Chapter Summaries

After Ancient Sword Leopard fled, Su Hao and Diancie returned to the Articuno Secret Realm, while Ancient Sword Leopard caused an avalanche that disrupted Guang Lan’s search. Skadi reprimanded Su Hao for leaving without warning and suggested moving the Secret Realm somewhere more convenient before he left the Divine Land Alliance.

• Su Hao and Diancie gave up trying to speak with Ancient Sword Leopard and searched for the drifting Articuno Secret Realm.
• Guang Lan sent Trainers to search the mountain for the injured Ancient Sword Leopard, but an enormous avalanche swept down toward them.
• Guang Lan and her Ice-type Pokémon worked together to resist the avalanche as Ancient Sword Leopard watched her from within the snow, then disappeared into the mountains.
• Su Hao and Diancie returned to the Articuno Secret Realm, where Skadi scolded them for leaving without telling anyone.
• Su Hao told Skadi he would soon leave the Divine Land Alliance, and she suggested relocating the Secret Realm somewhere more convenient for him.

Su Hao accompanied Skadi and Diancie to the core of Articuno’s Secret Realm so Skadi could explain how to move it. At the shrine, Su Hao learned that relocating the Secret Realm required lending Skadi Articuno’s tail feather and choosing one of the thirteen other Articuno as a coordinate.

• Skadi explained that Articuno’s tail feather could set a location for the Secret Realm to move to, then carried Su Hao and Diancie toward its core.
• During the flight, Diancie unexpectedly learned Snowscape, completing its collection of four major weather moves.
• After about an hour, Skadi landed at a snowflake-shaped shrine containing an Articuno statue and the orb that served as the Secret Realm’s core.
• Skadi warned that removing the orb would cause the Secret Realm to collapse, then explained that Su Hao needed to lend it the tail feather and take an Articuno to the destination as a coordinate.
• Skadi said Su Hao could not choose it because it alone knew how to move the Secret Realm, and thirteen other Articuno approached for him to choose from.

Skadi arranged a chess tournament to choose which Articuno would accompany Su Hao, and Dobrenea won the right. When Dobrenea eagerly entered a Red and White Ball, black smoke rose from it, leaving Su Hao to face the consequences.

• Skadi announced that the Articuno would compete for the chance to accompany Su Hao, then stopped them from fighting and proposed a chess tournament.
• Dobrenea defeated a Late Champion Level Articuno in Go and won the guardian role.
• Skadi told Su Hao to capture Dobrenea in a Poké Ball so the Legendary Pokémon would not attract attention outside the Secret Realm.
• Dobrenea volunteered to be captured and jumped into a Red and White Ball, which began emitting black smoke.

Su Hao captured Dobrenea in his Luxury Ball after explaining why it had broken a Poké Ball, then left the Articuno Secret Realm and returned to the Greater Khingan Range. There, he took revenge on Queen Bee by having Diancie battle it, ending as Diancie unleashed Diamond Storm.

• Dobrenea accidentally shattered a Red and White Ball by failing to restrain its power, then entered Su Hao's Luxury Ball without trouble.
• Su Hao left the Articuno Secret Realm and wondered whether healing Ancient Sword Leopard had interfered with Elite Four Guang Lan's plans.
• Su Hao returned to the forest where Queen Bee had once overwhelmed him, and Articuno froze Queen Bee's Combee swarm and subjects.
• Su Hao sent Diancie to fight Queen Bee while Articuno watched, and Diancie countered Queen Bee's Air Slashes with Dazzling Gleam.
• Queen Bee stunned Diancie with Bug Cry and struck it with X-Scissor, but Diancie and Su Hao answered with Diamond Storm.

Diancie overwhelmed Queen Bee in battle, while Su Hao later watched Zeraora demonstrate an incomplete Plasma Bolt Punch in the dreamland. Su Hao began teaching Zeraora to channel the move’s electricity into the ground.

• Diancie’s Diamond Storm battered Queen Bee until it landed, and Su Hao praised Diancie for proving it could overpower the Elite Four Level Pokémon.
• Su Hao entered the dreamland and reunited with the eager Zeraora.
• Zeraora demonstrated a rapid barrage of electrified punches against the chamber wall, but the wall remained unharmed.
• Su Hao checked Zeraora’s status panel and realized Plasma Bolt Punch was not yet a fully mastered move.
• Su Hao showed Zeraora how to release the gathered electric current into the ground, and Zeraora channeled the electricity through its arms.

Su Hao returned to Yang City after training Zeraora and asked Su Xu to spar with his team ahead of the International Youth Exchange Competition. The chapter left Su Xu stunned when Su Hao revealed Articuno as Charizard’s training opponent.

• Su Hao taught Zeraora to concentrate its electricity so it could pierce the ground before the current dispersed.
• Su Hao returned to Yang City and surprised Su Xu, who had thought his son would stay in the wild longer.
• Su Hao told Su Xu he had taken a long leave from school to prepare for the International Youth Exchange Competition in a week.
• Su Hao asked Su Xu to be his sparring partner and outlined training plans for Diancie, Hisuian Braviary, Lucario, and the others.
• Su Hao released Articuno as the opponent he had chosen to help Su Xu’s Charizard understand Blue Flare, leaving Su Xu speechless.

Su Hao began special training for his Pokémon and awakened the Destruction Gene Mewtwo had implanted in Metagross. The gene unleashed overwhelming power, leaving Metagross in a temporary berserk state that Su Hao would need to help it control.

• Su Xu discovered that Su Hao had caught Articuno and felt envious of his son's ties to Legendary Pokémon.
• Su Hao planned training for Hisuian Braviary, Lucario, Leafeon, Metagross, and Zeraora while leaving Cycloze as a mascot for the time being.
• Su Hao arranged for a Gym Level Ceruledge to spar with Leafeon and focused on helping Metagross unlock its Destruction Gene.
• Su Hao used Wave Power to awaken the gene, causing Metagross's Mental Power and strength to surge.
• Metagross lost control and released a massive Psychic Wave, forcing Su Hao to brace himself with Aura.

Su Hao repeatedly exposed Metagross to the Destruction Gene until he judged it needed to rest, then went to watch Su Xu and Charizard battle Articuno. Charizard launched a Blue Flare-infused Explosion Blaze at Articuno, which answered with Absolute Zero.

• Su Hao repeatedly unsealed and resealed Metagross's Destruction Gene, knocking it unconscious and helping it adapt until he stopped for the day.
• Su Hao recalled Metagross and headed toward the battle between Su Xu's Charizard and Articuno Dobrenea.
• Su Xu ordered Charizard to attack with Air Slash, but Dobrenea blocked the strikes and countered with Ice Shards.
• Charizard swept away the Ice Shards with Flames of Emotion as Dobrenea sensed a dangerous aura building around it.
• Su Xu commanded Explosion Blaze, and Charizard launched a giant fireball containing Blue Flare at Dobrenea.
• Dobrenea recognized the Blue Flare as a lethal threat and used Absolute Zero.

Su Hao revealed that the Articuno Secret Realm would soon drift above his family home and that thirteen more Articuno lived inside it, leaving Su Xu stunned. Later, Su Hao opened a package from Su Qing, curious about what she had sent from the Terastallization research institute.

• Dobrenea froze Charizard’s Explosion Blaze with Absolute Zero, but Su Xu and Charizard’s Blue Flare grew by feeding on the frozen attack and burned Dobrenea’s feathers before Dobrenea extinguished it.
• Dobrenea ended the battle and greeted Su Hao as the Divine Messenger Lord, while Su Xu quietly reflected on his son’s accomplishments.
• Su Hao told Su Xu that an Articuno Secret Realm would soon move above their house and that thirteen more Articuno were inside, leaving Su Xu dazed with shock.
• After the Pokémon returned home, Su Hao picked up a package from Su Qing and used Incineroar’s claw to cut its sealing tape.

Su Hao discovered that the two decorative crystals Su Qing had mailed were Terastal Crystals, and Cycloze swallowed one before anyone could stop it. The crystal awakened a surge of strength in Cycloze, which ended the chapter testing its power in the back garden.

• Su Hao unwrapped the crystals and confirmed they were Terastal Crystals with almost no Terastal Energy remaining.
• Cycloze recognized the crystals as ones from its clan's former territory and eagerly approached Su Hao.
• Su Hao gave Cycloze one crystal, and Cycloze swallowed it in a few bites before Su Hao could intervene.
• Cycloze dodged Su Hao's attempt to examine it, then punched a crater into the back garden with its newly surging strength.

Su Hao discovered that eating Terastal Crystals caused Cycloze to shed its skin and gain new moves without changing its level. Three days later, he kept the Secret Realm and the Articunos’ existence from the Pokémon League, while preparing for a trip to the Sakura Alliance.

• Su Hao watched Cycloze unleash Elite-level strength, then saw it gain Quick Attack after eating a Terastal Crystal.
• Su Hao gave Cycloze a second Terastal Crystal, and Diancie formed a diamond wall for Cycloze to rub against while shedding its skin.
• Cycloze fell into a long sleep after gaining Bite, while Su Hao wondered about the crystals’ effects and messaged Su Qing.
• Over the next three days, Diancie reached Late Gym Level, Hisuian Braviary learned Clear Fog and reached Gym Level, and Metagross continued adapting to the Destruction Gene.
• Su Xu asked whether Su Hao would reveal the Secret Realm and the Articunos to the Pokémon League, and Su Hao said he would wait until he brought back the Ice God.
• Su Xu warned Su Hao to be careful in the Sakura Alliance and gave him oddly shaped stones sent by Grandpa Xia Jie.

Su Hao received three Radiant Stones from Su Xu and learned that Guang Lan had returned injured from the Odesk Snow Mountain Range after searching for a Legendary Ice-type Pokémon. He suspected his rescue of the Ancient Sword Leopard had disrupted her plans, then gave Diancie a Radiant Stone to absorb as she prepared to grow stronger and rescue Xerneas.

• Su Xu gave Su Hao three Radiant Stones and relayed Xia Jie's message that there were no leads yet on the blue-based stone with the yellow-silver spiral pattern.
• Su Xu told Su Hao that Guang Lan had spent nearly two months in the Odesk Snow Mountain Range, returned after an avalanche, and was suspected of searching for a Legendary Ice-type Pokémon.
• Su Xu connected Guang Lan's failed expedition to Su Hao bringing back Articuno, and Su Hao realized he might have healed the Ancient Sword Leopard Guang Lan had targeted.
• Milotic used a controlled Water Gun to clean the rock layers off all three Radiant Stones, and Su Hao stored two while giving one to Diancie.
• Diancie began absorbing the Radiant Stone and resolved to reach Elite Four Level and combine Radiant Power with her Overlord Aura so she could rescue Xerneas.

Su Hao traveled from Rong City to Tokyo to join the Divine Land Alliance’s operation, reflecting on his Pokémon’s recent training along the way. He arrived during the first winter snow and took a taxi to the assigned hotel.

• Su Hao reviewed his Pokémon’s training gains while waiting for his flight, including Cycloze’s mysterious increase in physical strength and fighting skill.
• Su Hao boarded his flight to Tokyo and was escorted through VIP airport services.
• Su Hao arrived at Narita Airport on December 1 as the first winter snow fell.
• Su Hao took a taxi to the hotel, and driver Satō Kazuhito became strangely expressive when he learned Su Hao’s destination.

Su Hao learned that the New Moon Cult had a branch in Minato Ward, then joined the Divine Land Alliance team at their hotel ahead of the International Youth Exchange Competition. Liao Xingchen introduced him to his four teammates, whose reactions to the much younger, lower-ranked Trainer varied.

• Satō Kazuhito warned Su Hao about the Shinsengumi and showed him a crescent-moon necklace tied to the New Moon Cult.
• Su Hao learned the location of the cult’s Minato Ward branch but decided to focus on the competition for now.
• Su Hao arrived at the hotel and met Liao Xingchen, who took him upstairs to meet the other teammates.
• Liao Xingchen introduced Xiao Zijian, Cheng Liming, Jin Lin, and Bai Linglong as Gym Level Trainers with different specialties.
• Su Hao greeted his teammates, and Bai Linglong recognized him as the young Trainer known for his Dragon Cave record and disabled Cycloze.

Liao Xingchen explained the dangerous wilderness format of the Selection Tournament and urged the Divine Land Alliance team to prepare together. Meanwhile, Satō Kazuhito reported to the Protector that he had contacted Su Hao.

• Liao Xingchen explained that 240 contestants would compete in the wilderness near Mount Fuji, with the five highest-scoring contestants advancing to the Main Tournament.
• Su Hao asked whether Trainers could attack one another, and Liao Xingchen said there were no explicit rules against physical fights.
• Xiao Zijian asked whether contestants could move alone, but Liao Xingchen warned them about the dangers of being isolated.
• Liao Xingchen gave the team three days to prepare and warned them to stay inside the hotel because they were targets for assassination.
• Su Hao wondered why his Aura could not sense Marshadow beneath Liao Xingchen's shadow.
• Satō Kazuhito entered a ramen shop and told the Protector that he had made contact with Su Hao.

The Guardian and his followers used the New Moon Pendant to spread the New Moon Cult’s influence across the Sakura Nation Alliance. Meanwhile, Su Hao and his new teammates compared their Pokémon and arranged battles to choose a captain, with Su Hao facing Cheng Liming first.

• The Guardian listened as followers reported approaching contestants from several Pokémon Leagues, then led them in using the New Moon Pendant to seek a Beautiful Dream.
• Across the Sakura Nation Alliance, New Moon Cult members shut their eyes and fell into blissful sleep under the pendant’s pink and golden light.
• At the hotel, Xiao Zijian suggested that the five teammates share information about their lineups, and each revealed their specialty and ace Pokémon.
• Su Hao said his Diancie had reached Late Gym Level, surprising the others and prompting them to propose battles to determine the team captain.
• Jin Lin withdrew from captain selection, and the remaining four drew matchups that placed Su Hao against Cheng Liming and Bai Linglong against Xiao Zijian.
• Su Hao and Cheng Liming agreed not to use their ace Pokémon before beginning their Singles Battle.

Su Hao won the team captaincy after Incineroar defeated Cheng Liming’s Diglett and Milotic beat Bai Linglong’s Gyarados. After Su Hao healed Gyarados with Tokiwa Power, the others accepted him as captain, while Bai Linglong recognized Jin Lin’s pendant.

• Cheng Liming’s Diglett used High Horsepower against Incineroar, which powered up and struck back with Explosion Punch, shaking the hotel and leaving Su Hao to apologize to the staff.
• Bai Linglong’s Aerodactyl defeated Xiao Zijian’s Baxcalibur, leaving Su Hao and Bai Linglong to compete for captain.
• Su Hao’s Milotic defeated Bai Linglong’s Gyarados with Aqua Tail, earning Su Hao the captaincy.
• Su Hao healed Gyarados with Tokiwa Power, impressing Bai Linglong and the others, who accepted him as captain.
• Bai Linglong picked up Jin Lin’s fallen pendant and said she thought she had seen it before.

Su Hao discovered that every member of the Divine Land Alliance delegation had been approached by people carrying New Moon Pendants, suggesting the New Moon Cult had a broad presence in Tokyo. He reported his suspicions to Miao Yin, who connected him with an International Police officer and warned him not to act rashly.

• Su Hao recognized the New Moon Pendant Jin Lin had bought and frightened the group with a burst of Aura before asking where it came from.
• Jin Lin, Xiao Zijian, Cheng Liming, and Bai Linglong each described encounters with people carrying or wearing New Moon Pendants.
• Su Hao suspected the New Moon Cult was systematically approaching the Divine Land Alliance delegation and might have deep roots in the Sakura Nation Alliance.
• Su Hao used his Super Glove to check the four delegation members for lingering mind-control effects, then called Miao Yin to report his findings.
• Miao Yin told Su Hao he would introduce him to an International Police officer and warned him not to act rashly.

Liao Xingchen learned that Marshadow had found a Zarude tribe near Mount Fuji and sensed an unidentified godlike presence in Tokyo. Su Hao received the location of International Police agent Babe and tried to sneak out to meet her, but Liao Xingchen caught him at the door.

• Miao Yin warned Su Hao to focus on the competition and not take risks alone.
• Marshadow told Liao Xingchen it had found no sign of the New Star Organization but had discovered Zarude activity near Mount Fuji.
• Marshadow revealed that it sensed a concealed godlike aura in Tokyo but could not locate it.
• Miao Yin sent Su Hao Babe's codename and the location of her Tokyo safe house, a café called Men's Elegy.
• Su Hao tried to sneak out to meet Babe, but Liao Xingchen stopped him outside his room.

Su Hao escaped the hotel with Lucario’s Teleport while Liao Xingchen sent Marshadow to follow him. Disguised as a Tokyo student, Su Hao reached the café Men’s Elegy and met Beauty, claiming Senior Miao Yin had introduced him.

• Su Hao lied to Liao Xingchen about going to the front desk, then used Lucario’s Teleport to leave the hotel.
• Liao Xingchen had Marshadow follow Su Hao because the Sakura Nation Alliance was monitoring him.
• Marshadow caught up with Su Hao and hid in his shadow as he traveled through Tokyo.
• Su Hao disguised himself as a student and entered Men’s Elegy, where he requested private room A-17.
• Beauty inspected the room for surveillance devices, then asked Su Hao how he knew the code phrase.
• Su Hao told Beauty that Senior Miao Yin had introduced him.