Chapter Summaries

Lu Su completed and summoned the Hell Fubuki card, then learned that a new Master Grade Secret Realm had appeared in the north and that university students might need to handle newly emerged inland secret realms. The chapter ended when Miaoxuan messaged him to come over.

• Lu Su finished Fubuki’s card, whose skills and bonds included Psychic Whirlwind, the New Fubuki Group, and Pochi.
• Lu Su summoned Fubuki, and they battled with Pokémon before he ate breakfast and checked the Loving Family group chat.
• Zhang Jingxing told the group that a new Master Grade Secret Realm had appeared in the north, while Ye Zhirou warned that it contained several Master Grade demons.
• Bai Yueming warned Lu Su that Card Masters might be mobilized from the rear, leaving university students to suppress newly emerged inland secret realms.
• Miaoxuan messaged Lu Su and asked him to come over.

Lu Su collected a Silver-grade Hollow Soul from Miaoxuan as a reward and considered using it to create an Arrancar card. Miaoxuan told him that students would fill the gaps after Card Masters were transferred north, and conveyed the Spirit Summoning Society’s demand that he choose an exploration assignment; Lu Su agreed, though he resented the Society’s attempt to control him.

• Lu Su visited Miaoxuan at Yichun Courtyard to collect the Spirit Summoning Society’s reward for information about an ancient book.
• Miaoxuan gave Lu Su a Silver-grade Hollow Soul, and he considered combining it with his Two-Faced Man material to make an Arrancar card.
• Miaoxuan told Lu Su that most inland Card Masters would be transferred north and that students would take on garrison or exploration assignments.
• Miaoxuan said the Spirit Summoning Society required Lu Su to choose an exploration assignment.
• Lu Su agreed to choose an exploration assignment, then left after voicing his displeasure.

Lu Su learned that Nandu University would send its first-year Card Making Department students on indefinite internships, and he chose an exploration mission. When an unknown Secret Realm invasion struck Nandu, Lu Su answered the rescue order and vanished from class to confront the emergency.

• Lu Su read messages about Card Master reinforcements arriving as he waited for Kurumi’s announcement.
• Kurumi told the class that students would begin indefinite internships, and Lu Su said he would choose an exploration mission.
• An explosion sounded, and Nandu residents received orders to seek shelter as Card Masters were dispatched to rescue people at Huadu Garden Residential Complex.
• Lu Su and his classmates received invasion alerts, while Bronze Grade students were instructed to act in teams.
• A huge black-and-red monster appeared in the classroom, and Lu Su activated Arrogant Form and vanished with his Ghost Shadow Soldiers.

Wang Mei struggled to evacuate Huadu Garden with her feverish daughter, Wang Lan, during a Secret Realm Invasion, but demons cut off the residents’ escape. Lu Su arrived with Xue, Lily, and the Ghost Shadow Soldiers, rescued the crowd, and defeated an antelope Demon with a new Wind King Barrier technique.

• Wang Mei received an invasion warning, woke Wang Lan, and carried her toward a shelter after finding the elevator packed.
• Wang Mei entrusted Wang Lan to a young man with an Alaskan Malamute, then fell behind as the group moved toward safety.
• An antelope Demon cornered Wang Mei, while other Demons blocked the crowd’s route and trapped the residents.
• Xue protected Wang Mei with Psychic Whirlwind, and Lu Su arrived with the Ghost Shadow Soldiers to bring her beside him.
• Xue wounded the antelope Demon with Hell Storm, and Lily beheaded it using the Sword of Golden Vows concealed by the Wind King Barrier.

Lu Su rescued Wang Mei and escorted the residents of Huadu Garden to an underground shelter, while Song Yuan watched with envy at his power as a Card Master. After the shelter staff verified Lu Su’s identity, a guard asked whether he would help defend the shelter or support other Card Masters.

• Song Yuan fled with Wang Lan after Wang Mei stayed behind, but Lu Su killed the Demon threatening her and saved her.
• Lu Su collected the Man-eating Antelope’s materials and learned their quality was too low for the card he wanted to make.
• Lu Su returned to the residents, and Unohana Retsu healed Wang Lan’s fever after the child fainted from shock.
• Lu Su escorted the residents to the underground shelter, where guards verified his identity and promised to credit his mission points.
• A guard asked Lu Su whether he planned to defend the shelter or assist other Card Masters.

Lu Su accepted a support mission at Guanlan Residential Complex after suspecting the Nandu Demon invasion might be tied to a conflict between the Imperial Court and the Association. There, Wu Di abandoned the civilians to chase a Demon, but an unknown figure intervened and recognized him as the smoke cleared.

• Lu Su chose a support mission, then read Zhang Jingxing's suspicions that the Nandu invasion was connected to the Demons in the north and the Imperial Court's old masters.
• Lu Su received orders to support Guanlan Residential Complex and hurried to the site.
• Wu Di refused to leave before completing his mission, then ordered Meng Po to stop protecting the civilians and pursue a fleeing Demon.
• Meng Po killed the Demon, leaving the residents exposed to attacks from the remaining Demons.
• An unseen figure shielded the residents with Telekinesis, and a hoarse voice told Wu Di, “So it's you, Wu Di.”

Lu Su arrived on a support mission and stopped Wu Di from killing the residents of Guanlan Residential Complex. After Wu Di recognized him and left, Lu Su considered asking the Spirit Summoning Society to deal with him.

• Wu Di attacked Lu Su, but Xue blocked the River Styx Water while Unohana Retsu's assault forced Wu Di to defend himself.
• Wu Di recognized Lu Su, stopped fighting, and learned that Lu Su had come on a support mission.
• Lu Su taunted Wu Di about abandoning the residents and being rejected as Teacher's disciple, while Wu Di's companion stayed silent.
• Lu Su escorted the residents toward the shelter, and Wu Di decided to go home.
• Lu Su realized Wu Di had become his enemy and considered asking the Spirit Summoning Society to intervene.

After Kurumi destroyed the giant Demon with a storm of lightning, Lu Su learned the Secret Realm invasion was over and planned to make Nylro his next card. He told his sect group chat about Wu Di, but his fellow disciples reacted strangely, and Bai Yueming told him to wait until she returned.

• Lu Su watched Kurumi pin a gigantic Demon beneath white lightning and finish it with a powerful attack.
• Lu Su received a notice that the Secret Realm invasion had been handled and considered making Nylro, Ulquiorra, and Aizen as Hueco Mundo cards.
• Lu Su decided little Nylro would be his next card, partly because the materials he had already suited her.
• Lu Su told his sect group chat about meeting Wu Di during his support assignment.
• Li Fuyu and Zhang Jingxing responded with silence, and Bai Yueming told Lu Su to wait until she returned.

After the previous day's danger, Lu Su returned to class and then followed Kurumi to a meeting about a newly appeared high-level secret realm. Kurumi said she had wanted to introduce him to the Nandu Card Master Association President, but he had been busy, and she took Lu Su toward the secret realm's location.

• Lu Su found He Shoushou and his other classmates unharmed, and Kurumi arrived at class instead of reporting for duty.
• Kurumi told the class to register for garrison and exploration missions, then privately told Lu Su he had other arrangements.
• Kurumi flew Lu Su to the Nandu Card Master Association Headquarters, where the President announced that Card Masters would explore the new high-level secret realm.
• After the meeting, Kurumi told Lu Su she had hoped to introduce him to the President, who had been busy.
• Kurumi told Lu Su she would take him to where the new secret realm had appeared.

Lu Su joined a squad led by Niu Lixing for a large-scale operation against a Demon Army inside a newly emerged Secret Realm. After entering the crimson world, the squad began familiarizing themselves with one another’s cards, and Xue demonstrated her ability to make Niu Lixing’s cards’ weapons invisible.

• Lu Su reported to the Secret Realm and was assigned to a squad with Lu Ren and captain Niu Lixing.
• Lu Su told Niu Lixing that his cards specialized in ranged support, healing, and enhancing teammates, while Lu Ren would focus on defense.
• Niu Lixing explained that a Demon Army had gathered near the entrance and warned Lu Su and Lu Ren to stay close during the operation.
• The squad entered the Secret Realm beneath a blood-red sky, and Lu Su had Arrogance filter the air.
• Niu Lixing summoned his cards, and Lu Su released Unohana Retsu, Lily, and Xue for the squad to assess their abilities.
• Xue made the weapons held by Niu Lixing’s two cards invisible, impressing Niu Lixing.

Lu Su demonstrated his combat support and defensive abilities to Niu Lixing and Lu Ren before the large-scale battle. Xue used Wind King Barrier to make their group invisible, and they prepared for the war as a bell rang.

• Lu Su’s cards strengthened Niu Lixing’s weapon-master cards, and Lu Su explained that Lily’s Leadership Aura could cover their small group.
• Lu Ren demonstrated his knight card’s Giant Tower Shield, then Lu Su transformed into Arrogance and showed that he could protect himself.
• Lu Su asked Xue to use Wind King Barrier on the group, and she made them and their cards disappear from sight.
• Niu Lixing discovered he was invisible and welcomed the added protection, while Lu Su explained the ability’s limits against area attacks and powerful senses.
• A deep bell rang, and Niu Lixing told the group to get ready for the approaching battle.

Lu Su, Lu Ren, and Niu Lixing defended their assigned line against a Demon tide, using powerful attacks to hold back the horde. A Gold Grade Demon struck them with a Flesh Dragon, but Xue shielded them, leaving Lu Su weakened and the trio unharmed as the battle continued.

• Niu Lixing led Lu Su and Lu Ren to their defensive line, where an alarm warned that a Demon attack had begun.
• Lu Su, Lu Ren, and Niu Lixing summoned their cards and prepared to fight as the Demon tide advanced.
• Unohana Retsu blasted the Demons with a powerful Kido, while Lily charged into the horde and Lu Ren summoned lightning to reinforce the line.
• A Gold Grade Demon formed a Flesh Dragon from the Demon Corpses and sent it crashing down on Lu Su, Lu Ren, and Niu Lixing.
• Xue protected the three from the impact, and Lu Su, drained but unharmed, called out to Lily.

Lu Su survived the Gold Grade Demon’s attack with Xue’s defense and moved to the crater’s edge, where he saw a Gold Grade Card Master fighting a Flesh Giant that regenerated from nearby corpses. Lu Su arranged for the senior to restrain the Demon and prepared Lily to unleash Excalibur on it.

• Xue shielded Lu Su, Niu Lixing, and Lu Ren from the Gold Grade Demon’s attack, and Niu Lixing acknowledged Lu Su’s strength.
• Lu Su used the Shadow Kingdom to move the group away from the crater as another battle erupted behind them.
• A Flesh Giant formed from Demon Corpses and repeatedly recovered after the Gold Grade Card Master blasted it apart.
• Lu Su contacted the Gold Grade Card Master through Unohana Retsu and offered to erase the nearby Demon Corpses with a large-scale attack.
• The Gold Grade Card Master bound the Flesh Giant with chains of fire, and Lu Su told Lily to use Excalibur.

Lu Su helped Lily unleash Caliburn against the restrained Flesh Giant, and the blast devastated the battlefield but did not kill the Demon. A Gold Grade Card Master finished the weakened creature with a final strike.

• Lu Su reassured Lily and supplied Spiritual Power as she prepared her attack.
• Lu Ren pulled Niu Lixing to safety when he realized Lu Su was preparing a powerful move.
• Lily shouted "Caliburn" and blasted the Flesh Giant, destroying much of its body and clearing the Demon Corpses from the scorched ground.
• The wounded Flesh Giant tried to reach the watching Card Masters and Demons to replenish itself, but the Gold Grade Card Master saw through its plan and struck it down with fire.
• A voice beside Lu Su said, "Not bad," after the Flesh Giant dissipated.

After Lu Su and Lily defeated the Demon, Gold Grade Card Master Yang Bo learned Lu Su’s name and recognized him as Bai Yueming’s disciple. As the Demons retreated, Lu Su, Niu Lixing, and Lu Ren waited for the handover, with Lu Su settling down to tea.

• Yang Bo asked Lu Su about Lily’s card, and Lu Su said she was King Arthur.
• Yang Bo learned Lu Su was Bai Yueming’s disciple and promised to report the battle so the Association could arrange a substantial reward.
• Niu Lixing reacted with shock to Lily’s long-range attack, while Lu Ren struggled to believe she was King Arthur.
• As the Demons retreated, Lu Su asked Niu Lixing what happened next, and Niu Lixing said they had to wait for the handover signal.
• Lu Ren sat down to rest, while Lu Su summoned a chair and had the Ghost Shadow Soldiers brew tea for them.

Lu Su finished his first legion mission early after elite squads defeated the Demons’ rear lines, then returned home and spent time with his Sister Cards. Days later, he received 15,000 Association points and bought a Red-quality Man-eating Ant Demon material to strengthen Nylro.

• Lu Su and Niu Lixing learned that elite squads had completed their decapitation mission, ending the Demon attacks and allowing the legion to withdraw early.
• Lu Su left the Secret Realm, registered his mission, and returned home after reflecting on the danger Secret Realms posed to Blue Star.
• Lu Su released his Sister Cards and fulfilled his promise to Xue.
• Lu Su discovered he could accommodate another Silver grade card, then received 15,000 points from the Association.
• Lu Su bought a Red-quality Man-eating Ant Demon material, planning to use it to strengthen Nylro.

Lu Su created the Silver-grade Young Antelope Nylro card, whose story followed Nylro protecting Kurosaki Ichigo before she briefly regained her former Espada power. After summoning Nylro, Lu Su learned Bai Yueming had returned to Nandu, where Wu Di’s father ordered him to eliminate Lu Su if they could not resolve their conflict.

• Lu Su created and refined Young Antelope Nylro, whose story ended with Tsugikuni Yoriichi stopping Nnoitra from killing her.
• Lu Su examined Nylro’s card, summoned her, and promised to play video games with her.
• Bai Yueming returned to Nandu, and news of his arrival spread among the city’s card creators.
• Wu Di admitted to his father that he had attacked Lu Su first, and his father scolded him for failing to defeat Lu Su.
• Wu Di’s father planned to try negotiating with Bai Yueming and, if that failed, deal with him as his previous two disciples had been dealt with.

Bai Yueming visited Lu Su, assessed his powerful Silver grade cards, and decided to confront those behind the trouble involving Wu Di. He took Lu Su to an enormous estate outside Nandu, where a colossal black-faced figure appeared behind him.

• Lu Su sent his Ghost Shadow Soldiers to welcome Bai Yueming while he got ready, and the soldiers served Bai Yueming tea.
• Bai Yueming admitted he had not properly taught Lu Su and asked to see his progress; Lu Su summoned his Silver grade lineup, impressing his teacher.
• Bai Yueming explained that Wu Di had once wanted to become his disciple but that he had refused because Wu Di seemed impetuous.
• Bai Yueming told Lu Su he would not ask him to swallow his anger and said he would deal with those behind the affair.
• Bai Yueming and Lu Su appeared above an enormous estate outside Nandu, and a colossal black-faced figure emerged behind Bai Yueming.

Bai Yueming devastated the Wu Family estate after they tried to harm Lu Su, then agreed to negotiate under Wei Zheng’s mediation. The Wu Family offered compensation and proposed a duel between Wu Di and Lu Su, leaving the decision to Lu Su.

• Bai Yueming destroyed the Wu Family estate as a warning, and Wei Zheng arrived to stop him from attacking further.
• Lu Su urged Bai Yueming to negotiate, and Bai Yueming agreed to speak with Wei Zheng and Wu Yun.
• Wu Yun begged Bai Yueming to spare Wu Di, who knelt and apologized to Lu Su.
• Wu Yun offered to cover Lu Su’s future Silver-grade card-making expenses, but Bai Yueming rejected the offer as insufficient.
• Wei Zheng proposed that Wu Di publicly confess and apologize, and Wu Yun countered by proposing a duel between Wu Di and Lu Su, leaving Lu Su to decide.

Lu Su agreed to duel Wu Di over the Wu Family dispute, and three days later arrived at a packed Nandu Card Master Duel Center for their widely livestreamed match. Wu Di and many spectators expected him to lose, while Bai Yueming remained confident in his disciple.

• Lu Su agreed to face Wu Di and dismissed the possibility that the Wu Family could retaliate against him.
• Wu Di rejoiced at the chance to defeat Lu Su, while Wu Yun accepted the agreement and Bai Yueming set the duel for three days later.
• Wu Di and Wu Yun arrived at the crowded duel center, where the match was being livestreamed across Jiang Province.
• Bai Yueming kept the reason for staging a public duel to himself as Nanda's principal and other dignitaries questioned his decision.
• Liu Yu, Sun Jian, and You Mengnan watched from Nanda's Battle Club, while Jiang Nanxi and Jiang Wang watched the livestream from Shanghai City.
• Lu Su arrived at the arena under the escort of the Ghost Shadow Soldiers.