Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue recognized Shirley, the Ice Queen he had once killed after making her sign a contract not to become his enemy. As Shirley arrived at Saint Hill Military Academy to recover and support its weakened legion, Xu Yue realized their surviving contract might help him win her over.

• Jiong Jiong teased Xu Yue after noticing him looking at Shirley, and Sun Lin explained that Shirley was a powerful guest from France's Eagle of Napoleon.
• Xu Yue inferred that Shirley had come to help stabilize the Holy Hill Legion after its severe losses and to recuperate from resurrection weakness.
• Shirley noticed Xu Yue's table and felt unexpectedly drawn to him, Jiong Jiong, and Sun Lin.
• Britt introduced the three Chinese exchange students to Shirley, hoping to use her interest in them to bring them closer.
• Xu Yue recalled that Shirley had signed a contract not to become his enemy before he killed her, and considered trying to win her over again.

Xu Yue’s talent at Saint Hill earned him respect from instructors and Beiyang Society members, while news of his gains in China intensified Chen Hang’s resentment. Chen Hang decided to target Xu Yue indirectly in France, where he believed Xu Yue lacked protection.

• Xu Yue impressed his mech instructors with his command skills and gained favor among Saint Hill students and Beiyang Society members.
• Beiyang Society members began courting Xu Yue, weakening Chen Hang’s influence and leaving him increasingly frustrated.
• Chen Hang learned by telegram that Xu Yue had earned Zhang Zuolin’s appreciation, saved Marshal Zhang’s life, and received two S-Rank Plot Points.
• Chen Hang convinced himself Xu Yue had stolen his chance at advancement and resolved to use others to attack him in France.

Chen Hang tried to manipulate Britt into targeting Xu Yue, but Britt saw through his scheme and instead arranged to recruit Xu Yue. At their meeting, Britt revealed Chen Hang’s betrayal and offered Xu Yue an alliance, leaving Xu Yue amused that his informant had inadvertently helped him.

• Chen Hang reported Xu Yue’s achievements to Britt and hoped Britt would destroy a rival he envied.
• Britt dismissed Chen Hang’s shallow scheming and ordered an evaluation of Xu Yue, planning to cultivate a relationship with him.
• Xu Yue accepted an invitation to meet Britt at the opera house while Sun Lin declined to attend.
• Britt privately praised Xu Yue’s talent and warned him that factional conflicts could put him at risk.
• Britt projected Chen Hang’s attempt to provoke him into seizing Xu Yue’s opportunities, exposing Chen Hang’s betrayal.

Xu Yue used Britt’s social events to grow closer to Shirley, whose unexplained attraction to him deepened when he boldly took her coconut candy. Shirley remained confused by her feelings as Britt mistook her rare friendly reply for a breakthrough in his own courtship.

• Xu Yue and Britt left their private meeting on friendly terms, and Britt invited Xu Yue and Jiong Jiong to the opera in hopes of using them to get closer to Shirley.
• Shirley arrived at the opera box and chose to sit beside Jiong Jiong, while Britt kept the conversation going and Jiong Jiong drew Shirley into speaking with Xu Yue.
• During the time between missions, Britt repeatedly invited Xu Yue, Jiong Jiong, and Shirley to events, and Xu Yue and Jiong Jiong gradually became friends with Shirley.
• Shirley realized she was paying more attention to Xu Yue than to Tian Rou Rou, and Xu Yue took her coconut candy before she could eat it.
• Shirley could not bring herself to feel hostile toward Xu Yue, while Xu Yue relied on their contract to approach her boldly and pursue the information she possessed.
• Britt returned and received a rare friendly reply from Shirley, which he took as a sign that his plan was working.

Britt invited Shirley, Xu Yue, and their companions to his private beach, hoping to grow closer to Shirley. Their outing was interrupted when five uninvited visitors arrived, including three men Xu Yue had previously sent packing.

• Britt invited the group to a private beach, and Xu Yue persuaded Shirley that she could enjoy the scenery without entering the water.
• On the weekend, Britt's magical car and a bus carrying staff brought the group from school to the beach.
• Britt welcomed them and explained the beach's connection to a place significant to Shirley's great-uncle, pleasing Shirley despite her dislike of the sea.
• As Britt suggested they change into swimsuits, another magical car arrived with five unexpected guests.
• Xu Yue recognized De Gaulle, Johnson, and Howard among the newcomers and was surprised to learn De Gaulle was also interested in Shirley.

Britt’s private beach party turned into a contest among France’s young talents for Shirley’s attention, while Xu Yue remained close to her and the other women. After De Lyon insulted Xu Yue, Britt forced him to apologize, and the gathering continued with Xu Yue’s intentions toward Shirley still unclear.

• James and De Lyon joined Britt’s party with other rivals, and Britt reluctantly let them stay despite their taunts.
• Jiong Jiong teased Xu Yue about his interest in Shirley while they changed into swimsuits.
• De Lyon insulted Xu Yue and Sun Lin, but Xu Yue stopped Sun Lin from reacting and Britt ordered De Lyon to apologize or leave.
• De Lyon apologized to Xu Yue, then everyone resumed the party and displayed their charms.
• Sun Lin and Jiong Jiong watched the men with Xu Yue, while Jiong Jiong discreetly helped him apply sunscreen and wondered why she did not want to beat him.

At a beach barbecue, Britt and the other Legion leaders competed for influence while Xu Yue noticed a concealed spatial barrier and realized an unseen faction might be setting them against each other. As the group began a swimming contest, dark clouds gathered and the threat of a planned attack loomed.

• Britt teased Johnson by suggesting Xu Yue might reach their level first, and Shirley unexpectedly scoffed at Xu Yue, drawing everyone's attention.
• Xu Yue playfully sniffed his fingers, and Shirley became visibly agitated before calming down.
• De Gaulle and Johnson praised Xu Yue and said they would seek study quotas for their Legions at Saint Hill Military Academy, frustrating Britt.
• After the barbecue lasted until nightfall, James proposed a swimming race to a nearby island without using powers.
• Xu Yue sensed a concealed spatial barrier and suspected other Legions planned to provoke a conflict and wipe out the gathered talents.
• The competitors began swimming toward the island as dark clouds covered the sky and thunder rumbled.

Xu Yue sensed danger near the shore and brought Shirley with him, where she discovered a powerful barrier and an enemy beneath the sea. After the hidden attacker dragged James underwater and the struggle abruptly stopped, the others fled toward shore.

• Xu Yue pulled Shirley toward the shore and told Jiong Jiong to protect Sun Lin.
• Shirley sensed something hidden beneath the dark sea and froze the nearby water, revealing that they were inside a barrier that blocked outside communication.
• Britt called out to the unseen enemy and named Glory of France, the Radical Association, and Rothschild as possible attackers.
• The ice shattered, and an unseen attacker dragged James beneath the sea despite the group's vigilance.
• The others prepared to rescue James, but the underwater struggle stopped almost instantly, so they fled toward shore.

Shirley stopped De Lyon from attacking Xu Yue, who warned the group that a deadly threat was gathering inside the barrier. A skeletal Frost Dragon emerged from the storm clouds, leaving the group facing the danger Xu Yue had sensed.

• The stranded young talents accused Britt of luring them to the frozen bay, and Britt suspected Xu Yue and his companions had leaked the information.
• De Lyon tried to seize Xu Yue, but Shirley froze him and said Xu Yue had helped uncover the danger.
• Britt and the others considered waiting for reinforcements while neutralizing further attacks.
• Xu Yue revealed that he had two S-Rank Skills and could sense a growing aura of death within the barrier.
• Xu Yue looked toward the storm clouds as a skeletal Frost Dragon appeared overhead.

A dark-cloud Magic Maze separated the group and turned the Frost Dragon’s attack into a series of isolated fights. Xu Yue recognized the maze’s nature and entered the fog, while De Gaulle and the others struggled to survive and find a way out.

• The Frost Dragon’s magic resistance weakened Shirley, Britt, and Howard, so De Gaulle and De Gaulle’s Force abilities became the group’s best defense.
• Xu Yue warned that the gathering Death Qi had not stopped, and dark clouds swallowed everyone.
• Xu Yue recognized the Magic Maze, chose to enter it, and walked into the black fog.
• Britt encountered an imitation of De Gaulle in the maze, but his surprise attack failed and the creature lunged at him.
• The real De Gaulle fought the Frost Dragon’s head, sent a Substitute Robot to hold it off, and escaped into the fog to search for a way out.

Jiong Jiong and the others faced a maze filled with draining fog and enemies disguised as allies, while Shirley struggled against an opponent exploiting her weaknesses. The group began gathering and verifying identities, but they remained trapped and had not found Shirley.

• Jiong Jiong recognized that the fog drained strength, then destroyed an impostor disguised as Xu Yue when it approached her and Sun Lin.
• Jiong Jiong realized that enemies could perfectly copy appearances and auras, and that her attack had revealed some of her abilities.
• Britt and De Gaulle verified each other with marks Britt had placed on the group, then joined forces against enemies in the maze.
• Britt, De Gaulle, Johnson, Howard, and De Lyon gradually formed a larger team, but they still could not find Princess Shirley.
• Shirley stood on a peak of ice, soaked and frustrated as her opponent targeted the weaknesses in her abilities.

James confronted Shirley in the isolated labyrinth, but she resisted and identified him despite his attempts to break her resolve. James then attacked Xu Yue, only for Xu Yue to effortlessly stop and erase his strongest death-powered spear, leaving James stunned.

• James tried to weaken Shirley with taunts and mental suggestion while she continued resisting.
• Shirley recognized James, and he admitted his identity and declared that he would capture her and kill the others.
• James sensed Xu Yue entering the labyrinth, dismissed him as an immature threat, and went to confront him.
• James formed a blood-red spear from the black mist and hurled it at Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue stopped the spear with one finger, absorbed and compressed its Death Qi, then erased it, shocking James.

Xu Yue overcame James by severing his connection to the barrier and killing him, while Shirley sensed the overwhelming frost and escaped. The chapter left Xu Yue’s other opponents unaware of James’s defeat as Shirley fled the frozen area.

• Xu Yue recognized that James had fused himself with the barrier, which let him survive defeat by re-forming within it.
• Xu Yue separated the space around James, sealed away his connection to the barrier, and destroyed his safeguard.
• Xu Yue killed James, whose corpse became icy fragments, and dismissed his claim that he would be reborn as a hero.
• Shirley sensed an immense frost power spreading through the mist and freezing the Unfrozen Sea.
• Shirley used the moment to retreat in another direction.

Jiong Jiong and Sun Lin encountered Britt’s group in the fog, where De Lyon tried to turn suspicion against them. Shirley’s arrival exposed De Lyon’s plan, and he attacked Howard before escaping into the mist as two dragon roars sounded.

• Jiong Jiong met Britt and the others while carrying the unconscious Sun Lin, and De Lyon urged them to keep Sun Lin behind because he suspected Jiong Jiong.
• Britt and the others accepted De Lyon’s proposal, but Shirley arrived and Britt confirmed her identity with his mark.
• Shirley’s icy stare made De Lyon suspect that James had been exposed, so De Lyon ambushed Howard and pierced his chest.
• De Lyon transformed into black smoke and escaped into the fog as the others attacked him, and two dragon roars followed.

Two Frost Dragons attacked De Gaulle's group, leaving most of the team unable to fight while Britt, Shirley, and De Gaulle struggled to hold them back. Jiong Jiong revealed her hidden strength and summoned Asura Path Xu Yue with a powerful single-use item, leaving the group ready to counter the dragons.

• Two Frost Dragons emerged from the black mist and attacked De Gaulle's group, while Britt, Shirley, and De Gaulle engaged them in battle.
• Four shadows ambushed the injured fighters, but Tian Rou Rou revealed her strength and trapped all four in a force field.
• Britt offered Tian Rou Rou one S-Rank Plot Point in exchange for using her single-use item to help drive back the dragons.
• Jiong Jiong accepted the offer, knocked the shadows away with four copies of herself, and used the Summoning Technique to call forth Asura Path Xu Yue.

Jiong Jiong’s summoned Asura Path Xu Yue destroyed both Frost Dragons with a single barrage, saving her allies from the attack. De Lyon then summoned three more Frost Dragons, only to discover that Xu Yue had taken control of them, and tried to persuade him and his companions to withdraw.

• Jiong Jiong summoned Asura Path Xu Yue, who fired a devastating attack that obliterated both Frost Dragons and nearly caught Britt, De Gaulle, and Shirley in the blast.
• Britt confronted Jiong Jiong about the attack, and she reminded him that she had warned them it was a one-use item.
• De Lyon watched the Frost Dragons’ destruction and played a soundless melody to summon three more dragons as backup.
• Xu Yue revealed that he had prevented the dragons from roaring and appeared atop the largest one, whose Soul Fire bore spiraling symbols.
• De Lyon recognized that Xu Yue had taken control of the Frost Dragons and urged him and his companions to leave while the barrier gathered power for another attack.

Xu Yue drove off the Leader and the German attackers, but their operation left Gaul Star of France's Ninth Legion blamed and weakened. After resolving the fallout involving Jiong Jiong and Shirley, Xu Yue prepared for his next mission, which would involve spirits and Hollows.

• Xu Yue pressured De Lyon, but the Leader intervened with a deathly aura that broke Xu Yue's AT Field and wounded him before withdrawing with De Lyon and the barrier.
• Xu Yue contracted the three Frost Dragons and deduced that the attackers were Germans attempting to provoke conflict within the France Zone, but he chose not to expose them.
• Gaul Star of France's Ninth Legion was blamed for the attack, fell to tenth place, and faced the loss of its top-ten ranking, while Jiong Jiong was escorted out of the country after helping Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue became intimate with Shirley and expected her to help him learn more about France's First Legion and deal with the trouble caused by Jiong Jiong's exposed identity.
• Xu Yue learned that his next mission concerned human spirits who could become Hollows if they were not guided to the Soul Society.

Xu Yue and Sun Lin entered a Bleach mission, where they faced a faction confrontation and Xu Yue began considering how to gain its benefits. Meanwhile, Chen Hang used Tracking and Designation Cards to target them, leaving their confrontation looming.

• Sun Lin told Xu Yue she had bought intelligence about the Bleach mission, and the two decided to explore without the Beiyang Society.
• Chen Hang grew jealous and resentful of Xu Yue, then broke a Tracking Card and a Designation Card to target him and Sun Lin.
• Xu Yue and Sun Lin entered a Faction Confrontation Mission in Bleach and learned they had to choose a faction.
• Xu Yue realized he had been given an unusually vague identity in the World of the Living and decided to check the timeline and find Kisuke Urahara.

Xu Yue and Sun Lin explored the Bleach Mission Space, where they met Ichigo Kurosaki after Sun Lin excitedly approached a young girl’s soul. Ichigo agreed to let them stay at his home, while Xu Yue considered how to use their connection to him and the coming events.

• Sun Lin used their starting currency to buy Ice Cream for herself and Xu Yue, then Xu Yue asked whether she had any plans.
• Sun Lin spotted a young girl’s soul near a utility pole and excitedly approached her, frightening her until Ichigo Kurosaki told Sun Lin she was scaring the girl.
• Xu Yue claimed that he and Sun Lin had been able to see souls since childhood, surprising Ichigo, who had thought he was the only one.
• Xu Yue and Sun Lin said they had come from the countryside to work in the city and had lost their wallets and IDs, so Ichigo agreed to let them stay at his home.
• Xu Yue recognized Ichigo as the Child of Destiny and considered building a relationship with him, while anticipating Rukia’s arrival and thinking about Orihime Inoue’s ability.

Xu Yue and Sun Lin secured rooms at the Kurosaki home, while Veteran Reincarnators nearby planned to investigate and drive them away to monopolize quests. Xu Yue then revealed to Isshin Kurosaki that he knew his identity and asked for an introduction to Kisuke Urahara, leaving Isshin wary but unable to refuse.

• Ichigo Kurosaki defeated Isshin Kurosaki in a brawl and settled that Xu Yue and Sun Lin could stay at the Kurosaki home.
• Yuzu helped Xu Yue and Sun Lin prepare rooms, and the Kurosaki family accepted their claim that they were siblings from the countryside looking for work.
• A group of Veteran Reincarnators watched the Kurosaki residence and planned to investigate Xu Yue and Sun Lin before pushing them out to claim the local quests.
• Xu Yue noticed the watchers but decided to let them pursue the minor quests as long as they did not cause trouble.
• Xu Yue visited Isshin Kurosaki and asked him to introduce him to Kisuke Urahara, prompting Isshin to demand how Xu Yue knew his identity.
• Xu Yue said he meant no harm, and Isshin reluctantly agreed to the request because it concerned his family and he might need Kisuke's help.