Chapter Summaries

Suye continued sprinting through the five-thousand-meter Heavy Load Run, and the spectators debated whether he had the stamina to finish at full speed. He overtook the seven trailing warriors, won the race, and set a new world record, with his name resounding throughout All of Greece.

• The host explained that Suye’s Wind Element bloodline reduced his load and speculated that his stamina talents might let him sprint the entire race.
• Suye passed four thousand meters without slowing, then briefly stumbled around four thousand five hundred meters and recovered his speed, convincing the spectators he had Stamina Recovery.
• The seven trailing warriors panicked at the prospect of being lapped and sprinted together for the glory of warriors.
• Suye overtook the seven warriors and crossed the finish line first as Gerna watched in tears.
• The host announced Suye as Heavy Load Run champion and new world-record holder, and the spectators cheered as his name resounded throughout All of Greece.

Suye won the Heavy Armor Run and was honored as the Running King after claiming four running-event championships. As Baengora arrived to present the special honor, the other contenders braced themselves for the Fighting Tournament events the next day.

• The audience celebrated Suye as the Running King while Plato Academy’s teachers rejoiced over their winning bets and the other spectators lamented their losses.
• Suye noticed the other contestants were still running, and Okeno and Eugene finished second and third while Gerna barely made the Top 8.
• Gerna admitted to Eugene that Suye’s running victories had shaken his confidence, and Okeno vowed to break Suye’s bones in the Fighting Tournament.
• The host gave Okeno and Eugene their awards, presented Suye with the Heavy Armor Run prizes, and prepared to honor him as Running King.
• Baengora crossed a Light Bridge to the award platform and told Suye that his surprise appearance at Pythia had earned him the honor.

Suye received divine gifts from Apollo, Athena, the Discord Goddess, and the Harmony Goddess after winning the championship, stunning the spectators and raising his standing. He used his victory speech to make Athens’s nobles publicly acknowledge him, then left the arena as they seethed; the next day’s events would be boxing, wrestling, and combat.

• Berngora awarded Suye a magic silver crown, a golden trophy, and the rare Wings of White Light, signaling Apollo’s growing favor.
• Apollo sent a blazing miracle upon Suye, and an owl bearing Athena’s olive branch appeared on his shoulder.
• The Discord Goddess and the Harmony Goddess also bestowed gifts on Suye, leaving his skin faintly red with their power.
• Suye thanked the gods, Greece, Athens, and its people, then prompted the Athenian nobles to stand and acknowledge his championship.
• Suye left the platform while Andre and the other nobles burned with anger, and the host announced the next day’s boxing, wrestling, and combat events.

After winning the title of Running King, Suye discovered the powers granted by his latest divine blessings, including a Light Element bloodline and several new talents. Niedern then explained that trophies, medals, and hero statues held power that the gods could absorb, prompting Suye to eye Delphi’s statues with dangerous interest.

• Niedern gathered Plato Academy’s teachers and students to celebrate Suye’s victory and asked him to reveal what his divine blessings had granted him.
• Suye meditated and discovered Apollo’s Light Element General bloodline, which gave him light-element affinity and imbued his healing abilities with Life Light.
• Suye found Athena’s Magic Vision, the Goddess of Strife’s Temptation, and the Harmony Goddess’s Heart of Tranquility, then disclosed some of the new powers to the gathered crowd.
• Suye said he would keep Athena’s combat-useful blessing secret, while Laurence advised him to visit Apollo’s temple with his Running King trophy and Niedern reminded him to honor the Goddess of Wisdom too.
• Niedern told Suye that trophies and medals contained power for the gods to absorb, while hero statues held even more; Suye wondered whether Delphi’s many statues could make him a god if he looted them.

Suye competed in the Fighting Day Tournament’s group stage and stunned the crowd by knocking out the Silver Warrior Camore with one brutal attack. After the match, the host speculated about Suye’s extraordinary strength, while his next fights remained ahead.

• Suye was placed in Group 3 with Gerna and learned that he could use Rock Armor and registered non-offensive bloodline abilities, but no other spells.
• The top 64 boxers were divided into eight groups, where contestants had to fight every other member for a chance to advance to the top 16.
• Suye entered the ring to fight Camore, a Silver Warrior from Mycenae, and shrugged off Camore’s punch without injury.
• Suye struck Camore twice and knocked him unconscious, prompting the referee to arrange treatment and leaving the audience stunned.
• The host attributed Suye’s strength to his exceptional warrior talents and possible bloodline and servant-conversion abilities, while Commodus noted that Suye had not fought at full strength.

After Camore withdrew from fear of facing Suye, the organizers arranged for Suye to fight the other six members of his group in succession. Suye defeated the first two challengers, leaving the next match to follow.

• Camore refused to continue competing whenever the priests mentioned Suye, so the Head Referee arranged for Suye to face the other six contestants in succession.
• Suye warned his challengers that he might hit harder while adapting to his new growth, then promoted Dragon's Fine Things, Dragon Slayer, and Lighthouse products to the audience.
• The host gave Suye the Magic Beard, and Suye defeated No. 1 Boxer with three punches, knocking him unconscious.
• Gerna challenged Suye and claimed his technique was superior, but Suye redirected his punch and shattered Gerna's right arm.
• The referee declared Suye the winner over Gerna before the round had officially ended.

Suye dominated the boxing competition and advanced to the semifinals, where Okeno revealed his destructive talents and brutally defeated Hote. Suye recognized that he had underestimated Okeno and prepared to face the threat of his rival's strength.

• Suye defeated all seven opponents in his boxing group, earning the audience's chants and the defeated boxers the nickname Seven Wastes of Pythia Boxing.
• Suye and Gerna advanced to the Top 16, and Suye later reached the semifinals alongside Okeno, Eugene, and Hote.
• After the semifinal draw paired Suye with Eugene and Okeno with Hote, Suye warned Hote to surrender if the fight became too dangerous.
• Suye defeated Eugene in two rounds without sustaining injuries and advanced to the final.
• Okeno activated his Blood of Madness and Destructive Shock talents, overwhelmed Hote, and left him gravely injured before the priests healed him.
• Suye thanked the host for saving Hote, then watched Okeno and realized he had underestimated the descendant of Heracles and Perseus.

Suye realized Okeno had been acting to hide his abilities and suspected that Eurytus had likewise played a role in Hera’s persecution of Heracles. As the final began, Okeno tried to provoke Suye and rally the crowd, but Suye stayed composed, and they ended their first exchange with matching attacks.

• Suye reconsidered Okeno’s earlier behavior and concluded that Okeno had hidden his strength behind a performance.
• The spectators cheered for both finalists, while Alexander watched Suye from the Macedonian section and discussed his chances with Hephaestus.
• Okeno taunted Suye over Hote’s injuries and called on the crowd to support warriors, but Suye remained calm and declared that he would win.
• Okeno and Suye exchanged insults and prepared for the final, with Okeno imitating Suye’s warm-up to provoke him.
• When round one began, both fighters attacked and blocked at the same time, scraping each other’s faces before retreating.

Suye and Okeno fought through the first boxing round, which Okeno won on points, before both revealed Giant Bloodlines. Suye's four-armed, armored giant form overwhelmed Okeno, leaving him embedded in the shattered ring as Suye asked if he had anything left.

• Suye and Okeno traded blows until the referee stopped them, and Okeno won the first round on points.
• Suye transformed into a five-meter Four-Armed Giant, shocking the spectators and revealing a stronger form than the one he had used before.
• Okeno revealed his own Giant Bloodline and transformed into a four-meter giant, but Suye towered over him with four arms and tougher skin.
• Suye covered himself in Dark Gold Armor as Okeno charged, and Okeno's giant transformation rapidly shrank under Suye's radiance.
• Suye struck Okeno twice, smashing the ring and embedding him in the floor, then asked, "Do you still have more?"

Suye defeated Okeno in the Pythian Tournament boxing final after the masters confirmed that Okeno’s weakened state came from Bloodline Suppression, not cheating. Suye claimed his fifth championship trophy, while Okeno was left gravely injured and taken for treatment.

• Suye won the second round against Okeno, and the audience hailed him as the Brutal Mage while priests considered testing him for a God King Bloodline.
• Okeno questioned whether Suye had cheated, but the masters and Isabella, High Priest of the Temple of the Goddess of Kindness, confirmed that Suye’s victory was fair and resembled Bloodline Suppression.
• Suye demanded that Okeno apologize to Hote, but Okeno refused and renewed his Giant General Bloodline transformation.
• As the final round began, Suye’s attacks suppressed Okeno’s bloodline power, and two punches destroyed Okeno’s arms and left him unable to continue.
• The referee declared Suye the winner, the Sun God Temple’s priest healed Okeno, and the crowd celebrated Suye’s fifth championship trophy.

Suye won the boxing championship after Eugene defeated Hote for bronze, then prayed to Apollo to place him in Okeno’s group for wrestling. The draw put them together, and Suye decisively defeated Okeno in their first match, leaving him gravely injured as the referee called for rescue.

• Eugene defeated Hote in the bronze-medal match, and Suye, Okeno, and Eugene received their awards.
• Eugene praised Hote, while Okeno vowed to end Suye’s reign and the Spartans mocked him as the Runner-Up King.
• Suye prayed to Apollo to be placed in Okeno’s group for wrestling, and the draws assigned them to the same group and first match.
• Suye defeated Okeno by repeatedly slamming him into the ground until he was unconscious and severely injured.
• The referee declared Suye the decisive winner and called for Okeno to be rescued.

Suye dominated the wrestling matches, while Okeno recovered and defeated six opponents after his brutal loss. The second-round draw paired Suye and Okeno in the same group for the third time, leaving Okeno to face the arena’s laughter.

• Suye won all seven wrestling matches with his Sliding Skin talent and earned the crowd’s chant of “Brutal!”
• Commodus asked Castor how he could obtain a Giant Bloodline, and Castor listed several methods before telling him to ask Suye.
• Okeno rose after the referee’s countdown, then swept through six wrestlers despite his blank, lifeless demeanor.
• Suye told Okeno to apologize to Hote, and Okeno lowered his head and returned to the resting area.
• Suye drew tag number one for the third time, and Okeno drew number two again, placing them in the same group.
• The host and arena erupted in laughter at the repeated draw, while Okeno silently walked away in despair.

Suye defeated Okeno, Eugene, and Hote to win the wrestling championship at the Pythian Tournament. After the award ceremony, Eugene challenged the upcoming combat contestants to stop Suye from claiming another championship, while Suye hinted that he would compete without making the day a disaster for warriors.

• Suye mocked Okeno, then defeated him with repeated shoulder throws and went on to beat the other two contestants in his group.
• Suye defeated Eugene in two of their three wrestling rounds, and Eugene took third place after Hote advanced to the final.
• Hote admitted he cared more about Suye than the championship, but he competed seriously and Suye won the final in three straight rounds.
• Suye and Hote embraced and went to the podium with Eugene for the award ceremony.
• Eugene urged the combat contestants to stop Suye from winning another championship, while Hote predicted Suye would win four Champion Kings and Suye replied that the day would not be the tournament's darkest.

Suye dominated the Boxing Match and advanced to the final against Eugene after Okeno withdrew and Gerna was eliminated. The chapter ended with Suye and Eugene trading taunts as the crowd urged them to fight a Knockdown Battle.

• Suye drew Arena 1, then defeated Okeno by smashing him repeatedly until the referee stopped the match.
• Suye won all seven of his group matches, while Gerna struggled and Okeno eventually stood up, cried, and forfeited.
• Suye advanced through the tournament and defeated Gerna in the semifinals; Eugene reached the final, while Hote was eliminated in the second-round group stage.
• Before the final, Eugene asked Suye not to transform into a giant, and Suye challenged him to a Knockdown Battle.
• Suye taunted Eugene as the crowd demanded a Knockdown Battle, but Eugene hesitated because of Suye's stamina.

Suye defeated Eugene in a brutal Knockdown Battle and was crowned the Pythian Boxing champion and Fighting King. After the ceremony, his remarks and the Sun God Temple’s gift of the Glorious Sword left the Athenian nobles under pressure as city-states openly welcomed him.

• Suye and Eugene agreed to settle who would advance to the finals with a Knockdown Battle, and Suye promised not to use Giant Transformation.
• Suye repeatedly matched Eugene’s attacks, endured no injuries thanks to his Rock Armor, and knocked Eugene down six times until Eugene surrendered.
• The host declared Suye the new Pythian Boxing champion and Fighting King, while the crowd praised Eugene for fighting honorably and warmly welcomed the two as they went to the award podium together.
• Eugene said he had come to temper himself and vowed to train until he could defeat Suye; Suye challenged his other opponents to pursue an honorable victory or admit they would resort to despicable methods.
• The High Priest of the Athenian Branch Temple awarded Suye the Fighting King’s crown, trophy, and Glorious Sword, prompting city-states across Greece and foreign envoys to welcome him while the Athenian nobles glared at the Athenian Noble.

Suye received divine gifts from five gods after winning the tournament, setting a new record for a Champion King. Eugene and Gerna warned him that his growing renown would draw increasingly dangerous enemies, but Suye insisted he would keep competing until a truly powerful opponent stopped him.

• Ares sent a bronze spear from the Heavenly City, and its flames entered Suye as a divine gift.
• Apollo and Athena each bestowed gifts on Suye, followed by gifts from the Discord Goddess and the Harmony Goddesses; Suye received five divine gifts in total.
• Sisyphus joked that the gods should favor him instead, while the host announced Suye had set a record for a Champion King.
• Gerna and Eugene took Suye in Gerna's carriage and warned that nobles might target him more fiercely as he grew stronger.
• Suye said he wanted to keep winning and receiving divine gifts, and Gerna warned that nobles would try to destroy him if he showed legendary potential.
• Suye replied that Aristotle was still alive.

Suye learned that the Witch Hunt had secretly killed Herodotus and targeted magic practitioners across several countries. Niedern explained how witchcraft developed into magic and revealed that Greek noble and hero families belonged to the Witch Hunt, leaving Suye to ask whether Herodotus had been killed by it.

• Gerna and Eugene warned Suye that killing Rolon had shocked Athenian nobles and urged him to withdraw from the next two days of matches.
• Eugene told Suye that Aias had mourned his friend Herodotus, who was killed by the Witch Hunt.
• Suye learned from Eugene that members of Greece's Demigod and Hero Families belonged to the Witch Hunt.
• Suye returned to the Plato Academy branch and asked Niedern to explain the Witch Hunt.
• Niedern described how Egyptian rulers secretly persecuted witches, how Thales founded magic on witchcraft, and how nobles across Greece, Rome, and Persia formed Witch Hunts against magic practitioners.
• Suye asked Niedern whether the Witch Hunt had killed Herodotus, and Niedern reacted with grief.

Suye chose to keep competing for the championship despite the obstacles, and encouraged Niedern to pursue advancement instead of treating age as a barrier. After Niedern reflected on Suye’s advice, Suye examined several divine gifts and recognized how they could strengthen his future magic and summoning.

• Suye told Niedern he would continue competing for the championship because it advanced his goal of becoming a Legend, and Niedern reconsidered his own plans to advance to the Holy Domain.
• Niedern explained that Euclid’s habit of thinking through important theories to their foundations had brought him close to surpassing Pythagoras, prompting Suye to commit to daily deep study.
• Suye teased Niedern about the notes he had written, then sent him away and entered the Magic Tower to review his divine gifts.
• Suye found that Ares had granted him Physical Conversion, which let him turn magic power into bodily energy and relieve fatigue.
• Suye examined Apollo’s Dispelling talent and considered its potential against hostile magic, then saw that Athena had given him Servant Mind Connection, a powerful talent for his summoning path.

Suye reviewed five new talents, then entered the pentathlon at the Pythian Tournament, where spectators expected him to contend for the All-Around King title. The chapter ended with Suye preparing to start the grueling Cross-Country Heavy Armor Run.

• Suye examined his new talents, especially the Cross-Plane Servant Mind Connection and Voice of Nature, and planned to visit the Harmony System's temples.
• Suye told the altar he would perform a sacrifice after the Tournament and considered how to use his trophies and temple equipment.
• The pentathlon began at the Pythian Tournament Arena, where the host explained that competitors would be eliminated through five events and the swimming champion would also win the all-around title.
• The host interviewed Hanas, Hote, and Gerna, who joked about Suye lapping the other competitors during the heavy-armor run.
• Suye stood behind the starting line carrying a hundred jin of weight and loosened his joints as the Cross-Country Heavy Armor Run was about to begin.

Suye dominated the opening stretch of the cross-country competition, racing over sand, mud, stones, ice, mountains, and swamp with astonishing speed. He reached a sheer cliff and began climbing it as the spectators and competitors struggled to believe what they had seen.

• Gerna and Eugene defended learning from Suye as he explained why his warm-up exercises helped prepare the body for the race.
• The Head Referee started the competition, and Suye sprinted ahead of the other competitors.
• Suye raced across sand, mud, broken stones, dunes, ice, an ice mountain, and steep peaks as the crowd cheered and the host marveled at his abilities.
• Suye charged through the waist-deep swamp with little loss of speed, prompting the host to call him the Son of the Swamp.
• Suye reached a twenty-meter vertical cliff, coated his calves and feet with mud, and rapidly began climbing.