Recaps

Qiji built a masked-genius persona, protected Huomu and Liuli, and defeated Kamishiro Seigen while the anime Echo made him increasingly popular. When a caravan mission turned dangerous after a Void Beast horde attacked, Qiji stayed behind with the Sword of No Thought to face it.

• Qiji chose the unfinished Thousand Faces card, raised his physical abilities, and began livestreaming as a masked all-rounder genius.
• Qiji stopped Huomu from jumping off the rooftop and confronted Liuli, warning her to stop targeting him and revealing that he knew about her Kamishiro identity.
• During the practical assessment, Qiji led Class Eight against a dangerous scorpion pack, defeated the scorpion king, and helped Huomu and Setsuna earn strong results.
• Qiji found Liuli with Kamishiro Seigen, who had plotted to use Red-Hot Incense to drive Void Beasts into attacking the students, and fought him after Liuli turned against him.
• Qiji evaded Seigen’s strongest attack and mortally wounded him with one elbow strike, while Liuli stabbed Seigen’s corpse and revealed the cruelty he had inflicted on her.
• The anime Echo premiered and became a hit, earning Qiji popularity and points as viewers watched Huomu’s struggles, Liuli’s past, and Qiji’s victory over Seigen.
• Qiji joined Class Eight’s monthly mission to escort a caravan carrying potions and two children to a frontline outpost, despite his reluctance to attend.
• When a frenzied Void Beast horde charged the group, Qiji ordered the others to flee, stayed behind, and accepted the Sword of No Thought from Liuli.

Qiji fought through the beast rampage, saved Class Eight, and began guiding Huomu as he awakened Flame Fist. After training to master several Heart Essence techniques, Qiji returned to Class Eight, where Suyo had challenged him to a fight.

• Qiji held off the Void Beasts alone while the group escaped, then rushed to Class Eight when it faced attacks from Flying-Winged Poison Flies and Metal-Rending Battle Eagles.
• Qiji killed Kamishiro Seiki to end the circuit controlling the Void Beasts, then reached Class Eight and killed one battle eagle while pinning the other.
• Huomu risked himself to protect the children, and Qiji praised his courage while teaching him that a hero had to make difficult choices.
• Yuejian defeated Kamishiro Seian, but Seian launched a blood arrow toward Liuli, and Qiji used [Blurring of Illusion and Reality] to save Bai Lili from its blast.
• Class Eight completed the mission, and Qiji returned home, refused extra payment, and directed livestream tips to Blue Star charities.
• Qiji agreed to guide Huomu, who awakened [Flame Fist] after training, then encouraged Huomu and Setsuna to keep practicing.
• Qiji gained popularity from the anime episodes, trained for a month in the rift, and used his mask to master Flame Fist, Thunder Fist, Ice Fist, Storm Fist, and Haymaker.
• Qiji learned that Suyo had challenged him after students compared them, decided to accept the fight, and entered Class Eight to an excited welcome.

Qiji defeated Suyo in a match that exposed the grief and insecurity beneath her mask, then encouraged her to try again. Afterward, Suyo was forced toward the Sea of Consciousness, while Yuejian took Huomu on as a student and taught him Flame Fist.

• Qiji returned to Class Eight, accepted Bai Lili’s money, and bet that he would defeat Suyo at exactly nine minutes and ten seconds.
• Qiji evaded Suyo’s attacks and survived her Flame Dance: Meteor Fire Rain, while she struggled with her fear of being ordinary beneath her genius mask.
• Suyo used Imagery Forgery to activate her Armament, Thousand Faces, Myriad Forms, but Qiji overcame her mirror doubles and cracked her brother’s mask.
• Qiji hid Suyo’s face from the crowd and repaired her mask, but his alarm startled his body into kicking her out of the arena and giving him the victory.
• Qiji comforted Suyo on the rooftop and invited her to face him again at the next month’s grand competition, then secretly copied Yuejian’s One Night’s Moonfall during Yuejian’s demonstration.
• Suyo visited her brother’s grave and decided to try again, but Thousand Faces Zhengxing forced her toward the Sea of Consciousness despite her being a second-tier Echoer.
• Yanyi asked Yuejian to look after Huomu, and Yuejian stopped himself from killing Liuli after recognizing her copy of The Flower Love series.
• Yuejian taught Huomu Flame Fist, and Huomu shattered a tier-two training dummy with the technique.

Qiji entered the Sea of Consciousness with Suyo, then returned to the academy and spent a holiday with his companions. When Kamishiro Chiho cornered Liuli, Qiji rushed to save her and fought her with the Silver Wish while Liuli returned to help him.

• Qiji entered the Sea of Consciousness with Thousand Faces, rescued Suyo from Afterimages, and pretended to be her dead brother so he could protect her.
• Qiji and Suyo collected Echo Fragments, including a legendary Dream Lineage Fragment, before escaping the Sea of Consciousness as Kamishiro Seian pursued them.
• Suyo returned to the Thousand Faces estate and challenged Zhengxing, while Qiji returned to the academy and later met her in the cafeteria.
• Qiji and his companions visited Cloud Harbor Beach and an amusement park, where Liuli began to enjoy herself and the group bought Qiji gifts.
• Liuli confronted Kamishiro Chiho, who accused her of betraying the Kamishiro Family and forced a little girl named Caixia toward danger.
• Qiji watched Liuli's livestream, spent viewer contributions to obtain the Silver-Colored Wish, and arrived to face Chiho while Liuli escaped with Caixia.
• Qiji used his strengthened Person in the Mirror and Binding Silver Grip against Chiho, but her completed Mind Domain Net read his thoughts and she kept attacking.
• Liuli froze Chiho in midair as Qiji prepared One Night's Moonfall, then Qiji wounded her with the Sword of No Thought and provoked her into beginning a partial True Release.
• Liuli returned and carried Qiji above Chiho's corrosive spider silk, and they declared that they would win together.