Chapter Summaries

Qiao Sang prepared Little Treasure and Gang Bao for their match, while Gang Bao’s overnight training left Little Treasure exhausted. At the competition arena, Thompson avoided Qiao Sang because he suspected her Ghost-type pet beast had cursed him, and Qiao Sang asked about competitor Ladko’s pet beasts.

• Qiao Sang believed Little Treasure and Gang Bao could win their upcoming team match, and Gang Bao worried about being ready.
• Gang Bao trained all night and made Little Treasure accompany it, leaving Little Treasure collapsed from exhaustion in the morning.
• Luobao used its healing ability to remove the dark circles under Qiao Sang, Little Treasure, and Gang Bao’s eyes, and Qiao Sang reminded Gang Bao to get enough sleep.
• At Saher School’s arena, Thompson recognized Qiao Sang and changed seats because he suspected her Ghost-type pet beast had cursed him with bad luck.
• Alva introduced Ladko as another Saher School competitor, and Qiao Sang asked what pet beasts he had.

Qiao Sang faced Omar Ashur in the school competition and sent out Little Treasure and Gang Bao, disrupting Ashur’s expected Charm strategy. The crowd was startled when Little Treasure used Teleport, and Ladko identified it as a Localized Variant Color Ghost Ring Spirit.

• Alva told Qiao Sang that Ladko had an advanced Fairy-type Bobonari with Purification and an intermediate Fighting- and Steel-type Quan Gou Baboon.
• Gotha defeated her opponent in just over two minutes by coordinating her Water- and Ice-type pet beasts against the opponent’s Fire- and Ground-type pair.
• Qiao Sang was matched against Omar Ashur of Chegebi Academy and recalled the Charm tactic his two pet beasts had used.
• Qiao Sang sent out Little Treasure and Gang Bao, and Little Treasure Teleported beside Gang Bao as Ashur began forming hand seals.
• Ladko scanned Little Treasure with a Pet Beast Identifier and announced that it was a Localized Variant Color Ghost Ring Spirit.

Qiao Sang’s Little Treasure and Gang Bao overwhelmed Ashuer’s Bula Fairy and Hat Gentleman Fairy with coordinated attacks and control skills. The match ended with both of Ashuer’s pet beasts defeated, while Little Treasure delivered extra Shadow Balls after they had fallen.

• Ladko and Thompson realized that Little Treasure had a Psychic Type attribute in addition to its Ghost Type, and the spectators marveled at Qiao Sang’s three advanced pet beasts.
• At the start of the match, Little Treasure turned invisible while Ashuer ordered Bula Fairy and Hat Gentleman Fairy to use Charm on Gang Bao.
• Gang Bao shut its eyes to avoid Charm, and Little Treasure used Space Movement to place Hat Gentleman Fairy in the way of Bula Fairy’s attack.
• Gang Bao struck Hat Gentleman Fairy and then Bula Fairy, while Little Treasure used Darkness Shadow Control to immobilize both opponents and attacked them with Air Blades.
• Ashuer ordered the pair to use Psychic Power, but Qiao Sang had Little Treasure use Three Dimensions to cover their eyes with their shadows.
• Little Treasure and Gang Bao defeated Bula Fairy and Hat Gentleman Fairy, and Little Treasure fired Shadow Balls at the fallen pair.

After Qiao Sang’s team defeated Ashuer, Gang Bao felt useless beside Little Treasure’s control, but Qiao Sang reassured it. Seeing Gang Bao had gained 160 points from the match, Qiao Sang realized team battles could help it farm points by defeating much stronger opponents, though evolving too soon might end that opportunity.

• Spectators praised Qiao Sang’s Ghost Type pet beast for controlling Ashuer’s team, while McGee admitted Qiao Sang would still be difficult to beat.
• Back at the hotel, Qiao Sang asked Gang Bao why it had been quiet, and Gang Bao said it felt too weak after Little Treasure controlled the match.
• Qiao Sang reassured Gang Bao that coordinating with Little Treasure against higher-level opponents was already impressive.
• Qiao Sang checked the Pet Beast Codex and discovered Gang Bao’s points had risen from 120 to 280 after the team battle.
• Qiao Sang realized Gang Bao could use team battles to defeat pet beasts two levels higher and earn points quickly, but evolving soon might make that strategy harder.

Qiao Sang encouraged Gang Bao to keep battling stronger opponents and tried Ze You Lai Si’s divination again, but it failed once more. As the Friendly Match reached the Top Eighteen, she prepared for the afternoon matches and worried that Alva’s prediction of her getting a bye might come true.

• Qiao Sang decided to save evolution points for Gang Bao and encouraged it to compete, reminding it how its teamwork had helped win the previous match.
• Little Treasure overheard that Gang Bao would compete over the next few days and worried about being pulled into late-night training.
• Teacher Madeline asked Qiao Sang to repeat the divination, but Ze You Lai Si failed again, so Madeline proposed trying once more after it evolved to king level within ten years.
• Qiao Sang recorded information about potential opponents while watching the Friendly Match, and the competition narrowed to the Top Eighteen.
• The host announced that the Top Nine would be decided that afternoon and one contestant would receive a bye in the next round.
• Alva predicted that Qiao Sang would get the bye as the strongest contestant, and Qiao Sang objected that the selection would be by lot.

Qiao Sang tried to avoid being given a bye by making her team appear less dominant, but her match against Du Silan immediately put Gang Bao and Little Treasure in danger. The chapter ended with Thunder Fur Dog knocking Rolling Leopard and Gang Bao to the ground.

• Qiao Sang told Little Treasure and Gang Bao not to win too easily so she could compete in more matches and help Gang Bao improve.
• McGee told Qiao Sang that the officials considered her the strongest contestant and advised her to avoid sending out Little Steel Falcon in her match against Du Silan.
• Qiao Sang and Du Silan began their match, with Du Silan summoning Rolling Leopard and Thunder Fur Dog against Little Treasure and Gang Bao.
• Little Treasure used Space Movement to place Rolling Leopard in front of Thunder Fur Dog's charge, but Thunder Fur Dog struck Rolling Leopard and sent both it and Gang Bao crashing to the ground.

Qiao Sang’s team battled Du Silan’s Thunder Fur Dog and Rolling Leopard, and Gang Bao’s Air Absorption activated unexpectedly when Thunder Fur Dog counterattacked. The chapter ended as the lightning struck toward Gang Bao and the air it had inhaled combined with its gathered energy.

• Du Silan ordered Thunder Fur Dog and Rolling Leopard to keep moving, but Rolling Leopard’s Water Guns missed Little Treasure and Gang Bao.
• Du Silan used Thunder Fur Dog’s electric arcs to numb Gang Bao’s wings, and Qiao Sang ordered Little Treasure to target Thunder Fur Dog.
• Little Treasure split its Darkness Shadow Control into more than a dozen shadows, while Rolling Leopard leaped toward it and was struck by Thunder Fur Dog’s lightning.
• Du Silan gave up after Rolling Leopard fell, and Little Treasure restrained Thunder Fur Dog so Gang Bao could attack it with Air Blades.
• Thunder Fur Dog broke through the Air Blades with a lightning counterattack, and Gang Bao’s inhaled air combined with its gathered energy to activate Air Absorption.

After Gang Bao and Little Treasure won their match, Qiao Sang unexpectedly received a bye in the next round. Later, she discovered that Gang Bao had learned Air Absorption without either of them realizing it.

• Little Treasure redirected Thunder Fur Dog's lightning attack, allowing Gang Bao to defeat it with repeated Air Blades.
• After the matches ended, the principal of Saher School announced that one of the nine winners would receive a bye.
• Qiao Sang asked Ya Bao which Pouched Bird to choose, then picked the only bird Ya Bao had not selected and found the slip granting her a bye.
• Back at the hotel, Qiao Sang checked Gang Bao's Pet Beast Codex and saw that it had gained Air Absorption at Beginner 1/100.
• Qiao Sang asked Gang Bao when it had learned Air Absorption, but Gang Bao seemed not to know it had learned the skill.

Qiao Sang discovered Gang Bao had secretly learned Air Absorption, but learned that his small size made the skill ineffective for now. At the Friendly Match, Qiao Sang drew another bye and advanced directly to the semifinals.

• Qiao Sang confirmed Gang Bao had learned Air Absorption and asked him to demonstrate it.
• Qiao Sang looked up the skill and learned that its effects were weak for small pet beasts, so she told Gang Bao to keep practicing until he grew larger.
• Gang Bao fed a chili to Chan Chan Stone, thinking that eating more would help him grow.
• Qiao Sang spent the fourth day of the Friendly Match reading until the top five contestants were announced.
• Qiao Sang chose a Pouched Bird after consulting Ya Bao, and the slip revealed that she had drawn another bye.

Qiao Sang learned how the Pouched Bird trick had given her repeated byes, then was voted directly into the Friendly Match finals despite protesting. She finally entered the final against Ladko, choosing Ya Bao and Gang Bao to fight his two Pet Beasts.

• Qiao Sang asked Hugh Lewis about the Pouched Bird and learned it hid slips beneath its tongue, explaining how she had received consecutive byes.
• At the arena, Levina discussed wanting to contract a Fire Fang Dog after seeing Qiao Sang’s Blazing Star Hound.
• Saher School’s principal announced a vote to advance Qiao Sang directly to the finals, and twenty-three of twenty-four schools approved.
• That evening, Qiao Sang chose Ya Bao and Gang Bao for the final, while Ladko summoned Bobonari and Quan Gou Baboon.

Qiao Sang and Ladko faced off in the Friendly Match finals, where Qiao Sang relied on Ya Bao to protect Gang Bao and set up the final blow. The Quan Gou Baboon was left unconscious, while Bobonari’s Moonlight Power continued toward Ya Bao.

• The audience questioned Qiao Sang’s choice to send out Little Steel Falcon, while Ladko recalled Ya Bao’s record of defeating a General-level Pet Beast.
• At the start of the match, Qiao Sang told Ya Bao not to go too hard and to let Gang Bao land the final blow.
• Bobonari opened with Moonlight Power, and the Quan Gou Baboon charged at Gang Bao before Ya Bao intercepted it with a Flame Vortex.
• Gang Bao slashed the Quan Gou Baboon, and Ya Bao pinned it down while using clones to block Bobonari’s attack.
• Ya Bao bit the trapped Quan Gou Baboon with Fire Fang, holding back its strength as the Quan Gou Baboon screamed and closed its eyes.
• Ya Bao dodged the incoming Moonlight Power, picked up Gang Bao, and Teleported into the air as the field cleared.

Qiao Sang tried to preserve points by carefully commanding Ya Bao against Ladko’s Bobonari, but Ya Bao defeated it with a coordinated combination of Clone, Psychic Power, and Flame Claw. The audience and teachers were left astonished by Ya Bao’s ability to use three skills at once.

• Ya Bao accidentally knocked out Quan Gou Baboon, leaving Qiao Sang lamenting the lost points and resolving to control the rest of the battle herself.
• Qiao Sang ordered Ya Bao to attack Bobonari with Flame Claw, but Bobonari dodged and then evaded Ya Bao’s Clones and Air Blades.
• Ladko told Bobonari to jump onto the Blazing Star Hounds, and it used its agility to move across the Clones.
• The real Ya Bao trapped Bobonari in midair with Psychic Power and struck it down with Flame Claw while maintaining Clone.
• The audience and a school teacher discussed how Ya Bao could use three skills simultaneously through precise energy control and high proficiency in Clone and Psychic Power.

Qiao Sang won the friendly match against Ladko’s Bobonari and celebrated her points and Gang Bao’s new skill. After the banquet, Tang Yi told her that Zhongkong University had opened special admissions, and Qiao Sang said she planned to apply to all three top-ranked Top Academies.

• Bobonari broke free of Ya Bao’s clones, but Qiao Sang’s team wore it down with attacks from Ya Bao and the Little Steel Falcon.
• Qiao Sang told Bobonari to get up after it fell, then Ya Bao used Psychic Power to spin it in the air while the Little Steel Falcon struck it with Steel Wing, ending the match.
• The principal announced Qiao Sang as the winner and invited the contestants to the exchange banquet, where Mabel left to ask if she could touch Qiao Sang’s endangered pet beast.
• Qiao Sang reflected that she now had 797 points and that Gang Bao had learned Air Absorption.
• Tang Yi told Qiao Sang that Zhongkong University had opened special admissions and that exchange students who applied would be tested in a week; Qiao Sang said she wanted to apply to all three top-ranked Top Academies.

Qiao Sang registered for Zhongkong University’s special admissions assessment and learned that its secret-realm test would be replaced because Superstar Planet had no secret realms. A week later, Teacher Qu arrived to take her and Tang Yi to the Lower Tenth District for the assessment.

• Qiao Sang registered for Zhongkong University’s assessment and asked Tang Yi about its secret-realm survival test.
• Qiao Sang met Levina, who asked to exchange contact information and offered to ask other exchange students about their assessments.
• Qiao Sang returned to Sainan High School with 800 points and decided to feed Chan Chan Stone spicier food after Gang Bao noticed it was producing less food from ordinary chili peppers.
• Qiao Sang spent the following days preparing for the assessment instead of competing at Hekin Building.
• Mu Deli introduced Teacher Qu, who told Qiao Sang and Tang Yi that the secret-realm test had been replaced and that they would travel to the Lower Tenth District.

Qiao Sang and Tang Yi arrived in the Twenty-Fifth District to begin a three-day mission assessment involving Wild Pet Beasts. After Qu Zhuo left them at the Pet Tamer Center, they went inside to choose their missions while he stayed nearby.

• Qu Zhuo explained that Qiao Sang and Tang Yi would choose D-rank-or-higher missions involving Wild Pet Beasts and be assessed on their performance and safety.
• At the airport, two wild blue monkey-like Pet Beasts carried luggage for a fee, and Qu Zhuo warned them about the district’s many Wild Pet Beasts and their habits.
• A Hydropower Fruit soaked a woman who had blocked its sunlight, prompting Qiao Sang to worry about living safely in the district.
• Tang Yi paid a blue monkey-like Pet Beast 20 Alliance Coins for carrying his luggage, but it scorned him and left.
• Qu Zhuo dropped Qiao Sang and Tang Yi outside the Pet Tamer Center and told them to meet him there in three days, then asked the driver to stop shortly afterward.

Qiao Sang searched for a challenging assessment mission and accepted Mai Ya’s two-star request to drive away a Mula Monster after learning that sixteen Pet Tamers had failed it. The Mission Management Department then received a verification report recommending that the mission be upgraded to three stars because human interference and a group of wild Scaled Armor Moths were obstructing it.

• Qiao Sang learned that the unclaimed Hedonistic Python mission involved a whole group of pythons, not just one.
• Mai Ya asked Qiao Sang to drive away a Mula Monster, and Qiao Sang initially declined because she thought the task would be too easy for her assessment.
• Mai Ya showed Qiao Sang that her mission was rated two stars, and Qiao Sang checked with the counter staff, who explained that sixteen Pet Tamers had accepted it and all had given up.
• Qiao Sang accepted Mai Ya’s mission after finding out that its repeated failures had raised its rating from one star to two stars.
• A staff member in the Mission Management Department received a report that human interference and wild Scaled Armor Moths obstructed the mission, and the report recommended upgrading it to three stars.

Qiao Sang accompanied Mai Ya to investigate her mission and learned that Mai Ya's suitor, Na Da Peng, had been intimidating Beast Masters who accepted it. At Mai Ya's home, Little Treasure quickly caught a Mula Monster, leaving Qiao Sang surprised by how easily the mission target had been captured.

• Qiao Sang confronted Mai Ya about the mission's history, and Mai Ya revealed that Na Da Peng had threatened previous Beast Masters who accepted it.
• Mai Ya told Qiao Sang that Na Da Peng was a C-class Beast Master with one General-level Pet Beast, and Qiao Sang agreed he seemed manageable.
• Qiao Sang followed Mai Ya to her home in a run-down neighborhood and learned that Mai Ya lived there with her daughter while her husband worked in the Nineteenth District.
• After Ya Bao let Mai Ya's daughter pet it, it sensed something outside, and Qiao Sang sent Little Treasure to investigate.
• Little Treasure returned with a bound Mula Monster, and Qiao Sang wondered whether capturing it so quickly meant her mission was already complete.

Qiao Sang captured the Mula Monster and subdued Na Da Peng when he arrived, but the Mula Monster revealed that a Scaled Armor Moth was inside Mai Ya’s house. A fight outside exposed a swarm of Scaled Armor Moths hidden behind a wall.

• Qiao Sang confirmed the Mula Monster’s identity with Mai Ya, but the Mula Monster resisted being taken away and tried to strike the wall.
• Na Da Peng arrived and confronted Mai Ya, so Qiao Sang had Little Treasure put him to sleep and bound him with rope.
• Qiao Sang restrained the Mula Monster, while Ya Bao went outside to deal with Na Da Peng’s yellow-mouthed Pet Beast.
• The Mula Monster told Gang Bao that a Scaled Armor Moth was in the house, and Mai Ya insisted she would have noticed if they were there.
• Na Da Peng’s Pet Beast crashed through a wall, revealing a densely packed swarm of white Pet Beasts.

Qiao Sang discovered a colony of hibernating Scaled Armor Moths nesting inside Mai Ya’s home and tried to leave with the Mula Monster and the unconscious Na Da Peng. Sunlight woke the moths, and as they swarmed out, Little Treasure teleported Mai Ya and her daughter away while Qiao Sang was engulfed.

• Mai Ya identified the motionless Pet Beasts in the wall as Scaled Armor Moths, and Qiao Sang urged her to leave and call for help.
• Qiao Sang had Little Treasure bind Na Da Peng and his Grass-type Pet Beast, then opened the door to leave with them and the Mula Monster.
• Qu Zhuo saw the Scaled Armor Moths on his surveillance feed and hurried toward the house, realizing sunlight would awaken the colony.
• Sunlight woke the Scaled Armor Moths, and Qiao Sang ordered Little Treasure to evacuate Mai Ya and her daughter.
• Little Treasure teleported Mai Ya and her daughter away as the Scaled Armor Moths swarmed out and engulfed Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang fled with Ya Bao to lure an awakened swarm of Scaled Armor Moths away from residential areas, despite developing a strange rash and swelling. She reached a desolate wilderness near a pool, unaware that a King-level Pet Beast lived there, and prepared to fight as the moths closed in.

• Ya Bao carried Qiao Sang away from the residential area as the Scaled Armor Moths pursued them, and Mai Ya called the police after realizing Qiao Sang had lured the swarm away to protect the child.
• Little Treasure brought Na Da Peng and the others to Ya Bao’s back, then panicked at Qiao Sang’s swollen, rash-covered appearance; Na Da Peng woke, saw Qiao Sang, and fainted again.
• Qiao Sang used her navigation app to direct Ya Bao northwest toward an uninhabited wilderness, while a rock-like Pet Beast followed behind them.
• Qu Zhuo recognized the pool at their destination as the dwelling place of the King-level Pet Beast Source Water Fang and urged Peeping Wave Hawk to hurry.
• As the Scaled Armor Moths attacked with Scaled Powder, Qiao Sang had Little Treasure control Luobao, whose Icy Wind froze most of the powder before Ya Bao’s fire rained down on the approaching swarm.