Chapter Summaries

Lu Su entered the strange Secret Realm where Fang Wenlong and Hu Lai had disappeared and discovered that its World Consciousness had trapped the incoming Card Masters. He unleashed Naruto and Sasuke against the Demon forces and waited for reinforcements to arrive so he could draw out the Secret Realm’s strongest enemies.

• Bai Yueming told Lu Su that Fang Wenlong had gone missing after entering a mysterious Secret Realm to search for Hu Lai, and Lu Su left to investigate.
• Fang Wenlong learned that two factions were fighting inside the Secret Realm, realized one faction’s members did not drop materials when killed, and continued searching for Hu Lai.
• At the Secret Realm entrance, Bystander A explained that Hu Lai and his troops had vanished inside, and Lu Su sent in a Ghost Shadow Soldier before entering himself.
• Lu Su sensed the Secret Realm’s World Consciousness and found himself in a city packed with Demons, including two Master Grade Demons.
• Lu Su summoned Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, whose Susanoo Nine-Tails slash split the city and left the two Master Grade Demons facing him.
• The two Master Grade Demons fought while awaiting reinforcements, and Lu Su planned to use Naruto and Sasuke to confront the arriving forces.

Fang Wenlong learned that the Resistance Faction was fighting the World Consciousness and considered cooperating with Argyle, but he changed course after seeing Naruto and Sasuke battle the Submission Faction. Lu Su and the two Naruto characters overwhelmed their Demon opponents, prompting the Submission Faction to commit every resource to killing Lu Su.

• Argyle met Fang Wenlong and explained that the Resistance Faction had rebelled against the World Consciousness, which had surrendered to World Devourer Calamity Star.
• Argyle offered to cooperate with Great Ming, and Fang Wenlong asked for time to consider the proposal.
• Argyle returned with an image of Naruto and Sasuke fighting in the Submission Faction's territory, and Fang Wenlong recognized them as his colleagues and declined cooperation so he could support Lu Su.
• Lu Su had Naruto and Sasuke reveal their stronger forms, and they attacked the three Master Grade Demons with clones, Tailed Beast Balls, and lightning.
• One Demon called for the Submission Faction to spare no cost to exterminate Lu Su, and its forces sensed the order.

Lu Su and his cards annihilated five Submission Faction Master Grade Demons with Naruto and Sasuke’s combined Six Paths: Heavenly Roar of Almighty. Fang Wenlong and Argyle survived the attack’s shockwave, and Fang Wenlong led the way to meet Lu Su.

• Two more Master Grade Demons arrived to reinforce the three fighting Lu Su, and he launched his cards against all five.
• Lu Su’s cards delayed the demons while Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke prepared their strongest attacks and combined them into Six Paths: Heavenly Roar of Almighty.
• The attack killed the five Master Grade Demons, devastated the surrounding area, and left Naruto and Sasuke drained.
• Fang Wenlong and Argyle led the Great Ming Card Masters away from the blast, narrowly escaping its expanding energy wave.
• Argyle marveled at Lu Su’s power, and Fang Wenlong identified his colleague as Lu Su of Myriad Manifestations.

After Lu Su destroyed the Submission Faction’s forces, Argyle welcomed him and the Great Ming Card Masters into the Resistance Faction’s territory and arranged their lodging while promising to investigate the Secret Realm Entrance. As Lu Su settled in, he realized he could no longer sense the aura of his fellow kind.

• Argyle met Lu Su and Fang Wenlong, marveled at the devastation left by Lu Su’s battle, and invited the group to stay with him while they awaited news about the Secret Realm Entrance.
• Fang Wenlong told Lu Su that the Secret Realm situation was complicated, while Hu Lai grew despondent after witnessing the power of Lu Su’s cards.
• The Great Ming Card Masters praised Lu Su’s Naruto and Sasuke cards as Argyle led them to a modern Resistance Faction city.
• Argyle arranged rooms in a luxurious building and left to brief the Resistance Faction’s leaders and plan their next move.
• Fang Wenlong urged Lu Su to rest, and Lu Su followed an attendant toward his room while recalling that he could no longer sense the aura of his fellow kind.

Lu Su and Fang Wenlong met with Argyle and the Resistance Faction, who revealed that the Secret Realm’s World Consciousness remained alive and sought Great Ming’s help against the Submission Faction. After agreeing to cooperate and heading for the Secret Realm Entrance, Lu Su sensed the World Consciousness, and a faceless figure appeared to propose a deal.

• Argyle led Lu Su and Fang Wenlong to the Resistance Faction’s assembly hall, where he revealed that the statue there depicted his daughter, Adele.
• Argyle introduced Lu Su to three other Master Grades, and the Resistance Faction thanked Lu Su for defeating the Submission Faction’s forces.
• Argyle revealed that Adele had badly wounded the Secret Realm’s World Consciousness, but it remained alive and could return to threaten them.
• Lu Su accepted the Resistance Faction’s proposal to work with Great Ming against the Submission Faction, on the condition that he and Fang Wenlong first returned to Great Ming.
• Lu Su and Fang Wenlong led their Card Masters toward the Secret Realm Entrance, where Lu Su sensed the World Consciousness and a faceless figure appeared, saying it wanted to make a deal.

Lu Su forced Fang Wenlong and the Great Ming Card Masters out of the Secret Realm, then stayed behind to confront the World Consciousness and investigate the Resistance Faction. At the Resistance Faction’s capital, he touched Adele’s statue and triggered a burst of black light, realizing what the promised spark meant.

• The World Consciousness appeared before Lu Su’s group, but Lu Su rejected its offer and refused to help the Submission Faction.
• Lu Su used Madara Uchiha to restore his Field Card cooldowns, summoned the Soul King, and sent Fang Wenlong and the Great Ming Card Masters back to Blue Star.
• Lu Su stayed in the Secret Realm, summoned Naruto and Sasuke, and headed to the Resistance Faction’s capital to investigate the World Consciousness’s absence there.
• Argyle and three other Resistance Faction powerhouses met Lu Su, who said he had stayed to see what the World Consciousness would do next.
• Lu Su touched Adele’s statue in the assembly hall, causing black light to shoot into the sky and prompting him to realize what the spark meant.

Lu Su entered the Secret Realm World Consciousness’s domain, separated Adele from it, and absorbed the consciousness’s power. Adele pledged to fight alongside him, and Lu Su brought her back to her father and the Resistance Faction’s leaders.

• Adele revealed that she had survived by becoming symbiotically bound to the Secret Realm World Consciousness, while Lu Su discovered that his earlier actions had weakened it.
• Adele offered to help Lu Su erase the World Consciousness, but he chose to separate her from it instead.
• With the Soul King’s help, Lu Su separated Adele from the World Consciousness and drained the weakened consciousness, gaining Master Grade Universal Material (300%).
• Adele pledged her will to Lu Su’s fight against the World Devourer Calamity Star, and Lu Su offered to take her to her father.
• Lu Su returned to the Resistance Faction’s assembly hall, where Adele reunited with Argyle and the other Master Grade powerhouses.

Lu Su resolved the Secret Realm crisis with Adele and learned from the Blue Star World Consciousness that its war against the World Devourer Calamity Star could end within several years. He returned to his Card Making Space determined to grow stronger and create the Lion King before the final confrontation.

• Lu Su left the Secret Realm after agreeing with Adele to discuss cooperation once the Resistance Faction had unified it, and Adele told Argyle and the other Resistance Faction leaders about her recent experiences.
• Lu Su returned to Blue Star and told Fang Wenlong that the Secret Realm’s crisis was basically resolved and that the Resistance Faction would likely contact Great Ming.
• After reporting to his Teacher, Lu Su received several days of leave and prepared to enter his Card Making Space, but the Blue Star World Consciousness summoned him.
• Lu Su told the Blue Star World Consciousness about Adele and asked about the escalating offensive; It revealed that the war could end within several years and that a breakthrough beyond Hall of Fame Grade could still turn the tide.
• The Blue Star World Consciousness warned Lu Su to flee with everyone if defeat became inevitable, and Lu Su returned to his Card Making Space to begin creating the Lion King.

Lu Su created a powerful Lion King Altria card as Secret Realms spread across the world, then received word that Great Britain wanted to speak with him. In Great Britain, Lyon opposed seeking aid from the Indo-American Federation as the king and royal family debated how to handle the growing crisis.

• Lu Su used the remaining universal material to create the Master Grade Lion King Altria card and examined its skills and traits.
• As Secret Realms appeared more frequently, Lu Su assigned cards to handle government affairs and prepared to take them out for dinner.
• A Diamond Grade Card Master informed Lu Su that Great Britain wanted to speak with him, and Lu Su asked him to notify Master Bai and the other two.
• George VII convened his children to discuss Great Britain's struggle against the increasing number of Master Grade Secret Realms.
• Edward proposed abandoning northern regions, while Charlotte suggested requesting help from the Indo-American Federation.
• Lyon rejected Charlotte's proposal and argued that Great Britain should seek assistance from the Tsardom of Russia instead.

Great Britain sought Great Ming’s help against a Master Grade threat, and George VII ordered Lyon to negotiate with Great Ming while Charlotte contacted the Indo-American Federation. Lu Su agreed to travel to Great Britain, then Great Ming turned to settling its northern territories and monitoring Mughal.

• George VII ordered Lyon to contact Great Ming for aid and Charlotte to contact the Indo-American Federation as a second option.
• Bai Yueming teased Lu Su about receiving a title, while Lu Su noted Great Britain would likely offer materials rather than become a vassal.
• Fang Wenlong told Lu Su that Great Ming had nearly reached an agreement with Adele’s Rebel Secret Realm, easing concerns about leaving.
• Lu Su agreed to travel to Great Britain, and Bai Yueming promised to send a diplomatic letter and arrange attendants.
• Ji Weirui proposed building cities and offering jobs, housing, and card-making materials to encourage migration into the northern territories.
• Lu Su asked about Mughal, then decided to leave it alone until the Great Britain matter was settled.

Lyon welcomed Apache and the Indo-American Federation delegation to Great Britain, then Lu Su arrived with Great Ming’s Card Masters for the scheduled talks. Before the conference began, Apache revealed that Sakaja was his older sister and challenged Lu Su, leaving their meeting on the verge of violence.

• Apache warned Lyon not to provoke the wrong person and said Lu Su’s backing was why he would leave him alone.
• Lyon became more determined to rely on Lu Su, who soon arrived in Great Britain and brought Great Ming’s Card Masters out of False Karakura Town.
• Lyon told Lu Su that Apache knew about him, and Lu Su decided the Master Grade expert was no cause for alarm.
• On the day of the talks, Apache approached Lu Su outside the royal palace and questioned why Adley had backed down before him.
• Apache revealed that Sakaja was his older sister, and Lu Su reacted with anger, calling him a fool courting death.

Lu Su and Apache avoided a fight in Great Britain and agreed to help suppress three Master Grade Secret Realms in exchange for materials. That night, Princess Charlotte approached Lu Su with an offer of information about the Indo-American Federation in return for his support when needed.

• George VII intervened to stop Lu Su and Apache from fighting, then led them to discuss Great Britain's request.
• George VII asked Lu Su and Apache to suppress three Master Grade Secret Realms, and they each agreed to receive six sets of Master Grade Materials.
• Lu Su returned to his lodgings, where Princess Charlotte visited him and asked what benefits Lyon had promised him.
• Charlotte offered to share what she knew about the Indo-American Federation if Lu Su would support her when necessary.
• Lu Su agreed to hear Charlotte's information, warning her that it needed to be important.

Lu Su joined George VII and Apache to suppress Great Britain's three Master Grade Secret Realms, using Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke to defeat demons while Apache assessed Lu Su's abilities. At the third realm, several more Master Grade Demons emerged, and the group sensed a new threat approaching.

• Lu Su protected the lower-level Card Masters with Uzumaki Naruto's Tailed Beast Cloak as George VII opened the first Secret Realm, and Naruto quickly defeated its Master Grade Demon.
• The group traveled to the second Secret Realm, where Naruto again suppressed the threat while Apache studied Lu Su's card and Charlotte considered strengthening Great Britain's ties with Great Ming.
• At the third Secret Realm, Lu Su summoned Sasuke, and Apache brought out Storm Tlaloc as George VII lifted the seal.
• A Western dragon burst from the entrance, but Susanoo Nine-Tails caught its tail, overpowered it, and began dragging it back into the Secret Realm.
• Lu Su, George VII, and Apache sensed several more Master Grade Demons inside, then noticed another Demon that seemed to have eaten one of its own kind.

Lu Su and his allies struggled against five powerful dragons inside the secret realm, and Lu Su revealed that he had a third Master Grade card: Altria. As Naruto and Sasuke fought the Crimson Dragon, Altria confronted the Seven-Colored Dragon and unleashed Rhongomyniad.

• The Seven-Colored Dragon struck the cards with a devastating meteor attack, leaving Naruto, Sasuke, Storm Tlaloc, and Earth Mother Danu as the surviving cards.
• George VII raised the reward to ten portions of Master Grade Material, and Lu Su summoned Altria, stunning George VII, Apache, and Lyon.
• The Seven-Colored Dragon attacked Altria, but she shattered several of its claws before it blasted her with its breath and moved to support the Crimson Dragon.
• Naruto and Sasuke changed forms and attacked the Crimson Dragon while Altria pursued the Seven-Colored Dragon.
• Altria invoked the Holy Spear and unleashed Shining Spear of the End (Rhongomyniad).

Altria used Rhongomyniad to overwhelm the Seven-Colored Dragon, while George VII recognized her as a female King Arthur and Lu Su considered whether to kill Apache. The dragon survived Altria’s repeated attacks by transforming under a red-black aura, then shattered the Secret Realm and announced that it had entered.

• Altria’s Rhongomyniad pinned the Seven-Colored Dragon in place and pierced through its world-powered breath, badly wounding it.
• George VII recognized Altria’s lance as Rhongomyniad and realized that Lu Su’s King Arthur card was a woman.
• Lu Su considered killing Apache before he could report what he had seen, while Apache hoped Adley would intervene against Lu Su.
• Altria prepared to use Shining Spear of the End again, but the Seven-Colored Dragon engulfed itself in red-black energy and resisted the attack.
• Lu Su sensed the spreading aura, ordered George VII to evacuate the civilians, and turned toward the Secret Realm Entrance.
• The Seven-Colored Dragon changed into a black-red humanoid figure, said, “I’m in,” and shattered the Secret Realm.

Lu Su and his allies fought the World Devourer Calamity Star as it transformed Great Britain into a secret realm, but Louis XXIV could only slow the destruction. Altria summoned the Tower of Radiance at the End of the World, halting the land’s transformation and leaving the World Devourer Calamity Star to realize that something still believed it could prevail.

• Lu Su attacked the World Devourer Calamity Star, but his Shining Spear of the End failed to harm it, and the enemy nearly reached him before white radiance blasted it away.
• Near-God Louis XXIV arrived and used Heaven to restrain the World Devourer Calamity Star as its black-and-red energy began transforming Great Britain’s land.
• George VII learned that the Mother Earth Goddess could no longer control Great Britain’s land, and Louis XXIV offered him refuge in France.
• Lu Su promised George VII that he could solve Great Britain’s crisis and had Altria use a power that pierced the world and summoned a colossal Pillar of Light.
• Altria entered the pillar as it became a radiant tower, and the World Devourer Calamity Star’s energy contracted while the drifting land returned to the ground.

Lu Su helped Great Britain survive World Devourer Calamity Star’s attack, while concealing his connection to the World Consciousness. Three days later, Charlotte and Lyon invited him to the King City to discuss George VII’s promised reward.

• World Devourer Calamity Star hinted that Lu Su was Its kind before departing, and Lu Su denied understanding what It meant.
• Louis XXIV invited Lu Su to visit France, while George VII asked Lu Su what reward he wanted and learned that the Tower of Radiance could not be retrieved.
• Lu Su explained that the Tower of Radiance was keeping part of Great Britain from becoming a secret realm, then stayed there with Altria, who said she would need to guard it.
• Three days later, Charlotte and Lyon visited Lu Su at the tower and invited him to the King City on George VII’s behalf.
• Lu Su agreed to go with Charlotte and Lyon to hear what George VII was offering.

Lu Su secured the title of Lord Protector and an annual material payment from Great Britain before leaving with Apache. On his way back to Great Ming, Louis XXIV intercepted him and invited him to Versailles Palace for a talk.

• Lu Su demanded all of Great Britain, then accepted the Lord Protector title and annual materials from George VII as payment for his card being stationed there.
• Lu Su warned Lyon against visiting him, learned Apache had contacted Adley, and asked Altria about making Knights of the Round Table.
• Three days later, Great Britain named Lu Su Lord Protector, and he departed with Apache after telling Lyon and Charlotte to contact him through Altria.
• Charlotte considered fully siding with Lu Su, while George VII and his officials watched Lu Su leave with relief.
• Louis XXIV intercepted Lu Su as he traveled across Europa and took him to Versailles Palace for a talk.

Lu Su told Louis XXIV his theory that breaking through Hall of Fame Grade required becoming a world by absorbing lingering World Consciousness from secret realms, and was named a prince of France. Back in Great Ming, Lu Su remained wary of powerful enemies as Adley learned more about him and decided to meet him again.

• Louis XXIV asked Lu Su about the path beyond Hall of Fame Grade and offered protection in exchange for his knowledge.
• Lu Su explained his theory about absorbing lingering World Consciousness from secret realms and connected its appearance to Blue Star’s worsening condition.
• Louis XXIV named Lu Su a prince of France and promised him a gift, but Lu Su declined to stay in the French King City.
• Adley questioned Apache about what had happened in Great Britain, then warned him not to criticize his work in Antarctica.
• Adley became interested in meeting Lu Su again and began thinking of an apology gift, while Lu Su felt a chill after returning to Great Ming.

After returning to Great Ming, Lu Su prepared new Master Grade cards, including Tatsumaki and the Knights of the Round Table, while remaining wary of Mughal and unable to reach the Blue Star World Consciousness. The chapter ended with Adley revealing the mutilated Skin Peeler and explaining that Apache’s account of Great Britain had made him curious about Lu Su.

• Lu Su told Bai Yueming, Fang Wenlong, and Ji Weirui about his time abroad, then learned that Great Ming had sent Card Masters south because of possible activity from Motiān and Mughal.
• Lu Su failed to contact the Blue Star World Consciousness, made the Master Grade Tatsumaki card, and advanced Flame Sword Blazing Fire to Master Grade.
• Lu Su made the Knights of the Round Table for Altria, activating Bonds that strengthened the knights together and allowed them to form Camelot when Altria was in Lion King form.
• Lu Su summoned Tatsumaki and Xue, joked with Tatsumaki, and then received a message that Adley had come to see him.
• Lu Su warned Fang Wenlong to have Adele prepare for battle and met Adley, who said Apache’s account had made him curious and revealed the mutilated Skin Peeler.