Chapter Summaries

Su Hao revealed Leafeon's overwhelming Solar Blade, then headed to Mount Jiulong to help apprehend three members of a Pokémon poaching group. At the command room, he unexpectedly came face-to-face with Boss Li.

• Leafeon used its enormous Solar Blade to defeat Zhong Li's Aggron in one blow, stunning the watching students.
• Su Hao left his acquaintances and rode Hisuian Braviary toward Mount Jiulong, reflecting on how Leafeon had awakened its Sword Path and gained a new form.
• Commander Liu Fu explained that the police were hunting Zhang Liuguang, Zhang Sui, and Zhang Yue, three poison-using informants for the Shunazi Poaching Group.
• Su Hao entered the command room and recognized the square-faced man there as Boss Li.

Su Hao set out with Li Xiang to pursue the three Zhang Family poachers escaping Mount Jiulong, while Li Xiang observed as backup. Su Hao began a sweeping search with his Pokémon and used Milotic and Hisuian Braviary to summon a massive storm over the mountain.

• A command-room officer reported that the three Zhang Family informants for the Shunazi Poaching Group were fleeing Mount Jiulong after abnormal battle activity was detected.
• Liu Fu sent Su Hao and Li Xiang to pursue them and warned Su Hao to guard against ambushes in the wilderness.
• Su Hao rode Dragapult toward the reported battle site, and Li Xiang followed on Luxray.
• Su Hao released Milotic and Hisuian Braviary and instructed them to create a huge storm across Mount Jiulong.

Su Hao used Milotic and Hisuian Braviary to track down the Zhang siblings in a storm and quickly defeated their Pokémon. He bound the poachers and completed the mission before Li Xiang arrived.

• Milotic and Hisuian Braviary spread a storm across Mount Jiulong, helping Su Hao search for the Zhang siblings and slow their escape.
• Zhang Liuguang, Zhang Sui, and Zhang Yue encountered Su Hao and attacked him with Pokémon and firearms, hoping to claim the bounty on his head.
• Su Hao ordered Lucario and Metagross to defeat the siblings' Pokémon while Milotic and Hisuian Braviary blocked their attacks with a Water Spout.
• Su Hao bound the Zhang siblings, lit the mission-completion signal flare, and noted that he had finished the three-day mission in under an hour.
• Li Xiang arrived and learned that Su Hao had beaten eighteen Pokémon, including seven Professional Level ones; the captured siblings struggled in protest.

Su Hao asked Li Xiang to bring him along in the fight against the New Star Organization, and Li Xiang agreed after Su Hao insisted. After earning his Professional Trainer rank, Su Hao returned home to find Su Xu unprepared for Su Qing’s sudden arrival, then discovered that the item she brought was a Wellspring Mask.

• Su Hao told Li Xiang he wanted to help fight the New Star Organization, and Li Xiang initially refused to take him on an operation.
• Su Hao insisted that his power exceeded Li Xiang’s expectations, and Li Xiang involuntarily agreed to bring him along.
• Su Hao passed the three Professional Trainer assessments, exchanged contact information with Li Xiang, and received a promise of possible intelligence about the New Star Organization.
• Su Hao returned to a house buried in garbage, where Su Xu panicked because Su Qing was arriving soon and told Su Hao to help prepare.
• Su Hao picked up Su Qing at the airport, and she gave him a crystal-decorated wooden mask that the system identified as the Wellspring Mask.

Su Hao learned that Su Qing had found the Wellspring Mask in the Northern Village Secret Realm, then showed her that Leafeon had fully recovered. After Su Qing demanded a Pokémon Battle between Su Hao and Su Xu as a condition for forgiving her husband, Su Hao chose Lucario and prepared to reveal more of his strength.

• Su Qing told Su Hao that she found the Wellspring Mask in the Northern Village Secret Realm and had permission from the Pokémon League to take it.
• Su Hao examined the Wellspring Mask with his Aura but could not detect any energy inside it.
• Su Qing examined Leafeon and was astonished to find it fully healed, exceptionally strong, and free of flaws.
• Su Qing checked that Su Xu had cleaned the house, but still refused to let him return to their bedroom.
• Su Qing offered to forgive Su Xu if he won a Pokémon Battle against Su Hao, and Su Hao chose Lucario while asking his father to send out a Gym Level Early Stage Pokémon.

Su Hao and Su Xu battled at the Rising Sun Training Complex, where Su Hao revealed that his Lucario could Mega Evolve and instantly rise to Gym Level. The chapter ended with Su Xu stunned and Su Qing realizing the Enhancement Stone might be the key to a new line of research.

• Su Xu sent Cinderace to attack Lucario with Earth Power and Blaze Kick, but Lucario used Teleport to evade and struck back with Aura Bullet.
• Su Hao decided to end the warm-up and raised the Evolution Key Stone embedded in his glove.
• Su Hao commanded Lucario to Mega Evolve, and energy from his Key Stone resonated with Lucario's Mega Stone.
• Lucario transformed into Mega Lucario, gained overwhelming pressure, and rose from Mid Professional Level to Gym Level.
• Su Xu stared in shock while Su Qing realized the Enhancement Stone might have been misunderstood and could be connected to the evolution.

Su Hao’s Mega Lucario defeated Su Xu’s Cinderace with a seamless barrage of Aura Bullets that combined Fighting- and Water-type energy. Cinderace collapsed, leaving Su Xu to understand what Su Hao meant by “purity.”

• Mega Lucario overpowered Cinderace in close combat and struck it with Meteor Mash.
• Cinderace destroyed Mega Lucario’s Dragon Pulse with a Pyro Ball.
• Su Hao asked Su Xu about purity as Mega Lucario formed an Aura Bullet infused with Fighting- and Water-type energy.
• Mega Lucario used Teleport to repeatedly unleash super-effective Aura Bullets, preventing Cinderace from escaping or retaliating.
• Cinderace ran out of stamina and collapsed Out of Battle.
• The author added a note about readers suggesting a white cat and expressed a preference for Zeraora’s yellow color scheme.

Su Hao explained Mega Evolution to Su Qing and Su Xu, and the family began preparing for its public debut. After two days of testing, Lucario reached the Late Professional Level, while Su Qing returned to her research institute and Su Hao headed to Jiangcheng University.

• Su Qing deduced that Mega Evolution temporarily unlocked a Pokémon's hidden genetic power through an Enhancement Stone and confirmed her theory with Su Hao.
• Su Hao explained Evolution Key Stones, Mega Stones, and the bond required for Mega Evolution, then agreed to help Su Qing collect data in exchange for her research support.
• Su Xu agreed to use his influence to encourage the Pokémon League to gather Mega Stones and Key Stones, while Su Hao asked him and Xia Jie to look for stones suited to Metagross.
• Su Hao demonstrated Lucario's Mega Evolution repeatedly for Su Qing over two days, and Lucario broke through to the Late Professional Level.
• Su Qing boarded a plane back to her research institute, and Su Hao rode Hisuian Braviary toward Jiangcheng University.

Jiangcheng University’s team prepared for the University League opening ceremony as Zhao Yun and Mu Yao briefed them on dangerous preliminary-round opponents. At the hotel, Su Hao encountered Baodao University’s team, whom Li Xiao had spotted at breakfast.

• Jiangcheng University’s varsity team gathered in the hotel conference room before heading to the Imperial Capital Ho-Oh Arena.
• Li Xiao told Su Hao and Zhao Yunlan that Baodao University’s team was staying at their hotel.
• Zhao Yun reviewed the University League’s strongest opponents, and Mu Yao named Luodu University, Decheng University, Huanan University, and First Police Academy as threats.
• Mu Yao told Su Hao and Li Xiao to focus on defeating opponents’ Pokémon while she handled support and disruption, adding that she did not want regrets.
• Su Hao left the elevator with Jiangcheng University’s team and spotted Baodao University’s varsity team in the hotel.

Jiangcheng University and Baodao University’s teams clashed at their hotel, where Lin Guannan mocked Jiangcheng and Li Xiao warned Baodao’s captains about the public fallout. Yu Kun benched Lin Guannan, then recognized Su Hao on Jiangcheng’s roster as the teams headed to Ho-Oh Arena.

• Lin Guannan taunted Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang over Jiangcheng University’s previous loss, and Su Hao and Mu Yao held them back from fighting.
• Li Xiao called on Baodao University’s captains, Chen Yuxiang and Xu Yawen, to restrain Lin Guannan and warned that a hotel fight could become a public scandal.
• Zhao Yun arrived and broke up the confrontation before the Jiangcheng team left for the opening ceremony.
• Zhao Yun criticized Yu Kun for letting his players act as though victory were assured, and Yu Kun ordered Lin Guannan benched for two days.
• On the bus to Ho-Oh Arena, Yu Kun recognized Su Hao on Jiangcheng’s roster and questioned his decision to attend Jiangcheng University.

Jiangcheng University faced Huanan University in the first round of the University League, and Li Xiao’s Calyrex swept the opposing team after Togetic turned the battle around with Trick Room. With Jiangcheng University ahead, Su Hao prepared to enter the second match.

• Zhao Yun named Mu Yao, Li Xiao, and Lin Daoyi for the first match, leaving Zhao Yunlan and Xia Xiaoguang out after their earlier outburst.
• Huanan University sent its captain, vice-captain, and main lineup against Jiangcheng University’s trio.
• Li Xiao, Mu Yao, and Lin Daoyi used Tailwind, defensive moves, and Nasty Plot to protect Calyrex while Huanan University’s Rain Team attacked.
• Togetic set Trick Room just before it fell, reversing the speed advantage and leaving Huanan University’s Pokémon unable to evade Calyrex’s attacks.
• Calyrex defeated all three opponents with Gold Rush, giving Jiangcheng University the first match as Su Hao headed toward the field for the second.

Su Hao led Yao Hu and Nie Xiaofan into Jiangcheng University's second match against Huanan University, where their opponents unleashed a Sandstorm Team on a Rock Field. The chapter ended as Nosepass and Magnezone used Magnet Pull to strengthen the field's magnetic repulsion.

• Su Hao asked Yao Hu and Nie Xiaofan if they wanted to win, then learned that both of their Pokémon knew Magnet Pull and gave them a plan.
• Su Hao, Yao Hu, and Nie Xiaofan entered the arena to face Zhuo Bai, Yi Deng, and Rong Chudan with Jiangcheng University trailing 0:1.
• Both teams revealed their lineups: Jiangcheng sent out Metagross, Nosepass, and Magnezone, while Huanan sent out Hippowdon, Excadrill, and Donphan.
• Hippowdon created a sandstorm as Excadrill and Donphan activated their sand abilities, putting pressure on Jiangcheng's team.
• Yao Hu and Nie Xiaofan ordered Nosepass and Magnezone to use Magnet Pull, and the two Pokémon increased the ground's magnetic repulsion.

Su Hao and Metagross overwhelmed Huanan University's team in a three-minute match, with Metagross defeating Donphan and then using Psychic to finish off the remaining opponents. Su Hao was crowned the Silver Steel Emperor once more.

• Su Hao read Huanan University's tactics through Aura and sent Metagross charging at Donphan with Meteor Mash.
• Donphan's fully stacked Rollout collided with Metagross, while Hippowdon and Excadrill prepared a coordinated attack.
• Metagross unleashed its full magnetic force, scattered Hippowdon's sandstorm tornado, and drove Donphan into the ground, knocking it out and injuring Excadrill.
• Hippowdon and Excadrill targeted Nosepass and Magnezone, but Su Hao ordered Metagross to use Psychic.
• Metagross halted the Sandstorm and both opposing Pokémon, then shaped the sand into two giant swords and ended the match.
• Su Hao was crowned the Silver Steel Emperor once more.

Su Hao’s Metagross defeated Huanan University’s sandstorm team, drawing attention from Magic City University’s varsity leaders. After Su Hao left his team’s preparation area, Bai Du called him out and asked when he would use his Dragon Cave qualification.

• Su Hao’s Metagross defeated Donphan, Hippowdon, and Excadrill, leaving Huanan University’s sandstorm team downed in the arena.
• Muxia and Daiwu analyzed Su Hao’s team and concluded that his Pokémon made him a formidable potential opponent for Magic City University.
• Muxia and Daiwu blamed Jiang Zihan for Su Hao choosing Jiangcheng University instead of Magic City University.
• Su Hao returned to Jiangcheng University’s preparation area, then left after learning his teammates would compete in the afternoon round.
• Bai Du met Su Hao in an alley outside Ho-Oh Arena and reminded him to use his Dragon Cave qualification.

Su Hao reluctantly agreed to use Bai Du’s Dragon Cave qualification, then fell asleep and woke in a strange situation with a Pokémon Egg that hatched into Zeraora. The chapter left him stunned, with his Poké Balls and Super Glove missing.

• Bai Du told Su Hao that he had secured a Dragon Cave slot for him and asked him to go with Long Ningyan.
• Su Hao agreed to travel to Dragon Cave, and Bai Du said Long Ningyan would take him when she returned to the clan.
• Su Hao reflected on his Pokémon’s training progress before falling asleep as his Super Glove glowed faintly.
• Su Hao woke to find a yellow-striped Pokémon Egg in his arms, with his Poké Balls and Super Glove gone.
• The egg hatched in front of Su Hao, revealing a Zeraora.

Su Hao found himself alone in a dreamlike canyon with a newborn Zeraora, while Mesprit revealed that it had used Cresselia’s Dream Energy to create a Trial that could affect reality. The Trial would end if Su Hao formed an emotional bond with Zeraora, earning him the Proof of Emotion Fusion Key and access to the ruins.

• Su Hao found a hungry newborn Zeraora in his arms and reached for his Pokémon, only to realize he had been separated from them.
• Azelf and Uxie confronted Mesprit for forcing Su Hao into another Trial and banning his Pokémon.
• Mesprit explained that it had projected Su Hao’s mind into the canyon through a dream, while his body remained safely in place.
• Mesprit said the Trial would end when Su Hao formed an emotional link with Zeraora, allowing him to obtain the Proof of Emotion Fusion Key and learn part of history’s buried truth.
• Mesprit sent its Mental Power into the underground depths of the Electric Grand Canyon in the Beautiful Country Alliance.

Su Hao dreamed that he found the newly hatched Zeraora beside a Thunder Stone Slab Fragment in an underground chamber, then woke to discover the supplies he had used were really gone. With Zeraora still trapped in the Electric Grand Canyon ruins, Su Hao postponed investigating the Trial of Emotion and hurried to his scheduled match, where Leafeon volunteered to battle.

• Su Hao found Zeraora asleep in a sealed stone chamber and discovered the stone beneath its blanket was a Thunder Stone Slab Fragment tied to his Key of Trials quest.
• After waiting for Zeraora to wake, Su Hao was overcome by drowsiness and left it supplies before falling asleep.
• Su Hao woke in his hotel suite and confirmed that the Moomoo Milk and Electric-type resources he had used in the chamber were missing, convincing him that the experience had been real.
• Li Xiao called and told Su Hao to reach his afternoon competition quickly, as he had slept until three o’clock.
• Su Hao decided to attend the match before returning to Jiangcheng University to investigate Lake Tower, and Leafeon volunteered to battle.

Jiangcheng University prepared for its third match against Luodu University after losing the first match and winning the second. Zhao Yun chose a plan to counter Luodu’s predicted Trick Room Sandstorm Team, but Su Hao surprised everyone by saying Leafeon should be enough.

• Luodu University’s Fairy-type specialist helped defeat Jiangcheng University’s substitute and Xu Qin, while Long Ningyan lost the first match.
• Li Xiao, Lin Daoyi, and Xia Xiaoguang won the second match against Luodu University’s non-ace lineup.
• Su Hao arrived before the third match, and Zhao Yun briefed him, Mu Yao, and Jiang Xiangyun on Luodu’s likely Bronzong, Steelix, and Rhyperior Trick Room Sandstorm Team.
• Mu Yao proposed having Jiang Xiangyun contest the weather, Mu Yao provide support, and Su Hao lead the attack.
• Zhao Yun assigned Sinistcha to Mu Yao and Venusaur to Jiang Xiangyun, then asked Su Hao which Pokémon besides Diancie he would send out.
• Su Hao said Leafeon alone should be enough to handle Luodu University’s team.

Su Hao sent his rarely seen Leafeon into Jiangcheng University's match against Luodu University, trusting it to face the opposing team's powerful setup. Leafeon shattered the battlefield-wide strategy with one Solar Blade and broke through to Mid Professional Level.

• Mu Yao and Jiang Xiangyun supported Su Hao's decision to use Leafeon, and Zhao Yun reminded the team to save their strength for the Main Tournament.
• Luodu University fielded Steelix, Bronzong, and Rhyperior, while Su Hao sent out Leafeon alongside Mu Yao's Sinistcha and Jiang Xiangyun's Venusaur.
• Su Hao identified the opponents' Abilities as Luodu University set up Sandstorm, Trick Room, and Swords Dance; Jiangcheng University countered with Sunny Day and Grassy Terrain.
• Luodu University's Rhyperior fired a charged Rock Cannon as Steelix and Bronzong attacked, but Su Hao stopped Mu Yao and Jiang Xiangyun from shielding Leafeon.
• Leafeon unleashed Solar Blade, splitting the Sandstorm and shattering Trick Room before knocking down all three opposing Pokémon.
• Leafeon's aura surged from Early Professional Level to Mid Professional Level.

Leafeon defeated three larger opponents with one slash, securing Jiangcheng University’s victory and drawing attention from rival teams. While the university celebrated and trained for the next matches, Su Hao was absent, riding Dragapult through the Reverse World toward the Imperial City.

• Leafeon fused its Sword Intent with Solar Blade and defeated Rhyperior, Bronzong, and Steelix in one slash, cutting through their attacks, the Sandstorm, and Trick Room.
• The referee declared Jiangcheng University the winner, while the crowd reacted in shock and Luodu University’s defeated students were left speechless.
• Zhao Yun praised Su Hao’s strength, and Su Qing watched the match at the Taishin Research Institute before renewing her resolve to uncover the secrets of Terastallization.
• University teams held emergency meetings to plan against Leafeon’s slash, while Jiangcheng University’s team continued training for the remaining matches.
• Su Hao rode Dragapult through the Reverse World toward the Imperial City, keeping his other Pokémon stored because the realm drained the vitality of living beings it did not accept.