Chapter Summaries

Lan Qingyou reread Hersi’s paper on personal and natural Magic Power, then began a late-night discussion with him about Mana Turbulence and the Mana Disruption Device. Ruan Qingyi joined with insights from living underwater, and their exchange left Lan Qingyou considering how the surrounding substance affected Magic Power.

• Lan Qingyou realized the Mana Disruption Device simulated the chaotic Magic Power flow of Mana Turbulence, making Hersi’s paper useful for studying how to defend against it.
• Lan Qingyou asked Hersi questions about his paper, and the two discussed personal and natural Magic Power through the night.
• Ruan Qingyi noticed their long conversation and joined, bringing her experience as a Jiaoren who lived in the sea.
• Ruan Qingyi explained that seawater buffered her from Mana Turbulence and Mana Tide at sufficient depth, while physical phenomena such as tsunamis remained separate from Magic Power.
• Lan Qingyou began forming an incomplete idea about the role of the substance surrounding someone.

After The Star’s comments about seawater inspired Lan Qingyou, she spent five days researching the difference between seawater and air. She returned to the group with a discovery about Magic Power concentration, leaving Justice confused about the earlier discussion she referenced.

• Lan Qingyou left the group chat to research an idea prompted by The Star’s remarks about seawater, leaving everyone else impatient for an explanation.
• Nemo joined the discussion and described his fleet’s voyage through the Outer Sea, where Water Tornadoes and enormous tsunamis made the region seem like disaster-ridden Hell.
• Five days later, Lan Qingyou announced that her research was done and said The Star’s mention of seawater had made her think about Magic Power concentration.
• David recognized that Lan Qingyou was approaching the problem through concentration, and The Star suggested the topic had come up in an earlier discussion that Justice might have missed.

Lan Qingyou proposed a Mana Cloak that would shield people from external magic power, then suggested combining her theory with Ruan Qingyi’s Enchantments and The Chariot’s manufacturing methods to develop a Possession Device. The group discussed how to solve the device’s limited magic reserves and whether its materials would make it too expensive.

• Ruan Qingyi explained that she had learned about the group’s earlier discussion from old chat logs Nemo had shared.
• Lan Qingyou proposed covering clothes with a Mana Cloak that could cancel the effects of external magic power.
• Ruan Qingyi and The Magician pointed out that a person’s limited reserves might run out quickly while using the cloak.
• Lan Qingyou said the idea could instead be developed into a Possession Device using her theory, Ruan Qingyi’s Enchantments, and The Chariot’s manufacturing methods.
• Ruan Qingyi asked whether Enchantments could draw Lan Qingyou’s magic circle, and Lan Qingyou suggested making prototypes.
• Shang Chuan raised concerns about the cost of enchanting materials and the device’s overall production expenses.

Lan Qingyou explained that her low-cost device was not meant to resist Mana Turbulence, but to trigger a small-scale magical disruption that weakened nearby magic. She refused to reveal more, leaving Chu Yuan regretful but the group ready to discuss how to build it.

• Lan Qingyou explained that the device used cheap ash carbon powder and relied on external instability to stabilize its internal magic array for ten minutes.
• Lan Qingyou clarified that the device was designed to trigger a small-scale Mana Turbulence, disrupting Magic Power across dozens or hundreds of meters and weakening spells.
• Chu Yuan asked Lan Qingyou for more details, but she refused to share anything beyond her basic explanation.
• Chu Yuan regretted that Lan Qingyou would not share the device, though he decided resource-point defense was more practical than using it to clear dungeons.
• The Chariot proposed that the group move on to the device's construction details.

The group completed a wearable device that resisted Magic Turbulence and Magic Power-based attacks, then discussed its cost and mass production. As the next Magic Turbulence began at midnight, High Priestess prepared to test the device on a livestream.

• The Star finished the device as a pendant after the group had tested and improved a belt-shaped prototype.
• The Star said each device cost about five Silver Coins to make, and The Chariot and The Tower agreed to produce them at factories in their territories.
• High Priestess volunteered to test the device during the Magic Turbulence, while The Emperor suspected she had planned it in advance.
• The next Magic Turbulence began at midnight, and The Magician activated a livestream feature for High Priestess's test.

Vivian tested the new livestream feature while flying beyond Emerald Ridge's Red Moon Barrier, and she, David, and Shang Chuan discussed ways to make livestreaming profitable. The conversation ended as Vivian neared the region's edge, while David considered whether a points system could support payments.

• Vivian left her Castle Shelter and livestreamed as she flew beyond the Red Moon Barrier.
• Lan Qingyou joined Vivian's livestream, and David explained that livestreaming was a trial feature developed for the Adventurer Guild.
• Vivian considered using livestreaming to help the Vampires earn money and suggested adding a tipping system.
• David said digital payments were not yet practical, and Shang Chuan proposed awarding points in place of part of the Silver Coins paid for tasks.
• David said the points system would need careful discussion and approval from at least two-thirds of the countries.
• Vivian said she was almost at the edge of the region.

Vivian tested Lan Qingyou’s Mana Countermeasure Device in Mana Turbulence, revealing that its array needed improvements. After three hours of revisions, Lan Qingyou sent the new version to the group and named the device.

• Vivian entered the Mana Turbulence with the device active while Lilith livestreamed and the vampire dukes held ropes to pull her back.
• Vivian reported that the device could not replenish Magic Power as quickly as she used it, even at level five, so the dukes dragged her inside.
• A gap briefly opened in the Protective Barrier, letting in chaotic Magic Power that disrupted the dukes before the barrier held again.
• Lan Qingyou noted that the array’s structure needed revision because it had not charged enough to sustain the device in the turbulence.
• After three hours of revisions, Lan Qingyou sent the new array to the group and named the device the Mana Countermeasure Device.

Lan Qingyou welcomed Little Spoon back while preparing to mass-produce Industrial Magic Puppets, and she sent Erika toward the Knights Order’s headquarters to reclaim what the Order had taken. At the headquarters, Liu Wei learned he was likely to be promoted, but his captain spotted an approaching threat and shouted that the enemy was attacking.

• Lan Qingyou woke to find Little Spoon back in the shelter and learned Steel Wool had not returned with it.
• Lan Qingyou prepared to make Industrial Magic Puppets after the new magic array proved successful, while the Flying City prepared for action.
• Lan Qingyou sent the Witch of Steel, Erika, to the Knights Order’s headquarters at Twilight Canyon to demand repayment.
• Liu Wei’s captain told him his evaluation had been approved and that he was expected to become a squad leader.
• Liu Wei invited his captain for a drink, but the captain spotted something terrifying and shouted, “Enemy attack!!!”

Thousands of Black Witches on Flying Brooms and the Floating Island of Eureka appeared over Twilight Canyon, prompting panic at the Knights Order headquarters. After the witches killed the Griffins, Liu Wei abandoned his escape plan and ran to Hoger for protection as the Knight Commander’s group headed outside to confront the attackers.

• A captain pulled Liu Wei aside and shouted that Twilight Canyon was under attack as thousands of Black Witches circled overhead with the Floating Island of Eureka behind them.
• Liu Wei feared Lan Qingyou had come to take revenge and tried to escape on his contracted Griffin.
• The witches fired beams from the sky, killing the Griffins in the nearby pens and destroying Liu Wei’s escape route.
• Liu Wei decided to seek safety beside the Knight Commander and hurried toward the office building.
• Hoger led an armed group out of the office, where Liu Wei rushed up and warned him that the witches were attacking.

Lan Qingyou brought the Black Witches to Twilight Canyon to retrieve a branch of the Perching Giant Tree, while Hoger tried to organize the Knights’ defense and conceal what had happened. With the confrontation being broadcast live, Hoger refused to admit anything and waited for the other Knight Commanders to arrive.

• Hoger ordered his forces to summon the other Knight Commanders, secure the Portal, and defend the Griffin pens.
• Liu Wei told Hoger that the witches had killed all the nearby Griffins, and Hoger sent someone to verify it.
• Lan Qingyou descended before Hoger, who asked why she had brought the Black Witches to Twilight Canyon.
• Lan Qingyou began a live broadcast, and Hoger realized she intended to expose the Knights to the world.
• Hoger decided not to reveal what had happened while the broadcast was live and held out for reinforcements.

Lan Qingyou confronted Hoger and prolonged their dispute while waiting for the other Knight Commanders, framing the conflict as a war between witches and knights. The chapter revealed that she was also buying time to help Vivian, whose planned attack on the Moonlight Werewolves faced opposition from the Knights Guild.

• Hoger denied responsibility and accused Lan Qingyou of bringing trouble to the Knights Order, but Lan Qingyou decided to keep arguing until the other Knight Commanders arrived.
• Lan Qingyou declared that the war between witches and knights had begun on the Blue Star, and Hoger realized she was deliberately buying time.
• Three days earlier, Lan Qingyou visited Vivian at Emerald Ridge after helping maintain the Blood Moon Barrier, and Vivian asked her to draw attention away from an upcoming operation.
• Vivian explained that the Moonlight Werewolves had over a million members and powerful allies, including the Knights Guild.
• Lan Qingyou learned that Hoger belonged to the Knights Guild, one of its four top-ranking members, and that the Guild's alliance with the Werewolves was especially strong.

Vivian offered Lan Qingyou Jormungandr blood and Gold Copper in exchange for her help against the Moonlight Werewolves and their allies, the Void Clan's Knights Order. Lan Qingyou agreed but asked to see Young Jormungandr, and Vivian warned her that the sealed creature was dangerous.

• Lan Qingyou asked why the Void Clan's Knights Order had allied with the Moonlight Werewolves, and Vivian explained that the Werewolves had supplied ancient blood for the Void Clan's Evolution Item.
• Vivian revealed that she had stolen Young Jormungandr from the Moonlight Werewolves, and Lan Qingyou realized the theft had likely made them enemies of both families.
• Vivian offered Lan Qingyou ten thousand milliliters of Jormungandr blood and fifty tons of Gold Copper, and Lan Qingyou agreed to work with her.
• Lan Qingyou asked to see Young Jormungandr, and Vivian warned that something might happen to her if she looked.
• Vivian explained that Young Jormungandr remained inside an unidentified hexagonal prism and that one of her subordinates had gone insane when he tried to open it.

Lan Qingyou visited the hidden chamber where Vivian kept Young Jormungandr and watched A4 draw its blood. When the black connector caught her attention, she nearly used her Magic Eye despite Vivian’s warning, and Vivian stopped her.

• Lan Qingyou accepted Vivian’s warning not to use her Magic Eye and followed her through a hidden passage into the underground chamber.
• Lan Qingyou saw Young Jormungandr sealed inside a hexagonal prism and learned that A4’s madness had been sealed by a Madness Mask.
• Vivian ordered A4 to provide ten thousand milliliters of Young Jormungandr’s blood, and A4 began drawing the green liquid from the prism.
• Lan Qingyou fixated on the black connector and nearly used her Magic Eye to identify it, but Vivian noticed and stopped her.

Lan Qingyou warned Vivian that the writing on the prism containing Jormungandr might be a seal and advised her to extract blood before trying to secure it with a World Item. Back in the battle, Lan Qingyou faced Hoger, who received a message asking whether he could hold out against her.

• Lan Qingyou told Vivian that the prism’s writing reminded her of the Sealing Magic Array used on the Eye of Kesuya.
• Lan Qingyou said she could not reproduce the original seal and advised Vivian to collect needed blood before sealing Jormungandr with a World Item.
• Vivian agreed to postpone discussing the prism until after the battle.
• Lan Qingyou smiled as she faced Hoger and said she had remembered something that made her happy.
• Hoger received a message from Death Knight asking whether he could hold out while Death Knight helped La Hire and the Moonlight Werewolves fight the invading Vampires.

Hoger confronted Lan Qingyou as the Knights Guild faced the Black Witches, while the Vampire attack divided the Knights Guild’s forces. During the Sky Screen broadcast, Lan Qingyou exposed the dead Griffins and pressed Hoger to confess what the Knights Guild had done.

• Hoger learned that Hector and La Hire were helping the Moonlight Werewolf fend off the Vampires, leaving only two knight commanders to face Lan Qingyou.
• Hoger accused Lan Qingyou of knowing about the Vampire attack, and she confirmed that most of the witches’ forces were fighting in the Dark Forest.
• Lan Qingyou demanded that Hoger publicly admit what he and the Knights Guild had done, but Hoger denied knowing what she meant.
• Lan Qingyou showed the Sky Screen a Griffin on the training ground and had dead Griffins thrown down from the sky.
• The onlookers realized the Knights Guild had gathered many Griffins, which were controlled by the witches, and questioned how the Knights Guild had obtained them.

Hoger realized that the witches and vampires had joined forces against the knights and Moonlight Werewolves, while Lan Qingyou prepared to finish dealing with him. When Lancelot arrived as reinforcements, Lan Qingyou sent Susie and a hundred poison-specialist witches to confront him.

• Hoger suspected Vivian Nadasdy Bathory had secured the witches' support and judged that the forces in the Dark Forest and Twilight Canyon were badly outmatched.
• Lan Qingyou pressed Hoger to answer, but he denied wrongdoing and accused the Black Witches of trying to control trade in flying beasts.
• Lan Qingyou ended her call with Vivian, knowing the witches had already destroyed the Moonlight Werewolves' air defenses and completed their part of the attack.
• A green cloud approached, and Hoger recognized the arriving Knight Commander as Lancelot, the Pestilence Knight.
• Lan Qingyou ordered Susie to lead a hundred poison-specialist witches into the cloud to confront Lancelot.

Hoger watched the Black Witches charge into Lancelot’s poisonous cloud and bombard the advancing Plum Blossom Knights, realizing his forces had nowhere to escape. He raised his fist and called out “Hunger Scale!”

• Onlookers saw witches enter Green Cloud and repeatedly fly back into it, while a scarred man decided to seek them out in the Land of Abandonment for help with his poison.
• Susie led the witches into the cloud, stopping its advance as they fought Lancelot inside.
• Other witches prepared to catch anyone who fell, while a group mounted on Horned Horses approached from the cloud’s direction.
• Black Witches bombarded Lancelot’s Plum Blossom Knights with Explosive Potions and Explosion Magic Potions.
• Hoger saw that his poison could not stop the witches and that the explosions were devastating his reinforcements, so he shouted, “Hunger Scale!”

Hoger used his Hunger Scale talent to link himself to Lan Qingyou and threaten her, but Lan Qingyou revealed that she could drain his stats as well. Hoger thought he had found a weakness and prepared to attack, only for Lan Qingyou to appear behind him.

• Hoger activated Hunger Scale, linking his health to Lan Qingyou and warning her that any damage he took would drain her.
• Hoger demanded that Lan Qingyou withdraw her troops, but she questioned whether he was the only one who could drain another person's stats.
• Lan Qingyou used Soul Drain on Hoger and explained that it worked much like his talent.
• Hoger suspected Lan Qingyou was hiding a limit on how much she could drain and decided to attack her before helping Lancelot.
• Lan Qingyou appeared behind Hoger with Spatial Magic, leaving him sweating as he turned to look at her.

Lan Qingyou confronted Hoger and found her cousin Liu Wei among the Void Clan knights. She revealed that she had collected Liu Wei’s Magic Power and planned to use it to bless his whole family.

• Lan Qingyou appeared behind Hoger and used Gravity to bury his head in the ground.
• Lan Qingyou recognized Liu Wei and stopped him as he tried to flee.
• Lan Qingyou questioned Liu Wei about his family while he nervously tried to answer.
• Lan Qingyou showed Liu Wei a vial containing his Magic Power and explained that she had made it visible.
• Lan Qingyou took out a skull-covered Magic Book and announced that she would use Liu Wei’s Magic Power to bless all his relatives.

Lan Qingyou took Liu Wei into the sky and explained that her hatred for his Vampire family had faded because they no longer seemed worthy of revenge. She left Liu Wei floating beside her, terrified and unsure what she would do next.

• Liu Wei tried to stop Lan Qingyou from using her Magic Book, but she warned him not to move and said she had accounted for the curse’s backlash.
• Lan Qingyou snapped the Magic Book shut, then reduced Liu Wei’s weight to zero and carried him upward on her Magic Broom.
• Lan Qingyou flew with Liu Wei to about five hundred meters, level with Eureka, and told him he did not belong at that height.
• Lan Qingyou said she had once hated his family but now felt calm because they no longer deserved her revenge.
• Lan Qingyou lifted Liu Wei from the broom’s hook and tossed him into the air beside her, leaving him panicking.