Recaps

Jiang Han survived a punishing group-stage match against Qiao Xinyi by using a Giant Cat to counter her Reignite spell and win, then reflected on how difficult it had become to prevail without creating miracles. The group stage continued to favor Jiang Han and the two Water Dragon Certificate witches, though Jiang Han believed she had kept more of her tactics hidden.

• Cat Lamp Style spread into three schools: Jiang Han’s attrition tactics, Angelite’s simultaneous-position damage, and Loya’s Giant Cat Gundam approach.
• Jiang Han broke Qiao Xinyi’s Reignite spell with a risky charge, summoned a Frenzied Giant Cat to absorb the follow-up, and concealed her casting before defeating Qiao with Angelite’s Solar Flame Ray.
• Jiang Han collapsed after emptying her mana and woke wrapped in bandages after securing the victory.
• Jiang Han told Xiya that winning had become difficult as opponents learned her tactics, and that she would need to create miracles to keep advancing.
• Jiang Han had taken six wins and three losses, while she and the two Water Dragon Certificate witches appeared most likely to advance; Jiang Han believed Water Dragon Certificate had exhausted its tactics.

Jiang Han agreed to take Xiya out to eat after Xiya gave up on practicing, convinced she had no chance of advancing against the dominant Transformation School players in her group. As they headed out, Jiang Han reflected on the tournament’s shifting rankings and her own rising market value.

• Xiya asked Jiang Han to spend the afternoon with her, and Jiang Han agreed despite noticing an uneven feeling in her spine after practice.
• Xiya said she was giving up on practice because she could not qualify, and invited Jiang Han to try a newly opened Eastern Isles restaurant.
• Jiang Han thought about how Rosaline Edward Homan and Kasha Fieldlist had dominated Xiya’s group and left the other witches with no chance to advance.
• Jiang Han considered the French sisters’ controversial rankings, which placed Lin Zhaojun tenth and Aoses fifth, above Eileen.
• Jiang Han reflected that the tournament could change witches’ market value, noting that her signing fee had climbed from 750,000 to 2.4 million.

Jiang Han and Xiya visited the Giant Chubby Restaurant, where Xiya offered to help Jiang Han buy overpriced Dragon Crystals from the Dragon Dance Plane. Jiang Han had not decided whether to buy them when the chapter ended.

• Jiang Han and Xiya settled into a cat-themed booth at the Giant Chubby Restaurant and checked its reviews on Mioooou.
• Jiang Han teased Xiya about an old lie, then tugged her cheeks over the lost club victory bonus.
• Xiya ordered for them while Jiang Han read messages about witches hunting mutated dragons in the Dragon Dance Plane.
• Jiang Han considered how rare mutated dragons were and how Dragon Crystal rings could boost transformation spells.
• Xiya offered to reserve three Dragon Crystals for Jiang Han, but warned that their inflated price and small bonus made them a poor late-season purchase.

Jiang Han and Xiya shared a lavish meal at a giant-cat restaurant, then visited a local spell shop to browse Eastern Isles magic. Jiang Han was interested in a spell that could catch fish using bait.

• Jiang Han explained why +5 Dragon Crystal Rings were valuable transformation equipment for witches.
• Xiya revealed that she had ordered food Jiang Han liked, and the two ate a feast of seafood, sushi, sashimi, and Eastern Isles snacks.
• Jiang Han teased Xiya about witches' perfect recall after Xiya said she remembered Jiang Han's fondness for baby cuttlefish.
• Jiang Han and Xiya visited a spell shop, where Jiang Han considered the Eastern Isles' distinctive Fireball Spell and took an interest in Fishing Spell.

Jiang Han went to Ghost Castle to practice her skills on the ranked ladder and learned about the Ghost Witches’ formidable training. The matchmaking system paired her 3,000-point account against Final Witch Angelite, who had 13,000 points.

• Jiang Han bought spells and a running mat for Ice Bear, then went to Ghost Castle to train on its ranked ladder.
• A Ghost Witch administrator told Jiang Han that the Great Ghost Witch Lady was searching for the fifteen missing boxes of Golden Land dark chocolate without launching a theft investigation.
• Jiang Han logged into the Eastern Isles ranked-ladder system and equipped her available gear with help from the equipment Cat Lamps.
• The system matched Jiang Han, at 3,000 points, against Final Witch Angelite, at 13,000 points.

Jiang Han beat Angelite in a snowy ladder match by stealing her opening armor-piercing shot, then posted the replay and celebrated the points she gained. Her next match paired her against the much higher-ranked Bixi, whose powerful defenses made Jiang Han charge in to end the fight quickly.

• Jiang Han entered a snowy ladder match against Angelite and stole an armor-piercing shot with her opening spell.
• The wind and snow stopped, and Jiang Han was kicked out of the duel; the system declared her the winner and awarded her 235 points.
• Jiang Han uploaded the replay to Du Lingxuan's channel, where viewers thanked Angelite and Angelite complained about the stolen shot.
• Jiang Han queued again and was matched against Bixi of the Fire Dragon Certificate, a formidable Ghost Witch from Silver Eye Nest.
• Bixi set up Legendary Mage Armor and a Legendary Dimensional Reflection Shield before Jiang Han summoned her second giant cat, so Jiang Han flashed forward to attack.

Jiang Han climbed the ladder while Mao Philia and Cat Dula used her matches to research and disguise the Cat Fog tactic. With competitors preparing to target her in the group stage, she planned to rent equipment from Eileen rather than buy costly transformation rings.

• Jiang Han rose from a score of 3000+ to 6000+, defeating Jiang Miao, Gu Bao, and Chu Yujun along the way.
• Jiang Han tested positional style against Kraken’s Cat Lamp Style and found that it could support a slow buildup, while deliberately making her performance look misleadingly weak.
• Mao Philia and Cat Dula developed the Cat Fog tactic to mislead opponents into preparing for positional style while concealing Jiang Han’s Giant Cat core tactic.
• Cat Dula reported that about 6,500 witches had watched Jiang Han’s matches and that competitors had offered a bounty for anyone who beat her.
• Jiang Han decided to accept Eileen’s commission and rent equipment from her instead of buying expensive Dragon Crystal Rings.

Jiang Han visited Eileen and accepted her offer to partner with Du Lingxuan for a livestream channel, asking to borrow equipment. Eileen agreed and went with Jiang Han to choose gear, quietly acknowledging that the younger Witch had changed her a little.

• Jiang Han visited Eileen with fried chicken, and they ate together while discussing a hidden Folded Space and the Tea Soup Giant Cat Lamp.
• Jiang Han reminded Eileen of her livestream channel commission and accepted it, saying she needed to rent equipment.
• Eileen explained that Du Lingxuan needed a regular partner and that Jiang Han was the only one who could keep her in check.
• Eileen agreed to take Jiang Han to Equipment Vault No. 2, and Jiang Han offered her hand so they could go together.
• Eileen took Jiang Han's hand and reflected that the girl had changed her, even if only a little.

Jiang Han visited Eileen’s equipment vault to find gear for her Holy Relic Knight and Giant Cat abilities. After learning how her charisma-focused build could strengthen her defenses, she decided to assemble a specialized Charisma Cat set.

• Jiang Han and Eileen reached the stockroom, where Gold Cat Lamps hurried to hide their card game before opening the vault.
• Eileen explained that her vast collection of legendary equipment came from defeated Demon Kings and heroes who had been defeated by her servants.
• Jiang Han described how her goodness value affected her Holy Relic Knight abilities and how Cat Lina’s leyline energy created the Holy Bandage Giant Cat effect.
• Jiang Han decided to build a charisma-focused equipment set to enhance her defenses and support her Charisma Cat Build.

Jiang Han borrowed holy-power gear and five powerful Dragon Crystal Rings from Eileen, who had spent over twenty million on her equipment. She brought the borrowed gear to the Cat Book House, where Olivia was warned not to touch it.

• Jiang Han equipped Saint's Lament, a belt that boosted holy damage, and considered how it could improve her Giant Cat Lamp's damage.
• Jiang Han admired Eileen's maxed Dragon Crystal Rings and learned that Eileen had spent just over twenty million on them.
• Eileen agreed to lend Jiang Han five rings and explained that Anjie was hunting a King of Nothingness in exchange for gear-borrowing favors.
• Jiang Han borrowed additional equipment and settled the matter of the protective talismans with Eileen.
• Jiang Han brought boxes of Eileen's rented equipment into the Cat Book House and warned Olivia not to touch anything.

Jiang Han prepared to disguise her rush strategy by practicing Transmutation on the ladder with borrowed legendary equipment. After going to bed early, she woke up and headed to the Ghost Castle training room, where the Cat Lamps brought out the gear.

• Mao Philia recorded the equipment's histories, while Cat Xiudiya warned Jiang Han that opponents had begun countering her rush strategy and advised her to use tactical deception.
• Jiang Han agreed to borrow five Dragon Crystal Rings and planned to practice Transmutation under the [Cat Mist] smokescreen strategy.
• Jiang Han went to bed early so she could get up and play on the ladder the next morning, while Xuan Bao and Jiang Miao stayed up playing Marite Racing.
• Jiang Han woke a little after eight, found her sisters still gaming, and went to the ladder training room in Ghost Castle.
• The Ghost Giant Cat opened Jiang Han's usual room, and Jiang Han summoned the Giant Cat Advisory Group as the Cat Lamps prepared the new equipment.

Jiang Han received and attuned a powerful borrowed equipment set assembled by the Cat Lamps, preparing her for battle. After the equipment was approved for deployment, she chatted with Cat Xiudiya and guarded the golden pine oil Eileen had given her.

• The Cat Lamps equipped Jiang Han with dragon crystals, legendary rings, cold-weather clothing, and long boots tailored to strengthen her attributes and spells.
• Jiang Han and the equipment-prep cats completed more than a hundred checks before confirming that her gear was ready for deployment.
• Jiang Han told Cat Dula that borrowing Eileen's equipment showed their close relationship, but Cat Xiudiya suggested Eileen's request was the real reason.
• Cat Xiudiya admired Eileen's golden pine oil and teased that gold suited her red fur better, so Jiang Han hugged her own tail and refused to share it.

Jiang Han prepared a Transmutation strategy with the Cat Lamp coaching staff, then was matched against the much higher-ranked Dinesha of the Great Witch. On a featureless plain, Jiang Han dodged Dinesha’s opening attack and began casting Three Foxes to transform.

• Cat Dula explained that the team would spend Cat Gold Paw Marks to strengthen Jiang Han with Giant Cat’s Slime Spell, while Cat Xiudiya recommended stacking Three Foxes and other giant cat buffs.
• Jiang Han studied the giant cat spells before matchmaking paired her with Dinesha, whose ranking was far above hers.
• The Cat Lamps adjusted Jiang Han’s equipment and absorbed some of her leyline energy before she entered the arena.
• Jiang Han found herself on a plain, taunted Dinesha in chat, and shut the panel after Dinesha replied with an ellipsis.
• Jiang Han dodged Dinesha’s Armor-Piercing Round, read that Dinesha was preparing Chain Lightning, and began pre-reading Three Foxes.

Jiang Han used stacked Three Foxes buffs and shapeshifting to overwhelm Dinesha in a ranked match, discovering how powerful the late-version transformation build was. After winning and gaining score, she was immediately matched against Kraken of the Great Witch.

• Jiang Han tanked Dinesha’s chain lightning and acid rain while stacking Three Foxes buffs on herself.
• Dinesha’s morale and necromancy spells failed to harm Jiang Han, who strengthened her defenses with Greater Heroic Spirit and Greater Giant Cat Glory.
• Jiang Han used an illusion and mirror image to bait out Dinesha’s Ghostly Recoil, then continued stacking buffs while Dinesha prepared Eagle Eye Spell.
• Dinesha charged Jiang Han in her Infinite Cat Cat form, and Jiang Han won the ranked match.
• Jiang Han celebrated her score increase before the ranking system matched her against Kraken of the Great Witch.

Jiang Han returned to commentate with Xuan Bao after practicing Transfiguration, while the cats investigated her astonishing 15–0 ranked record. As Group A’s matches continued, Jiang Han joked about her supposedly easygoing opponents and prepared for her own qualification match.

• Chen Ligu fetched Jiang Han so she could return to partner with Xuan Bao for commentary on Group A’s matches.
• Jiang Han handed her demo and permissions to the Giant Cat coaches, who debated whether her Transfiguration success was a real tactic or an unusually convincing deception.
• Rumors spread that Olivia would open Cat Lamp Witch and trainee slots next year, drawing attention to Jiang Han’s rise and attracting more fans.
• Jiang Han reunited with Xuan Bao, teased her on stream, and began discussing the tournament matches.
• Xuan Bao recounted how Lilian ended the day in third place despite an undefeated streak, after other competitors kept giving wins to Teacher Ji and Teacher Yu.
• Jiang Han dodged Xuan Bao’s warning about her qualification match by claiming that the witches in her group liked yielding to their sisters.

Group A's brutal matches revealed Angelite's terrifying determination to win, and she and Loya advanced while top-ranked Lin Zhaojun and Alesha were eliminated. The group ended with both survivors' tactics and equipment exposed, leaving them depleted and vulnerable heading into the elimination rounds.

• Du Ling Xuan discussed Angelite's versatile play and the witch network's theory of talent gaps while Jiang Han commented on the livestream system.
• Angelite awakened an overwhelming desire to win and outmatched Lin Zhaojun with superior speed, buffs, perception, spell specialization, and combined tactics.
• Group A's day-long battles ended with Loya and Angelite advancing, while Lin Zhaojun, Alesha, Olivia, Eileen, and Big Boss Cat were eliminated.
• Loya used up nearly all her consumables and tactical reserves, while Angelite exhausted her tactical pool and revealed her equipment and strategies.

Du Lingxuan and Jiang Han held a giveaway on the livestream, where Jiang Han won a Du Lingxuan figurine and ten viewers received prizes. After the stream ended, Jiang Han insisted she was well positioned to qualify and planned to steal tactics in tomorrow’s matches.

• Du Lingxuan revealed a Hunter Version figurine of herself and a collectible poster of Jiang Han as the giveaway prize.
• Jiang Han asked to keep a figurine, tugged Du Lingxuan’s cheeks until she agreed, and then joined her in drawing ten winners.
• Du Lingxuan used a Golden Cat Lamp to pick five named witches and five random viewers before ending the stream.
• Jiang Han told Du Lingxuan she was not worried about her qualifier against Ketus and planned to steal her opponents’ tactics.
• The cat coach team’s advice for Jiang Han’s matches was to steal tactics, since winning one clash against a top player or defeating three more opponents could secure her qualification.

Jiang Han entered the final day of Group D needing only a few wins to qualify, while Cat Xiudiya urged her to aim for the top seed without revealing their tactics. In her match against Ketus, Jiang Han fought with newfound control but was caught in a battle of deceptive spell tactics.

• Cat Xiudiya encouraged Jiang Han to pursue the top seed while keeping their strategies concealed, and Jiang Han agreed to do her best.
• Du Lingxuan and Angelite commentated on the Group D matches, joking about Angelite's Water Dragon Certificate and Jiang Han's opening match against Ketus.
• Jiang Han realized her former battle frenzy had stemmed from fear and that controlling her madness let her direct her power deliberately.
• When the match began, Jiang Han evaded Ketus's opening spell, fired an armor-piercing magic missile, and placed a Dimensional Anchor against possible teleport attacks.
• Ketus canceled a trap spell and hit Jiang Han's former position with an enhanced penetrating magic bullet, revealing that both witches were using deceptive tactics.

Jiang Han transformed, stole buffs, and summoned a Giant Cat mirror image before turning herself and the clone into mounted Holy Relics to overwhelm Ketus in close combat. Ketus adjusted her tactics and charged back in to stop them from stacking more buffs, while Jiang Han kept her Weather Cat Lamp strategy hidden.

• Jiang Han dry-pulled Might of the Dragon despite Ketus's Chain Lightning and transformed into a Super Saiyan Cat.
• Instead of pressing forward, Jiang Han cast Greater Heroism and summoned a True Giant Cat Mirror Image as Ketus prepared to use a scroll.
• Jiang Han and the Mist Immortal Giant Cat each cast Holy Relic Transformation on the other, then Jiang Han mounted the Giant Cat.
• Jiang Han and her mirror fought as a coordinated cat-riding pair, tearing through the arena and dismantling Ketus's summoned legendary mummy pharaoh.
• Ketus charged back into close combat to prevent Jiang Han and her clone from stacking buffs, while Jiang Han withheld her Weather Cat Lamp tactic.

Jiang Han used Eileen’s equipment vault and her Cat Lamp abilities to dominate her final group match, finishing with a 14–2 record and first place. She earned knockout protection, improved her odds of drawing the Ghost Witches, and received congratulations as she considered the knockout rounds.

• Jiang Han’s equipment reached top-tier quality with Eileen’s support, letting her project a decisive advantage across the arena.
• Du Lingxuan and Angelite praised Jiang Han’s transformation magic and explained how her unusual Cat Lamp equipment suited her fighting style.
• Jiang Han entered Giant Cat Frenzy and used her mobility and Shadow Cat Cloak to evade an Evocation specialist’s attacks before defeating her.
• Jiang Han finished the group stage with 14 wins and 2 losses, taking first place and earning one use of the Knockout Protection Mechanism.
• Jiang Han received congratulatory messages on her phone while calculating her chances in the knockout rounds.

Jiang Han celebrated qualifying first and praised Du Lingxuan’s new Cat Lamp Style tactics before revealing that she would commentate on Du Lingxuan’s qualification match. The chapter left Jiang Han preparing to watch her sister closely during the livestream.

• Jiang Han arrived at Cat Book House and was swarmed by enthusiastic cats after qualifying first in her group.
• Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan discussed Du Lingxuan’s Cat Lamp Style and her upcoming qualification match.
• Jiang Han invited Du Lingxuan to face commentary from herself, Dorothy Jordan, and Lin Zhaojun, making Du Lingxuan worry she would be criticized.
• The next day, Jiang Han prepared Du Lingxuan’s match materials in the livestream room and resolved to keep a close eye on her.

Jiang Han hosted a livestream with Dorothy Jordan and Lin Zhaojun, who reflected on their tournament results before turning to discuss Du Lingxuan’s upcoming match. The guests gleefully mocked Xuan Bao’s dueling style, and Jiang Han defended her as the broadcast looked ahead to her final group-stage battle.

• Jiang Han opened the livestream, introduced the guests, and read an advertisement for Tank Cannon No. 7.
• Dorothy Jordan praised Jiang Han’s match, while Lin Zhaojun lamented her failure to qualify from the difficult group.
• Dorothy Jordan reminded Lin Zhaojun that qualifying did not guarantee a strong tournament placement without tactical reserves.
• Jiang Han shifted the conversation to Du Lingxuan’s match against Bixi of the Fire Dragon Certificate.
• Dorothy Jordan and Lin Zhaojun teased Du Lingxuan’s slow openings and uneven skills, while Jiang Han defended her beloved sister.

Du Lingxuan prepared to face Bixi in the Eileen Cup, hiding her newly trained transmutation tactics while expecting an easy match. Bixi’s apparent killing intent forced Du Lingxuan to take the fight seriously, and the chapter ended as their battle began.

• Du Lingxuan reviewed Bixi’s habits and decided to conceal her extra transmutation training while aiming to reach the top sixteen.
• Du Lingxuan read Bixi’s poker-faced demeanor as brimming with killing intent and abandoned her plan for an easy victory.
• Jiang Han, A Lin, and Lin Zhaojun watched the match as Lin Zhaojun explained that witches’ beliefs could affect their basic attributes.
• Du Lingxuan and Bixi began exchanging fire.

Jiang Han and the others analyzed Du Lingxuan and Bixi’s duel as Du Lingxuan gathered information, concealed her spell pool, and patiently countered Bixi’s attacks. Bixi gambled on a direct assault, but Du Lingxuan won the first round.

• Du Lingxuan opened with Grease, Cloudy Sky, and Web, prompting Bixi to reveal her reliance on Dispel Magic.
• Lin Zhaojun and Dorothy explained that Du Lingxuan had gained information about Bixi’s spell pool and could use it to choose her tactics.
• Du Lingxuan slowed the duel, while Bixi cast anxiously and lost her Transcendence: Ghost connection to Eradication.
• Bixi used Solarflare Blast to seize the initiative, but Du Lingxuan maintained her distance and continued playing patiently.
• Du Lingxuan used first-circle Wind Shift to disrupt Bixi’s Cloud of Enveloping Death and expose more of Bixi’s tactics.
• Bixi charged with Transcendence, Greater Ghost Life Form, and the Bone-Devouring Sword, but Du Lingxuan won the first round.

The commentators praised Du Lingxuan’s information-gathering tactics, then Maggie Lias abandoned cautious play and overwhelmed her with Evocation spells. Maggie eventually struck Du Lingxuan down, leaving the audience laughing as the match continued.

• Lin Zhaojun and Dorothy praised Du Lingxuan’s spell-pool tactics but warned that probing could leave her at a disadvantage against faster attacks.
• Maggie Lias opened the second round with Evocation spells and unleashed a barrage that forced Du Lingxuan to stack shields.
• Lin Zhaojun, Dorothy, and Jiang Han celebrated Maggie’s Evocation bombardment and discussed the audience’s preference for spectacular spells.
• Maggie demonstrated her precise Evocation technique, striking Du Lingxuan with an ice lance blast that took her out.
• The livestream audience mocked Xuan Bao’s defeat while the three sisters watched with broad smiles.