Chapter Summaries

Su Hao's Incineroar endured Beartic's Absolute Zero and crushed it with Flare Blitz, winning the battle. Incineroar remained in its Crimson Lotus Mode and rapidly recovered from its injuries through Sacred Fire's blessing.

• Yegor ordered Beartic to use Absolute Zero against Incineroar.
• Incineroar split the freezing current with its paw and crushed it through sheer strength.
• Su Hao commanded Flare Blitz, and Incineroar struck Beartic with an overwhelming rush of flames and Evil Aura.
• The blast destroyed the Battle Arena and repeatedly shattered the protective barrier before Beartic was declared Out of Battle.
• Yegor stared in disbelief as Incineroar retained its powerful form and healed its injuries with Sacred Fire's blessing.

Su Hao defeated North Bear Champion Yegor, then learned why Keldeo was searching for the Evil Dragon and how the Swords of Justice had once faced it. He suspected the Evil Dragon was Kyurem, but its whereabouts remained unknown; the chapter ended as he prepared to watch Liao Xingchen face Ito Ryuzaki in the Legend Cup.

• Su Hao defeated Yegor, prompting the White Eagle Alliance president to reconsider its policy toward the Divine Land Alliance and abandon plans to cooperate with visitors from another world.
• Su Hao asked Yegor about Keldeo and the Evil Dragon, and Yegor explained that Keldeo needed to challenge the Evil Dragon to become a Sword of Justice.
• Yegor recounted how Virizion, Cobalion, and Terrakion had been defeated by the Evil Dragon, which acknowledged their ideals and sealed itself in the Land of Glacial Prison.
• Su Hao concluded that the Evil Dragon was likely Kyurem, but realized the lead did not reveal its location.
• On October 25, Su Hao traveled to Tokyo to watch former Divine Land Champion Liao Xingchen face Sakura Champion Ito Ryuzaki in the final fourth-round match of the Legend Cup.

After Liao Xingchen defeated Ito Ryuzaki in the Legend Cup, Su Hao traveled to Aokigahara Forest to meet Scarface Zarude again. He fought off an ambushing Zarude and was led to the tribe, where its leader recognized him.

• Liao Xingchen defeated Ito Ryuzaki's Dracovish with Charizard without needing Mega Evolution, leaving the Sakura Nation Alliance with only one Master Level Trainer still in the Legend Cup.
• Su Hao went to Aokigahara Forest to see how much Scarface Zarude had rebuilt since the forest burned.
• Su Hao used Lucario's Teleport to slip past the forest's defenses and into the trees.
• A Zarude ambushed Su Hao, but Protect blocked its claws and Su Hao's Aura Bullet blasted it away.
• Su Hao demanded that Zarude take him to its boss, and the Zarude led him to the tribe's dwelling.
• Scarface Zarude recognized Su Hao and greeted him as the human kid.

Su Hao met Scarface Zarude in Aokigahara Forest, where the Zarude Leader declared him the tribe’s patron and offered him a chance to cultivate there. After Su Hao explained Diancie’s progress toward Class Two Legendary and his search for places rich in the Law of Light, Zarude brought him to the tribe’s treasure vault and invited him to take anything useful.

• Scarface Zarude greeted Su Hao warmly, called him the Zarude tribe’s patron, and warned the other Zarude not to disrespect him.
• Su Hao learned that Zarude had rebuilt Aokigahara Forest and praised the tree sea.
• Su Hao explained that Diancie had begun filling her Authority Shell with the Law of Light and needed to cultivate in a place where that Law was concentrated.
• Su Hao told Zarude he had come to cultivate in Aokigahara Forest and advance from mid-Champion Level to late Champion Level.
• Zarude took Su Hao to the hidden treasure vault and told him to take anything that could help his cultivation.

Su Hao searched Zarude’s treasure pavilion and found a strange crystal that might contain Terapagos. He left with the crystal, uncertain whether the ancient Pokémon was truly inside.

• Zarude led Su Hao into its tree hollow treasure pavilion and explained that it had built the place using advice from a captured man.
• Su Hao browsed the collection and found several Evolution Stones, Radiant Stones, and other items.
• Su Hao spotted a hexagonal Mystery Crystal propping up a rack and learned from the Slate Spirit that it had once protected an ancient creature.
• Su Hao replaced the crystal beneath the rack with a Sparkling Stone and examined the dim, turtle-like pattern on it.
• Zarude said it knew nothing about the crystal’s origins, and Su Hao wondered if it contained the missing Terapagos.

Su Hao accepted the crystal from Zarude’s treasury as a possible form of Terapagos and chose a secluded place in Aokigahara Forest for Diancie to train. Meanwhile, Ultra Recon Squad members in the White Eagle Alliance failed to open an Ultra Wormhole to contact Ultra Megalopolis.

• Su Hao considered whether the crystal was Terapagos and decided to consult Ho-Oh or other Life Deities later, since Ho-Oh’s Sacred Ash might not revive a Legendary Pokémon.
• Diancie chose a training site near Mount Fuji in Aokigahara Forest, and Zarude agreed to keep others away.
• Diancie entered its Ultimate Burst state and began absorbing Light Energy to fill its Authority Shell, while also preparing to break through to late Champion Level.
• Two Ultra Recon Squad members in a White Eagle Alliance hideout discussed their failed attempt to secure cooperation and decided to contact Ultra Megalopolis for orders.
• The pair repeatedly tried to open a miniature Ultra Wormhole, but it failed to appear, leaving them unable to contact Ultra Megalopolis.

Su Hao trained his team as the Legend Cup advanced, then learned that he would face former champion Liao Xingchen in the fifth round. As Ultra Wormhole openings abruptly dwindled worldwide, Chu Ya told him that the Master Level Spiritomb guarding the Sealed Inheritance Grounds wanted to see him.

• Diancie and Su Hao's other Pokémon continued intensive training while November arrived and the fourth Legend Cup round concluded.
• Su Hao drew former Divine Land Alliance champion Liao Xingchen for the fifth round, while Chu Ya drew a Master surnamed Xu.
• On November 3rd, Su Hao contacted Mewtwo and warned him that Ultra Wormhole openings had nearly ceased across the world, with no Ultra Beast invasion reported for forty-eight hours.
• Mewtwo checked the data, confirmed the sharp decline, and agreed to monitor the Ultra Wormholes more closely.
• Chu Ya called Su Hao and said that the Master Level Spiritomb guarding the Sealed Inheritance Grounds in the Spirit Realm was looking for him.

Su Hao crossed the Spirit Realm Secret Realm with Chu Ya’s Gengar and met Chu Ya at the Death Clan beach. He then followed her to the Sealed Inheritance Grounds, where the ancient gate had stopped producing resources and reacted to the Slate Spirit within him.

• Su Hao and Gengar encountered a large group of Froslass, and Su Hao sent the Dragapult siblings ahead to clear a path with Shadow Sneak.
• Su Hao reached the Death Clan beach and met Chu Ya, who said she had encountered Master Xu while Su Hao had encountered Liao Xingchen.
• Chu Ya led Su Hao to the Sealed Inheritance Grounds, where Spiritomb told them the ancient gate had stopped producing resources and items.
• The gate trembled as Su Hao approached, and he sensed something inside his body stirring.

Su Hao found that Hoopa had vanished from the Valley of Creation and lured it out by holding a picnic. Cyclizar pulled Hoopa through a golden ring, then realized Su Hao’s trick felt strangely familiar.

• Su Hao found Hoopa’s outline in the flower field but no sign of an invasion, and concluded it was hiding nearby.
• Su Hao released Cyclizar, Naganadel, Dragapult, and the Dragapult siblings, then announced a picnic to attract Hoopa.
• Su Hao grilled a feast while Hoopa watched from a golden ring and eyed the hamburger patty.
• Hoopa reached through the ring for the food, and Cyclizar seized its hand and yanked it out.
• Cyclizar wondered why Su Hao’s way of fishing Hoopa out felt familiar.

Su Hao befriended Hoopa by feeding it, but learned that Hoopa had awakened with important memories missing. The chapter left Su Hao unsure why Hoopa had been sleeping in the Valley of Creation or how much of its power it could still use.

• Cycloze caught Hoopa, but Su Hao released it and offered it a hamburger patty.
• Hoopa devoured the food and eagerly asked Su Hao for more.
• Hoopa ate doughnuts while Cycloze disliked their sweetness and Naganadel enjoyed them.
• Su Hao asked Hoopa when it had awakened and what it remembered about the place.
• Hoopa said it could not remember its past, and Reshiram confirmed that it seemed to have lost important memories.

Su Hao learned that Hoopa had lost part of its power and could not use its Hyperspace Hole to reach distant targets. He discovered that a dark barrier prevented Hoopa from leaving the Valley of Creation, though Hoopa could still travel within it.

• Hoopa told Su Hao that a bad guy had been expelled from its body, leaving it with only the smaller share of its power.
• Su Hao asked Hoopa to help find Calyrex, Kyurem, and the World Tree, and Hoopa used its ring to open Hyperspace Holes.
• Dark energy blocked Hoopa’s attempts to reach each target, leaving it frightened and confused.
• Su Hao had Hoopa open a passage behind him, and the ring connected successfully within the Valley of Creation.
• Su Hao guessed that a safeguard kept Hoopa inside the valley and tested the theory by carrying it toward the Sealed Inheritance Grounds of the Spirit Realm.
• A dark barrier stopped Hoopa from leaving the valley through the passage.

Su Hao learned that a Spooky Plate’s Energy Field trapped Hoopa in the Valley of Creation, while Mewtwo proposed moving its institute there to protect Hoopa from Malice. After Malice sensed Hoopa’s awakening and plotted to escape its seal, Su Hao returned to Aokigahara Forest and discovered Lucario had seemingly stopped time.

• Mewtwo analyzed the force sealing the Valley of Creation and concluded that a highly pure Ghost-type power, likely from a Spooky Plate, blocked Hoopa’s passage and protected it from Malice.
• Mewtwo proposed moving its institute into the Valley of Creation, and Su Hao agreed.
• Malice sensed that Hoopa had awakened but prioritized escaping its laboratory, then contacted Molten Mountain and offered to reveal the location of the God of Earth in exchange for a favor involving Hoopa.
• On November 5th, Su Hao returned to Aokigahara Forest after reassuring Hoopa.
• Lucario showed Su Hao its new ability, and the surrounding world appeared to freeze in time.

Su Hao’s Lucario revealed that it could stop time, impressing the Zarude Leader and opening a chance for it to exchange insights with Diancie. Meanwhile, Liao Xingchen prepared in the Nirvana Secret Realm for his official match against Su Hao the next day.

• Lucario stopped time for ten seconds, and the Zarude Leader broke free after three seconds before asking Su Hao what had happened.
• Su Hao explained that Lucario had used the power of time and space, and Diancie welcomed Lucario into the group sharing insights into laws.
• The Zarude Leader warned Su Hao that time and space could be resisted by stronger opponents and resolved to leave with its tribe once its contract ended.
• Su Hao recognized Lucario’s time-stopping ability as a powerful combat tool, comparing it to “The World.”
• In the Nirvana Secret Realm, Liao Xingchen trained with Marshadow and the Three Legendary Beasts ahead of his match against Su Hao the next day, determined not to hold back.

Liao Xingchen chose to face Su Hao with only his own Pokémon, and Ho-Oh announced that it would host their battle in the Nirvana Secret Realm and watch in person. On November 6, spectators gathered for the fifth round of the World Championship Legend Cup as the Peak Battle began preparing to start.

• Liao Xingchen told Marshadow and the Legendary Beasts that he would fight Su Hao fairly using only Pokémon he had raised himself.
• Ho-Oh appeared and declared that the battle would take place in the Nirvana Secret Realm, where it would personally watch.
• Shen Yun informed Su Hao that Ho-Oh had approved the venue and would restore the environment after the battle.
• On November 6, spectators entered the Nirvana Secret Realm through a temporary passage while Chu Ya, Xing Tiandao, Zhang Xuan, and their Pokémon checked them for intruders.
• The fifth round of the World Championship Legend Cup was announced as Su Hao versus Liao Xingchen.

Spectators gathered in the Nirvana Secret Realm for the first match of the Legend Cup’s fifth round, where current Champion Su Hao faced former Champion Liao Xingchen. Just as the battle was about to begin, Ho-Oh descended over Azure Volcano.

• The Divine Land Alliance prepared scattered grandstands, protective barriers, Aegislash guards, and a Master Level Ninetales to protect the audience.
• Li Qingyi explained the Rotom Drone cameras to Jiang Yueluo as they waited for the match.
• The host introduced Liao Xingchen and Su Hao, and the spectators cheered for both Champions.
• A phoenix cry drew the Rotom Drones’ attention to Azure Volcano, where the Three Legendary Beasts took their positions around the crater.
• Ho-Oh appeared above the Secret Realm, its seven-colored wings shining in the breeze.

Su Hao and Liao Xingchen began their two-on-two battle after Ho-Oh appeared and healed the spectators. Liao Xingchen’s unusually powerful Vigoroth overwhelmed the battlefield with a lightning-charged punch, and Su Hao responded by starting Lucario’s Mega Evolution.

• Ho-Oh flew over the stadium and scattered light that cured spectators’ illnesses.
• The host announced that the match would be a two-on-two Singles Battle, forcing Liao Xingchen to abandon his prepared strategy.
• Liao Xingchen sent out his oversized Vigoroth, which could overcome its Truant limitation with a secret technique.
• Su Hao sent out Lucario, and Liao Xingchen ordered Vigoroth to use Bulk Up and Thunder Punch.
• Vigoroth surged forward and smashed through a line of trees with a punch that Lucario evaded using Teleport.
• Su Hao activated his Key Stone and called for Lucario to Mega Evolve.

Su Hao and Mega Lucario battled Liao Xingchen’s overwhelming Vigoroth, whose immense strength drove Lucario to the brink. Mega Lucario overcame Taunt to strike from behind, and Ho-Oh realized it had used the law of space rather than Teleport.

• Su Hao sent Mega Lucario, whose stacked enhancements brought its Aura to mid-Champion Level, to attack Vigoroth with Bullet Punch.
• Liao Xingchen used Taunt to hinder Mega Lucario’s Teleport, then struck it with High Horsepower and sent it crashing through trees.
• Mega Lucario fired an Aura Bullet at Vigoroth, but Vigoroth punched through it and prepared another High Horsepower attack.
• Su Hao ordered Teleport, and Mega Lucario appeared behind Vigoroth despite Taunt, striking it with an Aura Bullet.
• Ho-Oh recognized that Mega Lucario had used the law of space rather than Teleport.

Su Hao’s Mega Lucario and Liao Xingchen’s Vigoroth exchanged attacks powered by space, leaving both badly injured. As Vigoroth launched Hyper Beam and Mega Lucario seemed on the verge of defeat, Su Hao revealed his final card and called to Lucario to stop time.

• Mega Lucario’s spatially enhanced Aura Bullet tore open Vigoroth’s back and restored its sense of pain, shocking Liao Xingchen.
• Liao Xingchen used Facade to make Vigoroth harness lightning, fire, and ice, raising its strength close to Incineroar’s Crimson Lotus state.
• Su Hao ordered Mega Lucario to meet Vigoroth’s Meteor Mash with its own, and their space-rending clash devastated the battlefield and damaged both Pokémon.
• Vigoroth followed Liao Xingchen’s command to unleash Hyper Beam while Mega Lucario struggled to stand, making Bai Du expect Lucario to lose.
• Su Hao smiled and revealed his final card as Mega Lucario howled after he called out to it to stop time.

Su Hao’s Mega Lucario defeated Liao Xingchen’s Vigoroth by striking it during a brief time stop, leaving the spectators baffled. Liao Xingchen sent out Charizard, and Su Hao recalled Lucario and brought out Diancie for the next battle.

• Su Hao’s Mega Lucario stopped time and landed hundreds of Close Combat blows on Vigoroth before time resumed.
• Vigoroth collapsed unconscious, and the referee declared it out of battle while the crowd and League officials struggled to understand what had happened.
• Ho-Oh recognized Lucario’s grasp of space and time laws and signaled Marshadow and the Three Legendary Beasts to keep quiet.
• Liao Xingchen recalled Vigoroth and sent out his powerful Charizard.
• Su Hao recalled Mega Lucario and sent out Diancie to face Charizard.

Su Hao’s Diancie faced Liao Xingchen’s Mega Charizard X in a battle between two late Champion-level aces. Diancie resisted Charizard’s attacks, then rose into the air and unleashed a devastating golden-light attack as the chapter ended.

• Diancie greeted the crowd before she and Liao Xingchen’s Charizard entered the arena as their trainers’ aces.
• Liao Xingchen Mega Evolved Charizard into Mega Charizard X, while Su Hao activated Diancie’s Ultimate Burst and Radiant Aura.
• Diancie’s Radiant Aura weakened Mega Charizard X, and Charizard’s Flamethrower failed to harm her through Light Screen.
• Liao Xingchen sent Mega Charizard X diving at Diancie with Steel Wing, but Su Hao ordered Diancie to answer with Photon Geyser, which he called sunlight shining upon all.
• Diancie rose into the sky as a vast ocean of destructive golden light engulfed the arena below.