Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Madara, Helunaixing, and Xing En discussed their next steps after escaping danger, and Helunaixing insisted she would remain with the Demon Clan. Uchiha Madara then learned that Xing En had given the Magic Stone to a great mage to remove its seal.

• At a restaurant, the owner mistook two members of the group for beautiful young women, leaving Uchiha Madara and Xing En unsure whose appearance Helunaixing had altered.
• Uchiha Madara suggested that Helunaixing go with Xing En to the Night Elves' underground world, but Helunaixing refused to leave Demon Clan territory and said she trusted her young Demon King to restore her position.
• Helunaixing asked how Uchiha Madara had arrived so quickly, and he explained that Cien Yiwu had warned him the two women would be in danger.
• Xing En said Cien Yiwu had tricked Uchiha Madara into coming even though he could not change what happened, while Helunaixing defended his concern for their safety.
• Uchiha Madara said he had come to retrieve something important from Xing En, who revealed that he had given the Magic Stone to a great mage to deal with its seal.

Uchiha Madara told Xing En and Helunaixing that Feis Qianjie had awakened and registered for the Racial League, along with Cien Yiwu and Madara himself. The chapter left them wondering why Feis Qianjie had entered the competition and what it hoped to find.

• Uchiha Madara reassured Xing En that a trusted person was handling the Magic Stone and said he could check on it while passing by.
• Uchiha Madara told Xing En that Feis Qianjie had appeared, prompting Xing En to fear that major upheaval was coming to the Elzeran Continent.
• Helunaixing wondered whether the other three Great Magical Beasts would awaken too, and Xing En hoped they would not.
• Uchiha Madara revealed that he had registered for the Racial League to obtain its champion's prize, which Helunaixing said was especially useful to him.
• Uchiha Madara disclosed that Cien Yiwu and Feis Qianjie had also registered, leaving Xing En and Helunaixing stunned.
• Uchiha Madara explained that Cien Yiwu wanted the prize because it did not know what it truly wanted and hoped the prize would show it where to go.

Xing En, Helunaixing, and Uchiha Madara discussed the coming war and why the Demon Clan intended to support the Elf Clan without sending troops. Uchiha Madara revealed that Cien Yiwu had asked him to kill someone from the Hunter Association, and the chapter left him feeling manipulated because Cien Yiwu knew where to find what he wanted most.

• Helunaixing said the Demon Clan would show its support for the Elf Clan but probably would not join the war because its numbers were too small.
• Helunaixing explained that a persuasive human had won over the Demon Clan's elders, and Uchiha Madara revealed that he had recently saved that man.
• Uchiha Madara said he knew the coming war on the Elzeran Continent could not be prevented and that many events were connected to him.
• Uchiha Madara revealed that Cien Yiwu had asked him to kill someone from the Hunter Association, and Xing En warned him about provoking the organization.
• Helunaixing said Cien Yiwu had made Uchiha Madara his pawn, and Uchiha Madara admitted he felt set up because Cien Yiwu knew where to find what he wanted most.

Uchiha Madara agreed to help Helunaixing and Xing En reach the Demon King, whose powerful illusions only his eyes could see through. They planned to force the Demon King out the next day, while Helunaixing promised to repay Madara’s five gold coins twice over.

• Uchiha Madara said he was too busy to help Helunaixing search for what he wanted, and Xing En explained that they did not know where it was.
• Uchiha Madara asked Helunaixing to reimburse the gold coins he had spent entering the country, and Helunaixing promised to pay him back once she reclaimed her position.
• Helunaixing warned that they had to act before the others woke and searched for her, then proposed finding the Demon King the next day.
• Helunaixing explained that she and Xing En needed Uchiha Madara because his eyes could see through the Demon King’s powerful illusions.
• Uchiha Madara agreed to help before continuing his journey, and Helunaixing promised to repay his five gold coins with ten.

Helunaixing, Uchiha Madara, and Xing En argued over whether to rest or search for the Demon King that night. Xing En sided with Helunaixing, leaving Uchiha Madara surprised by his choice.

• Uchiha Madara said he had spent five gold coins to make sure Helunaixing and Xing En were safe, and Helunaixing agreed to repay his travel expenses.
• Helunaixing proposed resting for the night and deciding what to do tomorrow, while Uchiha Madara urged them to act that night.
• Helunaixing suggested that the three of them vote on their plans, and Uchiha Madara agreed, expecting Xing En to support him.
• Xing En voted to rest because Uchiha Madara was tired from traveling, surprising Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Madara suspected Helunaixing had controlled Xing En’s mind, then questioned why Xing En, a Night Elf, preferred resting until daytime.

Xing En, Helunaixing, and Uchiha Madara chose to rest overnight before approaching the Demon King, while disguising themselves by changing their genders. The next morning, Xing En discussed the coming conflict with Uchiha Madara and said he had something important to tell him, leaving the revelation pending.

• Uchiha Madara urged Xing En and Helunaixing to travel at night to avoid an expected ambush, but Xing En insisted they rest first.
• Helunaixing booked three rooms and explained that changing all their genders would help conceal their identities; Uchiha Madara went upstairs while Xing En and Helunaixing laughed.
• The next morning, Xing En visited Uchiha Madara and explained that they needed to conserve their strength because their opponent was too powerful to risk fighting.
• Xing En and Uchiha Madara discussed the Demon Clan's reluctance to join the war and how fighting might be needed to win its support.
• Xing En told Uchiha Madara that he had something important to reveal.

Xing En warned Uchiha Madara not to rely too heavily on Cien Yiwu, while Madara explained that he still needed her help to pursue his goals. Helunaixing arrived as they discussed the interspecies tournament, and she asked whether Madara had changed his mind about going after the Hunter Association.

• Xing En urged Uchiha Madara to keep his distance from Cien Yiwu and warned that she valued interests over feelings.
• Uchiha Madara said he had promised to help Cien Yiwu and planned to win the interspecies tournament and obtain the Demon Clan's treasure so he could leave the Elzeran Continent.
• Xing En revealed that Feis Qianjie would enter the tournament and said winning would be extremely difficult, then offered Uchiha Madara a place among the Night Elves if he chose to stay.
• Uchiha Madara said he might visit Xing En's home and see Xiao Sang when he had time.
• Helunaixing arrived, teased Uchiha Madara and Xing En, and asked whether they would leave before or after breakfast.
• Helunaixing asked Uchiha Madara whether he had thought through his plan after he had wanted to go out under cover of darkness the previous night.

Helunaixing took Uchiha Madara and Xing En toward the mountain where the Demon Clan’s king was secluded, explaining that she had disguised them as women to protect their identities. They encountered guards on the way, and Helunaixing realized her opponents had discovered what she was doing.

• Helunaixing said she would take Uchiha Madara and Xing En to meet the Demon Clan’s king, and Uchiha Madara agreed to set out without eating.
• Helunaixing explained that she had changed their identities and made them women so no one would recognize them.
• Helunaixing led Uchiha Madara and Xing En toward a mountain where the king was secluded, saying he had no guards because others preferred he stay out of trouble.
• The group encountered many guards, and Helunaixing realized the old men opposing her had uncovered her plans.
• Xing En joked with Uchiha Madara about the distinctive personalities of women on the Elzeran Continent.

Uchiha Madara joked with Helunaixing and Xing En before asking Helunaixing for a favor in her country. Helunaixing promised to help once she regained her position, but Xing En reminded her that they were wanted and still needed to find the Demon King.

• Uchiha Madara refused to share the burden of what was inside him, and Helunaixing argued that someone could still help him.
• Helunaixing and Uchiha Madara reminisced about their trip to No Man's Land, while Xing En teased Uchiha Madara about coming to see her.
• Uchiha Madara said he had come to ensure the thing he gave Xing En had not fallen into someone else's hands, then asked Helunaixing for a favor.
• Helunaixing promised to do her best, but Xing En reminded her that the three of them were wanted in the country.
• Helunaixing said they needed to find the Demon King so she could regain her position, and Xing En warned her not to underestimate Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara asked Helunaixing to let him use the racial tournament prize in advance, but she lacked the authority to hand it over. She proposed secretly borrowing it instead, leaving Uchiha Madara and Xing En wary but willing to try after the tournament.

• Uchiha Madara asked Helunaixing to give him the racial tournament prize for temporary use, and she said she could not authorize it.
• Xing En explained that Uchiha Madara only asked for help when he faced a serious problem.
• Helunaixing suggested secretly taking the item out for Uchiha Madara to use and then returning it.
• Xing En warned that getting caught could cost Uchiha Madara his future tournament eligibility.
• Uchiha Madara agreed to let Helunaixing help him try to borrow the item after the tournament.

Uchiha Madara, Xing En, and Helunaixing followed a mysterious silhouette through a worsening snowstorm, only to find another Helunaixing waiting for them. The two identical women argued that the newcomer was an illusion, leaving Uchiha Madara and Xing En unsure what to make of the encounter.

• Xing En, Uchiha Madara, and Helunaixing walked toward a silhouette as the snow grew heavier.
• Uchiha Madara and Xing En speculated that the figure might be someone they knew, while Helunaixing also said it seemed familiar.
• The three reached the figure and discovered that it looked exactly like Helunaixing.
• Uchiha Madara asked which Helunaixing was real, and the Helunaixing beside him insisted that the other was fake.
• Helunaixing pointed out that illusions could appear in the Demon Clan and mocked Uchiha Madara and Xing En for being surprised.

Uchiha Madara, Helunaixing, and Xing En discovered that the snowstorm and Helunaixing’s double were part of an illusion, then continued toward the Demon King. Madara questioned how the illusion had made the snow feel real.

• Madara used his Sharingan, and the illusion vanished, revealing that the group had returned to where they started.
• Helunaixing explained that they had been inside an illusion from the beginning, while Xing En noted that the Demon Clan specialized in illusions as well as combat.
• Madara revealed that he had encountered the previous Demon King as a corpse summoned by a necromancer, and Helunaixing said the Demon King’s corpse had been stolen.
• Madara agreed to lead the way to meet the current Demon King, following Helunaixing’s directions because his eyes could not be deceived by illusions.
• As they walked, Madara asked Helunaixing how the Demon King’s illusion had made the snow and cold feel real.

Uchiha Madara entered a cave to meet the Demon King, following Helunaixing’s claim that his eyes could see through the Demon Clan’s illusions. Inside, he encountered a little boy who said he was the Demon King, but Madara did not believe him.

• Helunaixing told Uchiha Madara that the Demon King was the Elzeran Continent’s most skilled illusion user and that the Heavenly Eye Clan was nearly extinct.
• Helunaixing and Xing En refused to enter the cave, saying their lack of special eyes would make them a hindrance, and persuaded Madara to go in alone.
• Madara entered the dark cave and found a vast, faintly glowing chamber filled with a strong floral fragrance.
• A little boy appeared and said Madara’s eyes could see through his illusion techniques.
• The boy identified himself as the Demon King, but Madara dismissed the claim as a joke.

Uchiha Madara persuaded the Demon King, who appeared as a little boy, to leave his seclusion after warning that the Demon Clan was in crisis. The group emerged from the cave, but Xing En and Madara still wondered why the Demon King kept hiding his true form.

• Uchiha Madara told the little boy that Helunaixing had sent him because the Demon Clan was in danger, and he revealed that he had rescued her from prison.
• The little boy hesitated to leave his critical stage of seclusion, but Uchiha Madara convinced him that the Demon Clan mattered more and demanded reimbursement for ten lost gold coins.
• The little boy admitted that he was the Demon King and followed Uchiha Madara out of the cave.
• Helunaixing and Xing En welcomed them, and the Demon King happily called Helunaixing his sister.
• Uchiha Madara and Xing En questioned why the Demon King still appeared as a child and urged him to reveal his true form.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En learned that the Demon King was a ten-year-old child and left the clan’s affairs to him and Helunaixing. As they headed to rest, Xing En warned that the Demon Clan might be hunting them because they had returned to their original appearances.

• Helunaixing revealed that the small child was the Demon King, chosen by heaven and accepted by the Demon Clan.
• Uchiha Madara and Xing En teased the Demon King and Helunaixing about Madara’s claim to five or ten gold coins.
• The Demon King asked Madara and Xing En to stay at a tavern while he and Helunaixing handled the clan’s urgent affairs.
• Madara offered to help if the Demon King and Helunaixing needed it, then watched them leave.
• Xing En told Madara he feared the Demon Clan might be hunting them now that they had returned to their original appearances.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En slowly made their way to a tavern, unsure whether the Demon Clan would recognize them. They realized Helunaixing’s illusion was still disguising them, and settled in to wait while discussing the Demon Clan’s innate ability.

• Xing En asked Uchiha Madara to disguise him as a member of the Heavenly Eye Clan, but Uchiha Madara explained that his illusion techniques could not change their appearances.
• Uchiha Madara and Xing En slowly walked to the tavern, hoping the Demon King’s return meant they were safe.
• Uchiha Madara noticed people staring at them and suspected Helunaixing’s illusion had never worn off.
• The tavern owner welcomed Uchiha Madara and Xing En as young ladies, confirming that the illusion remained in effect.
• Xing En explained that the Demon Clan’s illusion ability was innate and could not be learned by outsiders.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En discussed the looming war between humanity and the other races, while Madara insisted he would stay out of it and continue searching for Magic Stones. Their conversation was interrupted when a man approached Madara, mistaking him for a beautiful girl of the Demon Clan.

• Xing En and Uchiha Madara discussed how the war could determine whether humanity ruled the Elzeran Continent or the races flourished independently.
• Xing En predicted most races would side with the Elf Clan, while Uchiha Madara said he would not interfere and wanted to find Magic Stones so he could return to his world.
• Uchiha Madara and Xing En noticed a man watching them, and Xing En joked that he was admiring their beauty.
• The man approached Uchiha Madara, asked to sit with him, and complimented him as a beautiful girl of the Demon Clan.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En discussed whether Madara should compete for the Greed Pointer or steal it before the contest. Xing En said Madara had a strong chance of winning, though he would face several renowned experts, including Feis Qianjie.

• A man mistook Uchiha Madara for a woman and tried to court him, but left after Madara explained the illusion.
• Uchiha Madara and Xing En joked about their feminine appearances and the attention they attracted.
• Uchiha Madara asked whether Helunaixing might bring the Greed Pointer, but Xing En said he had never seen the Demon Clan treasure.
• Uchiha Madara considered stealing the Greed Pointer, and Xing En suggested he could do it alone or enlist Belaque's help.
• Uchiha Madara asked about his chances in the competition, and Xing En said he could likely win if he could defeat the few renowned experts at his level.

Xing En discussed the tournament’s powerful older contenders with Uchiha Madara and revealed that Ci Enyiwu was far stronger than he had once believed. They agreed Madara should limit contact with her and leave the Elzeran Continent when he could, while Xing En identified Ci Enyiwu and a Magical Beast as his main tournament opponents.

• Uchiha Madara asked Xing En about Elminster and the strength of their generation, and Xing En said the older experts like Feis Qianjie posed the real threat.
• Xing En said he had once thought he and Ci Enyiwu were evenly matched, but learning her true identity showed him they were worlds apart.
• Xing En refused to reveal Ci Enyiwu’s identity, but said her strength was impossible to assess and that Madara’s arrival had disrupted her quiet life.
• Uchiha Madara said he would reduce his contact with Ci Enyiwu after learning about the Magic Stone and finishing the tournament, though he felt responsible for the trouble he had caused.
• Xing En urged Uchiha Madara to return to his own world and named Ci Enyiwu and a Magical Beast as his main opponents in the tournament.

Xing En advised Uchiha Madara to consider using strategy and the tournament draw to weaken Ci Enyiwu and Feis Qianjie, his most dangerous opponents. Madara rejected the idea of secretly attacking them and considered relying on his own strength, but Xing En suggested Helunaixing could arrange for the two rivals to face each other.

• Xing En suggested Uchiha Madara ambush Feis Qianjie before the tournament, explaining that the ancient beast would likely return to its territory in the Secret Realm Forest in the far west.
• Uchiha Madara considered using Ci Enyiwu to learn Feis Qianjie's location, but noted that Ci Enyiwu was also his opponent and knew his thoughts.
• Xing En and Uchiha Madara concluded that secretly eliminating both rivals was unlikely, and Madara said he would rather rely on his own abilities.
• Xing En proposed that Helunaixing use her mind power to place Ci Enyiwu and Feis Qianjie in the same tournament group so they might injure each other.