Recaps

Kurumi persuaded Qi Ling to use his Devil Blood to heal Cang Yue, warning that the Queen of Ice would likely try to kill him if she learned he had saved her. The group prepared to move to a private room so Qi Ling could treat Cang Yue, while Kurumi hinted that her points came from a bloody past.

• Kurumi predicted that Qi Ling would try to save Cang Yue and warned that Cang Yue hated men and might attack him once she woke.
• Kurumi sent Xiaoyu to get desserts and explained that Qi Ling's Devil Blood could heal Cang Yue and keep her from striking him.
• Qi Ling worried that using his blood on unconscious Cang Yue would manipulate her, but Kurumi said it would not change her true nature unless she encountered more of his blood later.
• Kurumi proposed renting a private room for twelve hours, and Qi Ling agreed that using his blood was preferable to spending a thousand points on healing Cang Yue.
• Kurumi revealed that she had 585 points, and Qi Ling inferred they had come from the bloodshed surrounding her arrival.

Kurumi used Qi Ling’s blood and replenishing medicine to treat Cang Yue, leaving Qi Ling unconscious from blood loss. When he awoke, Xiaoyu was beside him, and Cang Yue was suspended in a tank of red liquid.

• Kurumi rented a room in the safe zone and revealed that the pills she had bought were blood-replenishing medicine for Qi Ling.
• Kurumi placed Cang Yue inside her shadow and explained that she needed enough of Qi Ling’s blood to immerse Cang Yue for treatment.
• Qi Ling drank the medicine and gave Kurumi his blood until he fainted, and Kurumi stopped the bleeding and put him on the bed.
• Kurumi considered killing the unconscious Qi Ling but decided to keep playing her game with him instead.
• Qi Ling woke to Xiaoyu beside him, and Kurumi showed him Cang Yue inside a tank filled with translucent red liquid.

Kurumi used points to buy top-grade immortal medicines and persuaded Qi Ling and Xiaoyu to take missions to earn more. After meeting Cao Yang and Xiao Die in the safe zone, Kurumi recognized Xiao Die as a lowly insect and frightened her, while Cao Yang remained unaware of Xiao Die’s contempt for him.

• Kurumi explained that she had exchanged points for immortal medicines and suggested they earn more points to extend their stay in the room with Cang Yue.
• Qi Ling, Kurumi, and Xiaoyu accepted missions to gather materials, drive off beasts, and harvest fruit.
• They ran into Cao Yang and Xiao Die, who said they had earned two hundred points together and that Xiao Die had entrusted the points to him.
• Kurumi privately called Xiao Die a lowly insect and threatened her, leaving Xiao Die pale and frightened.
• Qi Ling left Cao Yang behind, and Xiao Die hid her contempt from him while agreeing to rest with him.
• After leaving the safe zone, Qi Ling asked Kurumi about Xiao Die, and Kurumi angrily denied being anything like her.

Qi Ling and Xiaoyu used her Bagua Formation to overcome the Saber-Toothed Dragon Beast, whose attacks had initially overwhelmed him. After defeating it, Qi Ling gained a red Level Three Attack Token, and he set out with Xiaoyu to find Kurumi.

• Qi Ling charged the Saber-Toothed Dragon Beast, but its locked-down space and heavy charge sent him flying before Xiaoyu finished preparing her Bagua Formation.
• Xiaoyu used fog and phantoms of Qi Ling to distract the beast, letting Qi Ling attack its belly with the Demon God Halberd.
• When the beast grew larger and burst into flames, Xiaoyu combined the formation with Qi Ling’s imposing presence to weaken it, and Qi Ling defeated it.
• The Saber-Toothed Dragon Beast dropped a red Level Three Attack Token that strengthened Qi Ling’s attacks, and he and Xiaoyu went to find Kurumi.

Qi Ling and Kurumi used clones and puppets to complete missions and earn points, then avoided exposing Qi Ling’s identity when Qian Xunji spotted the puppets. The chapter ended with Qian Xunji asking Bai Di to gather their alliance at the nearest safe zone that night.

• Xiaoyu proudly told Kurumi that she and Qi Ling had earned a hundred points by defeating an S-rank monster, while Kurumi revealed she had earned more than two hundred by sending clones on missions.
• Qi Ling summoned puppets from his Blood Sea to complete multiple missions, but controlling them left him exhausted, unlike Kurumi, whose clones acted independently.
• Qi Ling and Kurumi encountered Qian Xunji while competing for missions, so Qi Ling dismissed his puppets to prevent Qian Xunji from tracing them to him.
• Qi Ling met Qian Xunji as Bai Di and denied seeing who had summoned the puppets, leading Qian Xunji to conclude that Qi Ling had fled.
• Qian Xunji asked Bai Di to gather everyone in their alliance at the nearest safe zone that night to exchange information.

Qi Ling attended the Eliminate Ling Alliance meeting with Kurumi and Xiaoyu, where Xue Qinghe confidently identified a powerful stranger as Qi Ling. The alliance accepted the mistaken identification and prepared to deal with the stranger, leaving the real Qi Ling safely hidden among them.

• Qi Ling told Kurumi and Xiaoyu about the alliance meeting, and Kurumi decided to join them.
• Qian Xunji welcomed Kurumi to the meeting, where the group exchanged information about Qi Ling.
• Xue Qinghe claimed he had identified Qi Ling by his strength, dragon roar, and two women accompanying him.
• The next day, Xue Qinghe led the alliance to a towering man with a mountain-cleaving axe and insisted he was Qi Ling in disguise.
• Qian Xunji and Cao Yang accepted Xue Qinghe's claim, while the real Qi Ling stayed quiet and the alliance began planning an attack.

Qian Xunji, Xue Qinghe, and Cao Yang launched a coordinated attack on Escanor, believing him to be Qi Ling, but their strikes failed to harm him. Escanor seized Cao Yang’s spear and summoned a golden axe, leaving Cao Yang facing a lethal counterattack.

• Qian Xunji told the group to coordinate their attack and try to defeat their opponent at once.
• Xue Qinghe transformed into an Evil Dragon and struck Escanor with foul blood, but it slid harmlessly off his body.
• Escanor introduced himself and mocked the attackers, while Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe questioned whether they had mistaken him for Qi Ling.
• Xue Qinghe split into three Evil Dragons and filled the area with poisonous mist as Cao Yang thrust his demonic spear at Escanor.
• Cao Yang’s spear could not pierce Escanor’s skin, and Escanor grabbed it before summoning a golden axe and swinging it at Cao Yang.

Escanor overwhelmed Cao Yang and then fought Qian Xunji, whose attacks and abilities could not match Escanor’s growing strength. Xue Qinghe called the others into the battle, and Kurumi opened fire on Escanor as the group prepared to fight together.

• Escanor nearly cleaved Cao Yang in two, but Qian Xunji blocked his next axe strike while Xue Qinghe rescued Cao Yang.
• Qian Xunji activated his Martial Soul Avatar and wounded Escanor with his demonic sword, but Escanor extinguished the black flames and grew even stronger.
• Escanor forced Qian Xunji out of his intangible state and struck him, sending him flying with only minor injuries.
• Xue Qinghe urged the others to join the fight, and Qi Ling warned Xiaoyu to coordinate with him rather than charge in alone.
• Kurumi fired a flintlock bullet at Escanor, but it struck his chest and fell without leaving a mark.

Escanor shrugged off the team’s attacks and charged at Qi Ling, who was trapped with him inside Xiaoyu’s Bagua Formation. Unable to avoid the fight, Qi Ling transformed into the Divine Dragon Emperor’s Dragon God Body form as their battle began.

• Escanor endured the cannon blast and Xiao Die’s blood butterflies without suffering any injury.
• Escanor charged the group, singled out Qi Ling, and pursued him as the others dodged.
• Qi Ling called for Xiaoyu to set up a formation, and she enclosed him and Escanor in the Bagua Formation.
• Qi Ling stopped Escanor’s charge with the power of the earth, but Escanor insisted they fight.
• Qi Ling summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor and transformed into his Dragon God Body form to face Escanor.

Qi Ling fought Escanor, using deceptive halberd techniques before trading blows with him in a contest of endurance. After they agreed to settle the fight with one final strike, Qi Ling redirected Escanor’s attack and escaped, leaving the winner undecided.

• Escanor challenged Qi Ling to a fight, and his Divine Axe overpowered Qi Ling’s Demon God Halberd in their first clash.
• Qi Ling used misdirection to make his halberd strike past Escanor’s axe and wound him, then repeated the trick.
• Escanor stopped trying to block and attacked head-on, so Qi Ling met him in a fierce exchange of blows that left both badly battered.
• Qi Ling and Escanor agreed that their next strike would decide the winner, and Escanor unleashed Divine Axe: Demon Breaking.
• Qi Ling borrowed the force of Escanor’s attack and flew away, saying it was not the time to decide the winner.

Qi Ling escaped the battle with Escanor by pretending to be defeated, then fled with Xiaoyu and Kurumi when an SSS-rank monster awakened on the island. Kurumi identified Zhen Hong as the only person likely able to challenge it, while Xue Qinghe’s explanation helped keep suspicion of Qi Ling at bay.

• Qi Ling withdrew his Dragon God Armor, staged a defeat, and escaped the Bagua Formation, prompting Qian Xunji and the others to retreat.
• Qi Ling, Xiaoyu, and Kurumi left before Escanor could pursue them, but a terrifying presence erupted from a distant mountaintop.
• Kurumi recognized the presence as an SSS-rank monster and said Zhen Hong was the only person on the island who might defeat one alone.
• Qi Ling and his companions returned to Kurumi’s room, where Kurumi explained that the island had three SSS-rank monsters and that Zhen Hong was a True God-level person.
• Qian Xunji’s group concluded that Escanor was not Qi Ling, and Xue Qinghe attributed the dragon’s roar to Escanor, easing suspicion of Qi Ling.

Qi Ling’s group continued earning rewards while the disappearance of an SSS-rank monster’s presence revealed that Zhen Hong had likely defeated it. A team hoping to ambush the supposedly weakened Zhen Hong entered the mountaintop basin, and the chapter ended with her confronting their lookout as she walked past him.

• Xiao Die volunteered to care for the badly injured Cao Yang, and Qian Xunji entrusted him to her.
• Qi Ling’s group completed missions, killed several S-rank monsters, and Qi Ling assembled a level 5 Attack Token.
• On the sixth morning, the SSS-rank monster’s presence vanished, and Qi Ling and Kurumi concluded that Zhen Hong had probably killed it.
• Kurumi warned Qi Ling that people who tried to take advantage of Zhen Hong after her battle had all regretted it.
• A team of contestants entered the mountaintop basin to ambush Zhen Hong, while one member stayed outside as a lookout.
• Zhen Hong emerged from the basin behind the lookout and told him she had been inside all along.

After Zhen Hong left the vanished contestants behind, Qi Ling continued collecting points and learned that Chu Ling was fighting a humanoid SS-rank monster. The chapter ended when a hidden attacker slashed a dagger at Qi Ling’s neck.

• Zhen Hong left the mountaintop, and the man who searched for his companions found no trace of them.
• Qi Ling continued completing missions, learned that some points-shop items could be taken home, and estimated that at least half the contestants had been eliminated.
• Qi Ling watched Chu Ling battle a bronze-masked, armored SS-rank monster and judged that Chu Ling would eventually win.
• Kurumi explained that the SS-rank monsters were humanoid, and Qi Ling reflected on the strength of the SSS-rank monster Zhen Hong had defeated.
• Qi Ling, Kurumi, and Xiaoyu resumed their missions separately, and a hidden attacker suddenly slashed a dagger toward Qi Ling’s neck.

Qi Ling met Xiao Ye and learned that Qian Jiyin was gathering allies to hunt an SSS-rank monster. After Xiaoyu and Kurumi arrived, the group prepared to go find Qian Jiyin together.

• Ye Mingzhu and Ye Mingyue ambushed Qi Ling, but he dodged their attacks until Xiao Ye told them to stop.
• Xiao Ye introduced herself as the Night King and invited Qi Ling to join Qian Jiyin's plan to hunt an SSS-rank monster.
• Qi Ling agreed to meet Qian Jiyin with Xiao Ye once his companions arrived, while recognizing that Ye Jiangming was secretly with her.
• Xiaoyu and Kurumi arrived, and Xiao Ye and Kurumi exchanged wary looks before suddenly acting like close friends.

Qi Ling and the others agreed to join Qian Jiyin’s plan to hunt an SSS-rank monster, but Qian Jiyin said they needed Luna’s help. The group reached Luna’s safe zone and found her followers guarding her room.

• Xiao Ye brought Qi Ling, Kurumi, and the others to meet Qian Jiyin, who proposed sharing the rewards from an SSS-rank monster according to each person’s contribution.
• Qian Jiyin revealed that his group had located the monster and cleared the traps around it, but their first attack had failed.
• Qian Jiyin said they needed one more powerful ally and named Luna, the Demon Alliance’s holy maiden and Spirit Cat Princess.
• Kurumi told Qi Ling that Luna had reached the Upper God level and could display power beyond the True God level.
• Qian Jiyin spent points to teleport the group to Luna’s safe zone, where Demon Alliance contestants stopped them outside her room.

Qian Jiyin’s group gained entry to meet Luna after Kurumi used Qi Ling’s bloodied handkerchief to draw her out. Hao Long joined the meeting and clashed with Xiao Ye over where Luna should sit, while the group prepared to discuss cooperation.

• Qian Jiyin explained his proposal, but the Demon Alliance members distrusted him and refused to let the group see Luna.
• Kurumi gave the guards a handkerchief stained with Qi Ling’s blood, and Luna hurried out asking whether he was safe.
• Kurumi reassured Luna that Qi Ling was fine, and Luna invited the visitors inside after greeting Xiao Ye.
• Hao Long arrived and insisted on joining the discussion, while Ye Mingzhu, Ye Mingyue, and Xiaoyu stayed outside.
• Hao Long tried to make Luna sit beside him, but Xiao Ye objected and Luna chose to sit with her instead.
• Kurumi told Qi Ling that Hao Long was the younger brother of the Demon Alliance’s first leader, a demonic dragon, and a fervent suitor of Luna.

Qian Jiyin gathered Qi Ling’s group and the others to challenge the island’s SSS-rank monster, the Sword Demon, and they agreed on how to divide its rewards. The groups chose an eight-person lineup, but Hao Long questioned Xiaoyu’s ability after Kurumi selected her to fight.

• Kurumi reassured Qi Ling that Hao Long would not dare harm Luna, who was stronger and better protected than he was.
• Qian Jiyin proposed that they hunt the island’s strongest monster, and the group agreed to share rewards by taking what they could use and settling any disputes by vote.
• Qian Jiyin led everyone to the altar where the Sword Demon waited and explained its strength, recovery, and ability to create a clone for every enemy inside the altar.
• Qian Jiyin called for two fighters from each group, and Luna and Hao Long, Xiao Ye and Xiao Ming, and Qian Jiyin with a subordinate stepped forward.
• Kurumi chose Xiaoyu in her place, and Hao Long criticized the choice until Xiao Ye sharply defended Xiaoyu and rebuked him for judging her by her appearance.

The group fought Sword Demon, with Luna opening the battle with a powerful strike and Xiaoyu’s Bagua Formation strengthening their combined assault. Sword Demon split into eight identical bodies, leaving everyone scrambling to identify the original.

• Qi Ling proposed that the group strike Sword Demon before he awakened, and everyone chose Luna to deliver the opening blow.
• Luna transformed and launched a powerful attack, but Sword Demon woke and blocked it with his scabbard before driving her back.
• Xiaoyu spread her Bagua Formation across the battlefield as Qi Ling, Qian Jiyin, Hao Long, Xiao Ye, and Xiao Ming attacked Sword Demon.
• Sword Demon countered the group’s attacks and appeared unharmed, then began glowing blue as Qian Jiyin warned that he was about to create clones.
• Sword Demon split into eight identical bodies and attacked the group, while Qian Jiyin said they had to find the original.

Qi Ling discovered the Sword Demon's original body and helped Luna land a devastating blow that destroyed its clones. The Sword Demon rose again, glowing with an even more overwhelming Sword Intent, leaving everyone facing its apparent final counterattack.

• Qi Ling used Xiaoyu's Bagua Formation to switch opponents until he found the Sword Demon's original body.
• Qi Ling and the others restrained the original Sword Demon, allowing Luna to strike its chest and send it crashing into the altar's barrier.
• The Sword Demon collapsed and its clones vanished, but it soon stood up again despite Luna's full-strength attack.
• Qian Jiyin urged everyone to hold on, while Hao Long questioned how they could withstand the Sword Demon's next attack.
• The Sword Demon radiated blue light and released a crushing Sword Intent that split nearby stones.

Qi Ling saved Luna from Sword Demon's devastating slash by switching places with her and unleashing the Power of Gods and Demons. He survived the clash but suffered a grievous wound and collapsed, while Luna learned that Bai Di was Qi Ling.

• Sword Demon targeted Luna with a slash that no one present believed they could survive, and Hao Long hesitated to protect her.
• Qi Ling used Steal the Stars and Swap the Moon to switch places with Luna and redirect Sword Demon's attack onto himself.
• Qi Ling activated the Power of Gods and Demons, summoned the Dragon God Armor, and countered with Heaven Devourer.
• The collision exhausted Sword Demon and left one of his swords broken, while Qi Ling stood with a severe wound across his chest.
• Qi Ling collapsed unconscious, and Luna caught him, recognizing that Bai Di was the Qi Ling she had long yearned for.

Luna and Qi Ling’s friends spent their points to save him after Sword Demon’s attack, and Qi Ling awoke two days later in the safe zone. As he assessed his weakness and believed the locked room kept him safe, a cracking sound and waves of cold interrupted him.

• Kurumi said Qi Ling was still alive, and Luna carried him toward the safe zone despite Hao Long trying to stop her so Qi Ling could be eliminated.
• Luna threatened to fight Hao Long to the death if he blocked her, then told him her heart could belong only to Qi Ling before leaving with the others.
• Qian Jiyin asked what would happen to Sword Demon, then claimed he would take him if nobody else wanted him.
• Qi Ling awoke in the safe zone after two days and learned that Luna and the others had pooled their points to pay the exchange shop ten thousand points to heal him.
• Xiaoyu left to tell Luna and the others that Qi Ling had awakened, while Qi Ling realized the Dragon God Armor had been destroyed and his body remained dangerously weak.
• Qi Ling reassured himself that the room was secure, but a crisp cracking sound and faint waves of cold suddenly interrupted him.

Cang Yue awakened from her near-fatal injuries and confronted Qi Ling after discovering he had seen her naked. She spared him for now, postponing her punishment until he recovered, then ordered him to explain the island and massage her foot.

• Cang Yue's cultivation chamber shattered, and she emerged alive as Qi Ling watched.
• Cang Yue noticed Qi Ling looking at her and threatened him with an ice blade.
• Qi Ling convinced Cang Yue that he had saved her, but she said seeing her body still required a price.
• Cang Yue agreed to wait until Qi Ling recovered before settling the score, then asked him about the island and demanded a foot massage.

Cang Yue made Qi Ling massage her foot while he warned her not to underestimate Qian Jiyin, and she reconsidered her plan to act rashly. Luna and the others reunited with Qi Ling, who learned that Qian Jiyin had withheld the SSS-rank monster's rewards, leaving him wary of their continued conflict.

• Cang Yue made Qi Ling massage her foot, and he told her about the island's points, items, and Qian Jiyin's dangerous advantages.
• Cang Yue acknowledged that she had underestimated Qian Jiyin and decided against rushing into a confrontation, then ordered Qi Ling to keep their encounter secret.
• Xiaoyu returned with Luna and the others, and Luna embraced Qi Ling, relieved that he had recovered.
• Xiao Ye confronted Qi Ling for hiding his identity and entering the competition without telling them, and Qi Ling explained that revealing himself would have made him a target.
• Xiao Ye told Qi Ling that Qian Jiyin had kept the SSS-rank monster's valuable rewards and given them only minor items, prompting Qi Ling to call him a major problem.

Qi Ling recovered after Xiao Ye force-fed him potions, and Xiao Ye explained why Kurumi was so dangerous and revealed that the final member of the Eight Great Demonic Souls was neither Cang Yue nor Zhen Hong. Xiao Ye then disclosed that Sleepless City had found the island’s ruins and planned to explore them for a reward worth at least as much as an SSS-rank monster.

• Xiao Ye fed Qi Ling dozens of recovery potions while Xiaoyu accepted that Qi Ling was not the person Qian Xunji and the others had accused him of being.
• Xiao Ye told Qi Ling that Kurumi was exceptionally dangerous because she competed for pleasure rather than to win, and Luna confirmed that Alice had warned her about Kurumi.
• Qi Ling counted the known members of the Eight Great Demonic Souls, and Xiao Ye said the remaining member was neither Cang Yue nor Zhen Hong.
• Xiao Ye proposed staying in the competition to seek a greater reward, despite Qi Ling’s concern that his exposed identity made him a target.
• Xiao Ye revealed that Sleepless City had located the island’s ruins and believed conquering them would yield rewards comparable to those from an SSS-rank monster.

Xiao Ye explained that conquering the hidden ruins required Qi Ling’s fate and momentum, while the group also needed to keep other contestants away from the entrance. Luna arranged for the Demon Alliance to guard it, and the team set out at night after preparing for the expedition.

• Xiao Ye told Qi Ling that the ruins’ powerful momentum meant he had to join the explorers, and that their entrance would be exposed once they went inside.
• Xiao Ye asked Luna to use her position as the Demon Alliance’s holy maiden to keep other contestants away, and Luna agreed, saying the alliance would benefit from helping Qi Ling.
• Luna returned to the Demon Alliance’s base to gather its members, while Xiao Ye exchanged the group’s points for supplies.
• Qi Ling and the others made preparations and quietly set out for the ruins at night.
• Qi Ling noticed that Hao Long was absent from the roughly twenty remaining Demon Alliance members and chose not to question his reasons.