Chapter Summaries

The Military Academy League began with a spectacular performance by the five academy principals and a points-based preliminary round. Leikdasi and Imperial Military Academy drew their first match by mutual agreement, saving their strength for other opponents.

• The five major military academy principals revealed themselves as the performers behind the opening ceremony, and the host announced that the top two hundred teams would advance after ten preliminary matches.
• Yu Wanyao worried that Leikdasi’s team would have to compete deep into the tournament, but Xu Jintang reassured her and sent the team to prepare.
• A random draw matched Leikdasi Military Academy against Imperial Military Academy in a five-on-five preliminary match.
• After a brief exchange of attacks, Yu Wanyao and the Imperial Military Academy captain signaled their teams to leave the arena together, resulting in a draw.
• Xu Jintang’s team returned to the rest area to rest while the other arenas continued with fierce matches.

Leikedasi won its preliminary matches against Phil Military Academy and in a 1v1 gauntlet, while the other great academies also dominated their opponents. The chapter ended as Yan Zitao and Lin Qing of Grande Military Academy prepared to begin a match, with Lin Qing’s fifth-tier mental power drawing attention.

• Yu Wanyao’s team defeated Phil Military Academy after Yan Zitao transformed with Blizzard Ape possession and helped overwhelm all five opponents.
• Yan Zitao won all five bouts in Leikedasi’s 1v1 gauntlet on the third day of preliminaries.
• Xu Jintang’s team discussed watching other academies’ tactics while wondering whether they would get a chance to compete.
• Leikdasi and Grande Military Academy were matched in a 1v1 gauntlet, and Yan Zitao and Wang Qian’s disguised teammate Lin Qing entered the arena first.
• Xu Jintang recognized Wang Qian’s disguise but did not spot anything amiss, while the introductions revealed Lin Qing had fifth-tier mental power.

Grande Military Academy defeated Leikedasi in the opening 1v1 bout after Wang Qian overcame Yan Zitao, intensifying speculation about the disguised academy’s strength. In the next bout, Wang Qian pressured Wei Zixuan and repeatedly interrupted his attempt to summon a demonic beast.

• Wang Qian initially gained the upper hand against Yan Zitao with ranged attacks, but both fighters revealed hidden strength and traded the advantage.
• Wang Qian defeated Yan Zitao, giving Grande Military Academy the first bout and prompting a loud reaction from spectators and online viewers.
• Yan Yuting, Song Tianqi, Xue Zhongqi, Xu Jintang, and Jiang Shiyi discussed Grande Military Academy’s strength and questioned why its members wore disguise masks.
• After the intermission, Leikedasi sent out Wei Zixuan while Wang Qian continued fighting for Grande Military Academy.
• Wei Zixuan began summoning through an ancient stone gate, but Wang Qian relentlessly attacked and stopped him from completing the ritual.

Wei Zixuan won two duels for Leikedasi Military Academy by summoning peak fifth-tier demonic beasts, but Song Yueyue defeated him with a fragrant illusion and gave Grande Military Academy a win. Mu Guang entered the arena to face her and began countering her ability with the Xiaoshan Cauldron.

• Wei Zixuan used a modified explosive dart to injure Wang Qian, then summoned a peak fifth-tier giant mammoth and forced her to concede.
• Wei Zixuan summoned another peak fifth-tier demonic beast in the next duel, earning Leikedasi a second win before challenging Grande Military Academy's next competitor.
• Song Yueyue spread fragrant flowers across the arena, leaving Wei Zixuan dazed long enough to win for Grande Military Academy.
• Yu Wanyao sent Mu Guang to face Song Yueyue after he volunteered to counter her illusions.
• Mu Guang summoned the Xiaoshan Cauldron and used the Xiaoshan Curse to disrupt Song Yueyue's illusion, then attacked her.

Mu Guang defeated Song Yueyue with a newly developed self-created skill, helping Leikdasi overcome Grande Military Academy and advance in the standings. After the preliminaries ended, Xu Jintang’s group and Leikdasi’s members gathered at the academy gates, where a sudden attack sent several contestants down before Zhuang Silin drove off the black-clad assailants.

• Mu Guang broke Song Yueyue’s plant bindings with a powerful golden-light attack, winning their match and revealing that he had created the skill himself.
• Mu Guang defeated Grande Military Academy’s support contestant, and Shi Anyu conceded the next match, giving Leikdasi the preliminary victory.
• Xu Jintang told her classmates she had a plan to get them a chance to compete and arranged for Principal Miao, Teacher Zhuang, and others to cooperate.
• After the preliminaries ended, the five great military academies returned to the top five, with Grande Military Academy and Lüfanteng Military Academy close behind.
• Xu Jintang’s group met Yu Wanyao and the others at Leikdasi Military Academy’s gates, where a sudden attack left several contestants pretending to be gravely injured.
• Zhuang Silin drove the black-clad figures away, and Yan Yuting warned her that they might be connected to the group that had hunted contestants from the five great military academies.

Xu Jintang’s reserve team replaced Leikedasi’s injured main team after a staged ambush, and the other four great military academies staged matching attacks so their reserves could compete too. On the final day of preliminaries, Leikedasi watched from third place as the eagerly anticipated match between Grande Military Academy and Green Sail Vine Military Academy was announced.

• Miao Mingzhi and Zhuang Silin met with Federation officials, who approved Leikedasi’s reserves to replace its five unfit main-team members.
• The chapter revealed that Xu Jintang had arranged the ambush, and the other four great military academies’ main teams were soon attacked as well.
• The attacks on competitors from all five academies sparked public complaints about the Federation and uncertainty over the league.
• Xu Jintang and her four teammates arrived for the final day of preliminaries, where Chu Er joked with her about both academies switching to reserves.
• Leikedasi finished its ten preliminary matches with eight wins and two draws, placing third behind Xihe Alliance Military Academy and Imperial Military Academy.
• The venue erupted when the referee announced the match between Grande Military Academy and Green Sail Vine Military Academy.

Grande Military Academy conceded its match against Green Sail Vine Military Academy, and the qualifiers ended with the top two hundred teams advancing. During the break, Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi drew in a sparring match, while Jiang Lu encouraged Xu Jintang ahead of the elimination rounds.

• Shi Anyu and his teammates forfeited their match against Green Sail Vine Military Academy, drawing criticism from the audience and puzzlement from the other teams.
• Qin Tiangang announced the qualifier standings and confirmed that the top two hundred teams would advance to the elimination rounds after a one-week break.
• Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi tested their sixth-tier abilities in a sparring match, and their Frost Blast and Single-Gun Soul-Seizing Cannon attacks collided in a draw.
• Song Tianqi resolved to cultivate to the fifth tier after watching Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi fight.
• Jiang Lu called Xu Jintang, expressed concern about the pressure of competing for Leikedasi, and advised her to value the opportunity and consider a future at the Federation Bureau.

Leikedasi’s substitute team entered the elimination rounds amid speculation about its strength, and the draw placed it in a competitive zone with two dark horse teams. Its first opponent was Yamazaki Military Academy, whose members feared the matchup but resolved to fight honorably.

• Xu Jintang asked Zhuang Silin to find Jiang Lu tickets, and Zhuang Silin promised to seek semifinal and final tickets.
• Qin Tiangang announced the best-of-three elimination rules and welcomed Federation leaders and the five great military academy principals to watch.
• The teams were assigned to zones, placing Leikedasi in Zone Three alongside Green Sail Vine Military Academy and Grande Military Academy.
• Xu Jintang, Song Tianqi, Yan Yuting, Xue Zhongqi, and Jiang Shiyi showed no fear about facing the strong teams in their zone.
• Leikedasi was paired with Yamazaki Military Academy for its first match, and Yamazaki’s captain urged his frightened teammates to lose with honor if necessary.

Song Tianqi won both 1v1 matches against Yamazaki Military Academy, forcing the team to concede and sending Leikedasi Military Academy through to the next stage. Meanwhile, Yu Wanyao and the others watched the broadcast from the intensive care room as spectators began speculating about Song Tianqi’s secretive identity.

• Song Tianqi defeated Yamazaki Military Academy’s first contestant with a single punch, winning Leikedasi the opening 1v1 match.
• Yamazaki’s captain, Wang Tianshuo, faced Song Tianqi in the next round, but Song overwhelmed him and extinguished his fire-type skill with a wave of his hand.
• After Song Tianqi defeated Wang Tianshuo, Yamazaki Military Academy conceded the elimination match, and Leikedasi advanced.
• Yu Wanyao, Wei Zixuan, Yan Zitao, Qin Shuxue, and Mu Guang watched the league broadcast from their hospital beds and discussed how long they had to keep pretending to be sick.
• Spectators searched for information about Song Tianqi and speculated that Leikedasi had concealed him as a hidden trump card.

Song Tianqi’s victory made him famous, while Xu Jintang learned that demonic beast leaders had been meeting in secret. The next day, Leikedasi faced Glacier Military Academy, whose competitors were shaken when Jiang Shiyi revealed her sixth-tier mental power; the first 3v3 battle then began.

• Song Tianqi celebrated his victory until Xue Zhongqi stopped him, and Xu Jintang assigned the team’s upcoming matches little importance.
• The Thunder Dragon King and Ice Soul Dragon told Xu Jintang that demonic beast leaders had been unusually active, though war was not certain.
• Xu Jintang selected Song Tianqi, Xue Zhongqi, and Jiang Shiyi for Leikedasi’s 3v3 match against Glacier Military Academy.
• Wen Rushu dismissed Leikedasi’s support fighters and hoped Glacier could defeat the top-ranked academy.
• Jiang Shiyi announced that her mental power was at the sixth tier, surprising the audience and alarming Glacier’s team.
• The first battle began as Song Tianqi and Jiang Shiyi charged at Glacier’s competitors while Xue Zhongqi lagged behind and called after them.

Leikedasi won the first small-team battle against Glacier Military Academy, then sent Yan Yuting, Jiang Shiyi, and Xue Zhongqi into the next round. Wen Rushu used a skill to raise his mental power to the peak of the fifth tier, and the match was left in the midst of his clash with Jiang Shiyi.

• Jiang Shiyi and Song Tianqi quickly defeated Glacier Military Academy’s trio, securing Leikedasi’s first win.
• Wen Rushu planned to target Leikedasi’s supports in the next round, but Xu Jintang selected Yan Yuting, Jiang Shiyi, and Xue Zhongqi for the lineup.
• Glacier Military Academy mistook Leikedasi’s two-support lineup for an insult and resolved to defeat Jiang Shiyi after taking out the supports.
• Yan Yuting gave Jiang Shiyi and Xue Zhongqi food that boosted their abilities, while Wen Rushu used Reverse the Three Heavens to raise his mental power to the peak of the fifth tier.
• Wen Rushu attacked Jiang Shiyi with an electromagnetic magnetic sphere, and Jiang Shiyi hurled an energy sphere at him as their clash began.

Leikdasi Military Academy defeated Glacier Military Academy in the 3v3 match after Xue Zhongqi reflected the attacks of two opponents and Yan Yuting knocked Wen Rushu out of the arena. Wen Rushu’s forced enhancement left him unable to fight, so Glacier conceded the 1v1 gauntlet and Leikdasi advanced.

• Xue Zhongqi used Realm of Stars to absorb the attacks of two Glacier Military Academy team members for thirty seconds, then reflected them and eliminated both.
• Jiang Shiyi overpowered Wen Rushu’s Infinite Electromagnetic Wave, and Yan Yuting used the Wind and Thunder Whip to throw him out of the arena, giving Leikdasi the 3v3 victory.
• Wen Rushu’s forcibly enhanced mental power left his nerves and meridians paralyzed, preventing him from competing in the next match.
• After the 1v1 gauntlet was announced, Wen Rushu and his teammates conceded, and Leikdasi was declared the winner and advanced.

After Leikdasi Military Academy drew Green Sail Vine Military Academy, Xu Jintang and her team learned about their formidable opponents and prepared for the elimination match. While Leikdasi waited for its turn, Song Duoduo won three consecutive fights for Red Ridge Military Academy and faced Giant Wave captain Su Pengtian.

• Chu Er proposed that Clifford and Leikdasi ally if the finals required teams to work together, and Xu Jintang agreed.
• The Division Three draw matched Leikdasi Military Academy against Green Sail Vine Military Academy.
• Zhuang Silin briefed Xu Jintang and the others on Green Sail Vine's powerful captain, Bing Rujiao, and the rest of the team's abilities and fighting styles.
• Jiang Shiyi prompted the team to reveal that several members had advanced in cultivation during the break, and Zhuang Silin left them to plan for the match.
• While waiting for Leikdasi's match, Xu Jintang and Song Tianqi watched Song Duoduo win three fights in a row against Giant Wave Military Academy.
• Su Pengtian entered the arena to face Song Duoduo, and the third one-on-one match began.

Song Duoduo and several Red Ridge Military Academy competitors were badly injured by Su Pengtian, forcing their team to forfeit its second match as Giant Wave Military Academy advanced. Later, Leikdasi Military Academy prepared to face Green Sail Vine Military Academy, and the first wheel battle began with Song Tianqi matched against fifth-tier An Yufei.

• Su Pengtian defeated Song Duoduo with a forceful punch, and the referee warned him not to endanger opponents who could no longer resist.
• Wu Hanhai and two more Red Ridge Military Academy members lost to Su Pengtian, leaving two too injured to compete and forcing Red Ridge to forfeit its second match.
• Xu Jintang told Song Tianqi he could beat Su Pengtian if their teams met later.
• Leikdasi Military Academy and Green Sail Vine Military Academy drew a 1v1 wheel battle for their elimination match.
• Xu Jintang chose Song Tianqi to fight first, while Bing Rujiao selected An Yufei, who revealed she had fifth-tier mental power.

Song Tianqi faced An Yufei in the first round of the 1v1 gauntlet, revealing powerful fire abilities as she attacked with magical summons and a haunted-house domain. After Song Tianqi found and struck her, An Yufei intensified the domain’s assault, and he began activating his Vermilion Bird Bloodline to fight back.

• An Yufei summoned a white horse plush and a snot bear, while Song Tianqi countered them with powerful Scarlet Flame attacks.
• Song Tianqi and An Yufei traded fire and wind attacks, and the audience recognized Song Tianqi’s skills as Hot Air Balloon’s from Mask Squad.
• An Yufei trapped Song Tianqi in her Haunted House Domain, where ghostly voices and shadows kept him searching through the darkness.
• Song Tianqi struck An Yufei while she was concealed in the domain, burning her cloak and part of her braid.
• Angered by her burned hair, An Yufei intensified the domain’s ghostly attacks, and Song Tianqi activated his Vermilion Bird Bloodline enhancement.

Song Tianqi defeated An Yufei with his Vermilion Bird Token, but Kong Ruzhen then used his Word Spirit Ability to overcome Song Tianqi and win Green Sail Vine a round. Xue Zhongqi volunteered to face Kong Ruzhen, believing he could counter the ability.

• Song Tianqi used Vermilion Bird Descends and a golden fireball to defeat An Yufei, giving Leikdasi the first round.
• Spectators recognized Leikdasi's reserve team as Mask Squad and focused their attention on Xu Jintang.
• Kong Ruzhen used the words "Still" and "Illusion" to immobilize Song Tianqi and trap him in an illusion, winning the second round for Green Sail Vine.
• Xu Jintang considered sending Jiang Shiyi to face Kong Ruzhen, but Xue Zhongqi volunteered and said he thought he could counter the Word Spirit Ability.
• Xue Zhongqi stepped onto the arena, and Kong Ruzhen grew more serious after noting that his opponent was a support.

Xue Zhongqi used his hidden Absolute Star Chain to defeat Kong Ruzhen in the third one-on-one match, but Qiuyue overwhelmed him in the fourth. After the teams tied the match, Qiuyue recovered while Xu Jintang and the others returned to their rest area.

• Xue Zhongqi targeted Kong Ruzhen’s silver coin, then used Absolute Star Chain to seal Kong Ruzhen’s mental power and win the match for Leikedasi.
• Bing Rujiao realized Xue Zhongqi had waited for Kong Ruzhen to stand still while activating his Word Spirit, and warned her teammates not to underestimate Leikedasi.
• Qiuyue entered the arena as a peak fifth-tier domain ability user, prompting spectators to speculate that Xu Jintang might possess three abilities.
• Qiuyue flooded the arena and struck Xue Zhongqi with Water Dragons Converge on the Moon, winning the fourth match for Green Sail Vine Military Academy.
• Medical personnel treated Xue Zhongqi after he passed out, while Qiuyue began recovering her mental power and Xu Jintang’s team returned to its rest area.

Jiang Shiyi defeated Qiuyue, but Liao Ruyi used his shadow abilities to turn their match against her and plunge the venue into darkness. The chapter left Jiang Shiyi airborne and unable to see or resist as Liao Ruyi’s attack continued.

• Jiang Shiyi entered the ring and quickly knocked Qiuyue out, giving Leikdasi Military Academy the match win.
• Green Sail Vine sent out Liao Ruyi, whose shadow ability let him vanish and launch repeated ambushes against Jiang Shiyi.
• Liao Ruyi summoned shadow beasts, which Jiang Shiyi destroyed with her rocket launcher and mental power.
• Liao Ruyi cast Night of Shadows, plunging the entire venue into darkness and extinguishing the light from Jiang Shiyi’s rocket launcher.
• Liao Ruyi attacked again, and Jiang Shiyi was lifted off the ground as she felt the world spin.

Liao Ruyi defeated Jiang Shiyi despite being a tier weaker, but his exhaustion left Green Sail Vine potentially short-handed for the team battle. Xu Jintang then faced Bing Rujiao in a fiercely even match and struck her with a powerful Frost Blast, leaving the bout unresolved.

• Liao Ruyi won the one-on-one match against Jiang Shiyi, then collapsed from exhaustion after leaving the platform.
• Jiang Shiyi and Xu Jintang concluded that Liao Ruyi's shadow technique had drained him, while Xu Jintang volunteered to face Bing Rujiao.
• Xu Jintang revealed she was sixth tier and exchanged attacks evenly with Bing Rujiao, whose Golden-Plumed Phoenix abilities included Phoenix Rain and Phoenix Cry.
• Bing Rujiao activated her divine beast bloodline enhancement and attacked Xu Jintang, who sheltered inside a glacier.
• Xu Jintang used Frost Blast to explode the glacier, scattering Bing Rujiao's golden feathers and sending Bing Rujiao flying.

Xu Jintang and Bing Rujiao continued their match, revealing that neither had yet used her full strength. After Bing Rujiao’s phoenix techniques and Xu Jintang’s dragon-blood power clashed, the battle escalated into a fierce contest of physical strength and ice against fire.

• Bing Rujiao summoned the Golden-Plumed Phoenix’s physical form and clashed with Xu Jintang, who appeared to fall but quickly got back up.
• The referee kept the match going after confirming Xu Jintang had not lost consciousness, and both fighters agreed to fight with everything they had.
• The Thunder Dragon King revealed that he and the others had absorbed Bing Rujiao’s mental attack before it could harm Xu Jintang, and they agreed to let her fight without their help.
• Bing Rujiao possessed herself with the phoenix and attacked physically, while Xu Jintang activated her dragon-blood power and met her blows head-on.
• Bing Rujiao unleashed a meteor shower of phoenix fire, and Xu Jintang covered the arena in glaciers that exploded into shards against the flames.