Chapter Summaries

Ling Yuan used the Eye of the Rock God to summon a Divine Dragon, which transformed into a little girl who called herself Zhong Xiaoli. He accepted the unexpected new Contract Beast, while the others reacted with surprise.

• Ling Yuan let Xia Ranran name her Dawn Elf Fengyan after the elf eagerly fed on his flame.
• Ling Yuan began his next summoning by raising nine Rock Element pillars around the altar.
• Ling Yuan slammed the Eye of the Rock God into the ground, causing the altar to crack apart and a Divine Dragon to emerge.
• The Divine Dragon shrank into a little girl and ran to Ling Yuan, calling him big brother.
• Ling Yuan agreed that the girl’s name was Zhong Xiaoli and smiled as she looked up at him.

Ling Yuan welcomed Zhong Xiaoli as his new Contract Beast and received guidance on training her Rock Element powers. After Xia Ranran left for training, he went to Tian Feng Mountain to meet Li Yi, who prepared to test his strength.

• Ling Yuan introduced Zhong Xiaoli to Xia Ranran and Ophis, and Xia Ranran immediately cuddled the new Contract Beast.
• Xiao Qingya gave Ling Yuan Li Yi’s contact information, while Xia Annan asked to fight Zhong Xiaoli and was refused.
• Xia Annan and Karna discussed Ophis’s destructive aura and the world’s rule-based contracts, then Xia Annan learned Li Huo Tian Huang needed a year to master the fire rules before Tian Feng Mountain’s seal weakened.
• The next day, Ling Yuan gave Xia Ranran an orange-red crystal for Maple Leaf and called Li Yi to arrange training.
• Ling Yuan met Li Yi at the Flame Nation Garrison on Tian Feng Mountain, where Li Yi asked him to attack with his strongest move.

Ling Yuan fought Li Yi and their Contract Beasts in front of soldiers and observers from other nations, revealing his skill and power. The battle ended with both spear attacks exploding in midair, while Jesus who loves the Lord sensed that Ling Yuan had an even stronger power in reserve.

• Ling Yuan summoned Xiao Li, a Divine Dragon, and challenged Li Yi, who revealed his Contract Beast Eternal Rock and summoned a spear.
• Ling Yuan and Li Yi fought evenly with their spears as Xiao Li and Eternal Rock clashed in the sky, drawing soldiers and observers from other nations.
• Li Yi sent the ground beneath Ling Yuan into the air, but Ling Yuan landed atop Xiao Li's head and ordered her to use Rock Soul.
• Xiao Li's Dragon Soul attacked Eternal Rock, which defended itself and struck back with a stone pillar that Xiao Li shattered with her tail.
• Li Yi and Ling Yuan hurled spear-shaped attacks at one another, and the weapons exploded in midair.
• Jesus who loves the Lord said Ling Yuan had not shown his true strength, and Raphael reacted with surprise.

Ling Yuan and Zhong Xiaoli survived Li Yi’s full-force attack, impressing him enough to end their fight and welcome Ling Yuan as a brother. Li Yi recommended Northern Di Kunlun as a place to strengthen Zhong Xiaoli, then learned that Ling Yuan had not even started university.

• Li Yi launched his Rock Spear at Ling Yuan and Zhong Xiaoli, who countered with Heavenly Rule Long Drive, and the two attacks collided in the sky.
• After the light faded, Ling Yuan and Zhong Xiaoli remained unharmed, so Li Yi ended the fight and dismissed the observers, including Lancelot and Hela.
• Li Yi invited Ling Yuan to call him Brother Yi and asked what he wanted to learn; Ling Yuan sought a way to increase Zhong Xiaoli’s spiritual energy concentration.
• Li Yi recommended Northern Di Kunlun as a place to strengthen Zhong Xiaoli.
• When Li Yi assumed Ling Yuan was nearing university graduation, Ling Yuan revealed that he had not started university yet.

Ling Yuan visited Yao Lingxi to ask about Di Kunlun, but found her overseeing regional selections for the National Contract Academy Competition and returned home rather than stay in the crowded stadium. Back home, he discovered Xiao Shi was hiding a group chat from him and then entered it to find its members watching Laxus's livestream.

• Ling Yuan used Imaginary Space to take Zhong Xiaoli to Yao Lingxi, accidentally appearing on the stadium platform and drawing the crowd's attention when Lingxi hugged him.
• Yao Lingxi explained the National Contract Academy Competition and said she could not leave until the regional selections ended, so Ling Yuan asked her to take him to Di Kunlun later.
• Ling Yuan sent Lingxi back to the stadium and returned home, relieved that he had avoided becoming the subject of public gossip.
• Xiao Shi revealed that she and Lingxi were in a secret four-person group chat that excluded Ling Yuan, then admitted she could not tell him what they discussed.
• Ling Yuan went upstairs, entered the group chat, and joined its members as they watched Laxus's livestream.

Laxus used Dragon Force to overwhelm ZERO and halt Nirvana, then returned to the guild while Igneel and Grandine discussed how he had gained the power. After waking at home, Ling Yuan met Kallen outside his door, and she asked whether he had seen her missing companion, Sakuya.

• Laxus unleashed Dragon Force, defeated ZERO, and stopped Nirvana with his Dragon Slayer attacks.
• Laxus returned to the guild, and Natsu resolved to grow stronger.
• Grandine asked Igneel about Laxus using Dragon Force, and Igneel wondered how Laxus had gained it.
• Ling Yuan woke beside Bella, Ophis, Xiao Shi, and Zhong Xiaoli, then left to make dinner.
• Kallen introduced herself to Ling Yuan and excitedly asked whether he had seen Sakuya.

Ling Yuan found Tohsaka Sakura at Tianmang Mall and learned she had been transported from another world, promising to help her return home. He brought Sakura and Kallen to his house for dinner, where they met Xiao Shi, Xiao Fei, and Xiao Li, and Xia Ranran came home as the evening began.

• Ling Yuan used the System to locate Sakura at Tianmang Mall and brought Kallen to reunite with her.
• Ling Yuan recognized Sakura as Tohsaka Sakura from another world and learned she had been pulled through a dark hole two years earlier.
• Ling Yuan promised to help Sakura find a way home and invited her and Kallen to dinner.
• Ling Yuan brought Sakura and Kallen home, where they met Xiao Shi, Xiao Fei, and Xiao Li.
• Xia Ranran returned home exhausted from training.

Ling Yuan welcomed Xia Ranran home and gathered everyone for dinner, then gave Xiao Shi and the others gifts after discovering the weapons she had hidden on her. Kallen and Sakuya agreed to stay overnight at Ling Yuan’s home, leaving the household preparing to settle in for the night.

• Ling Yuan served dinner for Xia Ranran, Little Lingxi, Xiao Shi, Kallen, Sakuya, and Zhong Xiaoli after Ranran returned from training.
• Ling Yuan took the borrowed spear back from Xiao Shi, then shook a large assortment of weapons and hidden items out of her clothes.
• Ling Yuan transformed a storage card into a ruby ring and put it on Xiao Shi’s right middle finger, then gave rings to Little Lingxi and Xia Ranran and other gifts to Zhong Xiaoli, Kallen, and Sakuya.
• Ling Yuan invited Kallen and Sakuya to stay in the empty rooms for the night, and Kallen accepted because it was late and the trip back to the dormitory could be dangerous.

Ling Yuan discussed whether Dragon-Slaying Magic Crystals could be stacked with the group chat, then prepared to take Yao Lingxi to Di Kunlun. The chapter ended with them asking Huang Zhenbei to activate the Teleportation Array.

• Laxus asked whether Dragon-Slaying Magic Crystals could be stacked after Natsu used his magic power to unleash a Lightning Flame Dragon's Roar.
• Ling Yuan confirmed that Celestial God Serena had eight Dragon-Slaying Magic Crystals, prompting Laxus and Hongyan to plan an ambush and hire Veleslan.
• Ling Yuan woke, greeted the children at home, and agreed to change the ring Yao Lingxi wore after she questioned its meaning.
• Ling Yuan and Yao Lingxi traveled through a spatial rift to Huang Zhenbei's office and asked him to activate the Teleportation Array to Di Kunlun.

Ling Yuan entered the secret realm with Little Lingxi and found Crimson Moonspear, a weapon once thrown by Morax that had been suppressing the northern ley line. After using Zhong Xiaoli’s Rock Elemental Power to break its barrier, Ling Yuan tried to claim the spear, but its password prompt rejected his guess.

• Huang Zhenbei gave Ling Yuan a photograph of the Rock Spear and a token for the secret realm.
• Little Lingxi led Ling Yuan through the secret realm, where he learned it was used to stabilize and purify spiritual energy.
• Ling Yuan and Little Lingxi found Crimson Moonspear embedded among Elemental Crystals at the realm’s center.
• Ling Yuan used Zhong Xiaoli’s Rock Elemental Power to dispel the spear’s barrier.
• Ling Yuan gripped Crimson Moonspear, but the system asked for a password and the spear remained motionless after his guess.

Ling Yuan absorbed the secret realm’s Elemental Power and gained a new Rock-based ability while Zhong Xiaoli fused with Crimson Moonspear. Xiao Li emerged able to transform into a mature Zhong Li for one hour a day, and Ling Yuan planned to put the spear to work.

• Ling Yuan used a password to release the earthy yellow spear, and Crimson Moonspear flew into Zhong Xiaoli and began fusing with her.
• While Xiao Li’s fusion took an hour, Ling Yuan absorbed Elemental Crystals with Belleronus and Ophis, gaining a deep-gold gaze and the ability to form a Rock Element cube.
• Ling Yuan and Little Lingxi approached the cracking crystals, and Xiao Li emerged in the mature form of Zhong Li with Crimson Moonspear.
• Zhong Li hugged Ling Yuan, then shrank back into Xiao Li and explained that she could use her mature form for only one hour a day.
• Xiao Li demonstrated her control of Crimson Moonspear by summoning a Rock Spear and handing it to Ling Yuan, who told the spear to keep working.

After returning home with Xiao Li and the Crimson Moonspear, Ling Yuan invited Sakuya into the group and learned she was connected to a dangerous future in Fuyuki City. He proposed taking the group to disrupt the corrupted Holy Grail War, leaving Sakuya and the others facing the prospect of a large-scale fight.

• Ling Yuan returned home with Xiao Li after obtaining the Crimson Moonspear, while Yao Lingxi went back to handle matters.
• Ling Yuan invited Sakuya into the group, and she appeared in the pitch-black space while doing her vacation homework in Magic City.
• Sakuya hesitated to leave because Kallen had cared for her, but Ling Yuan warned that her world's outcome was not truly happy and angrily named Matou Zouken, Matou Shinji, and Tohsaka Tokiomi.
• Ling Yuan told Sakuya to become a Master and named Kevin Kaslana as her Servant, then explained the Holy Grail War and its seven classes to the group.
• Ling Yuan proposed that the group interfere in the corrupted Holy Grail War and choose Heroic Spirits as sparring partners, prompting Katarina to question how far the plan was going.

Ling Yuan brought Sakuya and Xiao Shi to Fuyuki City, where the group members gathered to take part in the coming Holy Grail War. They arrived safely, and Veleslan eagerly asked when the war would begin.

• Veleslan, Epitaph of Salvation, Joachim, Akame, and First Prince chose their Servant classes for the Holy Grail War.
• Ling Yuan asked Sakuya whether her father, Tohsaka Tokiomi, had discussed adopting her, and she said he had not.
• Ling Yuan collected Xiao Fei, Bella, and Xiao Li, then took Xiao Shi and Sakuya through a spatial passage to Fuyuki City.
• Kevin, Veleslan, and the other group members entered portals from their worlds and gathered in Fuyuki Park.
• Sakuya reunited with her familiar surroundings, and Ling Yuan introduced her to the group.
• Veleslan asked Ling Yuan when the Holy Grail War would begin.

Ling Yuan led the group to destroy the Matou estate and kill Matou Zouken, whose body proved to be only a puppet. Veleslan tracked the real Zouken to Fuyuki Forest and attacked him with a flaming steed, while Tohsaka Tokiomi noticed the disturbance and went to investigate.

• Ling Yuan asked Xiao Shi to take Sakuya home, then brought the others to the Matou estate.
• Ling Yuan flattened the estate with Almighty Push, and Matou Zouken appeared amid black mist and insects.
• Kevin burned Zouken's manifested body to ash, but Hongyan and Welt concluded it was only a puppet and that the real Zouken had escaped.
• Veleslan sensed Zouken's soul in Fuyuki Forest and summoned a flaming white horse from the sun to attack the area.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi sensed the disturbance, told Tohsaka Aoi to stay home, and left with his Gem Staff.

Ling Yuan reunited Sakuya with the Tohsaka family and revealed to Tohsaka Tokiomi what her past and future might have been. Tokiomi learned that Matou Zouken had been killed and agreed to give Sakuya a happy childhood while Ling Yuan offered to pass on his legacy to her.

• Tohsaka Tokiomi reunited with Sakuya, and she embraced her parents and Tohsaka Rin after returning home.
• Veleslan burned Matou Zouken to ashes, and Ling Yuan's group left to find Sakuya.
• Xiao Shi thanked Tohsaka Tokiomi for welcoming Sakuya home but refused to explain where she had been, then asked when the Holy Grail War would begin.
• Ling Yuan arrived and offered to pass his legacy to Sakuya if Tokiomi ensured she had a happy childhood, then sent Tokiomi information about Fate/Zero and Heaven's Feel.
• Tokiomi learned what might have happened to Sakuya and condemned his own past choices, while Ling Yuan asked him to protect Sakuya and teach both children together.

Ling Yuan and his companions stayed at the Tohsaka estate, where Welt instantly built them a villa, and Tohsaka Tokiomi prepared to summon a Servant for the Holy Grail War. Ling Yuan secured Tokiomi’s permission to join the ritual, and the group gathered in the basement as Tokiomi revealed a Holy Relic.

• Tohsaka Tokiomi offered Ling Yuan and his companions a place to stay, but Welt used Star of Eden and his Herrscher powers to construct a furnished villa on the estate.
• Kirei Kotomine arrived at the Tohsaka Residence to prepare for the Heroic Spirit Summoning while Ling Yuan and the others played a revised version of Honkai Impact 3rd in the villa.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi announced that the summoning ritual was ready, and Ling Yuan asked to participate because the Matou Family’s withdrawal had left one Master missing from the war.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi agreed to give Ling Yuan an opportunity and led him and his companions to the basement, where Kirei Kotomine was waiting.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi opened a box and revealed a Serpent’s shed skin as a Holy Relic, which Ling Yuan recognized as belonging to Golden Flash.

Tohsaka Tokiomi summoned Gilgamesh, but Ling Yuan restrained the combative Servant before beginning his own summoning. Ling Yuan’s ritual tore open a passage between worlds and brought Akashiya Moka into the Holy Grail War, leaving her asking how she could return home.

• Tohsaka Tokiomi summoned Gilgamesh using the Serpent’s shed skin, and Gilgamesh immediately challenged Veleslan.
• Ling Yuan trapped Gilgamesh in Imaginary Space and cut off the magical energy connecting him to Tohsaka Tokiomi.
• Ling Yuan began a summoning without a holy relic, pouring spiritual energy into the ritual until it shattered space and opened a passage.
• Akashiya Moka emerged from the passage, and Ling Yuan explained the Heroic Spirit Summoning ritual and the Holy Grail War to her.
• Akashiya Moka learned she was in another world and asked Ling Yuan how she could return.

Ling Yuan left Tohsaka Tokiomi’s basement with Xiao Shi after she nearly attacked Gilgamesh, while Gilgamesh fought the Persian war god Veleslan outside. After Xiao Shi fell asleep, Ling Yuan entered her inner world and discovered the Honkai Will had awakened half a month earlier; he hurled a dark crimson spear at the two battling consciousnesses.

• Xiao Shi drew her sword against Gilgamesh for insulting Ling Yuan, but Ling Yuan calmed her and took her away with Black Pupil and Akashiya Moka.
• Veleslan challenged Gilgamesh to a fight, and the two left the basement to battle outside as Tohsaka Tokiomi and Kirei Kotomine followed.
• Ling Yuan tucked Xiao Shi into bed and told Black Pupil that she was recovering from overusing Honkai energy.
• After Xiao Shi fell asleep, Ling Yuan entered her inner world and saw her Black Feathers self fighting the Herrscher of Knowledge.
• The system revealed that the Honkai Will inside Xiao Shi had awakened half a month earlier, and Ling Yuan hurled a dark crimson spear at the two figures.

Ling Yuan helped Xiao Shi defeat the Herrscher of Knowledge inside her mental space and obtained the Dust Crossing Gem. After Xiao Shi woke, Ling Yuan comforted her, then woke beside Fu Hua the next day and found the living room full of people.

• Ling Yuan joined Xiao Shi in her mental battle against the Herrscher of Knowledge and used his skills to overpower her.
• Xiao Shi pierced the Herrscher of Knowledge, destroying the fragment of Honkai Will and freeing herself.
• Ling Yuan returned to the waking world, where his system eradicated the Honkai Will in his mind and a Dust Crossing Gem appeared in his hand.
• Xiao Shi woke up and hugged Ling Yuan, and he stayed beside her.
• The next day, Ling Yuan left Fu Hua sleeping and entered a crowded living room, where Veleslan discussed fighting Gilgamesh and complained about Tohsaka Tokiomi.

Ling Yuan took Sakuya and the others sightseeing, while Emiya Kiritsugu monitored their movements. At the mountain terrace, they met Irisviel and SABER, and Kiritsugu chose to let the encounter proceed without interference.

• Ling Yuan discussed Emiya Kiritsugu's arrival with Tohsaka Tokiomi, then took Sakuya out to explore Fuyuki City.
• Ling Yuan noticed ASSASSIN following the group and told the presence to stop, while Veleslan identified it as Kirei Kotomine's SERVANT.
• Emiya Kiritsugu told Hisau Maiya to keep watching the Tohsaka residence and treated Ling Yuan and Golden Flash as high-priority targets.
• Ling Yuan's group reached the mountain terrace and met Irisviel and SABER.
• Hisau Maiya reported the meeting to Emiya Kiritsugu, who decided not to alert them because SABER was with Irisviel.