Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dingchan freshman is disqualified and stripped of results for using forbidden methods.
• Lotus City College wins by default, but their victory is overshadowed by the drama.
• The league event committee decides to seek instructions from a Representative to resolve the crisis of trust.

Character Developments

• Dingchan freshman's actions and subsequent disqualification reveal the consequences of taking shortcuts.
• Xu Zhi analyzes the situation and suspects that Council Academy's actions are aimed at forcing a Representative to step forward.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of taking shortcuts and the importance of following the correct path.
• The power dynamics between the league event committee and the Representatives.
• The potential crisis of trust in the league and its implications for the future.

Character Interactions

• Dingchan freshman interacts with the referee, leading to his disqualification.
• Xu Zhi discusses the situation with her team, leading to her analysis of Council Academy's motives.
• The league event committee members discuss the crisis and decide to seek instructions from a Representative.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi suspects that the Council wants to kill the [Winter] Executor by forcing him out of the Lost Land, possibly to replace him with someone from Lotus City Council.
• The league schedule is suspended due to public opinion, but it resumes with an announcement that an Executor will attend the finals to recreate the Oath Circuit and ensure fairness.
• The top ten teams for the finals are announced, with Lotus City having two teams for the first time. The finals rules allow teams to challenge for higher positions, with two chances per team.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi demonstrates analytical skills by connecting the Minjiang and Dingchan matters to the Executors.
• The league organizers show adaptability in responding to public opinion and maintaining the league's reputation.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and political intrigue among the Executors and city councils.
• Public opinion and its influence on events.
• The appeal and significance of Executors in the supernatural world.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi and her team discuss their strategy for the finals, expressing their ambition to take first place.
• Xi Min, as their coach, supports their ambition and provides information about the finals' unique opportunities and preparations.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The final stage of the tournament arrives, with no significant improvements expected due to the short duration.
• The finals arena is packed with spectators, including fans of the top ten teams and those interested in the [Proxy].
• Xu Zhi notices the [Proxy] in the referees' area, who keeps a low profile but draws the attention of supernaturals.
• The competition begins, with each team having ten minutes to issue a challenge. Crane River City Academy issues the first challenge in the eighth minute.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi becomes more confident in her secret, the dual circuits, after the [Proxy] doesn't notice her abnormality.
• She prepares a contingency plan using the [Spirit Vessel] ability to transfer the Moth-attribute circuit if discovered.

Significant Themes

• The allure of higher forms of life to lower forms of life, exemplified by the [Proxy]'s effect on supernaturals.
• The tension and strategic planning leading up to the first challenge in the finals.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi observes her teammates and other supernaturals glancing at the [Proxy], indicating his passive influence.
• Commentators Xiao Xiao and another provide commentary on the competition's progress and speculate on the first challenger's intentions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The rankings are revealed, with Lingzhou Light Institute at first place.
• Crane River City Academy challenges Lingzhou, aiming to "taste first place," but loses.
• White Bird City College challenges Sang Luo City Academy, winning and pushing Sang Luo to seventh place.
• Heaven-Answering City Academy challenges Lingzhou, losing narrowly.
• Lingzhou City Academy challenges and defeats Crane River.
• Lotus City Light Institute challenges Lingzhou, sending out first-year student Xu Zhi.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi reveals her confidence and strategic thinking, hinting at her secret crush on Jiang Qing.
• Jiang Qing shows her leadership and ability as the core of Lingzhou's team.

Significant Themes

• Competition and ambition among academies.
• Strategic planning and adaptability in battle.
• The impact of trash talk and psychological warfare.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi and Jiang Qing's interaction hints at a potential rivalry or deeper connection.
• The trash talk between teams adds tension and entertainment to the matches.
• The interactions between team members reveal their dynamics and relationships.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi confidently declares her team as the strongest before the match, but her claim is dismissed by others.
• The match begins with both teams' domains cancelling each other out. Xu Zhi activates her [Eye of Secrets] to see through Jiang Qing's illusions.
• Lingzhou team targets Qiu Hou to lift the seal on Jiang Qing's third ability. Xu Zhi charges towards Jiang Qing, surprising everyone.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi demonstrates her strength and confidence, proving she's not just a support character.
• Jiang Qing's abilities are introduced, showcasing her as a formidable opponent.
• Qiu Hou's role as a support and seal caster is highlighted.

Significant Themes

• Underestimation of opponents based on age or appearance (Xu Zhi vs. others).
• The importance of teamwork and strategy in battles.
• The power dynamics between different extraordinary abilities.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi and Jiang Qing's impending confrontation.
• Xu Zhi's teamwork with her teammates, especially Shu Yushan, as they communicate danger points.
• The [Forge] attribute contestant's underestimation of Xu Zhi's strength, leading to a brief exchange.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi faces off against Jian Fei, a powerful opponent with a Forge attribute.
• Jiang Qing, the Lamp-attribute user and team captain, uses her domain-type ability to aid her teammates and hinder Xu Zhi.
• Xu Zhi takes a full-force blow from Jian Fei without budging, surprising the commentators and audience.
• Jiang Qing uses her devastating AOE attack, "Light's Net," injuring Xu Zhi severely.
• Xu Zhi reveals her eyes and expresses regret for losing her glasses, which she had bought on credit.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi demonstrates exceptional strength and resilience, taking a heavy blow from Jian Fei and surviving Jiang Qing's powerful AOE attack.
• Jiang Qing showcases her strategic prowess and powerful abilities, using her domain to support her teammates and hinder Xu Zhi.
• Jian Fei underestimates Xu Zhi's strength and struggles to accept her resilience.

Significant Themes

• The power of resilience and adaptability in the face of adversity, as seen in Xu Zhi's ability to withstand and recover from severe injuries.
• The importance of strategy and teamwork in battle, as demonstrated by Jiang Qing's use of her domain to support her teammates.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi and Jian Fei engage in a fierce battle, with Xu Zhi surprising Jian Fei with her strength and resilience.
• Jiang Qing aids her teammates using her domain and AOE attack, showcasing her strategic prowess and powerful abilities.
• Xu Zhi expresses regret for losing her glasses, revealing a hint of vulnerability and emotional attachment to an item she valued.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Qing uses her third extraordinary ability, "Descending," to bring Qiu Hou's severely injured future self into the present, turning the tide of the match.
• Xu Zhi, instead of retreating, charges at Jiang Qing, surprising everyone.
• Xu Zhi reveals her ability to weaken Jiang Qing's domain, giving Lotus City's team the upper hand.
• Jiang Qing and Xu Zhi engage in a fierce battle, with Xu Zhi displaying exceptional strength and savagery.
• Xu Zhi's reckless fighting style and lack of regard for her own injuries alarm Jiang Qing.
• Xu Zhi kills Xiao Ling, Jiang Qing's teammate, with a single powerful strike, revealing her monstrous nature.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi: Shows her true strength and fighting style, revealing a monstrous side. Enters a state of "Bloodlust," losing some of her rationality.
• Jiang Qing: Realizes the true threat posed by Xu Zhi and struggles to keep up with her.
• Xiao Ling: Dies in battle, her determination unable to withstand Xu Zhi's power.

Significant Themes

• The revelation of Xu Zhi's true nature and power.
• The struggle between reason and instinct, represented by Xu Zhi's "Bloodlust."
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent, shown through Jiang Qing's realization of Xu Zhi's threat.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi vs. Jiang Qing: A fierce and brutal battle, with Xu Zhi displaying overwhelming power and Jiang Qing struggling to keep up.
• Xu Zhi vs. Xiao Ling: Xu Zhi kills Xiao Ling with a single strike, revealing her monstrous nature.
• Jiang Qing vs. Xu Zhi: Jiang Qing realizes the true threat posed by Xu Zhi and struggles to adapt to her power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The match between Lingzhou and Lotus City reaches its climax.
• Xu Zhi, a first-year student from Lotus City, defeats a Lingzhou team member in an "instant kill," shocking the audience and commentators.
• Xu Zhi chooses to continue fighting Jiang Qing alone instead of regrouping with her teammates, despite her injuries.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi: Demonstrates extraordinary strength and fighting style, proving herself a formidable opponent. She chooses to prioritize her personal fighting style over strategic team play.
• Jiang Qing: Shows exhaustion but continues to fight against Xu Zhi. Her injuries and fatigue are evident.

Significant Themes

• Self-expression and individuality vs. team strategy and conformity.
• The power of unconventional tactics and the courage to defy expectations.
• The thrill and enjoyment of competition, even in the face of adversity.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi vs. Jiang Qing: The intense rivalry between these two characters is highlighted as they continue to clash, despite their injuries.
• Xu Zhi vs. the audience/commentators: Xu Zhi's unconventional fighting style and choices challenge the expectations of the viewers and commentators, sparking a range of reactions from shock to admiration.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi, despite being injured and unarmed, fiercely attacks Jiang Qing, who is armed but weakened.
• Jiang Qing uses her remaining extraordinary energy and Future Sight to counter Xu Zhi's attacks, but her condition worsens.
• Xu Zhi's left hand is crippled, but she continues to fight aggressively, proving it's not a significant disadvantage.
• Jiang Qing attempts a final strike using Future Sight, but Xu Zhi blocks it with her supposedly ruined left hand.
• Xu Zhi delivers a fatal blow to Jiang Qing, who dies in fear and confusion.
• Xu Zhi feels a strange, tempting sensation when smelling Jiang Qing's blood, which she attributes to Lamp's influence.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi: Demonstrates her formidable strength, resilience, and strategic thinking. She also shows curiosity and introspection about her strange sensation when near Jiang Qing.
• Jiang Qing: Proves herself a formidable opponent, using her intelligence and Future Sight to counter Xu Zhi's attacks. She remains determined until the end but ultimately succumbs to fear and confusion.

Significant Themes

• Strength and resilience: Xu Zhi's unyielding determination and physical prowess are contrasted with Jiang Qing's declining condition and eventual defeat.
• Intelligence and strategy: Both characters use their wits and abilities to outmaneuver each other, highlighting the importance of strategy in battle.
• Fear and determination: Jiang Qing's fear of Xu Zhi and her determination to win are explored, as well as Xu Zhi's introspection about her own fears and desires.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi vs. Jiang Qing: The main interaction in this chapter is the intense, strategic battle between Xu Zhi and Jiang Qing. Their dynamic highlights their strengths, weaknesses, and determination.
• Xu Zhi and her teammates: Xu Zhi's teammates are mentioned briefly, but their interactions with Xu Zhi are not the focus of this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lotus City Light Institute surprisingly wins the league championship.
• Xu Zhi's performance draws widespread attention and praise, with many considering her the most talented contestant in league history.
• Xu Zhi's life is expected to change significantly due to her newfound fame and resources.
• Lotus City Light Institute is challenged by another team from Lotus City, Lotus City College, in a rare "civil war" matchup.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi remains calm and collected despite her team's victory and the attention she's receiving, indicating her maturity and focus on her goals.
• Tong Zhou expresses concern and excitement about Xu Zhi's future, highlighting his protective and supportive nature towards her.

Significant Themes

• Fame and its consequences: Xu Zhi's newfound fame is expected to bring significant changes to her life, raising questions about how she will navigate these changes.
• Power dynamics: The league's structure and rules encourage strategic maneuvering and alliances, reflecting the power dynamics at play among the teams.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi's teammates express excitement and concern about her future, demonstrating their support and care for her.
• Other teams' members show wariness and apprehension towards Xu Zhi, reflecting their newfound respect and fear of her power.
• The challenge from Lotus City College to Lotus City Light Institute hints at potential internal dynamics and rivalries within Lotus City.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Council Academy (Lotus City Light Institute) challenges Lotus City College in the finals.
• Xu Zhi suggests and convinces her team to play a crushing match, replacing support players with damage dealers.
• The match begins with Xu Zhi releasing Little One, targeting Chu Minghe, the opponent's main carry.
• Xu Zhi's team overwhelms Lotus City College, crushing them within a minute, with Chu Minghe being the first to fall.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi demonstrates her strategic thinking and confidence, leading her team to a decisive victory.
• Tong Zhou, excited to play, showcases his single-minded determination.
• Chu Minghe, despite her powerful [Moth] ability, struggles against Xu Zhi and Little One's coordinated attacks.

Significant Themes

• The power of teamwork and strategy.
• The importance of understanding one's opponent.
• The impact of a team's core on its style and temperament.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi and her team members work together seamlessly, following her lead.
• Xu Zhi and Little One exhibit exceptional coordination, overwhelming Chu Minghe.
• The teams' captains (Xi Min and Tong Zhou) make strategic decisions based on their understanding of their teams and opponents.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lotus City Light Institute wins the league championship, securing first place after intimidating other teams with their overwhelming victory against Yingtian.
• No other teams challenge Lotus City Light Institute, solidifying their position as champions.
• Xu Zhi calculates how to use the league and institute rewards to advance her supernatural levels.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi: She remains focused on her goals and plans for the future, feeling detached from the celebratory atmosphere of winning the championship. She feels a sense of loneliness and alienation, realizing that this life is not hers to keep. She decides to store away these memories to share with her teammates later.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and determination: Xu Zhi's single-minded pursuit of her goals and her unwillingness to be swayed by temporary happiness or success.
• Belonging and alienation: Xu Zhi's feeling of not belonging in the celebratory atmosphere, highlighting her unique perspective and experiences.
• The impermanence of life and experiences: Xu Zhi's realization that this stage of her life is temporary, and she will soon move on to other tasks.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi and her teammates: Though they celebrate together, Xu Zhi feels disconnected from her teammates' joy, keeping her true feelings to herself. She plans to share her experiences with them later.
• Xu Zhi and the audience/competitors: She is aware of the audience's and competitors' gazes, feeling their envy and admiration, but she remains focused on her own goals and detached from their emotions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lotus City teams secure third, fourth, and first place in the league, boosting the city's prestige.
• Xu Zhi anticipates potential trouble from the [Cup] and those who forced out the [Proxy].
• Xu Zhi exchanges most of her league rewards for cores, keeping only the Lost Land slots.
• On the journey back to Lotus City, Xu Zhi learns about the rewards: academy protection for Lost Land exploration and a TC-8600 unrestricted prosthetic.
• Xu Zhi decides to sell her prosthetic reward opportunity for [Lamp] Attribute Cores.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi remains focused on her goals, prioritizing cores over prosthetics, and decides to sell her prosthetic reward opportunity.
• Xi Min, the teacher, shows understanding and support for Xu Zhi's decision to sell the prosthetic opportunity.
• Ji Muge and Tong Zhou discuss Xu Zhi's personality, revealing their mixed feelings about her.

Significant Themes

• The value of extraordinary abilities and prosthetics in Lotus City society.
• Xu Zhi's focus on personal growth and her unique perspective on extraordinary abilities and prosthetics.
• The bond between teammates and classmates after the league.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi interacts with her teammates on the journey back to Lotus City, discussing the rewards and their plans.
• Xu Zhi has a warm reunion with a woman (presumably her mother) at her home, highlighting their close relationship.
• Ji Muge and Tong Zhou discuss Xu Zhi's personality, showcasing their mixed feelings about her and their growing friendship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi returns home and finds blood food on her bedside table, indicating someone knows her schedule.
• She decides to focus on raising her strength before school starts, planning to reach Named level within two months.
• She absorbs various Attribute Cores to increase her [Lamp] and [Moth] talents, with [Lamp] reaching Immortality level.
• Xu Zhi's progress slows as she approaches Named level, requiring her to undergo the trial of the Great Dream to obtain her [Title].

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi becomes more powerful, her body recovering and extraordinary abilities returning.
• Little One also grows stronger, digesting and absorbing cores alongside Xu Zhi.

Significant Themes

• The importance of strength and power in Xu Zhi's world.
• The concept of " Named" and the trial of the Great Dream for obtaining a [Title].

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi interacts with Qi Yanxin briefly, asking if she entered her room while she was away.
• Xu Zhi thinks about Jiang Qing, wondering if there's a connection between them that makes Jiang Qing's aura tempting to her. She plans to ask Jiang Qing about it when they meet again.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi decides to advance both her [Lamp] and [Moth] attributes to [Named] simultaneously before school starts.
• She enters the Great Dream to undergo the trial for [Named] advancement.
• The trial begins with Xu Zhi standing in thick fog, surrounded by towering trees, with no clear path.
• After walking for some time, she finds her lantern hanging from a tree branch, which disperses the fog when taken.
• Later, she discovers a newly built wooden cabin, and upon entering, she finds herself back at the starting point.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi demonstrates her determination and boldness in attempting to advance two attributes simultaneously.
• She shows patience and caution in exploring the Great Dream trial.

Significant Themes

• The theme of perseverance and determination is highlighted as Xu Zhi pursues her goals despite the challenges and uncertainties.
• The concept of change and transformation is present, as Xu Zhi faces a trial unlike any she has experienced before.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi interacts with the environment and the trial itself, with no other characters present in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi finds herself back at the beginning of her path, with no clear reason for her return.
• She decides to walk the path again, more carefully and thoroughly.
• The path has become longer, and her Lantern is waiting for her at the start.
• As she walks, she faces increased gravity, exhaustion, rain, thunder, and mental pressure.
• After twice the usual distance, she reaches the cabin, enters it, and doesn't return to the start.
• Inside the cabin, she finds herself in her old home from the Federation, with a Game Console on the table instead of her Lantern.

Character Development

• Xu Zhi demonstrates determination and resolve in her decision to walk the path again, showing her unyielding spirit and self-belief.
• She faces and overcomes physical and mental challenges, showing her resilience and willpower.
• She remains calm and analytical even when faced with the unexpected sight of her old home and the Game Console.

Significant Themes

• Determination and perseverance: Xu Zhi's resolve to walk the path again despite its increased difficulty.
• Overcoming challenges: Xu Zhi faces and overcomes various obstacles, both physical and mental.
• Illusion vs. reality: The revelation that Xu Zhi is likely dreaming raises questions about the nature of her experiences and the path she's walking.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi interacts with her environment (the path, the cabin, her old home) and the challenges it presents, but there are no other characters in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi picks up the Game Console, which activates and displays a pixelated Moth as a warning.
• The console suggests Xu Zhi rest, bathe, and change clothes, but she refuses, stating she'll only get wet again.
• The console reveals that Xu Zhi has already completed her advancement and can become Named by waiting for the dream to fade, but she insists on continuing.
• The console offers to help Xu Zhi take it out of the Great Dream if she leaves, but she doesn't believe it.
• Xu Zhi leaves the room and enters a new, challenging road in the forest. Each step requires extraordinary energy, and she struggles to advance.
• Xu Zhi's extraordinary energy depletes, and she's pulled into a swamp. She fights to break free and reach a new area, where she's struck by a powerful lightning bolt.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi demonstrates remarkable determination, decisiveness, and willpower, refusing to give in to fatigue or temptation.
• She shows a clear understanding that she's in a dream and can distinguish reality from falsehood.
• Xu Zhi's extraordinary energy is revealed to be different from ordinary people's, requiring both [Moth] and [Lamp] to move forward.

Significant Themes

• Perseverance and determination in the face of adversity.
• The struggle between giving in to temptation and continuing one's journey.
• The cost of progress and the limits of one's abilities.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi interacts with the Game Console, which seems to have a will of its own and tries to convince her to stay and rest.
• There's no direct interaction with other characters in this chapter, but Xu Zhi's internal monologue reveals her thoughts and feelings.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi experiences a powerful lightning strike that absorbs into her talent circuits, causing her to advance to the Named stage.
• She sleeps for nearly a day and night, waking up with a muddled mind and fluffed-up hair.
• Xu Zhi discovers she has become a Named One and receives a vast amount of information.
• She realizes she has two unique "true names" or "titles": [Everlasting Lamp] and [Moth Fluttering Inside the Skull].

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi advances to the Named stage, gaining new abilities and understanding.
• She struggles to comprehend the meaning behind her two true names and their implications.

Significant Themes

• The power and uniqueness of true names in the Mansus.
• The connection between a Named One's true name and their attributes and personality.
• The rarity of having two true names directly containing an attribute.

Character Interactions

• None in this chapter; it focuses solely on Xu Zhi's internal experiences and realizations.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi discovers she no longer needs to breathe, and her physical body has integrated with her talent circuits.
• She realizes she can use her body to perform extraordinary attacks, like generating electricity.
• Xu Zhi's extraordinary abilities are enhanced with increased level. [Eye of Secrets] and [Spirit Vessel] improve, while [Authority] gains more control and can even kill Immortals with [Cursed Speech].
• Xu Zhi successfully contacts her Familiars using [Authority].
• [Moth] gains a new domain-type extraordinary ability, [Remnant Land], allowing her to create a lost world with one rule, where she is the ruler.
• Xu Zhi manifests [Remnant Land] in her bedroom, revealing it to be a tiny version of the old Federation.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi's physical body evolves, integrating with her talent circuits, and she gains new abilities like generating electricity.
• Xu Zhi's extraordinary abilities and [Authority] grow stronger, allowing her to perform tasks previously impossible.
• Xu Zhi learns to temporarily block Midnight's mark and successfully contacts her Familiars.

Significant Themes

• The evolution of Xu Zhi's physical body and extraordinary abilities, reflecting her growing power and understanding of her own capabilities.
• The theme of control and authority, as Xu Zhi's [Authority] gains more power and she becomes the ruler of her own domain.
• The consequences of Xu Zhi's actions, such as offending Midnight and the resulting mark on her palm.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi interacts with her Familiars, informing them of her impending arrival in the Lost Land.
• Xu Zhi's internal struggle and realization regarding the nature of the gift from the shattered world and her new extraordinary ability, [Remnant Land].

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Zhi recalls her experiences in the Great Dream during her advancement to [Named One], realizing it was a test of her resolve and acceptance of her past.
• She discovers she can now use [Walking on Air] and transfers some belongings to her Spirit Vessel.
• Xu Zhi creates a Spirit Vessel in the Lower District, using nearly all her Transcendent energy, and links to it through [Authority].
• The Spirit Vessel condenses in a familiar, long-abandoned slum, and Xu Zhi waits there for an opportunity.

Character Developments

• Xu Zhi: Advances to [Named One] and gains new abilities. She demonstrates strong self-awareness and acceptance of her past choices.
• Qi Yanxin: Shows understanding and support for Xu Zhi's journey, though she's concerned about her friend's safety.

Significant Themes

• Acceptance of the past: Xu Zhi's journey to become a [Named One] involves acknowledging and accepting her past mistakes and choices.
• Duality: The creation of the Spirit Vessel explores the theme of having two bodies and perspectives, challenging Xu Zhi's perception and control.

Character Interactions

• Xu Zhi and Qi Yanxin: They share a quiet, understanding moment as Xu Zhi prepares for her journey. Qi Yanxin supports Xu Zhi's decision without asking too many questions.