Chapter Summaries

After Ryonan’s timeout, Tiangang Maoyi told his exhausted players to stay close to their assignments and rely on Sendoh and Chi Tong to mount a comeback. Chi Tong launched a fast break with a long pass to Sendoh but stayed beneath Ryonan’s own basket, leaving Fukatsu Kazunari baffled as he realized Chi Tong was missing from the offense.

• Yueye Hongming recognized that he could not contain Matsumoto Minoru alone, while Tiangang Maoyi concluded Ryonan could not afford to double-team.
• Tiangang Maoyi ordered Ryonan’s players to stay close to their opponents and focus on holding the defense.
• Chi Tong told Sendoh to get one basket back and organize the offense, startling Sendoh with his cold, intimidating gaze.
• Chi Tong threw a fast long pass across midcourt, and Sendoh caught it in the frontcourt as Ryonan charged forward.
• Fukatsu Kazunari organized Sannoh’s defense, then realized Chi Tong had stayed beneath Ryonan’s basket instead of joining the attack.

Chi Tong stopped Sawakita Eiji’s dunk and condemned Ryonan’s performance before declaring he would take over himself. He unleashed a terrifying pressure across the gym, leaving players, coaches, and spectators frozen in shock.

• Nobe Masahiro intercepted Sendoh’s pass to Yu Zhu and launched a fast break for Sawakita Eiji.
• Sawakita Eiji raced to Ryonan’s basket and charged at Chi Tong with a dunk, but Chi Tong blocked the ball with one raised hand without jumping.
• Chi Tong called Ryonan’s players utterly vulnerable, then said he would show everyone what hierarchy meant.
• Chi Tong’s eyes flashed with crimson lightning as overwhelming pressure silenced the gym and shook both coaches and the spectators.
• Sawakita Eiji nearly stumbled when the pressure struck him as he landed.

Chi Tong tore through Sannoh Industrial High School’s defense with overwhelming speed and forced Nobe Masahiro and Matsumoto Minoru to their knees. He reached the basket, where Kawata Masashi challenged him in midair, and the chapter ended as Kawata realized something had gone wrong.

• Chi Tong blasted past Sawakita Eiji and Fukatsu Kazunari before Sannoh’s players could react.
• Nobe Masahiro and Matsumoto Minoru formed a double-team, but Chi Tong’s rapid dribble made both men drop to their knees.
• Chi Tong raced past the kneeling defenders and charged toward Sannoh Industrial High School’s basket.
• Kawata Masashi jumped to stop Chi Tong, but his eyes widened in shock as they met in midair.

Chi Tong overwhelmed Sannoh Industrial High School’s defense with an impossible full-court drive and a powerful dunk, narrowing the score to Ryonan 84, Sannoh 100. The arena and both teams were left stunned as Sawakita Eiji and Ryonan’s players realized Chi Tong’s ability was far beyond what they had seen before.

• Chi Tong slipped around Masashi Kawata in midair and dunked over Sannoh’s defense, making the score Ryonan 84, Sannoh 100.
• More than twenty thousand spectators and the Sannoh players froze in disbelief at Chi Tong’s speed and dominance.
• Xiangtian Yanyi dropped her notebook and pen as she struggled to comprehend Chi Tong’s performance.
• Sendoh and Yueye Hongming recognized that Chi Tong was displaying far more power than he had shown on the outdoor court.
• Sawakita Eiji recovered from the pressure and saw Nobe Masahiro and Matsumoto kneeling as Chi Tong completed the dunk.

Chi Tong’s overwhelming display left Sannoh Industrial High School shaken and Ryonan’s players feeling abandoned as he returned to the court alone. He stopped at the free-throw line to face Sannoh, and Shen Jinyicheng rallied his teammates before leading them toward Ryonan’s half.

• Sawakita Eiji and Shen Jinyicheng reacted to Chi Tong’s speed and strength, while Nobe Masahiro and Matsumoto Minoru remained kneeling in humiliation and fear.
• Chi Tong walked back to his half without acknowledging Sendoh, Yu Zhu, Yueye Hongming, or the other Ryonan players.
• Sendoh, Yu Zhu, Yueye Hongming, and the others understood that Chi Tong had meant to abandon relying on or directing his teammates when he took control himself.
• Chi Tong stopped in front of the free-throw line and silently watched Sannoh with an indifferent gaze.
• Shen Jinyicheng urged his teammates to stay steady and avoid Chi Tong, then led Sannoh toward Ryonan’s half.

Chi Tong stole Fukatsu Kazunari’s pass and scored a solo dunk to put Ryonan ahead of Sannoh Industrial High School, 86–81. He rejected Sendoh and Yueye Hongming’s attempts to speak with him, leaving his teammates stunned as coach Tiangang Maoyi recognized that Chi Tong had abandoned teamwork to take control alone.

• Fukatsu Kazunari passed to Matsumoto Minoru, but Chi Tong intercepted the ball and raced downcourt for a dunk, making the score 86–81.
• Sendoh tried to speak to Chi Tong, who reminded the team to defend against outside three-pointers without turning around.
• Yueye Hongming tried to explain himself, but Chi Tong cut him off and said he would handle things himself if the others could not.
• Ryonan’s players and the spectators watched Chi Tong in shock, while Tiangang Maoyi realized that Chi Tong had chosen to abandon teamwork and play alone.

Chi Tong overwhelmed Sannoh Industrial High School with repeated steals and scores, leaving its players helpless as Ryonan narrowed the lead to ten points. Fukatsu Kazunari, despite his fear and despair, finally found a new plan.

• Taoka Moichi recognized that Chi Tong had entered a state even more terrifying than Wildness but could not bring himself to stop him.
• Chi Tong stole the ball from Fukatsu Kazunari before midcourt and dunked, bringing the score to Ryonan 88, Sannoh Industrial High School 100.
• Chi Tong intimidated Fukatsu Kazunari from several meters away, stole the ball again, and scored a layup to make it 90–100.
• Sannoh's players, including Sawakita Eiji and Fukatsu Kazunari, felt overwhelmed and doubted their ability to defeat Chi Tong.
• Fukatsu Kazunari decided to change tactics and found a plan.

Chi Tong stopped Sannoh’s rapid attack with a decisive block, forcing Domoto Goro to call a timeout as Sannoh’s eighteen-point lead vanished. Sawakita Eiji struggled to accept Chi Tong’s dominance and recalled the loss that had driven him to train for two years.

• Yadi directed Matsumoto Minoru to move beyond Chi Tong’s defensive range, and Sannoh quickly passed the ball to Sawakita Eiji for a shot.
• Chi Tong caught up to Sawakita and blocked his dunk, sending the ball off the backboard and prompting a timeout.
• Domoto Goro watched Sannoh’s players return to the bench and realized their tactics could not counter Chi Tong’s overwhelming control of the court.
• Sawakita recalled losing to Chi Tong and Sendoh two years earlier, a defeat that had driven him to train intensely and awaken his Wildness.

After witnessing Chi Tong’s overwhelming performance, Sawakita Eiji recognized the gulf between them. Chi Tong explained the Limit Domain to Ryonan’s players and revealed its stamina cost, while asserting it would last until the game ended.

• Sawakita Eiji watched Chi Tong and realized his own strength was far below that of a true powerhouse.
• Taoka Moichi asked Chi Tong what had changed, and Chi Tong described his state as a Limit Domain that let him use 100% of his abilities.
• Taoka Moichi asked whether Chi Tong’s current state was the SUM, and Chi Tong confirmed it.
• Chi Tong warned that the Limit Domain consumed extreme stamina but said he could maintain it until the game ended.
• Ryonan’s players relaxed at the limit and began wondering whether they could also enter the Limit Domain.

Fukatsu Kazunari devised a desperate plan to counter Chi Tong by trapping him with Sawakita Eiji, Matsumoto Minoru, and Ichinokura Satoshi while Fukatsu guarded Sendoh. After play resumed, Sannoh put the plan into action, leaving Fukatsu to face Sento as he advanced toward Ryonan's basket.

• Sendoh realized that the Limit Domain was Chi Tong's rare final trump card and could only be entered under exceptional conditions.
• Fukatsu proposed that Sawakita, Matsumoto, and Ichinokura work together to limit Chi Tong while he guarded Sendoh.
• Kawata agreed to handle Ryonan's other players, and Domoto allowed the desperate plan to proceed.
• Sannoh replaced Nobe with Ichinokura and trapped Chi Tong with three defenders when the game resumed.
• Fukatsu advanced into Ryonan's half, where Sento confronted him and Fukatsu insisted that any tactic was justified if it could win.

Sannoh exploited Chi Tong’s physical lockdown and Fukatsu Kazunari’s newly revealed Wildness to regain control of the game against Ryonan. The chapter left Masashi Kawata with the ball inside as Sannoh threatened to widen its lead.

• Fukatsu Kazunari passed to Masashi Kawata, who powered through Uozumi and Fukuda Kicchou to dunk and put Sannoh ahead 102–100.
• Sawakita Eiji, Matsumoto Minoru, and Ichinokura Satoshi used a tight, foul-heavy defense to restrict Chi Tong despite his Limit Domain and Eye of Heaven.
• Fukatsu Kazunari activated his kangaroo-like Wildness and lured Sendoh into a trap as Sendoh tried to drive.
• Fukatsu Kazunari stole the ball from Sendoh and passed it to Masashi Kawata inside.

Masashi Kawata broke through Ryonan’s defense and scored as Sannoh Industrial High School steadily widened its lead to eight points. With Ryonan in crisis and his teammates unable to turn the game around, Chi Tong concluded that he had to rely on himself.

• Yueye Hongming, Fukuda Kicchou, and Yu Zhu tried to surround Masashi Kawata, but Kawata shoved the first two aside and fooled Yu Zhu with a shot fake before scoring.
• Yueye Hongming and Fukuda Kicchou realized they could not stop Kawata, while Yu Zhu’s lack of experience left him vulnerable.
• Sendoh continued to score with difficult individual plays, but Fukatsu Kazunari and Kawata disrupted him as Sannoh’s offense kept adding points.
• Sannoh extended its lead to 124–116, leaving Ryonan eight points behind with little time remaining.
• Sawakita, Matsumoto Minoru, and Ichinokura Satoshi continued to harass Chi Tong, who watched his teammates struggle and decided he had to rely on himself.

Chi Tong used the Eye of Heaven to find a fleeting weakness in Sawakita Eiji, Matsumoto Minoru, and Ichinokura Satoshi’s defensive formation and broke free. He then stole the ball from Fukatsu and finished with a thunderous dunk beneath Sannoh Industrial High School’s basket.

• Chi Tong spotted a brief weakness in the three-man encirclement as Matsumoto Minoru shifted his center of gravity.
• Chi Tong concentrated his Limit Domain strength into a charge, smashed through the formation, and escaped Sawakita Eiji, Matsumoto Minoru, and Ichinokura Satoshi.
• Sawakita Eiji warned his teammates as Chi Tong’s speed carried him across the court toward Fukatsu.
• Chi Tong stole the ball from Fukatsu and raced past Sannoh Industrial High School’s defenders.
• Chi Tong slammed the ball through the basket with a thunderous dunk.

After Chi Tong’s thunderous dunk cut Sannoh Industrial High School’s lead over Lingnan to six, Fukatsu Kazunari abandoned the team’s attempt to trap him and focused on protecting possession and running down the clock. With just over two minutes left, Chi Tong burst past Ichinokura Satoshi and charged at Fukatsu, who prepared to pass the ball.

• Chi Tong broke free of Sannoh’s three-man trap, stole the ball, and dunked to cut the score to Lingnan 118, Sannoh Industrial High School 124.
• Sawakita Eiji and Ichinokura Satoshi realized Sannoh could not rely on trapping Chi Tong again with little time left.
• Fukatsu Kazunari ordered Sannoh to abandon its targeted defense and protect its lead by stopping crucial attacks and draining the clock.
• Fukatsu slowed his dribble beyond the three-point line while Ichinokura moved into position to shield him from Lingnan’s defenders.
• Chi Tong accelerated past Ichinokura, who lost sight of him and shouted a warning to Fukatsu.
• Fukatsu anticipated Chi Tong’s charge and raised the ball to pass, unwilling to risk a steal.

Chi Tong intercepted Fukatsu Kazunari’s pass and dunked, cutting Lingnan’s deficit to four points. Sannoh prepared a crucial attack around Sawakita Eiji, but Chi Tong moved to anticipate the pass before a sudden sound stopped him mid-charge.

• Chi Tong stole Fukatsu Kazunari’s pass to Sawakita Eiji and dunked, bringing Lingnan within four points with just over a minute and a half left.
• Fukatsu Kazunari calmed Sannoh’s worried players and urged them to score again, while Kawata Masashi agreed and Sawakita Eiji accepted the responsibility.
• Sannoh began a patient possession, then Sawakita Eiji suddenly cut toward the paint and disrupted Lingnan’s defense.
• Chi Tong used his Eye of Heaven to predict a pass from Fukatsu Kazunari to Sawakita Eiji and charged toward the passing lane.
• A crisp sound came from elsewhere on the court, halting Chi Tong’s charge and making him turn toward its source.

Matsumoto Minoru scored a three-pointer off Fukatsu Kazunari’s last-second change of passing target, extending Sannoh’s lead over Ryonan to seven points with one minute left. Ryonan’s players lost hope as Shendai Liufei watched Chi Tong face a desperate situation.

• Fukatsu Kazunari redirected his pass from Eiji Sawakita to the overlooked Matsumoto Minoru, who made a three-pointer.
• The scoreboard changed to Ryonan 120, Sannoh Industrial High School 127, with one minute remaining.
• Ryonan’s players froze as they realized how difficult it would be to overcome the seven-point deficit.
• Fukatsu Kazunari told Matsumoto Minoru that Ichinokura Satoshi’s defensive reaction had helped him recognize the danger and alter his pass.
• Shendai Liufei watched Chi Tong with growing worry as Ryonan’s morale fell and Sannoh’s defense held firm.

After Matsumoto Minoru’s three-pointer left Ryonan trailing by seven, Chi Tong answered with a fast-break dunk in under three seconds, reigniting his team’s hope. Sannoh immediately repeated its tactic to block Chi Tong’s predictions, and Sawakita Eiji caught the ball for another three-point attempt.

• Chi Tong recovered from being fooled by Matsumoto Minoru’s feint, called for a pass, and took Hong Ming’s hurried delivery.
• Chi Tong raced across the court and dunked through Kawata Masashi’s defense in under three seconds, bringing the score to Ryonan 122 and Sannoh 127.
• The spectators and players on both teams were stunned, while Ryonan’s players regained hope after Chi Tong’s spectacular score.
• Sannoh used Ichinokura Satoshi to block Chi Tong’s predictions again as Fukatsu Kazunari controlled the next possession.
• Fukatsu Kazunari passed to Sawakita Eiji beyond the three-point line, and Sawakita immediately jumped to shoot.

With less than thirty-seven seconds left, Sannoh widened its lead to eight points, and Chi Tong responded by breaking through Sannoh’s defense with overwhelming force. He entered the paint as Kawata Masashi prepared to stop him.

• Sannoh’s shot dropped through the rim, making the score Ryonan 122 to Sannoh 130 with less than thirty-seven seconds remaining.
• Chi Tong received the ball and overwhelmed Sawakita Eiji, Ichinokura Satoshi, and Matsumoto Minoru with his intimidating aura as he broke through their attempted double-team.
• Sawakita Eiji stayed on his feet, while Ichinokura Satoshi and Matsumoto Minoru collapsed to the floor.
• Chi Tong used the Ankle Breaker to send Fukatsu Kazunari tumbling to the floor, then dribbled past him into the paint.
• Kawata Masashi set himself beneath the basket as Chi Tong advanced toward him.

Ryonan fell nine points behind Sannoh with twenty seconds left, and Tiangang Maoyi urged Chi Tong to organize the team during a timeout. Inside Chi Tong's consciousness, a voice challenged his belief that he could win through individual strength alone.

• Chi Tong dunked to cut Ryonan's deficit to six, but Sannoh answered with Matsumoto Minoru's corner three to make it 133–124 with twenty seconds remaining.
• Ryonan called a timeout, and Tiangang Maoyi asked Chi Tong to involve his teammates and pursue a coordinated comeback.
• Chi Tong remained silent on the bench, unsettling Sendoh with his unfamiliar stillness.
• A mocking voice in Chi Tong's consciousness said he could not defeat Shohoku alone, and Chi Tong angrily insisted that nothing was impossible for him.
• The voice fell silent in a way that made Chi Tong's rage falter.

In the darkness, Ling Yu recognized that Chi Tong had emerged from his fear of this unfamiliar world and his attempts to hide weakness behind strength. Ling Yu chose to accept this life and his imperfect self, leaving Chi Tong to confront his decision.

• Ling Yu explained that his fear after arriving in the new world had created Chi Tong as armor and a source of absolute strength.
• Ling Yu realized that his fear of losing his privileged life and talent had made him resist this world and conceal his insecurity.
• Chi Tong demanded that Ling Yu stay hidden and let him control everything, but Ling Yu said he would start over as his true self in this life.
• Ling Yu approached Chi Tong and said that he would accept the world, his weaknesses, and whatever future awaited him.