Recaps

Xiao Zhen gathered allies and Heavenly Flames in the Dou Qi Continent, then raised his strength before returning to the Pokémon World. After Mewtwo’s rampage exposed Giovanni and Viridian City Gym, Xiao Zhen arranged a disguised challenge for Ash.

• Xiao Zhen brought the Nakiri and Arato relatives to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, then watched Chiyu, Medusa, and Gu Yuena fight before he defeated them and helped Chiyu and Medusa break through to Dou Zun.
• Xiao Zhen entered the Magma Sea with Zi Yan, learned the way to Tou She Ancient God's cave dwelling, and escaped the Lizardmen after discovering that Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon.
• Xiao Zhen rescued Yao Tianhuo, obtained the Fallen Heart Flame, and traded it to Jia Nan Academy for the imprisoned beast and other benefits before refining the flame and reaching two-star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Zhen revived Yao Tianhuo and absorbed the Nihility Devouring Flame, reaching peak six-star Dou Zun before traveling to the Pokémon World.
• Ash earned Blaine’s badge after Charizard chose to battle, while Xiao Zhen met Blaine and questioned him about Team Rocket.
• Giovanni challenged Ash at Viridian City Gym, where Mewtwo fought Mew, the Gym was wrecked, and Giovanni and Team Rocket became wanted criminals.
• Xiao Zhen reunited with Mew and asked her to help stage a challenge, then appeared in disguise to battle Ash and his companions.

Xiao Zhen’s battles and alliances brought down the corrupt Empire and put Esdeath in charge, while he helped move people between worlds. He then married Yao Ye and Ya Fei, set out for the Central Plains, and met Xian'er as a strange mark appeared on her arm.

• Xiao Zhen helped Ash prepare for the Indigo Plateau Conference, where Ash reached the final and lost to a Hoenn trainer, then defeated Lance in a six-on-six battle and gave Ash the promised Dratini.
• Xiao Zhen traveled to Esdeath’s campaign, recognized Tatsumi, and helped him rescue Ieyasu and Sayo from a corrupt noble’s warehouse while Chelsea left the Revolutionary Army.
• Xiao Zhen brought the group to the First Emperor’s tomb, revived the First Emperor with a Rat Talisman, and watched him investigate the Empire’s decay.
• Kurumi killed Jeno after Chelsea rejected the Revolutionary Army, and Xiao Zhen protected Esdeath’s forces when Little Emperor fired the Supreme Throne’s Energy Cannon.
• Xiao Zhen captured Honest and Shura, dismantled the Supreme Throne, and removed the Rat Talisman from the First Emperor, leaving Esdeath to take control of the Empire.
• Esdeath spared Little Emperor at Bude’s request, accepted the Revolutionary Army’s loyalty, and ordered Honest and Shura executed, while Xiao Zhen helped Kurome recover and opened a passage to relocate people between worlds.
• Xiao Zhen married Princess Yao Ye and Ya Fei, then left for the Central Plains with Yao Chen, Zi Yan, and Mew after Deen gave him the Profound Yellow Flame and a map fragment.
• Xiao Zhen visited the Xiao Clan’s Alchemy Hall and met Xian'er, while a faint multicolored line appeared beneath her arm unnoticed.

Xiao Zhen intervened in Konoha’s coup, confronted the Sage of Six Paths, and gained control over Kaguya and Hagoromo before returning to the Dou Qi Continent. The arc left him heading to Burning Flame Valley to seek the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame while the Soul Hall prepared to expand its wars.

• Xiao Zhen brought Zi Yan to Starfall Pavilion, where an Ancient Void Dragon elder came to take her to West Dragon Island, and Xiao Zhen subdued him and sent him to spy on the West Dragon King.
• At the Pill Tower, Xiao Zhen uncovered the Soul Clan’s hidden blood-sacrifice formations beneath Central Plains cities and kept their existence secret while he and Yao Chen continued their plans.
• Xiao Zhen and Queen Medusa helped Minato Namikaze defeat Danzo’s coup, exposed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s and Danzo’s crimes, and saw Kakashi execute Danzo as Minato stripped Hiruzen and the advisors of authority.
• Xiao Zhen and Queen Medusa entered the Pure Land, where Xiao Zhen awakened Tobirama Senju and fought the Sage of Six Paths, who later sealed him with Hagoromo Otsutsuki on the moon.
• Xiao Zhen broke through to Low-Level Half-Saint inside the seal, escaped, and defeated the Otsutsuki brothers before making Kaguya Otsutsuki and Hagoromo Otsutsuki accept Soul Seals.
• Xiao Zhen helped restore the Senju Clan’s standing, recruited Orochimaru, and removed Asura’s soul from Naruto Namikaze before returning to the Dou Qi Continent.
• After spending several days with Zi Yan, Xiao Zhen set out for Burning Flame Valley to seek the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame, while Shi Tian agreed to help Blood Soul Venerate expand the Soul Hall’s wars.

Xiao Zhen gained Xiao Xuan’s legacy, strengthened his clan, and rescued Xiao Yan from Soul Hall before turning to family matters and reconnecting with Yukino in another world. The arc ended with him meeting Yuigahama Yui at the film set, while Yukino and Haruno noticed their closeness.

• Old Ancestor Huoyun traded the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame to Xiao Zhen for five eighth-tier high-grade pills, and Xiao Zhen awakened Xiao Xuan from his statue with the Rat Talisman.
• Xiao Xuan confirmed Xiao Zhen’s Xiao Clan ancestry, taught him the Setting Sun Divine Fist, and joined him as he returned to the Pill Tower.
• Xiao Zhen won the Pill Tower Alchemist Grand Meeting, absorbed the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and brought Xiao Xuan back to meet the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhen helped Queen Medusa defeat the Lion Underworld Sect’s forces, then discovered Xiao Yi Xian had the Body of Woeful Poison and began teaching her to control it.
• Xiao Zhen brought Akame and Kurome to the Dou Qi Continent, then tracked Xiao Yan to a town where Black Protector had turned the residents against him.
• Xiao Zhen killed the attackers who had aided Soul Hall, rescued Xiao Yan, and repaired his damaged dantian after Xiao Yan lost his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Zhen reunited with Yukino Yukinoshita at the film production, began a relationship with her, and met her family at the Yukinoshita estate.
• Xiao Zhen visited the film set with Yukino and Haruno, rehearsed romantic lines with Yuigahama Yui, and drew Yukino’s and Haruno’s notice when Yui spotted him beside Yukino.