Chapter Summaries

Qian Bing and Bulbasaur followed strange singing through a tunnel in Mt. Moon while searching for Nidorino. At the tunnel’s exit, an unseen attacker knocked Qian Bing down, and he recognized the soft object against his chest as something familiar.

• Bulbasaur saved Qian Bing from falling into a huge, seemingly bottomless pit in the tunnel.
• Qian Bing sent Bulbasaur’s Vine Whip into the pit to investigate, but Bulbasaur could not find its bottom, so they continued toward Nidorino.
• Qian Bing and Bulbasaur heard the strange singing again and recognized a nearby cry as likely belonging to Nidorino.
• Qian Bing rushed through the tunnel exit toward a dim platform and a possible route out of Mt. Moon.
• A shadow struck Qian Bing from the side, knocked him down, and collided with his chest, where he felt something soft and familiar.

Qian Bing found a severely poisoned Clefairy in Mt. Moon and used emergency medicine to keep it alive. Unable to reach a Pokémon Center, he considered evolving it with a Moon Stone, but realized saving it would likely cost more than he could recover by selling it.

• Qian Bing discovered that the shadow he had fallen onto was a rare, female King Grade Clefairy.
• Qian Bing found a serious wound on Clefairy's back and gave it two medicines to keep it alive.
• Qian Bing realized he was lost deep within Mt. Moon and could not take Clefairy to a Pokémon Center.
• Qian Bing considered using a Moon Stone to evolve Clefairy into Clefable, but calculated that selling it afterward would likely be a financial loss.

Qian Bing hesitated over whether to spend a Moon Stone to save a wild Clefairy, then encountered an enraged Nidoqueen and her Nidorino in the cave. Nidoqueen blocked the exit, leaving Qian Bing and his Pokémon preparing to face her while seeking a chance to escape.

• Qian Bing decided to save the injured Clefairy despite the cost of using a Moon Stone.
• Qian Bing spotted a powerful Nidoqueen, and the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit warned him to flee.
• Qian Bing recognized the Nidorino he had pursued earlier and realized it had alerted Nidoqueen to him.
• Nidoqueen used Mount Tai Crush to block the cave exit, forcing Qian Bing to roll deeper into the cave while carrying Clefairy.
• Qian Bing summoned Pidgeotto and Dratini, and they joined Bulbasaur in facing Nidoqueen.

Qian Bing and his three Pokémon faced a powerful Nidoqueen with no escape from the stone platform. He ordered an attack to slow it down, but Nidoqueen easily destroyed Dratini’s Blast Burn and pressed forward.

• Qian Bing realized the level 60 Nidoqueen was far stronger than his Pokémon and found no other exit from the platform.
• Qian Bing assigned Bulbasaur to support the team, Pidgeotto to attack from the air, and Dratini to keep its distance.
• Nidoqueen sent its Nidorino to guard the cave entrance and began advancing toward Qian Bing.
• Qian Bing ordered Dratini to use Blast Burn and Pidgeotto to use Feather Dance as Nidoqueen drew near.
• Nidoqueen shattered Dratini’s Blast Burn with Ice Punch, and Qian Bing stopped Dratini from using Thunder before retreating with it.

Qian Bing and his Pokémon tried to escape Nidoqueen, but Ice Beam badly injured Pidgeotto and Nidoqueen easily defeated Bulbasaur’s attempt to hold it back. Qian Bing remained on the run toward the cave entrance with Dratini and the poisoned Clefairy as Nidoqueen pursued.

• Pidgeotto used Feather Dance, but Nidoqueen struck it with Ice Beam and sent it crashing into the platform wall.
• Qian Bing found Pidgeotto badly injured, while Pidgeotto refused to return to its Spirit Ball and struggled to keep fighting.
• Bulbasaur bound Nidoqueen’s legs with Vine Whips and tried to hold it back so Qian Bing could escape.
• Qian Bing ran toward the cave entrance with Clefairy and told Dratini to prepare Blast Burn against the Nidorino guarding the way.
• Nidoqueen grabbed Bulbasaur’s Vine Whips and hurled Bulbasaur into the stone wall.

Qian Bing faced Nidoqueen’s overwhelming attacks and was badly injured, but he survived by using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step. As Nidoqueen threatened him, Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot, leaving the battle poised for a possible turn.

• Nidoqueen knocked Bulbasaur unconscious with a single brute-force strike, and Qian Bing recalled it.
• Nidoqueen charged toward Qian Bing and struck at his head with Brick Break, but he evaded the attack with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step.
• Nidoqueen followed up by slamming Qian Bing with its tail and sending him flying across the platform.
• Qian Bing saw Pidgeotto surrounded by light and realized it was evolving as it tried to protect him.
• Pidgeotto completed its evolution into the majestic Pidgeot.

Qian Bing’s newly evolved Pidgeot attacked Nidoqueen, but Nidoqueen’s Fling severely injured Pidgeot and knocked it beyond the range of Qian Bing’s Spirit Ball. As Nidoqueen advanced to kill him, Qian Bing found he could not use his Soul Power and faced the fight in despair.

• Pidgeot evolved and arrived above Qian Bing, lifting his spirits as he praised it.
• Qian Bing ordered Pidgeot to use Gust against Nidoqueen.
• Nidoqueen used Fling with a Poison Sting to pierce Pidgeot’s chest and send it crashing into a distant mountain wall.
• Qian Bing tried to recall Pidgeot, but it was beyond the Spirit Ball’s range, while his injuries stopped him from reaching it.
• Nidoqueen advanced on Qian Bing, who found his Soul Power useless and despaired.

Qian Bing evolved the gravely wounded Clefairy with a Moon Stone, restoring it as a King Grade Clefable. Clefable began fighting Nidoqueen, and Qian Bing recognized its silver-ring attack as possibly a Psychic Power skill.

• Qian Bing realized Clefairy might be strong enough to face Nidoqueen and pressed a Moon Stone against it.
• Clefairy evolved into Clefable, and the evolution healed its wounds and removed the poison.
• Clefable attacked Nidoqueen with a Metronome-generated Flamethrower, but Nidoqueen countered with Ice Beam.
• Clefable switched tactics and struck Nidoqueen with successive silvery rings as Qian Bing wondered whether the move was a Psychic Power skill.

Qian Bing watched Pidgeot die from Nidoqueen’s Poison Sting and grieved as its body vanished into its Spirit Ball Spirit. Clefable was badly hurt fighting Nidoqueen, then sang a lullaby that made Qian Bing drowsy.

• Qian Bing identified Clefable’s attack as Illusion Attack and ran to check on the fallen Pidgeot.
• Qian Bing tried to recall Pidgeot, but its Spirit Ball Spirit did not respond, and Pidgeot dissolved into silvery light that entered the ball.
• Qian Bing mourned Pidgeot and remembered their years together as its final light disappeared.
• Dratini sensed Qian Bing’s grief, knocked Nidorino away, and attacked it with Twister and Blast Burn.
• Clefable flew out of the smoke badly injured after fighting Nidoqueen, then sang a soothing song that made Qian Bing’s thoughts slow and his eyelids grow heavy.

Clefable rescued Qian Bing from Nidoqueen by sending him down a narrow hole, then escaped after using Minimize as Nidoqueen collapsed the opening. Qian Bing woke among a group of Clefairy and Clefable in a brightly lit underground plaza, where he saw a glowing boulder and a mysterious altar holding a stone statue.

• Qian Bing recalled Dratini and fell asleep while Clefable's Sing affected him and Nidoqueen.
• Clefable carried Qian Bing toward the exit, but Nidoqueen pursued them through the tunnel.
• Clefable pushed Qian Bing into a narrow hole, then used Minimize to follow as Nidoqueen collapsed the hole's upper section.
• Qian Bing woke in a cave surrounded by Clefairy and Clefable, including the Clefable he had rescued.
• Qian Bing surveyed the underground plaza and noticed a Fluorescent Boulder and a barrier-shrouded altar with a stone statue.

Qian Bing witnessed a Clefairy evolve beside a giant Moon Stone, then watched the colony’s ritual song send energy into the Mysterious Altar and reveal a statue of Mewtwo. The statue’s eyes lit red and it began to tremble as the Clefairy intensified their song, leaving Qian Bing afraid they were awakening it.

• A Clefairy touched the giant glowing Moon Stone, evolved into a Clefable, and led the colony in an ancient song.
• Silver-white motes of energy formed as the Clefairy sang and streamed into the Mysterious Altar, strengthening its barrier.
• The energy entered the Spirit Statue and revealed that it depicted Mewtwo.
• Mewtwo’s statue trembled and its eyes glowed blood red as the Clefairy poured more energy into the Altar.
• Qian Bing realized the Clefairy might be awakening or healing Mewtwo and feared what would happen if it awoke.

Qian Bing witnessed Mewtwo save several Clefairy from collapsing fissures, then spoke with Mewtwo inside the Altar. Mewtwo offered him a wish for saving one of its followers, but could not resurrect Pidgeot, leaving Qian Bing to choose another wish.

• The white-furred Clefable kept the Clefairy singing as an earthquake split the plaza and several Clefairy fell into fissures.
• Mewtwo sent out a silver wave that stopped time, lifted the fallen Clefairy to safety, and healed the cracks.
• Mewtwo addressed Qian Bing, who explained how he had arrived after using a Moon Stone to save a Clefairy from Nidoqueen.
• Mewtwo judged Qian Bing to be good and offered him one wish for saving its follower.
• Qian Bing asked Mewtwo to resurrect Pidgeot, but Mewtwo said it could not do so in its current state and told him to choose another wish.

Qian Bing learned that reviving Pidgeot required either a Divine Throne or Ho-Oh, along with an object containing Pidgeot’s soul, and he tried to help Mewtwo recover its strength. Mewtwo mistook his offer for an attempt to capture it, but when it attacked, Qian Bing’s Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit revealed a mysterious power that it recognized as a Divine Throne.

• Mewtwo told Qian Bing that it could not revive Pidgeot, and that only certain God-level beings or Ho-Oh could restore a body if Qian Bing still had an object holding Pidgeot’s soul.
• Qian Bing refused Mewtwo’s offers of power or treasure and asked how he could help it recover its strength.
• Mewtwo mistook Qian Bing’s suggestion to take it to a Pokémon Center as an attempt to capture it, then used Silver Energy to hurl him onto the Altar.
• Qian Bing realized that the damaged stone statue was Mewtwo’s body, and Mewtwo attacked him in an energy form.
• Qian Bing’s left palm stopped Mewtwo’s energy form, and his Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit appeared and blocked Mewtwo’s path.
• Mewtwo recognized the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit as a Divine Throne before its screen enveloped Mewtwo’s soul and displayed its illustrated handbook information.

Qian Bing woke to find that the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit had absorbed Mewtwo and was releasing opposing energies that became Soul Power. After discovering that Pidgeot was gone and his Spirit Ball Spirit had evolved into a Super Ball, Qian Bing checked his Soul Power and found it had increased slightly.

• The Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit drew Mewtwo into Qian Bing's left palm, and the resulting clash of cold and warm forces knocked Qian Bing unconscious.
• Qian Bing woke in Seven Dorm and found energy flowing from both palms, with the opposing currents turning into Soul Power.
• Qian Bing ran to the Small Woods by the Playground and discovered Pidgeot's image had dimmed inside its Spirit Ball and would not emerge.
• Pidgeot's Spirit Ball absorbed a white glow and evolved into a Super Ball, though Qian Bing wished the evolution had not come at the cost of Pidgeot's death.
• Qian Bing sensed that his Soul Power had risen slightly and summoned his Soul Rings, revealing a pale yellow ring.

After Pidgeot’s death erased Qian Bing’s First Soul Ring, he discovered that the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit had awakened strange powers and produced a silver Soul Ring tied to Mewtwo. He explored the Handbook’s new interface and tapped its Login function.

• Qian Bing sensed that Pidgeot’s death had removed his First Soul Ring and disabled Quick Attack, but his Soul Power had increased instead of falling.
• Qian Bing summoned the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit, whose icy current flooded his mind and let him recall buried memories with extraordinary speed.
• A silver Soul Ring appeared around Qian Bing, and the Handbook identified Mewtwo as a God-quality Pokemon with unknown, incomplete, or sealed status.
• Qian Bing browsed the Handbook’s entries for Mewtwo, Dragonite, and Dratini, then opened its main interface.
• Qian Bing tapped the Login option on the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit.

Qian Bing discovered that the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit let him travel between the Pokémon World and Douluo at will, then activated his Silver Soul Ring and gained powerful Psychic Control. Suspecting the handbook was a Divine Throne with a possible hidden consciousness, he resolved to grow stronger and headed back to Seven Dorm to cultivate.

• Qian Bing used the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit to travel from Notting Academy to Violet City, then selected Exit and returned to the small woods.
• Qian Bing realized the handbook could let him move freely between the Pokémon World and Douluo without sleeping.
• Qian Bing activated his Silver Soul Ring, which vanished into his body and greatly strengthened his Mental Power.
• Qian Bing used Psychic Control to bind a worker bee and lift a rock, confirming that his Mental Power could affect physical objects.
• Qian Bing recalled that the handbook had said “Divine Throne” while blocking Mewtwo and worried that its former owner's consciousness might remain inside it.
• Qian Bing put away his Spirit and Soul Ring and headed to Seven Dorm to cultivate Soul Power.

Five years after leaving Notting Academy, Qian Bing received Yu Xiaogang’s storage belt and traveled with Tang San and Xiao Wu to Suotuo City. The three arrived in Balak’s major city, where their next journey was set to continue.

• Yu Xiaogang gave Qian Bing his Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night belt and told him to carry forward what he had learned.
• Qian Bing left Notting Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu, then practiced using the belt’s storage spaces on the road.
• Tang San learned about Spirit Ball Spirits, admired the belt, and named it Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.
• The narration described Balak Kingdom’s political position and its major cities, Balak City and Suotuo City.
• Qian Bing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu entered Suotuo City through its western gate.

Qian Bing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City and chose to stay at the Rose Hotel, where another group challenged their claim to the last room. The chapter ended as Qian Bing and his companions turned to face a golden-haired young man with sinister double-pupiled eyes and two twin girls.

• Xiao Wu complained that Grandmaster had directed them to a rundown academy, while Qian Bing said he had wanted to visit it anyway.
• Qian Bing agreed to let Xiao Wu explore Suotuo City with Tang San before their entrance exam and led them to find lodging.
• Qian Bing chose the Rose Hotel, and the attendant told them only a suite with two bedrooms remained.
• Qian Bing accepted the suite, and the three decided to share it despite Tang San's discomfort.
• A golden-haired young man arrived with two twin girls and declared that the last room should belong to him.

At the Rose Hotel, Qian Bing refused to give up the room Dai Mubai claimed was reserved for him, and the two agreed to settle the dispute with a fight. Qian Bing disrupted Dai Mubai’s opening attack and countered with telekinetically hurled objects, leaving Dai Mubai surprised and hurt.

• Dai Mubai arrived at the Rose Hotel with two girls and demanded the room he said was reserved for him.
• Xiao Wu challenged Dai Mubai after he dismissed Qian Bing’s objection, and Dai Mubai proposed that they fight for the room.
• Manager Wang admitted the room was reserved for Dai Mubai and asked Qian Bing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to find another place.
• Qian Bing refused to leave and suggested that the side that lost the fight should give up the room, so Dai Mubai accepted.
• Tang San stopped Xiao Wu from fighting and Qian Bing stepped forward to face Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai’s punch was halted by Qian Bing’s force, and Qian Bing used telekinetic force to hurl hotel objects at him, striking his abdomen.

Qian Bing used Psychic Power and martial arts to counter Dai Mubai, earning his respect and the room after Dai admitted defeat. Dai Mubai then invoked his White Tiger possession and revealed three Soul Rings, while Tang San stopped Xiao Wu from intervening.

• Dai Mubai attacked Qian Bing again, but Qian Bing used Mental Power to knock him off course and countered his follow-up strikes.
• Qian Bing used the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step and telekinetically controlled an incense burner and an iron brush holder to fend off Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai asked about Qian Bing's ability, and Qian Bing explained that he called it Psychic Power, or Confusion.
• Dai Mubai acknowledged Qian Bing's strength and yielded the room, but insisted on continuing their fight.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger possession, revealing two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring, while Tang San stopped Xiao Wu from stepping in.