Chapter Summaries

Qiao Sang gave Luobao an S-grade Potential Enhancer, which caused her to grow and greatly increased her recorded Energy Value. At dinner, Ye Xiangting explained that the housing development she wanted required buyers to be C-level qualified professionals, and agreed to buy Qiao Sang an Energy Tester.

• Qiao Sang gave Luobao the Potential Enhancer, and Luobao drank it.
• Luobao glowed and grew from around forty centimeters to roughly sixty centimeters; Qiao Sang checked the Pet Beast Codex and found her Energy Value had risen from 3013 to 9755.
• Little Treasure asked for some of the potion, so Qiao Sang offered him the last drop to mix with water.
• At dinner, Ye Xiangting told Qiao Sang that the development she liked required buyers to be C-level qualified professionals.
• Qiao Sang asked Ye Xiangting to buy an Energy Tester, and Ye Xiangting agreed.

Qiao Sang returned to Saint Water High School after reaching the Knockout Stage and drew a crowd of admiring students. She used Little Treasure’s Spatial Movement to escape them, but ended up in the boys’ restroom and decided to add another hour to Little Treasure’s nightly training.

• Qiao Sang arrived at Saint Water High School, where students crowded around her classroom to congratulate her on reaching the Knockout Stage undefeated.
• Jin Feifan told Qiao Sang that every member of the Grade One School Team had also advanced to the Knockout Stage.
• Qiao Sang summoned Little Treasure and used Spatial Movement to leave the crowded classroom.
• Qiao Sang and Little Treasure appeared in the boys’ restroom, where Qiao Sang overheard two boys talking outside her stall.
• Qiao Sang hurried out of the restroom and told Little Treasure to practice Spatial Movement for an extra hour each night.

Liu Yao examined Lu Bao after it absorbed an S-grade Potential Enhancer and sent Qiao Sang information about the Shuilu Yana species. At the school knockout stage briefing, Sun Boyi began introducing the stronger competitors, starting with Liao Chaonan.

• Liu Yao worried that the research project on the Flame Listening Dog's evolution still had not been approved, then welcomed Qiao Sang to his office.
• Qiao Sang summoned Lu Bao and explained that it had grown and gained energy after drinking an S-grade Potential Enhancer.
• Liu Yao explained that the potion's effects and Lu Bao's exceptional tolerance accounted for its growth and increased energy.
• Liu Yao sent Qiao Sang information about the Shuilu Yana species that he had obtained from a friend in the Guwu Region.
• At Training Ground Number 1, Sun Boyi warned that knockout-stage competitors would have only one chance and began introducing stronger opponents, starting with Liao Chaonan.

Qiao Sang and her teammates studied their Knockout Stage opponents before preparing to travel to Kainan City. At home, Qiao Sang tested Lu Bao’s Energy Value and discovered it was 92,127.

• Sun Boyi briefed Qiao Sang, Xu Yixuan, and He Datao on strong Knockout Stage competitors, including Liao Chaonan, Huang Kaijun, and Ruan Yunwen.
• Schools across Zhehai Province prepared their remaining students for facing Qiao Sang and supplied them with Refreshing Potions.
• Sun Boyi told Qiao Sang and the others to meet at school at nine the next morning to travel to Kainan City for the Knockout Stage.
• Ye Xiangting returned Qiao Sang’s Black Gold Card after signing a contract for a shop, and Qiao Sang began unpacking the Energy Tester her mother had bought.
• The Fat Domestic Pigeon tested its Energy Value at 41,192, then attached the sensor to Lu Bao, whose reading was 92,127.

Qiao Sang prepared for the Knockout Stage, learned how difficult Luobao’s future evolution would be, and arranged to stay near the Kainan Pet Beast Battle Arena. Vice Principal Liu Yao agreed to escort the team as a Grade A Breeder and approved her hotel plan.

• Fat Domestic Pigeon and Qiao Sang thought the Energy Value tester was broken after it displayed 92127 for Luobao.
• Qiao Sang chose an expensive hotel near the Kainan Pet Beast Battle Arena and persuaded Little Treasure to drink a Lingtian Potion by claiming Luobao was close to evolving.
• Qiao Sang read that Water Luliana needed intense emotional experiences to evolve into Ice Luliana and Ice Kexilu, but decided Luobao’s strong desire to improve made those requirements less pressing.
• Qiao Sang traveled with her mother to Saint Water High School, where Vice Principal Liu Yao said he would accompany the team and prepare nutritious meals during the Knockout Stage.
• Qiao Sang told Liu Yao she planned to stay at the Relais Hotel so her evolved Flame Listening Dog could spend time outside, and Liu Yao approved.

Qiao Sang arrived in Kainan City and settled into an expensive presidential suite at the school’s expense so Ya Bao could have room to move around. As the Knockout Stage approached, Ding Yanjing and Wang Rui discussed Qiao Sang’s talent and her decision to compete in the Grade Three Section.

• Qiao Sang got off the school bus early, and Liu Yao accompanied her to find different accommodations.
• Liu Yao agreed to pay for Qiao Sang’s presidential suite at the Relais Hotel with school funds.
• Qiao Sang summoned Ya Bao and Little Treasure in the suite, then told Ya Bao he needed to evolve again before she could take the C-rank Pet Tamer assessment.
• Ya Bao eagerly agreed to evolve, believing they could buy a house after the competition.
• Ding Yanjing told Wang Rui that his Guwei Flower’s evolution was a matter of talent, and Wang Rui praised Qiao Sang before Ding noted she had chosen to compete in their Grade Three Section.

Qiao Sang entered the Knockout Stage against Ruan Yunwen, the province’s only Third Year contestant with an Advanced Pet Beast. The chapter ended as their pet beasts appeared in the arena, with the match about to begin.

• Ding Yanjing claimed he would focus on preparing for the tournament instead of attending Fu Xiaodan’s Coordination Competition, then promised to cheer her on during their phone call.
• Reporters introduced the Knockout Stage and highlighted Qiao Sang, Ruan Yunwen, and other standout contestants in Zhehai Province.
• The matchup screens paired Qiao Sang with Ruan Yunwen, while Xu Yixuan and He Datao learned their own opponents.
• Xu Yixuan won her match, and He Datao recovered from an early loss to win with his Magma Burst Gorilla.
• The commentator announced Ruan Yunwen’s Advanced Pet Beast and Qiao Sang’s three Intermediate Pet Beasts before the pair faced off and summoned their pets.

Qiao Sang’s Treasure Hunting Fairy faced Ruan Yunwen’s Advanced Tonghua Owl in the knockout match, using Teleport and Psychic abilities to evade its attacks and provoke it into losing control. The battle continued with Tonghua Owl charging Little Treasure in a rage, while Qiao Sang believed it could win as long as it avoided being hit.

• Tonghua Owl opened the match by stirring up sand to reveal the invisible Little Treasure, then unleashed Wind Blades that Little Treasure evaded with Teleport.
• Ruan Yunwen and the spectators realized that Little Treasure could use both Teleport and Psychic abilities.
• Qiao Sang signaled for Little Treasure to use Psychic power against Tonghua Owl, which countered by blowing the dust away with a gale.
• Little Treasure Teleported onto Tonghua Owl’s head, then teased it by plucking a feather and provoking it into an uncontrolled attack.
• Qiao Sang recognized the strain between Ruan Yunwen and Tonghua Owl and believed Little Treasure could win if it avoided being hit.

Qiao Sang had Little Treasure evade Tonghua Owl’s relentless attacks until the exhausted owl unleashed a barrage that seemed to knock the Treasure Hunting Fairy out. Little Treasure then revealed it had used Substitute and Space Movement to bind Tonghua Owl with Darkness Shadow Control, leaving the match’s outcome unresolved.

• Tonghua Owl relentlessly attacked as Little Treasure used Teleport to evade, and Qiao Sang waited for the owl to tire.
• Tonghua Owl created numerous clones and bombarded Little Treasure with Wind Blades, forcing Qiao Sang to order it to move onto the owl.
• A Wind Blade appeared to strike Little Treasure during its teleport, and Tonghua Owl stopped attacking after the Treasure Hunting Fairy fell beneath the barrage.
• The livestream revealed an unharmed Little Treasure on Tonghua Owl’s back, where it bound the owl with Darkness Shadow Control.
• Tonghua Owl crashed to the ground, and Huang Renbiao told Principal Wang that Qiao Sang’s Treasure Hunting Fairy knew Substitute and Space Movement.

Qiao Sang used Little Treasure’s Darkness Shadow Control and Hypnosis to defeat Ruan Yunwen’s Tonghua Owl. The Owl woke as it was dragged out of bounds, but the final whistle ended the match in Qiao Sang’s favor.

• Huang Renbiao dismissed Wang Weidou’s suspicions about Ding Yanjing’s hidden abilities while recognizing Qiao Sang’s potential to lead Saint Water High School past Litan Pet Beast High School.
• Little Treasure restrained the Tonghua Owl with Three-Dimensional Mode Darkness Shadow Control, and Qiao Sang ordered it to use Hypnosis.
• Ruan Yunwen tried to rouse the sleeping Tonghua Owl by reminding it of its promise to stay with her until they won.
• Qiao Sang ordered Little Treasure to drag the sleeping Tonghua Owl out of bounds using Two-Dimensional Mode Darkness Shadow Control.
• The Tonghua Owl opened its eyes as it crossed the boundary, and the whistle ended the match.

Qiao Sang defeated Ruan Yunwen’s Twin-tailed Land Turtle with Little Treasure, securing a second consecutive victory and drawing attention at the competition. She left the arena to update her Pet Beast information at the Kainan City Pet Tamer Center, where she introduced herself at the registration desk.

• The crowd and livestream viewers celebrated after Qiao Sang’s first victory, while Wang Weidou teased Huang Renbiao and the Wucai Middle School principal reminded him the competition was not over.
• Ruan Yunwen sent out the Twin-tailed Land Turtle for the second match, and Qiao Sang chose Little Treasure again.
• Little Treasure used Invisibility and Teleport to approach the Twin-tailed Land Turtle, then hypnotized it until the referee declared Qiao Sang the winner.
• Qiao Sang returned to the stands, where Xu Yixuan praised Little Treasure’s victories and He Datao joked about Qiao Sang’s conversational skills.
• Qiao Sang traveled to the Kainan City Pet Tamer Center to update her Pet Beast information and spoke to the staff at the registration desk.

Qiao Sang updated Ya Bao’s records after its evolution into a Blazing Star Hound, then tried to use Little Treasure’s Space Movement to reach a jewelry store. After several dangerous misfires, she overheard a man lamenting that he had arranged Ruan Yunwen to face her, only for Saint Water High School to steal the spotlight.

• Qiao Sang told Pet Tamer Center staff that her Flame Listening Dog had evolved, and they verified Ya Bao as a Blazing Star Hound.
• The staffers praised the new form’s name and asked Ya Bao for an autograph.
• Qiao Sang tried to guide Little Treasure to Kainan City’s largest jewelry store, but its Space Movement repeatedly sent them to the wrong places.
• Little Treasure accidentally took Qiao Sang onto a road in front of speeding vehicles before transporting her to a room.
• Qiao Sang heard a man complain that he had arranged Ruan Yunwen for her and that Saint Water High School had taken the spotlight.

Qiao Sang overheard Litan Pet Beast High School staff plotting to manipulate her matchups so Ding Yanjing could win the Potential Award. She secretly changed the computer’s schedule, and the next day the match list paired her against Ding Yanjing instead of Liang Yuan.

• Qiao Sang overheard a middle-aged man ask a younger man to arrange for her to face Liang Yuan, hoping to expose more of her hidden abilities and keep her from reaching the top three.
• The younger man agreed to help only during that year’s league and revealed that he had already arranged the next day’s match.
• After the men left, Qiao Sang used Ya Bao’s Tactile Power to learn the computer password and access the matchup system.
• Qiao Sang replaced Liang Yuan’s name with Ding Yanjing’s rather than spend time investigating and reporting the match-fixing.
• At the arena the next day, the displayed match list showed Ding Yanjing of Litan Pet Beast High School facing Qiao Sang of Saint Water High School.

School principals discussed Friendly Matches after the Provincial Tournament, but the finalized Knockout Stage matchups shocked them by pairing Ding Yanjing with Qiao Sang on the second day. Qiao Sang and Ding Yanjing noticed each other in the Contestant Area as their schools reacted to the draw.

• Fu Huaiyang proposed a Friendly Match with Saint Water High School, while Wu Zhipeng persuaded Huang Renbiao to keep Litan Pet Beast High School's annual match with Hanwen Pet Beast No. 9 High School.
• Huang Renbiao agreed to the match with Wu Zhipeng's school and said Litan had time for only one Friendly Match, leaving Fu Huaiyang embarrassed until Wang Weidou claimed Fu had already arranged one with his school.
• The finalized matchups paired Ding Yanjing of Litan Pet Beast High School against Qiao Sang of Saint Water High School on the second day of the Knockout Stage, stunning the school leaders.
• He Datao and Xu Yixuan reacted to Qiao Sang facing Ding Yanjing after Ruan Yunwen, while Li Zonglin and Wang Rui wondered whether Old Zhang had arranged the matchup.
• Ding Yanjing said he and Qiao Sang would have met eventually, then smiled when Li Zonglin pointed out that Qiao Sang was looking at him.

Qiao Sang faced provincial champion Ding Yanjing in the Knockout Stage, drawing intense attention from spectators and students at Saint Water High School. Ding Yanjing’s Flickering Crow anticipated Little Treasure’s opening attack and nearly trapped it in a Thunder Web, leaving Qiao Sang wary of his skill.

• The audience learned that Qiao Sang had been matched against Ding Yanjing, a two-time provincial champion, and Saint Water High School students worried about the matchup.
• Xue Chuhua skipped class to watch the livestream, hoping to see how Qiao Sang fared against Ding Yanjing.
• Qiao Sang watched other competitors use deceptive tactics and thought their strategies might suit Little Treasure.
• Qiao Sang and Ding Yanjing entered the arena and summoned Little Treasure and Flickering Crow.
• Little Treasure used Invisibility and Teleport to approach, but Flickering Crow formed a Thunder Web that forced it to Teleport back before being hit.

Qiao Sang’s Treasure Hunting Fairy used Darkness Shadow Control to disrupt Ding Yanjing’s Flickering Crow, but Qiao Sang suspected it was pretending not to be dizzy and ordered Little Treasure to keep spinning it. The match remained unresolved as Ding Yanjing waited for a chance to counter.

• Ding Yanjing ordered Flickering Crow to bombard Little Treasure with repeated 100,000 Volts, forcing it to dodge with Teleport.
• Qiao Sang told Little Treasure to go to the ground, where it connected its shadow to Flickering Crow’s and shifted the bird aside, making the lightning miss.
• Little Treasure used Darkness Shadow Control to spin Flickering Crow, while Ding Yanjing planned to wait for it to recover and paralyze its opponent.
• Qiao Sang noticed Flickering Crow’s cries did not sound like a genuinely dizzy Pet Beast and told Little Treasure not to stop spinning.

Qiao Sang and Little Treasure outmaneuvered Ding Yanjing and Flickering Crow, turning its attacks against it and leaving it badly injured. Flickering Crow gave up after seeing Ding Yanjing’s disappointment, while Ding Yanjing still had Guwei Sunflower to send out.

• Ding Yanjing ordered Flickering Crow to use Electric Shock, scattering rocks across the field as Little Treasure controlled its shadow.
• Qiao Sang told Little Treasure to use Flickering Crow as a shield, making the controlled bird block the flying rocks.
• Ding Yanjing ordered Flickering Crow to embed its beak in the ground and use 100,000 Volts, cracking the earth and forcing Little Treasure to release its control and Teleport away.
• Qiao Sang ordered Little Treasure to hit the injured Flickering Crow with Shadow Ball, knocking it down before it could fly again.
• Flickering Crow tried to rise but lost heart when it saw Ding Yanjing’s disappointed expression, while Ding Yanjing considered sending out Guwei Sunflower.

Qiao Sang defeated Ding Yanjing’s Flickering Crow, then revealed that Flame Listening Dog had evolved into Ya Bao. Ya Bao’s opening attack overwhelmed Guwei Sunflower, leaving it unconscious and charred.

• Qiao Sang won the first match after Treasure Hunting Fairy defeated Ding Yanjing’s Flickering Crow.
• Ding Yanjing said his loss had been a mistake, and Qiao Sang pointed out that Flickering Crow was already exhausted and injured.
• Qiao Sang summoned Ya Bao, revealing Flame Listening Dog’s evolution and shocking the audience.
• Ding Yanjing sent out Guwei Sunflower, which scattered Ball Buds across the arena to weaken its opponent.
• Qiao Sang snapped her fingers, and Ya Bao launched a powerful fire attack that left Guwei Sunflower unconscious.

Qiao Sang’s Ya Bao instantly defeated Ding Yanjing with a devastating Spark Rain, stunning the arena and viewers watching the livestream. After the competition was postponed until morning, Qiao Sang reassured her disappointed partner and planned its training before Xu Yixuan told her she was Trending Topic Number One.

• Ya Bao’s Spark Rain ended the match against Ding Yanjing almost instantly, leaving spectators, school leaders, and Ding Yanjing stunned.
• Huang Renbiao congratulated Wang Weidou and asked about Qiao Sang’s training, but Wang Weidou admitted he did not know how Ya Bao had learned Spark Rain.
• The arena announced that the damaged venue would postpone the competition until the next morning, while spectators stayed to photograph Qiao Sang and Ya Bao.
• Old Zhang insisted that Qiao Sang should not have faced Ding Yanjing, and Huang Renbiao told him they would discuss it later.
• At the Relais Hotel, Qiao Sang promised the disappointed Ya Bao more challenging opponents and planned to focus its training on Hellfire and Meditation.
• Xu Yixuan called Qiao Sang and told her she was Trending Topic Number One.

Qiao Sang became the top trending topic after her Blazing Star Hound defeated Ding Yanjing, drawing calls from friends and Song Yuan. As the tournament continued, Qiao Sang received a bye, and the remaining contestants advanced to the next round.

• Qiao Sang watched a viral video of her match and fielded calls from Xu Yixuan, Fang Sisi, and Song Yuan, who wanted to discuss her evolved Blazing Star Hound and future opportunities.
• Ding Yanjing said he planned to attend Senno Yu University so he might battle Qiao Sang again; Qiao Sang revealed she worked part-time at Hongying Pet Beast Battle Club and offered him a discount.
• At the Relais Hotel, Qiao Sang had Ya Bao meditate, made Little Treasure practice Space Movement while blindfolded, and asked Luobao whether it wanted to watch a comedy.
• On the sixth day of the Knockout Stage, Qiao Sang received the bye without objection, while Ya Bao incorrectly predicted the winner of Wang Rui's match.
• The competition's eight matches concluded, and Wang Rui, Li Zonglin, Xu Yixuan, Huang Kaijun, and Qiao Sang were announced as advancing.