Chapter Summaries

After three months of secluded cultivation, Yang Tian and his newly promoted General Rank Demon Hunt Squad Sixteen went to the Mission Tower to accept their first assignments. They chose several high-reward missions and set out to earn merit points for their team.

• Lin Qingqing regretted spending the squad’s merit points on an upgrade after learning about an elixir that increased spiritual power by a thousand points, while Lan Ruyu promised they could buy her a staff of light after earning more.
• Yang Tian accepted a mission to slay fifteen members of the Yak Clan for ten thousand merit points, despite the attendant warning him that it was extremely dangerous.
• Yang Tian also accepted an exploration mission to investigate the energy substance beneath the Demon Race’s Kuria City for eight thousand merit points.
• Yang Tian told his five teammates to choose missions worth at least eight thousand merit points, and Hanyu picked a mission to slay three Sixth Rank Great Bird Demons.
• Lan Ruyu accepted a mission to retrieve a Sixth Rank Bitterlife Flower, Li Ang chose a relatively safe war mission at the Southeast Fortress, and Lin Qingqing picked a nearby killing mission worth seven thousand five hundred merit points.

Yang Tian and his teammates accepted eight dangerous missions, including an exploration mission worth thirty thousand merit points, then prepared to set out. The next day, General Rank Demon Hunt Squad Sixteen left their residential compound together.

• Yang Tian confirmed that his squad would accept seven difficult missions worth fifty-seven thousand merit points.
• Deacon Li Jing brought the staff member an exploration mission offering thirty thousand merit points, and Yang Tian's squad accepted it as their eighth mission.
• Yang Tian and his teammates returned to their residence, where he prepared pills and checked the squad's cultivation levels.
• The next day, General Rank Demon Hunt Squad Sixteen quietly departed together.

Yang Tian’s Demon Hunt Squad arrived at Southeast Fortress, registered for its war mission, and settled into quarters. After setting a six-month deadline for their missions, Yang Tian practiced the Void God Spell while the Star Emperor sensed an extraordinary aura from Little Nian.

• Yang Tian presented his squad’s Token at Southeast Fortress, and Mu Bai explained the proper procedure for arranging a war mission.
• Mu Bai registered the squad, arranged their rooms, and told them to kill twenty fifth-tier demons or ten sixth-rank demons to complete their mission.
• Yang Tian set a goal for the squad to complete eight missions within six months, and his teammates agreed.
• That night, Yang Tian practiced the Void God Spell, while the Star Emperor wondered how the unranked Little Nian could radiate power like a primordial divine beast.

Yang Tian’s team fought a sixth-rank bear demon attacking a female warrior on the fortress walls and killed it through coordinated teamwork. The rescued warrior thanked them, and Yang Tian recognized her as Wang Yuanyuan, who might belong to Long Haochen’s team.

• Li Ang blocked the bear demon’s blow while Yang Tian protected him and used Radiance to blind the demon.
• Lan Ruyu attacked with Hundred-Hole Water Strike, while Bai Xiaoxiao boosted her blade-armed demon beast and Hanyu used Ghost Flash to wound the bear demon.
• The bear demon knocked Bai Xiaoxiao’s summoned beast out of action, but Yang Tian pierced its heart with the Black Sword.
• Yang Tian’s team collected the bear demon’s body and magic crystal, advancing their progress by ten percent.
• The female warrior thanked Yang Tian’s team, and he recognized her as Wang Yuanyuan, a possible member of Long Haochen’s team.

After completing their mission at the Southeast Fortress, Yang Tian’s Demon Hunt Squad traveled deep into demon territory to hunt Great Bird Demons. Near Narik Province, Yang Tian prepared disguises to help the six members pass as a ten-person demon squad.

• Yang Tian’s team killed the final fifth-tier demon on their sixth day at the Southeast Fortress, completed their war mission, and received proof from Mu Bai.
• Yang Tian’s team left with the Star Speech Merchant Group and headed toward Narik Province to hunt three sixth-rank Great Bird Demons.
• Near Narik Province, Yang Tian’s team slipped away from the caravan and discussed humanity’s lost territory.
• Lan Ruyu warned that Great Bird Demons could stay safely inside the city, so Yang Tian explained his plan to disguise the squad as demons.
• Yang Tian gave the team demon hides and used his thought power to support four fake figures, then led everyone toward Narik Province.

Yang Tian led his disguised squad into Narik Province, bluffed past the demon guards, and ambushed four Great Bird Demons. After resting, the team left for Yak Province to hunt the Yak Clan.

• Yang Tian used Li Ang's Bear Demon disguise and his own purple eyes to intimidate the gate guards into letting the squad enter Narik Province.
• Yang Tian assigned his teammates roles in an ambush, and the squad trapped and killed four Great Bird Demons, with Hanyu delivering the killing strike against the early sixth-rank target.
• Yang Tian's team returned to the inn, replenished their supplies, and rested after the successful mission.
• Yang Tian led the squad out of Narik Province at dusk and set their next objective: kill fifteen members of the Yak Clan in Yak Province.

Yang Tian's squad encountered a fleeing Marshal-level Demon Hunt Squad near Yak Province and used prepared traps, elixirs, and the Windwing Bird to turn their retreat into a counterattack. As the pursuing Yak Clan demons entered the bombardment zone, Yang Tian unleashed a blinding light attack.

• Yang Tian spotted a Marshal-level Demon Hunt Squad pursued by a Yak Clan force and ordered his teammates to prepare traps.
• The Marshal-level squad's commander scolded Li Ang, but Yang Tian asked him to trust the plan and Zhao Yu persuaded him to wait.
• Yang Tian's earth trench and Lan Ruyu's water spell killed dozens of Yak Clan demons as the pursuers advanced.
• Yang Tian gave the Marshal-level squad fourth-tier elixirs, and its commander apologized to Li Ang before both squads prepared to fight together.
• The Windwing Bird unleashed a hurricane to hold back the Yak Clan, and Yang Tian used his twin swords to cast “Light, illuminate!”

Yang Tian and his companions joined Marshal Rank Demon Hunt Squad Forty-Nine in destroying the Yak Clan force and killing its eighth-order chief. Lei Gang then transferred ten thousand merit points to Yang Tian, and the squads parted with plans to work together again.

• Yang Tian’s Undying Bird flames killed hundreds of Yak Clan demons, and he led his squad in a counterattack as the Yak Clan chief tried to retreat.
• A lightning-attribute mage from Marshal Rank Demon Hunt Squad Forty-Nine struck the demons with Thunderbolt while the two squads fought together.
• Yang Tian used Radiance Spell to blind the demons, then unleashed Fleeting Splendor against the Yak Clan chief.
• The Star Emperor killed the eighth-order Yak Clan chief, allowing the squads to finish off the remaining Yak Clan demons and Spore Demons.
• Lei Gang offered Yang Tian the squad’s merit points, and Lin Qingqing accepted a transfer of ten thousand before Yang Tian and Lei Gang agreed to work together again.

Yang Tian’s team entered Kuli Province to pursue three missions and rested before beginning their work. The next day, Yang Tian split the six members into three pairs to hunt fifth-tier demons in Kuria City, leaving them to meet at the city gate.

• Lin Qingqing defended taking merit points from the Marshal-level Demon Hunt Squad, and Yang Tian reluctantly agreed to let it go.
• Yang Tian’s team traveled to Kuli Province, where they planned to find Bitterlife Flowers, investigate underground energy in Kuria City, and carry out a killing mission.
• Lin Qingqing’s new healing and recovery spells strengthened the team, while Yang Tian continued practicing the Nine-Turn Spirit Tempering Technique and the Void God Spell.
• After resting overnight at an inn, Yang Tian paired himself with Lin Qingqing, Hanyu with Lan Ruyu, and Li Ang with Bai Xiaoxiao for the hunt.
• Yang Tian sent the three pairs to kill fifth-tier demons and warned them to avoid sixth-rank demons and meet at Kuria City’s gate.

Yang Tian and Jiaoxin shared a pretend wedding night, and Yang Tian carved keepsakes of their appearances while choosing not to drink the wedding wine. The next day, Yang Tian prepared to take Jiaoxin to see Granny and leave the cabin, while Granny and Jiaoyue watched over them.

• Yang Tian lifted Jiaoxin's bridal veil, admired her, and carved her likeness into Purple Bamboo as a keepsake.
• Jiaoxin asked Yang Tian whether he would change his face, and he refused, saying he wanted to keep the appearance his parents had given him.
• Yang Tian poured the wedding wine into jade bottles instead of drinking it, then carved a statue of himself while Jiaoxin went to sleep.
• Granny and Jiaoyue watched Yang Tian and Jiaoxin through a water mirror, and Granny noted that Yang Tian had not drunk the wine.
• Yang Tian woke Jiaoxin near midday, then pricked his palm and let blood fall onto the white cloth before telling her they would see Granny and might leave the next day.

Yang Tian and Jiaoxin prepared to leave Skyfang Moon, where their family entrusted Jiaoxin to him and warned him about the dangers surrounding the Merfolk. After Yang Tian underwent a powerful evolution, he departed with Jiaoxin, promising her sisters he would bring her back in ten years.

• Yang Tian and Jiaoxin paid their respects to the old woman, who gave Yang Tian the Starsea Pendant and explained how he must care for Jiaoxin outside the Merfolk realm.
• The old woman told Yang Tian and Jiaoyue that the sealed remnant soul of Qiongqi threatened the Merfolk, and she gave Jiaoyue the Divine Moon Heart to pass to Jiaoxin when she returned.
• The old woman used a forbidden technique to transform Yang Tian, boosting his strength and giving him blue hair, striking features, and blue-and-gold wings.
• The old woman revealed that her lifespan was ending and planned to pass her spiritual power to Jiaoyue so she could help suppress Qiongqi's remnant soul.
• After another day, Jiaoyue gave Yang Tian a pearl-covered garment and asked him to care for Jiaoxin, while her sisters said the Merfolk would welcome them back in ten years.
• Yang Tian took Jiaoxin toward his waiting teammates, and Jiaoxin called out that she would return to her sisters.

Yang Tian and his companions explored Death Canyon with Jiaoxin, who helped them escape a tenth-rank beast and revealed the enormous food supply stored in her necklace. Jiaoxin then found an Immortal Fruit that could speed Little Nian’s recovery, while Bai Xiaoxiao wondered whether Jiaoxin and Yang Tian were a couple.

• Jiaoxin landed the finishing blow on a peak eighth-rank demon beast, and Yang Tian praised her while Lin Qingqing watched jealously.
• Jiaoyue stayed behind on the mountain and admitted to herself that she had fallen for Yang Tian, though she knew he belonged to Jiaoxin.
• Yang Tian and his companions escaped a tenth-rank demon beast after stealing its spirit herbs, and Jiaoxin shared potential-enhancing fruits with them.
• Yang Tian discovered that Jiaoxin’s necklace held an enormous supply of rare fruits and told her she could eat as much as she wanted.
• Jiaoxin recognized that Little Nian’s weakened state came from a powerful forbidden spell and produced an Immortal Fruit that could shorten her recovery to about half a year.
• Bai Xiaoxiao beckoned Lin Qingqing and Hanyu over to gossip about whether Jiaoxin and Yang Tian were husband and wife.

Yang Tian reunited with Wasu, who had tracked him down after using prophecy spells and claimed she had worried he was dead. He let her go without fighting, though her tearful reaction left their relationship unresolved.

• Bai Xiaoxiao and the others speculated that Yang Tian and Jiaoxin's marriage might not be consummated, while Yang Tian fed fruit to Little Nian.
• Wasu attacked Yang Tian, who protected Jiaoxin and recognized that Wasu had reached the eighth order.
• Wasu revealed that she had absorbed the Nine-Turn Mutual-Growth Fruits and had temporarily suppressed the star Yang Tian had placed in her.
• Yang Tian told Wasu to leave or fight, and she explained that she had searched for him after prophecy spells suggested he was alive.
• Yang Tian thanked Wasu for worrying about him, promised to remove or gift her the star, and told her he would not attack her if she stayed out of the war.
• Wasu became tearful and accused Yang Tian of driving her away.

Yang Tian and his companions left Death Canyon with Wasu’s help, intending to return to human territory quickly. In Kuno City, Wasu gave Yang Tian a Star Demon Race noble token to help him travel toward Demon Capital Heart City in disguise.

• Wasu attacked Yang Tian, but he formed his squad into battle formation and warned her that he could destroy them with the star’s power.
• Wasu lifted the star’s suppression and offered to help the group leave demon territory with itinerant merchants, and Yang Tian chose to trust her for now.
• The group emerged from Death Canyon and reached Kuno City, where Yang Tian told his teammates to wait while Jiaoxin accompanied him.
• Hanyu and Bai Xiaoxiao argued that they should accompany Yang Tian too, but he refused and threatened to hand the commander position to Bai Xiaoxiao.
• Wasu gave Yang Tian a Star Demon Race duke’s token so he could travel toward Demon Capital Heart City without attracting attention.

After a millennium of cultivation, Yang Tian surveyed the Holy Demon Continent, reunited with Jiaoyue, and left to search the starry rivers for the Blue Planet. After 129,600 years, he finally returned, protected the soul of his former self, and fulfilled his promise to the Ancestral Dragon.

• Yang Tian emerged from a thousand years of seclusion with immense power, checked on the gods and the peaceful Holy Demon Continent, and visited Jiaoyue in Skyfang Moon.
• Yang Tian gave Jiaoyue a token that let her travel freely to the Holy Demon Palace, raised her cultivation, and left to explore other worlds.
• Yang Tian fought through the starry river, reached the Star World, and forced its World Consciousness to promise it would let the Star Emperor return.
• After searching for tens of thousands of years, Yang Tian found the Blue Planet and realized his journey had lasted 129,600 years.
• Yang Tian detained and protected the soul of his former self, watched a girl in a pale yellow dress walk away, and departed after fulfilling his promise to the Ancestral Dragon.