Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue overwhelmed his opponents in the professional examinations, building an undefeated reputation as the Greatest Academy Student of All Time. During a break for the Global Amateur Go Tournament, spectators recognized him as the online player Yue, and he wondered why they were surprised.

• Xu Yue defeated the Japanese Reincarnator in a brief game after dismissing his offer and overpowering him from the opening.
• Xu Yue continued winning every examination match, and his growing streak made him the most talked-about contestant.
• The professional examinations paused so the Go Academy could host the Global Amateur Go Tournament.
• Spectators discussed the online players Sai and Yue, then gathered around Xu Yue after Watanabe identified him.
• Xu Yue confirmed that he was Yue and wondered why the spectators were making such a fuss.

Touya Akira skipped a qualifying match to play Sai online, then faced Xu Yue in the tournament, where Xu Yue revealed he was treating the game as a teaching match. The chapter ended with Xu Yue calmly controlling the board and setting up a two-point win for White.

• Touya Akira challenged Sai online after hearing that Sai was said to resemble Hon'inbō Shūsaku, and Sai defeated him again.
• Touya Akira missed his qualifying match, giving Inoue Ieyasu and the other Reincarnators hope of securing the final advancement slot.
• Xu Yue and Touya Akira began their long-awaited qualifying match as the academy students watched in tense silence.
• Xu Yue played calmly against Touya Akira's aggressive opening, then placed a stone at Tengen and made Touya Akira realize he was giving him a teaching game.
• Xu Yue told Touya Akira that he had never claimed Sai played at full strength against him, then continued steering the game toward a two-point White victory.

Xu Yue defeated Touya Akira in the professional Go examination, and Touya Akira went on to beat the remaining Reincarnator challengers to qualify in third place. Xu Yue finished first with a perfect record, drawing attention to his upcoming New First Dan League match.

• Xu Yue beat Touya Akira by two points, and Touya Akira accepted the loss while lamenting that he had never finished their teaching game.
• The Japanese Reincarnators decided to target Touya Akira, but he defeated all four disabled players who faced him.
• Xu Yue, Touya Akira, and the lucky disabled player qualified in first, third, and second place respectively.
• The Go world focused on Xu Yue's first match as a professional, a New First Dan League game against a titleholder in Yugen Hall.

Xu Yue faced Oza Zama in his New First Dan game and crushed the title holder, who resigned in the middle game. Zama tried to explain away the loss as a mistake, but Xu Yue challenged him to meet again in a title match.

• Xu Yue met Oza Zama before their game and dismissed the prestige of his own self-proclaimed academy title.
• Meijin Touya came to the Go Academy's broadcast room to watch, hoping to see whether Zama could give Xu Yue a real game.
• Xu Yue took Black and cut down Zama's White dragon in the upper-left and center, forcing him to resign in the middle game.
• Zama laughed off the defeat as the result of one mistake, and the reporters and referees accepted his explanation.
• Xu Yue said he had thought Zama was playing seriously and looked forward to facing him in a title match.

After Xu Yue defeated Oza Zama, he rejected the titleholder’s attempt to save face, prompting Oza Zama to threaten retaliation. Xu Yue’s allies learned Oza Zama was plotting against him and offered to handle it themselves.

• Oza Zama angrily challenged Xu Yue after his resignation, but Xu Yue said he would play again and Oza Zama stormed out rather than risk another loss.
• Reporters stayed silent about the confrontation, while those present worried that Oza Zama would use his influence to target Xu Yue.
• At the Go Academy, Meijin Touya said Oza Zama had gone all out and expressed interest in facing Xu Yue in a title match.
• Touya Akira realized Xu Yue’s strength was close to his father’s level and understood Xu Yue’s earlier remark about being a generation older.
• Oza Zama smashed go stones and called someone to arrange a scandal or an accident for Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue’s Seductive Secretary told him that Oza Zama was hiring people to deal with him and offered to handle the matter.

Oza Zama was abducted with his relatives, friends, and associates, then learned that Mr. Kobayashi’s group had turned his own patrons against him. After Kato-kun shoved him into the sea, Zama woke in a hospital and realized the ordeal had been real, leaving him to wonder who he had offended.

• Zama woke tied up on a reef and tried to bargain for his release by offering money and invoking his powerful connections.
• Kato-kun appeared and accused Zama of harming him, while Zama tried to blame Sayuri and threaten him with their shared associates.
• Mr. Kobayashi confronted Zama, and Councilman Iga and Tani Tomo admitted they had used him to launder money before distancing themselves.
• Zama saw that his relatives, friends, and business partners were present and bound, and Kobayashi ordered that a gas explosion would cover their deaths.
• Kato-kun shoved Zama into the sea, but Kobayashi received orders from the young master to have him pulled out.
• Zama woke in a hospital, and Kato-kun warned him not to say anything that would implicate him.

Inoue Ieyasu warned the only Reincarnator to advance that league matches could quickly destroy his winning momentum, but the man still chose to pursue a title challenge. Meanwhile, Go players grew curious about Xu Yue after learning he had defeated Oza Zama, and Kudan Ogata prepared to face him in the Judan league.

• Inoue Ieyasu explained that league victories built winning momentum while a loss halved it, and the successful Reincarnator resolved to keep competing despite the risk.
• The Reincarnator chose to target Oza Zama's Oza title, while Inoue Ieyasu planned to challenge the Judan title.
• Aota Atsushi and Kudan Ogata discussed Xu Yue's middle-game victory over Oza Zama and wondered why the game record was unavailable.
• Kudan Ogata and Aota Atsushi learned that league rules were changing to speed up title leagues and increase their appeal.
• Kudan Ogata saw that Xu Yue had reached second dan and would be his next Judan league opponent, then predicted Xu Yue's winning streak would end.

Xu Yue defeated Kudan Ogata and warned him not to underestimate Inoue Ieyasu, prompting Ogata to beat Inoue and end his winning streak. After Inoue kept losing momentum and settled on pursuing the Oza title, Xu Yue faced Oza Zama in the Honinbo league and pressed him to protect the title.

• Xu Yue defeated Kudan Ogata and warned him that Inoue Ieyasu was dangerous, motivating Ogata to take Inoue seriously.
• Kudan Ogata defeated Inoue Ieyasu, ending his winning streak and draining much of his momentum.
• Aota Atsushi defeated Inoue Ieyasu in a close game after Xu Yue told him to challenge Inoue before playing again.
• Inoue Ieyasu lost further chances to build momentum in title contests and decided to focus on the Oza title route.
• Xu Yue played Oza Zama in the Honinbo league, and Zama promised to protect the Oza title for him.

After Xu Yue won the Honinbo title, Inoue Ieyasu regretted his own failed investments and pinned his hopes on the Oza challenge. He sent his backed Reincarnator into the title match, which drew attention as another newcomer’s bid to claim a major title.

• Inoue Ieyasu read that Xu Yue had become the youngest Honinbo titleholder and felt jealous and regretful about his own failed attempts.
• Inoue Ieyasu focused on the Oza league, where he and his backed Reincarnator had built unbeaten streaks.
• Inoue Ieyasu told the Reincarnator to rely on momentum and crush Oza’s board momentum if no other chance to win appeared.
• The Reincarnator promised to follow Inoue Ieyasu’s advice, and Inoue Ieyasu promised to look after him after they got out.
• The Oza title match began, drawing attention from Go fans who wondered whether the newcomer could repeat Xu Yue’s success.

Oza Zama concealed his mastery of momentum while Xu Yue trained him, then faced Inoue Ieyasu in a title challenge. After Inoue won the first three games, Zama unleashed his terrifying momentum in the fourth game and seized the advantage.

• A backup candidate provoked Oza Zama but lost the first game when Zama's deathly still momentum shattered his winning momentum.
• Inoue Ieyasu reviewed the match and learned that Zama's mental state was troubled, while Zama practiced Go with Xu Yue and received guidance on using momentum.
• Inoue Ieyasu challenged Oza Zama and narrowly won the first three games using his Go skills, accumulated momentum, and paid boosts to his calculating ability.
• At the start of the fourth game, Oza Zama threatened his opponent and unleashed a hellish momentum that overwhelmed Inoue Ieyasu.

Inoue Ieyasu lost to Oza Zama, breaking his winning streak, and sought to buy one of Xu Yue’s titles to complete his Punishment mission. Xu Yue negotiated a contract that left Inoue agreeing to pay ten S-Rank rewards upfront and hand over a future SS-Rank reward in exchange for the title.

• Oza Zama relentlessly attacked until Inoue Ieyasu resigned, ending Inoue’s winning streak.
• Inoue Ieyasu met Xu Yue and offered to buy one of his titles so he could complete his mission.
• Xu Yue demanded an SS-Rank reward, while Inoue protested that he did not have one and threatened the Penguin Merchant Guild.
• Inoue Ieyasu offered to support Xu Yue’s guild, but Xu Yue suggested borrowing from the space or signing a contract instead.
• Xu Yue offered a contract requiring ten S-Rank rewards upfront and a future SS-Rank reward, and Inoue Ieyasu agreed.

Xu Yue swept the Go world’s major titles, defeated Meijin Touya, and became a Divine Hand, while Inoue Ieyasu’s repeated attempts to earn a title challenge ended in disaster. Back in the World of the Living, Xu Yue established a Penguin Merchant Guild branch in Japan and received Inoue Ieyasu’s request to talk.

• After Xu Yue claimed the Oza and held three major titles, Inoue Ieyasu faced a succession of formidable opponents blocking his path to a title challenge.
• Xu Yue challenged Meijin Touya for the Judan, Kogosei, Tengen, and Meijin titles, winning each match despite Meijin Touya taking games in the Judan and Meijin series.
• Xu Yue’s victory over Meijin Touya caused his accumulated momentum to merge with him, completing his transformation into a Divine Hand.
• Inoue Ieyasu defeated old Kisei Ichiryū to earn a Honinbo title challenge, but a car accident sent him back to the ICU before the match.
• After returning to the Reincarnation Space, Xu Yue spent his fifteen S-Rank rewards and went back to the World of the Living.
• Xu Yue established a Penguin Merchant Guild branch in Japan, prompting Inoue Ieyasu to contact him and ask to meet.

Xu Yue refused Inoue Ieyasu’s demand to return his mission earnings and threatened him with a tracking authorization when he tried to leave. Inoue reported the dispute to the Fujiwara Family Head, who planned to draw Xu Yue into an upcoming major operation involving Zewu Shen Palace.

• Inoue Ieyasu demanded that Xu Yue return his earnings and offered to help expand the Penguin Merchant Guild’s market, but Xu Yue refused.
• Inoue threatened Xu Yue’s branch guild, and Xu Yue warned him that he would beat him to death if he continued.
• When Inoue left after their meeting, Xu Yue hit him with a tracking authorization, and Inoue swallowed his anger and departed.
• Inoue reported Xu Yue to the Fujiwara Family Head, who proposed bringing Xu Yue along on the family’s next major operation and avenging the two Highnesses if an opportunity arose.
• The Family Head revealed that Shinnosuke had uncovered intelligence about the Four Auspicious Beasts and their unique powers inside the mysterious space of Zewu Shen Palace.

Xu Yue entered a Promotion Mission in Storm Riders and discovered he had been placed in a replacement role as Mumei, a blind erhu-playing master. As Jian Chen departed to watch the Sword Saint challenge Xiong Ba, Xu Yue recognized that the mission began at a pivotal point in the world’s history.

• Xu Yue designated Storm Riders as the mission world and was surprised when it triggered a Promotion Mission.
• Fujiwara Shinnosuke led the Fujiwara Family to target the Four Auspicious Beasts, hoping their origins would help heal the injured ancestor who had suppressed the family’s fortune.
• Xu Yue received Fujiwara Shinnosuke’s report and approved of his deduction about the ancestor’s need for powerful beast essence.
• Xu Yue arrived in a replacement mission as Mumei at Zhonghua Pavilion and learned that the mission required him to maintain history’s course.
• Jian Chen asked permission to observe Dugu Jian Sheng’s battle with Xiong Ba, and Xu Yue sent him off with the Hero Sword and advice to avoid needless killing.

Xu Yue followed Jian Chen toward Heavenly Gathering, planning to save the Sword Saint and gather valuable rewards from the Feng Yun world. As the Sword Saint traveled to challenge Xiong Ba, Jian Chen stepped in to ask him to turn back.

• Xu Yue decided to rescue the Sword Saint from his fated death and considered claiming the Four Divine Stones, the Four Auspicious Beasts, the Dragon Veins, and other rewards.
• The Fujiwara Family Head ordered his Reincarnators to cross the sea, seek Sword Twenty-Three and the Fire Qilin, and scout the Central Plains for Zewu Shen Palace.
• Dugu Jian Sheng traveled toward Heavenly Gathering in a carriage driven by Dugu Ming and Shi Wuzun while Heavenly Gathering's spies watched from a distance.
• Jian Chen blocked the carriage, introduced himself as the Heir of the Heavenly Sword, and asked Dugu Jian Sheng not to go to Heavenly Gathering.

Jian Chen defeated the Sword Saint in a contest of sword techniques, but let him continue to the Heavenly Gathering to face Xiong Ba. Japanese Reincarnators arrived to observe the clash, unaware that the Nameless Sword System had also entered the mountain.

• Jian Chen countered the Sword Saint’s Sacred Spirit Swordplay with Mysterious Swordplay and won their exchange.
• Jian Chen asked the Sword Saint to stop and grant the world peace, but the Sword Saint refused and continued toward the Heavenly Gathering.
• Xu Yue watched the Sword Saint leave, while Japanese Reincarnators crossed the sea and arrived in the Central Plains.
• The Fujiwara Family Head led the Reincarnators to the Heavenly Gathering’s Three-Part Training Ground to observe Sword Twenty-Three.
• A hemp-clothed man carrying an erhu climbed toward the Heavenly Gathering, causing every weapon there to tremble; he was the Nameless Sword System.

Xu Yue arrived at the Heavenly Gathering disguised as Mumei, drawing the attention of Xiong Ba and the Reincarnators while claiming he had come only to watch. Fujiwara Family Head identified Mumei as a dangerous hidden powerhouse, and the Reincarnators began speculating that their actions had caused her unexpected appearance.

• Xiong Ba sensed a threat from Xu Yue and ordered Qin Shuang to investigate him.
• Jian Chen struck a burly man who insulted Xu Yue, drawing the crowd's attention to the master and disciple.
• Fujiwara Family Head recognized Xu Yue as Mumei, the Martial Arts Myth, and revealed her immense strength to the Reincarnators.
• Xu Yue told Xiong Ba he had come only to witness the events, while the Reincarnators attributed Mumei's appearance to interference by Xu Yue or their own actions.
• The Reincarnators grew excited at the prospect of gaining benefits from Mumei's unexpected appearance and trusted Fujiwara Family Head to help them overcome her.

The Sword Saint unleashed Sword Twenty-Three at the Heavenly Gathering, freezing Xiong Ba and the spectators while attacking Xiong Ba’s life. Xu Yue stopped Bu Jingyun from striking the Sword Saint, then severed the Sword Domain from the Sword Realm, leaving Xiong Ba alive.

• Xiong Ba welcomed Mumei as a witness, and word arrived that Dugu Jian Sheng had begun climbing the mountain.
• The Sword Saint’s Sword Domain froze the Heavenly Gathering, and the Sword Saint attacked Xiong Ba with streams of sword light.
• Bu Jingyun tried to strike the Sword Saint with Cloud Dispelling Palm, but Xu Yue’s sword neutralized the attack.
• Xu Yue revealed himself to Bu Jingyun and said Xiong Ba would live because Bu Jingyun wanted to take revenge on him personally.
• Xu Yue severed the Sword Domain’s connection to the Sword Realm, causing the domain to vanish.

Mumei saved the Sword Saint from death after his clash with Xiong Ba, restoring his body to match his enhanced primordial spirit. The Sword Saint joined Xu Yue at Zhonghua Pavilion, while Xiong Ba claimed the duel had ended without a clear victor and the Fujiwara Family Head ordered the Reincarnators to resume their search for the True Dragon and other targets.

• The Fujiwara Family Head tried to capture the Sword Saint’s primordial spirit, but it returned to his body after the Sword Domain shattered.
• Mumei restored the Sword Saint’s youth and strength, thwarting the Fujiwara Family Head’s plan to claim his body and spirit.
• The awakened Sword Saint accepted Xu Yue’s invitation to work at Zhonghua Pavilion and left with him in Dugu Ming’s carriage.
• Xiong Ba praised Mumei and presented the duel as a draw, prompting the martial world to celebrate Heavenly Gathering’s unification.
• The Fujiwara Family Head ordered the Reincarnators to investigate the True Dragon’s appearance and search for the other three targets.

Mumei restored the Sword Saint and sent Jian Chen, Dugu Ming, and Shi Wuzun to Phoenix Creek Village. Bu Jingyun went to Hero King's Manor to borrow the Ice Soul, where three Reincarnators attacked him and were killed by a sword image in his eye.

• Mumei restored the Sword Saint and sent Jian Chen, Dugu Ming, and Shi Wuzun to Phoenix Creek Village.
• Bu Jingyun fled Heavenly Gathering with Kong Ci's corpse and went to Hero King's Manor to borrow the Ice Soul.
• Lu Yi pretended to agree to Bu Jingyun's request while arranging to alert Heavenly Gathering.
• Three Reincarnators entered Hero King's Manor and confronted Bu Jingyun.
• Bu Jingyun's eye displayed an inverted sword image that sliced the three Reincarnators into pieces.