Recaps

Jiang Han, Lin Zhaojun, and Dorothy joked through the tournament broadcast before analyzing Du Lingxuan’s adjustments after her previous loss. Du Lingxuan qualified, while Bixi failed to advance, and Jiang Han announced a stream with Xuan Bao for the next day’s draw ceremony.

• Jiang Han thanked viewers for gifts while Lin Zhaojun and Dorothy mocked Xuan Bao’s performance with a Cat Lamp, and Jiang Han redirected the teasing toward the audience.
• After several dull matches, Lin Zhaojun woke Dorothy and Jiang Han, and Jiang Han noticed that Xuan Bao had added full-form Polymorph and Zoo to her spell pool.
• Lin Zhaojun and Dorothy discussed how disciplined players counter tactics, comparing Xuan Bao’s adjustments with Kraken’s repeated attacks against Lin and Alesha’s field-control victories over Eileen.
• Xuan Bao faced an opponent who opened with spell missiles and Fire Spider, survived with transmutation, then overcame the spell disadvantage and won with a melee wave.
• Xuan Bao qualified, Bixi failed to qualify, and Maggie Lias advanced in second place.
• Jiang Han announced that she would stream the draw ceremony with Xuan Bao the next day.

Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan celebrated Du Lingxuan’s advancement, collected Little Eileen’s advertising payment, and hosted a lavish meal for the cats before watching the Eileen Cup knockout-stage draw. The ceremony began with Angelite matched against Dinesha, a result that left Du Lingxuan relieved and calling it a great draw.

• Jiang Han shared cream of mushroom soup with Du Lingxuan, and the sisters later bought matching luck charms during an outing.
• Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan collected the agreed advertising fee from Little Eileen and secured her promise to prioritize them for future commissions.
• Jiang Han joined the cats hinting that they were hungry, so Du Lingxuan spent the check on a huge meal for everyone at the Cat Book House.
• Jiang Han, Du Lingxuan, and the cats watched the Eileen Cup knockout-stage drawing ceremony hosted by the Agatha sisters.
• The Lucky Cat Lamp drew Angelite against Dinesha, and Du Lingxuan celebrated the pairing as a great draw.

The draw matched Jiang Han against Great Witch Josephine and Du Lingxuan against Wei Changqing, leaving both cats worried about facing stronger witches who countered their styles. Aoses was also paired with Teacher Ji, setting up a possible Wheelchair Cup rematch.

• Jiang Han drew Great Witch Josephine, and Angelite explained that Josephine had struggled with the pressure of being a Great Witch despite recovering her form later in the tournament.
• Aoses was drawn against Teacher Ji in Group Fifty-Five, prompting speculation that their match could recreate the Wheelchair Cup.
• Du Lingxuan was drawn against Wei Changqing, and Xuan Bao cursed Wei for taking second place and becoming a dangerous opponent.
• Jiang Han and Xuan Bao recalled their friendly visits with Wei Changqing, who let them relax indoors while she fished and served them food and ginseng tea.
• Jiang Han recognized that Josephine countered her medium-paced strategies, while Wei Changqing’s broad skills and tactical intelligence posed a difficult matchup for Du Lingxuan.

Jiang Han gathered the Cat Lamps to prepare for a confrontation with Josephine and invited several eliminated witches to train with her. After arranging a warm welcome for her friends and obtaining Josephine’s data, she learned that Cat Dula would accompany her to meet them.

• Jiang Han reviewed Josephine’s profile and worried that Josephine would prepare a countermeasure, while Cat Dula noted the gap between their energy levels.
• Mao Philia arrived through the cat hole, and Jiang Han asked her to serve snacks, tea, and dishes tailored to her friends’ preferences.
• Cat Xiudiya teased Jiang Han for forgetting to order her own meal, then brought her the data model and spell-pool information she had requested.
• Jiang Han asked which Cat Lamp could join her to meet her friends, and Cat Dula volunteered after Cat Xiudiya said she had training with Aoses.

Jiang Han hosted Lin Zhaojun and Alesha, sharing detailed intelligence about the Josephine sisters before discussing the value of rongjin. She accepted the offered payment, leaving the deal settled.

• Jiang Han and Cat Dula groomed their tails with pine oil, and Cat Dula explained that the Cat Lamps had disciplined cats who tried to resell their cheap, high-quality oil.
• Jiang Han joined Xiya, Alesha, and Lin Zhaojun in the lounge, where Alesha and Lin Zhaojun had enjoyed the cats’ food and discussed politics.
• Jiang Han presented Lin Zhaojun and Alesha with intelligence materials about the Josephine sisters’ recent competition performances and spell pools.
• Histeria explained that rongjin could alter equipment attributes and replace trace elements in devices made by cats and otherworld appliance sets.
• Jiang Han accepted the offer for the rongjin.

Jiang Han practiced tactics for fighting Josephine with Lin Zhaojun simulating her, while Cat Dula monitored the sparring. Lin Zhaojun repeatedly attacked too quickly and accurately to match Josephine, so Cat Dula stopped the fight and corrected her.

• Lin Zhaojun arrived at the training grounds and agreed to simulate Josephine for Jiang Han.
• Cat Dula began the sparring session as referee while Xiya and Alesha watched and adjusted their spell pools.
• Jiang Han considered how to counter Josephine’s illusion spells and began the fight by firing a Magic Missile and preparing Summon Giant Cat.
• Lin Zhaojun’s precise attacks forced Jiang Han to cancel her spell, and Cat Dula intervened with two giant cats to separate them.
• Cat Dula criticized Lin Zhaojun’s attack accuracy, casting speed, and response to Finger of Death, telling her to match Josephine’s behavior.

Jiang Han trained against Lin Zhaojun, Histeria, and Alesha, who each used Josephine’s peak dueling style to overwhelm her. After she was knocked unconscious and rested, training resumed with Histeria as her first opponent.

• Lin Zhaojun played Josephine and defeated Jiang Han by predicting her moves and dismantling her tactics.
• Histeria used illusions and reckless attacks to beat Jiang Han 0-10 after Lin Zhaojun had beaten her 0-12.
• Alesha imitated Josephine’s battlefield control and defeated Jiang Han 0-15, leaving her unconscious.
• The Cat Lamps carried Jiang Han off for snacks and a half-hour rest before training continued.
• Jiang Han faced Histeria first when training resumed.

Jiang Han continued targeted training against illusions and learned that her biggest weakness was not her attributes or spells, but knowing which spells to use in each situation. She agreed to keep practicing under pressure, leaving the cats energized for another round of training.

• Jiang Han spotted Lin Zhaojun through the battlefield illusions and attacked with Eternal Ice Eye, but Lin Zhaojun evaded it and defeated her with a short blade.
• Lin Zhaojun and Cat Dula explained how Jiang Han could better handle illusion-based attacks, while Alesha identified her lack of fundamental combat judgment as her main weakness.
• Lin Zhaojun described how targeted preparation could help Josephine counter Jiang Han in a knockout match.
• Jiang Han agreed to continue targeted practice and offered the team more meal vouchers.
• The giant cats hurried to prepare for another practice match, eager to train further.

Jiang Han trained with Lin Zhaojun and her sisters to improve her ability to withstand pressure in elimination matches. After an afternoon of intense sparring and luxurious breaks, Jiang Han recognized that she had begun to fight back and believed she could still earn a decent ranking by defeating Josephine.

• Histeria's criticism and Lin Zhaojun's simulations of Josephine exposed how easily Jiang Han's tactics fell apart under pressure.
• After two hours of practical training, Jiang Han and Lin Zhaojun reached a score of 10:86, and Lin Zhaojun asked Xiya to take over so she could rest.
• Jiang Han revealed a prepared hot spring, massage beavers, refreshments, and entertainment for the witches during their breaks.
• Jiang Han, Cat Dula, Xiya, Alesha, and A Lin relaxed in the hot spring and enjoyed massages while Jiang Han offered them a documentary or TV drama.
• After training with her sisters all afternoon, Jiang Han found she could fight back against aggressive attacks and thought she still had a chance at a decent ranking if she defeated Josephine.

Jiang Han asked Lin Zhaojun and the others how they had felt when they first reached the elimination rounds, hoping to understand her own growing desire to fight. After tending to the witches and giant cats, she learned that her pressure-resistance training would soon include full-speed sparring with Lin Zhaojun, starting the next day.

• Jiang Han asked Lin Zhaojun about her first elimination-round experience, and Lin recalled feeling impatient with her opponents and wanting championship victories to earn exam exemptions.
• Jiang Han questioned Xiya, who described her first competition as a pilgrimage but said she had been struck by how many powerful witches made each fight dangerous.
• Jiang Han treated the witches and giant cats to food and grooming, winning the cats' goodwill and ensuring they would maintain the training grounds carefully.
• Cat Dula told Jiang Han that her pressure-resistance training would intensify, with Lin Zhaojun using her fast-attack tactics in full-contact sparring.
• Jiang Han realized that her fight with Lin Zhaojun would begin the next day.

On the eve of her match, Jiang Han recovered from grueling training and struggled to sleep. A late-night encounter with Chen Ligu ended with Chen confessing that she was Jiang Han’s fan and urging her to win.

• Cat Dula, Alesha, and Lin Zhaojun praised Jiang Han’s training and reminded her not to measure her young career against the strongest witches in history.
• Jiang Han returned to Cat Book House, where Du Lingxuan slept before her difficult match against Wei Changqing and her required commentary work.
• Unable to sleep, Jiang Han walked beside the lake and was found by Chen Ligu, who said she cared about Jiang Han’s feelings.
• Jiang Han asked Chen Ligu to hold her face, and Chen did so while admitting, “I’m your fan.”
• Chen Ligu urged Jiang Han to win and claim glory, and Jiang Han agreed.

Jiang Han prepared to face Josephine in the tournament, resolving to win despite Josephine’s legendary reputation and the challenges of the bracket. After Du Lingxuan lost to Wei Changqing, Jiang Han entered the arena equipped for an unconventional summoning strategy, and her match against Josephine began.

• Jiang Han told Angelite she intended to win, and Angelite encouraged her and explained that [Idealism] could affect witches.
• Jiang Han saw Du Lingxuan preparing to face Wei Changqing and felt her desire for victory grow as she considered Josephine’s heroic record and renewed training.
• Wei Changqing defeated Du Lingxuan 4:1, while Teacher Yu crushed an unfamiliar Ghost Witch and advanced toward the top 64.
• Nanazawa An beat her junior fellow disciple Airi Kitagawa before Jiang Han was called to the arena.
• Jiang Han entered wearing her Cat Lamp Summoning Style equipment and prepared to use unconventional methods against Josephine.
• Jiang Han and Josephine exchanged greetings, took their fighting stances, and began their match.

Jiang Han and Josephine opened their match with a fierce close-quarters clash, each analyzing the other's tactics and spell choices. Jiang Han forced Josephine back, then summoned Rainstorm Giant Cat Lamp Cat Redta as Josephine began casting Strength of Dragon and Tiger.

• Josephine used two consecutive Dimensional Leaps to rush Jiang Han, who met her charge with the Bone-Eroding Light Sword.
• Josephine attacked with a dagger, but Jiang Han parried its tip with her tail and countered with a flurry of strikes.
• The two Witches analyzed each other's tactics and spell pools while trading blows.
• Jiang Han cast an Armor-Piercing Missile, forcing Josephine back as she began casting Strength of Dragon and Tiger.
• Jiang Han summoned Rainstorm Giant Cat Lamp Cat Redta, and Josephine reacted in shock to the Weather Flow.

Jiang Han used the persistent weather spell and a carefully ordered line of giant cat lamps to suppress Josephine while hiding her real summoning strategy. When Josephine recognized the danger, she invoked Divine Descent and charged forward to force a decisive outcome.

• Jiang Han let the Banishing Spell send the giant cat lamp away, then used her knowledge of Josephine’s spell pool to begin casting Weather Flow.
• Jiang Han summoned a Thunder Giant Cat and a Rain-Bringing Giant Cat to intensify the storm and strengthen her leyline energy.
• Josephine cast three Waves of Fatigue through the mist, but Jiang Han endured them and summoned an Earthspike Giant Cat Lamp.
• Jiang Han disguised her summons with an Ice Spear Spell and secretly called additional Earthspike Giant Cat Lamps.
• After sensing the fourth Earthspike Giant Cat Lamp, Josephine cast Divine Descent on herself and charged at Jiang Han with her staff raised.

Jiang Han defeated Josephine in their elimination match by exploiting the psychological shock of a high-risk legendary spell strategy. The chapter ended with the match drawing major attention and Jiang Han reflecting on how both sisters’ weaknesses had shaped the result.

• Jiang Han admitted to the Giant Cats that she had nearly lost the first round despite winning it.
• Cat Dula advised Jiang Han to repeat her winning tactic, and the Giant Cats devised a plan to make Josephine fear a sudden legendary spell.
• Jiang Han’s gamble unsettled Josephine, who fought too cautiously in the second round.
• Josephine lost the elimination match to Jiang Han, finishing with a grave expression and a strong desire to keep fighting.
• News outlets reported on Jiang Han’s upset victory, and Jiang Han reflected that both contestants had glaring weaknesses.

After Jiang Han defeated Josephine, the giant cats celebrated her victory with an enthusiastic battle review and an extravagant feast that strained her patience more than her finances. She later joined the witches, where Xiya praised her tactics and said they would watch the next day’s matches together.

• Cat Dula and the giant cats swarmed Jiang Han to celebrate her victory, then asked her to review the battle tactics.
• Histeria decided not to interrupt Jiang Han’s celebration and left the lounge.
• Jiang Han treated the giant cats and her friends to a lavish meal at the cat restaurant, while Mao Philia reported the soaring bill.
• Jiang Han left the cats’ table and joined Xiya, Anjie, and Lin Zhaojun, who were feasting as well.
• Xiya praised Jiang Han’s performance and said they would watch the next day’s matches, including the Greedy Umbrella family and Jiebao’s battle against Dinesha.

Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan visited the Wei Changqing sisters to provide a paid petting service in exchange for valuable otherworldly ancient coins. The chapter ended with the cats falling asleep on a sofa while the sisters petted their tails.

• Jiang Han woke Du Lingxuan because their appointment with the Wei Changqing sisters had arrived.
• Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan dressed, groomed their fur, and traveled to Wei Changqing's Sky Island residence.
• Wei Changqing welcomed the cats aboard her unusual train, which traveled around a hot-spring lake.
• Wei Changqing praised their match from the previous day and complimented Du Lingxuan's fighting spirit.
• Du Lingxuan and Jiang Han curled up together on the lazy-cat sofa and fell asleep as the sisters began petting their tails.

Jiang Han woke up aboard Wei Changqing’s Sky Island and checked on the Cat Lamp attraction plan she had recommended. Wei Changqing showed her a catalog of the professional Cat Lamps she had attracted, but Jiang Han found no sign that any of their colonies had produced a Great Cat.

• Jiang Han woke at 1:50 in the afternoon and asked Wei Changqing where Sister Xuan Bao had gone.
• Wei Changqing pointed out Sister Xuan Bao swimming in a floating cat nest on the lake.
• Jiang Han asked Wei Changqing how her Cat Lamp attraction plan was going, and Wei Changqing praised the Cat River floating cat nest.
• Wei Changqing showed Jiang Han her translated Cat Lamp codex, which listed the names, breeds, and professions of the cats she had attracted.
• Jiang Han reviewed the professional Cat Lamps and concluded their colonies had not produced a Giant Cat Lamp.

Jiang Han organized efforts to document Cat Lamp abilities and met Cat Bo at the Cat Book House, where Cat Bo shared advice and news from the visiting team. The team had found a legendary Cat-Transforming Giant Cat Lamp, though not the Transmutation Giant Cat Jiang Han had hoped to find.

• Jiang Han arranged for Wei Changqing to record visiting Cat Lamp data and described teams searching for forgotten abilities.
• Jiang Han found Cat Bo bragging to Giant Cats about her plans and interrupted her before she revealed secrets.
• Jiang Han concealed their conversation with leyline energy, and Cat Bo suggested developing her Mist abilities toward the conceptual level.
• Cat Bo told Jiang Han that the Cat Lamp Visiting Team had found a Cat-Transforming Giant Cat Lamp playing Witch Cards with two plant Giant Cats she had transformed.

Jiang Han and Cat Bo found a shy Cat-Transforming Giant Cat Lamp living in a remote valley and hoped to recruit her. They arrived to find the giant cat and her companions losing a Witch Cards game to kittens from the Cat Lamp visiting team.

• The cats searched for the legendary Cat-Transforming Giant Cat Lamp, who had bought land under a false identity on Long-Haired Cat Clawmark Island.
• Jiang Han followed Cat Bo through the mountains and discussed the area’s resources and her hidden Weather Flow tactics.
• Jiang Han reflected on recent tournament results, including Dinesha’s narrow victory over Angelite and the sisters’ loss to Jiebao.
• Cat Bo led Jiang Han to a developing Cat Valley, where the Cat-Transforming Giant Cat Lamp and two companions sat at a table facing smug kittens playing Witch Cards.

Jiang Han recruited the transformed-cat Giant Cat Lamp Cat Dilenna by provoking her over a Witch Card match, then offering her a chance to share her adventure stories. Cat Dilenna accepted a companion contract with Jiang Han, and Jiang Han gained a new tactical core.

• Cat Dilenna lost a Witch Card match to a Mixed Council deck and complained that her highly rated Super Cat Lamp deck should have won.
• Jiang Han and Cat Lina approached Cat Dilenna, and Jiang Han kept her from fleeing by challenging her card skills.
• Jiang Han explained that Cat Dilenna could improve by playing with other Witch Card cats at the Cat Bazaar.
• Jiang Han learned that Cat Dilenna loved adventure stories and suggested she share them with cats who played cards.
• Cat Dilenna accepted Jiang Han's offer to sign a companion contract, gave her name, and became Jiang Han's second of three tactical cores.

Jiang Han prepared a new avatar-based battlefield tactic by turning her avatars into Giant Cats with Cat-Transforming Giant Cat Lamp. She recruited Zhang Luer and gathered reports from her avatars, leaving the three-incarnation Cat Transformation plan ready to develop.

• Cat Bo revealed that Cat Dilenna would have to compete against famous top witches as the cats’ third tactical core, and the training corps reminded her of her contract when she tried to flee.
• Jiang Han summoned her two avatars and spirit cat, explaining that Cat-Transforming Giant Cat Lamp could let her avatars enter the battlefield as Giant Cats.
• Jiang Han offered Zhang Luer mana and match-based pay to join her, and Zhang Luer eagerly agreed.
• Mouse Han reported training in evocation spells and praised Jiang Han’s library, while Elephant Clam Han reported practicing melee specializations.
• Jiang Han outlined a three-incarnation Cat Transformation tactic that relied on spirit cats supplying Cat-Transforming Giant Cat Lamp with Spiritized Delicacies.

Jiang Han tried to get Cat Dilenna to train by offering spirit-form food and a Cat Tree apartment, while the Zhang Luer sisters eventually persuaded her with a beating. At the training grounds, Jiang Han found Cat Luo and the Mushroom Cat Lamps turning the space into a mushroom-growing worksite, leaving her fascinated by their industrious attendant species.

• Jiang Han offered Cat Dilenna spirit-form food and a chance to exchange territory for a Cat Tree apartment to persuade her to train.
• Zhang Luer dragged Cat Dilenna off the pillar and beat her until she agreed to go to the training grounds.
• The Zhang Luer sisters rubbed fur from Cat Dilenna to use in making Giant Cat Post consumables.
• Jiang Han and Zhang Luer found Cat Luo directing Mushroom Cat Lamps as they planted mushrooms and loaded goods at the training grounds.
• Cat Luo defended using every inch of the grounds and said the Mushroom Cat Lamps volunteered to work twelve-hour days for the collective.
• Jiang Han compared the Mushroom Cat Lamps with the Nightmare Cat Lamps and became interested in the Mushroom Cat Lamps’ productivity and activities.

Jiang Han examined Cat Dilenna’s transformation abilities and learned how her Cat D Cards worked. She selected giant cat forms for Mouse Han and Elephant Clam Han.

• Jiang Han allowed Cat Luo to cultivate mushrooms in half of her restricted training room, while Cat Luo mused about expanding production.
• Cat Dilenna demonstrated her Cat Transformation Spell, which could turn up to five living creatures into giant cat lamps without changing their abilities or personalities.
• Cat Dilenna explained her Long-Term Meow and Short-Term Meow modes, including how Cat D Cards could strengthen transformed giant cats.
• Cat Dilenna showed Jiang Han her collection of more than a hundred kinds of Cat D Cards, including duplicate Storm Giant Cat Cards.
• Jiang Han chose a Spell Page Giant Cat for Mouse Han and a Mammoth Giant Cat Lamp for Elephant Clam Han.

Jiang Han's manifestations trained their Giant Cat abilities while the witches watched the Round of 64 lottery drawing. Jiang Han drew Yu Sitong as her opponent for the next day's first match.

• Lin Zhaojun trained against Elephant Clam Han and Zhang Luer, whose Mad Laughing Spell and Disruption set up a powerful Giant Cat's Ultimate Suplex before Jiang Han stopped them.
• Xuan Bao tested the suplex and cried from the pain, while Jiang Han noted that Elephant Clam Han was progressing rapidly and Zhang Luer showed exceptional talent.
• Mouse Han and Elephant Clam Han skipped the drawing ceremony to attend to their own activities, while Agatha and the Lucky Cat Lamp drew the Round of 64 matchups.
• Agatha announced that Jiang Han would face Yu Sitong in the next day's first match.