhi.
• Lan Ruyu trapped her eighth-order peak warrior opponent in a pool of weak water and defeated him instantly.
• Li Zhengzhi suspected Lan Ruyu had awakened the God of Water’s blessing, while Chen Zidian recognized that she had surpassed the older generation.

Lin Qingqing defeated an Emperor Assassin with her Angel Domain, extending Yang Tian's Demon Hunt Squad's winning run. As the competition continued, Dawn of Light was finally selected to compete, but spectators remained focused on Yang Tian's team.

• Lan Ruyu returned to her team after defeating an Eighth Order Ninth Rank opponent with her domain.
• Lin Qingqing faced an Emperor Assassin and struck him with Light of the Holy God after blinding him with Radiance Spell.
• Lin Qingqing summoned her Angel Domain, soothing the assassin and making him fall asleep, then won the match.
• Han Feng took the field as the competition continued, while the five mixed-blood members had all advanced without using their trump cards.
• The light of selection chose a Dawn of Light member, but spectators still favored Yang Tian's Demon Hunt Squad.

Sima Xian represented Dawn of Light and stunned the arena by tearing apart a ninth-tier King of Hell with his bare hands. Later, Li Zhengzhi ended his match with a single spell, leaving the crowd more impressed by Sima Xian’s wild display.

• Sima Xian took the field for Dawn of Light and faced a dark-attribute summoner.
• The summoner unleashed twelve hellhounds, but Sima Xian destroyed them all with released spiritual power.
• The summoner summoned a King of Hell, and Sima Xian grabbed its horns and tore it apart with his bare hands.
• Ling Xiao praised Sima Xian’s fighting prowess and suggested the Priest Temple train more priests like him.
• Li Zhengzhi later won his match with a single spell, while his disciple regarded his effortless performance as a mark of strength.

Dawn of Light’s Lin Xin and Long Haochen fought and won their matches, with Long Haochen defeating Warrior Temple Master Qiu Yonghao in a clash of domains. Bai Xiaoxiao then took the stage as the last member of Yang Tian’s Demon Hunt Squad to compete, with her match about to begin.

• Li Ang defeated a Holy Knight in one move, and Hanyu won her match for Yang Tian’s Demon Hunt Squad.
• Lin Xin, a ninth-tier fire mage from Dawn of Light, took the stage and impressed the spectators with his strength.
• Granny Sanshui conceded her match to her grandson after the Light of Selection paired them.
• Long Haochen faced Qiu Yonghao, released his Light God Domain, and defeated the Warrior Temple master.
• Yang Tian told Bai Xiaoxiao to fight as she saw fit but to keep a low profile, and she took the stage as the last member of his squad to compete.

Bai Xiaoxiao won her match for Yang Tian’s Demon Hunt Squad by using her tenth-rank Three-Legged Crow’s golden flames to overwhelm an assassin without giving him a chance to fight. The squad’s strength impressed the spectators, and Bai Xiaoxiao ended by wondering whether tens of thousands of demon beasts could make Yang Tian use half his strength.

• Bai Xiaoxiao entered the arena as spectators discussed the formidable ninth-tier members of Yang Tian’s Demon Hunt Squad and Dawn of Light.
• Tan Wan compared herself with the young prodigies, while Yang Tian reflected on how he had surpassed Long Haochen and shaped the era.
• Bai Xiaoxiao summoned her tenth-rank Three-Legged Crow, whose golden Sun Fire puzzled even Soul Temple leaders Chen Hongyu and Granny Sanshui.
• Bai Xiaoxiao ordered Xiaojin to attack, and the Three-Legged Crow’s flames hemmed in the Eighth Order Ninth Rank Emperor Assassin and burned away his spiritual power.
• The Emperor Assassin conceded, giving Bai Xiaoxiao her squad’s eleventh victory, and she wondered whether tens of thousands of powerful demon beasts could force Yang Tian to use half his strength.

Yang Tian's squad and Dawn of Light completed the first round undefeated, and Long Haochen offered to help Yang Tian forge a divine artifact. Yang Tian accepted Long Haochen and Cai'er's invitation to stay with them at the Knight Temple.

• Chen Zidian announced that Yang Tian's squad and Dawn of Light had each won all their first-round matches.
• Yang Tian warned Bai Xiaoxiao and his teammates not to underestimate Dawn of Light, especially Long Haochen and Sheng Cai'er.
• Long Haochen told Yang Tian he wanted to help forge the super-powerful divine artifact, and Yang Tian agreed.
• Cai'er expressed concern over Yang Tian's missing arm, and Yang Tian wished her and Long Haochen a lifetime together.
• Long Haochen invited Yang Tian and his squad to stay at the Knight Temple, and Yang Tian accepted.

Yang Tian told Long Haochen to claim the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation and offered to help him fully grow a new heart, while promising to forge an equally powerful divine artifact for himself. After the tournament’s first round, the two Demon Hunt Squads reached the Temple Alliance headquarters, where Yang Tian advised Lin Xin and met with other Knight Temple contestants.

• Yang Tian urged Long Haochen to obtain the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation and explained that Haochen still needed to grow a heart of his own to be fully resurrected.
• Yang Tian promised to accelerate the growth of Long Haochen’s heart and said he would forge a divine artifact to rival the throne; Long Haochen thanked him, and Yang Tian said he had done it for Cai'er too.
• Spectators stayed near the Grand Proving Ground in anticipation of the tournament’s next rounds as Yang Tian, Long Haochen, and the others hurried to the Temple Alliance headquarters.
• Yang Tian gave Lin Xin alchemy advice and special elixir formulas, including the Humanoid Transformation Elixir, while other Knight Temple contestants admired him and wondered who had severed his arm.
• Long Tianyin returned with Li Xin, Feng Ling’er, and Ye Weiyang after the Adamantine Base Holy Knights had dispersed.

Long Haochen and his companions reunited with their old friends, and Yang Tian explained that surpassing a million spiritual power would turn someone into a god and force them to leave the world. After recounting their ordeal and parting ways, Yang Tian returned to his room and gazed at the fairy sealed inside a piece of Purple Bamboo.

• Long Haochen reunited with Li Xin, Sima Xian, and their other friends, who gathered in the Knight Temple conference room.
• Li Xin asked Yang Tian about his lost drive, and Lin Xin explained Yang Tian's immense power and the danger of reaching a million spiritual power.
• Yang Tian explained that true gods could not remain in the world and offered to seal Long Haochen and Cai'er's cultivation if they reached that limit.
• Long Haochen recounted the death trap plotted by Feng Xiu, Agares, and Vasak, and Long Tianyin thanked Yang Tian for helping save Long Haochen.
• Bai Xiaoxiao urged Yang Tian to consider his teammates' marriages, and Yang Tian returned to his room and looked at the fairy inside a piece of Purple Bamboo.

The second round of the Holy Temple Grand Competition began, bringing the New Era and Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squads together with the Knight Temple’s contestants. The opening matches raised questions when two renowned elders conceded to younger relatives, and the chapter ended with Sanshui explaining her withdrawal while Xue Zhisheng’s reason remained implied.

• Long Haochen greeted Yang Tian and Bai Xiaoxiao, and Bai Xiaoxiao said the Demon Hunt Squads would give their all when they faced each other.
• Long Tianyin arrived, and the three competing groups entered the Grand Proving Ground and sat together beside the Knight Temple.
• Chen Zidian began the second round and announced the draw for the 102 contestants.
• The Light of Selection paired Cai'er with Xue Zhisheng, who conceded before their match began.
• Li Zhengzhi challenged the repeated concessions by Sanshui and Xue Zhisheng, and Chen Zidian asked them to explain.
• Sanshui said Chen Ying'er was her granddaughter and had defeated her in a private contest, leaving Li Zhengzhi to drop the matter.

Wang Yuanyuan defeated Tan Wan of the Magic Temple with her Blood Domain, and Xiong Da won her second-round match against an Emperor Assassin. Dawn of Light and New Era continued competing for points as the tournament advanced.

• Xue Zhisheng conceded after explaining that Cai'er had already beaten him in a private spar, and Chen Zidian warned that future concessions needed reasons or their temples would lose points.
• The draw matched Wang Yuanyuan of Dawn of Light against Tan Wan of the Magic Temple, who cast the pseudo-forbidden curse Azure Skies and Yellow Springs.
• Wang Yuanyuan overwhelmed Tan Wan inside her Blood Domain and won the match.
• In the tenth match, Xiong Da faced an eighth-order, ninth-rank Emperor Assassin and used Golden Hammer Quake to expose him and interrupt his attacks.
• Xiong Da pressed her advantage until the assassin conceded, earning two points for her team.