Yu Sheng entered the apprentice assessment at an abandoned factory, where he fought a demon beast and a cultist while showing how he treated danger and rewards. Liu Qingfeng left him with a promise to pay the reward he had earned, as the surviving students faced the consequences of the trial.
Yu Sheng collected his reward, visited the veterans’ camp with Liu Qingfeng, and awakened his staff as Mobei City’s schools prepared for the national exam. Meanwhile, An Xin and the Ink Pavilion assembled for a dangerous operation, while Yu Sheng remained uneasy about trust, killing, and his classmates’ feelings.
Yu Sheng took first place in the provincial exam, but Liu Qingfeng died defending Mobei City, leaving Yu Sheng with his medal and a new resolve to earn merit. After graduating, Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng set off for Jiangcheng, where a God Servant and An Xin were also headed.
Zhao Qingyi and Pavilion Master Lin headed for Jiangcheng while Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng hunted Evil Cultists, then the group became entangled in Ink Academy’s chaotic entrance assessment. Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng earned hundreds of credits by provoking the upperclassmen, while the academy’s aged voice announced several deaths from explosives.
Yu Sheng and his classmates survived the journey to Demon-Suppressing Pass, joined Ink Academy, and began earning credits while the Evil Cultists prepared to target them. The arc ended with Yu Sheng investigating a wounded fugitive at a hotel as the Goddess and Zong Ren set plans for chaos in motion.
Yu Sheng and Ink Academy’s students fought to defend Jiangcheng while the Demon-Suppressing Pass came under attack, and Tail-Ender died holding the academy gate. After the battles, the wounded students began recovering as Xu Yuanqing prepared Yu Sheng for the Academy Freshmen Competition.
Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng led Ink Academy through the elimination round, turning their run to the finish into a profitable toll scheme. As the arena tournament was announced and the freshmen prepared for a protected trip to the Demon Domain, Xiangliu secretly marked Ji Hong while suspecting him of leaking intelligence.
Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng fought through the Freshman Competition as academy rivalries and online attacks intensified. The tournament reached the quarterfinals, while Yuan Qingshan’s crackdown uncovered a wider Demon Clan infiltration of human territory.
Yu Sheng and his classmates won the Freshman Competition’s team event, then helped Ink Pavilion sweep through Evil Cult hideouts across several cities. Afterward, they entered the Heart-Training Path and witnessed the Human Race’s history before Yu Sheng stepped into a vision of his own past in Sin City.
As public outrage turned A Tai into a target, Yu Sheng and A Tai’s friends acted to protect him while the Ink Pavilion weighed the crisis. Yu Sheng stole evidence from Old White Ape’s hut and escaped the Ten Thousand Demon Forest as A Tai’s companions headed for Ink City to demand an answer.
A Tai was cleared after Yu Sheng brought proof of his childhood captivity, while Yu Mo began punishing those who had persecuted him. Yu Sheng returned to the Demon Domain to train and hunt, as Li Shaobai began his final journey and Yu Mo prepared young people for the approaching Divine Ruins.
Yu Sheng entered the Divine Ruins and disguised himself as a White Ape, gathering resources while navigating rival Demon Beasts and humans. After the Young Flood Dragon and Gu Diao fought over the Heavenly Mountain Pool Water, Yu Sheng revived, killed the Young Flood Dragon, and advanced toward Gu Diao.
Yu Sheng returned from the Divine Ruins with valuable demon corpses, rare materials, and a mysterious egg, then brought a bloodied girl out of Sin City and gave her a new start as Shi Guang. At Ink Academy, he arranged exchanges for his spoils and revealed he had another bottle of Heavenly Mountain Pool Water while negotiating for Yu Yongyan’s sword.
Yu Sheng and his companions weather Ink Academy’s graduation, schemes, and credit troubles before setting out to assess promising students across the Human Race. The stretch ends with Yu Sheng capturing a fugitive in North China City and absorbing the gray gas released by his distress.
Yu Sheng tried to help Shi Guang recognize happiness while a staged attack drew the veterans and Reserve Corps into battle, and Old White Ape took control of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest after Gu Diao’s death. As Yu Sheng continued inspecting Ink Academy candidates, Zong Ren entered the school under Lin Qi’s identity, and a Lawless Outlaws member called to ask Yu Sheng to kill Shi Guang.
Yu Sheng fought off Soul Hunt while its real plot succeeded in stealing Spirit Mind Academy’s Awakening Object, and the Ink Pavilion moved against the Evil Cult. Chu Yu chose her own path to Demon-Suppressing Pass as the academies and their students prepared for what came next.
The Human Race’s campaign against the Evil Cult ended as Ink Academy prepared for its entrance exam, where Yu Sheng and the students turned recruitment into a chaotic gauntlet. Shi Guang earned direct admission, and Sun Wen shifted his attention to ensuring Yuan Zhong passed.
As Ink Academy’s new students endured brutal examinations and began training, the Human Race prepared for a coming assault on Demon-Suppressing Pass. The arc ended with the 141st Cohort signing death waivers and setting out for training, while Yu Sheng was turned away from the Demon Domain.
Yu Sheng exploited Dragon Python’s scale to gather resources and profit from demon beasts while Demon-Suppressing Pass faced escalating attacks. Zhong Yushu confronted Skyvault Ravine over the broken agreement, and Yu Sheng left Xin Yongfeng to return to the pass as the next assault approached.
Yu Sheng and the defenders endured repeated assaults on Demon-Suppressing Pass while Yu Mo launched an offensive at Dawn Pass. As the demon forces overwhelmed the walls, Chu Yu activated the pass’s formations and summoned the souls of its fallen defenders, leaving the battle poised for the human Sages to appear.