Chapter Summaries

Qian Bing attended the Spirit Awakening ceremony in Peach Forest Village, where his Martial Soul appeared as a red-and-white sphere resembling a Pokémon Ball. The chapter ended with him stunned by the unexpected result.

• Qian Bing woke excitedly on the day of Spirit Awakening and prepared breakfast before village chief Qian Xiao came to escort him.
• Qian Xiao led Qian Bing and five other children to the village Spirit Hall to meet the Spirit Hall official Su Yuntao.
• Su Yuntao introduced himself as a level-twenty-six Great Soul Master and transformed his Martial Soul, Lone Wolf, before beginning the ceremony.
• Su Yuntao activated the awakening stones, and Qian Bing felt the golden light enter his body.
• Qian Bing extended his right hand, and a red-and-white sphere appeared in his palm, leaving him shocked that his Martial Soul looked like a Pokémon Ball.

Qian Bing awakened with Innate Full Spirit Power and received an admission token to Notting Academy, despite Su Yuntao’s doubts about his Spirit Ball. Back at home, Qian Bing discovered he had a second martial soul, the Spirit Illustrated Handbook, and prepared to begin studying Soul Master cultivation in three months.

• Qian Bing’s Spirit Ball vanished on command, and the crystal ball revealed that he possessed Innate Full Spirit Power.
• Su Yuntao explained the significance of Innate Full Spirit Power and gave Qian Bing an admission token for Notting Academy.
• After returning home, Qian Bing summoned a second martial soul resembling his former-life handheld game console, the Spirit Illustrated Handbook.
• Qian Xiao brought Qian Bing food and told him he would take him to Notting City to enroll in three months.
• Qian Bing repeatedly examined both martial souls, became dizzy from the effort, and went to bed to rest.

After exhausting his Soul Power, Qian Bing dreamed that he had arrived in Professor Oak's world and was becoming a Pokémon Trainer. His Spirit Illustrated Handbook worked on Pokémon, helping him defeat Gary in his first battle.

• Qian Bing fell asleep after his Spirit Martial Soul drained nearly all his Soul Power and woke in a meadow beside Professor Oak.
• Professor Oak took Qian Bing to his laboratory, where Gary had chosen Squirtle and Ash had chosen Charmander, leaving Qian Bing with Bulbasaur.
• Gary challenged Qian Bing to a battle, and Qian Bing discovered that his Spirit Illustrated Handbook revealed Pokémon data and skills.
• Qian Bing ordered Bulbasaur to use Tackle, interrupting Squirtle's attack and taking the initiative.
• Qian Bing defeated Gary, who recalled Squirtle and vowed to train harder before challenging him again.

Qian Bing explored the wilderness with Bulbasaur, learned how Pokémon quality determined their growth limits, and found an Elite Grade Pidgey guarding a Spirit Egg. After reaching Viridian City, he left the egg at a Pokémon Care Center to be hatched and fell asleep while waiting.

• Qian Bing left town with Bulbasaur to train, while Professor Oak realized he had forgotten to give him a Spirit Ball and Spirit Illustrated Handbook.
• Bulbasaur defeated wild Pokémon and reached Level 8, learning Leech Seed, as Qian Bing searched for a Pokémon worth catching.
• Qian Bing learned that Pokémon quality set their maximum level and decided to seek Pokémon of at least Quasi-King Grade.
• An Elite Grade Pidgey dropped bird droppings on Qian Bing, who spotted its Spirit Egg in the nest and defeated it with Bulbasaur.
• Qian Bing reached Viridian City, had Nurse Joy treat Bulbasaur, and entrusted the Spirit Egg to the Pokémon Care Center for incubation before falling asleep.

Qian Bing believed his time in the Pokémon World had been a dream and focused on training as a Soul Master, but he returned to that world in his sleep when his Spirit Egg hatched. He received a King Grade Pidgey and discovered that his Spirit Ball Spirit could capture it.

• Qian Bing failed to summon Bulbasaur with his Spirit Ball Spirit, assumed his Pokémon World experiences had been a dream, and began exercising to prepare to become a powerful Soul Master.
• That night, Qian Bing returned to the Pokémon World and learned from Naxi that his Spirit Egg had hatched into a high-quality Pidgey.
• Little Lan brought Pidgey out of the Nursery, and Qian Bing learned it was King Grade with three abilities and two skills.
• When Little Lan asked him to put Pidgey in a Spirit Ball, Qian Bing secretly summoned his Spirit Ball Spirit and captured Pidgey with it.

Qian Bing received his newly hatched Pidgey at the Pokémon Care Center, then learned he owed 320,000 Alliance Coins and took out a loan. After waking from his second visit to the Pokémon World, he felt an intense heat and heard an eggshell crack inside him before finding himself surrounded by flames.

• Little Lan told Qian Bing to feed his newborn Pidgey fourteen pouches of nutrient solution over the next week.
• Naxi had Qian Bing sign the handover form and charged him 320,000 Alliance Coins for the hatching service and supplies.
• Qian Bing borrowed the full amount through the Newbie Trainer Love Loan after Naxi warned him about the Pokémon Alliance blacklist.
• Qian Bing left the Pokémon Care Center burdened with a one-year repayment deadline and interest.
• Qian Bing woke in his bed, felt an unbearable heat spread through his body, and heard an eggshell cracking inside him.
• Qian Bing found himself surrounded by flames with a Spirit Ball floating before him.

Qian Bing’s Spirit Ball Spirit gained a Ten-Year Soul Ring, allowing him to summon Pidgey as his first Soul Skill. Three months later, Qian Bing left Peach Forest Village with Qian Xiao to enroll at Notting Academy, already a Soul Master but keeping it secret.

• Qian Bing realized that capturing Pidgey with his Spirit Ball Spirit in the dream had changed the Spirit Ball in reality, then broke through a barrier and became a Soul Master with a Ten-Year White Soul Ring.
• Qian Bing used his first Soul Skill to summon Pidgey, whose excited flapping sent the house into chaos and dropped a dirty trash can over his head.
• Three months later, Qian Bing packed his belongings and left his home in Peach Forest Village with Qian Xiao to travel to Notting City.
• Qian Xiao explained that Notting Academy was a six-year Junior Soul Master Academy and urged Qian Bing to earn the Soul Master title quickly so he could receive a state allowance.

Qian Xiao explained Soul Master academies and their graduation requirements to Qian Bing as they traveled to Notting City. At Notting Academy, Qian Bing recognized Old Jack and Tang San, who left after the gatekeeper mocked Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and rejected his certificate.

• Qian Xiao told Qian Bing that Advanced Soul Master Academies were rare and that their graduates could earn noble titles, then described the dangers and requirements of academy graduation.
• Qian Xiao and Qian Bing entered Notting City and found Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
• Qian Bing saw Old Jack and Tang San being insulted by the academy’s gatekeeper and recognized them from his memories of the novel.
• The gatekeeper called Tang San’s certificate claiming Innate Full Spirit Power a forgery because his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass.
• Old Jack said he would find the steward of the Spirit Sub-Hall, then led Tang San away.

Qian Bing defended Tang San from Notting Academy’s gatekeeper and revealed his summoning ability to Yu Xiaogang. After Yu Xiaogang confirmed Tang San’s admission and accepted both boys into the academy, he left the gatekeeper with a warning.

• Qian Bing stopped Old Jack and accused the gatekeeper of making trouble for the new students to extort benefits.
• The gatekeeper tried to grab Qian Bing, who summoned Pidgey and ordered it to strike him with Quick Attack, sending him into a stone wall.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived, praised Qian Bing’s unusual summoning skill, and suggested it might belong to a new Soul Master category.
• Yu Xiaogang verified Tang San’s certificate, apologized to Old Jack, and agreed to take both Tang San and Qian Bing into the academy.
• Yu Xiaogang warned the gatekeeper not to mistreat students again, then led Qian Bing and Tang San through the gates.

Qian Bing and Tang San enrolled at Notting Academy, where Qian Bing began positioning himself to become Tang San’s mentor and close friend in place of Yu Xiaogang. They headed to Dormitory Room Seven together, while comments from academy staff deepened Tang San’s doubts about the Master.

• Yu Xiaogang escorted Qian Bing and Tang San to the Dean’s Office, then left without Tang San taking him as his master.
• Director Su explained that Yu Xiaogang was a guest researcher whose theories academy teachers regarded skeptically.
• After a teacher lamented Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass spirit, Qian Bing comforted him and offered to help him choose suitable spirit rings.
• Director Su enrolled both boys, waived their tuition, and assigned them to Dormitory Room Seven.
• Qian Bing and Tang San introduced themselves as friends and set off for the dormitories together.
• Qian Bing and Tang San overheard academy staff mock Yu Xiaogang’s theories, and Tang San’s doubts about the Master grew.

Qian Bing and Tang San arrived at Seven Dorm, where Qian Bing defeated its leader, Wang Sheng, with Pidgey. During the fight, Qian Bing discovered that his Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit could reveal information about Soul Masters.

• Qian Bing and Tang San entered Seven Dorm, where Wang Sheng introduced himself as its leader and mocked Qian Bing’s Spirit Ball.
• Wang Sheng shoved Qian Bing, who summoned Pidgey and used Quick Attack to knock him down.
• Wang Sheng activated his Battle Tiger Spirit and charged at Qian Bing, who learned through his Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit that Wang Sheng was a level nine Soul Warrior with no Soul Ring.
• Qian Bing ordered Pidgey to strike Wang Sheng again with Quick Attack, then used Gust to drive him back as the other students watched in alarm.
• Qian Bing recalled Pidgey after the attack and stood victorious in Seven Dorm.

Qian Bing defeated Wang Sheng, then persuaded Tang San to become the Seventh Dormitory Boss while offering to protect the students from behind the scenes. Their discussion was interrupted by a new girl arriving at the all-boys dormitory.

• Wang Sheng asked whether Qian Bing’s attack had been a Soul Skill, and Qian Bing confirmed he had already become a Soul Master.
• Qian Bing and Tang San chose adjacent beds, and Wang Sheng explained that the academy did not provide bedding for its subsidized students.
• Wang Sheng apologized for challenging the newcomers and explained that the Seventh Dormitory’s boss protected its poor students from bullies.
• Qian Bing declined the boss title and nominated Tang San, who agreed to protect their dormmates.
• A pretty new girl arrived at the Seventh Dormitory, and Wang Sheng urged Tang San to welcome her as the boss.

Xiao Wu arrived at Seven Dorm and defeated Tang San in a spar, becoming the dorm leader. She settled into the bed beside his, while the students prepared to introduce her to the academy.

• Xiao Wu introduced herself and her rabbit martial soul, and Tang San explained that new students had to demonstrate their strength to enter Seven Dorm.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu sparred, but Xiao Wu used her Supple Skill to throw him to the ground.
• Qian Bing praised their fighting and helped Tang San up, then encouraged him to accept the loss.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu about her technique, and he and Qian Bing agreed that she would become Seven Dorm's leader.
• Xiao Wu chose the bed beside Tang San's and asked someone to introduce her to the academy, so Wang Sheng stepped forward.

Qian Bing settled into Seven Dorm at Notting Academy, where he stood up to an upperclassman, bought bedding for Tang San and Xiao Wu, and later returned to the Pokémon World. At the Viridian City Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy told him she had some new tasks suitable for novice Trainers, though they might be difficult.

• Wang Sheng explained the academy’s arrangements, and the students exchanged information about their Martial Souls, learning that Qian Bing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu had Innate Full Spirit Power.
• At the cafeteria, Qian Bing challenged an upperclassman who mocked Seven Dorm, but let him leave without escalating the dispute.
• Wang Sheng shared disparaging stories about Yu Xiaogang, while Qian Bing bought bedding for Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• After the students began cultivating, Xiao Wu invited Tang San outside, and Qian Bing returned to the Pokémon World for a nap.
• Qian Bing visited the Viridian City Pokémon Center after saving nearly 100,000 Alliance Coins, and Nurse Joy offered to tell him about several novice-friendly tasks.

Qian Bing accepted two missions from Nurse Joy: capture two high-grade female Kakuna and investigate the strange electrical currents in Viridian Forest. After learning that Kakuna could be found in the forest, he hurried off to begin his missions.

• Nurse Joy showed Qian Bing a Kakuna capture mission and a mission to investigate abnormal electrical currents in Viridian Forest.
• Qian Bing learned that he would face no punishment for failing the sudden mission, but only the first Trainer to report findings would receive its reward.
• Qian Bing accepted both missions, and Nurse Joy registered them and told him that completing them would qualify him to advance to Intermediate Adventurer.
• Qian Bing bought several Spirit Balls and weighed which mission to tackle first, knowing his Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit could help him find high-grade Kakuna quickly.
• A girl told Qian Bing that she had caught her Kakuna in Viridian Forest, and he hurried toward the forest.

Qian Bing tried to hurry to Viridian Forest, but Gary blocked his way and forced him into a battle. Bulbasaur initially gained the advantage over Wartortle, but Gary’s trained Pokémon mounted a close-range counterattack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Qian Bing set out for Viridian Forest to complete his missions, but Gary ambushed him and demanded a Pokémon battle.
• Qian Bing refused to battle until Gary ordered Wartortle to attack, prompting Qian Bing to send out Bulbasaur.
• Bulbasaur used Vine Whip and Tackle to knock Wartortle down and gain the advantage.
• Gary ordered Wartortle to charge with repeated Tackles, and Qian Bing told Bulbasaur to take the hit and counter with Vine Whip.
• Wartortle fired a close-range Water Gun that sent Bulbasaur flying and narrowly avoided the returning Vine Whip, making Qian Bing take Gary seriously.

Qian Bing and Gary continued their Pokémon battle as Wartortle and Bulbasaur knocked each other out, then Pidgey fought Gary’s Growlithe and suffered a burn. Just as Qian Bing was about to concede, Pidgey began to evolve.

• Qian Bing ordered Bulbasaur to bind Wartortle and slam it into the ground, while Gary told Wartortle to unleash one final Water Gun.
• Wartortle and Bulbasaur both fainted, so Gary sent out Growlithe and Qian Bing released Pidgey.
• Growlithe attacked with Ember as Pidgey dodged and countered with Gust, but Gary had Growlithe press its attack.
• Ember struck Pidgey and burned it, leaving Qian Bing ready to admit defeat.
• Pidgey cried out and transformed into a streak of white light, beginning to evolve.

Qian Bing’s Pidgey evolved into Pidgeotto and defeated Gary’s injured Growlithe, earning him Professor Oak’s backpack. After returning from the Pokémon World to Seven Dorm, Qian Bing felt the Spirit Ball Spirit growing hot in his palm, possibly reacting to Pidgey’s evolution.

• Pidgey evolved into Pidgeotto, which used Gust and Quick Attack to injure Growlithe’s front legs and turn the battle in Qian Bing’s favor.
• Gary recalled Growlithe, conceded defeat, and gave Qian Bing Professor Oak’s backpack before riding toward Viridian City.
• Qian Bing discovered that the backpack was a valuable Storage Backpack, packed his belongings, and hurried toward Viridian Forest.
• The Pokémon World trembled as Qian Bing hurried along, and he woke up in his bed in Seven Dorm.
• Wang Sheng woke Qian Bing, who accidentally slapped him before offering to treat him to dinner.
• As Qian Bing got out of bed, warmth surged from his right palm and the Spirit Ball Spirit seemed ready to emerge.

Qian Bing’s Spirit Ball Spirit evolved Pidgey into Pidgeotto, causing his Soul Ring to advance to a Hundred-Year Soul Ring and granting him the Quick Attack skill. After testing the skill and his enhanced physique, he decided not to summon Pidgeotto in the dormitory, then opened the door to Wang Sheng.

• Qian Bing pretended to have stomach pain so Wang Sheng and the other Seven Dorm students would leave, and Wang Sheng went to dinner.
• Once alone, Qian Bing’s Spirit Ball Spirit emerged and evolved its Pidgey pattern into Pidgeotto as his Soul Ring advanced from Ten-Year to Hundred-Year.
• Qian Bing learned the Soul-endowed Skill Quick Attack and used it to dash across the dormitory, crashing into a wall.
• Qian Bing tested his strengthened physique by punching the wall and concluded that his Soul Ring’s evolution had made him more durable.
• Qian Bing chose not to summon Pidgeotto in the dormitory and opened the door when Wang Sheng returned from dinner.

Qian Bing searched Viridian Forest for Elite-quality Kakuna, then returned to Notting Academy and approached Tang San while he cultivated at dawn. He revealed that he knew Tang San had Twin Spirits, leaving Tang San wary and probing his intentions.

• Wang Sheng brought Qian Bing steamed buns and beef sauce, and Qian Bing returned to the Pokémon World after eating.
• Qian Bing captured an Elite-quality Kakuna with Pidgeotto's Gust, but found no other suitable Kakuna before his Pokémon grew exhausted.
• Qian Bing woke before dawn and found Tang San's bed empty, then went to the Small Woods by the Playground.
• Tang San cultivated Purple Demon Eyes and noticed Qian Bing entering the woods after the Purple Qi disappeared.
• Qian Bing told Tang San he knew a big secret about him and identified his Twin Spirits, while Tang San quietly guarded himself with a hidden weapon.