Chapter Summaries

Duanmu Huai fought the Kyokugenryu dojo in a succession duel, defeating Robert and Ryo Sakazaki before battling Takuma Sakazaki. The chapter ended with Duanmu Huai’s final attack sending Takuma crashing through the dojo wall.

• Yuri Sakazaki and Takuma Sakazaki worried over Ryo Sakazaki and Robert’s grim preparations, then learned Duanmu Huai had arrived for a duel.
• Takuma Sakazaki joined the challenge, and the three Kyokugenryu fighters agreed to face Duanmu Huai in succession, with Robert going first.
• Duanmu Huai endured Robert’s Flying Swallow Gale Kick, then grabbed and slammed him unconscious.
• Ryo Sakazaki struck Duanmu Huai with Haoh Sho Ko Ken, but Duanmu countered and knocked him unconscious in a crater.
• Takuma Sakazaki unleashed his strongest techniques and drove Duanmu backward, but Duanmu rallied, battered him with a barrage of punches, and sent him crashing through the dojo wall.

After earning enough Duel Points and a recommendation from Takuma Sakazaki, Duanmu Huai found a new apartment in Duel City. He gave Kula an ice cream, and she followed him as he left.

• Duanmu Huai defeated Takuma Sakazaki without killing him, earned 5,000 Duel Points, and received Takuma Sakazaki's promise to recommend him to the Duel Tournament.
• Duanmu Huai contacted Lorena, who was enjoying battles with several Female Fighters, then chose not to challenge the Kusanagi School.
• Duanmu Huai found a spacious, affordable apartment in the west of Duel City and stopped at a food cart for ice cream.
• Duanmu Huai noticed Kula watching his ice cream and bought her a larger one.
• After Duanmu Huai left, Kula finished looking at her ice cream and followed him.

Lorena visited Duanmu Huai and met Kula, the blue-haired girl he had taken in. When Okegis returned from training and challenged Kula, the two began a street match that left Lorena and Duanmu Huai watching.

• Lorena thanked KING and Shiranui Mai but declined their invitation to join their Female Fighter team.
• Lorena went to Duanmu Huai's apartment and saw Kula hiding inside, whom Duanmu Huai said he had picked up off the street.
• Okegis returned after learning from Miss Alice and announced that she had already passed the Duel Tournament qualifiers.
• Okegis challenged Kula to a match, and Kula eagerly accepted.
• Duanmu Huai moved the match to the street, where Okegis summoned an army of armored puppets and Kula charged at them with icy cold air gathering in her hands.

Kula and Okegis fought in a fierce duel, with both using ice powers, dolls, and inventive movement to gain the advantage. Okegis ultimately overwhelmed Kula with a spinning attack from her dolls and won the match.

• Kula used an ice path to rush Okegis, then dodged her lance-bearing dolls and attacked with an ice-bladed kick.
• Okegis sent archers' arrows at Kula and used Puppet Strings to bind her arm, while Duanmu Huai realized the dolls let Okegis restrain and attack opponents at once.
• Kula summoned a blizzard of hail that snapped the strings and smashed Okegis's defensive dolls, then lunged at Okegis with an ice blade.
• Okegis used a doll as an aerial anchor to evade Kula's strike and dodged her next ice spike.
• Okegis's dolls spun around Kula and broke through her defense, knocking her down and ending the match with a KO.

Honoka told Duanmu Huai that Mary Rose had disappeared after joining a secret God of Fighting Tournament, and asked him to help rescue her. As Okegis, Kula, and Honoka competed to become his partner, Duanmu Huai grew curious about the tournament and its organizers.

• Honoka arrived at Duanmu Huai's room in distress and explained that Mary Rose had vanished after a stranger invited her to enter the God of Fighting Tournament.
• Honoka showed Duanmu Huai the tournament rules, which allowed lethal matches and required defeated contestants to surrender themselves or their female partners to the victor.
• Honoka asked Duanmu Huai to enter with her so they could find Mary Rose, and he agreed after becoming interested in the tournament.
• Okegis declared that she would be Duanmu Huai's partner, while Kula grabbed his arm and Honoka insisted on joining him for Mary's sake.
• Lorena avoided the dispute by leaving to contact KING and Mai, while Okegis, Kula, and Honoka rushed outside to settle who would partner with Duanmu Huai.

Duanmu Huai took Honoka to register for the God of Fighting Tournament, but the organizers refused them entry because registration had ended. After Duanmu Huai forced his way in, the tournament’s organizer warned him that defeated fighters would be killed, and Duanmu Huai still agreed to participate.

• Honoka explained that Kula had defeated Okegis by destroying her dolls and freezing her threads, leaving her unable to win their duel.
• Duanmu Huai left Okegis and Kula at home and took Honoka to the tournament registration site in an abandoned subway station.
• When the organizers denied knowing about the tournament, Duanmu Huai smashed through the steel gate and knocked down the guards.
• Billy attacked Duanmu Huai with a staff, but Duanmu Huai shattered it with a punch before a blond man in a suit stopped their fight.
• The blond man told Duanmu Huai that registration had ended and that losers in the tournament would be executed if their opponents did not kill them.
• Duanmu Huai agreed to enter despite the deadly rules, and the blond man invited him to follow.

Duanmu Huai and Honoka arrived at the underground God of Fighting Tournament, where Duanmu learned its rules and suspected Mary Rose had been tricked into entering. The organizers turned his late registration into a public trial, unleashing a pack of wolves on him as Honoka watched from the sidelines.

• The blond man explained that participants would undergo partner inspections, lose outside communication, and fight three lethal matches for the God of Fighting Power.
• Duanmu Huai confronted a scarred guard who objected to his late registration, then entered the venue with Honoka after she passed her medical inspection.
• Honoka described the disturbing underground venue, and Duanmu Huai suggested Mary Rose might have been coerced or deceived into the tournament.
• At the opening ceremony, the host presented Duanmu Huai as an intruder who had to prove his strength before joining the tournament.
• The organizers sealed the arena exits and released dozens of wolves, threatening to make Honoka a reward if Duanmu Huai failed the trial.

Duanmu Huai defeated the wolves and killed a tiger with his bare hands, earning entry into the God of Fighting Tournament under the code name Pink Little Rabbit. After the draw paired him against an arrogant contestant for the first match, Mary Rose recognized Duanmu Huai and Honoka, though she hid her reaction.

• Duanmu Huai frightened the wolves with a roar, then punched down a tiger and tore off the upper half of its head, impressing the audience and Honoka.
• The blond organizer registered Duanmu Huai for the tournament after he chose Pink Little Rabbit as his code name.
• Duanmu Huai and Honoka entered the contestant hall, where Duanmu Huai spotted Serica and Honoka found Mary Rose standing silently beside a sunglasses-wearing man.
• Duanmu Huai waited until the last number remained and drew number 3, then learned that number 19, an arrogant man with a thirteen-year-old partner, would face him in the first match.
• Mary Rose saw Duanmu Huai and Honoka leave and silently wondered why they had come.

Duanmu Huai defeated Wild Weed Head in the God of Fighting Tournament’s opening match, killing him after Wild Weed Head refused to surrender. He met Yue Hua Sha, Evil Si’s young aunt, who demanded that Duanmu Huai win the championship in her nephew’s place and agreed to stay with him.

• Duanmu Huai entered the arena under the name Pink Little Rabbit and faced Wild Weed Head, who fought as MR--BIG Evil Si.
• Duanmu Huai withstood Wild Weed Head’s attacks, crushed his gun and hand, and killed him when he refused to surrender.
• Honoka was frightened by the match’s brutality, and a Bunny Girl escorted her away while inviting Duanmu Huai to claim his prize.
• Duanmu Huai learned that the girl in the lounge was Yue Hua Sha, Evil Si’s aunt, and refused to treat her as a slave.
• Yue Hua Sha demanded that Duanmu Huai win the tournament as an explanation for killing Evil Si, and Duanmu Huai agreed he would not lose.

Duanmu Huai faced Mishima Kazuya in the God of Fighting Tournament after Kazuya defeated Gouki through Devilization. Duanmu Huai gained the upper hand in their opening exchanges, and the chapter ended with Kazuya transforming into a demon as Duanmu Huai prepared to unleash the Xeno Inquisition's cruelty.

• Mishima Kazuya used Devilization to kill Gouki and win their match, making him Duanmu Huai's next opponent.
• Honoka became frightened after watching Kazuya transform, while Duanmu Huai assured her he could defeat him.
• Duanmu Huai and Mishima Kazuya traded insults before their tournament match began.
• Duanmu Huai blocked Kazuya's attacks, countered with a stomp and a barrage of punches, and sent him flying.
• Mishima Kazuya transformed into his Devil form and fired a beam at Duanmu Huai, who emerged with only charred marks on his arms.
• Duanmu Huai faced Devilized Mishima Kazuya and promised to show him the cruelty of the Xeno Inquisition.

Duanmu Huai defeated demonized Mishima Kazuya with his Inquisitor Armor and advanced to the semifinals. In the lounge, he met a mysterious kimono-clad girl who left him a Dreamlike Kaleidoscope that activated a hidden quest.

• Mishima Kazuya attacked Duanmu Huai from the air with beams from his Devil Eyes, but Duanmu Huai emerged from the flames in his Power Armor.
• Duanmu Huai used the Gravity Gauntlet to pull Mishima Kazuya down, beat him, tore off his wings, and ripped him in half, winning his match and advancing.
• Honoka asked Duanmu Huai what he was, and he promised to explain after the competition.
• Duanmu Huai entered a doll-filled Japanese-style room and met a mysterious girl in a black kimono who identified herself as Mishima's partner.
• The girl gave Duanmu Huai a Dreamlike Kaleidoscope and vanished with the room after a voice called him the God of Destruction.
• A hidden quest activated, and Duanmu Huai decided to keep the kaleidoscope in case it proved useful.

Duanmu Huai dreamed about his first love and heard a mysterious voice urge him to accept his desires as a source of strength. After waking from a two-day sleep, he learned the competition had not started and confirmed he still planned to participate.

• Duanmu Huai reflected on his lack of interest in romance and his engagement to Ann and Gureiya before going to sleep.
• Duanmu Huai dreamed of his first love and recalled how she had been ostracized before transferring schools.
• A mysterious voice told Duanmu Huai not to fear love and desire, but to examine them and turn them into strength.
• Duanmu Huai woke to Honoka telling him he had slept for two days and that the competition had not started.
• Duanmu Huai decided to participate in the competition and deal with the final opponent before considering the dream further.

Duanmu Huai faced Serica in the arena and overcame his instinctive fear by forcing the fight into close quarters, then defeated him. Afterward, Demon God Hai Xiela challenged Duanmu Huai’s fear of other gods, leaving him resolved to face the Chaos Gods as their equal and seize power from them.

• Duanmu Huai entered the arena without knowing his opponent was Serica and felt overwhelming fear when Serica attacked.
• Duanmu Huai charged through Serica’s lightning, took a sword through his abdomen, and defeated Serica with a close-range barrage of punches.
• Duanmu Huai freed Serica from the shackles in the lounge and told him he could leave.
• Hai Xiela appeared and questioned why Duanmu Huai feared threats despite possessing divine power.
• Hai Xiela urged Duanmu Huai to embrace a god’s pride, and Duanmu Huai realized he could confront the Chaos Gods as an equal and claim their Divine Offices.

After realizing he could face the Chaos Gods as a god in his own right, Duanmu Huai accepted a divine quest to destroy a pantheon and returned to a recurring dream. He woke to find the dream's kaleidoscope shattered, while Honoka sensed a powerful new aura around him.

• Duanmu Huai discussed his divine status with Hai Xiela, then received the Godslayer quest to destroy a pantheon and kill its gods.
• Duanmu Huai entered the dream again, where a mysterious woman tried to make him submit, but he overpowered her.
• Duanmu Huai woke in the night and found the kaleidoscope beside his pillow shattered into fragments.
• Honoka entered to wake Duanmu Huai and felt an unsettling, beastlike tension around him, then hurried out, flustered.

Duanmu Huai accepted his identity as a Daedric Prince and resisted the force trying to ensnare him in a dream. He woke to find the kaleidoscope shattered, while Honoka sensed something changed about him the next morning.

• After speaking with Hai Xiela, Duanmu Huai recognized that he had become a Daedric Prince and received the Godslayer quest to destroy a pantheon and kill its gods.
• Duanmu Huai returned to sleep and entered the kaleidoscope dream, where a seductive voice urged him to surrender and lose himself in pleasure.
• Duanmu Huai fought the dream's restraints and destroyed the force trying to control him.
• Duanmu Huai woke at midnight, noticed the kaleidoscope beside his pillow had shattered, and cleaned up its fragments.
• The next morning, Honoka saw Duanmu Huai and felt an unfamiliar tension and attraction, then hurried out of his room, flustered.

Duanmu Huai defeated the man in sunglasses in the God of Fighting Tournament finals after the opponent insulted his appearance, but the fight ended in the man’s death. The God of Fighting then appeared and declared that Duanmu Huai would be its sacrifice, setting up another battle.

• The man in sunglasses transformed and challenged Duanmu Huai, but Duanmu Huai’s barrage of punches knocked him down.
• The man in sunglasses revealed his full power and taunted Duanmu Huai about his appearance, prompting Duanmu Huai to attack in a rage.
• Duanmu Huai battered the man in sunglasses until his head exploded, terrifying Honoka and the spectators.
• The God of Fighting appeared, called Duanmu Huai a suitable sacrifice, and announced its intention to claim his body and power.
• Duanmu Huai clenched his fists and prepared to fight the God of Fighting.

Duanmu Huai killed the God of Fighting, ended the tournament, and received Venus Island as a reward. He left Mary Rose and Honoka to help manage the island, then returned to Ann with a revealing swimsuit, only for Ann to drag Gureiya into sharing the embarrassment.

• Duanmu Huai killed the God of Fighting, causing the tournament organizers to flee, and ordered the remaining members to send the girls home and disband the organization.
• Mary Rose explained that she had been tricked and threatened into entering the tournament, apologized to Honoka, and cried in her arms.
• Duel City rewarded Duanmu Huai with Venus Island, and Yue Hua Sha, Honoka, and Mary Rose chose to stay with him or manage the island.
• Duanmu Huai gave Ann a swimsuit covered in black straps, and Ann protested that it was not armor.
• Ann persuaded Duanmu Huai to give Gureiya a matching swimsuit and dragged her into the changing room, while Ann privately wondered about her reaction to Duanmu Huai.

Duanmu Huai received Dadanier’s request to protect a mining operation on Planet Pandora, where humans sought Superconducting Ore and clashed with the native Na’vi. He explained that the Inquisition would side with humanity and proceed against the Na’vi, leaving several of the girls shaken and choosing to step away.

• Mia relayed Dadanier’s request for help with Na’vi attacks on his mining site, and Duanmu Huai asked for the planetary data and coordinates.
• Duanmu Huai reviewed reconnaissance footage of the polluted human homeworld and the Na’vi living on Planet Pandora, then told the girls that Dadanier wanted the Inquisition to exterminate the natives.
• Ann, Lorena, and the others objected, but Duanmu Huai argued that the Inquisition’s duty was to protect humanity, even when human survival conflicted with another species.
• Duanmu Huai said he would not bring the girls on the operation and offered them the choice to leave the Inquisition; Lorena and Ann left to think, followed by the others.
• Banbi and Okegis remained with Duanmu Huai, who concluded that the Inquisition needed to begin acting.

Duanmu Huai explained that justice followed the will and power of the majority, then brought the Inquisition to Pandora to protect humanity. At Hell's Gate Base, he seized control, shut down Grace Augustine's Avatar Project, and ordered her research team sent back to Earth.

• Duanmu Huai told the girls that justice shifted with the majority and that the Inquisition would not interfere in human conflicts but would fight external threats to humanity.
• Duanmu Huai arrived at Pandora with Astra Militarum troops and Night Watch members after Dadanier placed the base under his command.
• Duanmu Huai took control of Hell's Gate Base and ordered Director Parker to show him its facilities.
• Duanmu Huai condemned the Na'vi Clones and Grace Augustine's Avatar Project, then ordered the Life Laboratory shut down and the clones destroyed.
• Duanmu Huai ordered Parker to send Grace and her research team back to Earth, while Grace watched helplessly.

Duanmu Huai concluded that Pandora’s life was linked by a vast network associated with Eywa, then confronted the Na’vi with the Inquisition’s ultimatum. He left Neytiri to warn her clan to abandon their home by sunrise or face destruction.

• Duanmu Huai examined the Life Laboratory’s research and deduced that Eywa might be the central consciousness behind Pandora’s living network.
• Duanmu Huai ordered the group to travel into the jungle and told Grace he intended to demonstrate humanity’s strength to the Na’vi.
• Duanmu Huai seized Neytiri, and Astra Militarum troops fired on Na’vi archers whose arrows bounced off his armor.
• Duanmu Huai demanded that the Omatikaya Clan leave its habitat before sunrise and demonstrated his threat by blasting apart a distant mountain range.
• Duanmu Huai released Neytiri to carry his warning to her clan, then returned to base with Grace as he awaited the Na’vi’s decision.