Chapter Summaries

At the 3022nd Master Challenge, Qiao Sang learned that her first opponent would be Jerome, a veteran Flame Class contestant with four Emperor Stage Pet Beasts. The organizers then chose their matchup as the opening battle, and Mikala returned to the VIP box as the announcement stunned Margot.

• Qiao Sang watched the opening ceremony with her Pet Beasts while Jerome marveled at her talent and Xia Huo left to escape his chatter.
• Mikala and Margot discussed Qiao Sang's rise, and Mikala said she hoped her student would place in the top three.
• The matchup draw paired Qiao Sang with Jerome, prompting Qiao Sang to worry about facing a formidable opponent in the first round.
• Ye Xiangting spotted Qiao Sang on television and found her name paired with Jerome on the matchup list.
• The hosts announced that Qiao Sang and Jerome would fight in the opening battle, and Mikala abruptly reentered the VIP box as Margot stared in shock.

Qiao Sang made her interstellar Master Challenge debut against the decorated Jerome Ramirez, who sent out Fire Ao Lin against her newly evolved Nether Ring Monarch. As Fire Ao Lin’s explosive flames filled the arena, the Nether Ring Monarch emerged from a vast Shadow Penetration in an enormous armored form.

• Mikala returned to watch Qiao Sang compete, while Qiao Sang learned she had been chosen as the first contestant in the Master Challenge.
• The hosts introduced Jerome Ramirez and Qiao Sang, and the crowd erupted when it learned Qiao Sang was only eighteen and already an A-Class Professional Beastmaster.
• Qiao Sang and Jerome summoned their first Pet Beasts, with Qiao Sang sending out her newly evolved Nether Ring Monarch and Jerome choosing Fire Ao Lin.
• Qiao Sang ordered the Nether Ring Monarch to use Shadow Penetration to absorb Fire Ao Lin’s flames, but Jerome commanded Fire Ao Lin to detonate them.
• The Nether Ring Monarch appeared behind Fire Ao Lin from a gigantic Shadow Penetration, now over sixty meters tall and clad in black energy armor.

Qiao Sang’s Little Seeker battled Jerome’s Fire Ao Lin, using Darkness Shadow Control and Demon Armor to withstand its attacks. Jerome unleashed a field-wide combination of Flame Pillar and Flame Link under Fire Ao Lin’s Sense of Oppression, and the chapter ended with the resulting giant pillar of fire swallowing both Pokémon.

• Little Seeker used its giant armored form to distract Fire Ao Lin, then restrained it by pulling on its shadow and attacked with Shadow Ball.
• Fire Ao Lin countered with Giant Sun Blast, but Little Seeker survived the explosion with Demon Armor, which it quickly restored.
• Qiao Sang urged Little Seeker to take a hit, but Jerome ordered Fire Ao Lin to use a ranged flame attack, forcing Little Seeker to dodge.
• Fire Ao Lin spread Flame Pillars across the field and connected them with Flame Link to create a powerful fire formation.
• Fire Ao Lin used Sense of Oppression to force Little Seeker downward as the linked pillars erupted into a giant pillar of fire that swallowed both combatants.

Qiao Sang’s Nether Ring Monarch survived Jerome’s Flame Pillar Link and defeated Fire Ao Lin, leaving Jerome and the arena stunned. The referee confirmed Qiao Sang’s victory as the match ended.

• Jerome used Fire Ao Lin’s Flame Pillar Link, while spectators and commentators assumed the Nether Ring Monarch had been overwhelmed.
• Jerome realized Fire Ao Lin had been badly injured and suspected the Nether Ring Monarch had the Mutual Destruction trait.
• Qiao Sang sat cross-legged while the pillar of fire faded, prompting the commentators to speculate about her next move.
• The Nether Ring Monarch emerged apparently unharmed as Fire Ao Lin collapsed, and Qiao Sang said she had won.
• A referee examined Fire Ao Lin, raised a green flag toward Qiao Sang, and the screen marked Fire Ao Lin’s portrait in black and white.

Qiao Sang’s Nether Ring Monarch defeated Jerome’s Fire Ao Lin by combining Mutual Destruction and Life Borrowing, giving Qiao Sang the first round. As a new arena rose, Qiao Sang and Jerome summoned their next Pet Beasts for the second round.

• The audience and commentators struggled to explain how the Nether Ring Monarch survived Flame Pillar Link while Fire Ao Lin collapsed.
• Nephthis concluded that the Nether Ring Monarch had Life Borrowing, and Jerome revealed that it also had Mutual Destruction.
• Qiao Sang let the crowd believe she had planned the winning exchange, while Mikala praised her and Margot reacted with surprise at the Nether Ring Monarch’s traits.
• The arena was replaced, and the referee began the countdown for the next round.
• Qiao Sang and Jerome summoned their next Pet Beasts, including Jerome’s Emperor Stage, Ice- and Dragon-type Hail Claws Battle Dragon.

Qiao Sang and Gang Bao faced Jerome’s Hail Claws Battle Dragon, using Gang Bao’s defenses, Air Absorption, and deceptive Wing Blade attack to overcome its freezing skills. The chapter ended with Gang Bao’s pale beam striking the Hail Claws Battle Dragon, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Gang Bao flew into the air as the Hail Claws Battle Dragon lowered the arena’s temperature and sent Ice Thorns after him.
• Gang Bao’s defenses let him break through Ice Crystal Pierce and strike the Hail Claws Battle Dragon, while Air Absorption stopped it from breathing.
• Gang Bao fired nearly all his feathers as Wing Blade, and the Hail Claws Battle Dragon froze them before Jerome ordered an attack.
• The Hail Claws Battle Dragon froze Gang Bao midair, then Jerome ordered Dragon Soul Impact as Gang Bao accelerated through the ice and dodged the dragon phantom.
• Gang Bao’s fallen feathers broke free and attacked again, and his pale beam pierced the Hail Claws Battle Dragon’s frozen defenses and struck it.

Gang Bao defeated Jerome’s Hail Claws Battle Dragon with Steel Guiding Light and won Qiao Sang a second consecutive match. Jerome then sent out Violent Leis, whose lightning attacks broke through Gang Bao’s defense and blasted it into a deep pit.

• Gang Bao dodged Hail Claws Battle Dragon’s Dragon Soul Impact and counterattacked with Steel Guiding Light, leaving Hail Claws Battle Dragon badly wounded.
• Hail Claws Battle Dragon used Torrential Rain before Gang Bao’s Wing Blades struck it down, and the referee declared Qiao Sang the winner.
• Jerome sent out Violent Leis as his next Pet Beast, while Qiao Sang kept Gang Bao in the arena.
• Violent Leis used the torrential rain to unleash repeated lightning attacks, breaking Gang Bao’s Iron Wall defense.
• Jerome ordered Thunder Conductor, and Violent Leis struck Gang Bao with a powerful lightning attack that sent it crashing into a deep pit.

Gang Bao endured Violent Leis's Thunder Conductor Assault with Absolute Defense, then used Sky Wing Blade to wound it and turn the match around. Violent Leis's Thunderfield Detonation struck Gang Bao, but Violent Leis fell before it could finish the attack, and Gang Bao's blades knocked it unconscious.

• Violent Leis battered Gang Bao with its speed and struck it with Thunder Conductor Assault, while Qiao Sang remained calm.
• Gang Bao revealed Sky Wing Blade, pulling out its wing to slash Violent Leis, and Qiao Sang's Absolute Defense kept it unharmed by Thunder Conductor Assault.
• Violent Leis tried to escape Gang Bao's follow-up strikes, but its injuries left it unable to move as before.
• Jerome ordered Violent Leis to use Thunderfield Detonation, drawing lightning from across the arena toward Gang Bao.
• Violent Leis appeared overhead in pain before Thunderfield Detonation could finish, and Gang Bao's purple blades struck it until it fainted.

Qiao Sang sent Ice Saint Ya into the arena against Jerome’s Gerti Flower, and Ice Saint Ya immediately froze the rain, arena, and its opponent with Ice Sky Domain. As an Ice Mountain crashed down, Gerti Flower was struck by a smaller ice spike and encased in ice, leaving the outcome of the match unresolved.

• After Gang Bao defeated Violent Leis and secured Qiao Sang’s third consecutive victory, Qiao Sang recalled him despite his confidence that he could keep fighting.
• Qiao Sang and Jerome summoned Ice Saint Ya and Gerti Flower for their next match, drawing the crowd’s attention to Ice Saint Ya’s beauty and Snow Warning.
• Jerome ordered Gerti Flower to use Thousand Branches as Qiao Sang commanded Ice Saint Ya to activate Ice Sky Domain, which froze the arena and Gerti Flower.
• Jerome ordered Gerti Flower to break free and defend against Ice Mountain, but a smaller ice spike struck it and it flew backward inside a fresh shell of ice.
• Ice Mountain crashed down toward Gerti Flower as the battle continued.

Qiao Sang and Lu Bao overcame Jerome and Gerti Flower’s concealed energy-draining strategy to win their fourth consecutive round. The victory left Qiao Sang advancing as the crowd cheered, while Xia Huo left the stands.

• Lu Bao used Ice Sky Domain to freeze Gerti Flower and repeatedly struck it with Gigantic Ice Cone.
• Qiao Sang noticed a hidden root trail and realized Gerti Flower was secretly using Abyssal Roots to drain Lu Bao’s energy.
• Jerome ordered Gerti Flower to break free and unleash Abyssal Roots, but Lu Bao froze and shattered the roots.
• Lu Bao repeatedly froze Gerti Flower and overwhelmed it with Ice Crystal Pierce until it fell and the referee awarded Qiao Sang the win.
• Nephthis announced Qiao Sang’s fourth consecutive victory, the crowd cheered, and Xia Huo left the stands.

Qiao Sang defeated Jerome 6:0 in her Master Challenge opening match, winning her sixth round with Qing Bao, the legendary Qing Feng Yun Ren. She advanced to the next round as the first contestant to qualify.

• Spectators and Mikala celebrated Qiao Sang’s earlier victories while Margot warned that future opponents would know more about her team.
• Qiao Sang recalled Lu Bao after it won the fifth match, leaving Jerome with only Heavy Land Cloth for the final round.
• Qiao Sang summoned Qing Bao, whose identity as the legendary Qing Feng Yun Ren stunned the crowd.
• Qing Bao dodged Heavy Land Cloth’s Gravity, charmed it, and knocked it out with a pink hammer.
• The referee declared Qiao Sang the 6:0 winner, and she advanced as the first contestant to qualify.

After Qiao Sang won her Master Challenge Cup match six to zero, her Pet Beasts celebrated and gained widespread attention while she spoke with her mother and learned her next match would likely be about a week away. Meanwhile, Gilbert learned that the applicant he had rejected had become an A-Class Professional Beastmaster and crushed a prominent opponent.

• Qiao Sang recalled Qing Bao after the crowd cheered her victory, then brought her Pet Beasts to a lounge for treatment.
• Fang Bao asked why Qiao Sang had not sent it into battle, and she promised it would compete next time; Little Seeker recovered and signed autographs for the treatment team.
• Qiao Sang spoke with Ye Xiangting, who congratulated her on the six-to-zero win and said the family wanted to hold a banquet when she returned.
• Penga Mei brought Shalala to Qiao Sang, explaining that Mikala Teacher was meeting an acquaintance who wanted to meet Qiao Sang.
• Qiao Sang found herself trending online, watched Little Seeker's popular livestream, and saw that the final preliminary group was scheduled to compete a week later.
• At Yuliandun University, Gilbert learned that Qiao Sang, whom he had rejected, had become an A-Class Professional Beastmaster and defeated Jerome six to zero.

Gilbert learned that his rejection of Qiao Sang’s university application had become a major scandal, while Qiao Sang dealt with a flood of calls after her Master Challenge performance and urged Little Seeker to focus on training. Dean Theresa offered to personally select a Pet Beast with Venerable Stage potential for Qiao Sang, even if she did not place in the top three.

• Gilbert read online criticism over rejecting Qiao Sang and refused Ayoub’s request for thirty thousand points to buy a Super Source Bead, then fainted after learning Qiao Sang had four Emperor Stage Pet Beasts.
• At the Hanggang City Pet Beast Base, customers rushed to buy Treasure Ghosts and their eggs after learning about Qiao Sang’s Nether Ring Monarch, and a woman adopted Treasure Ghost.
• Qiao Sang took calls from Doctor Jiang, Coach Tao, and Fang Sisi before her phone ran out of battery.
• Qiao Sang told Little Seeker to save its Mutual Destruction and Life Borrowing Abilities for opponents’ ace Pet Beasts and to train instead of taking calls.
• Mikala and Penga Mei told Qiao Sang that Dean Theresa was pleased with her preliminaries and would choose a Pet Beast with Venerable Stage potential for her if she wanted one.

Qiao Sang considered which Venerable-potential Pet Beast to choose, prepared for upcoming competitions, and encouraged Ting Bao to train. Six days later, she attended the Master Challenge, where the Dragon King was introduced as the day’s special guest.

• Mikala offered to help Qiao Sang choose a Venerable-potential Pet Beast and recommended Grass or Fighting types; Qiao Sang favored Grass types and thanked her.
• Mikala told Qiao Sang that she had declined Coach Tao’s request for her to join Dragon Country’s Beast Taming Battle Team full-time, but agreed that she would enter competitions when the country needed her.
• Qiao Sang watched the Master Challenge and added two hours to Ting Bao’s daily training, while Little Seeker went out to buy toothpaste and drew a crowd of fans.
• Qiao Sang found Ting Bao still training after the extra hours had passed and brought it back; the Dragon King approved of its effort.
• Six days later, Nephthis and Auror opened the Master Challenge at Saye International Arena and announced the Dragon King as the day’s guest.

Dragon King became a guest commentator as the Master Challenge’s elimination round began, and Laifide received the round’s bye. Qiao Sang drew Li Muxin as her opponent, prepared for the match, and entered the arena as the crowd cheered.

• Dragon King appeared as a guest commentator, and Mikala explained that it had returned to public appearances after once enjoying commentary work.
• Lichmons selected Laifide Hope for the elimination round’s bye, and he left the contestants’ area.
• The matchups were announced, pairing Qiao Sang against Li Muxin, while her relatives in Hanggang City worried about the formidable opponent.
• Qiao Sang reviewed Li Muxin’s record and received Mikala’s advice to focus on his Pet Beasts rather than his potentially misleading commands.
• After preparing in her lounge, Qiao Sang entered the arena at three o’clock to face Li Muxin as the crowd cheered.

Qiao Sang faced Li Muxin in an elimination match on Flame Sky Star, drawing loud cheers before the battle began. Both summoned rare Fire-type Pet Beasts, and the chapter ended as Qiao Sang focused on Li Muxin’s Nuan Shi Ya.

• Qiao Sang and Li Muxin were introduced as previous-round winners before appearing in the arena to competing cheers.
• Mikala met Margot in a VIP box, where Mikala predicted Qiao Sang would win despite hoping she would experience some losses.
• Qiao Sang and Li Muxin summoned Fendi Duo and Nuan Shi Ya as the match began.
• Dragon King introduced Fendi Duo as Qiao Sang’s newly cultivated dual Fire- and Psychic-type form, startling the audience with its rarity.
• Qiao Sang shut out the crowd’s noise and studied Li Muxin’s crimson-red Nuan Shi Ya.

Qiao Sang’s Fang Bao battled Li Muxin’s Nuan Shi Ya, trading powerful Fire and Psychic attacks in a match decided by a concealed counterattack. The chapter ended with Nuan Shi Ya’s Smoke Extinguishment engulfing the arena in explosions, leaving Fang Bao caught in the blast.

• Li Muxin used numeric commands to direct Nuan Shi Ya, which launched Ground Fire Eruption at Fang Bao.
• Fang Bao seized control of the flames with its Psychic power, but Nuan Shi Ya redirected them into a fire dragon aimed at Fang Bao.
• Fang Bao teleported high above the arena and struck Nuan Shi Ya with Blazing Sun Impact, leaving it badly wounded in a crater.
• Qiao Sang ordered Fang Bao to finish the match, while Li Muxin commanded Nuan Shi Ya to attack with a flaming bite.
• Nuan Shi Ya released smoke across the arena and triggered Smoke Extinguishment, filling the field with powerful explosions.

Qiao Sang’s Fang Bao defeated Li Muxin’s Nuan Shi Ya in the first round, surviving Smoke Extinguishment and knocking it out after it activated Blaze. Li Muxin summoned Water Spirit Deer for the second round, and the match began with Fang Bao facing its Water Field.

• Nuan Shi Ya’s Smoke Extinguishment battered Fang Bao, but Fang Bao endured behind Flame Barrier and flung Nuan Shi Ya away.
• Nuan Shi Ya activated Blaze and charged Fang Bao, but Fang Bao used Gravity and Hellfire before knocking it out with Explosive Flame Bullet.
• The referee declared Qiao Sang the winner of the first round, making the score 1–0.
• Li Muxin summoned Water Spirit Deer, whose Rainfall Trait changed the weather, while Qiao Sang kept Fang Bao in the match.
• Water Spirit Deer transformed the arena into a Water Field, and Fang Bao Teleported into the air as a golden sun appeared above it.

Qiao Sang and Fendi Duo battled Li Muxin’s Water Spirit Deer, which used Water Domain, invisibility, and a powerful barrier to gain the advantage. After Fendi Duo landed a hit inside the domain, Qiao Sang ordered it to jump back in, leaving Li Muxin stunned and calling for Water Spirit Deer to seal it.

• Qiao Sang had Fang Bao use Spark Rain, while Water Spirit Deer hid in the air behind invisibility and Water Abyss Barrier to cast Rain Dance.
• Qiao Sang spotted Water Spirit Deer, and Fang Bao used Sunny Day to clear the rain while attacking with clones and fire skills.
• Water Spirit Deer trapped a Fang Bao clone in its barrier and plunged into Water Domain, then used Tsunami to sweep away Fang Bao’s airborne clones.
• Fang Bao used Psychic Power to halt the Tsunami briefly, then hit Water Spirit Deer with Destruction Death Ray after sensing the aura left by its clone.
• Qiao Sang ordered Fang Bao to jump into Water Domain, and Li Muxin immediately shouted for Water Spirit Deer to seal it.

Qiao Sang’s Fang Bao broke Li Muxin’s Water Spirit Deer’s Water Domain and won their match, putting Qiao Sang ahead 2–0. As Fang Bao prepared to fight a third match, Qiao Sang realized Water Spirit Deer had secretly weakened it with Abyssal Breath.

• Fang Bao unleashed Lava Purgatory inside Water Spirit Deer’s Water Domain, breaking the domain and leaving Water Spirit Deer severely injured.
• Water Spirit Deer used Water Prison Seal to trap Fang Bao, but Qiao Sang ordered Gravity, forcing the prison into the lava and freeing Fang Bao.
• Fang Bao struck Water Spirit Deer with Blazing Sun Impact, knocking it unconscious and giving Qiao Sang her second consecutive victory.
• Fang Bao asked to fight another match, and Qiao Sang left it on the field as the next match countdown began.
• Fang Bao staggered as Abyssal Breath’s lingering effects surfaced, and Qiao Sang realized Li Muxin’s final command had concealed the attack’s identity.