Recaps

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi completed their missions in Xuzhou, returned to Earth, and trained while Bai Xiaowen rebuilt his fame through livestreaming. The arc ended with them taking the National College Entrance Examination, where Bai Xiaowen finished his tests early and awaited the results.

• Bai Xiaowen accepted Mi Zhu’s secret letter quest, delivered Liu Bei’s reply, and unlocked the Assault Le'an quest by proposing to destroy the ferry.
• Bai Xiaowen and Zhang Chun led the attack on Le'an Ferry, defeated the Yellow Turban great healer Zhu Zhi, and destroyed the ferry’s boats and facilities.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi received rewards from Liu Bei, completed the Talisman Scripture quest, and left Xuzhou to return to Earth.
• Old Demon explained Plane Unification and Reincarnation Reforging, while Bai Xiaowen’s Insight evolved and Mind Link gained Telepathy.
• Bai Xiaowen trained with his summons’ combat memories and livestreamed virtual matches, defeating He Zihang, Five-Fireball Cult, and Ye Xing.
• Li Beihai offered Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi coaching from Nie Kong, but Bai Xiaowen declined and continued training with Li Shuyi.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi began the National College Entrance Examination, and Bai Xiaowen completed the written, meditation, and combat sections an hour early.

Bai Xiaowen became the highest-scoring top scholar in National College Entrance Examination history, then fought monsters during a Spatial Rift invasion and confronted the Awakened Association over its investigation of him. After choosing Jinghai University, he entered the King of Fighters World with Li Shuyi and began working with the Morioka Group against the Matsuzaki-gumi.

• Bai Xiaowen’s verified score of 1,445 set a national record, earned him top-scholar achievements and attribute draws, and brought him widespread attention.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi joined the defense of Chihuo Plaza, where their group fought Flame Imps and Horned Demons before Bai Xiaowen killed the Horned Demon Chieftain.
• A High Demon’s arm reached through the Spatial Rift, but Bai Xiaowen and three experts severed it before the rift closed.
• The Awakened Association questioned Bai Xiaowen about the demon arm, but a scan found no suspicious particles in his body, and Yang Yongkang apologized after the Chief condemned the Association’s treatment of him.
• Bai Xiaowen accepted a one-use Book of Revelation and compensation from Fu Yiping, then chose Jinghai University because it offered a Spirit Realm Ticket each semester.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi entered the King of Fighters World, escaped a Japanese detention center, and sought a faction that could help them meet their mandatory quest.
• Bai Xiaowen offered Morioka Masao help against the Matsuzaki-gumi and accepted a mission to kill three of its important members within 24 hours.
• Bai Xiaowen identified Yamazaki Ryūji as an Orochi servant and decided that targeting him could improve their standing with the Three Sacred Treasures Families.

Bai Xiaowen killed Sōmachi Ryūichi and Yamazaki Ryūji, then turned on the Kusanagi Clan, killing Kusanagi Sōji and Kusanagi Saisyu and joining NESTS to target Kyo Kusanagi. The arc left Bai and Li Shuyi fighting Kyo in an ambush, with Kyo blasting their forces away and leaping into the air.

• Bai Xiaowen poisoned Sōmachi Ryūichi, then joined Li Shuyi and his summoned creatures in killing Sōmachi and Yamazaki Ryūji, obtaining the Crystal of Death and loot from their chests.
• Bai Xiaowen handed the Crystal of Death to Kusanagi Saisyu in exchange for a reward, completed his main quest, and later used the Morioka Group’s conflict with Matsuzaki-gumi to secure supplies and rewards.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi attacked Kusanagi Sōji and Kusanagi Saisyu at the Kusanagi Estate, killed both men, and destroyed the formation protecting Saisyu by triggering Kirishima Volcano’s eruption.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi looted the estate, then met Dr. Makihara and Foxy, joined NESTS, and accepted a mission to reduce Kyo Kusanagi’s Life Value below five percent without killing him.
• Bai Xiaowen took command of a K9-Type and five M4-Type cyborgs, arranged Morioka Group support, and waited for Kyo Kusanagi to return to Fukuoka.
• Bai Xiaowen lured Kyo Kusanagi and Sakamoto Jiho into a police ambush, where Sakamoto stabbed Kyo with a toxin-coated dagger before dying under Bai’s relinquished control.
• Bai Xiaowen sent his creatures, Li Shuyi, and the cyborgs against Kyo Kusanagi, who killed a K9 Cyborg and broke through the attackers before using Rage Burst to scatter them and leap into the air.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi captured Kyo Kusanagi, gained his bloodline and equipment, then returned to the Awakened world and began university. After challenging Liu Fei over the University Team’s recruitment, Bai Xiaowen led a five-on-five match that left Liu Fei and Ding Cheng eliminated.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi captured Kyo Kusanagi, completed their side quest, and escaped the King of Fighters World before Iori Yagami or the human faction could reach them.
• Bai Xiaowen opened Kyo Kusanagi’s treasure chest, and Li Shuyi drew the Kusanagi Sword and Kyo’s blood before enhancing her Demonfire Jade Pendant to +7.
• Bai Xiaowen fused the Kusanagi blood into a Blazing Flame Bloodline Serum, gained the bloodline, and learned Orochi Nagi from the Kusanagi Sword.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi returned home, reported their expedition to Li Beihai, and later spent the summer training and competing on the Awakened Platform.
• Bai Xiaowen defeated Old Demon in a ranked match, then arrived at Jinghai University with Li Shuyi and joined the Combat Department’s first-year class.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi applied to the University Team, where Bai Xiaowen challenged Liu Fei’s claim that team coordination made him an unsuitable Summoner.
• Bai Xiaowen and Liu Fei formed opposing five-person teams for a True Kill Mode match, and Bai Xiaowen’s side opened by attacking Han Xu, Xiao Mingsheng, and Yan Jun.
• Bai Xiaowen used Intimidation to halt the enemy team and shot Liu Fei out of the arena, while Li Shuyi killed Ding Cheng with her enhanced Demonfire Jade Pendant.