Chapter Summaries

Fang Li encountered Alcant Research Institute specialists Einest and Camilla, who revealed they would compete in the Phoenix Star Martial Festival through simulacra armed with Camilla’s Imperial Armaments. The chapter ended as Fang Li and Cecily’s first-round match began at the Sirius Dome.

• Camilla criticized Pure Star Imperial Armaments as incompatible with the Lion Faction’s philosophy, while Einest praised their research potential.
• Einest and Camilla told Fang Li they would enter the festival using Einest’s simulacra and Camilla’s Imperial Armaments.
• Einest said she wanted to see how capable Bō Xié’s user was, and the two researchers departed.
• Fang Li and Cecily’s match was scheduled as the first match of the day at the Sirius Dome because Cecily had been the previous festival’s runner-up.
• The broadcast commentators explained the match rules, and two platforms rose from the arena floor.

Fang Li and Cecily Wang entered the Phoenix Star Martial Festival as Jielong Seventh Academy’s team, drawing attention to Fang Li as a mysterious, unranked contestant. They defeated their Leovuf Black Academy opponents without moving, beginning the tournament with a flawless victory.

• Fang Li and Cecily Wang entered the arena as commentators discussed Cecily’s record and Fang Li’s mysterious reputation.
• Cecily told Fang Li that his skill rivaled Zhao Hufeng’s and that he could rank among Jielong’s Initial Page Twelve.
• Two Leovuf Black Academy contestants charged at Fang Li and Cecily, focusing on Cecily and ignoring Fang Li.
• Cecily fired a lightning bolt from a talisman, striking and incapacitating both opponents.
• The match ended with Fang Li and Cecily declared winners, and they celebrated with a high-five.

After his match, Fang Li answered reporters’ questions and inadvertently sparked rumors about his relationship with Sylvia, sending his fame soaring while drawing Zhao Hufeng’s angry attention. The chapter ended with Zhao shaking Fang Li in the competitors’ lounge and demanding to know when they had become friends.

• Reporters swarmed Cecily and Fang Li, and Cecily redirected their questions to her junior brother.
• Fang Li answered questions about his training, his master’s orders, and Zhao Hufeng while avoiding revealing much.
• Fang Li mentioned attending one of Sylvia’s concerts, then called Sylvia an old friend when reporters pressed him.
• Sylvia confirmed in her own interview that she and Fang Li were friends, causing his fame to surge and distracting the public from his fighting ability.
• Zhao Hufeng confronted Fang Li in the Sirius Dome lounge and demanded to know how he knew Sylvia.

Fang Li, Cecily, and Zhao Hufeng discussed Fang Li’s relationship with Sylvia and the upcoming Phoenix Star Martial Festival. Zhao Hufeng showed them a live broadcast of Ayato Amagiri’s match, leaving Fang Li watching the story’s protagonist step onto the stage.

• Zhao Hufeng rushed to Fang Li and demanded to know how he had met Sylvia, while Cecily watched them tease each other.
• Fang Li promised to get Zhao Hufeng Sylvia’s autograph, and Cecily laughed at Zhao Hufeng’s excitement.
• Cecily and Zhao Hufeng discussed Sylvia’s strength and her chances against Cecily in a fight.
• Zhao Hufeng explained the tournament schedule and reminded Fang Li and Cecily to focus on their matches.
• Zhao Hufeng opened a live broadcast of Ayato Amagiri’s match, and Fang Li watched Ayato step onto the Sirius Dome stage.

Ayato Amagiri and Saya Sasamiya won their opening match in a stunning display of Ayato’s true strength, leaving Cecily and Zhao Hufeng wary of him. Fang Li then watched Kiririn Ditou and Julius win easily before turning his attention to the Alcant Research Institute’s mimetic bodies.

• Cecily and Zhao Hufeng doubted Fang Li’s warning about Ayato Amagiri after seeing his loose movements before the match.
• Ayato Amagiri invoked the Black Furnace Demon Sword and defeated both opponents in a sudden burst of speed, winning the match with Saya Sasamiya.
• Cecily and Zhao Hufeng acknowledged Ayato’s strength, and Fang Li said that Ayato’s power was genuine, though he might not have been the one hiding it.
• Kiririn Ditou and Julius easily won their matches with conventional attacks.
• Fang Li switched to a channel showing the Alcant Research Institute’s mimetic bodies.

Alcant Research Institute’s autonomous humanoid models Ardy and Limshi entered the Star Wars Festival and defeated their Leovuf Black Academy opponents without being hit. Fang Li, Cecily, and Zhao Hufeng recognized them as a serious obstacle, leaving Fang Li eager for the increasingly challenging tournament.

• Ardy and Limshi appeared as substitutes for Einest-Jouanet and Camilla-Parret, and the commentators introduced them as autonomous humanoid models.
• Ardy challenged the Leovuf Black Academy contestants to attack for one minute while he and Limshi refrained from attacking.
• Ardy blocked the Initial Page Twelve contestant’s gale-powered drills with a crystal light wall, while Limshi shot down her opponent’s bullets.
• Ardy and Limshi won after defending themselves for the full minute without taking a hit.
• Cecily called the models a likely obstacle to the championship, and Fang Li said they might require his full effort before welcoming the tournament’s challenges.

Fang Li and Cecily advanced to the Phoenix Star Martial Festival’s main tournament after winning their third preliminary match. Back at Jie Long, Fan Xinglu summoned Fang Li and revealed that an unexpected visitor had arrived.

• Cecily defeated their third-round opponents with lightning talismans, advancing herself and Fang Li into the top thirty-two.
• Fang Li and Cecily discussed the teams that had qualified and said they wanted to face Ayato Amagiri and the Blazing Flame Witch.
• After the match and media interviews, Fang Li returned to Jie Long and was suddenly transported to the Audience Chamber.
• Fan Xinglu asked Fang Li about Ayato Amagiri, whom she found intriguing and suspected of hiding something.
• Fan Xinglu sensed an unexpected visitor as the atmosphere around them changed.

A mysterious woman entered Huangchen Hall to recruit Fan Xinglu for a secret plan, but Fan Xinglu refused. Fang Li recognized the entity in the woman’s mechanical necklace and asked for its body, prompting it to engulf him in black light and make him disappear.

• A hooded woman bypassed Huangchen Hall’s defenses and revealed herself to Fan Xinglu and Fang Li.
• Fan Xinglu recognized the woman, who asked her once again to lend her strength for a secret plan.
• Fan Xinglu refused, saying she was content with her life and telling the woman to understand human emotions.
• As the woman turned to leave, Fang Li asked to speak and addressed the entity inside her necklace, asking for the body it occupied.
• The necklace’s gemstone emitted black light that enveloped Fang Li, and he vanished.

Fang Li resisted Valtan-Vaos’s attempt to erase his memories and revealed that she was a Pure Star Imperial Armament possessing someone else’s body. Valtan-Vaos left Huangchen Hall after Fang Li demanded that she return the body, and Fang Li resolved to plan his next move.

• Valtan-Vaos used a mental ability to invade Fang Li’s mind and erase his memories, but Fang Li cut through the darkness with his dagger and broke the ability.
• Fan Xinglu praised Fang Li’s power, while Valtan-Vaos warned him not to get involved with her.
• Fang Li revealed that Valtan-Vaos’s true body was a necklace-shaped Pure Star Imperial Armament that had seized another person’s body.
• Fang Li named Valtan-Vaos and demanded that she return the body to the teacher of someone he knew.
• Valtan-Vaos left Huangchen Hall, and Fan Xinglu stopped Fang Li from pursuing her; Fang Li decided to make a proper plan.

Fang Li and Cecily learned that they would face Einest Jūnè and Camilla Pareto—and their powerful mimetic bodies—in the fourth round of the main tournament. As both teams prepared for the match, Einest hinted that Ardy and Limshi had a trump card they might use if necessary.

• Fan Xinglu avoided questioning Fang Li about Valtan-Vaos, and Fang Li spent the night considering the matter without contacting Sylvia.
• Fang Li and Cecily saw that their fourth-round opponents were Einest Jūnè and Camilla Pareto, whose representatives were Ardy and Limshi.
• Cecily said she and Fang Li could finally fight to their heart's content, and Fang Li prepared to bring out Bō Xié.
• Einest worried that they lacked information on Fang Li and Cecily, while Camilla noted that Fang Li and Cecily were formidable opponents.
• Einest said she wanted Ardy and Limshi to win the championship, then hinted they had a trump card they might use if pushed.

Fang Li and Cecily prepared to face Ardy and Limshi in the Sirius Dome, discussing whether Fang Li could use Bō Xié against Ardy’s powerful barrier. Fan Xinglu permitted him to use the weapon but forbade him from using his eyes, and the two competitors headed toward the stage.

• Spectators filled the Sirius Dome and watched as Fang Li and Cecily prepared for their match against Ardy and Limshi.
• Zhao Hufeng warned that Ardy’s defensive barrier would be difficult for Fang Li and Cecily to break.
• Zhao Hufeng asked Fan Xinglu whether Fang Li could use the ability in his eyes, but she refused because it would remove the match’s suspense.
• Fang Li asked permission to use Bō Xié, and Fan Xinglu allowed it while forbidding him from using his eyes.
• Fan Xinglu transported Fang Li and Cecily to the competitors’ lounge, and they walked toward the stage amid the crowd’s cheers.

Fang Li and Cecily faced Ardy and Limshi in the Phoenix Star Martial Festival’s official tournament round. After Ardy offered them a one-minute head start, Fang Li charged at him and slashed toward the emblem on his chest.

• Ardy repeated his One-Minute Declaration, offering Fang Li and Cecily a minute to attack.
• Limshi struck Ardy for giving their formidable opponents an opening, and the pair bickered until the crowd laughed.
• Fang Li told Cecily he would not hold back and launched himself at Ardy.
• Fang Li reached Ardy in under a second and swung his blade at the emblem on Ardy’s chest.

Fang Li surprised the arena by nearly breaking through Ardy and Limshi’s formation, prompting them to abandon their one-minute restraint and fight at full strength. As Cecily unleashed a lightning attack, Fang Li used the chaos to launch another strike at Ardy.

• Fang Li dodged Ardy’s hammer and Limshi’s bullets, then returned to Cecily’s side.
• The spectators and commentators praised Fang Li’s speed, and Ardy withdrew his promise not to attack for one minute.
• Cecily threw out talismans and commanded them to blanket the stage with lightning.
• Ardy defended himself behind a wall of light as Fang Li approached through the attack.
• Fang Li struck at Ardy from behind, and Ardy blocked the dagger with his massive hammer.

Fang Li and Cecily battled Ardy and Limshi in a fierce match, with Cecily trading devastating attacks against Limshi while Fang Li pushed Ardy into a defensive position. Fang Li’s dagger was knocked away, and Ardy’s warhammer came crashing down toward his head.

• Limshi aimed her Imperial Armament at Fang Li, but Cecily interrupted her with lightning attacks.
• Limshi fired her Rune Sharer cannon, colliding with Cecily’s lightning in a massive explosion.
• Fang Li used his speed and dagger strikes to force Ardy to defend against a rapid barrage.
• Fang Li boosted his speed with Star Pulse Energy and attacked Ardy with Flash Sheath—Four Crossroads.
• Fang Li slipped past Ardy’s light wall and struck with Flash Sheath—Seven Nights, but Ardy knocked his dagger away with his warhammer.
• Ardy raised his warhammer and swung it down toward Fang Li’s head.

Fang Li and Cecily’s plan gave them an early advantage against Ardy and Limshi, but Ardy’s machine body withstood Fang Li’s strongest kick. Ardy and Limshi then began transferring Limshi’s armor and weapons to Ardy, revealing a more powerful form as the match continued.

• Fang Li kicked Ardy into the stage wall, but Ardy rose from the rubble unharmed.
• Cecily returned Fang Li’s dagger, and they discussed restarting their attack after their planned strategy failed to eliminate either opponent.
• Ardy proposed that Limshi use a special ability, and she agreed because Fang Li and Cecily were formidable opponents.
• Limshi removed her armor and Imperial Armaments and transferred ultimate control authority to Ardy.
• Ardy absorbed Limshi’s equipment, releasing a dense Omni-element reaction that bathed the stage in blue light.

Ardy unleashed the power of an Omni-element Crystal after Limshi transferred her Armament and removed his restrictions. Fang Li and Cecily faced his newly amplified form, and Ardy’s first hammer strike sent Cecily into its shockwave.

• Ardy’s body radiated blue light as the Omni-element Crystal’s power erupted, surprising the audience and the commentators.
• Fang Li explained to Cecily that Ardy’s autonomous mimic body could wield an Omni-element Crystal, and that Limshi had controlled the release of his full power.
• Limshi transferred her Armament to Ardy and withdrew from the fight, leaving Fang Li and Cecily to face him.
• Ardy charged Fang Li and Cecily with his flight unit and swung his hammer, shattering the ground with a powerful shockwave.
• Fang Li evaded the shockwave, but Cecily was caught in it after dodging the hammer.

Fang Li evaded Ardy’s enhanced attacks until Ardy trapped him inside barriers and launched his spinning hammer. Fang Li emerged from the smoke unharmed, holding a white light sword formed from the Omni-element Crystal.

• Ardy chased Fang Li across the arena, smashing the ground with repeated hammer strikes while Fang Li dodged using the Seven Nights Assassination Technique.
• Ardy raised barriers around Fang Li on three sides, leaving an opening so he could attack.
• Ardy launched the spinning head of his great hammer, the Vorneir Great Hammer, at the trapped Fang Li.
• The hammer crashed into the barriers and filled them with smoke, leading the commentators and audience to wonder whether Fang Li had been badly hurt.
• Fang Li emerged from the smoke holding a white sword of light formed from the Omni-element Crystal.

Fang and Ardy unleashed their strongest attacks in a devastating final clash that eliminated them both. Cecily defeated Limshi, giving Fang and Cecily the match victory and leaving the spectators cheering.

• The commentators revealed that Fang's Bō Xié was a Pure Star Imperial Armament, astonishing the spectators.
• Fang and Ardy committed all their Star Pulse Energy to a final strike, with Fang unleashing a tornado and Ardy attacking with the Vorneir Great Hammer.
• Their attacks collided and shook the stage, defensive barriers, and Sirius Dome with a massive explosion.
• Fang and Ardy's school badges cracked at the same time, and the mechanical voice announced that both had been eliminated.
• Cecily damaged Camilla Pareto's school badge, and the match ended with Fang Li and Cecily Wang declared the winners.

After losing to Fang Li and Cecily, Camilla accepted the result because Ardy and Limshi had provided valuable data, while Einest hoped to meet Fang Li again. Fang Li and Cecily returned exhausted from the match, and the chapter ended with them reflecting on how difficult the tournament had already become.

• Einest lamented the loss and her failed plan to use the championship wish to bring Ardy and Limshi to school, while Camilla said the match had achieved its purpose.
• Ardy and Limshi returned to the lounge, where Camilla praised their performance and Limshi apologized for losing.
• Limshi berated the badly damaged Ardy, and Einest and Camilla recognized that the Omni-element Crystal had strained his body.
• Ardy said he had improved his control and could have fought harder if his school emblem had not been damaged, while Einest said she hoped to meet Fang Li again.
• Fang Li and Cecily returned to their lounge exhausted, and Cecily expressed relief at facing a powerful opponent.

Fang Li explained how he used Bō Xié to reshape Ardy’s defensive barrier into a shield, and reflected on the weapon’s immense power and Star Pulse Energy cost. He and Cecily recovered after their match and opened a spatial window to watch Ayato Amagiri’s match, where an unexpected sight appeared.

• Fang Li considered how Ardy’s strength and the Omni-element Crystal might have made him win if their match had continued.
• Fang Li told Cecily that he reshaped Ardy’s defensive barrier with Bō Xié to block the Vorneir Great Hammer.
• Fang Li and Cecily discussed Bō Xié’s high energy consumption and agreed to keep improving their training.
• Fang Li opened a spatial window with Cecily to watch Ayato Amagiri’s match, but an unexpected sight appeared.