Chapter Summaries

Dongfang Chen used a hidden effect in the Recording Stones to control most of the hundred-man Vigilante Squad, then stopped the remaining students from fleeing and demanded they surrender treasures or withdraw. The chapter ended with him crushing a hooked-nosed student and other would-be escapees into the ground with gravity.

• Pang Lai, Shao Zheng, Han Ji, Feng Li, and the other spectators watched Dongfang Chen and Ailin refuse to withdraw as the hundred-man Vigilante Squad closed in.
• Dongfang Chen snapped his fingers, and a hidden Shadow Element effect in the Recording Stones controlled most of the squad, astonishing the spectators.
• Mios refused to fight Dongfang Chen and tried to leave with Shruif, but Dongfang Chen demanded treasures from anyone who wanted to go.
• A hooked-nosed student spread his Wind Wings and tried to escape, but Dongfang Chen used gravity to slam him into the ground.
• Dongfang Chen also crushed the other students attempting to flee into the ground.

Dongfang Chen defeated and robbed a hundred-strong raiding party with Ailin, then set out with her to find the Thought Stone. They reached a basin filled with deadly miasma, and Dongfang Chen prepared to burn it away with his Heavenly Flames.

• Dongfang Chen knocked out the raiding party while Ailin finished off the students held by his Shadow Magic and took their Storage Magic Tools.
• Mios handed Dongfang Chen her Elemental Magic Stones and was allowed to leave, while the remaining students surrendered their treasures or crushed their Space Scrolls.
• Ailin praised Dongfang Chen and asked where they should go next, and he chose to search for the Thought Stone.
• The Pupil Eagle broadcast Ailin’s playful behavior with Dongfang Chen, boosting her popularity among British spectators and provoking their anger toward him.
• Dongfang Chen and Ailin reached a basin filled with poisonous miasma, where he said he would burn it away with his Heavenly Flames.

Dongfang Chen cleared the Valley Basin of its Poison Miasma with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, then found an Extremely Pure Thought Stone with Ailin. They agreed to share it, and Ailin said she would go to Huaxia with him after the Academy Competition.

• Dongfang Chen used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to burn away the Poison Miasma and kill the two Heart Devouring Hell Demons hidden inside it.
• Dongfang Chen and Ailin searched the basin and found a box containing an Extremely Pure Thought Stone.
• Ailin offered to trade the treasures they had found for the Thought Stone, but Dongfang Chen refused because he wanted it too.
• Ailin suggested they share the Thought Stone and cultivate together, and Dongfang Chen agreed they could use it during the Academy Competition.
• Ailin said she would go back to Huaxia with Dongfang Chen after the Academy Competition, and he accepted if her family agreed.

After the Treasure Hunt Competition ended, Dongfang Chen and the Huaxia National Institute Team claimed first place, with Ailin carrying the British team to second. At the Victoria Clan’s hotel, Dongfang Chen spent the afternoon by the pool with the girls, and the chapter ended with them joining him one by one while Ai Tu Tu stayed behind to eat pastries.

• Dongfang Chen and Ailin left the Treasure Hunting Space, and their teams checked on them after they returned to the arena.
• The competition rankings placed the Huaxia National Institute Team first and the British National Institute Team second.
• Ailin arranged for Dongfang Chen to stay in a private Victoria Clan suite with an indoor pool.
• Dongfang Chen played in the pool with Jiang Shaoxu and then pulled Baitingting into the water.
• Baimanyu and several other girls went to the pool after noticing Dongfang Chen and Baitingting had not returned, while Ai Tu Tu stayed behind to eat pastries.

Ye Xin Xia accepted her nomination as a Goddess Candidate to learn the Resurrection Divine Art and support Dongfang Chen, then met Ashariyya, who questioned her motives and denied having romantic feelings for him. The chapter ended with Zi Shi noticing Ashariyya’s telltale hand gesture as she insisted she was only Dongfang Chen’s friend.

• The first round of the Parthenon Goddess election selected Ande, Penny Jia, Ashariyya, and Ye Xin Xia as candidates.
• Ye Xin Xia told Zi Shi she had decided to compete for Goddess, and Zi Shi promised to support her.
• Ashariyya visited Ye Xin Xia and asked why she had become interested in the Goddess position.
• Ye Xin Xia said she wanted to learn the Resurrection Divine Art to protect Dongfang Chen and those around her.
• Ashariyya denied liking Dongfang Chen, while Zi Shi noticed her rubbing her thumb and forefinger.

Penny Jia discovered that both Ye Xin Xia and Ashariyya possessed Dual Souls, leaving her uncertain which one held the Parthenon Divine Soul. After Ande’s suicide drew attention to the Parthenon, Dongfang Chen and his teammates turned to the upcoming World Academy Tournament finals and reviewed the contestant rankings.

• Penny Jia visited Ye Xin Xia, and her repaired necklace detected Dual Souls in both Xin Xia and Ashariyya, though she could not identify which possessed the Parthenon Divine Soul.
• Ande, a Goddess Candidate, committed suicide after the first round of the Goddess Election, drawing widespread attention.
• Dongfang Chen stopped following events at the Parthenon closely after checking in with Xin Xia and trusting her protections.
• As the Academy Competition Grand Finals approached, the organizers introduced limited contestant replacements and published audience rankings of the competitors.
• Jiang Yu shared detailed contestant research with Mofan, Zhao Manyan, and Dongfang Chen, including rankings that placed Dongfang first and Mu Ningxue fourth.

After the Treasure Hunt Competition cut the field to eight teams, contestants sought intelligence on their rivals while Dongfang Chen rested with Mochizuki Chiharu. Chiharu asked to return to Huaxia with him and offered to introduce a talented Japanese National Institute contestant, then called someone into the bathroom.

• The Treasure Hunt Competition eliminated eight teams, leaving Huaxia, the United States, France, Britain, Canada, Germany, Greece, and Egypt in the Top 8.
• Contestants and analysts researched the remaining Star Players and were stunned by the leaked records of Dongfang Chen's strength.
• Mochizuki Chiharu visited Dongfang Chen after Japan's elimination and asked to return to Huaxia with him after the Academy Competition.
• Chiharu said she would rather stay by Dongfang Chen than inherit the Mochizuki Family, though she expected the family to make her its head.
• Chiharu offered Chenxue Pavilion a talented National Institute contestant recommended by the Mochizuki Family, then called for someone to enter the bathroom.

Dongfang Chen learned that Kisaragi Komachi had Innate Dual Element talent and invited her to return to Huaxia, then spent time with her and Mochizuki Chiharu. Ailin arrived to use his Thought Stone for meditation before the Grand Finals, and Dongfang Chen agreed while making plans to take her out to eat.

• Mochizuki Chiharu explained that Kisaragi Komachi possessed Curse and Space Elements but lacked the Mental Power to combine them, and Dongfang Chen invited her to Huaxia.
• Komachi offered to scrub Dongfang Chen's back, and she and Chiharu spent time with him until Ailin messaged that she wanted to use the Thought Stone.
• Ailin arrived and asked Dongfang Chen to let her cultivate with the Thought Stone before the Grand Finals, and he agreed to let her practice with Komachi.
• Dongfang Chen told Ailin that the Thought Stone would no longer do much for his Mental Power and promised to take her to a local restaurant after cultivation.

The Grand Finals began with Huaxia National Institute Team preparing to face Germany Team after three opening matches revealed the strengths of Greece, France, and Egypt. Feng Li kept Dongfang Chen on the sidelines and chose a balanced lineup to test Germany’s hidden abilities, leaving the story poised for the match to begin.

• Feng Li urged Huaxia National Institute Team to perform well, and Great Speaker Shao Zheng encouraged the students to do their best.
• Greece Team narrowly defeated USA Team, while Ailin led British Team to overwhelm France Team.
• Egypt Team used its Corpse Sea Tactic to wear down Canada Team and win the third match.
• Feng Li assigned Dongfang Chen to observe and chose Ai Jiang Tu, Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu, and Zhao Manyan to start against Germany Team.
• Germany Team sent five players onto the field, led by its Star Player, Ruidi.

The Huaxia National Institute Team faced Germany on the open Sand Battlefield, where Ruidi’s ability to bypass magical defenses put them under pressure. After Zhao Manyan and the Munich Ice Mage eliminated each other, Dongfang Chen entered the match and promised to finish it in three minutes.

• The German team raised a sand-and-wind barrier, and Zhao Manyan built a Sand Fortress before Ruidi’s Hellfire shattered it and pierced the team’s other defenses.
• Ai Jiang Tu warned the team that Ruidi could bypass magical defenses, while Mofan stepped forward to challenge him with Destruction Magic.
• The Munich Ice Mage summoned a White Rock Earth Sub-Dragon, and Mofan answered by summoning his larger Fire Dragon, Little Fire Dragon.
• Zhao Manyan charged the Ice Mage, grabbed him from the Sub-Dragon, and signaled Mofan to strike them both with lightning, eliminating them from the match.
• The referee called for substitutes, and Dongfang Chen entered the rotation zone, telling the team he would finish the match in three minutes.

The German Team tried to exploit the Fire Dragon’s attack to control it, but Mofan recalled it before Bake could take over. After Dongfang Chen entered the arena, Josen assigned Fengdi and Yima to hold him back while the Germans targeted the rest of the Huaxia National Institute Team.

• Josen and Ruidi bound and attacked Mofan’s Fire Dragon while Bake prepared to control it, but Mofan recalled the dragon before Bake could take control.
• Dongfang Chen entered the arena, and Josen ordered Fengdi and Yima to delay him while Bake occupied Jiang Shaoxu and the others attacked the remaining Huaxia team members.
• Mu Ningxue unleashed Ice Seal Domain, freezing the arena and weakening the German Team, but Ruidi countered it with his Fire Element Domain.
• Josen shifted the ground beneath Jiang Shaoxu to separate her from her team, and Dongfang Chen used Mind Control · Phantom Claw to pull her back.
• Josen ordered Fengdi to hold off Dongfang Chen as he tried to target Jiang Shaoxu.

Dongfang Chen entered the arena and swiftly eliminated Fengdi and Yima, turning the match decisively in Huaxia Team’s favor. As the fight continued, he knocked out German Team captain Josen with a Light Spear that raised a massive sand tsunami.

• Fengdi and Yima attacked Dongfang Chen, but he reflected their spells with Space Force and transformed his Time Lag Field into a Gravity Field, knocking them unconscious.
• The Chief Referee rescued Fengdi and Yima, and the spectators and Huaxia Team’s leaders celebrated Dongfang Chen’s overwhelming strength.
• Mofan charged into the German Team’s ranks on the Flying Chuan Ai Lang and clashed with Ruidi as Josen urged his team to keep fighting.
• Ai Jiang Tu warned his teammates that Josen had used Shadow Escape, then tracked him as he appeared behind Jiang Shaoxu.
• Dongfang Chen hurled a Light Spear beside Josen, and its impact raised a sand tsunami that knocked Josen unconscious.

Huaxia Team defeated Germany and Britain, while Britain deliberately forfeited its match to avoid revealing its strength. After Greece beat Egypt, Huaxia learned that Greece would be its next opponent in the two-win bracket.

• Mofan eliminated Ruidi, and Huaxia Team defeated Germany to advance to the Winner Bracket.
• The first-round results placed Greece, Britain, Egypt, and Huaxia in the Winner Bracket, while Mofan rose to fourth in the Star Player rankings and Ashariyya entered the top rankings.
• Ailin told Dongfang Chen that Britain planned to avoid Huaxia, and Britain forfeited the second-round match without fielding Zheluo or Ailin.
• Feng Li kept Dongfang Chen in reserve, and Nan Jue led Huaxia Team to an easy win over Britain, with Mu Tingying replacing the eliminated Guan Yu.
• Ashariyya discovered how Egypt's Pharaoh's Spring worked and used a Soul Vessel to collect the undead's souls, prompting Egypt to forfeit against Greece.
• Greece defeated Egypt, setting up its third-round match against Huaxia Team, with both teams having won twice.

The third-round Grand Finals began with the one-win group matches, while the Huaxia Team prepared to face the Greece Team. Dongfang Chen revealed what he knew about Ashariyya, and the instructors selected Huaxia’s starting lineup.

• The USA Team lost to the British Team after Zheluo and Ailin overwhelmed them, while the French Team lost to Egypt’s Undead Army.
• Zhao Manyan asked Dongfang Chen about Greece’s Star Player, Ashariyya, and Dongfang said she knew him better than Xin Xia did.
• Dongfang Chen explained that Ashariyya, whom he called Ye Meng'e, was an Archmage with Space, Summoning, and Shadow Elements, and he suspected her fourth element was Blessing.
• The Huaxia students and instructors discussed Ashariyya and the other Greece Team members before Feng Li and Song He chose their starting students.

Feng Li chose Huaxia’s starting lineup to face Greece, whose team was led by Ashariyya. When the teams were placed on different terrain, Greece gained the high ground and opened with Gamnon’s fire attack, but Mu Ningxue blocked it and concealed Huaxia in steam.

• Feng Li named Dongfang Chen, Mu Ningxue, Nan Jue, Mofan, and Nanrong Ni as Huaxia’s starters.
• Huaxia landed in the sandy terrain below the Barren Stone Hills, while Ashariyya and the Greece Team took the high ground.
• Ashariyya ordered Gamnon to attack, and he unleashed Heavenly Flame Funeral—Thousand Petal Flame Flower at Huaxia.
• Nan Jue warned the team, and Mu Ningxue raised an ice wall that stopped Gamnon’s flames and filled the area with concealing steam.
• Mita mistakenly told Caloos that Huaxia had stayed behind the wall, but Ashariyya realized they had already charged forward.

The Huaxia Team launched a surprise attack on the Greece Team, and both sides plunged into a chaotic battle. As Ashariyya confronted Dongfang Chen, she hoped to learn whether he had truly struck and sent the Black Dragon Emperor flying.

• Mofan attacked the Greece Team with an Azure Thunder Claw while Dongfang Chen's Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaoxuexi charged through their ranks.
• Nan Jue's Sound Kill disrupted Mita and Leon with lethal vibrations, and Caloos sent Healing Sprites to treat them.
• Ashariyya boosted the Greece Team with her Blessing Element and summoned a powerful Dark Swordsman to hold Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaoxuexi back.
• The Huaxia and Greece Teams clashed in a chaotic melee as Mu Ningxue, Mofan, Nan Jue, and the others fought across the battlefield.
• Ashariyya confronted Dongfang Chen and wondered whether he had really punched the Black Dragon Emperor and sent him flying.

Ashariyya challenged Dongfang Chen in the World Academy Tournament, but his superior Space Magic overwhelmed her. After he redirected her teleportation array and sent her away, Dongfang Chen defeated the rest of her team before she returned.

• Ashariyya dodged Dongfang Chen's Mind Control and attacked with Shadow Needles, but he froze them with Time Lag and forced her to reveal her Black Armor.
• Dongfang Chen predicted where Ashariyya would reappear and struck her with Phantom Claw, which her armor managed to withstand.
• Ashariyya pretended to prepare a final attack, then used her Space Bracelet to trap Dongfang Chen in a teleportation array.
• Dongfang Chen altered the array's lines, causing it to teleport Ashariyya away instead.
• Ashariyya returned after breaking free and found that Dongfang Chen had already defeated all her teammates.

The Huaxia National Institute Team defeated the Greece Team, securing a place in the final against the British Team after Ailin led Britain to victory in the Three-Party Melee. Before the final match opened on Venice Battle Island, Ailin offered Dongfang Chen a Monarch Level Sub-Dragon if he went with her to meet her family.

• Ashariyya surrendered after the Huaxia Team eliminated the Greece Team, giving Huaxia its third Grand Finals victory.
• The British and Greece Teams joined forces to eliminate the Egypt Team, then fought each other for a place in the final.
• Ailin summoned the Mermaid Emperor Spirit Shadow and a Sub-Monarch Red Flying Dragon, helping the British Team win the Three-Party Melee.
• Jiang Yu, Mofan, and Ai Jiang Tu discussed the threats posed by the British Team, including Zheluo, Ailin, and Xishidun.
• Ailin overheard Mofan and Zhao Manyan urge Dongfang Chen to win her over, then offered him a Monarch Level Sub-Dragon if he met her family.
• The final match between the Huaxia Team and the British Team opened on Venice Battle Island, with spectators watching from cruise ships.

The Huaxia National Institute Team and the British National Institute Team began their final match with head-on attacks, while Dongfang Chen faced Zheluo in a separate battle. Zheluo reflected Dongfang Chen’s Mind Control with Chaos Gate, but the returned Space Force formed a mirror space around Zheluo and increased gravity inside it.

• Dongfang Chen assigned the Huaxia Team’s matchups, and the five contestants took the field against Zheluo, Ailin, Xishidun, Shade, and Xibert.
• Mu Ningxue and Ailin activated their domains, dividing the island between frozen ground and damp terrain.
• Xishidun launched two Sky Flame Funerals, while Mofan answered with Fire Magic and the teams sent their summoned creatures into battle.
• Zheluo’s Eagle Duke and Earth Evil Worm joined Ailin’s Red Flying Dragon, but Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaoxuexi teamed up against the dragon.
• Dongfang Chen confronted Zheluo, who used Chaos Gate to reflect Dongfang Chen’s Mind Control and trapped himself in a mirror space where gravity surged.

Dongfang Chen overwhelmed Zheluo and the British Team with three-element Fusion Magic, forcing them to surrender. As the referee prepared to declare the Huaxia Team the champion, the British Team's mentor objected.

• Dongfang Chen regained control of the reflected Space Force and intensified gravity, shattering Zheluo's Fengli Domain.
• Dongfang Chen unleashed his three-element Fusion Magic, Cangming Ink Shadow, and its Ink Vortex threatened to destroy the arena barrier.
• Ailin summoned the Mermaid Emperor Spirit Shadow to shield the island, while Dongfang Chen controlled the vortex and withdrew its power before the shield failed.
• Zheluo and Ailin admitted defeat, and Zheluo confirmed that the British Team was giving up the match.
• The Chief Referee prepared to announce the Huaxia Team's championship victory, but the British National Institute Team's mentor raised an objection.