Recaps

The chapter followed the slow, technically rich duel between Aoses and Qinghai Xiangzhi, while Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan watched and commentated. The Aoses sisters ultimately lost, but the France sisters still had a chance to advance despite their poor record.

• Du Lingxuan introduced Group G as a comfortable retirement group and teased the Aoses sisters and their opponents for their slow casting.
• Aoses opened with a six-layer feint, and Qinghai Xiangzhi answered with a Word Spirit defense and a transformation threat.
• Aoses and Qinghai Xiangzhi traded intricate curses, counters, and close-combat techniques that Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan praised as a useful demonstration.
• Du Lingxuan declared that Aoses and Qinghai Xiangzhi would be immune from criticism for a week.
• Aoses lost the match, leaving the three France sisters with a combined record of six wins and twenty-four losses but still a chance to advance.

Jiang Han learned from Aoses that she could gain summoning powers from the Abyss by filtering its hellish energy and using a cursed avatar to bear the resulting curse. Olivia then recalled a promise to find Aoses a battle-hardened Giant Cat Lamp who could help Jiang Han develop her summoning specialty.

• A 4.25 Lin Cat Lamp evaded Ovi’s Trickcraft and taunted her, prompting Olivia to smack Lin Zhaojun into the television mist.
• Aoses explained to Jiang Han how witches acquired Abyssal powers and used cursed avatars to bear the curse of immortality.
• Aoses said Olivia had discovered how to filter Abyssal power and had once used a Giant Cat Lamp to bear the cursed power.
• Aoses reminded Olivia that she had promised to find a battle-hardened Giant Cat Lamp after Olivia defeated Eileen and ended her championship streak.
• Olivia agreed that she had made the promise, and Aoses asked her to contact an Abyssal Giant Cat Lamp to assess her reflexes and help Jiang Han find a summoning specialty.

Aoses arranged to summon Cat Xiudiya, an angry Abyss giant cat whose powers and specialties suited her needs. Cat Xiudiya emerged from the Purgatory Ring, recognized Aoses, and reacted with delight when Aoses praised her freedom and revealed she had thought Olivia was gone.

• Aoses warned that Cat Xiudiya resented Olivia and might mock her, but Aoses insisted on recruiting the Abyss giant cat for her Neural Reflexes (Legendary) specialty.
• Olivia drew a summoning array while Aoses explained that Cat Xiudiya could share summoning masteries and Druid Aura enhancements with Jiang Han.
• Cat Xiudiya emerged through the summoning gate and sarcastically asked why Meow Yi Ao had called her.
• Aoses explained that she had requested the summoning and reminded Cat Xiudiya of their past meeting in Purgatory, when Cat Xiudiya had said Olivia had fallen into a deep slumber.
• Cat Xiudiya laughed with delight at Aoses's praise, while Jiang Han watched and admired Aoses's social skills.

Cat Xiudiya guided Jiang Han in sensing magical power and the Abyss, teaching her to perceive Cat Xiudiya’s Giant Cat essence rather than her humanoid appearance. Jiang Han failed to reach the Abyss within six seconds, and Cat Xiudiya told her to continue.

• Cat Xiudiya teased Jiang Han, then asked Jiang Miao what form she perceived her as; Jiang Miao sensed leyline energy and described Cat Xiudiya’s humanoid body as sexy.
• Cat Xiudiya explained that Jiang Han still perceived others physically first and urged her to recognize Cat Xiudiya as a Giant Cat at her essence.
• Jiang Han emptied her thoughts and sensed Cat Xiudiya’s leyline energy, spell source, curse power, and cat brain before Cat Xiudiya blocked her from seeing more.
• Cat Xiudiya instructed Jiang Han to reach into the Abyss and contact the source of demons’ spatial sensitivity to improve her summoning.
• Jiang Han searched through her consciousness, glimpsed the Shadow Grand Cathedral, Eileen, and planets around Anjie, but could not find the Abyss within six seconds; Cat Xiudiya told her to continue.

Jiang Han failed to reach the Abyss directly, so Cat Xiudiya used a virtual disguise system to help her connect to the Abyss’s will. Jiang Han gained access to Abyssal specializations, though their incomprehensible script and demon-killing requirements left her wary.

• Jiang Han could not gain the Abyss’s recognition, and Cat Xiudiya explained that the Abyss sometimes barred certain beings from entering.
• Cat Xiudiya proposed using her virtual camouflage system to imitate a demon and deceive the Abyss’s will.
• Cat Xiudiya showed the Witches a cat-ear bone chip that used a demon’s spirit to create a fake Abyssal identity.
• Jiang Han used the virtual ID to connect to the Abyss’s mechanized will and obtain basic knowledge of Abyssal specializations.
• Jiang Han found that Abyssal script was impossible to understand and that most specializations required killing demons.

Jiang Han spent her rest day scavenging with Little Li, sightseeing at the Mist Sea Coast, and buying a gift for Carla Lamp. After returning to the Cat Book House, she watched Gu Bao and Xuan Bao play squash with Du Lingxuan and told Du Lingxuan about her outing.

• Jiang Han and Little Li scavenged through the pipes on Saturday morning before visiting the Mist Sea Coast in the afternoon.
• Jiang Han, Cat Xiumei, and Cat Yeta took pictures together at the beach, where Cat Xiumei mingled with a group of Nordic Kafra Bear Witches.
• Jiang Han bought a bell-covered tail band for Carla Lamp as a thank-you gift.
• Jiang Han returned to the Cat Book House and found the Chen Ligu sisters playing squash with Du Lingxuan.
• Xuan Bao's powerful shot rebounded into Du Lingxuan's head, and Gu Bao declared Chen Ligu the winner.
• Du Lingxuan got up and asked Jiang Han about her outing, and Jiang Han said she had taken photos.

Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan planned to secretly sell their gold at Eileen’s Golden Market, where rumors already swirled about rare goods and a powerful pseudo-god. Jiang Han arranged to cosplay Eileen and have her sisters help sell their goods, while Chen Ligu teased them and the sisters talked about their gaming losses.

• Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan discussed trading their privately earned Witch Gold at Eileen’s Golden Market.
• Jiang Han learned rumors about the market, including a rare monkey version of the Philosopher’s Stone and a living, powerful domain pseudo-god.
• Jiang Han asked Du Lingxuan to help sell their goods while she cosplayed Eileen and canvassed votes at the market.
• Chen Ligu compared the sisters to Cat Lamps secretly sharing stolen canned food, then scratched Jiang Han’s tail until she meowed contentedly.
• Du Lingxuan complained that she and Chen Ligu had lost nearly two hundred points playing games, and Jiang Han concealed her relief that they had not ranked up.

Jiang Han and Olivia arrived at Eileen's underworld bazaar to take part in the Eileen imitation contest, where Jiang Han observed several witches preparing to portray Eileen. She recognized Achina and Anna Jin as performers whose personalities and appearances reflected different sides of Eileen.

• Jiang Han woke early for the bazaar and watched Olivia coat her tail with magical resin to imitate Eileen's gold.
• Jiang Han and Olivia reached the venue and collected their golden Eileen cosplay outfits.
• Jiang Han used magical vision to examine the witches in the changing room and identified Achina of Holtonheim, the Pure Gold Witch, as a fitting Eileen impersonator.
• Anna Jin rushed in asking Achina for hot mushroom tea, and Olivia explained that Eileen had once been a lively, quick-witted traveling witch.
• Achina teased Anna Jin by making her brew her own tea, then tossed her a prepared cup.

Jiang Han joined the Eileen imitation contest at the Golden Market, where Angelite made a dramatic entrance as the master of the Golden Land. The contest ended with Angelite in first place, the Aoses sisters in second, Jiang Han in third, and Eileen in fifteenth.

• Little Eileen welcomed the Golden Market guests and introduced a special guest, surprising Jiang Han and Big Boss Cat.
• Angelite emerged from a golden vortex and declared herself the master of the Golden Land, then announced she would win the imitation contest.
• Jiang Han received contest merchandise and a cat lamp, petted the cat, and approached Angelite's sales area while trying to imitate Eileen's dignified manner.
• A young witch asked Jiang Han for an autograph, and Jiang Han signed it as Eileen.
• At the end of the day, Angelite won the Best Eileen Cosplay Award, the Aoses sisters placed second, Jiang Han placed third, and Eileen finished fifteenth behind Olivia.

Jiang Han and Angelite visited Eileen’s nest to claim their rewards, where the Gold Cat Lamps revealed that Achina had already exchanged her reward for a legendary spell. Anjie explained that Achina had once fought her over Eileen’s plundering of her homeland’s resources.

• Jiang Han and Angelite walked through Eileen’s golden garden, and Angelite explained that its rare flowers produced Witch Gold.
• Angelite asked the Gold Cat Lamps to contact Eileen, and the cats admitted they had forgotten to receive the visitors.
• Jiang Han and Angelite persuaded the cats to tell them that Achina had visited first and exchanged her reward for a legendary spell.
• Jiang Han asked about Achina’s strength, and Anjie said Achina could hold her off for more than three days in battle.
• Anjie explained that Eileen’s forces had angered Achina by plundering the minerals of her homeland and folded space.

Jiang Han and Angelite learned how Eileen’s war against Achina had alienated the Winter Witch and pushed witch warfare toward increasingly ruthless tactics. The Gold Cat Lamps then brought them to choose Witch Cards, where Jiang Han demanded an expensive deck.

• The Gold Cat Lamps revealed that Achina’s territory held mysterious Gem Cat Lamps, and Angelite connected Eileen’s attack on Achina to the Winter Witch’s later reluctance to support her.
• Jiang Han and Angelite discussed how the war had shifted from duels between powerful witches to attacks on the enemy’s rear, troubling both Eileen and Angelite.
• Jiang Han reflected that Olivia had created the Evolution Technique but was probably too cautious to use it, despite her unreliability and history of brutal battles.
• A Gold Cat Lamp led Jiang Han and Angelite to a nest filled with treasure chests containing Witch Cards.
• When Angelite asked about choosing a deck of legendary cards, the Gold Cat Lamps limited her to officially recommended decks, and Jiang Han demanded a set of ten Legendary Cards, ten Precious Cards, and five Rare Cards.

Angelite and Jiang Han toured Eileen’s treasure-storage caves, where Angelite explained the value of ancient Witch Cards and Eileen’s extraordinary work manipulating space to create specialized plots. Jiang Han asked Angelite to choose a useful plot for her, and Angelite selected a spatial plot called a Subway Plot.

• Angelite revealed that she had chosen an ancient Witch Card set, while Jiang Han complained that she had missed a valuable opportunity and defended her Legendary Cards.
• Angelite said future card decks would strengthen some Legendary Cards, especially the Grand Council, and joked with Jiang Han and the Cat Lamps.
• Angelite led Jiang Han into a cave displaying plots made with Eileen’s spatial magic and described Eileen’s cultivation projects, including longevity fruit and specialized soil.
• Jiang Han asked Angelite to recommend a plot, and Angelite selected a spatial plot known as a Subway Plot.

Jiang Han brought Angelite to Long-Haired Cat Clawmark Island to help install and plan the subway land block, promising to get her into the S-tier Maintenance Bureau. Angelite explained that the subway’s traits could boost Giant Cat Lamp morale, leaving Jiang Han and the cats shocked.

• Jiang Han tied up Angelite and brought her to Mist Immortal Cat Nest, then persuaded her to help install the land block.
• Angelite inspected the core chamber and advised Jiang Han to plan the territory’s first ring carefully, since the Giant Cat Lamps’ chaotic construction could disrupt leyline energy.
• Jiang Han promised to get Angelite into the S-tier Maintenance Bureau, and Angelite eagerly arranged preparations for her next match and gave instructions to her avatars.
• Angelite explained that subway terrain carried traits including apocalypse, abandonment, horror, and communication, making it a valuable plot for boosting Giant Cat Lamp morale.
• Jiang Han cried out in shock, drawing cat heads from across the labyrinth.

Angelite completed the Courage Test Subway and tried to turn the Cat Lamps’ retreat ability into a way to obtain powerful equipment, but Jiang Han rejected the plan as impractical. Angelite’s frustration gave way to a more vulnerable moment when Jiang Han asked to hold her hand.

• Angelite announced the Courage Test Subway’s completion and promised Cat Lamps food and a morale-cap increase for the best runner.
• Jiang Han explained that Cat Lamps could seize enemy-related resources when retreating, depending on their remaining morale cap.
• Angelite proposed using a leyline energy amplifier to exploit that ability, but concluded that obtaining one was too difficult.
• Jiang Han hugged Angelite and suggested asking Ovi to help with the experiment, prompting Angelite to recall Ovi’s past refusal.
• Jiang Han asked to hold Angelite’s hand, and Angelite froze as Jiang Han enjoyed its warmth.

Jiang Han took Angelite to the Mist Immortal Cat Nest to relax instead of worrying about her upcoming match. Angelite joined Jiang Han and two Mist Immortal Giant Cats for cards and a monster-chase documentary.

• Jiang Han teased Angelite about her fans and asked whether she had plans for tomorrow's match.
• Angelite said her performance depended on her, not her fans, and admitted she should prepare for the match.
• Jiang Han invited Angelite to the Cat Nest, where two Mist Immortal Giant Cats were playing Witch Cards.
• Angelite sat down to play cards and watch cartoons with Jiang Han and the cats.
• Angelite laughed at a documentary showing Clara Korkraft fleeing two Star-Devouring Beasts, and a Mist Immortal Giant Cat claimed she had once eaten their meat after a battle-hardened cat killed one.

Jiang Han woke after missing Angelite's intimate teasing and joined her companions in the private box before the match. As Du Lingxuan prepared to stream the Group G versus Group A match, the group joked about Eileen's equipment business and debated the players, leaving them ready for the broadcast.

• Jiang Han regretted falling asleep before she could enjoy Angelite's teasing, while Histeria mistook her frustration for a romantic entanglement with Chu Zi.
• Chu Yujun announced she was backing Lin Zhaojun, and Jiang Han teased the Agatha sisters about following the Way of the Leek.
• Du Lingxuan set up her streaming equipment, and Jiang Han warned her that Eileen's free services could turn optional accessories into necessities and create a new business loop.
• Du Lingxuan decided to buy Eileen's portable streaming equipment for practical reasons, and the sisters helped her finish setting it up.
• Du Lingxuan began streaming the Group G versus Group A match and bantered with Histeria and Chu Zi about Alesha, Lin Zhaojun, and Little Li.

The commentators joked about Xuan Bao and discussed how the Eileen Cup’s evolving tactics were affecting Group A. Alesha defeated Loya by transforming into a Six-Winged Angel and crushing her Giant Cat Lamps.

• Du Lingxuan and the other commentators teased Xuan Bao while discussing Angelite’s exhaustion and the standings in Group A.
• Histeria explained that Lin Zhaojun had dropped matches against weaker opponents because she could not go all-out every game.
• Loya opened her match against Alesha with Cat Lamp Style and summoned little cats armed with magic-missile pistols.
• Alesha used Transformation and spent extra resources enhancing it, while Loya summoned Giant Cat Lamps.
• Alesha transformed into a Six-Winged Angel and chopped apart Loya’s giant cat, decisively winning the match.

Angelite’s three consecutive Cat Lamp Style victories forced her rivals to account for the tactic, while Du Lingxuan explained the strategic value of keeping opponents uncertain. Du Lingxuan then reviewed Group A’s qualification race, with Lin Zhaojun nearly guaranteed a spot and four witches contesting the other.

• Angelite sacrificed 20% of her maximum mana to summon a legendary giant cat and defeated A Lin with Cat Lamp Style.
• Angelite continued using Cat Lamp Style to win her next two matches, including against Loya, prompting Du Lingxuan to explain how the tactic could influence rivals’ spell-pool preparations.
• Jiang Han warmed Du Lingxuan’s cold hands as they discussed how witches practiced tactics they were not known for using to avoid giving opponents an obvious advantage.
• Du Lingxuan said Lin Zhaojun was almost certain to qualify from Group A, while Eileen, Ovi, Angelite, and Loya were competing for the second spot.
• Du Lingxuan said Alesha’s lack of experience in intense competitions and her predictable tactics had left her struggling with alternating wins and losses.

Olivia unveiled a Giant Cat Lamp combo that devastated Lin Zhaojun and won points against several opponents, but Angelite outmaneuvered her with a morale feint and prepared Saint Form Anjie. The chapter ended as the mist cleared and Olivia faced Angelite’s transformed state.

• Olivia summoned five Giant Cat Lamps and detonated Heavy Cat's Giant Hammer, leaving Lin Zhaojun weakened and out of mana before unleashing her cats and Nine-Tailed Form.
• Witches adjusted their tactics, and Alesha countered Olivia’s opening by rushing her, clearing the cats, and surviving the explosion, but Olivia knocked her unconscious with her Nine-Tailed Gundam.
• Olivia used the Cat Lamp tactic to defeat Aiseli, then faced Angelite, who lured her into stacking buffs while secretly preparing an ultimate.
• Angelite’s automatic debuffs helped disguise her plan, and the mist cleared to reveal Saint Form Anjie after she had used Mana Form.

After Olivia blamed her loss on Angelite’s tactics, Xuan Bao unleashed a furious tirade and the two Witches wrestled before the cats broke them up. The group soon settled down to review the replay, where Olivia warned that Angelite’s mist made her especially dangerous.

• Olivia threw a tantrum over losing and insisted Angelite had prevented her from kiting.
• Jiang Han tried to comfort Olivia, but Olivia challenged Xuan Bao for staying quiet.
• Xuan Bao snapped at Olivia over her repeated tactical mistakes, and the two Witches began wrestling.
• The cats separated the fighters, then Olivia and the others watched the replay together.
• Olivia noted that Angelite had secretly stolen mana through her mist and said they would need spells to disperse it in future fights.

Jiang Han studied Angelite’s mist tactics and realized she could combine obscuring mist with weather-style Cat Lamps to exploit opponents’ defensive habits. She decided to test the strategy in the group stage, hoping to secure first place and advance without revealing her other tactics.

• Jiang Han noticed that witches usually played conservatively inside mist because maintaining Casting Focus gave their opponents a spell-differential advantage.
• Jiang Han realized she could use weather-style Cat Lamps and raw-cast a weather formation inside her mist to turn that habit against opponents.
• Jiang Han weighed whether to save the tactic for the knockout stage, then decided the weak group stage was her best chance to try it.
• Jiang Han hoped to take first place and break through the first elimination round, unless she was matched against a monster and had to hide her tactics until next year.

Jiang Han realized Dragon Turtle Witches could serve as ideal sparring partners because their rapid casting let them execute tactics consistently. She posted an offer to recruit them, competing with other witches by promising payment and Cat Lamp clues.

• Jiang Han and Cat Dula reviewed qualification results and found Ghost Witches were likely opponents in later rounds.
• Jiang Han considered vampire witches for practice but dismissed them because cats had never lost to them and the Cat Lamp Style weakened their strengths.
• Jiang Han recalled how three Dragon Turtle Witches had nearly beaten the cats on the Ladder, then recognized their rapid casting could make them ideal sparring partners.
• Jiang Han posted a request seeking Dragon Turtle Witches, offering 200 yuan per match and information about a sea-element Cat Lamp's whereabouts.

Jiang Han invited a Dragon Turtle witch to a private ladder practice match, trading water-aspected Cat Lamp information for a demanding series of duels. After losing seven of ten rounds, Jiang Han began to find a way to counter the witch’s transformation and zoo strategies.

• Jiang Han used her VIP membership to invite the Dragon Turtle witch to a customized practice match.
• The Dragon Turtle witch arrived ready to fight and said she had taken the commission both for work and for the joy of dueling.
• Jiang Han offered the witch a choice of rumored or more specific information about water-aspected Cat Lamps, and the witch asked for both.
• The Dragon Turtle witch fought Jiang Han for ten rounds using only transformation spells and zoo strategies, winning seven matches.
• Jiang Han paid for another piece of giant-cat information and worked out that she needed to withstand an early rush before activating her Weather Cat Lamp set.

Jiang Han received a gift from her senior sister Rodjielin: a corrupted holy grail designed for a paladin class change. Rodjielin’s note explained its risks and connected the item to the group buff aura ability Jiang Han wanted.

• Xiya told Jiang Han that Rodjielin had sent her a gift through their connection with Priscilla.
• Jiang Han opened an intricate gear box and found a holy grail with a note from Rodjielin.
• Jiang Han identified the holy grail and felt the powerful corruption within it.
• Rodjielin’s note explained that the grail carried Corruption and Aberrance attributes, warned that paladins suffered experience penalties, and recommended using an experience-penalty reduction potion.
• Rodjielin wrote that the corrupted class change would alter attributes and the class-change target, and recognized that Jiang Han wanted the ability to cast group buff auras.

Jiang Han studied Li Rodjielin’s Holy Relic Knight class-change method and considered who among her sisters might qualify for it. After sharing a meal with Xiya and the Giant Cats, she asked Histeria what gift to give her Senior Sister.

• Jiang Han read about the benevolent-fall Holy Grail Knight and learned that its full version granted specialties, spells, and the Living Holy Relic ability.
• Xi Fu explained that she had once served as a devil lord and built a road in the Abyss to profit from a bounty.
• Jiang Han examined the Holy Relic Knight’s ability to create three Holy Spirits, then skimmed Rodjielin’s appended research notes.
• Jiang Han kicked a Giant Cat away, sent a chubby Umbral Giant Cat Lamp into Mist Immortal Lake, and took back her stolen dried shrimp.
• Jiang Han asked Histeria what to give her Senior Sister, and Xiya suggested sending her a huge box of tofu so she could show off.