Chapter Summaries

After Fendi Duo’s Holy Fire stunned the audience, Qiao Sang and Serana began the third round with Lu Bao facing Serana’s Fruit Tree King. Lu Bao destroyed the Fruit Tree King’s defensive fortress, but was struck by a root and left vulnerable to a green beam.

• The audience and commentators reacted in shock when Qiao Sang revealed that Fendi Duo had used Holy Fire, the legendary skill associated with Li Ou Yasi.
• Mikala discussed Qiao Sang’s growing fame, while Serana felt grateful that Qiao Sang had warned her before Holy Fire could harm Snowy Palace.
• Qiao Sang and Serana began the third round, sending Lu Bao and the Fruit Tree King onto the arena.
• Lu Bao froze the Fruit Tree King and its vines with Ice Sky Domain, but the Fruit Tree King broke free and attacked with roots and vines.
• The Fruit Tree King raised Verdant Fortress to block Lu Bao’s Gigantic Ice Cone, and Qiao Sang ordered Lu Bao to shatter the fortress.
• The Fruit Tree King struck Lu Bao with a root as Lu Bao destroyed Verdant Fortress, then fired a green beam at Lu Bao in midair.

Qiao Sang and Lu Bao fought Serana’s Fruit Tree King, using Ice Sky Domain to freeze its attacks and destroying its Strength Fruits. The Fruit Tree King trapped Lu Bao in Verdant Fortress to drain its energy, and Qiao Sang ordered Lu Bao to use Zero Degrees.

• Lu Bao blocked the Fruit Tree King’s Focus Beam with Ice Armor, then froze its vines and struck it with Ice Crystal Pierce.
• The Fruit Tree King ate a Strength Fruit and healed its wounds, while Qiao Sang tried to keep it from growing plants for Greenery Absorption.
• The Fruit Tree King used Verdant Fortress to trap Lu Bao, but Lu Bao used Water Integration to evade absorption and froze the Fruit Tree King’s Strength Fruits.
• Serana located Lu Bao disguised as a water droplet, and the Fruit Tree King struck it with a massive vine before binding it inside another Verdant Fortress.
• As the Fruit Tree King’s Verdant Fortress absorbed Lu Bao’s energy, Qiao Sang ordered Lu Bao to use Zero Degrees.

Lu Bao used Absolute Zero, amplified by Ice Sky Domain, to freeze Serana’s Fruit Tree King and win Qiao Sang’s third consecutive round. Qiao Sang and Serana then sent out Steel Authority Emperor Extreme and Flame Sky Fox, whose opening attack erupted beneath Gang Bao.

• Serana reinforced Verdant Fortress, but Lu Bao unleashed Absolute Zero and froze the fortress, its roots, and the Fruit Tree King.
• The referee declared the Fruit Tree King unable to continue, giving Qiao Sang a 3:0 lead over Serana.
• Qiao Sang and Serana recalled their Pet Beasts, and Serana considered what hidden abilities Qiao Sang’s remaining Pet Beasts might possess.
• Qiao Sang summoned Steel Authority Emperor Extreme, while Serana sent out Flame Sky Fox for the next round.
• Flame Sky Fox set off a massive pillar of fire beneath Gang Bao.

Gang Bao and Serana’s Flame Sky Fox fought as Flame Sky Fox used Purgatory Tornado to control the arena and Gang Bao countered with Wing Blade, Quick Attack, and Sky Wing Blade. Gang Bao endured an Explosion Mark and cut through a fire pillar, while Serana prepared Flame Sky Fox’s next attack.

• Flame Sky Fox opened with Purgatory Tornado, forcing Gang Bao to weave through erupting pillars as it charged across the arena.
• Serana ordered Flame Sky Fox to create a net of fire, but Gang Bao cut through it and struck Flame Sky Fox with Quick Attack.
• Flame Sky Fox’s Explosion Mark detonated on Gang Bao, but Gang Bao endured the blast and hit Flame Sky Fox with Wing Blade.
• Gang Bao used Pressure to dispel most of Flame Sky Fox’s Clones, then its purple blades overwhelmed the remaining copies.
• Flame Sky Fox countered the blades with a fiery vortex, but Gang Bao launched Sky Wing Blade and cut apart a Purgatory Tornado pillar.
• Serana recognized Gang Bao’s Sharpness Trait and ordered Flame Sky Fox to unleash all of its Purgatory Tornado.

Qiao Sang and Serana’s fourth Master Challenge match turned into a fierce exchange between Gang Bao and Flame Sky Fox, with both Pet Beasts revealing powerful skills and taking heavy hits. Gang Bao unveiled Absolute Defense and struck Flame Sky Fox with a two-sided Sky Wing Blade as a massive Purgatory Tornado engulfed it.

• Serana had Flame Sky Fox blanket the arena with Purgatory Tornado, then combine Flame Tread and Flame Wheel to bounce rapidly upward between the pillars.
• Gang Bao cut through Flame Sky Fox’s fiery foothold, but Flame Sky Fox shot upward and slammed into Gang Bao with a fast Flame Wheel attack.
• Gang Bao used Air Absorption to stop Flame Sky Fox’s follow-up, then slashed it with Sky Wing Blade as Flame Sky Fox struck back with a prepared Purgatory Tornado beneath Gang Bao.
• Flame Sky Fox entered Fierce Fire and attacked Gang Bao with golden-red beams, while Serana’s Sense of Oppression exposed Gang Bao’s true body among its copies.
• Gang Bao revealed Absolute Defense, charged through a beam, and sent its detached Sky Wing Blades at Flame Sky Fox; despite Serana’s command and another Purgatory Tornado, both blades struck Flame Sky Fox.

Qiao Sang’s Gang Bao defeated Serana’s Flame Sky Fox, giving Qiao Sang a 0–4 lead, before Little Seeker faced Serana’s Thunder Touch Beast. Thunder Touch Beast fainted immediately, but its Thunder Field Ability paralyzed Little Seeker, and the chapter ended with Qiao Sang realizing Serana had chosen it to weaken Mutual Destruction.

• Gang Bao defeated Flame Sky Fox with Sky Wing Blade, and Qiao Sang took the round to lead 0–4.
• The commentators and audience reacted to Gang Bao’s Absolute Defense, while Mikala proudly claimed credit for Qiao Sang’s success.
• Qiao Sang sent out Little Seeker as Serana chose Thunder Touch Beast, surprising the audience.
• Little Seeker knocked Thunder Touch Beast unconscious with Sense of Oppression, but Thunder Field caused paralysis to spread to Little Seeker.
• Qiao Sang realized Serana had sent out Thunder Touch Beast to use its paralysis effect against Little Seeker’s Mutual Destruction.

Serana sent out her final Pet Beast, the Echo Spirit Lord, to face Qiao Sang’s Nether Ring Monarch, Little Seeker. Little Seeker’s tricks and training kept it in the fight, but the Echo Spirit Lord’s sound attacks repeatedly overwhelmed it, and Serana ordered another attack after Little Seeker formed Demon Armor.

• The Thunder Touch Beast’s earlier Thunder Field left the Nether Ring Monarch paralyzed, weakening its Mutual Destruction trait for the rounds ahead.
• Serana summoned the Echo Spirit Lord, which used Resonant Shatter against a Substitute before revealing Little Seeker’s true body with a second attack.
• Little Seeker endured the sound attack, attempted to use a purple-eyed skill, then Teleported and bound the Echo Spirit Lord with shadows before its roar destroyed Little Seeker’s Energy Ball.
• The Echo Spirit Lord used Sound Stomp to break Little Seeker’s Barrier, while the commentators noted that sound attacks countered many of the Nether Ring Monarch’s abilities.
• Qiao Sang ordered Armor, and Little Seeker formed Demon Armor that withstood the sound waves; Serana then ordered the Echo Spirit Lord to use Cry.

Qiao Sang’s Little Seeker battled Serana’s Echo Spirit Lord, using its traits and Companion Item ring to turn the match around. As Echo Spirit Lord continued its sound-based assault, Qiao Sang ordered Little Seeker to use Devour, pulling its opponent toward it.

• Little Seeker controlled Echo Spirit Lord’s mouth with Psychic Power while a Substitute distracted it, but Echo Spirit Lord struck its horns together and confused Little Seeker, causing both creatures’ skills to fail through Grudge Possession.
• Little Seeker baited Echo Spirit Lord into striking it, triggering Curse Body and paralyzing Echo Spirit Lord.
• Qiao Sang ordered Little Seeker to use its ring to store Echo Spirit Lord’s Echo Horns, leaving it without its Companion Items.
• Little Seeker followed Echo Spirit Lord’s shadow and used it to fling the opponent into the air, while Echo Spirit Lord continued attacking with piercing sound waves.
• Qiao Sang ordered Little Seeker to use Devour, and Little Seeker pulled Echo Spirit Lord rapidly toward itself.

Qiao Sang’s Little Seeker used Hypnosis to put Serana’s Echo Spirit Lord to sleep, then entered its head and combined Dream Eater with its Nightmare trait. As the Echo Spirit Lord suffered through a nightmare and failed to wake, Serana called out to it.

• Serana ordered the Echo Spirit Lord to use Sonic Boom, but Little Seeker’s shadow wrapped around its face and brought it close enough to trigger Hypnosis.
• Little Seeker floated into the sleeping Echo Spirit Lord’s head, leading the spectators and commentators to assume it was using Dream Eater.
• Qiao Sang hoped Little Seeker’s Nightmare trait would deepen the Echo Spirit Lord’s sleep while Dream Eater drained its energy.
• Inside the nightmare, the Echo Spirit Lord lost its voice and imagined its Beastmaster and the audience mocking it as Little Seeker absorbed its energy.
• Serana realized the Echo Spirit Lord was experiencing more than Dream Eater and shouted for it to wake up.

Little Seeker kept the Echo Spirit Lord trapped in a nightmare despite Serana’s amplified calls, causing it to remain unconscious until the match ended. The Echo Spirit Lord only realized the apparent victory was another dream after seeing its portrait turn black and white.

• In the dream, the Echo Spirit Lord broke the first nightmare scene with a roar, but Little Seeker shifted the dream and made it believe it had awakened.
• Serana repeatedly shouted for the Echo Spirit Lord while Little Seeker kept it asleep, then Little Seeker emerged from its body.
• The referee inspected the unconscious Echo Spirit Lord and ended the match, awarding the victory to Qiao Sang and Little Seeker.
• In its dream, the Echo Spirit Lord celebrated a supposed win before Little Seeker revealed the scene was still a nightmare.
• The Echo Spirit Lord saw its portrait turn black and white and cried out in despair.

Qiao Sang defeated Serana 6–0, as Little Treasure kept Echo Spirit Lord trapped in a nightmare until the match ended. With Serana securing third place, the story left Qiao Sang and Laifide set to face off tomorrow for the Master Challenge title.

• Nephthis announced that Qiao Sang had won all six rounds against Serana, and the commentators confirmed that her final match against Laifide would decide the title.
• Shalala decided not to become a guest commentator so the audience could focus on Qiao Sang's match, while Qiao Sang watched Little Treasure absorb the victory's energy.
• Qiao Sang had Lu Bao cure Ya Bao's lingering poison, then healed Little Treasure and Gang Bao after the match.
• Little Treasure told Qiao Sang and the others that it had switched Echo Spirit Lord's dreams and used its cries to drown out calls from outside.
• Serana declined to reveal what Echo Spirit Lord had experienced in its nightmare and pointed reporters toward Laifide's match against Qiao Sang.
• Laifide watched Serana's interview before turning off the television.

After defeating Serana, Qiao Sang learned that Laifide used Coin Divination to choose lineups that countered his opponents and began preparing for their championship match. Little Seeker practiced its dream technique on Gang Bao, but Gang Bao recognized the dream whenever it saw Qiao Sang, revealing the power of their bond.

• Little Seeker explained how it trapped the Echo Spirit Lord in a dream, and Serana returned the speakers it had taken during the match.
• Serana told Qiao Sang that Laifide relied on Coin Divination to predict and counter opponents’ lineups, and said she wanted Qiao Sang to win.
• Shalala celebrated Qiao Sang’s victory, and Mikala Teacher told her the dean would let her request a different championship reward.
• Qiao Sang planned to train Little Seeker’s dream technique and reasoned that Laifide’s counters would let her predict his lineups, though Mikala Teacher warned he would prepare for her too.
• Little Seeker tried its dream technique on Gang Bao, but Gang Bao recognized the dream whenever it saw Qiao Sang, and Qiao Sang realized their bond was the reason.

Qiao Sang prepared for the Master Challenge’s final match against Laifide, analyzing possible counters and training plans while Little Seeker and the others practiced. As the match approached, Lu Bao cared for her fatigue and Gang Bao’s sleeping thoughts revealed how determined it was to win.

• Mikala Teacher and Qiao Sang discussed how Gang Bao’s Power of Bonds could counter dream skills and how Mirror Spirit might expose Little Seeker’s Substitutes and transformations.
• Little Seeker searched online to compare itself with Mirror Spirit, then joined the others in training different abilities for the next day’s match.
• Qiao Sang read the forum debate about her odds against Laifide and considered whether his Nebula Fairy could use Charm against Lu Bao or Gang Bao.
• Mikala Teacher sent Qiao Sang possible opposing lineups so she could tailor the team’s training to Laifide’s likely choices.
• At two in the morning, Lu Bao healed Qiao Sang’s fatigue while she drafted battle plans, and Gang Bao’s sleeping thoughts showed its determination to win.

Qiao Sang prepared for the final Master Challenge match against Laifide while Shalala revealed to Ting Bao that it wanted to contract with her. As the match drew near, Qiao Sang felt excited rather than nervous, and the arena announcer began the event.

• Qiao Sang stayed up arranging battle plans for Laifide, then trained with Lu Bao and discussed ways to counter Nebula Fairy’s Charm.
• Mikala asked whether Qiao Sang would contact the Tenth Seat after the competition, and Qiao Sang postponed the decision because she was reluctant to part with Shalala.
• Ting Bao learned that Shalala wanted to contract with Qiao Sang, while Jiu Bugu asked Penga Mei whether the Tenth Seat would help it find Shi Pant.
• Spectators gathered at Saye International Arena and debated whether Qiao Sang or Laifide would win the final match.
• Mikala reassured Qiao Sang that she would get the Sun Crystal for her even if she lost, and the announcer opened the championship match.

Qiao Sang and Laifide Hope entered the championship round-robin final of the Master Challenge as Relokaka appeared as a special guest. The first round began with both Beastmasters summoning enormous Fire-type pet beasts, but the chapter ended before their identities or the opening clash were revealed.

• Relokaka appeared as the guest for the final, and Shalala recognized it as the one that had given it the Endurance Flower.
• Mikala wondered whether Relokaka had come for Shalala, while Qiao Sang prepared for the match and sent her pet beasts into the Beast Taming Codex.
• Nephthis and Auror introduced Laifide Hope and Qiao Sang as they arrived on the platform, drawing cheers from the crowd and viewers across the stars.
• Ye Xiangting watched Qiao Sang's entrance from Hanggang City, while Liu Yao, Gilbert, and the Tenth Seat also followed the broadcast from elsewhere.
• At Saye International Arena, Qiao Sang and Laifide Hope summoned their first pet beasts as the countdown ended, and the rising temperature signaled that the opening round was about to begin.

Qiao Sang’s Fang Bao and Laifide’s Hellfire Base traded devastating attacks, revealing that Fang Bao’s Holy Fire could injure Hellfire Base despite its Flash Fire Trait. The arena ended submerged in golden magma as Fang Bao rose and Hellfire Base cried out in pain.

• Fang Bao Teleported behind Hellfire Base and bit it with a Fire Fang fused with Holy Fire while Hellfire Base struck back with Purgatory Tornado.
• Hellfire Base used Gravity Point Explosion to force Fang Bao away, but Fang Bao avoided the pull with Teleport and its golden flames continued burning Hellfire Base’s soul.
• Fang Bao launched a Blazing Sun Impact, but its attempt to use Gravity failed because Hellfire Base’s Probabilistic Contamination had disabled the skill.
• Hellfire Base escaped the falling attack and unleashed another Gravity Point Explosion, while Fang Bao’s Holy Fire caused further explosions and soul-burning pain.
• Golden magma erupted from beneath the arena and swallowed Hellfire Base as Fang Bao rose from the crater.

Qiao Sang’s Ya Bao defeated Laifide’s Hellfire Base by combining Holy Fire with Lava Purgatory, leaving Hellfire Base unconscious despite its S-Rank Blaze. After Qiao Sang took the first round, Ya Bao’s golden flames began to weaken, but its roar steadied them as Laifide noticed the moonlight.

• Ya Bao used Holy Purgatory, combining Holy Fire with Lava Purgatory, and severely wounded Hellfire Base.
• Hellfire Base activated Blaze but, already unconscious from Holy Fire’s effects, could not resist Ya Bao’s Flame Charge and fell.
• The referee declared Qiao Sang the winner of the first round, making the score 0:1, and the crowd cheered for Qiao Sang and Ya Bao.
• Qiao Sang considered keeping Ya Bao in the next round, but its golden flames weakened as its Blaze began to fade.
• Ya Bao roared in response to Qiao Sang’s encouragement, steadying its flames, while Laifide looked up at the moonlight.

Qiao Sang and Laifide’s second match became a battle between Fang Bao and Nebula Fairy, with both Pet Beasts using their Moonlight Power to keep pace at night. Nebula Fairy finally suppressed the moonlight and stardust, extinguishing Fang Bao’s Fierce Fire as Fang Bao fell.

• Laifide summoned Nebula Fairy, and Qiao Sang realized he had identified Fang Bao’s Moonlight Power trait.
• Nebula Fairy used Charm and Star Concealment, but Fang Bao resisted Charm and Qiao Sang ordered consecutive attacks.
• Nebula Fairy repeatedly used Spatial Swap to redirect Fang Bao’s Holy Fire attacks, then struck Fang Bao with Stardust Beam after briefly trapping it in an illusion.
• Qiao Sang ordered Holy Rain, but Nebula Fairy swapped places with Fang Bao’s golden Energy Ball and redirected the attack into the ground.
• Fang Bao teleported beside Nebula Fairy and bit it, but Nebula Fairy darkened the sky and swallowed the moonlight and stardust, causing Fang Bao’s Fierce Fire to go out as it fell.

Laifide defeated Qiao Sang’s Fang Bao with Nebula Fairy, but Fang Bao’s Holy Fire left Nebula Fairy suffering continuous soul burns. Qiao Sang sent out Little Seeker for the next match, and the chapter ended as Nebula Fairy was immobilized beneath its own redirected Light Wave.

• Nebula Fairy used Hidden Star Veil to block the moonlight and starlight, causing Fang Bao’s Fierce Fire to fade and allowing Laifide to win, tying the score at 1:1.
• Qiao Sang recalled Fang Bao, whose Holy Fire-infused Fire Fang left Nebula Fairy with ongoing soul damage.
• Laifide realized Nebula Fairy could not be recalled before the next match, while Mikala reassured Shalala that Qiao Sang’s chances had improved.
• Qiao Sang summoned Little Seeker to face the already injured Nebula Fairy as the next match began.
• Little Seeker used Teleport, Shadow Ball, and a Black Hole to redirect Nebula Fairy’s Light Wave, then connected Nebula Fairy to its shadow and immobilized it.

Qiao Sang trapped Nebula Fairy with Space Confinement after Holy Fire weakened it, but the Nether Ring Monarch’s attack only sent it skyward. Laifide ordered Skyfall, and Nebula Fairy unleashed a meteor shower as Little Treasure prepared to defend.

• Nebula Fairy used Stardust Body to escape Darkness Shadow Control and dodge the redirected attack, while Little Treasure evaded the explosion with Teleport.
• Qiao Sang noticed Holy Fire hurting Nebula Fairy and ordered Little Treasure to use Space Confinement as Laifide commanded Nebula Fairy to use Light Wave.
• Little Treasure emerged from Shadow Penetration and struck Nebula Fairy with Mind Headbutt just as it broke through the confinement barrier.
• Laifide ordered Skyfall, and Nebula Fairy scattered into stardust before raining multicolored meteors toward the arena.
• Qiao Sang ordered Little Treasure to defend, and Little Treasure formed black armor and opened a hundred-meter black hole overhead.