Chapter Summaries

After scoring zero on a mock exam, Qiao Sang learned that her independent Pet Beast Codex awakening could make her a valuable candidate for Pet Beast High School. When her Class Teacher dismissed her explanation and called her parent to school, she was left facing the consequences of her poor grades.

• Qiao Sang received zero on a mock exam and listened as the Class Teacher criticized the unnamed student responsible for dragging down the class average.
• Qiao Sang discussed the exam with Fang Sisi and learned that Dai Shushu had reportedly earned a recommendation to Litan Pet Beast High School by awakening independently.
• Qiao Sang realized she had awakened her Pet Beast Codex independently when she transmigrated, and understood that this could improve her high school prospects despite her grades.
• Qiao Sang studied after class and was summoned to the Class Teacher’s office, where she claimed her brain had not recovered from her independent awakening.
• The Class Teacher rejected Qiao Sang’s explanation and called her parent to come to school.

Qiao Sang’s mother took her to the Beast Taming Center to verify her claim that she had awakened her Pet Beast Codex on her own. The test confirmed her successful awakening, but her mother misunderstood the certificate and slapped her.

• Ye Xiangting believed Qiao Sang had awakened on her own and planned to take her to the Beast Taming Center, but still demanded to know why she had gotten a zero on the exam.
• The next morning, Ye Xiangting and Qiao Sang flew to Hanggang Beast Taming Center on the Fat Domestic Pigeon and registered for a Brain Domain Test.
• A researcher tested Qiao Sang with Bubble Bell and confirmed that her self-awakening was successful, though her brain domain had unusually large fluctuations.
• Qiao Sang presented the certificate to Ye Xiangting, who feared it proved her daughter had lied about awakening and slapped her.

After awakening her Pet Beast Codex, Qiao Sang researched suitable first pet beasts and learned her mother planned to sell their home to buy her an expensive Bubble Bell. Qiao Sang refused to let her mother make that sacrifice and said she wanted a Fire Fang Dog instead.

• Qiao Sang avoided choosing a pet beast immediately and researched pet-taming options on the forum.
• Qiao Sang considered affordable starter pets, then asked her mother whether they had a million Alliance Coins for a Bubble Bell; her mother told her to get lost.
• Qiao Sang discovered her mother had been out buying food, and Ye Xiangting told her they would move after selling their home to fund a Bubble Bell.
• Ye Xiangting said Qiao Sang's independent awakening showed her talent and that she would buy the pet beast Qiao Sang wanted.
• Qiao Sang insisted she did not need a Bubble Bell and told Ye Xiangting she wanted a Fire Fang Dog.

Qiao Sang and her mother visited Hangang Pet Beast Center so she could choose a Fire Fang Dog, where the unruly dogs and their antics gave them an eventful introduction. The staff member assumed Qiao Sang had awakened her brain domain on her own, and her mother’s awkward response left Qiao Sang wondering whether she had actually requested leave from school.

• Qiao Sang convinced her mother that a Fire Fang Dog suited her, and her mother agreed to take her to the Pet Beast Base.
• Qiao Sang and her mother arrived at Hangang Pet Beast Center and heard that several Fire Fang Dogs had learned powerful skills.
• Qiao Sang watched two Fire Fang Dogs fight while another female dog cheered them on, and she reconsidered whether a female dog might be calmer.
• The staff member guessed that Qiao Sang had awakened her brain domain on her own because she was visiting on a school day.
• Qiao Sang asked whether her mother had requested leave, and her mother insisted she had requested two days off.

Qiao Sang chose a young Fire Fang Dog and began forming a contract with it through her Pet Beast Codex. The Fire Fang Dog accepted willingly as the contract’s white star array appeared above its head.

• Qiao Sang asked to see a Fire Fang Dog that had been deliberately ramming its forehead into a tree.
• The staff member explained that the Fire Fang Dog was less than a month old, and Qiao Sang decided she wanted to take it home.
• Qiao Sang stroked the Fire Fang Dog and asked if it would come with her; the Fire Fang Dog agreed and offered its paw.
• Qiao Sang activated her Pet Beast Codex and began the contract as a white star array formed above the Fire Fang Dog.

After contracting the Fire Fang Dog, Qiao Sang discovered that her Pet Beast Codex displayed its stats and skills. She went to register the beast but lacked the required Brain Domain Certificate, and an impatient Xiehe Pet Beast High School student blamed her for missing her own turn.

• Qiao Sang found the Fire Fang Dog’s name, level, skills, and points listed in her Pet Beast Codex, then repeatedly recalled and released it because it wanted to play.
• Qiao Sang and Ye Xiangting left the Hangang Pet Beast Center, and Qiao Sang rode Fat Domestic Pigeon to the Hanggang Beast Taming Center to register the Fire Fang Dog.
• At Window 12, a crew-cut employee told Qiao Sang she needed to register as a Beast Tamer first and provide her Brain Domain Certificate.
• A girl in Xiehe Pet Beast High School uniform claimed she had missed her turn because of Qiao Sang, but the employee told her she had to queue again.
• The center closed for lunch before either girl completed her business, and the high school girl stopped Qiao Sang and accused her of ignoring her.

Qiao Sang confronted Xu Linglan, who blamed her for missing her turn at the Beast Taming Center, and agreed to fight her. When Fire Fang Dog interrupted Xu Linglan’s Desert Tail Fox, Qiao Sang realized she could use both it and Fat Domestic Pigeon against her opponent.

• Xu Linglan stopped Qiao Sang and complained that she had caused her to miss her turn.
• Qiao Sang and Xu Linglan went to an open area to fight, but Xu Linglan objected when Qiao Sang tried to kick her herself.
• Xu Linglan summoned her newly evolved Desert Tail Fox, and Qiao Sang chose Fat Domestic Pigeon instead of her inexperienced Fire Fang Dog.
• As Qiao Sang ordered Fat Domestic Pigeon to fly up, Fire Fang Dog charged Desert Tail Fox and interrupted its Quicksand.
• Xu Linglan accused Qiao Sang of launching a sneak attack and fighting two against one, and Qiao Sang decided to let Fire Fang Dog join the fight.

Qiao Sang coordinated Fire Fang Dog and Fat Domestic Pigeon to defeat Xu Linglan’s Desert Tail Fox, then discovered that Fire Fang Dog had successfully used Fire Fang for the first time. The Pet Beast Codex’s skill values and points had changed, and Qiao Sang began to suspect why.

• Qiao Sang ordered Fire Fang Dog and Fat Domestic Pigeon to attack Desert Tail Fox together.
• Fat Domestic Pigeon carried Fire Fang Dog into the air, allowing it to bite Desert Tail Fox’s neck with Fire Fang.
• Desert Tail Fox struck itself with its tail while trying to shake Fire Fang Dog off, then took hits from Fat Domestic Pigeon’s Air Blade and Fire Fang Dog’s Take Down.
• Desert Tail Fox collapsed, and Xu Linglan was left stunned by Qiao Sang’s command ability.
• Fire Fang Dog told Qiao Sang that it had never successfully used Fire Fang before, and Qiao Sang saw its skill values and points change in the Pet Beast Codex.

After Fire Fang Dog’s battle, Qiao Sang discovered that feeding it Red Millet Fruit and spending the Codex’s points increased its level. She realized the Codex could accelerate Fire Fang Dog’s growth, while Fire Fang Dog wondered why she was grinning at nothing.

• Qiao Sang called the Pet Beast Emergency Center about the injured Desert Tail Fox, then left the crowded Beast Taming Center with Fire Fang Dog.
• At home, Qiao Sang fed Fire Fang Dog Red Millet Fruit and found that two fruits increased its level by one point.
• Qiao Sang spent all 50 Codex points to raise Fire Fang Dog’s level from Beginner (65/1000) to Beginner (115/1000).
• Qiao Sang calculated how much money the points could save her and searched online, finding no mention of a similar Pet Beast Codex ability.
• Qiao Sang calmed herself about having a Golden Finger, while Fire Fang Dog watched her grin in confusion.

Qiao Sang explained her self-awakening to Fang Sisi and studied the requirements for special enrollment at Pet Beast High School. After watching a pet battle on TV with the Fire Fang Dog, she saw it destroy the television in fright.

• Qiao Sang showed Fang Sisi her self-awakening certificate after Fang Sisi doubted her, and Fang Sisi asked her to remember her when she became rich and powerful.
• Qiao Sang fed the Fat Domestic Pigeon, then read about special enrollment and learned she still needed to pass the High School Entrance Exam.
• Qiao Sang and the Fire Fang Dog watched television while the Fat Domestic Pigeon sat on the floor.
• The Fire Fang Dog panicked at a Thunder Horn Rhino charging on-screen and accidentally smashed the television with a blast.

Qiao Sang registered for Special Enrollment at Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School and the elite Saint Water High School, then realized Fire Fang Dog had learned Spark after being frightened by a TV show. She began showing it a horror movie to help it learn more skills.

• Qiao Sang's mother returned home, learned Fire Fang Dog had wrecked the living room, and said she would deduct the repair cost from Qiao Sang's allowance.
• Qiao Sang told her mother she wanted to attend Hanggang No. 6 Pet Beast Middle School, but her mother urged her to apply to Saint Water High School as well.
• Qiao Sang registered for both schools and reviewed their Special Enrollment requirements, including Saint Water High School's Pet Beast battle exam.
• Qiao Sang checked Fire Fang Dog's status and discovered it had learned Spark after being scared by the TV.
• Qiao Sang started a horror movie on her phone for Fire Fang Dog, watching its reaction closely and ready to stop the video if needed.

Qiao Sang spent the weekend studying and registered herself and Fire Fang Dog before returning to school. There, she learned that classmates had found out about her zero on the mock exam and that her mother had been called in, leaving her wondering why her mother had visited.

• Qiao Sang stayed home to study, registered as a pet tamer, and registered Fire Fang Dog's household information.
• Qiao Sang persuaded Fire Fang Dog to enter the Pet Beast Codex by promising to let it out after school, and it enjoyed the bus ride before returning inside.
• Qiao Sang arrived at class and noticed her classmates watching her, but Fang Sisi said she had not told them about Qiao Sang's self-awakening.
• Fang Sisi explained that the class knew Qiao Sang had received a zero on the mock exam and that her parent had been called to school.
• Qiao Sang asked Fang Sisi about the Spirit Plant Analysis homework and wondered why her mother had visited the school.

Qiao Sang attended Dai Shushu’s school commendation ceremony, then was surprised when Dai Shushu came to apologize for her mother’s insults toward Qiao Sang’s mother. Dai Shushu revealed what her mother had said and asked whether Qiao Sang had truly awakened on her own.

• Fang Sisi asked Qiao Sang whether she had contracted a pet beast before the whole school gathered for an assembly.
• Principal Chen Yongfeng held a commendation ceremony for Dai Shushu, who had awakened on her own and earned a recommendation to Saint Water High School.
• Qiao Sang returned to reviewing for exams and reconsidered her answer to a history question about Wang Yao and Wang Wenyu.
• Dai Shushu visited Qiao Sang in class and apologized for her mother’s remarks to Qiao Sang’s mother.
• Dai Shushu repeated her mother’s insults about Qiao Sang’s grades, family, and awakening, then asked whether Qiao Sang had really awakened on her own.

Qiao Sang requested leave to care for her sick mother and decided to train Fire Fang Dog for Saint Water High School’s Special Enrollment Exam, but she struggled to find an affordable sparring partner or an eligible competition. The chapter left her looking for a way to build Fire Fang Dog’s battle experience before the exam in ten days.

• Qiao Sang told Fang Sisi that Dai Shushu had said nothing, then went to the Junior Three Department office to request leave until her mother recovered.
• Old Class Teacher explained that he had asked Qiao Sang’s mother to leave after an argument with Dai Shushu’s mother, and Qiao Sang said the incident had made her mother sick.
• Qiao Sang told Old Class Teacher that she was the only one who could care for her mother, then left after telling him his wig was crooked.
• Qiao Sang visited the Hanggang Xiangzhen Pet Beast Battle Club but left because she could not afford a beginner sparring partner.
• Qiao Sang decided she needed to train Fire Fang Dog to pursue first place in Saint Water High School’s Special Enrollment Exam, which was ten days away.
• Qiao Sang found that the nearest competition open to F-rank Pet Tamers would not be held until June 30.

Qiao Sang searched for a safe place to battle Fire Fang Dog but found that the available venues were inaccessible or too dangerous. She set up outside No. 37 Pet Beast High School with a sign offering 50 Alliance Coins for a match, hoping to find a suitable opponent.

• Qiao Sang ruled out official competitions, underground matches, training centers, clubs, and exchange meets as options for Fire Fang Dog to battle.
• Qiao Sang changed clothes, wrote a sign, and headed to Nanhe Park beside Hanggang No. 37 Pet Beast High School.
• Qiao Sang bought lamb skewers and shared them with Fire Fang Dog while waiting for the school to let out.
• Qiao Sang taped a sign to her backpack reading, “Pet Beast battles. All I ask for is one defeat,” and sat where passing students could see it.
• Fire Fang Dog bared its teeth and cried out as passersby looked at Qiao Sang and her sign.

Qiao Sang entered a pet beast battle against Jiang Liu and defeated his Little Chubby Dove with Fire Fang Dog. After the match, Jiang Liu asked how she had timed her decisive move, and she answered, “Instinct.”

• Qiao Sang waited outside 37th Pet Beast High School and agreed to battle Jiang Liu in exchange for his contact information.
• Jiang Liu’s Little Chubby Dove dodged Fire Fang Dog’s Spark, then took to the air and charged with Air Strike.
• Qiao Sang ordered Fire Fang Dog to hold its ground, then jump at the last moment and bite Little Chubby Dove’s wing.
• Qiao Sang ordered Fire Fang Dog to finish the battle with Spark, knocking Little Chubby Dove unconscious.
• Jiang Liu asked how Qiao Sang had timed the jump, and she replied that it was instinct.

Qiao Sang accepted Chen Tongtong’s challenge after he asked to learn how she raised her Fire Fang Dog. Her Fire Fang Dog defeated his Cotton Segment Worm, and Chen Tongtong was stunned when Qiao Sang pointed out that Fire-types counter Bug-types.

• Qiao Sang took 50 Alliance Coins from Jiang Liu and prepared to leave, but Chen Tongtong challenged her and asked for her Fire Fang Dog-raising advice.
• Chen Tongtong tried to pet the Fire Fang Dog, but it showed him its sharp teeth, so he challenged Qiao Sang to a battle instead.
• Chen Tongtong summoned his Cotton Segment Worm, and Qiao Sang let him attack first.
• The Cotton Segment Worm trapped the Fire Fang Dog with Silk Spit and charged at it, but Qiao Sang commanded the Fire Fang Dog to break free with flames and defeat it.
• Chen Tongtong asked why his Cotton Segment Worm’s Silk Spit had been so easily destroyed, and Qiao Sang reminded him that Fire-types counter Bug-types.

After battling three pet beasts, Qiao Sang discovered that Fire Fang Dog’s skill proficiency increased whenever it used a skill, though repeated training quickly exhausted it. She headed home by bus with Fire Fang Dog after buying it barbecue, leaving its dinner at home in doubt.

• After Qiao Sang finished three battles, her mother called and told her to come home because dinner was getting cold.
• Qiao Sang checked the Pet Beast Codex and found that Fire Fang Dog’s Fire Fang proficiency rose each time it used the skill without a target.
• Qiao Sang tested her discovery and learned that Fire Fang Dog’s energy ran low after several consecutive uses, stopping its proficiency increase at 10.
• Qiao Sang imagined training Fire Fang Dog’s skills to Proficient quickly and winning Saint Water High School’s special admissions contest.
• Qiao Sang bought twenty lamb skewers at a barbecue stall, and Fire Fang Dog ate fifteen before they headed home by bus.

On Bus No. 66, the Fire Fang Dog warned Qiao Sang that something had appeared on the student beside them and then vanished. A passenger suggested a wild Ghost Type creature might be aboard, leaving everyone frightened and unsure what would happen next.

• The Fire Fang Dog repeatedly bared its teeth at the student beside Qiao Sang, drawing complaints from other passengers.
• Qiao Sang trusted the Fire Fang Dog and coaxed it into explaining that something had suddenly appeared on the student and disappeared.
• Qiao Sang told the student what the Fire Fang Dog had reported, but the Square-faced Man and other passengers accused her of making excuses.
• A passenger suggested that a wild Ghost Type Extraordinary Creature might be on the bus, and the passengers fell silent in fear.

Qiao Sang realized that a strange creature had been stealing passengers’ belongings and used the Fire Fang Dog’s scent tracking to expose the Square-faced Man as a suspect. The bus reached Yonglin Station before he was forced to reveal his pet beasts.

• Qiao Sang explained that the Magnetic Fierce Rat’s tail showed no sign of a nearby Ghost Type creature, then had the Fire Fang Dog smell the female student.
• The Fire Fang Dog picked up the female student’s scent on the Square-faced Man and barked at him, while Qiao Sang suspected he was responsible for thefts.
• The female student discovered her phone was missing, and passengers found that about a third of them had lost belongings, mostly from seats near the middle of the bus.
• The Square-faced Man claimed his phone was missing too, but its ringtone sounded from his body, and the female student identified him as an E-Class Beast Tamer.
• Qiao Sang asked the Square-faced Man to show his pet beasts as the passengers pressed him, but the bus announced Yonglin Station and opened its doors.