Chapter Summaries

Dirk used the Black Cat Agency to gather information on William, while Queenvale’s Petra insisted Silvia accept the school’s tournament plans. In the competitors’ lounge, Kirin and Kotoha Toudou brought William a lunchbox they had made to encourage him before his match.

• Dirk dismissed a Silver-Eyed Cat and decided against sending the Gold Eyes after William, then called for Korona to tell his fortune.
• Petra told Silvia that Queenvale would not accept her placing below second and would keep altering the tournament bracket despite Silvia’s objections.
• Silvia admitted she had little chance against Ophelia or William, and Petra suggested the bracket change might have spared her a match against Jielong’s Heavenly Motion of All Phenomena.
• William changed into the uniform Zhao Hufeng had brought and received Kirin and Kotoha Toudou in the competitors’ lounge.
• Kotoha told William that she and Kirin had made him a lunchbox to cheer him on.

William enjoyed the rice balls Kirin had made for him and invited her to come over for evening meals so he could teach her to cook. The group ate breakfast together while watching the competition, and Zhao Hufeng asked to join William’s cooking lessons.

• Kotoha revealed that Kirin had made William a large lunch box of misshapen rice balls, and William praised their taste.
• Kirin explained that she had wanted to make something more appropriate, while Kotoha defended rice balls as good food for a warrior before a match.
• William turned on the TV so the group could watch his first two matches while they ate breakfast, and Kotoha impressed Zhao Hufeng with her analysis of the competition.
• William asked Kirin whether she enjoyed cooking, then invited her to dinner at his place so he could teach her.
• Zhao Hufeng praised William’s cooking and asked to come along.

William faced Ophelia Lando Lufen, the reigning Phoenix Festa champion and Lone Poison Witch, in the final quarterfinal match. The announcers introduced both fighters as contenders for the championship just as William took an interest in Ophelia.

• Kirin accepted William's offer to cook together, while Zhao Hufeng urged William to beware of Ophelia's corrosive poisonous vapor.
• William reassured Zhao Hufeng, Kirin, and Kotoha Toudou before entering the arena.
• Yanase Miko and Nana Anderson introduced William as Jielong's second-ranked student and a contender for the Phoenix Festa championship.
• Yanase Miko and Nana Anderson introduced Ophelia Lando Lufen as Le Wolfe's top-ranked student and the previous Festa champion.
• William studied Ophelia as the fighters faced each other in the arena.

William faced Ophelia in the arena and recognized the sorrow in her eyes, then confronted the overwhelming Star Power she unleashed. He summoned a vast dark cloud and prepared a lightning attack, forcing Ophelia to defend herself as the chapter ended.

• William studied Ophelia's expression and wondered why a powerful, beautiful woman looked abandoned and betrayed.
• The match began, and Ophelia unleashed immense Star Power that filled the arena with Miasma and poison.
• William realized Ophelia's Star Power surpassed his own and could be converted into offense or defense.
• William summoned a dark cloud and chanted an incantation as golden lightning gathered overhead.
• Ophelia's expression changed under the pressure, and she summoned Star Power to protect herself from William's technique.

William fought Ophelia in the arena, controlling the Prana around them and unleashing a Dark Cloud of golden lightning. The battle continued as Ophelia warned him that she might lose control.

• William asked Ophelia why she had not attacked while he chanted, and she said there was no need.
• Ophelia spread enormous Miasma arms while William summoned golden lightning to strike them.
• William’s lightning formed a Thunder Beast that destroyed the advancing Miasma arms.
• Ophelia urged William to give up, warning that she might not be able to control herself, but he refused.
• William’s Dark Cloud continued producing lightning, with each bolt creating another Thunder Beast.

William’s Thunder Beasts pushed Ophelia’s miasma back, but the battle shifted as she attacked from underground and her increasingly corrosive miasma began wearing down his defenses. William decided to end the fight and descended on Ophelia, revealing a silver bow as his black lightning disintegrated the miasma.

• Thunder Beasts charged the hellish ghost hands while golden lightning replenished their numbers and forced the poisonous miasma to recede.
• Fan Xinglu warned that William had not yet overcome Ophelia, and Wu Xiaohui explained that Ophelia’s Star Power remained stable.
• Petra asked Silvia if she now understood the pair’s strength, and Silvia acknowledged that she had underestimated them.
• William dodged miasma hands that erupted from underground and realized Ophelia’s attacks were becoming more corrosive as his Star Power dwindled.
• William leaped down toward Ophelia, unleashed [Thunderstorm!], and formed a silver bow as his black lightning disintegrated the miasma.

William defeated Ophelia after a black lightning beam dispersed her poisonous miasma and broke her badge. Ophelia left in distress, while William wondered whether her poor control and despair came from a fate he could investigate through Fan Xinglu.

• William fired a black lightning arrow that pierced Ophelia’s miasma and scattered the poisonous smoke.
• Ophelia’s badge broke, and the mechanical announcer declared William Spengler the winner.
• Ophelia accused William of disregarding lives, but the announcers revealed that he had prevented the poison from reaching the spectators.
• William explained that he had anticipated Ophelia’s poor control and sent the Thunder Beast to burn away the poison.
• Ophelia bowed to William and left, while William decided to ask Fan Xinglu about her past.

Ophelia left the Sirius Dome after refusing Dirk’s plan to let her powers harm others, while William’s victory made him the presumed Phoenix Festa favorite. At Huangchen Hall, Kirin faced Zhao Hufeng in training as Fan Xinglu and William watched, and their clash began.

• Dirk confronted Ophelia through a spatial window and demanded to know why she had held back, but she said she would not hurt the others.
• Dirk ordered Ophelia to return, and she headed toward the Pleasure District under surveillance.
• Petra told Silvia that William had won, and Silvia said she would try to write a new song rather than sit idle.
• Kirin faced Zhao Hufeng in Fan Xinglu’s training room, with William and Fan Xinglu watching.
• Zhao Hufeng rushed Kirin with a powerful kick, and Kirin raised Senhagiri to counter.

Fan Xinglu recounted what had happened to Ophelia after William asked about her. William remained calm and suggested Fan Xinglu might have supported the plan behind Ophelia’s fate, then quietly reflected on what he had heard.

• Kirin struck Zhao Hufeng with Seigaiha and sent him flying during their fight.
• Fan Xinglu watched the fighters and discussed the upcoming Phoenix Festa final between herself and Sylvia Lyyneheym.
• William asked Fan Xinglu about Ophelia, and she explained what had happened to her.
• William suggested Fan Xinglu might have applauded the plan if it had succeeded, causing her smile to fade.
• William thought that Ophelia’s human experimentation did not anger him because he had no relationship with her.

William decided to seek out the organization behind Ophelia, whose plan to transform ordinary humans into people of the Star Pulse Era appealed to him. Meanwhile, Kirin and Zhao Hufeng continued their battle, with Kirin adapting her swordsmanship and beginning to use Renkaku more flexibly.

• William decided to find a way to contact the organization behind Ophelia after learning about its plan and its attempt to use a lunar rocket.
• Zhao Hufeng used his exceptional speed to outpace Kirin, then blocked her sword with his Lux Armament greave and countered with kicks.
• Kirin caught Zhao Hufeng's movements and launched a powerful sword strike, but he blocked it and pressed his attack.
• Kirin used Bait Snatcher and Fishing Boat to draw Zhao Hufeng into her rhythm with Renkaku.
• Fan Xinglu and William praised Kirin's improved flexibility, and Fan Xinglu asked which fighter William now favored.

Kirin lost to Zhao Hufeng after her stamina gave out during their match, though William and Fan Xinglu praised her performance. William then asked whether Kirin would tell her aunt Kotoha Todo that she was staying at his place for dinner.

• Kirin continued her Renkaku sword assault on Zhao Hufeng, but William predicted that her stamina was nearly exhausted.
• Kirin faltered from dizziness, and Zhao Hufeng damaged her school crest with a high kick to win the match.
• William helped Kirin up and reassured her, while Fan Xinglu told Zhao Hufeng to keep working hard.
• William asked Kirin whether Kotoha Todo was still shopping and offered to host Kirin for dinner.

William cooked an elaborate dinner for Kirin and the Jielong students who joined them, and his guests eagerly devoured the food. The chapter ended with William saving the last duck wing for Kirin.

• William invited Kirin to dinner after her hard work, and Fan Xinglu and Zhao Hufeng eagerly invited themselves along.
• William prepared chicken soup and a large spread of dishes while Kirin helped him in the kitchen.
• Fan Xinglu, Cecily, Zhao Hufeng, and Kirin gathered for dinner and praised the food's appearance and aroma.
• As soon as William said they could eat, Fan Xinglu, Cecily, and Zhao Hufeng snatched most of the duck.
• William placed the duck's last remaining wing in Kirin's bowl.

Kirin tasted William’s cooking and resolved to practice so she could cook for him in the future. After dinner, William drove her back to her hotel, where she kissed his cheek before he could react.

• Kirin reluctantly tasted the duck and was amazed by its flavor, while William encouraged her to learn to cook.
• Kirin secretly decided to practice cooking so she could prepare meals for William as his wife.
• Kirin joined William and the others in eating, and all five finished the ten dishes and soup.
• William drove Kirin to her hotel and sent her with an insulated food container for her aunt.
• Kirin thanked William for his upcoming competition, kissed his cheek, and disappeared before he could react.

At the Phoenix Festa finals, commentators Yanase Miko and Fan Xinglu introduced the competitors to the roaring crowd. Sylvia Lyyneheym and William Spengler were presented as the finalists, each greeted with overwhelming cheers.

• Yanase Miko welcomed the audience to the Phoenix Festa finals and introduced Fan Xinglu as her co-commentator.
• Fan Xinglu addressed the crowd as spectators focused their attention on the mysterious Jielong Seventh Academy president.
• Yanase Miko introduced Sylvia Lyyneheym, whose appearance prompted deafening cheers from the audience.
• Yanase Miko introduced William Spengler, and his popularity with the women in the crowd became clear from their shrill screams.

William and Silvia met before the Phoenix Festa final, and their mutual attraction surprised them both. They agreed to exchange contact information after the match, just before someone addressed William with a question.

• William and Silvia sized each other up and felt unexpectedly drawn to one another.
• William praised Silvia's singing, and Silvia offered him front-row seats at her next concert.
• William suggested they exchange contact information after the match, and Silvia agreed.
• As the Phoenix Festa final was about to begin, someone addressed William as Ten Thousand Radiant Heavens and said they had a question for him.

As the Phoenix Festa final approached, Fan Xinglu revealed that William had not prepared a special finishing move, provoking the audience and embarrassing him. Sylvia laughed off the teasing and prepared to face William as Yanase Miko announced the match, which was about to begin.

• Yanase Miko asked Fan Xinglu whether William had prepared a special finishing move for the final.
• Fan Xinglu told the arena that William had spent the past three days eating and having fun instead of training, and the audience erupted in anger.
• William glared at the commentary booth while Sylvia laughed and reassured him that Fan Xinglu had only been teasing.
• Sylvia said she wanted William to take the fight seriously despite her slim chance of winning.
• Yanase Miko announced the match between Sylvia Lyyneheym and William Spengler, and Sylvia took out her jade-green battle device.

Silvia and William began their match with their Lux Armaments, Source of Life and Orion, while the commentators discussed Orion’s possible origins. Silvia opened the fight with a thrust and a burst of bullets, which William dodged before beginning an incantation.

• Silvia summoned her Lux Armament, Source of Life, and challenged William with a swordsman’s salute.
• William formed his three-bladed lance, Orion, from golden motes of light.
• Yanase Miko asked Fan Xinglu about Orion, and Fan Xinglu let her believe it was one of the Immortal Artifacts made by the first Ten Thousand Radiant Heavens.
• Silvia thrust at William, then fired several bullets from Source of Life when he caught her blade with Orion.
• William dodged the bullets and began chanting, “Soaring through the skies, circling the wings of Huntian’s will!”

Silvia and William fought in the air, with Silvia using her song to attack and William revealing Orion could transform into pistols. The chapter ended with William copying Silvia’s light wings and countering her surprise attack.

• Silvia sang and summoned glowing purple wings, then flew upward as William changed Orion from a spear into a pair of pistols.
• Silvia transformed the Life Source into firing mode and sent a torrent of light pellets at William, turning them into blazing fireballs with her song.
• William gathered Star Power in Orion and fired countless rays that collided with Silvia’s fireballs, filling the battlefield with explosions, heat, and smoke.
• Silvia tried to climb above the smoke, but sensed danger and used her song to evade William’s knife-hand strike.
• William revealed golden wings of light and explained that he had copied the way Silvia formed hers with Star Power.
• Silvia asked how William had detected her hidden attack, and he shot down her concealed light pellet with Orion.

Silvia and William continued their battle in the Sirius Dome, with Silvia using her song to enhance herself and William countering her attacks with his shifting weapons. The fight resumed after William spared her from a potentially humiliating defeat, though Silvia had little Star Power left.

• Silvia vanished and appeared behind William, thrusting her sword at his back, but William intercepted her attack.
• William transformed Orion into a spear and blasted Silvia across the arena with a surge of Star Power.
• Silvia landed safely and asked William why he had not broken her crest while she was vulnerable.
• William said he had wanted her to avoid losing in a way that would leave her unhappy.
• Silvia rejected the implication that she could not accept defeat and told William to continue fighting despite her dwindling Star Power.

Silvia used her remaining Star Power to accelerate and launch a final attack against William, but he countered it with his Moon Wheel technique. They stood back to back after their brief clash, and Silvia admitted she had found no opening in his defense.

• Silvia sang to pour her remaining Star Power into a speed-enhancing ability and rushed William.
• Silvia struck at the crest on William’s chest, but he deflected her attack with Orion.
• Silvia unleashed her final technique, Sange, in a powerful downward slash.
• William answered with his sixth form, Moon Wheel, and the two ended up standing back to back.
• Silvia deactivated her Lux Armament and praised William for leaving no opening.