Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiao left for Europe aboard Prince Bino’s private plane, where they discussed their Star Pets and the championship they planned to enter. Bino invited Jiang Xiao to meet and spar with his elder sister, the Second Princess, and Jiang Xiao agreed.

• Han Jiangxue, Jiang Xiao, and another teammate left the Pioneering Army, and Qin Wangchuan approved Han Jiangxue’s leave while assigning Gu Shi'an to instruct new Pioneer Apprentices.
• Han Jiangxue and the others stocked up on supplies in Jiangbin City and entered the Calamity Shadow Ruins to begin cultivating.
• Jiang Xiao boarded Prince Bino’s private plane, where Bino showed him his Red Spot Doctor Star Pet and explained its healing, purification, and melting abilities.
• Jiang Xiao and Bino discussed how Whining Bear and Red Spot Doctor could work together in the championship and speculated about the valuable Star Pet cub prize.
• Bino invited Jiang Xiao to his home to meet and spar with his elder sister, the Second Princess, and Jiang Xiao agreed.

Jiang Xiao arrived at Little Bemmu Manor with Prince Bino and met his older sister, Sophia, who dismissed Bino’s challenge and doubted Jiang Xiao could help him. Jiang Xiao challenged Sophia’s confidence, and she invited him to fight.

• Jiang Xiao woke on Prince Bino’s plane and used loud music to get him out of the bedroom after they landed in the West Horse Kingdom.
• Prince Bino brought Jiang Xiao to Little Bemmu Manor, explained that only he and Sophia lived there, and arranged a guest room for him.
• Jiang Xiao spotted Sophia standing on a distant lake, and she sent a water slide to carry him into the water.
• Sophia called Jiang Xiao Bino’s helper and told him to focus on the Star Pet competition instead of challenging her.
• Bino argued that Sophia had agreed to accept Jiang Xiao’s challenge, and Jiang Xiao said that with him competing, everyone else could only place second.
• Sophia responded to Jiang Xiao’s boast by inviting him to fight.

Jiang Xiao fought Sophia at Little Bemmu Manor, using repeated Silences and a Diamond Silence to overcome her water-based Star Skills before knocking her unconscious with Blessing. He healed her with Bell Chime and asked whether they could finally eat.

• Bino brought Jiang Xiao a Steel Great Blade, and Sophia began the duel by binding him with water and disrupting his Star Power.
• Jiang Xiao escaped Sophia’s Water Sphere and repeatedly attacked her with Silence, forcing her to spend Star Power maintaining her purification.
• Sophia flooded the lawn and filled the air with water droplets, but Jiang Xiao struck first with Diamond Silence and made her lose control of the water.
• Jiang Xiao followed with Blessing, then restrained the injured Sophia as she fainted; Bino stopped the bodyguards from intervening.
• Jiang Xiao laid Sophia down, healed her with Bell Chime, and asked if they could start eating.

After Jiang Xiao defeated Sophia, she and Prince Bino invited him to join an expedition into an unexplored seabed domain. Juliette Mo Luowen arrived with a reward, leaving Jiang Xiao to face an old acquaintance’s reproachful greeting.

• Bell Chime healed Sophia completely, and Jiang Xiao ate breakfast with Whining Bear while Prince Bino remained subdued after the battle.
• Sophia praised Jiang Xiao’s fighting instincts and suggested he join her and Prince Bino on an expedition to explore the unknown seabed.
• Sophia explained that she wanted Jiang Xiao along so she could safely take Prince Bino, while Jiang Xiao agreed after considering his ability to survive underwater.
• Juliette Mo Luowen entered the dining room on flower-covered vines and teased Jiang Xiao about defeating Sophia.
• Juliette offered Jiang Xiao a reward, then crushed the flowers and asked whether that was really the first thing he wanted to say to her.

Jiang Xiao negotiated payment for joining Prince Bino and Juliet's underwater exploration, learning that the deep-sea Other Dimension Space Gate remained intact. After securing a promise of three space-type Star Pearls, he asserted his confidence as a healer and hinted that his support abilities differed from what Sophia expected.

• Jiang Xiao greeted Juliet playfully, then demanded practical compensation from Prince Bino for joining the expedition.
• Prince Bino explained that the underwater Sacred Ruins and Other Dimension Space Gate had not been destroyed, and that the expedition would investigate the surrounding waters.
• Sophia offered Jiang Xiao a reward one grade below the Black Void's End Star Bead, and he requested three Star Pearls with the Space Package Star Skill that could carry living creatures.
• Jiang Xiao warned Sophia that his demands and abilities should be taken seriously, claiming no doctor below the Star Sea Stage could match him.
• Jiang Xiao described his Star Map's Transform Star into Weapon as a formation with support Star Skills unlike conventional abilities, then teased Juliet about becoming his fan.

Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino prepared for the Elite Star Pet Master Invitational Tournament, where they drew the Snowman Siblings as their first opponents. At the opening ceremony, Jiang Xiao reunited with Caesar, who hinted that her congratulations concerned a championship other than the World Cup and suggested she knew more about his mysterious star pet.

• Jiang Xiao asked Prince Bino about the tournament entrants and learned that Juliet and Sophia might compete with their powerful Platinum Rank star pets.
• The invitational tournament opened on September 8, and Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino drew team number six while Juliet and Sophia drew number seven.
• Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino learned that their first opponents were the Reese Kingdom's Snowman Siblings and their Gold Rank snowman pets.
• Jiang Xiao spotted Caesar, the pale girl who had once followed him to school, and she quickly appeared beside his table.
• Caesar told Jiang Xiao she had not meant the World Cup when she congratulated him on winning a championship, then teased him without explaining what she meant.

Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino entered the Star Pet Invitational Tournament’s first match against the Ruis siblings, while the crowd eagerly photographed Jiang Xiao’s rare Black White Candle Bear. After waking Whining Bear with promises of food, Jiang Xiao sent it into the snowy battle, where it advanced through the blizzard with Red Spot Doctor tied around its face.

• Jiang Xiao posted a photo with Never Setting Sun captain Juliet, then discovered that the manor’s back garden had no internet.
• The host announced the first match, and Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino entered the arena against the Ruis siblings.
• The Ruis siblings summoned two snowmen, while Bino brought out Red Spot Doctor and Jiang Xiao summoned Black White Candle Bear.
• Jiang Xiao used Chilly Star and promised Whining Bear a feast to wake it and persuade it to fight.
• The snowmen attacked with snowballs and created a blizzard, while Whining Bear used Red Spot Doctor as a scarf and advanced toward them.

Whining Bear and Red Spot Doctor defeated the Ruis siblings’ snowmen in a friendly competition, and Prince Bino’s team celebrated the victory. Afterward, Jiang Xiao learned from Juliet that Caesar was a notorious Star Pet Master who might threaten his championship prize.

• Whining Bear spun Red Spot Doctor like a scarf, allowing it to swallow one snowman and weaken the blizzard.
• Brother Ruis turned the remaining snowman into a rolling ball, but Whining Bear headbutted it into the barrier and won the match.
• Red Spot Doctor spat out the injured snowman, and Jiang Xiao and the others helped heal both snowmen before the siblings and Prince Bino made peace.
• Jiang Xiao celebrated with Juliet, then asked her about Caesar and learned that the famous Star Pet Master was known for being dangerous and unpredictable.
• Juliet warned Jiang Xiao to guard his champion’s prize, leaving him wondering whether Caesar might try to take it.

Jiang Xiao watched the Will Republic twins’ Little Red Riding Hood and Little Blue Riding Hood defeat the Finhe Kingdom’s two-headed monster birds in a showcase match. Juliet explained that the twins had modeled their Star Skill combination on Neil’s and had come specifically to challenge Jiang Xiao, who mocked their ambition to claim second place.

• Juliet returned to the table with Jiang Xiao, while Prince Bino joined them after placating a woman.
• Jiang Xiao watched the Will Republic twins’ humanoid Star Pets, Little Red Riding Hood and Little Blue Riding Hood, take on the Finhe Kingdom competitors’ two-headed monster birds.
• Little Blue Riding Hood used Fall of the Gods while Little Red Riding Hood boosted and supported him, and together they overwhelmed the opposing Star Pets.
• The Will Republic twins stopped their Star Pets before the match became more dangerous, and the competitors returned to the stands.
• Juliet told Jiang Xiao that the twins had modeled their Star Skill combination on Neil’s and had come to challenge him, and Jiang Xiao joked that they were competing for second place.

Jiang Xiao watched Juliet and Princess Sophia’s Star Pets compete, then intervened when Rainforest Cat turned on Juliet after its team won. He left worried that the savage cat might hold a grudge against him.

• Jiang Xiao watched Rainforest Cat and Sea Soul Mask appear together for Juliet and Princess Sophia, and saw Sea Soul Mask fit itself over Rainforest Cat’s face.
• Rainforest Cat defeated a Rock Golem and Rock Bird with its speed, Wind Blades, and tornado, while Sea Soul Mask intimidated and suppressed both opponents.
• After the opposing contestant surrendered, Rainforest Cat ignored Juliet’s attempts to stop it and aimed an attack at her.
• Jiang Xiao used Little Pi’s holy light to interrupt Rainforest Cat, allowing Juliet to bind it with flower vines and recall it.
• Jiang Xiao worried that Rainforest Cat would hold a grudge, recalling how difficult it was to appease Two Tails.

Jiang Xiao left a masquerade ball to visit Han Jiangxue in the Calamity Shadow Ruins, where she trained alone and admitted she wanted to reach the Star Sea Stage before the World Cup. Their conversation turned to her determination to search the Dragon Cave and Other Earth for their parents, and Jiang Xiao urged her to delay that dangerous journey until they could go together.

• Jiang Xiao left the ball, entered the forest, and opened the Calamity Shadow Ruins to visit Han Jiangxue.
• Jiang Xiao found Han Jiangxue training on an exercise bike and fed her fruit while they discussed her Star River Peak Stage and lack of progress toward Transform Star into Weapon.
• Jiang Xiao told Han Jiangxue about advancing past the first round of the invitational tournament, and she explained that she wanted to reach the Star Sea Stage before the World Cup so she could prepare for the Dragon Cave.
• Han Jiangxue said she would go to Other Earth if they found no trace of their parents in the Dragon Cave, while Jiang Xiao warned that they might never return and she said she would stay with him instead.
• Jiang Xiao urged Han Jiangxue to keep pursuing her goals but wait until they could enter Other Earth together, and she quietly agreed to consider his advice.

Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino advanced after Team Seventeen failed to field its princess, while the Grimm Brothers hinted that they expected to face Team Six. The chapter ended with Jiang Xiao admiring the powerful Centaur Spirits competing for Hya Nation and learning they would be his opponents.

• Jiang Xiao healed Prince Bino's hangover over breakfast and summoned Whining Bear before the day's matches.
• Team Six won by default when only one member of Team Seventeen arrived, leaving the princess's absence unexplained.
• Liman Grimm and Shuze Grimm challenged Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino, and Sophia urged Team Six to win their next match decisively.
• Jiang Xiao watched two Hya Nation contestants bring Centaur Spirits, learned the intelligent Star Beasts could speak human languages, and asked whether the tournament reward included a foal.
• Prince Bino told Jiang Xiao that Centaur Spirits were tightly controlled treasures of Hya Nation, usually shown or given as diplomatic gifts.

Jiang Xiao watched the Hya Centaur Spirits dominate their match, then learned how Princess Sophia’s Sea Soul Mask burdened enemies and enhanced its wearer. After discovering that the championship prize was two Sea Soul Masks, Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino discussed trading for one and planned to seek more sea creatures together after the competition.

• The Hya Centaur Spirits bound the armored penguins and overwhelmed them with Star Power arrows, continuing to glare at their masters even after the match ended.
• Princess Sophia’s Rainforest Cat used the Sea Soul Mask’s soul heads to slow its flying opponent, and Prince Bino explained how the mask increased an enemy’s burden.
• The Sea Soul Mask produced spiraling water that boosted the Rainforest Cat’s speed, and Bino explained that its third Star Skill enabled underwater movement.
• Bino revealed that the championship group would receive two Sea Soul Masks and offered Jiang Xiao a trade for one.
• Jiang Xiao said he wanted a Sea Soul Mask for himself or a comrade, and he and Bino agreed to try obtaining one and exploring underwater after the competition.

Jiang Xiao considered giving the Sea Soul Mask to a teammate while rehearsing with Whining Bear and Prince Bino. The next day, he drew the Grimm Brothers in the Top Six and traded barbs with them before their match.

• Jiang Xiao considered giving the Sea Soul Mask to Han Jiangxue or Two Tails so he could save a dependency slot for Black White Candle Fire.
• Jiang Xiao tried to make Whining Bear fight independently, but Whining Bear fell asleep, forcing him to apologize and wake it.
• At the Top Six draw, the Grimm Brothers drew Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino's team as their opponent.
• Shuze Grimm advised Jiang Xiao to forfeit to protect his Star Pet, and Jiang Xiao mocked the brothers for facing him before reaching the final.
• Prince Bino laughed at Jiang Xiao's taunt and urged him to behave like a person as they headed toward the arena.

Jiang Xiao and Bino’s Star Pets fought Liman Grimm and Shuze Grimm’s Little Red Riding Hood and Little Blue Riding Hood in a fierce match. Whining Bear and Red Spot Doctor defeated the Grimm brothers’ Star Pets, leaving the contest decided by Whining Bear’s crushing final attack.

• Jiang Xiao sent Whining Bear and Red Spot Doctor into battle against Little Red Riding Hood and Little Blue Riding Hood.
• Whining Bear used Candle Bamboo and Ice Candle Flame to freeze Little Blue Riding Hood and hammer him into the ground while Little Red Riding Hood tried to support him.
• Whining Bear swallowed Little Red Riding Hood with Red Spot Doctor, but Little Blue Riding Hood escaped and unleashed Fall of the Gods, battering Whining Bear with phantom hammers.
• After Red Spot Doctor healed Whining Bear, Liman Grimm refused to concede, and Bino used Red Spot Doctor to launch Whining Bear at Little Blue Riding Hood.
• Jiang Xiao ordered Ancestor Body, and the enlarged Whining Bear caught Little Blue Riding Hood and crushed him beneath its body.

After Whining Bear defeated Little Blue Riding Hood, Jiang Xiao watched the remaining tournament matches and learned that Juliet and Princess Sophia’s Rainforest Cat was a formidable threat. Caesar tried to bargain for Bamboo Bear’s secret, spun a tale about a future apocalypse, and left Jiang Xiao unsure whether she knew anything about his future.

• Whining Bear grew gigantic, defeated Little Blue Riding Hood with repeated blows, and returned to Jiang Xiao after the referee stopped the match.
• Jiang Xiao watched the Centaur Spirits win their match and then saw Juliet and Princess Sophia’s Rainforest Cat defeat its opponent with a waterspout.
• Caesar asked Jiang Xiao to reveal Bamboo Bear’s secret in exchange for resources and information, but he refused.
• Caesar described a future in which Different Dimension Creatures overran Earth and claimed she would save humanity and become its ruler.
• Jiang Xiao rejected Caesar’s offer of protection and a subordinate position, and Caesar teased him by saying he would be the same three years later.

Jiang Xiao tried to persuade Caesar to let him inspect her Star Pets, but she dismissed his claim that one might gain white flames by becoming his Star Pet. He then prepared with Prince Bino for the Elite Invitational Tournament finals, where the rewards included Sea Soul creatures, leaving Jiang Xiao intrigued by the two Sea Soul Fish Demons.

• Jiang Xiao told Caesar that Star Beasts who followed him would gain white flames and asked to inspect her Star Pets, but she called him a liar and walked away.
• Jiang Xiao dragged Prince Bino back to Little Bemmu Manor, and the two planned strategies for the Grand Finals while Whining Bear performed well with Black White Candle Fire's help.
• Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino arrived at the arena the next morning as the host introduced the tournament rewards.
• The host revealed the third-place prizes as Sea Soul Lamps, which Prince Bino explained could provide light, blind enemies, and calm people.
• The host unveiled two Platinum Rank Sea Soul Fish Demons as the second-place reward, and Jiang Xiao watched the male flirt with a princess while the female returned to sleep.

Jiang Xiao learned that the Sea Soul Fish Demons were luxury display creatures, while the Sea Soul Mask was the champion’s practical reward. The first round-robin match began with Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino facing Sophia and Juliet, and Rainforest Cat suddenly bypassed Whining Bear to charge at Jiang Xiao.

• Prince Bino explained that Sea Soul Fish Demons were proud, disloyal adults prized as status symbols rather than Star Pets.
• The host revealed the Sea Soul Mask champion’s reward and announced that Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino would face Sophia and Juliet first.
• Jiang Xiao and Bino summoned Whining Bear and Red Spot Doctor, while Sophia and Juliet summoned Sea Soul Mask and Rainforest Cat.
• As the match began, Jiang Xiao told Whining Bear to defend against Rainforest Cat’s gathering Star Power attack.
• Rainforest Cat leaped over Whining Bear and charged straight toward Jiang Xiao.

Rainforest Cat attacked Jiang Xiao out of lingering resentment, disqualifying Juliet's team from the match. Jiang Xiao then used Whining Bear's Iron-Eating Myth to terrify the Centaur Spirits, giving Team Six the victory and leaving the championship run underway.

• Rainforest Cat ignored Juliet's commands, charged at Jiang Xiao, and was disqualified after crashing into the defensive barrier.
• Juliet apologized to Princess Sophia and agreed to let Jiang Xiao train Rainforest Cat after they returned to Little Bemmu Manor.
• Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino faced two Xiya contestants and their Centaur Spirits in the next match.
• Jiang Xiao ordered Whining Bear to use Iron-Eating Myth, whose roar panicked the Centaur Spirits and disrupted the venue.
• One Centaur Spirit ran out of the defensive barrier, and the Xiya contestants forfeited, giving Team Six the win.

Jiang Xiao won the Sea Soul Mask and brought it to the Calamity Shadow Ruins to show Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan, leaving them to decide who would absorb it. He reunited with them and recounted the competition, but kept his planned trip to the seabed with the West Horse Royal Family secret from Han Jiangxue.

• Jiang Xiao celebrated with Whining Bear after the competition, while Juliet and the Second Princess took third place after Juliet conceded.
• Jiang Xiao received the Platinum Rank Sea Soul Mask as his champion's reward and returned to Little Bemmu Manor.
• Jiang Xiao secretly entered the Calamity Shadow Ruins with fruit and the Sea Soul Mask, where Xia Yan greeted him and told him Han Jiangxue was bathing.
• Jiang Xiao showed Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan the Sea Soul Mask, explained its Star Skills, and suggested they decide who would absorb it as a Star Pet.
• Jiang Xiao left the ruins with Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan, shared stories about the competition, and hid his planned seabed trip from Han Jiangxue.