Chapter Summaries

Beiyang assembled a powerful team for a livestreamed showdown against the Sino-Japanese Alliance, with Xu Yue placed in the first match and Béton as its final anchor. The revelation that Japan had sent Prince Yoshihito and the formidable Hirohito left Beiyang’s prospects uncertain as the contestants prepared to fight.

• Beiyang finalized its lineup with support from the French Expeditionary Force and Dragon Soul, and the Penguin Merchant Guild began livestreaming the showdown with Li Lianying, Zhang Yulin, and Zhang Xiaolin as commentators.
• Li Lianying said Beiyang had placed Xu Yue in the opening match so he would face only an Intruder, while Zhang Yulin described Béton as Beiyang’s final anchor.
• Li Lianying revealed that Prince Yoshihito would anchor the Sino-Japanese Alliance and that Prince Hirohito would serve as its Intruder anchor, alarming the livestream audience.
• Hirohito dismissed Béton as an old piece of trash and told his teammates to surrender quickly if they did not want to fight him.
• Jiaren admired Hirohito’s arrogance and imagined him becoming a world-ruling hegemon.

Xu Yue faced Puru, the Sino-Japanese Alliance’s first contestant, in the opening match of the competition. Puru trapped him and summoned a Giant Spirit God to crush him, but Xu Yue stopped the hammer with one hand, leaving Puru horrified.

• Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Xueyou warned Xu Yue that he would be a target and urged him to surrender before facing the fifth fighter.
• Xu Yue and Puru took their positions in the arena as the hundred-second countdown began.
• Puru taunted Xu Yue, then summoned a Giant Spirit God and used ink-line ghosts to restrain him as the match started.
• Xu Yue casually held up the Giant Spirit God’s hammer with one hand and asked Puru if he was done performing.

Xu Yue defeated Puru and Sun Yao in the first two matches of the arena contest, shocking the watching factions with his strength and abilities. As the third match approached, Li Lianying and Sun Chuanfang assumed Xu Yue had exhausted himself, while Zhang Yulin remained unconvinced.

• Xu Yue endured Puru’s powerful attack, then killed him with repeated blows from his massive hammer to win the first match.
• Guangying crushed his teacup, Hirohito showed interest, and Zhang Xueyou praised Xu Yue while Sun Chuanfang dismissed his stamina-draining fighting style.
• After the five-minute rest, Sun Yao entered the arena and attacked Xu Yue with eighteen lotus-born figures and a barrage of strikes.
• Xu Yue blocked Sun Yao’s attacks with an Asauchi, then unleashed Ryūjin Jakka’s flames and killed him.
• Li Lianying and Sun Chuanfang predicted Xu Yue would lose the third match because he was exhausted, while Zhang Yulin continued brewing tea.

Xu Yue defeated Young Prince Chun despite the protection of Dragon Qi, leaving the Qing Court’s four rising stars swept aside. Li Lianying accused him of cheating, but Zhang Yulin pointed out that challenging the arena’s rules was pointless.

• Xu Yue used Projection Magic to eliminate Young Prince Su in the third match.
• Young Prince Chun entered the fourth match and said he would defeat Xu Yue and then the Beiyang representatives.
• Young Prince Chun unleashed nine golden dragons infused with Dragon Qi, but Xu Yue’s Reality Marble pulled them both into a frozen world.
• Xu Yue and Young Prince Chun reappeared, with Young Prince Chun unconscious and Xu Yue unharmed.
• Li Lianying accused Xu Yue of cheating and demanded to see the internal battle, while Zhang Yulin asked whether he meant to overrule Reincarnation Space’s arena rules.

Xu Yue defeated Hirohito with his Hell Construction ability, then continued winning against the Veteran Intruders. The chapter left him asking who would face him next as the stunned spectators struggled to accept his victories.

• Hirohito entered the arena, confident that he could defeat Xu Yue and use the match to target Commander Yuan.
• Xu Yue judged Hirohito guilty and trapped him in an expanding hell, where the first layer’s torture shattered his consciousness.
• The arena returned Xu Yue and Hirohito to view, with Xu Yue standing and Hirohito lying defeated, shocking Jiaren.
• Xu Yue won again in the Veteran Intruder matches, while Zhang Yulin announced his victories and Li Lianying grew increasingly incredulous.

Xu Yue defeated nine Qing Court and Sino-Japanese Alliance opponents in succession, leaving only Crown Prince Yoshihito to defend the arena. Yoshihito sealed the arena space and tried to prevent Xu Yue from releasing his Zanpakuto, but Xu Yue began Bankai.

• Xu Yue swept four more Veteran Intruder opponents, bringing his consecutive victories to nine and leaving only Yoshihito.
• Beiyang's leaders discussed Xu Yue's strength and secret, while some warned against treating him as an enemy.
• Yoshihito entered the arena and told Xu Yue he wanted to test his strength despite the risk to the imperial family's honor.
• Yoshihito used eighty-one talismans to seal and reinforce the arena space, then added nine more to hinder Xu Yue's Shikai.
• Xu Yue drew his Zanpakuto and activated Bankai, Zanka no Tachi.

Xu Yue defeated Japan's Crown Prince Jiaren after revealing Ryūjin Jakka's Bankai and killing him when he tried to surrender. Beiyang won the match one against ten, while the Qing Court and Japan's leaders analyzed Xu Yue's power and the threat it posed.

• Xu Yue unleashed Ryūjin Jakka's Bankai, and its immense heat destroyed Jiaren's Great Tengu while forcing Jiaren to the edge of the arena.
• Jiaren recognized that Xu Yue's power was overwhelming and tried to concede, but Xu Yue froze spacetime and stopped him from leaving.
• Xu Yue struck through Jiaren's talisman barrier and killed him, ending the match.
• Zhang Yulin announced Xu Yue's victory and Beiyang's one-against-ten win, and stated that the Qing Court had ten days to recognize Beiyang.
• The Qing Court and Japan's leaders identified Xu Yue's weapon as Ryūjin Jakka and speculated that he had copied it through Projection Magic.

After his victories in Beiyang, Xu Yue entered a Punishment Mission in the Harry Potter world, where he was an eleven-year-old Muggle-born heir with immense wealth and influence. He realized he needed to reach London and Hogwarts to find the mission’s factions and choose between the Dark Lord and the Savior.

• Sino-Japanese Alliance leaders discussed Xu Yue’s strength and considered exploiting his upcoming Punishment Mission to set a trap.
• Beiyang’s leaders celebrated Xu Yue’s victories and warned him not to grow greedy during the changed, more dangerous Punishment Missions.
• Xu Yue entered the mission, hoping to recover some of the money he had spent developing his abilities.
• The mission assigned Xu Yue to choose between aiding the Dark Lord or the Savior in a world where the Dark Lord had vanished eleven years earlier.
• Xu Yue learned he was an eleven-year-old heir to powerful and wealthy families, and planned to go to London to find the magical world and receive a Hogwarts letter.

Xu Yue arrived in London to study, revealed his magical talent to his grandfather, Duke Philip, and secured a Hogwarts acceptance letter. He left his butler Allen behind and entered The Leaky Cauldron alone to begin shopping for school supplies.

• Xu Yue asked Butler Allen and then Duke Philip about British wizards, learning that only a few powerful Muggles knew about the wizarding world.
• Xu Yue told Duke Philip that wizards in the Hua Kingdom had recognized his magical talent and asked him to contact Hogwarts for an acceptance letter.
• Duke Philip invited the British prime minister to afternoon tea, and an owl soon delivered Xu Yue's Hogwarts letter.
• Xu Yue learned that his magical talent allowed the Philip household to discuss wizarding matters openly, and Allen drove him to The Leaky Cauldron.
• Xu Yue refused to let Allen accompany him and entered The Leaky Cauldron alone.

Xu Yue entered the wizarding world and used his unusual magical control and wealth to open the way to Diagon Alley and buy vast quantities of supplies. He reached Ollivanders to choose a wand, intending to purchase one for use and another as a spare.

• Xu Yue opened the hidden entrance to Diagon Alley without a wand, stunning the Leaky Cauldron's owner and patrons.
• Xu Yue went to Gringotts, exchanged a large fortune for Galleons, and filled his backpack with spending money.
• Xu Yue ordered huge quantities of goods and books from Diagon Alley shops, even asking whether some shops were for sale.
• Xu Yue entered Ollivanders and asked for recommendations for a wand and a spare.

Xu Yue bought two wands, studied magic, and secured permission for Muggle-born young wizards to use their wands before school. Meanwhile, Ande Hai gathered Reincarnators in London and planned to lure Xu Yue into a trap.

• Xu Yue made every wand in Ollivander’s shop resonate with him, then chose two nearly identical rosewood wands with Veela hair cores.
• Xu Yue studied magical books and potions in his grandfather’s castle, where he set up an underground laboratory.
• Xu Yue lobbied the Ministry of Magic to add an exception allowing approved Muggle-born young wizards limited wand use, and he became the first wizard on the whitelist.
• Ande Hai gathered Reincarnators in a London bar and identified Xu Yue as their target after tracking him from Treasure Port.
• Ande Hai said he had contacted London gangs to obtain weapons and planned to lure Xu Yue into a trap.

As Xu Yue prepared to leave for Hogwarts, armed Reincarnators raided Duke Philip's castle to probe him. Xu Yue defeated and experimented on the intruders, while a watcher reported what had happened the next morning.

• Xu Yue noticed the castle’s surveillance feeds going dark and went to investigate the intruders.
• The Reincarnators found Xu Yue in the dining hall and opened fire, but he stopped their bullets with Impedimenta.
• Xu Yue blinded the attackers with Lumos, then tested spells on them and used them as subjects for his potions.
• Butler Allen discovered the intruders the next morning and called the police, who took them away.
• A figure watching the castle through binoculars picked up a phone to report the incident.

After the attack on Duke Philip, Xu Yue left London for Hogwarts while the Reincarnators planned to keep watching him. At King’s Cross, he met Harry Potter and guided him toward Platform Nine and Three-Quarters as the Weasleys arrived.

• The Reincarnators celebrated forcing Xu Yue to use extraordinary power and decided to wait for another chance to target him.
• Duke Philip hired elite mercenaries and armed guards to turn his castle into a fortress, while Xu Yue quietly headed to the train station.
• At King’s Cross, Xu Yue found Harry Potter abandoned by the Dursleys and learned that the system offered him the optional faction The Savior.
• Xu Yue told Harry that Platform Nine and Three-Quarters lay between the pillars and said his own supplies had been sent to Hogwarts.
• Mrs. Weasley arrived with her children and offered to help Harry find the platform.

Xu Yue, Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley met aboard the Hogwarts Express, where Hermione recognized Xu Yue and joined their compartment. Xu Yue magically repaired Hermione’s teeth, and the chapter ended as Draco Malfoy and two others appeared at the door looking for Harry.

• Xu Yue and Harry joined Ron Weasley in an empty train compartment, and Ron excitedly told them about Harry’s reputation as the Boy Who Lived.
• Hermione Granger entered while searching for Neville’s missing toad, recognized Xu Yue as the Child of Destiny who connected East and West, and sat with them.
• Xu Yue used a Repair Spell to straighten Hermione’s teeth, astonishing her, Ron, and Harry.
• Three figures arrived at the compartment door and said they had heard Harry Potter was there.

Xu Yue entered Hogwarts, befriended Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and used his donation to secure a choice in the Sorting Ceremony. After joining Gryffindor, he set out at night to find the Room of Requirement.

• Draco Malfoy approached Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Xu Yue, but Xu Yue eased the tension and refused to make an enemy of him.
• Xu Yue arrived at Hogwarts with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and Hagrid led the first-years across the lake to the castle.
• The Sorting Hat told Xu Yue he could choose his house, and he selected Gryffindor.
• The Sorting Ceremony placed the students in their houses, and the first-years enjoyed dinner before returning to their common rooms.
• Xu Yue used a Disillusionment Charm and went out at night to look for the Room of Requirement.

Xu Yue explored the Room of Requirement overnight to practice spells and investigate its nature, then impressed Professor McGonagall during his first Transfiguration class. His questions about magic’s connection to the mind earned her respect, though she advised him to master the fundamentals before pursuing new theories.

• Xu Yue used the Disillusionment Charm to sneak through Hogwarts and spent the night practicing spells in the Room of Requirement, but could not determine how it worked.
• Xu Yue arrived at Transfiguration with the Gryffindor first-years, including Harry and Ron, who had made it to class on time.
• Professor McGonagall transformed from a cat into her human form and awarded Gryffindor five points after Xu Yue identified her as an Animagus.
• Xu Yue quickly transformed a pin, impressing McGonagall and the Slytherin students, while Malfoy failed to match his result.
• Xu Yue asked whether magic gave form to the mind’s wishes, and McGonagall said it was a possible school of thought but urged him to build a foundation first.

Xu Yue drew attention at Potions Class after his Transfiguration performance, and Snape tested Harry Potter before realizing Xu Yue was the genius students had praised. Xu Yue brewed a flawless potion, impressing Snape, who invited him to learn more in his office.

• Xu Yue arrived at Potions Class surrounded by Gryffindor first-years asking about his spellwork, while Malfoy grew jealous of the attention.
• Snape entered, deducted five points from Gryffindor, and questioned Harry Potter about potion ingredients, leaving Harry confused and dazed.
• Xu Yue explained that the students had been discussing him, but Snape silenced Harry and deducted another ten points from Gryffindor for interrupting.
• Snape awarded Gryffindor five points after Xu Yue accepted responsibility, then taught the class about potion-making.
• Xu Yue brewed a potion with perfect results, astonishing Snape with its quality.
• Snape took Xu Yue's potion and invited him to visit his office for further lessons.

Xu Yue saved Neville during Flying Class and then brought Harry to Professor McGonagall to recommend him as Gryffindor’s Seeker. McGonagall hesitated as Xu Yue proposed that they join the Quidditch team.

• Dumbledore heard portraits praise Xu Yue’s talent and wondered whether McGonagall and Snape had independently come to admire him.
• Hermione compared herself unfavorably with Xu Yue as Gryffindor and Slytherin students attended Flying Class.
• Xu Yue and Harry summoned their brooms immediately, while Malfoy was pleased with his own performance.
• Neville lost control of his broom, and Xu Yue disarmed it before using Wingardium Leviosa to guide Neville safely to the ground.
• Xu Yue took Harry to Professor McGonagall and proposed that they join Gryffindor’s Quidditch team, with Harry as Seeker.

Xu Yue helped Harry gain confidence about joining the Quidditch team, then guided his studies and pointed Harry, Ron, and Hermione toward the Sorcerer’s Stone mystery. After the four discovered the three-headed dog guarding a trapdoor, Dumbledore watched them leave and wondered at Xu Yue’s strength.

• Harry felt more confident about joining the Quidditch team after Xu Yue showed him James Potter’s name in the trophy room.
• Wood accepted Harry and Xu Yue onto the team after receiving new Nimbus 2000s, while Xu Yue chose to stay on the bench and focus on studying.
• After Harry mentioned the Gringotts robbery, Xu Yue identified the Sorcerer’s Stone and suggested it was hidden in Hogwarts, likely behind a restricted-area door.
• Xu Yue, Harry, Ron, and Hermione found the three-headed dog; Hermione opened the door, and Xu Yue used Impedimenta to protect them as they retreated.
• Xu Yue told the others that a trapdoor lay beneath the dog, while Dumbledore watched them leave and questioned how a first-year had stopped the beast.

During Halloween, Quirrell announced that a troll had entered Hogwarts, and Xu Yue steered Harry, Ron, and Hermione into suspecting Snape of targeting the Sorcerer's Stone. The four followed Snape toward the forbidden area, while Xu Yue spotted a bandaged figure lurking behind them.

• Quirrell burst into the Great Hall, announced that a troll had entered the castle, and collapsed as Dumbledore organized the students and professors.
• Xu Yue suggested that the troll invasion was a distraction, and Harry blamed Snape after seeing him leave the professors alone.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione agreed to follow Snape toward the forbidden area, hoping to catch him near the three-headed dog.
• Snape headed to check on the Sorcerer's Stone, believing the troll invasion might have exposed a threat to it.
• The four students secretly followed Snape, and Xu Yue glimpsed a bandaged head behind them before deciding to wait and possibly take the Sorcerer's Stone later.