Chapter Summaries

Tang San wounded the Mandala Snake and narrowly escaped its dying venom attack, but Qian Bing took the strike for him and was critically poisoned. Tang San began cutting the venomous flesh from Qian Bing’s arm to save him.

• Tang San used his sleeve arrow against the Mandala Snake, but it only struck the beast’s scales.
• Tang San dodged the Mandala Snake and used his hidden weapon to grievously wound it from inside its mouth.
• The dying Mandala Snake spat venom at Tang San, and Pidgeotto’s Quick Attack knocked him clear.
• Qian Bing collapsed after taking the venom attack for Tang San, who found him critically poisoned.
• Tang San bound Qian Bing’s arm, heated a Small Flying Knife, and cut away the venom-corroded flesh.

Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to temporarily contain the Mandala Snake's venom in Qian Bing, but said they still needed an antidote. After the Mandala Snake died and its Soul Ring appeared, Qian Bing's Spirit Ball Spirit grew hot and rapidly began restoring his Soul Power.

• Qian Bing woke from the pain and urged Tang San to absorb the Soul Ring, but Tang San instead guided his Soul Power through Qian Bing to restrain the Snake Venom.
• Qian Bing memorized the Mysterious Heaven Skill's circulation route while Tang San warned that his power could only suppress the venom temporarily.
• Qian Bing suspected Tang San might be trying to kill him, then dismissed the thought after seeing Tang San's concern and realizing his technique might be too weak to remove the poison.
• Qian Bing saw the dead Mandala Snake's nearly four-hundred-year Soul Ring and watched Pidgeotto return to him through the Spirit Ball Spirit.
• Qian Bing's Spirit Ball Spirit became scorching hot, and Tang San poured water over his palm as the heat rapidly restored Qian Bing's Soul Power.

Qian Bing and Tang San discovered that the Mandala Snake’s Soul Ring would not respond to Tang San, and Qian Bing suspected it belonged to him because Pidgeotto had fought the snake. When Qian Bing approached to help Tang San retrieve his short sword, the Soul Ring flew into his palm and merged with him.

• Qian Bing noticed his Soul Power was recovering faster than expected and wondered if the Mysterious Heaven Skill was responsible.
• Qian Bing urged Tang San to absorb the Mandala Snake’s Soul Ring before it dissipated, and Tang San tried to draw it in with his Soul Power.
• Qian Bing explained the Spirit Mimicry Theory and said Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could benefit from the Mandala Snake’s Soul Ring, but it remained unresponsive to him.
• Qian Bing suspected the Soul Ring belonged to him because Pidgeotto had fought the Mandala Snake in the final stage, and Tang San accepted that without blaming him.
• Tang San began cutting into the snake’s corpse to retrieve his short sword, but when Qian Bing stepped closer, the Soul Ring flew into Qian Bing’s palm and merged with him.

Qian Bing learned that absorbing the Mandala Snake's soul ring had not raised his Soul Power, while the Spirit Ball Spirit had secretly consumed the ring as nourishment. Tang San retrieved his short sword and planned to find an antidote for Qian Bing, who fell asleep from the venom and woke in the Pokémon World.

• Qian Bing summoned his Spirit Ball Spirit and found no second soul ring or increase beyond level 14.
• Qian Bing concluded that the Mandala Snake's soul ring had merely disappeared, while the Spirit Ball Spirit's absorption ability remained unexplained to him.
• Tang San retrieved his short sword and told Qian Bing he would search near the snake's den for an antidote in the morning.
• Tang San led Qian Bing to a dry rock wall, scattered Realgar Powder, and watched him fall asleep from the Snake Venom.
• Qian Bing woke on a spotless white bed after returning to the Pokémon World.

Qian Bing visited the Viridian City Pokémon Care Center to use his privilege to choose an A-Rank Spirit Egg. In the warehouse, he discussed his preferred Pokémon with Chengzi but had not yet begun choosing an egg when the chapter ended.

• Qian Bing checked that his injuries from Douluo Continent had not affected his body in the Pokémon World, but found that Pidgeotto was still unavailable.
• Qian Bing remembered his unused A-Rank Warehouse privilege and went to the Pokémon Care Center in Viridian City.
• Naxi verified Qian Bing's privilege, marked it as used, and led him to the A-Rank Warehouse with Chengzi.
• Qian Bing saw the enormous collection of Spirit Eggs and learned from Chengzi that he had only two hours to choose one.
• Qian Bing told Chengzi he wanted to consider Charmander, Pokémon suited to ground combat, or Snorlax, while ruling out several other options.

Qian Bing searched the A-Rank Warehouse for a Spirit Egg suited to his second Soul Ring Spirit, rejecting the Charmander options and finding promising Near Champion Grade eggs among the Elekid and Abra. He headed to inspect Dratini next, still hoping to find a Champion-grade egg.

• Chengzi guided Qian Bing to the Charmander shelves and advised him to consider Electabuzz for its strength and broad move options.
• Qian Bing rejected all thirty-one Charmander Spirit Eggs because none met his quality expectations.
• Chengzi led Qian Bing to the Elekid shelves, where he secretly noted a Near Champion Grade Spirit Egg.
• Qian Bing inspected Gastly Spirit Eggs but rejected them when the best was only King Grade.
• Qian Bing found a Near Champion Grade Abra Spirit Egg but continued searching for a Champion-grade option, leaving Dratini as his final choice.

Qian Bing inspected three flawed Dratini Spirit Eggs in the A-Rank Warehouse and used the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit to identify two exceptional eggs, including one with a high chance of hatching a Shiny Dratini. He chose the bluish-green egg and left the Pokémon Center planning to wait until his Soul Power reached level 20 before hatching it.

• Chengzi showed Qian Bing the three Dratini Spirit Eggs left on the warehouse shelf and warned him about their flaws.
• Qian Bing used the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit to learn that the first egg had a rare cross-species hereditary trait and was near Champion Grade.
• The handbook identified the third egg as Champion quality and said its Shiny Dragonite maternal bloodline gave it a high chance of hatching a Shiny Dratini.
• Qian Bing chose the bluish-green egg, and Chengzi handed it to him after warning that it might not hatch.
• Qian Bing declined the discounted hatching service because he lacked money and planned to wait until his Soul Power reached level 20.

Tang San carried the poisoned Qian Bing through the forest while tracking the Mandala Snake’s scent to find a remedy. They reached a clearing where Qian Bing recognized a thorny, snake-like vine bearing three white flowers.

• Qian Bing woke before dawn and saw that the Mandala Snake’s venom had spread across his arm; Tang San warned that he had only hours to find something to suppress it.
• Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to sharpen his senses and followed the Mandala Snake’s scent from the site of their fight.
• As Qian Bing’s legs weakened, Tang San carried him and warned that the venom was also affecting his muscles, leaving them even less time.
• Tang San brought Qian Bing to a clearing with a thorny vine resembling the Mandala Snake, and Qian Bing’s left palm grew hot as information about the plant entered his mind.

Qian Bing and Tang San discovered that the Snake Root Thorns’ white flowers could neutralize Mandala Snake Venom, giving them a chance to cure Qian Bing and find Tang San a suitable soul ring. After Tang San provoked the plant into attacking, its long, whip-like vines swept toward him, leaving them to face a dangerous fight.

• Tang San surveyed the area and spotted a cave behind the Snake Root Thorns, while he and Qian Bing separately identified the Snake Den and the white flowers as the antidote.
• Qian Bing explained that the Snake Root Thorns’ flowers could neutralize Mandala Snake Venom and that killing the plant might also yield Tang San a suitable soul ring.
• Qian Bing warned Tang San that the plant could attack within its reach, and Tang San agreed to provoke it with stones so they could estimate its age.
• Tang San struck the vines with stones, found them exceptionally tough, and kept throwing until the Snake Root Thorns abandoned its disguise.
• The Snake Root Thorns raised its vines high and whipped them toward Tang San, who retreated with the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step.

Qian Bing and Tang San fought Snake Root Thorns in hopes of obtaining the White Snake Flower to cure Qian Bing’s worsening snake venom. Pidgeotto’s Gust proved ineffective after the plant strengthened itself, and Qian Bing collapsed from the poison as Tang San began treating him.

• Qian Bing urged Tang San to fight harder by pointing out that Snake Root Thorns’s soul ring suited him, then summoned Pidgeotto to attack it with Gust.
• Tang San dodged Snake Root Thorns’s lashes and retreated beside Qian Bing while Pidgeotto’s wind blade struck the plant’s vine shield.
• Snake Root Thorns activated its Soul Power, turning reddish-gold and toughening its vines until Pidgeotto’s stronger Gust could no longer damage them.
• Seeing no way to defeat the plant, Qian Bing collapsed as his snake venom worsened, and Tang San supported him and channeled the Mysterious Heaven Skill into his body.

Tang San stabilized Qian Bing’s poison and devised a plan to take a White Snake Flower without killing the Snake Root Thorns. Qian Bing baited the plant while Tang San fired a Sleeve Arrow, and Pidgeotto prepared to retrieve the flower.

• Tang San used his Mysterious Heaven Skill to suppress Qian Bing’s poison, then warned him that he had less than an hour before it might flare up again.
• Tang San proposed using his Sleeve Arrows to knock down a White Snake Flower so they could treat the poison without killing the Snake Root Thorns.
• Qian Bing and Tang San discussed the plan, and Pidgeotto took position above the plant while Tang San hid in the nearby forest.
• Qian Bing approached the Snake Root Thorns and fled when its vines lunged at him, drawing its attack as bait.
• Tang San fired a Sleeve Arrow toward the stem of the middle White Snake Flower while Pidgeotto waited to snatch it.

Qian Bing and Tang San obtained the White Snake Flower, but Pidgeotto collapsed after escaping its poisonous pollen and was recalled by the Spirit Ball Spirit to recover. Two days later, Spirit Hall enforcers discovered the burned remains of a Snake Root Thorns and speculated that a clever young Soul Master had killed it with fire.

• Tang San's sleeve arrow cracked the middle White Snake Flower's stem, and Pidgeotto plucked the flower and escaped the pursuing Snake Root Thorns.
• The White Snake Flower released poisonous pollen that weakened Pidgeotto, but Pidgeotto broke through the mist and delivered the flower to Qian Bing.
• Pidgeotto collapsed, and the Spirit Ball Spirit recalled it while drawing on Qian Bing's Soul Power and the Mandala Snake's soul ring to heal it.
• Qian Bing and Tang San left to find a safe place where Qian Bing could treat his poison.
• Two days later, a Spirit Hall team inspected a burned Snake Root Thorns, and its captain concluded that a young Soul Master had killed it using kerosene and fire.

After Tang San and Qian Bing returned from the Soul Hunting Forest with Tang San’s new soul ring, Dean Huang Hong scolded them for missing class and doubted their story. Tang San revealed his Hundred-Year Soul Ring, convincing Huang Hong to forgive them, though he remained suspicious of how they had obtained it.

• Qian Bing followed Tang San’s instructions to take White Snake Flower petals, and Tang San confirmed that the Snake Venom had left his body.
• Qian Bing devised a plan to burn the Snake Root Thorns with kerosene and fire, delaying their return to Notting Academy until Tuesday.
• Huang Hong scolded Qian Bing and Tang San for missing classes and demanded proof that they had obtained soul rings in the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Tang San revealed his changed Blue Silver Grass martial soul and its Hundred-Year Soul Ring, surprising Huang Hong.
• Qian Bing said they had burned a plant-type soul beast from a distance, and Huang Hong accepted their explanation while warning them to ask for leave next time.

Tang San tested his newly acquired Blue Silver Grass soul ring skill against Director Huang and discovered it could strengthen and control his vines enough to threaten Huang Hong’s defensive skill. He recalled the grass when Huang Hong called for him to stop, satisfied with his first soul ring and grateful to Qian Bing.

• Director Huang offered to test Tang San’s newly acquired martial soul and first soul ring skill.
• Tang San summoned thorn-covered Blue Silver Grass vines, which pierced Director Huang’s palms despite their toughness.
• Director Huang revealed his bear martial soul and used his First Soul Skill, Earth Bear Body Armor, to withstand the vines.
• Tang San activated his first soul ring skill, making the vines grow thicker and stronger as they wrapped around Huang Hong and began to strain his armor.
• Huang Hong called for Tang San to stop, and Tang San recalled his vines, pleased with the soul ring and grateful for Qian Bing’s help.

After Tang San poisoned Huang Hong with his Blue Silver Grass, Qian Bing spent half a year cultivating and broke through to Level 20 Soul Power. The breakthrough drew him into his sea of awareness, where his Spirit Ball entered the flames and caused them to condense into a red sphere containing two mysterious shadows.

• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass poisoned Huang Hong, and Qian Bing identified it as White Snake Flower poison.
• Tang San used a thorn to neutralize the poison, and Huang Hong fled in embarrassment.
• Over the next half year, Qian Bing cultivated faster than Tang San and reached the brink of Level 20 Soul Power.
• Qian Bing secretly went to a grove and combined the Spirit Ball's warmth with the Mysterious Heaven Skill circulation to break through to Level 20.
• Qian Bing's consciousness entered his sea of awareness, where the Spirit Ball flew into the flames and drew them into a red sphere with two shadows inside.

Qian Bing’s Spirit Ball Spirit split into two, giving him a new chance to capture a Pokémon, and he rushed back to the Pokémon World to hatch his Dratini egg. After preparing the incubator, he remained wary of entrusting the egg to the Pokémon Center.

• Qian Bing watched his Spirit Ball Spirit split into two smaller Spirit Balls, one marked with Pidgeotto’s image and the other ready to capture a new Pokémon.
• Qian Bing realized the extra Spirit Ball might let him capture more soul beasts as nourishment and speed up his cultivation.
• Tang San found Qian Bing meditating at dawn, and Qian Bing left to return to bed before hurrying back to the dormitory.
• Qian Bing woke from a falling sensation, retrieved the Dratini egg, and prepared his reusable Pokémon Incubation Device.
• Qian Bing chose to hatch the egg himself, partly to save money and partly because he did not fully trust the Pokémon World’s institutions.

Qian Bing hatched his Champion Grade Dratini himself and discovered it was a rare Shiny with powerful inherited skills. He bonded with the newborn Pokémon and began their life together as Trainer and partner.

• Qian Bing chose to hatch the Dratini egg himself and carefully incubated it for seven days.
• Qian Bing bought Potential Nutrient Solution and newborn Pokémon food, then returned to the hotel to find the egg ready to hatch.
• Qian Bing removed the fragile egg from the Incubation Device, and the impatient Dratini soon broke out of its shell.
• Qian Bing learned that the pink Dratini was a Champion Grade Shiny with Thunder and Blast Burn as inherited skills, along with Shed Skin and Marvel Scale.
• Qian Bing introduced himself as Dratini's Trainer, and Dratini affectionately nuzzled his hand as they began to trust each other.

Qian Bing won Dratini’s affection with Potential Nutrient Solution, bathed it, and successfully captured it as his Pokémon. With Dratini now his priority and training costs looming, he headed to Viridian City’s Free Trade Center to consider his finances and next steps.

• Qian Bing gave Dratini Potential Nutrient Solution, then bathed it and asked it to become his partner.
• Dratini eagerly agreed to follow Qian Bing, and he captured it with a Spirit Ball.
• Qian Bing planned to raise Dratini before challenging a Gym and reviewed how his other Pokémon had developed.
• Qian Bing decided to use his savings for training costs and left the hotel for the Free Trade Center.
• Qian Bing entered the Free Trade Center and saw its listings, search computers, and official transaction services.

Qian Bing decided to sell Pikachu and traded it along with an Electric Orb through the Free Trade Center. He received 4.7025 million Alliance Coins and a Transparent Bell that stirred a vague memory of his past life.

• Qian Bing reviewed Pikachu purchase requests and chose one offering 2.5 million Alliance Coins plus a Transparent Bell.
• Qian Bing selected an Electric Orb request offering 2.25 million Alliance Coins and recorded both listings’ item numbers.
• Qian Bing waited at the Free Trade Center and submitted Pikachu and the Electric Orb for appraisal and sale.
• The staff member confirmed both items met the requirements, deducted 47,500 Alliance Coins in fees, and transferred 4.7025 million Alliance Coins to Qian Bing’s Pokémon Center account.
• Qian Bing accepted the box containing the Transparent Bell and opened it to inspect the contents.

After subduing Dratini, Qian Bing advanced to a Two-Ring Great Soul Master and gained the Soul-endowed Skill Blast Burn. His skill test was interrupted when Wang Sheng returned with dinner and asked for help entering the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his first Soul Ring.

• Qian Bing inspected the Transparent Bell, stored it away, and returned to the Pokémon Hotel before waking in reality.
• Qian Bing summoned his Spirit Ball Spirit and discovered that Dratini had granted him a yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring, advancing him to a Two-Ring Great Soul Master.
• Qian Bing gained the Soul-endowed Skill Blast Burn but postponed testing it when the Seven Dorm students returned.
• Wang Sheng brought Qian Bing dinner and announced that he had reached Level 10 Soul Power.
• Wang Sheng showed Qian Bing a First-Level Spirit Hall token and revealed that he had applied to enter the Soul Hunting Forest for his first Soul Ring.