Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiaowen’s team defeated Liu Fei’s team in True Kill Mode after eliminating its key damage dealers and wearing down its remaining fighters. In the rest hall, Yan Xiaoxin heard how the match began and summoned Liu Fei and Zhao Yuting to speak with her.

• Liu Fei and Ding Cheng were eliminated early, and Bai Xiaowen’s team turned its attacks on Xiao Mingsheng and Yan Jun while Han Xu tried to protect them.
• Yan Jun and Xiao Mingsheng fell despite Han Xu’s efforts, and Bai Xiaowen’s team won the battle.
• Wu Yuan recounted the match and its origins to Yan Xiaoxin, admitting that his jealousy of Bai Xiaowen had given way to awe.
• Bai Xiaowen’s team and Liu Fei’s team returned to the rest hall, where Yan Xiaoxin called Liu Fei and Zhao Yuting over.

After defeating Liu Fei’s University Team, Bai Xiaowen faced Yan Xiaoxin’s attempt to resolve the conflict and persuade him to join. Yan Xiaoxin appointed Bai captain with full authority over the roster, leaving him to decide how to rebuild the team.

• The cheerleaders congratulated Bai Xiaowen and his teammates, while Bai explained that Yan Xiaoxin might blame them for humiliating Liu Fei’s team.
• Yan Xiaoxin questioned Liu Fei about ignoring her instructions to build the University Team around Bai and make him captain; Liu Fei struggled to defend his choices.
• Yan Xiaoxin returned to the lounge and told Bai that the school had intended for him to start, then asked him not to leave the team over the dispute.
• Bai said the University Team needed broader changes and pointed out that capable support player Feng Zi'ang had been excluded from its roster.
• Yan Xiaoxin formally admitted Bai to the University Team, appointed him captain, and gave him full authority to choose the ten-player roster.

Bai Xiaowen selected new members for the University Team and began choosing its main lineup, favoring players whose abilities complemented his strategy. With one main-lineup spot left, Chen Guowei proposed Xiang Hui, leaving Liu Fei uncertain of his chances.

• Bai Xiaowen named Li Shuyi, Xiang Hui, Chen Guowei, and Feng Zi'ang for the University Team roster while retaining the existing members, including Liu Fei and Han Xu.
• Bai Xiaowen argued that Li Shuyi deserved a main-lineup spot for her damage, then selected Han Xu as the team's tank.
• Liu Fei recommended Xiao Mingsheng for support, but Bai Xiaowen chose Feng Zi'ang because his shield and healing skills suited a strategy of protecting the team's damage dealer.
• Zhao Yuting challenged Bai Xiaowen's choice, but he explained why Feng Zi'ang fit the team better than Xiao Mingsheng, and Yan Xiaoxin agreed.
• With one main-lineup spot remaining, Chen Guowei suggested Xiang Hui, while Liu Fei worried Bai Xiaowen would not choose him.

Bai Xiaowen finalized Jinghai University's University Team lineup, set rules for future roster assessments, and introduced the members to their benefits. After the recruitment meeting ended, Yan Xiaoxin began showing the team videos.

• Xiang Hui declined a starting spot because he wanted to earn recognition through his own strength, so Bai Xiaowen gave the final starting position to Liu Fei.
• Bai Xiaowen told the applicants that the University Team roster would be reassessed every two months and that reserve members would be judged by their improvement.
• Yan Xiaoxin ended recruitment and asked the new University Team members to stay for a meeting.
• Zhao Yuting explained the team's monthly points, training facilities, and access to Special Treasure Grounds and Trial Space.
• Yan Xiaoxin took out a USB drive and asked the team to watch several videos.

Yan Xiaoxin briefed Bai Xiaowen and the University Team on the CUAA League’s strongest rivals, including Jiangnan University’s Qi Ruifeng and Jinling University’s Hero Class student Jiang Yi, who claimed he could counter Bai Xiaowen. Bai Xiaowen then led the team into the Psionic Training Ground to begin training.

• Yan Xiaoxin showed footage of Qi Ruifeng defeating three opponents alone and explained how his War Mage class strengthened his throwing skills and fire attacks.
• Yan Xiaoxin revealed that Jinling University’s Jiang Yi had become a level 3 Hero Class, and Jiang Yi said he was stronger than Bai Xiaowen and could counter him.
• Bai Xiaowen and the others watched footage of other Jianghai Division competitors before Yan Xiaoxin outlined plans for familiarizing the new members with the base and training facilities.
• Bai Xiaowen organized a three-hour Psionic Training Ground session with triple-speed mental energy recovery, splitting the five participants into two teams.
• Bai Xiaowen assigned himself and Feng Zi'ang to one team and planned for the others to spar against his summoned creatures while Feng Zi'ang healed and shielded them.

Bai Xiaowen led Xiang Hui, Li Shuyi, Chen Guowei, and Feng Zi'ang through intensive combat training in the Psionic Training Ground, improving their skills and his Intimidation. After three hours, they agreed to limit daily training and discussed how to schedule their shared time.

• Bai Xiaowen assigned Xiang Hui to spar with Rageclaw, Li Shuyi with the Straw Demon Soldiers, and Chen Guowei with the Skeleton Mage while Feng Zi'ang healed and supported them.
• Bai Xiaowen coached the three fighters, then used Intimidation to frighten them and continued training as they repeatedly rested and resumed combat.
• Bai Xiaowen's Intimidation reached Level 2 and rose to Level 3 with the Ultimate Academic Ace bonus before the group was ejected from Space A-03 after three hours.
• Xiang Hui, Li Shuyi, Chen Guowei, and Feng Zi'ang reported their gains and agreed that three or four hours of daily training would be enough.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that team members could combine their daytime personal quotas and train at night on a first-come basis, while Chen Guowei proposed giving the captain priority.

After Liu Fei threatened to sabotage Jinghai University's team, Zhao Yuting condemned him, while Bai Xiaowen organized team training and learned of an upcoming Special Treasure Ground expedition. He later used his World Fame reward to obtain a special Spirit Realm Ticket, leaving him with two function draws to choose before its ten-day expiration.

• Liu Fei offered to throw a future match to spite Bai Xiaowen, but Zhao Yuting called him a traitor and urged him to play properly.
• Bai Xiaowen gained the team's approval for a training-ground schedule and told them that a joint Special Treasure Ground expedition would open in a week.
• The team trained for seven days, while Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi spent thousands of Psionic Points upgrading skills and using the training ground.
• Bai Xiaowen drew an unknown reward from his Bronze Roulette and received a Mysterious Note that transported him to the Spirit Realm and expired in ten days.
• The Mysterious Note granted Bai Xiaowen two draws from six Spirit Realm functions, including reduced quest difficulty and the ability to return to Earth freely.

Bai Xiaowen drew the Noble Birth and Durability enhancements for his Spirit Realm ticket and discussed how to raise the Psionic Points needed for a temporary team. He and Li Shuyi joined Jinghai University's special treasure ground expedition, where they learned that Yan Xiaoxin and Zhao Yuting both had powerful family connections.

• Bai Xiaowen drew enhancement options B and E, gaining Noble Birth and Durability on his Mysterious Note.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi calculated that forming a temporary team would cost 18,000 Psionic Points and decided to sell tradable equipment and hunt powerful monsters rather than ask Li Shuyi's father for money.
• The next day, Bai Xiaowen drove Yan Xiaoxin, Coach Guan Zhongliu, and Li Shuyi with the convoy of twenty-three Jinghai University Awakened to the special treasure ground.
• Yan Xiaoxin told Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi that Jinghai University president Yan Boyuan was her grandfather.
• Yan Xiaoxin revealed that University Team leader Zhao Yuting was the granddaughter of Titan Guild president Fu Yiping.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fought through a huge Mutant Rat Swarm during Jinghai University’s wilderness training, rapidly earning Psionic Points. The swarm then parted to reveal a human-sized Mutant Rat leader escorted by four Elite Tier Ironhide Rats.

• Yan Xiaoxin halted the convoy and ordered the students to form groups and fight the approaching Mutant Rat Swarm.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned nine creatures and advanced with Li Shuyi, whose attacks and Slaughter Maniac title helped them kill rats at high speed.
• Guan Zhongliu and Yan Xiaoxin praised Bai Xiaowen’s unusual skill at coordinating his summoned creatures.
• A Mage Class student used Flame Scorch to kill over a hundred rats at once, but realized Bai Xiaowen’s summons could keep harvesting without a long cooldown.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi gained nearly a thousand Psionic Points before the swarm parted and a human-sized Mutant Rat leader charged toward them with four Ironhide Rats.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi defeated Rat King Gray Ear during a massive Mutant Rat attack, earning Psionic Points, a poison item, and permanent Agility boosts from its Treasure Meat. The convoy reached the Broken-Spine Mountain Grand Rift, where the university teams waited for the entrance rift to reach the right intensity; Bai Xiaowen explained that his Level 3 group could enter ahead of the stronger students.

• Bai Xiaowen’s group killed Gray Ear and drove off the Mutant Rat swarm, then claimed its treasure chest and divided the rewards.
• Bai Xiaowen obtained Potent Life Toxin, and he and Li Shuyi gained two permanent Agility each by sharing Gray Ear’s Treasure Meat.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi discussed their gains with Yan Xiaoxin and Coach Guan as the convoy continued through the Wilderness Zone.
• The convoy reached the Broken-Spine Mountain Grand Rift, where Yan Xiaoxin greeted teachers from other universities and learned the entrance rift had only reached Level 2 intensity.
• Bai Xiaowen explained to Li Shuyi how the rift’s intensity governed entry and noted that their Level 3 group could enter before the higher-level students.

Bai Xiaowen entered the Spinebreak Mountain Grand Rift Treasure Space alone and hunted a powerful Elite Tier Thickback Rhino in the Beast Wilderness. After defeating it, he equipped the Rhino’s Might belt, harvested its hide and meat, and continued onward toward the center of the Treasure Ground.

• Yan Xiaoxin and Guan Zhongliu warned Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi that spatial displacement would separate them, so they agreed to meet at Dragonbreak Cliff.
• Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, Xiang Hui, Chen Guowei, Feng Zi'ang, and other Awakened entered the Spatial Rift after its energy reached Level 3.
• Bai Xiaowen arrived alone in the northern Beast Wilderness, summoned Rageclaw, and rode deeper into the area.
• Bai Xiaowen used his summons and precise timing to interrupt the Thickback Rhino’s Piercing skill and defeat the Elite Tier beast.
• Bai Xiaowen obtained 500 Psionic Points and the Rhino’s Might belt, then harvested the rhino’s hide and roasted its meat before continuing his journey.

Bai Xiaowen crossed Beast Wilderness, avoided a powerful Mammoth Herd, and reached the Lotus Pond beneath Five Finger Peak. There, he confronted two Awakened ones from Tongjiang University and exposed their attempt to use the pond’s Mutated Blackfish against him.

• Bai Xiaowen hid as a Lord Tier giant elephant led a herd of woolly elephants across Beast Wilderness, then waited for them to pass before continuing.
• Bai Xiaowen fought Wasteland Wolves and a Level 4 Mutated Golden-Scaled Leopard, gaining Treasure Meat that temporarily increased his Agility and collecting psionic herbs.
• Bai Xiaowen reached the Lotus Pond beneath Five Finger Peak, where Zhou Ze and Wang Kai of Tongjiang University stood beside a dead python.
• Zhou Ze complained that Bai Xiaowen had arrived to claim the lotus seeds after they killed the python, while Wang Kai urged him to take his share first.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned his creatures and warned Zhou Ze and Wang Kai that Mutated Blackfish lurked in the pond, revealing that he had seen through their scheme.

Bai Xiaowen sent his summoned creatures into Five Finger Peak Lotus Pond to gather Green Lotus Seeds while Zhou Ze and Wang Kai waited for a chance to attack. After they struck, Bai Xiaowen’s summons turned the tables, and he ended with his Desert Eagle pressed to Zhou Ze’s forehead.

• Bai Xiaowen sent five summoned creatures into the pond to fight the Mutated Blackfish while he watched through their perspectives.
• Zhou Ze and Wang Kai decided to attack once the blackfish had tied down Bai Xiaowen’s summons.
• Wang Kai fired an Illumination Flare at Bai Xiaowen, revealing the Shadow Assassin, as Zhou Ze rushed in with Drawing Blade Slash.
• The Shadow Assassin blocked Zhou Ze’s attack and charged Wang Kai while Bai Xiaowen cast Intimidation on Zhou Ze.
• Zhou Ze failed to remove the fear effect with a Mature Qinglian Seed, and Bai Xiaowen pressed his Desert Eagle to Zhou Ze’s forehead.

Bai Xiaowen drove Zhou Ze away and let Wang Kai leave in exchange for his Green Lotus Seeds, then fought the Mutated Blackfish in the Lotus Pond to collect more. His attack drew out the Leader Tier Spinefin, which swallowed two of his Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers as he tried to retreat.

• Bai Xiaowen forced Zhou Ze to leave the Treasure Ground Space and made Wang Kai trade him two Mature Green Lotus Seeds and four immature ones for his freedom.
• Bai Xiaowen used his summoned creatures to kill Mutated Blackfish and collected a lotus pod containing one Mature Green Lotus Seed and five immature ones.
• Spinefin emerged from the Lotus Pond, swallowed a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, and drove Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures back.
• Rageclaw wounded Spinefin with [Rend], enraging it, but Spinefin pursued the retreating summons and swallowed another Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier.

Bai Xiaowen lured Spinefin out of the Lotus Pond and killed it, then claimed its treasure and harvested the pond’s lotus pods. He left with a reusable Giant Fish Bladder and a valuable supply of Green Lotus Seeds.

• Bai Xiaowen and his summoned creatures forced Spinefin onto shore, where its underwater skills were unavailable.
• Bai Xiaowen’s summoned creatures surrounded Spinefin and killed it after nearly ten minutes of fighting.
• Bai Xiaowen opened Spinefin’s treasure chest and received 4,000 Psionic Points, a Fishbone Fork, and a Giant Fish Bladder.
• Bai Xiaowen tested the Giant Fish Bladder and found that it let him breathe underwater and swim swiftly.
• Bai Xiaowen and his summoned creatures harvested the Lotus Pond’s pods, collecting 17 Mature Green Lotus Seeds and 41 immature Green Lotus Seeds in total.

Bai Xiaowen crossed the Dragonbone Wasteland and learned that Li Shuyi and Han Xu were under attack by Jiangnan University members. He rushed to their battle and arrived as Li Shuyi was close to defeat.

• Bai Xiaowen found no Treasure Meat in Spinefin's corpse and continued into the Dragonbone Wasteland with Rageclaw.
• Bai Xiaowen used Mental Scan to find Ding Cheng, who warned him that Jiangnan University members had ambushed Li Shuyi and Han Xu after they defeated a Bloodmarked Earthwalker Dragon Leader.
• Ding Cheng explained that he had fled after being critically wounded, and Bai Xiaowen hurried toward the battlefield on Rageclaw.
• Han Xu shielded Li Shuyi from ranged attacks while a Jiangnan University swordsman repeatedly targeted her and forced her back.
• Bai Xiaowen arrived on the dragonbone hill as Li Shuyi and Han Xu faced four Jiangnan University fighters.

Bai Xiaowen arrived on Dragonbone Hill to rescue Li Shuyi and Han Xu from the Jiangnan University team, using his summons and gunfire to disrupt their formation. Li Sheng charged him, but Bai Xiaowen’s talisman summoned two Straw Demon Soldiers in front of Li Sheng as his Spell Shield activated.

• Bai Xiaowen summoned his remaining creatures and joined the fight against the four Jiangnan University students.
• Li Sheng parried the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers and the Shadow Assassin, then began a charged counterattack.
• A Skeleton Mage’s Lightning Throw stiffened Li Sheng, allowing Bai Xiaowen to fire at him and stop his attack.
• Bai Xiaowen and his summons targeted Ruan Chong and Jiangnan University’s shooters, giving Li Shuyi and Han Xu a chance to countercharge with Rageclaw.
• Li Sheng rushed toward Bai Xiaowen, who threw a green Spell Talisman as Li Sheng activated Spell Shield, summoning two Straw Demon Soldiers before him.

Bai Xiaowen defeated Li Sheng and drove Jiangnan University’s other fighters from the Great Rift Valley Space, protecting the BOSS loot from being stolen. After the battle, he warned Li Shuyi to be wary of strangers and asked to see the treasure that had provoked the attack.

• Bai Xiaowen used his summoned creatures and rapid-fire gun attacks to overcome Li Sheng, who eventually returned from the Great Rift Valley Space.
• Bai Xiaowen learned that Ruan Chong had escaped and the two Jiangnan University shooters had also been driven out, while Han Xu and Li Shuyi had held their ground.
• Ding Cheng arrived after the fighting had ended and watched Bai Xiaowen’s group regroup.
• Li Shuyi explained that she had stayed to preserve her share of the BOSS loot and had not yet used the mark Zhao Yun left her.
• Bai Xiaowen warned Li Shuyi about fighting alongside strangers in the Spirit Realm and Treasure Ground spaces, then asked what treasure Jiangnan University had wanted.

After the Bloodmarked Earthwalker Dragon Leader died, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi distributed its drops and recognized Han Xu’s courage in protecting Li Shuyi. The group left with the rewards assigned, while Ding Cheng received compensation for his small share of the contribution.

• Li Shuyi explained that the Boss had dropped guaranteed [Drake Blood], which permanently increased maximum Life Value for someone with at least 25 base Constitution, and Han Xu drank it, gaining 26 Life Value.
• Li Shuyi revealed that she had drawn the Gold Equipment [Earthwalker Dragon Bone Plate Armor] and [Drakehide Pauldrons] from the Boss’s treasure chest.
• Han Xu could not yet equip the plate armor because his base Strength was four points too low, so Bai Xiaowen offered to buy him a Strength Enhancement Potion after they returned.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi assigned the tank-suited rewards to Han Xu in thanks for protecting Li Shuyi, and Bai Xiaowen offered to cover Han Xu’s share of their value.
• Bai Xiaowen insisted that Ding Cheng receive 1,500 Psionic Points for his Kill Contribution, and Ding Cheng accepted the compensation.

Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Han Xu headed for Dragonbreak Cliff to learn the Golden-Crowned White Eagle King’s routine and seek the Dragonblood Tea Tree without confronting the Lord Tier beast. At Dripping Rain Rock, they encountered several university team captains, and the arrival of Ruan Chong and a young man from Jiangnan University brought the gathering’s attention to a potential rival.

• Bai Xiaowen explained the danger of Dragonbreak Cliff and planned to observe the Golden-Crowned White Eagle King before approaching its nest; Han Xu and Li Shuyi joined him, while Ding Cheng chose to search elsewhere.
• On the third day, Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Han Xu reached Dragonbreak Cliff and found a sheltered hollow beneath Dripping Rain Rock to watch the eagles.
• Wang Jin of Xuhuai University introduced himself to Bai Xiaowen and identified him as the National Exam Top Scholar.
• Geng Chen of Suhang University challenged Wang Jin’s hopes of earning a CUAA qualifying spot, and Wang Jin said he aimed to compete for first place against Qi Ruifeng.
• Ruan Chong arrived with a young man from Jiangnan University and declared that Qi Ruifeng would keep the Jianghai Division’s first place; Wang Jin and Geng Chen grew solemn when they saw the newcomer.