Chapter Summaries

During his rest between tournament rounds, Lu Su received recruitment calls from Jing University, Nanda University, and a corporation, but refused to make commitments before the Jiang Province Unified Examination. After two restful days, he faced the round of sixteen, where his opponent was old acquaintance Kong Cong.

• Shen Yan from Jing University offered Lu Su scholarships and asked him to enroll, but Lu Su deferred the decision until after the Jiang Province Unified Examination.
• Shi Wenrao from Nanda University assured Lu Su that the school would honor his connection to Bai Yueming, and Lu Su asked him to spread the word that he would not consider early admission.
• A corporate representative tried to secure a partnership with Lu Su, but Lu Su declined to decide before the examination ended.
• Lu Su spent two days meditating and playing with Ren Xiaxin, then entered the round of sixteen against Kong Cong.

Lu Su faced Kong Cong in the top-sixteen match and found himself at a disadvantage against Kong Cong’s three bonded cards, including a tree with healing, control, and defensive abilities. Lu Su had Tsugikuni Yoriichi release his Zanpakuto, revealing the world’s first Shikai as the battle continued.

• Hu Lai defeated Ji Yang in the opening match and disparaged him after advancing.
• Lu Su summoned Kaneki, Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and Luffy to face Kong Cong’s Wu Qi Guó Mín, Bo, and a powerful tree card.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Luffy attacked Bo, but the tree restrained Tsugikuni Yoriichi and healed Bo’s injury.
• Lu Su judged that Kong Cong’s healing and defensive abilities made a prolonged fight dangerous and decided to reveal a trump card.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi released his Zanpakuto, Sun Wheel, marking the first Shikai witnessed in this world.

Lu Su revealed Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s Shikai and defeated Kong Cong by burning through his cards with a massive sword attack. After the match, Lu Su considered how to replace his now-exposed trump card.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi awakened golden-red flames, and the university representatives sensed that his power carried an aura of the sun as well as souls and death.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi unleashed Sun Flow: Nichirin: Hundred Sword Strikes, overwhelming Kong Cong’s cards and setting Xunmu ablaze.
• Kong Cong accepted his loss, while Lu Su noted that Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s Shikai had consumed nearly half his Spiritual Power.
• Lin Yue asked whether his Minotaur could become an underworld soul-catching emissary, and Lu Su told him not to dream of the impossible.
• Lu Su returned to the stands and thought about finding another trump card now that Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s Shikai had been exposed.

After the day’s matches, Lu Su heard hints that Hu Lai was more dangerous than he appeared, then returned to the hotel to create a new card to strengthen his arsenal and complete Luffy’s Bond. He chose materials for a Nami card and began the creation.

• Lu Su told Jiang Nanxi and Lin Yue that Hu Lai’s Tiger Demon made him uneasy, and Hu Lai’s classmate hinted that Hu Lai had a wilder fighting style he had not yet shown.
• A representative from Daming Miner Academy hinted that Hu Lai could challenge Lu Su and privately noted that Hu Lai had nearly agreed to join the academy.
• Back at the hotel, Lu Su decided to create a Black Iron Grade Straw Hat Pirate card to trigger Luffy’s Bond, choosing to pursue Nami rather than Robin.
• Lu Su bought a Black Iron Grade Greedy Girl (Blue), Rookie Pirate (Green), and Metal Staff (Green) after failing to find suitable weather-related materials.
• Lu Su received the materials and began creating the card.

Lu Su created a Nami card, altered her childhood story, and summoned her into the real world alongside Ren Xiaxin. After a suggestive encounter, he reflected on his behavior and entered meditation.

• Lu Su wrote Nami’s story in the Mysterious Space, changing her past so Bell-mère and the villagers survived Arlong’s attack, then completed the card.
• Lu Su checked Nami’s card and discovered her Purple Quality, an inactive Weather Arts skill, and Bonds with the Luffy and Zeus series.
• Lu Su summoned Nami and Ren Xiaxin, who compared themselves, and Nami offered Lu Su a look for 100,000 Beli.
• Lu Su recalled a Pokémon battle from the previous day, scolded himself for sinking into depravity, and began meditating.

Hu Lai entered the arena himself and used his martial arts skills and Item Cards to defeat Li Yu. Watching the fight, Lu Su considered making new combat and defensive cards, while deciding he would not reveal his strongest cards just to keep winning.

• Lu Su watched Hu Lai face Li Yu and realized Li Yu was a far stronger opponent than Hu Lai’s earlier challengers.
• Hu Lai entered the arena in armor with a ring-pommel saber, and the referee allowed the duel to continue after receiving instructions.
• The Daming Miner Academy representative explained that Hu Lai came from a martial arts family, while Lu Su considered creating symbiotes, transformation items, or Mecha for protection.
• Hu Lai overwhelmed Li Yu’s cards with his martial arts and saber strikes, and the referee declared Hu Lai the winner.
• Lu Su weighed how he might fare against Hu Lai and decided he would not expose cards like Zoro if doing so risked revealing too much.

Lu Su easily won his quarterfinal and learned he would face Hu Lai in the semifinals, where Hu Lai targeted Nami to prevent her Bond from forming. Lu Su revealed that the Bond activated only after a card dissipated, leaving the battle unresolved as Hu Lai reached Nami.

• Lu Su defeated his quarterfinal opponent with Tsugikuni Yoriichi's Shikai and drew Hu Lai as his semifinal opponent.
• Hu Lai told Lu Su that his family's martial arts could not be taught to outsiders, then declared he would win their match.
• At the semifinal, Hu Lai deduced that Nami was meant to form a Bond with Luffy and charged at her.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked Hu Lai while the Tiger Demon restrained him, and drifting spirits harassed Luffy.
• Hu Lai reached Nami as Lu Su realized Hu Lai did not know the Bond would activate only after a card dissipated.

Lu Su defeated Hu Lai in the Jiang Province Unified Examination semifinal after Nami’s apparent defeat triggered Luffy’s Bond effect and a furious counterattack. Hu Lai was carried off unconscious, and the university representatives began preparing offers to recruit Lu Su.

• Hu Lai struck Nami down, but Luffy’s Bond with her triggered and sent him into a rage.
• Luffy hit Hu Lai with Gomu Gomu no Gatling, leaving him badly wounded and destroying his Item Card.
• The referee stopped Luffy’s follow-up attack and declared Lu Su the winner of the semifinal.
• Lu Su recalled his cards and reflected on the strength and risks of Luffy’s Bond effect.
• The university representatives agreed Lu Su was favored to win first place and prepared to recruit him.

Lu Su won first place in the Jiang Province Unified Examination and faced competing university offers after the awards ceremony. Nanda University offered him a scholarship and Secret Realm access, but Jida University urged him to reconsider before its Academician Fang arrived.

• Lu Su received a medal after becoming Jiang Province's top high school student and gave a deadpan interview.
• Representatives from Jing University and Ludao University tried to recruit Lu Su with scholarships and other benefits.
• Nanda University's representative offered Lu Su six million a year and an annual visit to a Secret Realm of his choice near Nandu.
• The representatives learned Lu Su was about to become Bai Yueming's disciple, which explained Nanda University's generous offer.
• Jida University's representative asked Lu Su to reconsider, saying Academician Fang would arrive soon.

Lu Su chose Nanda University over Jida University after weighing their offers, locations, and the guidance of Bai Yueming and Fang Wenlong. Bai Yueming accepted Lu Su as his disciple and arranged for him to enroll next semester, then offered him a gift.

• Fang Wenlong arrived and promised Jida University would match Nanda University's offer to recruit Lu Su.
• Bai Yueming appeared, and Lu Su considered the universities' locations, his future service, and the Spirit Summoning Society before choosing Nanda University.
• Fang Wenlong accepted Lu Su's decision and left with the Jida University representative.
• Bai Yueming arranged for Lu Su to enroll at Nanda University next semester, and Lu Su called him Teacher.
• Lu Su signed Nanda University's enrollment contract, and Bai Yueming offered him a gift.

Lu Su received Bai Yueming’s card-crafting notes and Silver-grade materials before Bai Yueming left to patrol the Coastal Defense Line. After revealing to his classmates that Bai Yueming had taken him as a disciple and Fang Wenlong had offered to do the same, Lu Su prepared to stay in Nandu and enroll at Nanda University.

• Bai Yueming gave Lu Su a notebook about crafting Underworld cards and Silver-grade materials for his future advancement, then left to return to the Coastal Defense Line.
• Jiang Nanxi and the other students learned that Bai Yueming had accepted Lu Su as a disciple and that Fang Wenlong had also offered to take him on if he chose Jida University.
• Lu Su told the group he would stay in Nandu and enter Nanda University in the second half of the school year, asking Song Qian to explain his decision to the school.
• Lu Su watched the Shanghai City No. 1 High School students depart, then planned to rent a place in Nandu and contact Miaoxuan about the Spirit Summoning Society’s mission and his university choice.

After choosing Nanda University, Lu Su told Miaoxuan that Bai Yueming had taken him as a disciple, prompting the Spirit Summoning Society to reconsider a dangerous mission and promise rewards. Back at his new home in Nandu, Lu Su planned to spend his university funds on cards to strengthen his public identity and combat power.

• Lu Su visited Miaoxuan at Yichun Courtyard Headquarters and said he had chosen Nanda University.
• Lu Su revealed that Bai Yueming had taken him as a disciple, and Miaoxuan said she would report the news to the Spirit Summoning Society.
• Miaoxuan explained that the Society had planned a mission for Lu Su but would reconsider it because of his new connection to Bai Yueming.
• Lu Su collected his clothes from the hotel and took a taxi to his new home, where he recognized the driver from an earlier trip.
• Lu Su ordered basic appliances and planned to use his six million from Nanda University to make flying, defensive, and possibly storage cards.

Lu Su created a defensive symbiote card named Arrogance, using a self-invented origin story to complete the compilation. The card succeeded with powerful defensive, regenerative, and body-strengthening abilities, and Lu Su summoned it to inspect it further.

• Lu Su decided to create a defensive card and bought materials for a weakened symbiote.
• Lu Su wrote Arrogance’s backstory, describing its arrival on Blue Star and its partnership with a veteran otaku artist.
• The Mysterious Space accepted Lu Su’s story, and he received the Bronze Grade, Gold Quality Arrogance card.
• Lu Su examined Arrogance’s regeneration, shapeshifting, combat mastery, defense, and body-reinforcement abilities.
• Lu Su summoned Arrogance, eager to see the defensive symbiote for himself.

Lu Su tested Arrogance’s powers, discovering that the symbiote could conceal itself, transform his body, and bond with Pidgeot. After deciding to wait for Miaoxuan to contact him about storage materials, he received her invitation and agreed to visit her shop.

• Lu Su summoned Arrogance and learned that its Body Enhancement Trait would take at least a month to affect him.
• Lu Su let Arrogance cover him in its full monstrous form, then tested its ability to retract and conceal itself.
• Lu Su had Arrogance bond with Pidgeot, confirming it could serve as both protection and a flying mount.
• Lu Su searched for materials to make a storage item but found no suitable Bronze Grade spatial materials, so he decided to wait for Miaoxuan.
• Miaoxuan messaged Lu Su to invite him to her shop, and he agreed to come by.

Lu Su received a mission from Miaoxuan to deal with a constable who had discovered a Spirit Summoning Society hideout, then went to meet the hideout’s street-punk members. Ren Xiaxin’s overwhelming power forced the punks to submit, and Lu Su began questioning their leader about the situation.

• Lu Su collected a file from Miaoxuan describing a mission to eliminate a constable who had apparently found a small Spirit Summoning Society hideout in Nandu.
• Lu Su decided to meet the hideout’s members at night and learn more before acting against the constable.
• Yellow Hair scolded Red Hair for attacking a constable with an unregistered card and waited for instructions from their superiors.
• Lu Su arrived at the unfinished building in silver armor and said he had come to clean up the mess.
• Lu Su summoned Ren Xiaxin, whose presence forced the punks’ vampires to kneel and made Yellow Hair recognize her as a Vampire Lord.
• Lu Su withdrew Ren Xiaxin and demanded that Yellow Hair explain the current situation.

Lu Su confronted Yellow Hair and the thugs after learning no constable had discovered their ties to the Spirit Summoning Society. Ren Xiaxin killed them all, and Lu Su destroyed their bodies, planning to use the deaths to demand compensation from the Society.

• Yellow Hair explained that the thugs had only frightened themselves and that no constable had uncovered their connection to the Spirit Summoning Society.
• Lu Su hinted he could help remove the constables, and Yellow Hair ordered his vampire to kill Red Hair and the other thugs.
• Yellow Hair offered to work for Lu Su and identified himself as Yu Zhen, but Lu Su decided he had no use for him.
• Ren Xiaxin knocked Yu Zhen's vampire aside and killed Yu Zhen with Eye Power.
• Lu Su had Ren Xiaxin pile up the bodies, then used Eye Power to destroy them and planned to make the Spirit Summoning Society pay for the trouble.

Lu Su disposed of the illegal Card Masters who had threatened his mission and collected his promised rewards from Miaoxuan. The yamen began investigating the mysterious armored man, while Lu Su planned to use his new materials to advance Ren Xiaxin to Silver Grade.

• Lu Su disguised himself and used a night market to conceal his route after leaving the abandoned building.
• Xiaoying told her master that a powerful figure in silver armor had entered the building and left after about ten minutes, and they learned the figure was named Ailman.
• Lu Su told Miaoxuan he had killed the illegal Card Masters, and she gave him the rewards for his mission and his earlier first-place victory.
• Miaoxuan explained that the Spirit Summoning Society would reduce contact with Lu Su while he stayed with Bai Yueming to avoid exposing him.
• Lu Su decided to use the Society's Silver Grade materials to advance Ren Xiaxin.

After advancing to Silver Grade, Lu Su weighed which materials to use for his next card and decided against making Meng Po. He contacted Bai Yueming to arrange a trade and received a Senior Disciple Sister’s address.

• Lu Su broke through to Silver Grade after nearly a month of cultivation.
• Lu Su recognized that Bai Yueming’s materials could form Meng Po, but decided to pursue a Soul Reaper card instead.
• Lu Su told Bai Yueming he wanted to trade some of the materials, and Bai Yueming called after learning Lu Su had advanced to Silver Grade.
• Bai Yueming gave Lu Su the contact information of a Senior Disciple Sister who taught at Nanda University.
• Kurumi accepted Lu Su’s friend request and sent him her address.

Lu Su visited his Senior Disciple Sister Kurumi to trade for materials, discovering that her social anxiety kept her manor staffed by Yellow Turban Warriors. After Kurumi introduced him to trading groups, Lu Su arranged to buy sword-related materials and joined his sect’s group chat before leaving.

• Lu Su arrived at Kurumi’s manor and learned that she had social anxiety and taught practical combat as a Diamond Grade university teacher.
• Kurumi added Lu Su to a Nandu materials exchange group and introduced him to its members.
• Lu Su arranged a face-to-face trade with Manager Wang for the Silver Grade Life-Generating Sword and Aged Sword Saint materials.
• Kurumi added Lu Su to the six-person Loving Family sect group, where only she welcomed him.
• Lu Su thanked Kurumi and left her manor.

Lu Su traded for materials through Wang Teng and used them to create a Silver Grade Unohana Retsu card, portraying her transformation from a murderous villain into Captain of the Fourth Division. The card gained healing and Kido skills along with a bond to the First Thirteen Court Guard Squads, and Lu Su summoned Unohana Retsu after inspecting its advancement path.

• Lu Su met Wang Teng at Nandu Material Wholesale Co., Ltd. and exchanged Netherworld River Water and a Five Flavors Bowl for materials, receiving a Black Gold membership card and a waived service fee.
• Lu Su returned home and decided to make a weakened late-story Unohana Retsu card without using Two-Faced Man.
• Lu Su wrote a story in which Unohana Retsu fought Tsugikuni Yoriichi, lost to him after he had grown stronger, and became Captain of the Fourth Division.
• Lu Su successfully created and refined a Silver Grade, Red Quality Unohana Retsu card with Kido mastery, healing abilities, and a First Thirteen Court Guard Squads bond.
• Lu Su realized Unohana Retsu’s Great Villain bond with Tsugikuni Yoriichi would activate only after her advancement to Unohana Yachiru, then summoned her.