Chapter Summaries

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao defeated Qi Fuqing’s Aobaosque King in the second match, using a surprise Radiant Sun Impact after Qi Fuqing mistook Qiao Sang’s finger snap for the command for Spark Rain. After both contestants recalled their injured Pet Beasts, they summoned their next ones for the final match.

• Aobaosque King slammed Ya Bao into the field with Gravity Toss, but Ya Bao held on, blasted it with Exploding Flame Bullet, and chased it down with further attacks.
• Aobaosque King used Substitute to escape Ya Bao’s next strike, and Qi Fuqing ordered Storm to stop the Spark Rain she expected Qiao Sang to command.
• Ya Bao Teleported behind Aobaosque King, carried it into the sky, and unleashed Radiant Sun Impact; it also forced Aobaosque King downward as they fell.
• Aobaosque King was knocked unconscious, and the officials declared Qiao Sang the winner of the second match.
• Qiao Sang recalled Ya Bao, Qi Fuqing recalled Aobaosque King, and both contestants summoned their next Pet Beasts as the final match began.

Qiao Sang used Little Treasure’s Substitute and Darkness Shadow Control to overcome Qi Fuqing’s Ink Thorn Beast. Little Treasure defeated Ink Thorn Beast, giving Qiao Sang a 3–0 victory and advancing her into the Top Eight.

• Little Treasure’s Darkness Shadow attacks failed against Ink Thorn Beast’s ink and Poison Spikes, so Qiao Sang told it to grow giant.
• Little Treasure used a hidden Substitute to make Ink Thorn Beast waste its Black Wave while the real Little Treasure bound it with Darkness Shadow Control.
• Little Treasure dodged Ink Thorn Beast’s Poison Spikes as its Substitute used Psychic Power to stop a needle, revealing that a second Ghost Ring King was on the field.
• Little Treasure used Darkness Shadow Control to throw Ink Thorn Beast into the air and bound it while the giant Substitute repeatedly struck it.
• Little Treasure blocked Ink Thorn Beast’s Destructive Ray, then it and the Substitute struck its head with Chop, knocking it out.
• The referee declared Qiao Sang the winner, and she advanced into the Top Eight with a 3–0 victory.

After Qiao Sang advanced to the Regional Tournament’s Top Eight, Little Treasure basked in its growing fame while Qiao Sang continued training and studying her opponents. At Yu Le’s villa, Qiao Sang discovered that several Pet Beasts had sneaked in to meet their idols, and more fans gathered as Fang Fang prepared to give an autograph.

• Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring King defeated its opponent, advanced to the Top Eight, and became the subject of trending discussions about its Substitute and Brick Break.
• Little Treasure mistook a report about a Ghost Ring King spotted in Ying Country for news about itself, recognized its lost Purple Grape Hair Accessory in the photo, and began training with renewed enthusiasm.
• Qiao Sang arrived at Yu Le’s villa, where Muscle Guarding Tiger revealed that it was a Ghost Ring King fan and received Little Treasure’s autograph.
• While Qiao Sang watched the tournament livestream, Little Fragrance Seed asked for a photo with Luobao, and Luobao agreed.
• Tumbling Pig asked Fang Fang for an autograph, and numerous Pet Beasts emerged from hiding to watch.

Qiao Sang prepared for the Top Eight matches, suspecting that a fan’s visit might have been intended to disrupt her team’s rest. At the tournament, she drew Yu Zhenyi as her opponent and studied his profile before their match.

• Qiao Sang welcomed Little Song Sparrow, which took a photo with Gang Bao and sang a song that dispelled everyone’s fatigue.
• Gang Bao worried the singing would keep them awake, and Qiao Sang decided to change accommodations after the next round because her room number was widely known.
• Qiao Sang told Gang Bao that it would compete if they faced Wu Tianjiao at the Sky Control Pet Beast Arena, the place tied to its evolution vision.
• The tournament draw paired Qiao Sang against Yu Zhenyi, while Rong Yuhua texted her that the matchup was an easy win.
• Qiao Sang opened Yu Zhenyi’s file and learned that the thirty-six-year-old B-rank tamer’s ace Pet Beast was the Mimicry Giant.

Qiao Sang faced Yu Zhenyi in the Top Eight and used Luobao’s Ice Heaven Domain and Giga Ice Cones to pursue his airborne Zip-headed Bird. After dodging its lightning attacks and a blinding combination strike, Luobao froze Zip-headed Bird, leaving the match’s outcome unresolved.

• Qiao Sang recognized Yu Zhenyi beside the Little Song Sparrow fan who had visited her for an autograph, and suspected Gang Bao’s earlier concern was justified.
• Qiao Sang and Yu Zhenyi began their match by sending out Ice Emperor Ram and Zip-headed Bird, which immediately flew high above Luobao’s Ice Heaven Domain.
• Qiao Sang had Luobao create Giga Ice Cone stairs to climb toward Zip-headed Bird, while Yu Zhenyi used Thunder Weather to destroy the cones and bombard Luobao with lightning.
• Luobao used Ice Armor to endure the lightning and continued jumping upward on newly created Giga Ice Cones as Zip-headed Bird widened the distance with Thunder Flash.
• Qiao Sang told Luobao to close its eyes and move to evade Zip-headed Bird’s blinding Flash and Thunder Descent combination, then Luobao opened its eyes and froze Zip-headed Bird in midair.

Qiao Sang’s Ice Emperor Ram, Luobao, defeated Yu Zhenyi’s Zip-headed Bird in the first match, overcoming its blinding Flash attacks and Thunder Weather with hidden Ice Armor Form and Ice Heaven Domain. After claiming the first point, both tamers prepared to send out their next pet beasts.

• Luobao froze Zip-headed Bird with Ice Heaven Domain, but Zip-headed Bird broke free with Mad Volt and struck Luobao while its eyes were closed by Flash.
• Qiao Sang revealed Luobao’s Ice Armor Form, which covered its eyes and let it withstand Zip-headed Bird’s Flash and evade Thunder Descent.
• Luobao froze Zip-headed Bird again as it tried to fly, while Zip-headed Bird successfully cast Thunder Weather and summoned dark clouds and lightning.
• Qiao Sang ordered Luobao to drop successive Ice Mountains onto Zip-headed Bird, keeping it pinned while the lightning struck Luobao’s regenerating ice armor.
• When Thunder Weather ended, the referee declared Zip-headed Bird unconscious and awarded Qiao Sang the first point; both tamers recalled their pet beasts and began forming Hand Seals for the next match.

Qiao Sang’s Yan Jiaoou defeated Yu Zhenyi’s Mimicry Giant in their second match, overcoming its hardened disguises and Yawn before finishing it with a fusion of three Fire-type skills. Qiao Sang took a two-match lead and recalled Yan Jiaoou as the crowd celebrated.

• Qiao Sang sent out Yan Jiaoou, and Yu Zhenyi sent out his variant Mimicry Giant, which used Profound Meaning-level Harden and mimicked sand to survive Yan Jiaoou’s Spark Rain.
• Yan Jiaoou charged into the ground and unleashed Hellfire, striking Mimicry Giant as it transformed into a tiny hardened bird and tried to evade the flames.
• Yu Zhenyi used Mimicry Giant’s Yawn to make Yan Jiaoou drowsy, then ordered a Mount Tai Press; Qiao Sang woke Yan Jiaoou with a taunt, and it teleported away from the attack.
• Yan Jiaoou trapped Mimicry Giant in the pit with flames, then fused three Fire-type skills and blasted it unconscious.
• The referee awarded Qiao Sang the match, giving her two consecutive victories, and she recalled Yan Jiaoou amid the crowd’s cheers.

Qiao Sang sent Gang Bao to face Yu Zhenyi’s Mirror Sea Beast in the final match, where Gang Bao used a clever feint and Holy Sword to defeat it. Qiao Sang won 3–0 and advanced to the semifinals.

• Qiao Sang recalled Yan Jiaoou and sent out Gang Bao, while Yu Zhenyi chose Mirror Sea Beast.
• Mirror Sea Beast submerged in its Water Mirror Surface and returned Gang Bao’s Wing Blades, but Gang Bao spat into the water to provoke it into emerging.
• Gang Bao dodged Mirror Sea Beast’s icy attack and struck it with High-Speed Movement, then began preparing another assault.
• Yu Zhenyi ordered Mirror Sea Beast to use Destructive Ray as Gang Bao dived, but Gang Bao interrupted Mount Tai Press and evaded the beam.
• Gang Bao used Holy Sword to strike Mirror Sea Beast beneath the water, knocking it unconscious and securing Qiao Sang’s 3–0 victory and advancement to the semifinals.

Qiao Sang advanced to the Regional Tournament semifinals, where she learned that Yuan Tianlong was the Sawtooth Dragon’s former trainer and discovered her next opponent would be Wu Tianjiao. After the draw, she prepared to leave her hotel because her location had become too widely known.

• Qiao Sang celebrated Gang Bao’s victory and learned that the semifinal bracket draw would take place after the remaining matches.
• Yuan Tianlong approached Qiao Sang, but she did not recognize him until his Sawtooth Dragon reminded her that it had once carried her before being recalled.
• Yuan Tianlong explained that he had changed his appearance with a hired Face-Pincher Monster, and the draw matched him against Wen Ruihe and Qiao Sang against Wu Tianjiao.
• Qiao Sang recognized Wu Tianjiao’s Thunder Hemp Spirit as the Pet Beast she had seen in Gang Bao’s evolution dream.
• Qiao Sang decided to move from the Pet Tamer Center because fans and strangers knew where she was staying, and Ye Xiangting began arranging a nearby hotel.
• Gang Bao admitted that it had thought of spitting into the water during its match after guessing that Water-type Pet Beasts might be as cleanliness-conscious as Luobao.

Qiao Sang prepared Gang Bao for a difficult semifinal against Wu Tianjiao, whose Thunder Hemp Spirit matched the evolution scene Gang Bao had dreamed of. At the arena, Qiao Sang opened the match by sending out Gang Bao against Wu Tianjiao’s Thunder Hemp Spirit.

• Qiao Sang and Ye Xiangting checked into Tianwang Hotel, where Little Treasure demonstrated that it could use Space Movement while invisible.
• Qiao Sang explained Wu Tianjiao’s team and battle tactics to her pets, then told Gang Bao it might evolve while fighting Thunder Hemp Spirit.
• Rong Yuhua sent Qiao Sang a file with information that made her expression turn grave.
• Qiao Sang and Wu Tianjiao entered the arena for the second semifinal, with Yuan Tianlong already secured a place in the final.
• Qiao Sang sent out Gang Bao as Wu Tianjiao sent out Thunder Hemp Spirit, and both contestants began with General-level pet beasts.

Qiao Sang sent Gang Bao out first to counter Wu Tianjiao’s Thunder Hemp Spirit and its newly perfected Electric Domain Field, while Gang Bao endured lightning and struck back. The Thunder Hemp Spirit escaped Gang Bao’s Air Absorption just before Holy Sword could hit, and the arena’s lightning began again.

• Qiao Sang recognized that Wu Tianjiao had sent out the Thunder Hemp Spirit first to use its Profound Meaning-level Electric Domain Field, while Gang Bao prepared to fight it.
• The Thunder Hemp Spirit activated Electric Domain Field and attacked Gang Bao with lightning, Flying Thunder Needle, and Thunder Web, but Gang Bao evaded and endured the strikes.
• Gang Bao dodged the Thunder Hemp Spirit’s attacks, then Qiao Sang reassured him through Bond Power that she could bear the pain if he charged in.
• Gang Bao endured the Thunder Hemp Spirit’s lightning, rammed into it, and used Air Absorption to stop it from breathing.
• Gang Bao summoned Holy Sword, but the Thunder Hemp Spirit escaped with Electric Flash before the sword struck.
• The minute of calm ended, and lightning began falling from the black clouds again.

Qiao Sang’s Gang Bao battled Wu Tianjiao’s Thunder Hemp Spirit, enduring its Profound Meaning-level Electric Domain Field and surviving the devastating Gathering Thunder attack. Just as the referee signaled Wu Tianjiao’s win, Gang Bao began to glow with white light after agreeing to try drawing on Bond Power.

• Thunder Hemp Spirit dodged Gang Bao’s Holy Sword and used its Electric Domain Field to keep lightning raining over the arena.
• Thunder Hemp Spirit trapped Gang Bao in a Thunder Web and struck it with Gathering Thunder, but Gang Bao stood back up despite being badly injured.
• Gang Bao counterattacked with Wing Blade and Terrifying Face, wounding Thunder Hemp Spirit before collapsing from the Lightning Needles.
• Qiao Sang asked Gang Bao to try using Bond Power, and Gang Bao agreed despite believing it could not continue.
• The referee raised the Green Flag toward Wu Tianjiao as blinding white light appeared around Gang Bao.

Gang Bao evolved into a King-level Pet Beast during Qiao Sang’s semifinal match against Wu Tianjiao, and the evolution turned the battle decisively in Qiao Sang’s favor. After Gang Bao defeated Thunder Hemp Spirit, Qiao Sang won the first match, leaving the semifinal to continue.

• Gang Bao began evolving during the battle, and commentators and spectators celebrated the first witnessed evolution of its new form.
• Wu Tianjiao ordered Thunder Hemp Spirit to use Thunder Web to shield Gang Bao from the arena’s lightning while it evolved.
• Gang Bao emerged as a gigantic King-level Pet Beast, withstanding Thunder Hemp Spirit’s lightning as it prepared to fight.
• Gang Bao attacked with its Purple Armor blades, intercepted Thunder Hemp Spirit’s escape, and knocked it unconscious.
• The referee declared Qiao Sang the winner of the first semifinal match as the crowd erupted in cheers.

Qiao Sang sent Lu Bao to face Wu Tianjiao’s Capybara Overlord in the Electric Domain Field, where Lu Bao used Ice Sky Domain to freeze him. The lightning initially helped Capybara Overlord break free, but Lu Bao reinforced the ice, and the match remained underway as torrential rain began.

• Gang Bao returned to his Steel Sword Falcon form after evolving to King Stage through the Power of Bonds, and Qiao Sang recalled him after he collapsed from exhaustion.
• Little Treasure cheered from the family section as Qiao Sang and Wu Tianjiao sent out Lu Bao and Capybara Overlord for the next match.
• Capybara Overlord used a Water Barrier to try to keep Lu Bao’s Ice Sky Domain from reaching him, but Lu Bao froze him and the barrier before launching Gigantic Ice Cones.
• The Electric Domain Field’s lightning struck Capybara Overlord and the ice cones after his frozen aura stopped shielding him, shattering the cones and cracking his icy prison.
• Lu Bao spread her cold aura to seal the crack and strengthen the ice around Capybara Overlord against further lightning, while heavy rain began to fall.

Qiao Sang defeated Wu Tianjiao’s Capybara Overlord in the second semifinal match after countering its S-Rank Water Storage trait and recovery abilities. She took a 2–0 lead and reached match point, while Wu Tianjiao still had Yan Jiaoou available.

• Capybara Overlord used Rain Dance through a crack in its ice shell, and Mikala explained how a highly proficient skill could be cast discreetly.
• Qiao Sang’s Ice Emperor Ram dropped a massive Giga Ice Cone onto Capybara Overlord, then froze the rain to prevent it from recovering.
• Qiao Sang anticipated that lightning could break the frozen raindrops and let water reach Capybara Overlord, so she froze it again before the storm struck.
• Qiao Sang ordered Luobao to release the ice around Capybara Overlord just before lightning hit, then stopped the attack and let the referee declare the match.
• Capybara Overlord recovered enough to awaken in the rain, and Qiao Sang’s win gave her a 2–0 semifinal lead.

Qiao Sang kept Luobao in the battle against Wu Tianjiao’s Four Poison Algae Flower, revealing that Luobao could use Energy Regeneration. Luobao used Ice Heaven Domain and Ice Flower Seal to freeze Four Poison Algae Flower in place, leaving the match poised in Qiao Sang’s favor.

• Qiao Sang chose not to recall Luobao, and Luobao began using Energy Regeneration as Wu Tianjiao summoned Four Poison Algae Flower.
• Wu Tianjiao used Sunny Day to clear the Electric Domain Field and fired Sunlight Beam, but Luobao dodged by using Water Integration.
• Four Poison Algae Flower used Ground Fissure, but Luobao emerged from the ground and raised Ice Heaven Domain.
• Qiao Sang had Luobao use Energy Regeneration while Four Poison Algae Flower’s Venom corroded its ice covering.
• Luobao protected its head from Four Poison Algae Flower’s sensory-disrupting Poison Powder and used Ice Flower Seal within Ice Heaven Domain to freeze Four Poison Algae Flower in place.

Qiao Sang defeated Wu Tianjiao 3:0 to reach the Regional Tournament Finals against Yuan Tianlong, then healed Wu Tianjiao’s injured Pet Beasts and received information about her opponent. Back at the hotel, Little Treasure revealed it had learned to control its shadow without using its claws.

• Luobao’s Ice Heaven Domain strengthened Ice Flower Seal, preventing Four Poison Algae Flower from breaking free and securing Qiao Sang’s 3:0 victory over Wu Tianjiao.
• The tournament announced Qiao Sang and Yuan Tianlong as finalists, with the final scheduled for the next evening.
• Little Treasure found Qiao Sang backstage, where she thanked Wu Tianjiao for having Thunder Hemp Spirit protect Gang Bao during its evolution and healed Wu Tianjiao’s three Pet Beasts with Luobao.
• Wu Tianjiao wished Qiao Sang luck and exchanged contact information with her, offering to send Yuan Tianlong’s information.
• At the hotel, Little Treasure showed Qiao Sang, Gang Bao, Qingbao, and Luobao that it could control its shadow without using its claws.

Qiao Sang discovered that Gang Bao's evolved form had gained new traits and skills, then told it and Little Treasure about her special Pet Beast Codex. The chapter left off as she examined Steel Guided Ray, the last new skill listed in Gang Bao's profile.

• Little Treasure explained how it had learned to use Darkness Shadow Control without a gesture, and Qiao Sang teased Gang Bao about going to school with it.
• Qiao Sang invited Gang Bao to the training room to test whether it could enter its evolved form at will, and Gang Bao agreed to try Bond Evolution.
• Gang Bao asked why Qiao Sang's thoughts had briefly become unreadable, and she revealed that she had been looking through her special Pet Beast Codex.
• Qiao Sang reassured Gang Bao and Little Treasure that she trusted them, and Gang Bao suggested they begin Bond Evolution.
• Gang Bao transformed into its King-level form, Steel Chieftain Kain, and Qiao Sang reviewed its updated profile in the Pet Beast Codex.
• Qiao Sang noticed Gang Bao had gained the Unyielding Shield and Oppressive Aura traits along with three new skills, then focused on Steel Guided Ray.

Qiao Sang learned that Gang Bao had awakened the Super-Level Skill Steel Guided Ray and prepared for the Regional Tournament final against Yuan Tianlong. As the match approached, Qiao Sang admitted she wanted to win, while her mother, Qiao Wangyang, and the arena crowd watched in anticipation.

• Qiao Sang confirmed that Gang Bao's Steel Guided Ray was a Super-Level Skill and learned that Gang Bao could maintain its king-level form for only about one minute.
• Qiao Sang considered the danger of Yuan Tianlong's Sawtooth Dragon and its unstable Dragon Sound Burst, especially for Fang Fang, and hoped Luobao would face it.
• Fang Fang woke Qiao Sang early on finals day, and Qiao Sang, Ye Xiangting, and the Pet Beasts shared breakfast before Qiao Sang admitted she was nervous and wanted the championship.
• Qiao Wangyang watched the livestream at work, but his coworkers dismissed his claim that Qiao Sang was his daughter.
• The crowd gathered at the Sky Control Pet Beast Arena, where Yu Ke and Yu Le questioned Rong Yuhua about carrying a Qiao Sang Cheering Stick, and the host began the finals broadcast.

Qiao Sang and Yuan Tianlong began the Region Tournament final with Ice Emperor Ram facing Scarlet Warm Dragon. Yuan Tianlong’s hidden attack caught Qiao Sang off guard and sent Ice Emperor Ram flying, leaving the first match still underway.

• Tian Yiwan and Tang Xueran introduced the final as Qiao Sang and Yuan Tianlong entered the arena, while their families and distinguished guests watched from the VIP seats.
• Qiao Sang sent out Ice Emperor Ram, and Yuan Tianlong surprised her by choosing Scarlet Warm Dragon instead of Sawtooth Dragon.
• Ice Emperor Ram froze Scarlet Warm Dragon and struck it with a massive Giga Ice Cone, but Scarlet Warm Dragon broke through the ice and appeared to be frozen again.
• Qiao Sang noticed Scarlet Warm Dragon showed no injuries and ordered Ice Emperor Ram to use Ice Armor as the apparent Scarlet Warm Dragon vanished.
• Scarlet Warm Dragon’s real body burst from underground and struck Ice Emperor Ram, breaking Ice Heaven Domain and sending it flying.
• Yuan Tianlong ordered Scarlet Warm Dragon to continue attacking as he focused on ending the match before Ice Emperor Ram could recover.