Chapter Summaries

After two months of training, Bai Xiaoxiao reached the fifth tier as Yang Tian’s team prepared to intercept a large demon force near the Demon-Exorcism Pass. The battle began with other Demon Hunt Squads attacking first, and Yang Tian organized his team as powerful demons advanced toward them.

• Bai Xiaoxiao broke through to the fifth tier, while Hanyu reached the fourth tier ninth-rank level and Yang Tian neared the fifth tier.
• Sheng Lingxin gathered ten Demon Hunt Squads and ordered them to intercept demon reinforcements near the Demon Exorcism Mountains.
• Yang Tian agreed to cooperate with Knight Number Two, who introduced himself as Xiao Yanqing from Aimei City.
• The demon hunters spotted a force of more than five hundred demons, including Gold-Patterned Twin-Blade Demons, Flame Puppet Demons, and Spore Demons.
• The Second, Fourth, and Fifth Demon Hunt Squads launched a surprise attack, killing nearly a hundred demons.
• Yang Tian held his team back at first, then ordered them forward and assigned defensive, healing, and harassment roles as demons advanced toward them.

Yang Tian and the other demon hunters defeated a force of demons, and Demon Hunt Squad One built a commanding merit-point lead as the trial neared its end. After three months of training, Yang Tian’s squad had improved, and a veiled little girl suddenly appeared in their tent.

• Bai Xiaoxiao summoned an eighth-level Vermilion Bird, helping the demon hunters overcome the Spore Demons and kill the demon force.
• Yang Tian collected magic crystals and killed most of the sixth-rank demons before the sixty demon hunters returned victorious.
• Lin Qingqing reported that Demon Hunt Squad One had earned 701 merit points, bringing its total above 2,700, and Yang Tian set a goal of reaching 4,000.
• Three months into the trial, Yang Tian had advanced to fifth-level Sky Knight while his teammates had also increased their ranks.
• A veiled girl of about ten entered Demon Hunt Squad One’s tent, and Lin Qingqing asked who she was looking for.

Cai'er arrived at Demon-Exorcism Pass and reunited with Yang Tian, communicating with him by writing on his hand because she had lost her voice. Yang Tian took her up to the wall, where Lan Yanyu saw Cai'er holding his hand.

• Cai'er found Yang Tian and asked why he had not waited for her to form a Demon Hunt Squad together.
• Yang Tian realized Cai'er had lost her ability to speak and inferred that she had met Long Haochen.
• Yang Tian told Cai'er that Long Haochen was his good friend and that she would meet him in the next Demon Hunt Squad selection.
• Yang Tian took Cai'er out of the camp and gained permission to enter the upper wall with his deputy corps commander Token.
• Cai'er held Yang Tian's hand as they stood on the wall, and Lan Yanyu approached and saw them.

Yang Tian left Cai'er with Lan Yanyu and fought demons on the city walls, where five sixth-rank Flying Demons targeted him. He killed three, but as he prepared to face the remaining two, Gao Yingjie sensed danger and rushed to intervene.

• Cai'er reunited with Lan Yanyu while Yang Tian left them alone and urged Lan Yanyu to care for her daughter.
• Yang Tian attacked the demons on the walls to earn merit points, drawing the soldiers' attention with his strength.
• Five sixth-rank Flying Demons joined the battle against Yang Tian, prompting Cai'er and Lan Yanyu to fear for him.
• Yang Tian used his Star Finger, Ring of All Extinguishing, and Instant Slash to kill three Flying Demons.
• The remaining two Flying Demons hesitated to attack Yang Tian, and Gao Yingjie rushed forward after sensing danger.

Yang Tian survived a Bloodthirsty Beta’s ambush when his Star Armor blocked its fatal strike, and Sheng Lingxin and Gao Yingjie killed the demons. After Gao Yingjie reprimanded him for breaking military discipline, Yang Tian returned to camp to recover while Cai’er stayed with her mother.

• A Bloodthirsty Beta attacked Yang Tian, but his Star Armor stopped the strike until Sheng Lingxin arrived and killed two Flying Demons.
• Gao Yingjie and Sheng Lingxin worked together to slay the Bloodthirsty Beta as Cai’er rushed to help Yang Tian.
• Gao Yingjie reprimanded Yang Tian for joining the battle before his squad was scheduled to fight, then warned that another breach could disqualify the squad from the team competition.
• Lan Yanyu and Sheng Lingxin defended Yang Tian, and Gao Yingjie let him off with a warning.
• Yang Tian said goodbye to Cai’er and returned to camp, where he made cough syrup and began cultivating to recover.
• Lan Yanyu held Cai’er back and told her she could stay in the barracks and spend time with her family.

Yang Tian recovered from a fight with a seventh-rank expert, shared his team’s merit total, and prepared to pursue the championship prize. Cai’er joined the squad’s demon-hunting missions, and three months later the trial ended as the ten squads gathered to return.

• Yang Tian brewed and drank medicine to recover from his coughing and throat injury, then told his squad he had killed several high-rank demons on the wall.
• Lin Qingqing checked the squad’s 3,698 merit points, and Yang Tian explained that the championship was worth 6,000 points.
• Cai’er returned to Tent One and stayed with Yang Tian and the squad.
• Cai’er fought alongside Yang Tian’s team during a demon attack, while Hanyu watched and learned from her techniques.
• After three months, the trial ended and the ten Demon Hunt Squads gathered in the Council Hall to return.

Yang Tian’s Demon Hunt Squad won first place in the trial and settled into its new residence, where Yang Tian planned how they could grow stronger. He later left the residence carrying a bamboo staff and waited at a street corner, where a purple-haired girl appeared.

• Han Qian announced the trial rankings, with Soldier Rank Number One taking first place and each member receiving one thousand merit points.
• Gao Yingjie reminded Yang Tian and his teammates to trust one another before leaving them at their new residence.
• Yang Tian regretted missing the chance to see a Demon God and reflected on the power he would need to challenge the Demon God Emperor.
• Yang Tian explained the squad’s future expenses, advancement benefits, and need to improve their strength, especially Lin Qingqing’s recovery skills.
• Yang Tian left the residential complex with a verdant bamboo staff and waited at a street corner until a purple-haired girl appeared.

Yang Tian gave Cai'er the Green Bamboo Staff, accepted her dagger, and spent the day showing her around the Holy City. After the Star Emperor directed him to a hidden treasure, Yang Tian bought a Black Copper Plate and other supplies before parting from Cai'er, who asked him to come find her.

• Yang Tian and Cai'er exchanged gifts, and he carved the character for “Tian” into the Green Bamboo Staff.
• Yang Tian took Cai'er around the Holy City while Lin Qingqing followed behind them.
• A jewelry seller mistook Yang Tian and Cai'er for lovers and offered them matching bracelets, but Yang Tian declined and led Cai'er away.
• The Star Emperor directed Yang Tian to buy a Black Copper Plate, which he acquired along with medicinal herbs and an alloy.
• Yang Tian and Cai'er shared a simple meal before parting, and Cai'er wrote on his palm, “Remember... come find me...”

Yang Tian asked Lin Qingqing to form a Retainer Contract, claiming it would raise her innate internal spiritual power and help her cultivate faster. As the contract formed, golden light appeared, and Yang Tian was stunned by the result.

• Yang Tian put away Wen Han, the dagger Cai'er had given him, and decided to plan his cultivation carefully before entering seclusion.
• Yang Tian sent Lin Qingqing to buy elixir formulas, spirit fruits, and sell low-tier Demon Race materials at the auction house.
• Yang Tian learned that Lin Qingqing had fifty-seven innate internal spiritual power and explained that a Retainer Contract could increase it.
• Lin Qingqing agreed to form the contract with Yang Tian to improve her cultivation talent.
• Golden light appeared as the contract took effect, and Yang Tian murmured, "Eighty... one hundred and one?"

Yang Tian discovered that his innate internal spiritual power had reached 101, raising Lin Qingqing’s to 80 through Talent Suppression Sharing. He explored a copper fragment with the Star Emperor and learned it contained the first part of the Reincarnation Art, but the Star Emperor warned him that practicing it would be useless.

• Yang Tian told Lin Qingqing that his spiritual power was 101 and hers had risen to 80, then urged her to use the next five years to cultivate.
• Lan Ruyu revealed she had overheard their secret, and Lin Qingqing and Lan Ruyu left to shop and train.
• Yang Tian asked the Star Emperor about a black copper fragment, and the Star Emperor used the Spirit Separation Method to investigate it with him.
• Inside the fragment, the Star Emperor identified the incomplete first part of the Reincarnation Art, created by the Reincarnation Holy God to evade becoming a god and reincarnate as a human.
• Yang Tian asked to learn the Reincarnation Art, but the Star Emperor discouraged him and secretly considered teaching him the Star Art instead.

Yang Tian practiced the Reincarnation Art and learned from the Star Emperor about damaged worlds, their chosen children, and the fate of gods. After his question about replacing a god triggered a warning from the world consciousness and drew Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu’s attention, Yang Tian asked Bai Xiaoxiao how to learn summoning.

• The Star Emperor taught Yang Tian the Reincarnation Art and explained that its Comprehend formula could allow someone to reincarnate after death.
• The Star Emperor described how world consciousness produced children of the plane and said Yang Tian’s world was badly damaged and only beginning to recover.
• Yang Tian suggested a god might escape their fate by finding a replacement, and a sudden thunderbolt struck across the continent.
• Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu sensed the world’s warning and reflected on his plans to obtain the Goddess of Nature’s divine godhead.
• Yang Tian returned to cultivation, and Bai Xiaoxiao complained that Li Ang was pursuing her because Yang Tian had encouraged him.
• Yang Tian asked Bai Xiaoxiao whether he could learn summoning, leaving her stunned.

Yang Tian persuaded Bai Xiaoxiao to teach him Summoning and went with her to seek a soul test at the Soul Temple. After Lin Qingqing returned with the Spirit-Gathering Elixir Formula, her chilly reaction to Yang Tian and Bai Xiaoxiao left him baffled, while Bai Xiaoxiao called it jealousy.

• Yang Tian asked Bai Xiaoxiao to teach him Summoning, and she agreed after deciding she could encourage him to quit if he proved unsuited.
• Bai Xiaoxiao told Yang Tian that he would need a soul test and set out with him to buy a Soul-Testing Stone and other necessities.
• Yang Tian met Lin Qingqing and Lan Ruyu as they returned; Lin Qingqing handed him the formula and then left in a bad mood.
• Lan Ruyu told Yang Tian that Lin Qingqing was jealous, and Bai Xiaoxiao hinted that the two were a good match before changing the subject.
• Yang Tian and Bai Xiaoxiao headed toward the Soul Temple as he asked her about Summoning and the age at which trainees typically began.

Yang Tian accompanied Bai Xiaoxiao to the Soul Temple to test his aptitude for summoning, revealing extraordinary innate potential and soul strength. As the Soul-Testing Stone approached its tenth mark, a terrifying voice awakened in Yang Tian’s mind.

• Bai Xiaoxiao demonstrated the Soul-Testing Stone and tested at a reading between six and seven marks.
• Yang Tian learned that Bai Xiaoxiao had sixty-five points of innate internal spiritual power, then revealed that his own score was one hundred and one.
• Yang Tian pressed his hand to the Soul-Testing Stone, and its reading quickly rose from seven to nine marks.
• Bai Xiaoxiao marveled at Yang Tian’s talent and considered how she might recruit him for the Soul Temple.
• The stone continued to rise as a terrifying voice spoke in Yang Tian’s mind, asking who had awakened it.

Yang Tian’s soul strength exceeded the Soul-Testing Stone’s limit and shattered it while he tested it at the Soul Temple. Granny Sanshui dismissed the incident, but a young girl took an interest in Yang Tian and questioned her grandmother’s decision.

• A girl and Uncle Fu entered the Soul Temple lobby after sensing something unusual near the Soul-Testing Stone.
• Yang Tian’s soul test caused the stone to explode, and he protected Bai Xiaoxiao with his Star Armor.
• Bai Xiaoxiao initially accepted responsibility, but Yang Tian admitted he had shattered the stone and identified himself as the Commander of Soldier-Level Demon Hunt Squad One.
• Uncle Fu concluded that Yang Tian’s soul strength might have exceeded ten marks, while the guards held Yang Tian and Bai Xiaoxiao for questioning.
• Granny Sanshui arrived, recognized Yang Tian, and dismissed the matter; the girl then stepped forward and asked why her grandmother was letting him go.

Chen Ying'er summoned a One-Eyed Demon Lord to test Yang Tian, but the beast exposed her to danger during their fight. Yang Tian saved her, and Sanshui gave him the demon beast so he could use its magic crystal to strengthen his soul.

• Sanshui arranged for Yang Tian to spar with her granddaughter Chen Ying'er instead of pursuing the Soul-Testing Stone incident.
• Chen Ying'er summoned a peak sixth-rank One-Eyed Demon Lord, and Yang Tian waited for her to begin the fight.
• Yang Tian attacked, but the One-Eyed Demon Lord dodged and left Chen Ying'er in the path of his Light Slash Sword.
• Yang Tian used the Ring of All Extinguishing to stop the strike before it could seriously injure Chen Ying'er, and Sanshui restrained the beast.
• Yang Tian asked for the One-Eyed Demon Lord's magic crystal, and Sanshui released the beast for him to finish off.

Yang Tian killed the peak level-six One-Eyed Demon Lord with the Star Confinement Formation, then collapsed from exhaustion. Bai Xiaoxiao took him back to the Demon Hunt Squad apartment, where she planned to teach him to communicate with the Otherworld and summon the Gate of Living Beings.

• Yang Tian used the Star Confinement Formation to trap and kill the One-Eyed Demon Lord, stunning the witnesses with his strength.
• Yang Tian passed out after exhausting his spiritual power, and Bai Xiaoxiao caught him and took him back to rest.
• Chen Ying'er joked with Sanshui about canceling her engagement to Yang Wenzhao and letting Yang Tian protect her.
• Bai Xiaoxiao explained to the squad that Yang Tian had exhausted himself fighting the One-Eyed Demon Lord, and Lin Qingqing used healing and recovery skills on him.
• Bai Xiaoxiao decided to teach Yang Tian to communicate with the Otherworld and summon the Gate of Living Beings once he was ready.

Yang Tian planned his team’s cultivation and explored ways to bring them into Dream Paradise, then reassured Li Ang about Bai Xiaoxiao while urging her to consider his feelings. The team prepared for three months of secluded cultivation as Yang Tian turned to refining Spirit-Gathering Elixirs.

• Yang Tian examined the Spirit-Gathering Elixir formula and asked the Star Emperor whether the Star Armor could temporarily contain living people; the Star Emperor said it could, though occupants would be weakened afterward.
• Yang Tian set a three-month goal for Lin Qingqing, Li Ang, Hanyu, and Lan Ruyu to reach the fifth tier, and the others left to cultivate.
• Li Ang asked whether Yang Tian liked Bai Xiaoxiao, and Yang Tian said no before encouraging Li Ang to cultivate and assuring him he would not pursue her.
• Bai Xiaoxiao objected to Yang Tian encouraging Li Ang’s feelings, and Yang Tian told her she could choose whom she liked but could not stop Li Ang from liking her.
• Yang Tian said he would refine Spirit-Gathering Elixirs before helping Bai Xiaoxiao with her summoning, then left her to think about what he had said.

Yang Tian successfully refined Spirit-Gathering Elixirs for the Demon Hunt Squad and began considering how to explore Summoning. Li Ang tried to tell him Lin Qingqing liked him, but Yang Tian dismissed the idea, while Lin Qingqing warned Li Ang not to meddle in her affairs.

• Yang Tian completed a batch of Spirit-Gathering Elixirs and gave the first bottle to Lin Qingqing, who hugged him and asked him to remember to eat on time.
• Two days later, Yang Tian distributed another batch of elixirs and told the squad they could gain spiritual power by taking them while cultivating.
• Li Ang told Yang Tian that Lin Qingqing liked him, but Yang Tian rejected the claim and threatened to make Li Ang spar with him for hours.
• Lin Qingqing teased Li Ang about pursuing Bai Xiaoxiao and warned him to stop meddling in Yang Tian's affairs.
• In Bai Xiaoxiao's room, someone explained that Yang Tian would need to merge with the Spirit Awakening Stone, open the Gate of Living Beings, and bring back a summoned beast.

Yang Tian summoned a young Light Dragon, named him Long Ming, and spent the following month training with his team. After several teammates reached the fifth tier, Yang Tian and Bai Xiaoxiao began a rooftop sparring match using summons, with their summoned beasts facing off.

• Yang Tian summoned a young fifth-rank Light Dragon and decided to raise him as a life-bound contract beast.
• Yang Tian named the dragon Long Ming and learned about summoning while refining Spirit-Gathering Elixirs and studying Assassin techniques with Hanyu.
• Hanyu broke through first, followed by Lan Ruyu and Li Ang reaching the fifth tier, while Lin Qingqing continued to build her spiritual power.
• Yang Tian began rooftop sparring practice with the team and reassured Lin Qingqing that she could contribute as their medical support.
• Yang Tian opened a Gate of Living Beings for his match against Bai Xiaoxiao, and Long Ming faced her seven-colored phoenix-winged butterfly.

Yang Tian sparred with his teammates, losing to Bai Xiaoxiao in summoning, defeating Hanyu in an assassin-style duel, and giving Li Ang combat advice before drawing with Lan Ruyu. The team continued training together for a month and a half to build experience and stabilize their spiritual power.

• Yang Tian and Bai Xiaoxiao summoned demon beasts, and Bai Xiaoxiao won when her level-seven earth-element demonic lizard proved stronger than Yang Tian's Flame Bird.
• Yang Tian fought Hanyu using assassin techniques and wounded her shoulder after she pulled back rather than block his dagger; Lin Qingqing healed her.
• Yang Tian overpowered Li Ang, then advised him to develop his own axe intent.
• Yang Tian and Lan Ruyu called their match a draw after her Repelling Water Ring kept him at a distance and both their spiritual power ran low.
• Yang Tian arranged further sparring for the teammates, who trained together for a month and a half to improve their combat experience and stabilize their gains.