Chapter Summaries

As the Japan Team fought Hell Band, Cheng Tian shared the truth about Orochi’s resurrection and his cloning plans with Kagura Mame, who struggled to reject the possibility of returning to life. Kagura Mame then briefed Iori Yagami on the Heavenly Kings, while Cheng Tian sensed that Chris was connected to the Root of Demonic Power.

• Goro Daimon confronted Yashiro Nanakase, Benimaru Nikaido charged at Shermie, and Kyo Kusanagi faced Chris as the Japan Team and Hell Band began fighting.
• Cheng Tian used World to share information with Kagura Mame, including his idea to clone Chizuru Kagura’s body as a vessel for her resurrection.
• Kagura Mame learned that Cheng Tian had already considered cloning her younger sister and struggled to refuse the chance to live again.
• Iori Yagami recognized Kagura Mame, and she explained that the Yata no Kagami had preserved her soul and that Cheng Tian was sustaining her manifestation.
• Cheng Tian watched Chris fight and sensed in him a familiar malice resembling the Root of Demonic Power within the Black Pearl.

Cheng Tian recognized Chris as a vessel absorbing humanity’s malice and summoned the Red Moon Goddess Fina to divert some of that evil into the Black Pearl. Japan Team defeated Hell Band and advanced, while Cheng Tian openly drew blood from the defeated trio.

• Cheng Tian realized Chris was absorbing humanity’s negative emotions as part of the conditions for Orochi’s resurrection.
• Cheng Tian summoned Fina, who judged that the Black Pearl could not contain Orochi but might divert some of humanity’s evil.
• Fina obtained the Black Pearl from Leya and redirected negative emotions and dissipating energy away from Chris.
• Chris felt lighter, but Kyo Kusanagi struck him with an Aragami as the fight continued.
• Goro Daimon defeated Yashiro Nanakase, and the announcer declared Japan Team the victor and advancing team.
• Cheng Tian openly drew blood from the three members of Hell Band.

Cheng Tian considered how he might obtain the remaining Yashiori Eight bloodlines, while Chizuru Kagura woke and kept the defeated Eight Heavenly Kings imprisoned rather than killing them. The tournament then began its fourth official match, with Seto Kaiba facing Jin Kazama of the Demon Team.

• Cheng Tian realized that Ryo Yamazaki was the only remaining Yashiori Eight bloodline holder he could readily encounter, though the others might have left descendants or been resurrected.
• Chizuru Kagura woke from her coma and used the Yata no Kagami to seal the defeated Eight Heavenly Kings' powers and imprison them.
• Cheng Tian returned the Yata no Kagami to Chizuru Kagura and brought the girls back to his team's rest area.
• The host introduced the one-member Tough! Invincible! Strongest! Team, led by Seto Kaiba, against the Demon Team.
• Devil Jin took the Demon Team's place as its vanguard, while Demitri and Tizzy withdrew from the arena.
• Seto Kaiba and Jin Kazama began their duel.

Seto Kaiba summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon to fight Devil Jin, using Trap Cards as dark magic to restrain and attack him. Jin countered the traps with his Demon Beam, and the chapter ended with his beam clashing against Blue-Eyes White Dragon’s Burst Stream of Destruction.

• Seto Kaiba drew and summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon without needing a tribute.
• Devil Jin charged Kaiba, and Blue-Eyes White Dragon fought him while shielding Kaiba and aiding his movement.
• Kaiba activated Deck Destruction Virus and Dark Binding, firing missiles and trapping Jin with dark chains.
• Devil Jin destroyed the missiles with a Demon Beam, weakening the chains as his red forehead crystal’s light faded.
• Kaiba and Blue-Eyes White Dragon unleashed Burst Stream of Destruction, and Jin answered with a second Demon Beam, their attacks colliding in the arena.

Seto Kaiba defeated Devil Jin with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, then faced Demitri in the next match. Demitri met Blue-Eyes White Dragon’s charge and transformed her into a silver-haired girl with azure eyes.

• Demon Beam pierced the Burst Gale Bullet and wounded Seto Kaiba through his connection to Blue-Eyes White Dragon, while the gale attack engulfed Devil Jin.
• The blast left Devil Jin badly charred and motionless, and the host declared Seto Kaiba the winner.
• Devil Jin was carried away as the demon power within him retreated and became dormant.
• Demitri stepped forward as the Demon Team’s next fighter and revealed himself beneath his black robe.
• Seto Kaiba summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but Demitri bowed and met her charge, transforming her into a silver-haired girl with azure eyes.

Demitri’s attack on the transformed Blue-Eyes White Dragon sparked a chaotic interruption as Terry Bogard and Geese Howard blamed him for their own transformations and rushed the stage. Cheng Tian became a temporary host and revealed Demitri’s ability to turn men into women, leaving the arena focused on the victims of his power.

• Seto Kaiba recognized the silver-haired girl as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, while Demitri transformed and reached for her neck.
• Terry Bogard and Geese Howard attacked Demitri, prompting members of their teams to chase after them and help stop the fight.
• Seto Kaiba struggled to control his emotions as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon examined her changed body and touched his face.
• An organizer recruited Cheng Tian as a temporary host, and he redirected the broadcast to Demitri.
• Cheng Tian told the arena that Demitri’s Midnight Blessing could forcibly transform any male into a female.

Cheng Tian revealed that Demitri’s Midnight Blessing had transformed men into women and explained that Kaiba’s Blue-Eyes Maiden was Kisara, tied to him through their souls. As Demitri resumed the match, Kaiba drew a card and summoned Obelisk.

• Cheng Tian explained that Demitri’s ability was connected to his desires, and Remilia decided to approach him after the match.
• Cheng Tian said the Blue-Eyes Maiden was Kisara in both soul and body, but Kaiba rejected the claim despite believing it.
• Cheng Tian complained that the fighters were not moving and asked the staff to find him a copy of Golden Plum to read.
• Demitri resumed his advance, and Kaiba drew a card and summoned Obelisk.

Seto Kaiba summoned Obelisk the Tormentor and defeated Demitri with God's Hand Crash, though the attack left Kaiba badly weakened. Demitri survived as a tiny bat and asked Cheng Tian for protection, while Terry and Geese feared their transformations might now be permanent.

• Seto Kaiba summoned Obelisk the Tormentor at the cost of his vitality and ordered it to attack Demitri.
• Obelisk struck the arena with God's Hand Crash, devastating the ring and defeating Demitri before its form shattered.
• Blue-Eyes Maiden caught the weakened Kaiba, and the announcer declared him the winner.
• Demitri appeared as a tiny, powerless bat and accepted Cheng Tian's offer of help, triggering a protection quest.
• Terry and Geese realized the spell might not end when its caster died and despaired over remaining transformed.

Tizzy withdrew from the tournament after her guardians chose to protect her, and the organizers ended the day’s matches. Cheng Tian returned to his growing team with Fina and the Flying Mount, while the tournament’s fighters and audience struggled to recover from Kaiba’s devastating display.

• Tizzy’s guardians, Grim Reaper Nicolo and Water Spirit Undine, persuaded her to forfeit after Demitri was defeated and Jin Kazama was unconscious.
• The organizers ended the day’s matches early as the Garou Team and Howard Special Team captains lost hope after being changed back from men.
• Cheng Tian returned to his team carrying a deluxe edition of The Plum in the Golden Vase and the Flying Mount, while Fina continued observing his world.
• Eileen tried to touch the Flying Mount, which objected and called itself a noble young prince of the demon realm.
• Cheng Tian told Little Blue to bite the Flying Mount without swallowing it, and Little Blue swallowed Demitri in one bite.

Cheng Tian explained how Chizuru Kagura might restore her sister Kagura Mame, whose spirit was weakening, by giving it a compatible body and adapting the soul to it. Chizuru was left considering a clone of herself while Cheng Tian offered to seek the needed technique from Vega’s imprisoned soul.

• The Kagura Zaibatsu and Kaiba Entertainment Company invited Cheng Tian, with Chizuru seeking help to contact her sister’s soul and Kaiba asking about reversing or extending Midnight Blessing.
• Cheng Tian visited Chizuru first and explained that Kagura Mame’s spirit would continue losing power whenever it awakened or used its abilities.
• Cheng Tian said Kagura Mame would need a compatible body and a technique for adapting her soul to it, and suggested a clone of Chizuru as a possible body.
• Cheng Tian revealed that Vega’s soul was imprisoned and might provide the soul-possession knowledge needed to reunite Kagura Mame with her sister.

Cheng Tian received Kaiba Corp’s new VR Duel Disk, a device that could support summons and turn cards into usable items. The second day of the main tournament began with the Fatal Fury Team and the Howard Special Team called to the stage.

• Kaiba visited Cheng Tian in the hospital, where the Blue-Eyes Maiden teased him about their shared injuries.
• Cheng Tian told Kaiba that the Kagura Zaibatsu had promised Skill Stones and recorded footage related to the Psychic Power Combat Method.
• Kaiba gave Cheng Tian a newly developed VR Duel Disk, and Cheng Tian equipped it after completing DNA verification.
• Kaiba expressed confidence that he could defeat Cheng Tian in a duel of summons, and the two spoke privately after the others left.
• The next morning, Cheng Tian joined the announcer’s table as the second day of the main tournament began.
• The announcer welcomed the Fatal Fury Team and the Howard Special Team onto the stage.

The Fatal Fury Team and Howard Special Team faced off after Orange exposed Terry and Geese’s transformation and their lost chance to change back, prompting them to attack him. With the match format changed to three bouts, Dong Zang and Ryo Yamazaki began the vanguard fight, which Cheng Tian enthusiastically commentated.

• Orange revealed that Terry and Geese had become women through Midnight Blessing and that they had destroyed Demitri, their chance to return to normal, making both captains furious.
• Terry cursed at Cheng Tian and Geese fired a Gale Force Fist at him, but Cheng Tian blocked the attack before Moustache with Sunglasses stopped him from joining the fight.
• The teams switched to a Vanguard Battle, a middle match, and a captain’s match, with two victories needed to win; Andy chose Billy, Terry chose Geese, and Dong Zang and Ryo Yamazaki took the vanguard slots.
• Dong Zang and Ryo Yamazaki taunted each other before the match, while Yamazaki watched the three big-nosed men below the stage with amusement.
• Ryo Yamazaki opened the match with a Serpent Mid-level Strike, and Cheng Tian explained the attack as Dong Zang raised his Muay Thai guard.

Dong Zang and Ryo Yamazaki traded powerful attacks in the tournament, with Ryo’s Double Return countering Dong Zang’s first Whirlwind Fist before Dong Zang revealed a stronger technique. Ryo was blown out of the arena, and Dong Zang won when he failed to return before the countdown ended.

• Dong Zang launched a Whirlwind Fist, but Ryo Yamazaki absorbed it and returned a stronger crimson wave with Double Return.
• Cheng Tian revealed that Ryo Yamazaki carried Orochi Blood, distracting him long enough for Dong Zang to attack.
• Ryo Yamazaki kicked sand and debris into Dong Zang’s face, then seized him and finished a Guillotine combo with a powerful kick.
• Dong Zang rose and disguised his Death Whirlwind as a Whirlwind Fist, overwhelming Ryo Yamazaki’s Double Return and blowing him out of the arena.
• The organizers gave Ryo Yamazaki ten seconds to return, and Dong Zang was declared the winner when he failed to do so.

Ryo Yamazaki protested his loss but was removed from the arena, and the tournament moved on to Andy versus Billy. Cheng Tian then exposed Billy’s sister’s relationship with Dong Zang and Andy’s history with Mai Shiranui, leaving both fighters rattled as their match began.

• Ryo Yamazaki protested the tournament decision, but Geese threw him off the stage and Eileen restrained him with Binding Strike.
• Ryo Yamazaki limped away as the Dragon Dragon Dragon Team moved to pursue him.
• Cheng Tian introduced Andy and Billy for the middle match, and Billy warned Andy to keep Dong Zang away from his sister, Lily Kane.
• Cheng Tian revealed that Dong Zang was dating Lily Kane, prompting Billy to angrily threaten the host.
• Cheng Tian teased Andy about repeatedly rejecting Mai Shiranui and suggested taking him to Hammond Laboratory, while Mai wrote down its address.
• Moustache with Sunglasses announced Andy versus Billy, and the match began with both fighters’ morale shaken.

Andy and Billy fought a close, familiar duel, trading attacks while Cheng Tian discussed their backgrounds and Billy’s weapon advantage. The match remained undecided as Andy unleashed Flying Meteor Fist and Billy answered with Super Flame Whirlwind Staff.

• Billy struck Andy in the chest with his transforming Mechanism Staff and its hidden gunpowder igniter, but Andy escaped and countered with a fast rush before they separated.
• Andy and Billy resumed their fight, drawing on their knowledge of each other’s habits and techniques as Cheng Tian explained their fighting backgrounds.
• Cheng Tian argued that Billy’s weapon could give him an advantage as the battle wore on, provided Andy could not disarm him or break the staff.
• Andy fired Flying Meteor Fist at Billy, who spun his flaming Mechanism Staff into Super Flame Whirlwind Staff.

Billy defeated Andy with a two-stage super-move combination, leaving the Fatal Fury and Howard Special teams tied. As Terry and Geese prepared for their deciding match, Cheng Tian stunned them by declaring that both fighters were Rock Howard’s mothers.

• Billy countered Andy’s Flying Meteor Fist with Flame Whirlwind Staff, then blinded him with an explosion and struck with Great Long Staff Whirlwind.
• Billy knocked Andy unconscious and won the match, tying the teams at one victory apiece.
• Mai Shiranui stole Andy’s hair with its follicles so she could take a DNA sample to Hammond Laboratory and pursue her plan to have a child with him.
• Terry and Geese entered the ring for the deciding match while both feared Cheng Tian would reveal embarrassing secrets.
• Cheng Tian announced that Terry and Geese were both Rock Howard’s mothers, leaving them frozen in shock.

Cheng Tian exposed Geese Howard’s abandonment of his wife and son, then publicly attacked him during the tournament broadcast. Geese vowed to pursue Cheng Tian and his teammates, while the chapter ended with Geese vomiting blood after the crowd applauded Cheng Tian.

• Cheng Tian revealed that Geese had abandoned Rock as a child and that Terry had taken Rock in, prompting Terry to say Rock could become a Bogard.
• Geese insisted Rock would remain a Howard, and Cheng Tian furiously cursed him for abandoning his family.
• A Space Prompt warned Cheng Tian that Geese and South Town now regarded him as a mortal enemy and would pursue him, his teammates, and Hammond Laboratory after the match.
• Cheng Tian accused Geese of betrayal, neglecting his dying wife and hungry son, and deserving his transformation; the audience applauded while Billy Kane, Ryo Yamazaki, and Takuma Sakazaki reacted to Cheng Tian’s remarks.
• Geese erupted in rage and vomited a spray of blood that formed a tiny rainbow.

Geese withdrew from the King of Fighters tournament after Cheng Tian’s insults pushed her into a furious, uncontrolled outburst, then challenged him to a fight to the death. When she threatened the women on his team, Bazett stepped forward to face her in a special exhibition match.

• Geese’s age-related physical changes intensified her mood swings, and Cheng Tian’s insults caused her to cough up blood.
• The organizers replayed Geese’s collapse to capitalize on the soaring audience ratings, while Geese withdrew from the tournament to escape its restrictions.
• Geese challenged Cheng Tian to a fight to the death and threatened to kill the women on his team if he refused.
• Cheng Tian’s team used rock-paper-scissors to choose an opponent, and Bazett won and entered the ring to face Geese.
• The organizers announced that the Fatal Fury Team had advanced and set a special exhibition match between Geese and Bazett as a fight to the death.

Terry withdrew from his match against Geese, unwilling to kill Rock’s biological father in front of Rock, and Bazett took over the fight. After Geese’s attacks failed to keep Bazett down, she activated the Counter-Light Sword and pierced his left breast.

• Terry left the ring after deciding he could not kill Geese in front of Rock.
• Bazett fought Geese and endured his Mid-level Counter Throw and Thunderous Roaring Break Throw without showing injury.
• Chizuru Kagura muted Cheng Tian after competitors complained about his insults.
• Geese powered up and unleashed MAX Qi Storm against Bazett while she was airborne.
• Bazett activated the Counter-Light Sword, which pierced Geese’s left breast.

Bazett killed Geese with the Counter-Light Sword, reversing the damage he had inflicted on her, while Cheng Tian captured Geese’s soul. The fight ended with the team’s standing in South Town returning to indifferent, and Cheng Tian opened Bazett’s treasure chest to find a Qin Family secret scroll.

• Bazett countered Geese’s MAX Qi Storm with the Counter-Light Sword, killing him and erasing the injuries the attack had caused her.
• The arena declared Bazett the winner, and Cheng Tian gave her an approving thumbs-up.
• Cheng Tian used Stand World and the Ghost Gauntlet to capture Geese’s escaping soul, which qualified as utterly heinous.
• The tournament settlement updated the team’s South Town faction standing to indifferent and warned that Geese’s relatives might later seek revenge.
• Bazett picked up a Golden Treasure Chest, and Cheng Tian opened it to find a bamboo scroll labeled Qin Family Secret Scroll, Volume Two.