Chapter Summaries

Su Hao returned to the laboratory and found that Eevee had evolved into a healthy Leafeon, whose strength had reached Early Elite Level. As Su Hao celebrated, the details of his Willpower Trial suddenly appeared, and he urgently asked Mewtwo to teleport him to the World Tree near Olden City.

• Su Hao told Mewtwo that it might be able to evolve by studying the secrets of the Destruction Gene, and promised to show it Riolu's evolution if there was time.
• Mewtwo sensed that Eevee had finished evolving, so Su Hao and Metang teleported back to the laboratory.
• Su Hao found Leafeon surrounded by his Pokémon, and Leafeon left Riolu to greet him.
• Su Hao checked Leafeon's data and learned that it was a male Grass-type with Chlorophyll, Early Elite Level strength, and moves including Leaf Blade and Swords Dance.
• Su Hao suddenly saw the details of his Willpower Trial and asked Mewtwo to teleport him to the World Tree near Olden City.

Team Rocket captured Ash and his companions after ambushing them at the World Tree, leaving them imprisoned and the World Tree under threat. As Ash despaired in the cage, several figures appeared before them.

• Team Rocket Grunts threw Ash into a special iron cage with Brock, Satoshi, Yao, and Chikorita, and mocked them about draining the World Tree's energy.
• Chikorita explained that Team Rocket had confiscated their Pokémon and communication devices, leaving them unable to contact Banks for help.
• Ash recalled how he had won the Aura Hero tournament, met Lucario, and traveled to the World Tree to find Pikachu, who had been taken by Mew.
• Team Rocket's aircraft surrounded the World Tree, and its energy bombs incapacitated Lucario and suppressed Regirock before the Grunts captured Ash and his group.
• Ash sank to the cage floor in despair, then several figures appeared before the cage.

Su Hao learned that the World Tree would die within 72 hours unless he saved it, and Mewtwo agreed to lend him its strength. At the World Tree, Team Rocket used a Visual Cloaker to hide its assault as Athena and Apollo harvested energy for Project Rainstorm.

• Su Hao saw the Trial of Will change to a mission to save the World Tree within 72 hours, with failure leaving him in this world forever.
• Su Hao decided to reach the World Tree and investigate why it was dying, then asked Mewtwo to help him.
• Mewtwo agreed to entrust Su Hao with its strength despite its desire to avoid Team Rocket's attention.
• Team Rocket used Athena's Visual Cloaker and a technological tower to conceal its attack on the World Tree while Apollo led a team inside.
• Athena and Apollo targeted the World Tree to gather energy for Project Rainstorm and capture three Legendary Pokémon without informing Giovanni.

Athena celebrated Team Rocket’s capture of Regirock and discussed the captured Pokémon and the missing intruders. Ash’s group escaped their cage with help from the Team Rocket Trio, while Su Hao and Mewtwo arrived near the World Tree.

• Athena learned that Team Rocket had secured three Titan Pokémon and ordered Jinmu to report on the captured Lucario and the other prisoners.
• Jinmu told Athena that the Lucario was restrained and would be taken to headquarters, while Athena decided not to search for Apollo, Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth.
• Kojiro, Musashi, and Meowth unlocked Ash’s group and returned their Poké Balls, but said they could not retrieve Lucario themselves.
• Ash trusted the Team Rocket Trio to free Lucario and led Yao, Brock, and Chikorita toward the World Tree to find Pikachu and stop Team Rocket.
• Su Hao and Mewtwo Teleported to the forest outskirts near the World Tree, which appeared peaceful despite being in danger.

Su Hao and Mewtwo discovered that Team Rocket was draining the World Tree and decided to capture Athena before investigating inside. Mewtwo struck Athena’s forces from above, while three figures crept toward the machines holding Regice and Registeel.

• Mewtwo detected an illusionary barrier around the World Tree and found Team Rocket’s aircraft, warships, and energy-draining machines beyond it.
• Mewtwo carried Su Hao above the clouds and shared its vision of Athena, Team Rocket’s forces, and mechanical spiders extracting energy from the World Tree.
• Su Hao and Mewtwo agreed to seize Athena first and then deal with the grunts, wary that Team Rocket might have weapons designed to counter Mewtwo.
• Athena learned that Apollo and the Sharp Knife Squad had captured Regice and Registeel and planned to extract the World Tree’s Source Energy.
• Mewtwo’s attack darkened the sky above Athena, prompting Team Rocket’s forces to scream that a meteor was falling.
• Three figures crept toward the machines imprisoning Regice and Registeel amid the panic.

Team Rocket tried to stop Mew’s meteor with its anti-Psychic weapon, but the attack failed to secure victory and the warship was destroyed. Athena recognized Mewtwo as overwhelming Gravity forced Team Rocket to its knees.

• Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth freed Lucario, gave it an Oran Berry, and sent it into the World Tree to help.
• Athena ordered Team Rocket to target Mew’s meteor with Dark Pulse and the Tactical Weapon Cannon.
• The Tactical Weapon Cannon shattered the meteor and its Psychic Barrier, and Athena believed Mew had been hit.
• A sudden explosion destroyed the warship’s cannon before Team Rocket could celebrate.
• Three figures appeared and unleashed overwhelming Gravity, and Athena recognized Mewtwo.

Mewtwo defeated Team Rocket’s forces outside World Tree while Su Hao rushed inside to find the tree’s core. Su Hao heard Mew’s cry and realized that restarting World Tree’s defense system would require someone to give Mew all their Wave Power, a sacrifice that meant death.

• Mewtwo told Su Hao to enter World Tree while it dealt with Team Rocket and the mechanical spiders.
• Su Hao flew toward World Tree’s interior as Mewtwo sucked the mechanical spiders into a spatial rift, captured Team Rocket’s Pokémon, and prepared to send the members to prison.
• Su Hao found that World Tree’s dark-red defenses devoured Team Rocket members but ignored him, so Dragapult carried him toward the heart.
• Su Hao saw Apollo get swallowed by crystal-created Aerodactyl and dark-red liquid, then avoided the defenses as he continued onward.
• Mew’s cry rang through World Tree, and Su Hao realized that restarting its defense system required someone to give Mew all their Wave Power and die.

Su Hao reached the World Tree’s heart as its collapse spread, and offered to restart it with his Aura. As Ash, Lucario, and Chikorita tried to stop him, Ash picked up Aaron’s gloves and volunteered to help.

• The World Tree’s self-cleansing function remained shut down, allowing its dark crimson corruption to spread as far as Olden Castle.
• Su Hao and Dragapult reached the core chamber, where they found Mew, Ash’s group, and a weakened Lucario beside Aaron’s crystal-encased body.
• Su Hao revealed that Mewtwo was outside fighting Team Rocket and that he had come to restart the World Tree with his Aura.
• Su Hao used Tokiwa Power to stabilize Mew, who indicated that he should use Aaron’s gloves, but he refused.
• Chikorita warned Su Hao that the attempt could kill him, and Lucario offered to take his place.
• Ash picked up Aaron’s gloves and insisted that he could release Aura to help Su Hao.

Su Hao and Riolu combined their matching Aura to save Mew and stop the World Tree from collapsing. Riolu evolved into Lucario, and Su Hao completed his trial, with a return to his original world scheduled in 24 hours.

• Su Hao refused Ash and Lucario's help because their Aura was incompatible or depleted, while Riolu chose to join him.
• Su Hao and Riolu poured their life energy into an Aura sphere to replenish Mew, and Mewtwo sensed Su Hao was in danger.
• Su Hao exchanged all 3,021 Articuno Feathers for Master Level Wave Power, restoring his vitality and giving Mew enough Aura to heal the World Tree.
• Mew purified the core crystal and stopped the World Tree's collapse as Riolu began to evolve.
• The World Tree's Life Energy enveloped Su Hao and Riolu, who emerged as Lucario, and Su Hao received a notice that his trial was complete and he would return in 24 hours.

Su Hao mourned the Ice God feathers he had spent to help Mew save the World Tree, then prepared to show Mewtwo that it could evolve further. The chapter ended as he brought out Lucario and readied a Mega Evolution demonstration before returning to his own world.

• Su Hao lamented that Mew had used up the Ice God feathers he had collected, and Mewtwo reminded him that he could gather more from Articuno.
• Su Hao recovered his spirits, went to the victory banquet, and told Mewtwo to meet him at Cerulean Cave afterward.
• Su Hao set up data-monitoring instruments and reminded Mewtwo that it could evolve further now that Riolu had become Lucario.
• Su Hao released Lucario and prepared to demonstrate Mega Evolution for Mewtwo.

Su Hao used the Evolution Key Stone and Lucario’s Mega Stone to Mega Evolve Lucario, then tested its new strength against Mewtwo. As Su Hao was returned to his own world, Mewtwo bid farewell to its friend.

• Su Hao awakened Mega Evolution by resonating the Evolution Key Stone with Lucario’s Mega Stone and their bond.
• Lucario became Mega Lucario, its power surging from Mid-Elite Level to Early Professional Level.
• Su Hao and Mega Lucario tested its strength against Mewtwo, who knocked Lucario out of its Mega Evolution state.
• Mewtwo said Mega Evolution could let it develop through X or Y forms, and Su Hao encouraged it to pursue that evolution.
• A mysterious power returned Su Hao to his world, and Mewtwo said farewell to him.

After completing the Trial of Will, Su Hao learned that Articuno had left for Lugia's Secret Realm and received a blessing that accelerated the formation of a stone within his mind. He fell asleep as the Trial of Knowledge was scheduled for half a month later, while Zhao Yunlan and Jiangcheng University waited for him to emerge from the Lake Tower.

• Azelf told Su Hao that Articuno and the other divine birds had gone to Lugia's Secret Realm to stabilize the world's abnormal weather.
• Azelf relayed Articuno's messages: Su Hao should not visit until Diancie reached Elite Four Level combat power, and Articuno would not hold his stolen feathers against him.
• Su Hao decided to grow stronger before finding Articuno, then demanded his reward for completing the Trial of Will.
• Azelf bestowed a blessing on Su Hao and announced that the Trial of Knowledge would begin in half a month; Su Hao's consciousness fell into a brief slumber as the white stone in his mind solidified faster.
• Zhao Yunlan worried that Su Hao had spent over a month inside the Lake Tower, and the tower began to glow faintly white.

Su Hao emerged from the Lake Tower onto Lake Heart Island, where Zhao Yunlan found him asleep and discovered his aura had grown immensely powerful. Su Hao learned that a month had passed and, thinking of the missing Articuno and the Proof of Will, heard Archie speak to him telepathically.

• Garganacl caught the sleeping Su Hao on its tail, and Zhao Yunlan hurried down to check that he was breathing.
• Su Hao awoke on Lake Heart Island, spread his Master Level Wave Power, and startled Zhao Yunlan into dropping his phone.
• Su Hao checked his System Panel and noticed Articuno and its feathers were gone, the Master Ball was empty, and the Proof of Will had appeared.
• Su Hao withdrew his aura after realizing it was overwhelming Zhao Yunlan, and he assessed how the World Tree's Blessing had strengthened him.
• Zhao Yunlan told Su Hao that he had waited for him for over a month, and a weak male voice identified itself as Archie.

After returning to Blue Star, Su Hao learned from Reshiram that the Light Stone’s divine energy had awakened it, though its body would take two or three months to reconstruct. He then discovered that Ultra Wormholes, Ultra Beasts, and Terastallization had appeared during his month away, leaving him stunned by how much the world had changed.

• Su Hao heard Reshiram awaken inside the Light Stone and learned that it would take two or three months to rebuild its body.
• Reshiram sensed Articuno’s fading aura and an unfamiliar divine-beast aura around Su Hao, who promised to explain later.
• Su Hao returned to his spotless residence and searched online to learn what had happened during his absence.
• Su Hao watched a video showing an Ultra Wormhole open over Hawaii and Pheromosa emerge to punch a nearby hotel.
• Su Hao searched for reports of seven-colored crystals and recognized the phenomenon as Terastallization.

After returning from the Trial World, Su Hao organized his Pokémon’s strengths and laid out plans to train his team, prepare for another Trial, and retrieve Articuno from Lugia’s Secret Realm. He fell asleep with his goals set, and Diancie covered him with a blanket.

• Su Hao considered how Ultra Beasts, Gigantamax, Z-Crystals, Terastallization, Paradox Pokémon, and Mega Evolution might shape the coming dangers.
• Su Hao reviewed his Pokémon’s progress and planned training for Diancie, Incineroar, Milotic, the Dragapult siblings, Hisuian Braviary, and Lucario.
• Su Hao assessed Leafeon and Metang, then decided to focus on training his eight current Pokémon instead of catching more.
• Su Hao set short-term goals to train for the Trial half a month away and become strong enough to bring back Articuno from Lugia’s Secret Realm.
• Su Hao fell asleep, and Diancie covered him with a thin blanket.

After recovering from Lake Tower, Su Hao received visitors and resources from Jiangcheng University, then learned from Su Xu that Ultra Beasts had appeared in Hawaii and elsewhere. Su Hao resolved to visit Hawaii someday, despite his father’s warning to avoid danger.

• Su Hao told visiting senior students that he had cleared the tenth floor of Lake Tower, leaving them stunned.
• Principal Zhao Caiwei checked on Su Hao and gave him an anonymous credit card with enough credits for roughly one million Shenzhou Coin worth of resources.
• Su Xu explained that Su Hao’s mother was studying a strange crystal and crystallized Pokémon at a confidential research institute.
• Su Xu told Su Hao that the Beautiful Country Alliance had identified the Hawaii Ultra Beast as Pheromosa, or UB-02: Expansion, and warned him that Ultra Beasts were appearing in other regions.
• Su Hao wondered about the Island Guardians and the Radiant God, then decided to visit Hawaii in search of a Sparkling Stone.

Su Hao discovered that his rank had fallen to Great Ball Tier Rank 5 after 334 chapters without a ranked match, so he used Lucario to climb back up. After winning twenty-nine matches in a row, he defeated Feng Yan’s Talonflame and prepared to return to school before a Crown Snowfield training expedition.

• Su Hao realized he had to win his way from Great Ball Tier Rank 5 to Rank 1 and chose Lucario for the matches.
• Su Hao and Lucario won twenty-nine consecutive battles, drawing a stunned crowd at the Jiangcheng Arena.
• Feng Yan sent Talonflame against Lucario after Lucario had defeated his Flareon and Emboar.
• Su Hao ordered Lucario to use Extreme Speed and Aura Bullet, and Lucario tracked down and defeated Talonflame.
• Su Hao planned to return to school to pack for the next day’s Crown Snowfield training expedition.

Su Hao learned that he had been assigned alone to train in the dangerous Crown Snowfield and questioned Reshiram about the World Tree, learning that Dialga had sent it to find a future hero. He set out with the school team, where he discovered that his Crown Snowfield group included Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang, who seemed far less reliable than his other teammates.

• Su Hao checked his Great Ball Tier ranking and saw that he needed one more Promotion Match to become eligible for Ultra Ball Tier.
• Su Hao found out that he had been assigned to the Crown Snowfield, while Li Xiao and Mu Yao were sent to Viridian Forest and the Tidal Secret Realm.
• Su Hao asked Reshiram why he should watch the World Tree, and Reshiram explained that Dialga had persuaded it to flee its world and seek the future hero who could save it.
• Su Hao packed and left for training after two days of rest, meeting Li Xiao and the other school-team members on the way to Jiangcheng University’s spatial teleportation chamber.
• Zhao Yun briefed the nine regular team members, and Su Hao worried that Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang, his teammates for the Crown Snowfield, seemed childish and unreliable.

Su Hao and his teammates prepared for a week of dangerous-zone training in the Crown Snowfield, where they would hone their teamwork for the University League. After hearing about possible clashes with trainees from other universities, Su Hao teleported to Snowfield Base with Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang, while the Alakazam conducting the teleportation sensed that the journey had taken unusually much energy.

• Zhao Yun explained that the training would last about a week and focus on team combat ahead of the University League.
• Su Hao joined Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang's team, and Mu Yao warned the two older students to behave themselves around him.
• Xia Xiaoguang and Zhao Yunlan told Su Hao that trainees from rival universities might provoke them during missions outside Snowfield Base.
• Su Hao stepped onto the teleportation array with Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang, and President Zhao Caiwei's Alakazam sent them to the training site.
• The Alakazam noticed that teleporting the three students had consumed far more energy than expected.

Su Hao arrived at Snowfield Base with Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang, met Chief Instructor He Jie, and settled into their assigned dormitory. After learning his seniors feared He Jie, Su Hao joined the assembly and spotted a familiar face among the arriving students.

• Su Hao overcame the teleportation nausea easily, while Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang were incapacitated.
• He Jie introduced himself as the person in charge of the student training and led Su Hao, carrying both seniors, to dormitory room 204.
• He Jie explained the dorm arrangements and told the group to attend the assembly when the bell sounded.
• Su Hao revealed that Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang had pretended to be incapacitated because they feared He Jie, and Zhao Yunlan whispered stories about the instructor.
• Su Hao woke his teammates and reached the assembly area first, where he spotted Tom Incineroar among the roughly fifty or sixty students.