Chapter Summaries

In the Mirror World, repeated deaths drove the Mirror Ghost into madness, while Chen Yi found that his mirror counterpart could still awaken Heart Fire. Chen Yi strengthened the counterpart and sent him back into the Mirror World, where he began fighting the monsters there as the Tier 3 battlefield approached.

• LeBlanc severed the mirror projection, leaving the insane "Chen Yi" in darkness to be killed again by lurking creatures.
• In the Noxus camp, Yao Yingqian tried to get more missions from Chen Yi and sell goods to Fire Dragon, but failed.
• Chen Yi sensed a change in Heart Fire, found no cause among his contracted people, and threw Yao Yingqian out of the tent.
• Chen Yi examined a full-length mirror and saw "Chen Yi" appear amid silver flames; he synchronized his recent growth with the counterpart and returned him to the Mirror World.
• "Chen Yi" entered Blood Burning mode, fought the monsters drawn by his flames, and wondered aloud whether he should stop using the name Chen Yi.

After a costly mountain battle between Noxus and Demacia, Chen Yi prepared for the coming Tier 3 conflict and watched the Ashen Tree grow. He found his mission to unify Noxus stalled because the war and his public hostility toward its nobles prevented him from acting against them.

• Garen defended Demacia’s position while Darius studied intelligence from Chen Yi’s players and issued new orders.
• After twenty-one days of fighting across the mountains, Noxus lost 220,000 Tier 2 warriors and Demacia lost 260,000.
• Chen Yi issued missions for the Tier 3 battle and fed battlefield remains to the Ashen Tree, which grew to four meters and formed flame-covered buds.
• Chen Yi considered waiting for the Ashen Tree to produce one peak Legendary Quality Talent Fruit rather than accepting a random fruit.
• Chen Yi visited the War Merit Exchange, found a Blue Quality Agility passive skill, and decided it would not help him find a suitable Strength passive skill for the Fire Dragon.
• Chen Yi reviewed his stalled mission to unify Noxus and realized the war and his reputation as an enemy of its nobles kept him from returning to kill those Darius had named.

Chen Yi weighed his legendary consumables and suspected Swain had foreseen the coffin nail he purchased. As the Tier 3 battle began, Yao Yingqian secretly took control of a Demacian squad and redirected it toward Dynasty Guild.

• Chen Yi assessed the strengths and limits of Virus Domain, Subspace Shelter, and Soul Chasing Iron Spike, then exchanged War Merit for the iron spike and a Book of Followers.
• Chen Yi noticed the iron spike resembled a coffin nail and wondered whether it was connected to Swain's prophecy.
• Yao Yingqian appeared behind a Demacian squad of one thousand soldiers as the Tier 3 battle began.
• Yao Yingqian sent the Shadow Jade Snake to poison the soldiers' shadows, then used Gu insects to take control of the fallen squad.
• Yao Yingqian used the soldiers' memories to identify Dynasty Guild's location and ordered the squad to march toward it.

Yao Yingqian tricked Dynasty players into believing he was a Demacian officer, then ambushed and killed them to obtain Enchantment Cards. He returned to Chen Yi and turned in the mission, receiving six low-quality purple Enchantment Cards.

• Dynasty players discussed Chen Yi while waiting in an underground ambush, and Yao Yingqian sent insects to scout them.
• Yao Yingqian posed as Edmund Grey, a Demacian Valiant Vanguard leader, and ordered the Dynasty players to join a new formation.
• Controlled Demacian soldiers decapitated five hundred Dynasty players, while Gu insects attacked the rest.
• Yao Yingqian used his Mystic Black Scorpion and swarms of Gu insects to overwhelm the remaining Dynasty players, even as some began reviving.
• Yao Yingqian found Chen Yi at Old Gate and turned in the mission, and Chen Yi gave him six low-quality purple Enchantment Cards.

Chen Yi revealed the wider nature of the worlds to Rowen Yi and recruited the spirit as Chuka, a powerful cat who agreed to become his servant. The Game World's contract transformed Chuka's soul and granted Chen Yi new abilities through their bond.

• After securing his tent against surveillance, Chen Yi released Rowen Yi's Spirit Body from its sealed cocoon and asked to talk.
• Chen Yi showed Rowen Yi a view of the void and explained that countless worlds existed beyond their original world.
• Chen Yi told Rowen Yi he needed its power to complete missions across worlds, and Rowen Yi transformed into a white cat and agreed to help as Chuka.
• Chen Yi used a Gold Quality Servant's Book to contract Chuka, and the Game World's notarization imprinted on and transformed her soul.
• Chen Yi checked Chuka's stats and discovered her abilities included emotion devouring, spirit travel, revivals, and bonuses gained by possessing him.

Chen Yi freed Chuka from Demon's Whisper and prepared a new Magic Book for Noxus, secretly using Chuka's Shadow Clone to enter the warriors' Spirit Spaces. The first step of the operation was complete as the warriors began borrowing Heart Fire without realizing Chuka was with them.

• Chen Yi released Chuka from Demon's Whisper, and she learned about her powers and the worlds beyond the book.
• Darius asked Chen Yi to make a new Magic Book so Noxus's warriors could continue borrowing Heart Fire, and Chen Yi agreed for 300,000 War Merit.
• Chen Yi bought Letter Paper, inscribed contracts linked to Heart Fire, and hid Chuka's Shadow Clone beneath a protective Seal in the book.
• Darius gathered Noxus's warriors to sign the Letter Paper, and Chuka entered their Spirit Spaces as they touched it.

Chen Yi found 35 of LeBlanc’s mirrors among the Tier 3 warriors and recruited Yao Yingqian to help carry out the next stage of his plan. Yao Yingqian accepted a contract to deliver a Magic Book to Immortal Bastion, contact specified people, and summon Chuka, but balked when Chen Yi told him LeBlanc was the target.

• Chuka's clones searched the 1,140 Tier 3 warriors and found 35 of LeBlanc’s mirrors, mostly among noble teams.
• Chen Yi contacted Yao Yingqian, who left a battle against Demacian soldiers controlled by his gu insects and returned to camp.
• Chen Yi restrained Yao Yingqian when he tried to leave after hearing that LeBlanc was the target.
• Chen Yi assigned Yao Yingqian to deliver a Magic Book to Immortal Bastion, contact specified people, and learn to summon Chuka regularly.
• Chen Yi offered Yao Yingqian a Gold Quality Treasure Chest, a Mage Robe, a sealed centipede, and a modified Flame Guard Sealing Sword card, leaving Yao Yingqian wary of the valuable payment.

Chen Yi sent Yao Yingqian to capture LeBlanc’s mirror image and then use Chuka’s clone to spread a dangerous magical influence among Noxian nobles. After completing both tasks, Yao Yingqian began targeting the Krieg family while Swain watched the growing conflict from the shadows.

• Chen Yi gave Yao Yingqian a contract and explained that he had to capture LeBlanc’s own mirror image, providing him with protective equipment and the Spirit Summoning Technique.
• Yao Yingqian followed his usual routine and ambushed Demacian soldiers at noon, where he encountered LeBlanc’s mirror image and was left half-dead.
• Chen Yi retrieved the sealed mirror image and Blue-Eyes White Dragon card, then Yao Yingqian recovered and headed to the Immortal Bastion.
• Yao Yingqian used Chuka’s clone and a Magic Book to enter Fyodor Guerrero’s Spirit Space, where Chuka’s influence swelled Fyodor’s ambition until he challenged and was killed by Nuriel Guerrero.
• Nuriel Guerrero found the Magic Book and became Chuka’s next host, while Yao Yingqian completed the first job and moved on to target the Krieg family.

After the Tier 3 war ended, Chen Yi joined Noxus's first probing clash with Demacia and unleashed devastating magic against the Demacian army. The chapter left a flaming meteorite falling toward the battlefield as Demacian soldiers confronted the power of magic.

• Chen Yi learned that the Tier 3 war had ended and that Noxus and Demacia could now commit their heroes to battle.
• Freljord's three major factions turned their attention south while Demacia's nobles ignored pleas from the border and resisted Prince Jarvan IV's efforts to unite them.
• Lux led the Crownguard family's army, but Demacians viewed her coldly because she wielded magic.
• Chen Yi flew into the first clash between Noxus and Demacia and used Chibaku Tensei to tear up the plain and trap soldiers in a 2,500-meter meteorite.
• Chen Yi set the meteorite ablaze and sent it plunging toward the battlefield as surviving Demacians dropped their weapons in fear.

Chen Yi helped Noxus begin its assault on Demacia by bringing down a meteor, then withdrew from the battlefield as Darius and the Demacian leaders clashed. LeBlanc tried to recruit Chen Yi into the Black Rose, but he rejected her offer and left their future alliance unresolved.

• Chen Yi's meteor struck the battlefield, and Darius rallied the Noxians to charge as Garen and Lux arrived to lead Demacia's resistance.
• Garen fought Darius while Lux confronted Kled, and the armies clashed across the battlefield.
• Chen Yi withdrew to the rear with the Fire Dragon and ordered it to kill a soldier who approached him.
• LeBlanc offered Chen Yi resources and power if he joined the Black Rose, but Chen Yi refused because he did not trust her.

Chen Yi fought off LeBlanc’s ambush of Blood Beasts and Berea, using Heart Fire and his summoned creatures to defeat them. He disguised his strength by making himself look pale, preparing to face LeBlanc again with an advantage.

• Blood Beasts surrounded Chen Yi, and LeBlanc vanished after warning him they would meet again.
• Berea attacked with a massive blood-red blade, but Chen Yi’s Fire Dragon and blazing swords turned to face her and the beasts.
• Chen Yi used Flame · Explosive Swords and Heart Fire to burn the Blood Beasts, driving them into a frenzy where they attacked one another.
• Chen Yi killed the remaining beasts with blazing swords, collected their Copper Coins, and burned their virus-ridden corpses.
• Chen Yi adjusted experience distribution for Chuka, then used Blood Burning Technique to make himself look pale so LeBlanc would underestimate him.

Chen Yi and Fire Dragon fought Berea, using coordinated attacks and blazing swords to overcome her strength and agility. Berea was defeated, and Chen Yi obtained a pink-glowing item and Copper Coins.

• Berea dodged Fire Dragon's attacks, then seized it and slammed it into the ground before Fire Dragon countered with flames and charges.
• LeBlanc blocked Chen Yi's blazing swords with magical Iron Chains and vanished after sensing his killing intent.
• Chen Yi summoned Fire Dragon in Flame Demon Armor and used Dragon Dance to strengthen its attacks as Berea struggled to evade the faster blazing swords.
• Fire Dragon and Chen Yi trapped Berea with Iron Chains and Flame Sparrows, then hurled her into the sky, where waves of blazing swords struck her down.
• Berea's defeat awarded 160,000 EXP, and Fire Dragon collected a pink-glowing item and Copper Coins for Chen Yi's Personal Guild Warehouse.

Chen Yi flew to the Demacian Capital and attacked it to draw LeBlanc’s attention while Chuka searched for her. Demacia’s forces assembled below as Chen Yi and Fire Dragon escaped their arrows by rising to extreme altitude.

• Chen Yi decided to accelerate Chuka’s progress and draw LeBlanc’s attention by attacking Demacia’s capital.
• Chen Yi and Fire Dragon flew toward the Demacian Capital while Garen, Darius, Kled, and Lux continued fighting elsewhere.
• Chen Yi unleashed two Flame Snakes and blazing swords on the capital, causing panic and damaging its Nullstone statues and walls.
• Jarvan IV gathered Demacian troops, while Shyvana and a Yordle prepared to face Chen Yi.
• Chuka told Chen Yi that she had seen LeBlanc, and Chen Yi continued the attack to keep LeBlanc focused on him.
• Demacian soldiers fired arrows at Chen Yi, but Fire Dragon carried him to ten thousand meters, where their shots weakened against his shield.

Chen Yi and Fire Dragon wiped out the Dragon Raptor Riders with overwhelming aerial attacks, leaving Demacia helpless before their air superiority. As Chen Yi turned his attention toward the capital, Garen and Darius continued their battle amid the sudden quiet on the battlefield.

• Chen Yi redirected the Scorching Swords to devastate the Nullification Colossus, then sent Fire Dragon against the Dragon Raptor Riders.
• Fire Dragon and Chen Yi evaded the riders' attacks, countered their sonic resonance, and burned through their ranks with flames and explosive swords.
• Chen Yi opened a passage to Heart Fire Space and sent out tens of thousands of Flame Sparrows, wiping out the Dragon Raptor Riders in ten minutes.
• Player Yi, Fire Dragon, and Chuka leveled up as Chuka and the Emotion Worms devoured the battlefield's negative emotions.
• Garen tried to focus on fighting Darius despite worrying about the danger to Demacia's capital, while Darius mocked his convictions.
• The sounds of slaughter suddenly quieted, and Garen and Darius looked toward the battlefield after soldiers cried out in alarm.

Chen Yi helped Noxus defeat Demacia, forcing Garen and Lux to retreat as Noxus advanced toward the capital. While Chen Yi cultivated the Ashen Tree and Yao Yingqian continued disrupting noble families, Jarvan IV gathered Demacia’s nobles to plan an attack on Noxus’s supply convoy.

• Chen Yi sent Flame Sparrows and blazing swords against the anti-magic colossus as Noxian troops pressed the attack, and Darius defeated Garen’s assault.
• Garen ordered a retreat, and Lux escaped after restraining Kled, leaving Demacia’s gates open to Noxus.
• Chen Yi returned to the battlefield with Fire Dragon to feed the Ashen Tree, while Noxus counted 129,000 losses and 403,000 Demacian deaths.
• Yao Yingqian told Yi that he had reached the fifteenth noble family, as Chuka’s clone stirred chaos and LeBlanc investigated the missing nobles.
• Jarvan IV urged Demacia’s nobles to focus on resisting Noxus and revealed that its supply convoy would depart in two days.

Chen Yi examined two Legendary items and used Cause of Frenzy to alter the Chains of Heaven, making them more useful against non-Deities. After eight days of minor skirmishes, he helped trigger Darius’s decision to attack Demacia, leaving Noxus in a perilous position as Demacia’s forces and intercepted supplies shifted the balance of power.

• Chen Yi inspected the Alchemical Homunculus - Bronze Sword Puppet and decided to see whether Wang Zhanbo wanted it after they returned to Twilight Main City.
• Chen Yi fused Cause of Frenzy with the Chains of Heaven and set his Mana as the condition that lifted the chains’ restriction.
• After eight days of minor skirmishes, Chen Yi learned that Demacia had intercepted more than half of Noxus’s supplies and suspected LeBlanc was behind it.
• Yao Yingqian told Chen Yi it was time to close the net, so he left a Fire Clone and flew away from the camp.
• Darius received Chen Yi’s message, assembled the army, and declared war against Demacia.
• LeBlanc welcomed Darius’s sudden attack, while Freljord’s tribes withdrew and Demacia’s forces rallied, tilting the balance toward Demacia.

Jarvan IV launched a coordinated Demacian offensive against Noxus while Shyvana and the Fire Clone fought a staged battle in the sky. At the Immortal Bastion, LeBlanc discovered that a noble who attacked her seemed to believe his own impossible claims, suggesting a wider threat connected to the strange Magic Books.

• Jarvan IV rallied Demacia and ordered Shyvana to delay the Fire Clone while Demacian forces prepared a coordinated attack.
• Demacia and Noxus clashed across the plains, with Kled defending the northern flank and Garen fighting Darius as Shyvana and the Fire Clone avoided injuring each other.
• The first day's battle ended with Noxus losing 360,000 soldiers and Demacia losing 380,000, and the fighting resumed at dawn.
• LeBlanc warned the Black Rose that strange Magic Books could alter minds and turn people into fallen puppets.
• A noble attacked LeBlanc with a fireball and claimed his brief study of magic had made him powerful, but LeBlanc remained unharmed.
• LeBlanc questioned the noble under her enchanting voice, and he said he had acted on his own, leaving her suspicious about the source of the growing problem.

Chen Yi and his allies sprang a trap on LeBlanc after targeting nobles who had joined the Black Rose, and Fire Dragon struck her true body. Chen Yi examined LeBlanc’s combat information as the confrontation continued.

• LeBlanc created mirror projections of two bewitched nobles, but chaos erupted when the nobles attacked one another and a seemingly sane noble tried to stab her.
• A voice entered LeBlanc’s Spirit Space, and Chen Yi’s Flame Demon attacked as LeBlanc escaped through a spatial passage.
• Fire Dragon broke LeBlanc’s defense and hit her true body, revealing that Chen Yi had set the whole encounter up as a trap.
• Yao Yingqian revealed that he had helped expand the operation’s targets from sixteen nobles to fifty-three by disguising the Magic Books’ sale.
• Chen Yi reviewed LeBlanc’s level, attributes, and abilities while preparing to fight her.

Draven and the Du Couteau assassins fought the Black Rose’s forces while SivHD and Chen Yi confronted LeBlanc. Chen Yi’s allies overcame LeBlanc’s defenses and dragged her down with the Lock of the Heavens as Fire Dragon killed the warrior projection.

• Draven stopped the Black Rose from awakening Sion and killed its members to protect Darius.
• Katarina and Talon attacked Cassiopeia, wounding her before they disappeared into the darkness.
• Chen Yi asked SivHD whether he had foreseen the battle, and SivHD explained that his ideas about the future drew on knowledge from outsiders.
• Swain engaged LeBlanc while Chen Yi’s Flame Demon, Fire Dragon, and Blue-Eyes White Dragon fought her projections and the anti-magic colossus.
• Chen Yi used the Lock of the Heavens to drag LeBlanc into the ground, and Fire Dragon cut off the warrior projection’s head.

Chen Yi and his allies forced LeBlanc out of the Mirror World and attacked her with blazing swords, dragons, and spatial magic. LeBlanc’s defenses held through most of the assault, but Chen Yi’s spatial distortion swallowed one of her arms.

• LeBlanc escaped the falling null-magic colossus by retreating into the Mirror World, while Chen Yi’s attacks destroyed its projection.
• Chen Yi summoned his mirror-world counterpart, whose presence drove LeBlanc back into the Material World and into a waiting attack.
• LeBlanc used mirror images and magical chains to fend off Chen Yi, the Fire Dragon, and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, then offered to leave Noxus.
• Chen Yi refused and redirected the Chains of Heaven to restrain LeBlanc’s dragon mirror images, allowing the Fire Dragon to strike her down.
• Chen Yi twisted the space around LeBlanc, and the spatial distortion tore through her defenses and swallowed one of her arms.