Chapter Summaries

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.

Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, and Qi Ling entered the glowing ruins while Luna and the Demon Alliance guarded the entrance. As Qian Jiyin arrived with his subordinates, Luna tried to turn the gathered onlookers against him and offered to lead an attack on his alliance.

• Xiao Ye, Xiao Ming, and Qi Ling opened the ruins and rushed inside after the golden gate's light threatened to attract trouble.
• Luna persuaded the Demon Alliance members to guard the entrance and prepare for enemies.
• Crowds gathered outside the ruins, but they waited instead of challenging the Demon Alliance.
• Qian Jiyin arrived and demanded that Luna reveal the treasure, prompting her to warn the onlookers about his character and his stolen treasure.
• Qian Jiyin urged the crowd to join forces against the Demon Alliance, but Luna offered to lead them against him instead.

Luna tried to keep Chu Ling from entering the ruins, but Hao Long betrayed the Demon Alliance and helped Chu Ling pass. Chu Ling agreed to kill Qi Ling if he got the chance.

• Qian Jiyin announced that he and his subordinates would withdraw, restoring a tense balance around the ruins.
• Chu Ling arrived and demanded that Luna move aside, but she refused to let him pass.
• As Chu Ling prepared to attack Luna, Hao Long appeared and offered to hold her back.
• Hao Long asked Chu Ling to kill Qi Ling, and Chu Ling agreed.
• Hao Long blocked Luna while Chu Ling walked into the ruins.

Luna confronted Hao Long for letting Chu Ling pass to attack Qi Ling, while their dispute triggered a fight between the Demon Alliance and the other competitors at the ruins. After ordering her allies to withdraw, Luna began breaking the seal on the Nine-Lived Spirit Cat’s power, risking that she might lose herself.

• Luna accused Hao Long of betraying her agreement with Qi Ling, and Hao Long refused to accept her authority and fought her.
• The Demon Alliance members chose to follow Luna and blocked the crowd from entering the ruins, while Xiaoyu used her Bagua Formation to prevent anyone from going around them.
• As the outnumbered Demon Alliance members began falling and losing their eligibility, Luna stopped fighting and ordered them to leave.
• With the Demon Alliance withdrawing, Hao Long realized Luna was about to undo the seal on the Nine-Lived Spirit Cat’s power, which could make her lose herself.

Luna transformed into a Nine-Lived Spirit Cat and fought off more than a hundred attackers while trying to buy time for Qi Ling. Hao Long rallied the crowd, but Luna’s endurance thwarted their plan to wear her down, until Qian Jiyin arrived and used special restraints against her.

• Luna transformed into a gigantic demon cat and attacked the crowd, using quick strikes to avoid being surrounded.
• Hao Long told everyone to gather together, making it harder for Luna to pick them off and allowing the group to wound her.
• The attackers tried to exhaust Luna, but the Nine-Lived Spirit Cat’s extraordinary endurance let her keep fighting to buy time for Qi Ling.
• Qian Jiyin returned with his subordinates and sent them to attack Luna, while he watched from the side.
• One subordinate used a special item to restrain Luna, and Qian Jiyin’s men dropped special nets over her, but Luna tore through them and broke free.

Qian Jiyin trapped Luna in a Soul-Locking Grand Formation and let the others attack her until she lost consciousness, while Hao Long chose to pursue the ruins instead of helping her. Inside the ruins, a crowded wooden bridge snapped over magma, and the people who fell discovered that their escape abilities and Exchange Shop items did not work there.

• Qian Jiyin trapped Luna in the Soul-Locking Grand Formation and urged the others to attack her.
• Hao Long stood by as Luna endured the attacks until she lost consciousness, her Bagua Formation broke, and she returned to human form.
• Qian Jiyin persuaded Hao Long to leave Luna behind and enter the ruins with him.
• Qian Jiyin stopped Hao Long from joining the crowd on a narrow wooden bridge suspended over magma.
• The bridge snapped beneath more than fifty people, who fell toward the magma and discovered that their escape abilities and Exchange Shop items failed.