Chapter Summaries

Han Jiangxue used Shattered Space and Torch Fire Whip to overwhelm Gao Junwei, while Xia Yan defeated Yu Zhen and the rest of Jiangbin No. 1 High School's team forced a surrender. Jiangbin No. 1 High School won in twenty-nine seconds, and Liu Chang ran onto the field to celebrate with fireworks.

• Han Jiangxue caught Gao Junwei in Torch Fire Whip and hurled him into Shattered Space, shocking the spectators.
• Xia Yan struck Yu Zhen and forced her to withdraw from the match.
• Li Weiyi and Xia Yan fought Zhang Weiliang as Han Jiangxue sent Zhang Mingming into the air and opened Shattered Space again.
• Zhang Mingming surrendered, and Han Jiangxue pulled Gao Junwei back out of Shattered Space.
• The referee declared Jiangbin No. 1 High School the winner after twenty-nine seconds.
• Liu Chang ran onto the field and threw Bursting Flame Balls into the sky as fireworks.

Han Jiangxue’s team defeated Jiangbin Third High School in just twenty-nine seconds, leaving Gao Junwei psychologically shattered and Yu Zhen badly injured. As the victors regrouped on the snowy field, an enraged woman watching from a military camp smashed her television.

• Su Rou celebrated the swift victory on her livestream while the commentators struggled to react to Jiangbin Third High School’s defeat.
• Han Jiangxue saw Gao Junwei crawl away in terror and reflected on how her teammates had already eliminated an opposing damage dealer.
• Yu Zhen was carried from the field on a stretcher, while Zhang Mingming and Zhang Weiliang appeared defeated.
• A short-haired woman in a military camp crushed a cup, called Gao Junwei useless, and smashed her television.
• Han Jiangxue reached Jiang Xiao and told him to put on his down jacket, while he struggled to cut through the vines binding his legs.
• Xia Yan cut the vines with her Wooden Great Blade and urged Jiang Xiao to hurry, and he joked that his strength would not allow it.

After Jiangbin No. 1 High School defeated Gao Junwei’s team, Zhou Cang of Qicheng No. 1 High School swaggered past them and promised to meet Han Jiangxue in the group finals. Zhou Cang quickly won his match, and Jiang Xiao recognized him as a formidable “B King” as Jiangbin prepared for its semifinal.

• Liu Chang shouted her love for Xia Yan and promised to do her homework and bring her snacks before security dragged her from the arena.
• Jiang Xiao’s team left to cheers from the crowd, including a student who thanked Han Jiangxue for defeating Gao Junwei’s team.
• Zhou Cang blocked Jiangbin No. 1 High School’s path, predicted he would beat them in thirty seconds, and brushed past Li Weiyi.
• Li Weiyi carried Jiang Xiao into the locker room, where they watched Zhou Cang’s team defeat its opponents.
• Zhou Cang called Jiangbin No. 1 High School to the arena, and Jiang Xiao recognized him as a B King.

Jiangbin No. 1 High School faced Qicheng No. 1 High School in the Group A final, with a win sending them to the championship match. The battle began with Jiang Xiao’s Blessing failing to affect Zhou Cang as expected, and Lin Zi revealed that he had spent a Star Slot to counter it.

• New Danxi No. 11 High School defeated its opponent in thirty-seven seconds, while Xing Lang’s Jiangbin team lost to Jia City No. 1 High School after eleven minutes and twelve seconds.
• After the intermission, Jiangbin No. 1 High School and Qicheng No. 1 High School took the field for the Group A final.
• Zhou Cang sighed over the snowfall and tied his hair into a ponytail, while Jiang Xiao mocked his solemn manner by asking about a reading-comprehension question.
• Lin Zi appeared with an eighth Star Skill lit on his broom Star Map, surprising Jiang Xiao.
• When the match began, Xia Yan charged forward and Jiang Xiao cast Blessing on Zhou Cang, but Zhou Cang remained able to swing his whip.
• Lin Zi said he had wasted a precious Star Slot for Jiang Xiao’s sake and began stacking negative statuses onto Zhou Cang.

Jiangbin No. 1 High School struggled against Qicheng No. 1 High School’s Soul Whip and Bad Luck, which weakened Jiang Xiao’s Blessing. Jiang Xiao kept showering Lin Zi with Blessing until she became blissfully dazed, leaving the match unresolved.

• Han Jiangxue used Barren Wind against Zhou Cang, but Lu Jingfeng pressed him back down while Cheng Lu’s vines bound Han Jiangxue and Zhou Cang’s Soul Whip struck Xia Yan.
• Jiang Xiao’s Blessing helped Xia Yan recover from Soul Lash, but Cheng Lu’s Exploding Flame sent her flying, and Lin Zi’s Bad Luck weakened later Blessings.
• Han Jiangxue used Shattered Space to sever Zhou Cang’s sweeping Soul Whip, while Xia Yan recovered and attacked Cheng Lu with a Flame Arc.
• Jiang Xiao realized Lin Zi’s Bad Luck weakened but did not block Blessing, so he repeatedly cast it on her until she grew dazed and blissful.
• Zhou Cang saw Lin Zi’s condition and shouted for her to snap out of it before he too cried out.

Jiang Xiaopi and Han Jiangxue turned the match around for Jiangbin No. 1 High School, eliminating most of Qicheng No. 1 High School’s team. With only Cheng Lu left on the field, Zhou Cang revealed that he had thrown the match to go admire the snow.

• Han Jiangxue used Barren Wind and Torch Fire Whip to disrupt the opposing team, hurling Li Weiyi into their rear and pushing Zhou Cang toward the boundary.
• Jiang Xiaopi blessed Lu Jingfeng, leaving him dazed as Han Jiangxue and the others seized control of the fight.
• Li Weiyi landed beside Lin Zi, while Xia Yan struck Lu Jingfeng, and the referee ruled both of them unable to continue.
• Han Jiangxue burned through Cheng Lu’s Vine Whips, and Zhou Cang went out of bounds after Jiang Xiaopi blessed him.
• Zhou Cang told Wu HaoYang that he had wanted to leave early to admire the snow, then walked toward the wrong exit while humming.

Jiang Xiao and his teammates studied New Danxi No. 11 High School before their match, then encountered Gao Junwei being abused by a woman outside the hotel. The woman fixed her hostile attention on Han Jiangxue, and Jiang Xiao took Han Jiangxue’s hand as they left.

• Han Jiangxue, Xia Yan, Li Weiyi, and Jiang Xiao analyzed Qian Zhuang’s Star Skills and discussed how difficult New Danxi No. 11 High School would be to defeat.
• Xia Yan teased Jiang Xiao about An LuMing’s Purify Scepter, and Jiang Xiao joked that her brain was full of water.
• Hai Tianqing arrived and persuaded the team to leave the hotel with him despite their concerns about studying for the next day’s match.
• Outside the hotel, the team saw a woman slap Gao Junwei and kick him to the ground after he flinched at Han Jiangxue’s voice.
• The woman glared at Han Jiangxue with killing intent, and Jiang Xiao took Han Jiangxue’s hand and asked whether she wanted skewers or hotpot.

Jiangbin No. 1 High School faced New Danxi No. 11 High School in the provincial league grand finals, with Jiang Xiao preparing to take the melee role. The match began with Han Jiangxue and Wu HaoYang trading control techniques, but Qian Zhuang’s snowstorm blanketed the field and let Wu HaoYang advance through the blizzard.

• Jiang Xiao counted his 30 Skill Points and considered upgrading Xia Family Blade Art as he prepared to fight in the final.
• Xia Yan challenged Wu HaoYang after he called out Han Jiangxue, and both teams took their positions on the field.
• The referee started the match, and Han Jiangxue lifted Wu HaoYang while vines bound the New Danxi No. 11 High School team.
• Wu HaoYang unleashed powerful wind as Qian Zhuang used his Silver Quality Snowstorm technique to intensify the falling snow into a blizzard.
• With visibility badly reduced, Wu HaoYang closed his eyes and advanced toward Jiangbin No. 1 High School with his Crescent Moon Blade.

New Danxi No. 11 High School’s blizzard split up the No. 1 High School team and gave Wu HaoYang the advantage of superior perception. Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao regrouped, and she swept her Torch Fire Whip through the snow in search of a target.

• An LuMing planted her Gray White Scepter while An YouYou connected Light of Reversal to Qian Zhuang, helping him sustain the blizzard.
• The blizzard left the players unable to see or communicate, and Xia Yan discovered that Li Weiyi had disappeared.
• Wu HaoYang used Ghost Tiger’s Silver Quality perception to navigate the storm while his opponents were left blind and disoriented.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue found each other and shouted about heading toward the enemy’s half.
• Han Jiangxue strengthened her Torch Fire Whip and swept it across the field, leaving Jiang Xiao uncertain about what it would catch.

Li Weiyi and Han Jiangxue were eliminated as Wu HaoYang dominated the blizzard fight, but Jiang Xiao used Blessing and Green Glow to send Wu HaoYang flying out of bounds. The match was left with the result overturned by Jiang Xiao’s last-second attack.

• Wu HaoYang drove Li Weiyi out of the match with a powerful slash.
• Han Jiangxue used her Torch Fire Whip to drag the An Sisters across the field, but Wu HaoYang cut the whip and freed them.
• Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan attacked Qian Zhuang, while Jiang Xiao used Blessing to disrupt his attempt to cast Snowstorm.
• Wu HaoYang and Han Jiangxue fought in midair until both were blown beyond the boundary, eliminating Han Jiangxue while Wu HaoYang landed inside the field.
• Jiang Xiao recovered and used Blessing followed by Green Glow to launch Wu HaoYang past the end line.

Jiang Xiaopi and Xia Yan defeated the An Sisters after Jiang Xiaopi knocked Wu HaoYang out of bounds, securing victory in the final. An LuMing surrendered and hid behind Jiang Xiaopi, while the crowd and commentators reacted to his unexpected charm.

• Jiang Xiaopi used a strange force to send Wu HaoYang out of bounds, eliminating him from the match.
• Jiang Xiaopi saw Qian Zhuang being carried away as Xia Yan stood nearby, leaving the An Sisters as the opposing team’s remaining fighters.
• Xia Yan and Jiang Xiaopi advanced on the An Sisters, who decided to defend and try to trigger An YouYou’s Resentment skill.
• Xia Yan knocked An LuMing aside, while An YouYou linked herself to Xia Yan with Light of Reversal and Jiang Xiaopi redirected An YouYou’s healing with Bearing Seal.
• Xia Yan choked An YouYou unconscious, and An LuMing surrendered before hiding behind Jiang Xiaopi.
• The host and spectators reacted with surprise as Jiang Xiaopi and his team won the championship.

Jiangbin No. 1 High School won the provincial league championship, and Jiang Xiao received a rare Gold Quality Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead as his reward. He left the ceremony wondering which of its three valuable Star Skills to absorb.

• Jiang Xiao and his teammates celebrated their victory and received praise from Han Jiangxue, Xia Yan, Hai Tianqing, and Li Weiyi.
• The awards ceremony gave Zhou Cang and Wu HaoYang’s teams their prizes before Jiangbin No. 1 High School took the stage.
• Jiang Xiao was first handed a Fallen Shadow Warrior Star Pearl, but the presenter took it back and gave it to Li Weiyi instead.
• The presenter gave Jiang Xiao a Gold Quality Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead containing Resentment, Light of Reversal, and Voice of Silence.
• Jiang Xiao recognized the Star Bead’s rarity and weighed which of its useful Star Skills to absorb.

Jiang Xiao and his teammates celebrated winning the 2016 Beijiang Province High School League, inspected their Star Bead rewards, and watched Han Jiangxue receive the Most Valuable Student award. The chapter ended with the champions posing for a commemorative team photo.

• Jiang Xiao secretly checked Xia Yan’s reward and discovered it was a Gold Quality Fallen Shadow Assassin Star Bead.
• Jiang Xiao examined Han Jiangxue’s reward and found it was a Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead.
• Han Jiangxue smiled after Jiang Xiao recalled how important their earlier military training competition had been to him.
• The host named Han Jiangxue the league’s Most Valuable Student and presented her with a trophy, flowers, and another Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead.
• Jiang Xiao asked Han Jiangxue for the Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads, and she agreed to give them to him.
• The champions posed together for a photograph at Red Sun Stadium as snow fell.

Jiang Xiao struggled through his final Star Studies exam while recalling how he secretly absorbed Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads after the championship. His new Star Skills reached Gold Quality, though he discovered that upgrading a skill’s quality erased its leftover progress.

• Jiang Xiao found the Star Studies exam questions difficult, and Han Jiangxue refused to let him copy from Su Rou.
• Two weeks earlier, Jiang Xiao chose to absorb a Fallen Shadow Witch Star Bead without consulting Two Tails and gained Resentment, Light of Reversal, and Voice of Silence.
• Jiang Xiao spent 9 Skill Points to raise Resentment to Silver Quality before absorbing another bead, then gained further Gold Quality Star Skills.
• Jiang Xiao discovered that skill progress carried over when raising a level within the same quality, but leftover progress disappeared when a skill advanced to a new quality.
• Jiang Xiao saw that Gold Quality Resentment had a 3% chance to inflict a negative status and speculated that Gold Quality Light of Reversal transmitted life force and Star Power faster.

After winning the provincial league, Jiang Xiao worried that Two Tails had vanished and learned she had returned to the Night Watchers and been stationed in the Snowfield. He decided to go find her, but Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan caught him as he prepared to leave.

• Jiang Xiao regretted upgrading Light of Reversal before testing its original Silver Quality effects and considered comparing it with An YouYou's ability.
• Jiang Xiao struggled through an exam while Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan waited for him to finish and discussed celebrating Little New Year together.
• Jiang Xiao told Hai Tianqing he feared Two Tails had been hurt or abandoned her plans after she stopped contacting him.
• Hai Tianqing revealed that Two Tails had left the Light Chasers and become a Night Watcher stationed in the Snowfield at Jiannan Village.
• Jiang Xiao decided to go to the Snowfield to look for Two Tails, but Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan appeared and asked where he was going.

On the first day of winter vacation, Jiang Xiao brought Han Jiangxue into the Snowfield to deliver food and liquor to Two Tails, though they did not know where she was. Meanwhile, Gao Junwei told his mother that the siblings had gone to Jiannan Village, and she ordered him to wait downstairs.

• Han Jiangxue joined Jiang Xiao in visiting Auntie Yu's shop, where he bought grilled cod and homemade liquor for Two Tails.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue entered the Snowfield and headed toward the Sacred Ruins, where Two Tails's unit was stationed.
• Gao Junwei received news that the siblings were in the Snowfield and hesitated before calling his mother.
• Gao Junwei told his mother the siblings had gone to Jiannan Village, and she ordered him to go downstairs and wait for her.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue fought through the Snowfield and followed the Night Watchers’ guidance to find Two Tails. Two Tails initially told Jiang Xiao to leave, but he drew her out with roasted cod and asked if she had been wronged.

• Jiang Xiao showed Han Jiangxue his skill with the Steel Great Blade and Serrated Combat Blade as they killed a group of White Ghosts and a White Ghoul Witch.
• Han Jiangxue asked Jiang Xiao about Two Tails, and he described her before praising her strength.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue reached the Night Watchers’ defense line, and the patrols repeatedly pointed them toward Two Tails.
• Jiang Xiao found Two Tails, but she hid behind a tree and repeatedly told him to leave, so he turned away.
• Jiang Xiao opened a container of roasted cod, drawing Two Tails from the woods, and asked whether she had been wronged.

Jiang Xiao visited Two Tails after she transferred to the Night Watch Army, and she reaffirmed their promise to hunt a Star Beast together after he graduated. Later, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue were confronted in their cave by a woman who demanded their Signal Flare, just as Gao Junwei arrived.

• Jiang Xiao brought Two Tails grilled cod and asked why she had transferred from the Light Chasing Group to the Night Watch Army.
• Two Tails said the reassignment was her choice, but reminded Jiang Xiao that he had promised to join her after graduation to hunt a Star Beast.
• Jiang Xiao left Two Tails liquor for the New Year, and she walked away after renewing their agreement.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue took shelter in a cave after killing two White Ghosts.
• A woman entered the cave, ordered Jiang Xiao not to move, and demanded their Signal Flare.
• Gao Junwei entered the cave behind the woman.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue were overpowered by Gao Junwei’s mother, who crushed their signal flare and demanded that Han Jiangxue use Shattered Space. After Jiang Xiao used Grudge and Green Glow to send the woman into Shattered Space, Han Jiangxue closed it, leaving Jiang Xiao alive and Gao Junwei nearby.

• Gao Junwei’s mother searched the siblings’ pack, crushed their Signal Flare, and attacked Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao with lightning.
• Jiang Xiao used Voice of Silence to prevent Star Skills in the cavern, but the woman’s lightning still struck him before the silence took effect.
• The woman forced Han Jiangxue to activate Shattered Space and ordered Gao Junwei to take out his Tang Blade and kill her.
• Jiang Xiao mocked the woman until Grudge made her vomit, then used Green Glow to send her flying into Shattered Space.
• Han Jiangxue closed Shattered Space, and Jiang Xiao stood up and declared that trash had killed the woman.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue fought back against Gao Junwei after trapping his mother in Shattered Space. The siblings recovered with Jiang Xiao’s healing skills and cornered Gao Junwei, who was left unable to use his Fearful Roar.

• Gao Junwei grabbed the injured Han Jiangxue and threatened her with his Tang Blade, demanding that she open Shattered Space and release his mother.
• When Gao Junwei slashed Han Jiangxue’s thigh, Jiang Xiao used Blessing to interrupt him, and Han Jiangxue shoved Gao Junwei away.
• Jiang Xiao bound Gao Junwei with Light of Reversal and used Bearing Seal and Bell Chime to restore himself and Han Jiangxue.
• Gao Junwei considered using Fearful Roar, but Jiang Xiao cast Silence and stopped him from shouting.
• Han Jiangxue rose beside Jiang Xiao, and the siblings faced Gao Junwei together.