Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiaowen defeated Bao Yiming with the Whispering Grimoire, his summons, and a timely use of Intimidation, securing Jinghai University Team’s second win over Shandong University. Jinghai advanced to the quarterfinals, while reporters questioned Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi about their Tether team skill.

• Bai Xiaowen provoked Bao Yiming into saying that PDA was delicious, then used the Whispering Grimoire to burn him and force him to repeat the humiliating phrase.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned Butcher, Rageclaw, and his skeletons to attack Bao Yiming, while Butcher’s Meat Hook pulled Bai Xiaowen clear of Bao Yiming’s first Savage Charge.
• Bao Yiming broke through the summons and used Spiral Piledriver to kill the Skeleton Champion and stun Bai Xiaowen, but Bai Xiaowen dispelled the stun and stopped Bao Yiming with Intimidation.
• Bai Xiaowen’s summons surrounded and defeated Bao Yiming, giving Jinghai University Team a 2-0 victory and a place in the quarterfinals.
• Reporters asked Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi about their Tether skill and team formation, but Bai Xiaowen kept the Oath of Black Edge’s origins secret.

After Shandong University lost to Jinghai University, Wei Xiaoxiao interviewed the defeated team, prompting several members to flee while others praised Bai Xiaowen and his teammates. Meanwhile, Bai Xiaowen and Yan Xiaoxin led Jinghai University home after reaching the quarterfinals.

• Zhang Yubin blamed the challengers’ early advantage for his defeat, then left when Wei Xiaoxiao confronted him about his pre-match insults and throat-slitting gesture.
• Bao Yiming admitted Bai Xiaowen was nearly unbeatable in a solo fight, then ended the interview when Wei Xiaoxiao asked about his dog-food remark.
• Yu Ting and Mi Yuan made excuses to leave, while Shi Haiyan stayed and praised Li Shu Yi’s KEY cards and Bai Xiaowen’s strength, principles, and skill at finding hidden quests.
• Bai Xiaowen and Yan Xiaoxin led the Jinghai University Team back to Jinghai after their quarterfinal qualification.

Bai Xiaowen agreed to compete in the Young Alchemists Exhibition Match at the International Alchemist Exchange Conference after Qiao Qi asked him to challenge Huang Xuan, a Chinese alchemist who had become a Japanese national. The chapter ended with Bai Xiaowen waiting to see whether Qiao Qi could secure the recommendation slot, while keeping his focus on the CUAA finals.

• Back at Jinghai University, Bai Xiaowen resumed his busy routine before the next CUAA match.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi brought a new batch of potions to the Super God Potion Shop, where Qiao Qi was waiting to speak with him.
• Qiao Qi invited Bai Xiaowen to compete in the Young Alchemists Exhibition Match, and Zhang Jing explained the conference’s importance.
• Qiao Qi revealed that Huang Xuan, the strongest of China’s Central Plains Five Little Masters, had become a Japanese national, and said his family wanted Bai Xiaowen to challenge him.
• Bai Xiaowen agreed to compete if Qiao Qi could obtain the recommendation slot, but declined Zhang Jing’s suggestion to seek help from the Qiao Family.

Bai Xiaowen joined Jinghai University’s University Team meeting to discuss its quarterfinal opponent, Taiwan University, whose players held a grudge over Zhao Zhixiong’s death. The team learned that Taiwan University’s two highly coordinated Rare Elite Awakened posed a serious threat.

• Bai Xiaowen finished dinner at Li Beihai’s home, then accepted Yan Xiaoxin’s call and went with Li Shuyi to the University Team meeting.
• Li Beihai told Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi that Liu Fei had signed with the Jingwu Guild after leaving the Giant God Guild.
• At the training base, Yan Xiaoxin asked the team to discuss Taiwan University, and Chen Guowei and Xiang Hui described its strength and hostility toward Jinghai University.
• Bai Xiaowen’s killing of Zhao Zhixiong in the Jiajing Plane World had fueled Taiwan University’s grudge, though the public did not know he was responsible.
• Yan Xiaoxin explained that Taiwan University’s two Rare Elite Awakened, known as its Twin Stars, were Advanced Awakened whose coordination let them fight beyond the level of a Hero Class.

Bai Xiaowen and the Jinghai University Team studied Taiwan University's Twin Stars and prepared to face them in the quarterfinals. After traveling to Taiwan and arriving at the packed auditorium, the teams were introduced, and the chapter ended as host Chen Baola asked the captains to comment on the match.

• Yan Xiaoxin showed the team footage of Zhao Zhilin and Jing Chengwen defeating Qi Ruifeng, and the players discussed how to separate the Twin Stars.
• Bai Xiaowen said he was certain his team would defeat Taiwan University and predicted the match would be decided by team battles.
• Yan Xiaoxin explained how semifinal opponents would be determined by elimination-round records and a later draw.
• The Jinghai University Team traveled to Taiwan Base City and enjoyed seafood before heading to Taiwan University for the match.
• At the packed Zhongzheng Auditorium, Chen Baola introduced both teams, and Zhao Zhilin and Jing Chengwen showed open hostility toward Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen exposed that Zhao Zhixiong had attacked him first, turning the Taiwan University audience against its own team. The teams then completed the match setup, with the first battle set for True Kill Mode on hills.

• Zhao Zhilin declared that Taiwan University would win the CUAA championship in honor of Zhao Zhixiong, and the audience jeered at Bai Xiaowen.
• Chen Baola pressed Bai Xiaowen about Zhao Zhixiong's death while the crowd and Taiwan University Team tried to unsettle him.
• Bai Xiaowen displayed Spirit Realm records showing that Zhao Zhixiong attacked first, then admitted he had killed him and would do so again if attacked.
• Bai Xiaowen called for the match to begin, and the teams completed the coin toss and bans, settling on True Kill Mode and hills terrain.

Bai Xiaowen exposed Taiwan University's scheme and then used summoned creatures to split the Twin Stars apart and defeat their coordinated fighting style. His team overwhelmed Taiwan University, leaving the match decided by a complete defeat.

• Jing Chengwen persuaded Ke Xin and the other Taiwan University players to focus on winning despite their anger over being kept in the dark.
• Bai Xiaowen split his team around a hill and opened the fight with Intimidation, catching Ke Xin in its control effect.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned the Butcher to engage Jing Chengwen and sent Rageclaw after Zhao Zhilin, while his teammates occupied Taiwan University's other players.
• Bai Xiaowen used summoned creatures to block Zhao Zhilin's attacks and separate the Twin Stars, preventing them from triggering their Light and Shadow Pact's combined damage.
• Bai Xiaowen's creatures surrounded Jing Chengwen and Zhao Zhilin, whose shared health fell below twenty percent before they both collapsed.
• Bai Xiaowen sent his summoned creatures to help Li Shuyi and the others defeat Taiwan University's remaining three players.

Bai Xiaowen led Jinghai University's team to crush Taiwan University and advance to the National Championship semifinals. After the matches, Zhao Zhilin apologized to his teammates, and Jing Chengwen questioned why he had not used the Bamboo-Breaking Curse.

• Taiwan University spectators left the auditorium after their team suffered a flawless five-for-zero defeat in the first match.
• Bai Xiaowen trapped all five Taiwan University players in their Main Base during Resource Raid Mode, and they surrendered in the twenty-third minute.
• Bai Xiaowen told reporters the match was his easiest win yet and reaffirmed that he intended to win the championship.
• Zhao Zhilin apologized to Ke Xin and the other team members for not explaining the issue involving his younger brother, Zhao Zhixiong.
• Jing Chengwen asked Zhao Zhilin why he had not used the Bamboo-Breaking Curse, noting that their Spirit Realm records showed it was legally obtained.

Zhao Zhilin told Jing Chengwen how his family had sidelined him and explained that he wanted to win recognition and resources after Zhao Zhixiong’s death, despite fearing Bai Xiaowen. After the final four teams were decided, Bai Xiaowen studied Yanda’s formidable roster and planned to enter the Spirit Realm with Li Shuyi to reach Level 6 before the semifinals.

• Zhao Zhilin explained that Zhao Yannian had intended him to serve Zhao Zhixiong, and that he and Jing Chengwen had defied the plan by forming a Light and Shadow Pact and becoming Rare Elite Classes.
• Zhao Zhilin said he wanted Jing Chengwen’s help to secure greater resources and eventually take control of the Zhao Family, while admitting that opposing Bai Xiaowen was dangerous.
• Yan Xiaoxin announced that Yanda, Jinghai, Tsinghua University, and Yunnan University had reached the final four, and Bai Xiaowen asked for footage of Yanda’s matches.
• Bai Xiaowen reviewed the teams’ information and warned that Qiao Rui’s support skills made Yanda especially formidable, while claiming he still had unused trump cards.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi announced that they would enter the Spirit Realm to reach Level 6 before the semifinals, and Yan Xiaoxin supported their plan.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi entered the Desert Ruins Trial Space dungeon to seek a Spirit Realm Ticket that could lead them to the plane where Tiya came from. Bai Xiaowen fought through King Akanna’s soldiers and faced the king at the northern castle.

• Bai Xiaowen told Li Shuyi that his goal was to find the remaining pieces of the Venomfang Priest Set, and that they first needed an Ancient Egypt-themed Spirit Realm Ticket.
• Bai Xiaowen selected the Extreme difficulty Desert Ruins dungeon, hoping its treasure chest would contain a suitable ticket.
• Bai Xiaowen entered the first ancient city and used his summoned creatures to defeat its alarm guards and reinforcements.
• Bai Xiaowen advanced through the city, killing more than a dozen of King Akanna’s men before reaching the northern castle.
• King Akanna leaped down from the castle spire, and Bai Xiaowen ordered the Vengeful Spirit released.

Bai Xiaowen defeated King Akanna and King Morpheus, then fought Queen Ayi, the final boss of the trial dungeon. He countered her swap with the Yellow Sand Golem by hooking her back into his summoned creatures’ attack.

• Bai Xiaowen used the Vengeful Spirit’s Venomous Resentment to drain King Akanna’s mental power, then overwhelmed him with his summoned creatures.
• Bai Xiaowen’s summoned creatures bypassed King Morpheus’s frontal defenses and defeated him after the Butcher blocked his Rolling Charge.
• Bai Xiaowen led his forces through Queen Ayi’s handmaidens, interrupting their spells with the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers.
• Queen Ayi targeted Bai Xiaowen with Quicksand Spear and summoned a Yellow Sand Golem to slow his advancing creatures.
• Queen Ayi swapped places with the Yellow Sand Golem, which exploded among the summoned creatures, but the Butcher hooked Queen Ayi back toward them.

Bai Xiaowen defeated Queen Ayi and cleared the Desert Ruins Trial Space on Extreme difficulty, earning three treasure chests and setting a new ranking record. He obtained an Ancient Inscribed Stone Tablet ticket and an S-Tier Sandstorm Scroll, then left the instance with Li Shuyi and said he would challenge it again before graduation.

• Queen Ayi cast Sand-Gathering Coffin and unleashed Sandstorm, slowing Bai Xiaowen and his summoned creatures.
• Bai Xiaowen used a Berserk Talisman on Rageclaw, who interrupted Queen Ayi's Sandstorm and suppressed her until she died.
• Bai Xiaowen received three treasure chests for clearing the Desert Ruins Trial Space in 26 minutes and 9 seconds.
• Bai Xiaowen obtained an Ancient Inscribed Stone Tablet Spirit Realm Ticket, 5,000 Psionic Points, and an S-Tier Sandstorm Scroll.
• Li Shuyi congratulated Bai Xiaowen on taking the top ranking, and he said he planned to challenge the Trial Space again before graduation.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi entered the Ramses Plane World and chose to serve in the Ancient Egyptian army as Chariot Captain Dio and infantrywoman Charlotte. Their first orders placed them in a squad whose soldiers already resented Dio’s privilege and idleness.

• Bai Xiaowen drew the Prominent enhancement for his C-Tier Spirit Realm Ticket, then he and Li Shuyi used their tickets to enter a plane matched to Ancient Egypt.
• Bai Xiaowen drew identities as a Chariot Captain in Ptah’s Divine Legion and a Heavy Infantry Captain in the Hittite Kingdom’s Hattusa Legion, then chose the Ancient Egyptian identity to pursue the Silent Tongue organization and the Venomfang Priest Set.
• Bai Xiaowen took the name Dio, while Li Shuyi took the name Charlotte and received an identity as an infantrywoman under his command.
• The Spirit Realm Rules transformed their clothing and appearances, and they spent Psionic Points to understand Ancient Egyptian.
• After Commander Sammet ordered the army to march, Dio told his squad to pack his tent and prepare his chariot while he and Charlotte went outside, prompting a soldier’s contempt.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi joined Ptah's Divine Legion and received a quest to earn Revered reputation with a faction. After Bai Xiaowen asserted control over his squad and sensed Hittite scouts near the army, he rode Rageclaw into the forest and confronted them.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi accepted the main quest to join a faction and gain Revered reputation, then leveled up before Ptah's Divine Legion marched.
• Bai Xiaowen replaced Mairu with Li Shuyi as charioteer, struck down Mairu when he resisted, and used mental power to guide the warhorse himself.
• Bai Xiaowen sensed four people and horses in the nearby forest, suspected they were Hittite scouts, and rode Rageclaw out to investigate.
• Four Hittite cavalrymen spotted Bai Xiaowen and attacked, but Rageclaw knocked one rider away and Bai Xiaowen's Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers blocked the other three.

Bai Xiaowen returned with two captured Hittite scouts and challenged Commander Zehu’s attempt to claim the prisoners and dismiss him. Legion Commander Sammet arrived as Bai Xiaowen insisted on reporting directly to him.

• Mairu accused Dio of abandoning his post, and Zehu stripped Dio of his command and assigned him to the slave camp.
• Bai Xiaowen returned with two bound Hittite scouts and asked to report their conspiracy to Sammet, so Zehu revoked the punishment but tried to take the prisoners for himself.
• Bai Xiaowen refused to surrender the scouts and demanded to see Sammet, while Zehu ordered him back to his post.
• Zehu’s guards approached Bai Xiaowen, and he knocked them down with a few punches and kicks.
• Sammet arrived and asked who wanted to see him.

Bai Xiaowen uncovered Sammet’s disloyalty after the legion commander refused to warn Pharaoh Ramses about an impending Hittite ambush. Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi fled toward Kadesh to warn the Pharaoh, while Sammet changed course to pursue his own plans there.

• Bai Xiaowen learned that the Hittite main force was preparing to ambush Pharaoh Ramses, but Sammet refused to send a warning or change the legion’s march toward Ugarit.
• Bai Xiaowen concluded that Sammet was concealing a plan, then took Li Shuyi and drove their chariot away toward Kadesh.
• Bai Xiaowen shot and killed Mairu when he raised the alarm, and the pair escaped the legion’s formation.
• Sammet learned that Dio had fled and ordered Zhalun to intercept him, then redirected Ptah’s Divine Legion toward Sabtuna Ferry and the Kadesh battlefield.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi discovered that a Hittite scout under his control had died, then opened Mairu’s treasure chest and found Cowhide Boots.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi continued northeast toward Kadesh City to reach Pharaoh Ramses.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi crossed the Orontes River toward Kadesh City after Zhalun ambushed them with poison bees and an Explosive Gu. Zhalun escaped, but Bai Xiaowen realized he had allies and might be conspiring to kill Pharaoh Ramses, so they continued toward the city rather than chase him.

• Bai Xiaowen tested the Orontes River with a warhorse, discovered piranhas in the water, and sensed Zhalun hiding nearby behind a Psychic Barrier.
• Zhalun attacked Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi with poison bees, while Bai Xiaowen summoned his creatures and learned Zhalun was a Gu Summoner from Southeast Asia.
• Bai Xiaowen burned the poison bees and freed Rageclaw, then Butcher dragged Zhalun down from a tree before an Explosive Gu blast killed Butcher.
• Zhalun escaped after warning Bai Xiaowen not to celebrate, but Bai Xiaowen refused to chase him and crossed the river with Li Shuyi.
• Bai Xiaowen concluded that Zhalun had teammates and might be targeting Pharaoh Ramses, and he and Li Shuyi continued toward Kadesh City.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi learned that Sammet had branded them traitors, so they attacked a Hittite force to seize its commander and gain proof for Ramses. Their night raid cut through the camp, but the Hittite commander rallied his troops and sent elite officers against them.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi received warnings that Sammet had declared them traitors and that Egyptian soldiers would attack them.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that Ramses was trapped near Kadesh City and decided to capture or kill the Halab Legion unit's commander to earn Ramses' trust.
• Bai Xiaowen summoned his creatures and led Li Shuyi in a wedge-shaped charge into the Hittite camp.
• Li Shuyi and the summoned creatures cut down Hittite soldiers as Bai Xiaowen covered the rear, but the attackers took accumulating damage.
• The Hittite commander rallied his soldiers and sent elite officers against Bai Xiaowen's group.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi raided the Hittite camp, killed Heint and several elite officers, and escaped with heavy losses. They opened the officers’ treasure chests on the way to Bela Valley, where they planned to find Pharaoh Ramses, and hoped Heint’s chest would contain a worthwhile reward.

• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi coordinated their summons and attacks to kill the elite Hittite officers while Heint charged at Bai Xiaowen’s forces.
• Bai Xiaowen used the Bloodspear Horn to summon ancestors who helped hold back the Hittite soldiers, then ordered his skeletons to form a perimeter around Heint.
• As his summons fell, Bai Xiaowen threw Heint into the air and struck him with six pillars of fire, killing him with Ama-no-Murakumo.
• Heint’s death broke the Hittite soldiers’ resolve, allowing Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and their surviving summons to escape the camp with Heint’s chest and two others.
• Bai Xiaowen counted their casualties and Psionic Points, then set out with Li Shuyi for Bela Valley to find Pharaoh Ramses.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi opened the elite officers’ chests and found only coarse dry rations, leaving Heint’s Golden Treasure Chest unopened.

Bai Xiaowen presented Heint's Head to Pharaoh Ramses and warned him that the Egyptian army was at risk of being trapped near Kadesh City. Ramses heard his report, but an Egyptian commander challenged the call to retreat.

• Li Shuyi and Bai Xiaowen each drew a reward after Heint's death, and Bai Xiaowen obtained a Hittite Rally Order.
• Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi reached the entrance to Bela Valley, where Egyptian guards initially suspected them of treason.
• Bai Xiaowen gave Heint's Head to a guard as proof of his service, and Ramses summoned him.
• Bai Xiaowen told Ramses that Hittite forces had encircled the Amun Legion and that two more legions were approaching, then urged Ramses to withdraw.
• An Egyptian commander objected that Kadesh City was a vital strategic target and questioned Bai Xiaowen's advice.