Chapter Summaries

Ye Bingxue rejected Alpha's group's demand for her points after their lecherous taunts and attacked Milusky. She overwhelmed him with her sword, leaving him badly injured and calling for help as his companions watched.

• Alpha's group approached Ye Bingxue and demanded that she hand over her points.
• Alpha and one of his subordinates made lecherous remarks at Ye Bingxue, provoking her fury.
• Ye Bingxue charged and struck Milusky with her longsword before he could do more than raise his spear to block.
• Milusky was knocked back, spat blood, and stared at Ye Bingxue in terror.
• Ye Bingxue repeatedly slashed at the injured Milusky, who shouted for his companions to attack.

Ye Bingxue continued defeating Milusky while Mikefeng and the others refused to help, but Alpha eventually ordered them to attack her together. Ye Bingxue unleashed Ice Blade Storm and killed the attackers, leaving Alpha facing the aftermath.

• Mikefeng and his companions refused to gang up on Ye Bingxue, provoking Milusky and amusing her.
• Ye Bingxue repeatedly wounded Milusky until he transformed and lunged at her, but she slashed him away.
• Alpha ordered his companions to attack Ye Bingxue and take her points after realizing Milusky might die.
• Ye Bingxue used Ice Blade Storm to pierce the attackers with ice blades, and they fell dead.

After Ye Bingxue killed Alpha’s five subordinates, Alpha attacked her with his Black Bat Slash and tried to trap her in black mist. Ye Bingxue froze the mist and Alpha in an Ice and Snow World, then shattered him with her sword, leaving him dead.

• Alpha watched Ye Bingxue kill his five subordinates and attacked her with his Black Bat Slash.
• Ye Bingxue formed an ice shield that blocked the steel needles from Alpha’s attack.
• Alpha transformed into a giant vampire bat and spread black mist, intending to make Ye Bingxue his blood thrall.
• Ye Bingxue unleashed Ice and Snow World, freezing the black mist and trapping Alpha in ice.
• Ye Bingxue shattered the ice with a sword strike, killing Alpha.

Prince Abrus vowed revenge after Ye Bingxue killed his son, Alpha, and ordered his strongest team to seize her after the competition. At the venue, the third stage began with Hua Qiang stepping onto Arena One to accept every challenger.

• Prince Abrus learned that Ye Bingxue had killed Alpha, his only son, and erupted into fury.
• Prince Abrus ordered his butler to send the Lineage's strongest team to capture Ye Bingxue after the competition.
• Ye Bingxue reunited with Hua Qiang, and the China Team learned that Wu Qiqi had been eliminated while China led the team standings.
• The host announced the third-stage rules, in which eight arena winners would advance to determine the competition's rankings.
• Hua Qiang stepped onto Arena One first and prepared to accept challenges from the other contestants.

Hua Qiang and seven others claimed the arenas, enraging the assembled challengers. Hua Qiang defeated the hulking Dadlov with a single kick, leaving him unconscious on the ground.

• Hua Qiang leaped onto an arena, and seven other figures took positions on the remaining arenas.
• The people below grew furious at the eight arena claimants, and challengers began rushing forward.
• Dadlov jumped onto Arena One, introduced himself, and taunted his opponent.
• Hua Qiang lunged at Dadlov and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying off the arena.
• Dadlov crashed into the ground, spat blood, and fainted in a human-shaped crater.

Hua Qiang defended his ring with ease, knocking out Dadlov and then several would-be challengers. Battles raged across the other rings, where a greatsword fighter used a hidden blade to defeat his opponent on Ring Two.

• Seven or eight people dug Dadlov out of the crater after Hua Qiang's kick left him unconscious and badly injured.
• Other competitors abandoned plans to challenge Hua Qiang, but four or five rushed onto his ring and were sent flying by his casual slap.
• Fighters battled across the venue as challengers waited beneath the rings for a chance to take the champions' places.
• On Ring Two, a greatsword fighter activated a hidden sword in his weapon's tip and pierced his saber-wielding opponent, leaving him unable to fight.

John Traus transformed into a tiger and defeated his opponent, then challenged the crowd to face him. On ring four, Tiffany began transforming into a four-winged angel to confront a towering man wielding an iron club.

• John Traus transformed into a fierce tiger, tearing through his clothes as he entered Beast Transformation.
• John Traus knocked away his opponent’s saber, shattered his shoulder with a paw strike, and sent him flying off the ring.
• John Traus stood on his ring and shouted for the next challenger.
• Tiffany struggled to withstand the big man’s iron-club attacks and retreated out of his reach.
• Tiffany rose into the air as wind gathered around her, and an angel with four wings appeared behind her and merged with her body.
• Tiffany transformed into a four-winged angel, radiating a sacred and majestic aura.

Tiffany killed a burly arena opponent with four lightning arrows. On Arena Number Three, Mauritius unleashed a powerful transformation while fighting Betohan Gu, as challengers waited to take his champion position.

• Tiffany summoned a hurricane, fired four Purple Lightning Calamity Arrows, and killed the burly man in the arena.
• Mauritius and Betohan Gu continued their bloody fight on Arena Number Three while several challengers waited nearby.
• Mauritius feared that the ongoing battle would exhaust him before he could face the waiting challengers.
• Mauritius struck his own chest, spat blood, and transformed, swelling larger as his aura surged.
• Betohan Gu sensed Mauritius's sudden power and wondered whether he had used a secret technique.

Betohan Gu lost his arena fight against Molisis, who challenged the spectators to face him next. On Arena Five, Yokoyama Eiko surprised the man in black by emerging from his shadow and attacking, but he managed to block her strike.

• Betohan Gu and Molisis fought fiercely until Molisis knocked Betohan Gu out of the arena.
• Molisis stood victorious and asked whether anyone else wished to challenge him.
• On Arena Five, Yokoyama Eiko fought the man in black and deflected his attacking iron rings as she tried to close in.
• The man in black redirected the rings into a renewed assault, forcing Yokoyama Eiko to keep defending herself.
• Yokoyama Eiko struck the ground, vanished, and then emerged from the man's shadow to attack his abdomen.
• The man in black blocked her Katana and staggered backward more than ten meters.

Yokoyama Eiko used a smoke bead to overcome the man in black’s countermeasures, wounded him badly, and forced him to surrender. At Arena Number Six, Tang Jishaqiu introduced himself to his opponent, who refused to talk before the fight.

• The man in black shifted around the arena and sent his iron rings at Yokoyama Eiko to prevent her from using his shadow to approach.
• Yokoyama Eiko shattered a bead, filling the arena with thick smoke and concealing herself.
• The man in black unleashed his iron rings in every direction, but Yokoyama Eiko slipped between them and slashed his back.
• Yokoyama Eiko struck the man in black through the chest, and he shouted that he surrendered.
• At Arena Number Six, Tang Jishaqiu gave a knight’s salute and introduced himself as being from Portugal.
• Tang Jishaqiu’s burly opponent dismissed his introduction and said they would talk after the fight.

Tang Jishaqiu defeated a chain-wielding youth in the arena with Knight's Charge, severing his chain and knocking him out of the ring. At Arena Number Eight, a bearded youth transformed into a fearsome Octopus Monster.

• Tang Jishaqiu fought a youth wielding a long metal chain, trading spear thrusts and chain strikes without either gaining the upper hand.
• Tang Jishaqiu used Knight's Charge to sever the youth's chain and pierce his chest, sending him out of the arena.
• At Arena Number Eight, a bearded youth began emitting black mist and grew tentacle-like appendages.
• The bearded youth transformed into an imposing Octopus Monster.

Qiu Nar defeated Flogod in the Ruins Arena by trapping him inside the Azure Bell and forcing him to use his smartwatch to escape. With only two contenders left in the final arena, Purr faced Laika Chusa as she challenged him for the arena master position.

• Qiu Nar transformed into an Octopus Monster and attacked Flogod with its tentacles, injuring him.
• Flogod sheltered inside the Azure Bell and used a War Horn to unleash a sonic attack that disoriented Qiu Nar.
• Qiu Nar wrapped the Azure Bell in its tentacles, then attacked Flogod from beneath the ground and bound him.
• Flogod triggered his smartwatch's red barrier, which freed him from the tentacles but teleported him out of the Ruins Arena.
• Qiu Nar returned to his bearded human form and celebrated winning the match.
• Purr warned Laika Chusa not to expect mercy, and Laika Chusa challenged him for the arena master position.

Purr defeated Laika Chusa in a brutal arena battle, using nine scythes that fused into one enormous weapon to shatter her spiritual whip. The fight ended with Laika Chusa sent crashing beneath the arena, leaving the top eight determined.

• Laika Chusa attacked Purr with a transforming whip, and Purr dodged her strikes before drawing a scythe from his black case.
• Laika Chusa split her whip into three spiritual weapons, but Purr used two scythes to deflect them and destroy one, causing her to suffer backlash.
• Laika Chusa filled the arena with whip shadows, while Purr released seven more scythes and used all nine to cut through them.
• Purr fused the nine scythes into an enormous scythe and slashed at Laika Chusa, severing her whip and striking her.
• Laika Chusa was thrown beneath the arena with a severe chest wound, and the battle ended with the top eight emerging.

The top eight contestants learned the final-round matchups and drew lots, leaving Qiu Nar to face Hua Qiang in the first match. Qiu Nar feared Hua Qiang’s overwhelming strength and saw his hopes of reaching the top four slipping away.

• The host announced that the top-eight contestants would draw lots and that Number 1 would face Number 8.
• Hua Qiang drew Number 1 and took it as a sign that he would claim first place.
• Qiu Nar drew Number 8 and nervously asked who had drawn Number 1.
• The other contestants shook their heads, and Qiu Nar realized he was likely matched against Hua Qiang.
• Qiu Nar recalled Hua Qiang effortlessly defeating Mutant Beasts and doubted he had any chance of winning.

Hua Qiang faced Qiu Nar in the quarter-finals after agreeing to let him make three moves. Qiu Nar’s first two attacks failed, and Hua Qiang sent the Octopus Monster crashing to the ground, leaving the match unresolved.

• The host announced Hua Qiang and Qiu Nar as the quarter-final’s first opponents, and Hua Qiang’s teammates cheered him on.
• Qiu Nar admitted Hua Qiang was stronger and asked to make three moves before the fight ended; Hua Qiang agreed.
• Qiu Nar transformed into a gigantic Octopus Monster, burrowed underground, and attacked Hua Qiang with his tentacles.
• Hua Qiang grabbed the Octopus Monster and hurled it into the ground, then dispersed the black mist it released with a wave of his hand.
• Hua Qiang struck the Octopus Monster again, sending it crashing down with its tentacles limp and its body battered.

Hua Qiang defeated Qiu Nar in the first quarterfinal, overwhelming his eightfold tentacle attack and leaving him unable to continue. As Mauritius and Tang Jishaqiu entered the arena for the next match, the host failed to announce its start.

• Qiu Nar unleashed his Eighth-fold Sky-propping Force, but Hua Qiang caught and broke all eight tentacles with an enormous hand.
• Hua Qiang's attack left Qiu Nar gravely injured, and the host declared Hua Qiang the winner after Qiu Nar failed to rise.
• Ye Bingxue embraced Hua Qiang while his teammates celebrated and the other quarterfinalists watched him with fear.
• The host announced the next quarterfinal between Mauritius of Grizzly Country and Tang Jishaqiu of Portugal.
• Mauritius and Tang Jishaqiu faced each other, then waited in confusion when the host did not announce the match's start.

Mauritius and Tang Jishaqiu began their top-eight fight, trading powerful attacks before escalating to their ultimate techniques. Tang Jishaqiu summoned the Glory of the Knight, whose lightning shattered Mauritius’s stone wall and whose spear struck him into the arena floor.

• Mauritius angrily berated the female host for delaying the fight, and she announced that the second top-eight match was starting before leaving the stage.
• Tang Jishaqiu charged Mauritius with his spear, cut apart Mauritius’s blade qi, and pressed him into a fierce melee.
• The fighters unleashed major ultimate skills, clashing with enough force to send them both retreating across the arena.
• Mauritius transformed under rock armor and summoned a towering stone wall with his Wall of Earth, shatter and slay technique.
• Tang Jishaqiu summoned the Glory of the Knight, whose lightning shattered the wall and whose spear smashed Mauritius into a crater.

Tiffany and Yokoyama Eiko began their quarterfinal match, trading powerful sword techniques as Yokoyama Eiko’s mist clones wounded Tiffany. Tiffany rose into the air and summoned a gigantic angelic figure, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Tang Jishaqiu defeated Mauritius after Mauritius failed to stand before the host’s countdown ended.
• The host announced the quarterfinal match between Tiffany of Sili Country and Yokoyama Eiko of Sakura Country.
• Tiffany and Yokoyama Eiko exchanged taunts, then clashed with sword auras and Yokoyama Eiko’s One-Sword Style: Burial of Rivers.
• Tiffany dodged Yokoyama Eiko’s river blade and counterattacked with Dark Desire Across the Flow, but Yokoyama Eiko evaded the dark matter.
• Yokoyama Eiko used Mist Shadow Clone Slash to wound Tiffany across the back before hiding in the mist again.
• Tiffany rose above the arena and manifested a gigantic angelic figure behind her.

Tiffany transformed into a Four-winged Angel and fought Yokoyama Eiko’s summoned Three-headed Serpent in the arena. The battle continued as Tiffany dodged the serpent’s tail and aimed a powerful arrow at its central head.

• Tiffany merged with the Four-winged Angel, unleashing a gale that forced the watching students to struggle against the wind.
• Yokoyama Eiko used a bloodied talisman to summon a gigantic Three-headed Serpent from a blood-red vortex.
• Tiffany and the Three-headed Serpent exchanged attacks, with Tiffany’s sacred arrows countering its flames, venom, and Black Mist.
• The Three-headed Serpent swung its tail at Tiffany, but she vanished and reappeared above it.
• Tiffany drew her bow to its fullest and fired a powerful arrow at the serpent’s central head.

Tiffany battled the Three-headed Serpent, which split into three snakes, but Yokoyama Eiko ambushed and defeated her. After Yokoyama Eiko won the third quarterfinal, the host announced the next match between John Trass and Purr.

• The Three-headed Serpent split into three snakes and attacked Tiffany, who fought back with tornadoes and elemental arrows.
• Tiffany grew exhausted as the snakes continued their assault, giving Yokoyama Eiko the chance to launch a surprise attack.
• Yokoyama Eiko slashed Tiffany across the abdomen, breaking her fusion with the Four-winged Angel and leaving her unable to continue.
• The host declared Yokoyama Eiko the winner of the third quarterfinal and called John Trass and Purr to the stage.