Chapter Summaries

Vol was drawn into a Holy Spirit duel at a tavern after refusing to join a drunken argument, while Joshua prepared for the Demon Realm teams’ official appearance and discussed what identity they should compete under.

• Vol overheard mercenaries arguing over whether Steel Country or Frost Country would win the Holy Spirit tournament and became caught between their competing boasts.
• A gray-haired, red-eyed man confronted Vol as the Wall of Ossenburg and challenged him to their twenty-seventh Holy Spirit match, making Vol realize the man could kill him in a real fight.
• Vol logged into Holy Spirit to face the man while the tavern crowd gathered and started betting, and he insisted that he was from Steel Country.
• The next morning, the Grand Duke of Blood appeared in Joshua’s room, and Joshua said he wanted to discuss what identity the Demon Realm teams should use in the competition.

Joshua explained that the tournament had become a contest of national pride, so Foya could attract more supporters by competing under another country's banner. He proposed several options, including Holy Church Country, but the squad remained doubtful as the discussion continued.

• Joshua told the squad that national teams were favored to reach the Top Eight and suggested that Foya join Iron Forger.
• Bone Duke objected, but the Grand Duke of Blood agreed that the tournament had become a war of national honor and supported Foya competing under another country's banner.
• Joshua listed Steel Country, Frost Country, and neutrality as possible identities for the squad, then proposed competing for Holy Church Country.
• Bone Duke questioned whether that would help the enemy, and Joshua said Foya could become a hero there while changing citizens' views of demonkind.
• A Dark Elf warned that Holy Church Country's poor reputation could harm Foya's existing admirers and accused Joshua of choosing it because he found the idea interesting.
• Joshua denied that accusation and began considering other countries after the squad failed to agree.

After Silver Frost Fox advanced with a crushing win, Shael confronted Lolaft and watched the team fall behind Iron Forger in the Top Eight match. As Silver Frost Fox neared defeat, Joshua offered Shael an extra chance through another team.

• Silver Frost Fox defeated its first opponent three to zero, and Lolaft learned that King Shael had come to the guild.
• Shael asked about the team's next match, learned it would face Iron Forger, and said she would attend.
• At Lu'ersike Advanced Magic Academy, Silver Frost Fox lost the first game and struggled in the second against Iron Forger.
• Shael watched the match and worried about the Frost Country's remaining tournament chance and the Silver Frost Fox Family's use of the country's name.
• Joshua messaged Shael that Silver Frost Fox Second Team had been eliminated in the qualifiers, then offered her an extra life with another team.

Joshua visited Yellow Robe's Mage Tower to recruit Sophia Karlsilov for the Foya Knight Order, and she eagerly agreed. He told her she would represent Frost Country at the tournament's opening ceremony, then learned her Holy Spirit ladder score was only 4,600.

• Sophia unleashed a powerful thunder spell in the Mage Tower, and Yellow Robe praised her for mastering it.
• Joshua arrived and invited Sophia to join his professional Holy Spirit team, the Foya Knight Order.
• Sophia accepted the contract after Yellow Robe nodded his approval.
• Joshua told Sophia she would meet and fight alongside Foya and carry Frost Country's flag at the opening ceremony.
• Joshua asked Sophia for her ladder score and learned it was 4,600.

On the fourth day of the Nolan Holy Spirit Open Tournament, Breaker of the Seas prepared to enter the arena as the Coastal Country’s representatives. Luo Na, Morris, and Ke Ya took in the crowd’s cheers as the tournament’s next team prepared to enter.

• Ke Ya worried about losing in front of his family and the huge audience, while Luo Na and Morris reacted to his nerves.
• General Ou Silei asked Yevirk Serpent to try to win the championship for the Coastal Country and gave Reyek the nation’s flag.
• Reyek handed the flag to Ke Ya and said his own performance was over, leaving the younger players to take the stage.
• Luo Na led Breaker of the Seas into the arena carrying the Coastal Country’s Sea God Flag, and he and his lover smiled at each other in the stands.
• The Bronze Dragon introduced Luo Na, Morris, and Ke Ya, whose nervousness turned to excitement as the audience cheered.

The White Horned Deer Team and the Iron Forgers entered the tournament field as Herolia and Messiah observed how the teams and spectators shaped the faith around them. The chapter ended as the final team was announced and a fan who had briefly become Herolia’s believer began radiating crimson faith.

• The White Horned Deer Team entered, and Luo Na identified them as the one team his Breaker of the Seas Team might be able to defeat.
• Tuan smiled and waved at the archer, who blushed and admitted to Luo Na that he might like her.
• Herolia told Messiah she had come to Nolan in a new identity to gather faith, and Messiah used Third Eye to see the different faiths among the spectators.
• The Iron Forgers entered to loud cheers from Steel Country spectators, and Messiah noticed crimson faith among two of their players.
• Herolia said joining the Iron Forgers could help her gather faith and revealed that she had applied to become a member, while the archer’s faith changed from pale gold to crimson.
• The Bronze Dragon announced the entrance of the final team.

Sophina introduced Foya as Frost Country’s champion, but Foya entered the arena on a levitating bed and unexpectedly drew the audience’s devotion. The chapter left Messiah shaken by her own sudden apostasy as spectators reacted to Foya in different ways.

• Empress Yekana taunted Shael over Frost Country’s defeat, and Sophina entered the arena carrying Frost Country’s flag and promised victory with Master Foya.
• A levitating bed bearing Foya drifted into the arena, leaving the crowd and Messiah stunned when Foya emerged from beneath the sheets.
• Messiah felt herself apostatize as crimson Faith Power left her and floated toward Foya, while Herolia comforted her.
• Messiah noticed that Foya’s appearance inspired devotion in some spectators but extinguished the faith of two Iron Forgers.
• Frost Country’s spectators doubted Foya’s warrior spirit because she arrived on a bed and appeared sleepy.

The semi-finals began with Breaker of the Seas facing the Foya Knight Order, and Foya used Omnipotent One Enkels to dismantle her opponents. By the end of the chapter, she had slain all five Breaker of the Seas players and become an unstoppable force.

• Breaker of the Seas banned Watchers, while Foya's team picked Omnipotent One Enkels, Luo Na's best hero.
• Foya used Heavenly Fire to kill Morris in the top lane, then worked with Black Hook to kill Luo Na in mid lane.
• Foya's Omnipotent One dodged Shadow Blade's dagger and helped kill him with Black Hook.
• Foya killed Ke Ya, earning a Triple Kill before the match reached ten minutes.
• Foya killed Silinke with Heavenly Fire in the bottom lane, completing the slaughter of Breaker of the Seas.

Foya dominated Breaker of the Seas with her Omnipotent One, turning the semifinal match into a one-sided rout. After the defeat, Luo Na recognized Foya’s uncanny predictions and reactions, while the Archer questioned whether they should return to filming Monster World.

• Joshua watched Foya roam across every lane and crush Breaker of the Seas, then said he wanted to nerf Omnipotent One after the match.
• Ciri said playing alongside Foya often left her feeling like she was only there to cheer.
• Foya’s Omnipotent One ambushed Luo Na and his teammates with lightning, fire, and frost, killing them and securing the defeat.
• Luo Na told the Archer that Foya seemed to know what her opponents would do and reacted with terrifying speed.
• The Archer, shaken by the loss, suggested they return to filming Monster World despite having more games left.

Clairely’s attempt to assassinate Foya failed after Monet took control of their shared body to play in the Holy Spirit Tournament. The bronze dragon stopped her and turned the would-be assassin into an interview guest, while Clairely resolved to try again at the final.

• Clairely urged Monet to attack Foya, but Monet became absorbed in a Holy Spirit Battlefield team fight and suppressed her attempt to take control.
• Monet’s team won the match three to zero, and Clairely seized control of their body after he celebrated.
• Clairely followed Foya out of the Hall of Silence and prepared to throw the glass bottle containing the unknown liquid medicine, but a voice warned her to stop.
• The bronze dragon intercepted Clairely and raised her hand to announce an interview with Kelo instead of the sleepy Foya.
• Clairely told the bronze dragon she would definitely win, then watched him move on to interview another player.

Clairely went to a tavern to drink and smoke before meeting a bishop about a soul separation ritual, while Monet confronted her plan to sacrifice herself for revenge. Their argument ended when mercenaries recognized Monet’s Chaos Demon body as Master Kelo and eagerly asked him to teach them.

• Clairely drank ale and smoked Qie Mu while Monet remembered how she had coped with their parents’ deaths.
• Clairely told Monet that the soul separation ritual would happen that night and that she planned to avenge their parents herself.
• Monet argued that Miss Peste and Your Highness Cecily had not killed their parents and pointed out that Clairely enjoyed using the Magic Web.
• Clairely shouted at Monet, drawing the tavern’s attention and making several mercenaries approach them.
• A mercenary recognized the Chaos Demon as Master Kelo and praised his Black Hook move, while Monet eagerly nodded along as the mercenary asked for lessons.

Herolia warned Joshua that a World Tree consciousness might exist in the Demon Realm and that the Inquisitors’ plans could threaten both worlds. Later, an Inquisitor invaded the Holy Spirit Battlefield and attacked Joshua and Foya, but Foya summoned Omnipotent One to fight him before Joshua ended the connection.

• Herolia told Messiah that Foya might host a World Tree consciousness and ordered her to warn Joshua about the Inquisitors and the danger facing both worlds.
• Joshua entered the Consciousness Space and found Foya suffering from the gray mist’s corrosion as her popularity on Magic Web Vision continued to grow.
• A Heretic Inquisitor appeared in the Holy Spirit Battlefield and demanded the return of the holy relic while gray energy drained color from his surroundings.
• Joshua encouraged Foya to command the battlefield, and her faith summoned Omnipotent One, who struck the Inquisitor with seven destructive spells.
• The Inquisitor regenerated from his wounds and attacked again, so Joshua canceled his magic and shut down the Consciousness Space.

Clairely accompanied Monet and the Foya Knight Order to the arena, where Monet found courage in the support of his fans. Before the final, Joshua exposed Clairely’s assassination plot and offered her a chance to be a good person.

• Clairely ignored the crowds until a mercenary from the tavern asked her for an autograph, and Monet signed the notebook for the mercenary’s son.
• The boy shouted his support for White Goat, and Monet raised his fist as the Foya and Iron Forger fans faced off.
• In the players’ lounge, Monet asked Clairely when she would pursue their parents’ revenge, and Clairely realized an assassination would destroy his hard-won honor and life.
• Joshua entered with the captured Heretic Inquisitors and revealed that he knew Clairely’s identity and plan.
• Clairely tried to escape, but the Grand Duke of Blood controlled the Chaos Demon’s blood and stopped her.
• Joshua told Clairely he could give her a chance to be a good person and asked her to answer yes or no.

Joshua offered Clairely and Monet a chance to join his side, making their freedom depend on winning the Holy Spirit Tournament and threatening to erase one of their souls if they lost. Clairely chose to face the match against the Iron Forger, then handed control of their body to Monet as the tournament began.

• Joshua explained the charges against Clairely and revealed that he had discovered two souls sharing the Chaos Demon's body.
• Monet confessed to the crimes to protect Clairely, but Joshua offered them freedom if they won the Holy Spirit Tournament and threatened to erase one soul if they lost.
• Clairely followed the Blood Clan to the arena instead of escaping, then spent the time before the match browsing the Magic Web.
• When the match began, Clairely told Monet he had to win and handed him control of their body.
• Monet prepared to face the Iron Forger, relying on Foya's position in the middle lane.

Etke and the Iron Forgers faced Foya’s team in the championship match, with the Iron Forgers leading two to one and pushing toward victory in the decisive game. Foya turned the near-defeat around by wiping out three Iron Forger heroes and saving her team’s core crystal, leaving Shael and the crowd astonished.

• Etke entered the arena determined to prove himself to Earl Cruz, then chose the Void Wraith and tried to survive against Foya.
• The Iron Forgers took a two-to-one lead, and Empress Yekana and Shael watched as the Foya Knight Order fell behind in the decisive match.
• Shael asked the Movie Council group whether Foya’s team could still win, while Joshua admitted he had bet on the Iron Forgers.
• After the Foya Knight Order was nearly wiped out, Foya returned as the Ashen Knight and killed Querian and Huen.
• Foya drove off the Iron Forgers’ last hero before they could destroy the core crystal, prompting Shael to tell Empress Yekana that miracles existed on the battlefield.

After Foya helped the Foya Knight Order win the fourth round against Iron Forger, Joshua and the Dark Elf tried to calm her before the final match. As the last round began, Messiah observed how Foya’s performance had inspired faith among the spectators, including people from Steel Country.

• Sophia celebrated the team’s fourth-round victory and noticed that Foya was trembling and exhausted.
• Joshua contacted the Dark Elf, who reported that Foya’s condition was strange, and Foya asked for new teammates because she feared they could not win.
• Joshua reassured Foya that the team had to continue with its current lineup, and Foya returned to her seat and told her teammates she did not want to lose.
• The final round began as Joshua watched fireworks above the match.
• Messiah told Herolia that Foya’s fourth-round comeback had caused nearly two-thirds of the audience to radiate scarlet Faith Power, and she spotted a faint glow beside Empress Yekana.

Foya led the Foya Knight Order through a decisive final match against Iron Forger, while the Dark Elf watched her fight with an intensity she had never shown before. The Knight Order was wiped out after Foya scored a triple kill, leaving the match’s outcome to the surviving enemy team and the remaining high-ground structures.

• The Dark Elf remembered that Foya’s uncontrolled domain devoured nearby life, then watched Foya direct the Knight Order with rapid commands and play through the pain it caused her.
• Monet stayed close to Foya in the nearly forty-five-minute match, hoping to help her win the championship as the score stood at 61–53 and one team fight could decide the game.
• Foya ordered White Goat to throw Black Hook’s anchor toward the river, but the Deep Sea Banshee blocked it, was pulled in, and charmed Black Hook as Iron Forger launched its ambush.
• Foya sent Saintess Shu Luoni Ka into the fight and used black flames and Banner of Judgment to kill Broken Sword and Querian, earning a triple kill before she fell.
• The Foya Knight Order was wiped out, marking the end of the decisive team fight.

Iron Forger defeated the Foya Knight Order in the tournament final, leaving Monet and Sophia devastated while Bone Duke vowed to win the next tournament. Foya hid under her quilt, but the crowd’s support and Empress Yekana’s praise drew attention to her, and she promised she would not lose next time.

• Bronze Dragon announced Iron Forger as champion after the Foya Knight Order ran out of Resurrection Scrolls and their central crystal fell.
• Bone Duke criticized Sophia and the team’s mistakes, then asked Joshua to hold another tournament soon so she could challenge Steel Country again.
• Joshua found Foya hiding beneath a quilt and saw Faith Power gathering as spectators from both countries cheered for her.
• Empress Yekana awarded Foya the best-player medal and invited her to join Iron Forger, but Foya refused and said she would not lose next time.
• Purple-robed One ended the awkward ceremony with an illusion of fireworks.

The Iron Forgers celebrated their victory as citizens of the Steel Country sang their national anthem, and Etke raised the championship trophy. Joshua then arranged for the champions to choose Holy Spirit heroes as their comrades, leaving Etke emotional as the Void Wraith appeared in Iron Forgers armor.

• Earl Cruz watched the Steel Country audience sing its national anthem after the Iron Forgers won the tournament.
• Etke raised the championship trophy as the Bronze Dragon announced the Iron Forgers as champions.
• Joshua revealed that the twenty-five Holy Spirit heroes had appeared and invited the Iron Forgers to choose their favorite heroes as comrades.
• Etke chose the Void Wraith, while the other Iron Forgers selected heroes they had performed well with during the finals.
• The Void Wraith transformed into black armor bearing the Iron Forgers emblem and offered to fight for Etke, who struggled to hold back tears.

After Monet lost the Holy Spirit Tournament, Joshua appeared to make Clairely choose which sibling would be erased, but he revealed the punishment was a lie and let them both live. He invited them to discuss their status as prisoners of the Demon Realm at the Steel Country victory banquet.

• Clairely took control of the Chaos Demon's body and followed the Foya Knight Order to meet Joshua, while Monet panicked about their fate.
• Clairely offered herself to be erased instead of her younger brother Monet, but Joshua said he would choose randomly by coin toss.
• The coin landed tails, and Clairely collapsed, believing Monet would survive while she was erased.
• Ciri arrived to tell Joshua about the Steel Country victory banquet, and Joshua handed Clairely the coin and revealed he had lied about the punishment.
• Joshua said Monet had performed well and that they would discuss how to shed their prisoner status at the banquet, while Monet teased Clairely as they realized they were both safe.