Chapter Summaries

Cecily checked that she had not been mentally affected by William and joined him and Zhao Hufeng for a meal. Later, William sparred against Zhao Hufeng and Cecily, ending the chapter amid the blast of Cecily’s talismans.

• Cecily calmed herself and decided her feelings around William were a normal reaction, then entered the room with Zhao Hufeng.
• Zhao Hufeng attacked William with a rapid series of martial arts strikes, but William blocked them all with one hand.
• Cecily surrounded William with Star Power-charged talismans and activated them despite Zhao Hufeng’s attempt to stop her.
• The talismans erupted in a blinding explosion, and Zhao Hufeng worried aloud that William might be hurt before the Phoenix Festa.

William sparred with Cecily and Zhao Hufeng, demonstrating that he was immune to lightning before leaving for Asterisk’s international airport. There, he met Kirin, who had arrived alone, and took her with him as they headed out.

• Cecily and Zhao Hufeng watched William withstand Zhao Hufeng’s Thousand Thunder Strikes without using Star Power, and William said he was immune to lightning.
• William left the training grounds and went to Asterisk’s crowded international airport in disguise to avoid attracting women’s attention.
• William spotted Kirin, who had arrived alone because her mother had an urgent matter and would come when the competition began.
• William greeted Kirin, took her hand, and led her through the crowd.

William reunited with Kirin and took her out for lunch, while Kirin realized her feelings for him had become romantic. The chapter left William unaware of her love as he planned for her to stay with Fan Xinglu’s female disciples.

• William led Kirin to Fan Xinglu’s car and drove off with her.
• Kirin recovered from her daze after William tapped her forehead, then recognized that she wanted to be with him.
• Kirin became gloomy when she thought William saw her only as a younger sister.
• William suggested lunch and offered to arrange for Kirin to stay with Fan Xinglu’s female disciples at Jielong.
• Kirin misunderstood William’s offer as an invitation to stay with him, then felt embarrassed when he clarified.

William arranged for Kirin to demonstrate how much her swordsmanship had improved over six months, despite her missing Senhagiri. Fan Xinglu and Zhao Hufeng watched the sparring begin, and Kirin faced William with confidence in her skills.

• William noticed Kirin had left Senhagiri behind and worried that she would be at a disadvantage when meeting Fan Xinglu.
• William gave Kirin a bamboo sword and asked her to show how much she had grown over the past six months.
• Fan Xinglu and Zhao Hufeng watched Kirin's solid stance and praised her training.
• William raised his bamboo sword to spar, and Kirin steadied her breathing before shouting and preparing to attack.

William and Kirin sparred, showing how much their swordsmanship had developed over the past six months. Their match ended with Kirin’s bamboo sword piercing William’s body instead of striking his school crest.

• William blocked Kirin’s opening strike and praised her attack as too straightforward.
• Kirin praised William’s improved swordsmanship, and they compared his skill to advanced ranks in their respective styles.
• William resumed the match with a rapid barrage, then used White Lightning to burn several strands of Kirin’s hair.
• Kirin rushed into close range and used Saotome, but her bamboo sword pierced William’s body instead of shattering his school crest.

William defeated Kirin in their sparring match and explained how she had fallen for his White Lightning feint. Afterward, Fan Xinglu praised Kirin’s evaluation prospects, leaving her future in Fan Xinglu’s hands.

• William revealed that he had switched back to his real body after using White Lightning and explained how his feint caught Kirin off guard.
• William noticed Kirin had singed the ends of her hair, and he offered to take her to a salon the next day.
• William and Kirin appeared before Zhao Hufeng and Fan Xinglu to receive the result of Kirin’s evaluation.
• Fan Xinglu enthusiastically praised Kirin’s prospects and celebrated the promising talents emerging after Invertia.

On the day the Phoenix Festa finals opened, crowds gathered at Sirius Dome for the top thirty-two competitors, including William. As the opening ceremony began, the lights revealed a woman standing on a raised platform.

• Fan Xinglu accepted Toudou Kirin as her fifty-first disciple and told her to grow stronger so she could provide a satisfying battle someday.
• The Phoenix Festa finals began at Sirius Dome, where the top thirty-two contestants were set to compete.
• Kotoha Todo and Kirin hurried to the arena because William's match was first, stopping briefly to buy popcorn.
• A magician finished performing, the arena lights went dark, and a platform rose at center stage to reveal a woman.

William watched Sylvia Lyyneheym perform and recognized how her singing used Star Power to relax listeners and produce other effects. The performance ended with Sylvia established as a promising witch who might one day rival Asterisk’s strongest.

• Sylvia Lyyneheym appeared onstage, and the audience erupted in cheers.
• William watched Sylvia begin singing while Zhao Hufeng enthusiastically waved a glow stick in the competitors' lounge.
• Sylvia’s song filled the Sirius Dome, and William identified its relaxing effect as an ability powered by Star Power.
• William recalled Fan Xinglu’s assessment that Sylvia could eventually reach the level of Ophelia Landlufen and Helga Lindwall.
• William considered the greater potential of witches and sorcerers compared with ordinary Genestella.

Sylvia's performance ended with the audience clamoring for an encore, and William watched Matthias Mesa arrive onstage to address the Phoenix Festa. After learning Matthias had been a former champion who used his wish to join the Integrated Enterprise Foundation, William suspected he had influenced its leaders but decided not to investigate.

• Sylvia finished singing and disappeared as the curtains came down, while the audience called for an encore.
• William told Zhao Hufeng to calm down after Zhao enthusiastically praised Sylvia's performance.
• Matthias Mesa entered the stage, and Zhao Hufeng identified him as the Phoenix Festa organizing committee's chairman.
• Zhao Hufeng explained that Matthias had won a previous Phoenix Festa and used his wish to join the Integrated Enterprise Foundation.
• William suspected Matthias had used an ability to influence the Foundation's leaders, but chose not to expose him.

William Spengler entered the Phoenix Festa’s round of 32 as the opening match drew a roaring crowd. The match began with Moritz Nessler charging at him with his Storm Spiral ability.

• Mesa announced the start of the Phoenix Festa’s round of 32, and Yanase Miko and Fang Tingchang introduced the competitors.
• William Spengler entered from Jielong Seventh Academy and received a loud welcome from the crowd, while Moritz Nessler entered from Allekant Academy to more modest applause.
• Yanase Miko and Fang Tingchang described Spengler’s popularity and lack of public information, then introduced Nessler as an Allekant Twelve Apostles ranked eleventh.
• Moritz resented the attention William received and charged at him when the match began, forming wind drills with his Storm Spiral ability.

William easily countered Moritz's attacks during their Phoenix Festa match, while Moritz mistook William's abilities for the Star Immortal Art and believed he could counter them. The chapter left Moritz confused after William snapped his fingers and waited for an unexplained effect.

• Moritz attacked William with Storm Spiral, but William's illusion caused the strike to pass through him and sent Moritz flying with a counterattack.
• Moritz suspected William was using the Star Immortal Art, while William pointed out how Moritz could have developed Storm Spiral into a defensive ability.
• Moritz charged at William in anger, and William's White Lightning was torn apart by the swirling air around Moritz.
• Moritz tried to surprise William with a feigned loss of reason and a blind-spot kick, but he struck another illusion.
• William snapped his fingers and waited as Moritz looked around in confusion, unsure what had happened.

William defeated Moritz in the Festas with a devastating lightning attack, leaving the Sirius Dome damaged and the spectators stunned. After the victory, Silvia told Petra she could challenge William if he had shown his full strength, but was unsure if he was still holding back.

• William gave Moritz another chance to surrender, but Moritz unleashed his trump card, Storm Bite Extinction.
• William called down lightning from the Dark Clouds and defeated Moritz, who collapsed and was declared unable to continue.
• The medical team took the unconscious Moritz away, and the spectators erupted in screams and applause.
• Petra asked Silvia whether she was confident about facing William in the elimination tournament.
• Silvia said she could withstand William's attacks and seek a chance to win if that was all his strength, but could not be sure if he was holding back.

After Silvia refused Petra’s offer to withdraw, the academies watched William’s match and assessed his strength. William avoided reporters by changing his face and driving back to Jielong, leaving the other schools to investigate him.

• Petra warned Silvia that she might not reach the Phoenix Festa finals, but Silvia refused to compromise and left.
• Ernest and Lethia watched William’s fight and agreed that he was impressive, while Ernest wondered if he could help revive Jielong’s Huanglong Team.
• Fan Xinglu’s disciples discussed William’s powerful move and looked forward to his next battle.
• The Le Wolfe president decided there was no need to intervene yet, and the Alcant researchers discussed their mechanical creations.
• The academies dispatched intelligence organizations to investigate William, while he changed his face to evade reporters.
• William drove back to Jielong after Kirin declined to go out with him and her mother.

Fan Xinglu brought William and Zhao Hufeng to a training room and asked William to take part in a ranking match against her eldest disciple, Wu Xiaohui. William agreed to face Wu Xiaohui but declined Fan Xinglu’s challenge, leaving the match arranged without a fight between them.

• Zhao Hufeng complained that William had left him waiting in the competitors' lounge, but Fan Xinglu stopped him and transported them to a training room.
• Fan Xinglu explained that Jielong had requested a ranking match for William, and she had agreed on his behalf.
• Fan Xinglu introduced Wu Xiaohui as William’s opponent, while hinting that she could challenge William herself.
• William accepted the match against Wu Xiaohui but postponed fighting Fan Xinglu until after the Phoenix Festa.
• Zhao Hufeng relaxed at William’s refusal, while Fan Xinglu looked disappointed and Wu Xiaohui remained expressionless.

Wu Xiaohui and William began their recorded Formula Ranking Battle, with Wu Xiaohui unleashing Star Immortal Art and William countering with Orion and Thunderstorm. The clash left the training room damaged, while the result of Wu Xiaohui’s Explosive Fire Flame Curse remained unclear.

• Fan Xinglu told Wu Xiaohui to give the match everything he had, and Zhao Hufeng prepared to record it.
• Wu Xiaohui formed huge fireballs with Star Immortal Art as William summoned his spear, Orion.
• Wu Xiaohui charged William with his staff and raised earthen spikes beneath him, but William shattered them with Thunderstorm.
• Wu Xiaohui surrounded William with five fireballs and triggered Explosive Fire Flame Curse.
• A pillar of white light pierced the fireballs and blasted a hole in the wall, startling Zhao Hufeng.

William and Wu Xiaohui exchanged lethal attacks in the shattered training room, with Wu Xiaohui enduring William’s blows and defending against his conjured daggers. Wu Xiaohui began casting a sealing technique, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Wu Xiaohui was struck into a wall and suffered severe abdominal pain after William’s attack.
• William activated Self-Acceleration Sorcerer and Thunderstorm, then slashed at Wu Xiaohui with his short blade.
• Wu Xiaohui recovered enough to deflect William’s blade and counter with an eagle-claw strike, but William met it with a punch.
• Wu Xiaohui used black talismans and his staff to fend off William’s attacks and knock aside three conjured daggers.
• Wu Xiaohui joined his fingers and invoked the law’s authority to cast Seal.

William survived Wu Xiaohui’s explosive attack unharmed, while Fan Xinglu warned Wu Xiaohui not to drag the fight out and urged him to use a powerful technique. The chapter ended as Wu Xiaohui gathered atmospheric Star Power to activate a talisman, with William sensing the energy gathering around him.

• Wu Xiaohui’s explosion engulfed William, but William stood unharmed when the light and smoke cleared.
• Zhao Hufeng admired William’s quick use of the arena’s terrain, while Fan Xinglu watched the fight thoughtfully.
• Fan Xinglu warned Wu Xiaohui that William had an enormous reserve of Star Power and told him not to prolong the battle.
• Wu Xiaohui took out a patterned talisman and poured his Star Power into it.
• William sensed Wu Xiaohui drawing atmospheric Star Power toward himself as he prepared his next move.

William defeated Wu Xiaohui with his Thunder God Spear, then returned to Huangchen Hall with Fan Xinglu, who regretted letting him enter the Phoenix Festa because she wanted to fight him herself. Fan Xinglu called Zhao Hufeng to her and appeared ready to address him.

• William formed a Thunder God Spear from lightning while Wu Xiaohui prepared his Black Dragon attack.
• Wu Xiaohui launched the Black Dragon, but William pierced it with the Thunder God Spear and redirected the spear past Wu Xiaohui.
• The mechanical voice declared William the winner after Wu Xiaohui's school crest was damaged, and Zhao Hufeng realized how thoroughly his senior brother had been outmatched.
• Fan Xinglu praised William's technique and regretted letting him enter the Phoenix Festa before taking him back to Huangchen Hall.
• Fan Xinglu sat on her throne-like chair, looked at her disciples, and called out to Zhao Hufeng.

After defeating Wu Xiaohui, William received the title “Heavenly Motion of All Phenomena” from Fan Xinglu. That night, he continued experimenting with compressing Prana in his body to contact the Primal Mana Stone on the moon, but he still had no way to reach it.

• Fan Xinglu ordered Zhao Hufeng to announce the match result and asked William what title he wanted.
• Fan Xinglu chose “Heavenly Motion of All Phenomena” as William’s registered title.
• Fan Xinglu questioned Wu Xiaohui about her loss, then sent her to prepare tea.
• William returned to his room and attempted to compress Prana inside his body, risking a deadly explosion if he lost control.
• William reflected on his failed attempts to contact the Primal Mana Stone on the moon and considered that he could simply take a rocket there.

William considered using the Phoenix Festa to wish for a spaceflight project, then became the focus of public attention after news spread of his victory over Jielong's Tyrant Martial Star Lord. Meanwhile, Silvia stood firm on her request, and William tried to leave Sirius Dome while reporters tracked him.

• William decided to rest rather than train through the night and considered building a rocket if he found suitable materials.
• News spread that William had defeated Jielong's Tyrant Martial Star Lord, and viewers accepted his title Heavenly Motion of All Phenomena after watching his battles.
• Petra asked Silvia to reconsider, but Silvia refused to give up and Petra agreed to make more calls.
• William struggled to sneak out of Sirius Dome as Zhao Hufeng, Kirin, and Kotoha Toudou waited in the underground parking lot.
• Kirin gave William her handkerchief, and William complained to Zhao Hufeng that reporters had obtained his license plate number.