Chapter Summaries

Nie Li and the Seventh Squad brought Chen Yuan a strange insect recovered from the Qinling Mountains, where it had controlled the corpse of a pet beast. Chen Yuan identified it as a Soul Devouring Gu and called someone to ask about its Corpse Puppet Control skill.

• Nie Li and her squad arrived at Chen Yuan's farm, where they met Steel Slash Earth Lord and watched EggEgg perform for them.
• Chen Yuan returned from his walk, introduced EggEgg as the unrecorded Cangming Spirit Lord, and invited Nie Li's squad inside.
• Nie Li explained how the squad had captured a strange insect that seemed able to control dead pet beasts and showed it to Chen Yuan.
• Chen Yuan had the Duskbloom Flower Fairy check and protect the insect before touching it to identify it as a Commander-quality Soul Devouring Gu.
• Chen Yuan noticed the Soul Devouring Gu's unfamiliar Corpse Puppet Control skill and called someone to ask about it.

Chen Yuan learned that the Soul Devouring Gu and its corpse-controlling skill were linked to the New Star Society, then joined the Seventh Squad as they rushed to support the Eighth Squad in the Qinling Mountains. The squad headed toward a New Star Society stronghold near the World Tree’s Mysterious Forest, where Chen Yuan feared Azure Cang might be their target.

• Chen Wenhao explained that Corpse Puppet Control could animate dead or mindless pets, then told Chen Yuan that Soul Devouring Gu sightings across Donghuang were suspected to be connected to the New Star Society.
• Nie Li received word that the Eighth Squad had found New Star Society activity in the Qinling Mountains and was ordered to lead the Seventh Squad there; Chen Yuan volunteered to join them as a Forest Ranger.
• Chen Yuan assembled Spark, Cola, the Duskbloom Flower Fairy, and Youmi for the mission, persuading Youmi to help by promising it a box of snacks.
• Nie Li told Chen Yuan that the New Star Society had bypassed the forest’s perimeter defenses and that the Eighth Squad was watching a temporary stronghold near the World Tree.
• Chen Yuan worried that the New Star Society might be targeting Azure Cang and urged the group to hurry toward the Eighth Squad.

Lei Yue and the Eighth Squad tracked three New Star Society officers through the Qinling Mountains and found them directing crazed contracted beasts to attack a herd of Star Moon Deer. Azure Amber arrived to heal the herd and restrain the attackers, while Lei Yue realized the Society might be targeting it and the World Tree.

• Lei Yue learned that the Seventh Squad, led by Nie Li, was rushing to support the Eighth Squad as three New Star Society officers left a hidden cave.
• Lei Yue identified the officers as Smiling Ghost, Cold Garment, and Patterned Butterfly, then ordered his squad to trail them and request more support.
• The Eighth Squad discovered crazed contracted beasts attacking a herd of Star Moon Deer and watched the wounded leader prepare a final stand.
• Azure Amber arrived, healed the Star Moon Deer, and bound the attackers with vines.
• Lei Yue suspected the New Star Society had lured Azure Amber out as its target, while the restrained beasts continued to rage.

The New Star Society ambushed Azure Amber and the Eighth Squad, while Chen Yuan and the Seventh Squad rushed to the cave where the Eighth Squad had last reported. After finding the cave abandoned, they followed Cola’s trail to pursue the missing group.

• Smiling Ghost ordered Patterned Butterfly to attack after Azure Amber sensed the New Star Society’s ambush, and hidden Beast Pets surrounded Azure Amber and the Star Moon Deer leader.
• Lei Yue and the Earth-Splitting Roaring Bear revealed themselves as the Eighth Squad faced the encirclement.
• Cola asked Chen Yuan to visit Bear Dad and Bear Cub, but Chen Yuan refused to bring them into the dangerous mission and led the group onward.
• Youmi searched the cave, resisted the urge to hide and prank someone, and reported that it was empty.
• Nie Li and Chen Yuan concluded that the New Star Society and the Eighth Squad had left in haste, and Cola tracked unfamiliar human scents from the abandoned supplies.
• Chen Yuan, Cola, and the Seventh Squad followed the scent trail into the forest.

Chen Yuan and Eighth Squad discovered that the New Star Society had targeted Azure Amber and raced toward the battle where she was fleeing. The chapter left Eighth Squad still pinned down by Smiling Ghost’s forces as Azure Amber’s escape remained in danger.

• Cola led Chen Yuan and Eighth Squad to a devastated clearing, where they found injured Star Moon Deer fawns hiding in a hollow.
• The Duskbloom Flower Fairy healed the fawns, and they revealed that the New Star Society had attacked the herd and pursued a flying Green Little Deer while other humans came to help.
• Chen Yuan realized the New Star Society was targeting Azure Amber and ordered the squad to pursue them after distant flashes and explosions revealed a battle nearby.
• Chen Yuan comforted the fawns before following Eighth Squad toward the fighting, while the fawns agreed to stay hidden.
• At the battle, Eighth Squad fought Smiling Ghost and veteran New Star Society members as the Star Moon Deer herd tried to cover Azure Amber’s retreat from crazed enemy pet beasts.
• Lei Yue learned that Cold Garment and Patterned Butterfly were pursuing Azure Amber and worried that the Star Moon Deer could not protect her while Smiling Ghost kept Eighth Squad occupied.

Wang Ze and Yuan Xiong joined the Qinling wild Contracted Beasts in fighting the crazed attackers and protecting Azure Amber, but Patterned Butterfly and Cold Garment cornered them. Just as Azure Amber was about to be captured, Cola arrived and defeated the Ice Crystal Blade Leopard in one blow.

• Wang Ze and Yuan Xiong encountered Azure Amber being pursued by an Ice Crystal Blade Leopard and an Illusion Poison Demon Butterfly, while crazed Contracted Beasts attacked the Star Moon Deer.
• Wang Ze and Yuan Xiong sent their Water Spirit Turtle and Rock Armor Giant Snail to help the Star Moon Deer, and wild Contracted Beasts joined the battle.
• Patterned Butterfly used Toxic Charm Dance to poison several wild Contracted Beasts, and Azure Amber returned to heal them instead of escaping.
• The attackers overwhelmed the exhausted defenders, and Patterned Butterfly threatened Azure Amber into surrendering to protect them.
• Cola burst onto the battlefield and struck the Ice Crystal Blade Leopard into defeat, prompting Patterned Butterfly to say that the man their leader had warned them about had appeared.

Chen Yuan arrived in time to stop Cold Garment and Patterned Butterfly from capturing Azure Amber, then joined the battle with his pets. As the tide turned against the New Star Society executives, Patterned Butterfly challenged Chen Yuan, unaware of his reputation.

• Cold Garment summoned the Six-Winged Soul Gu, which directed the frenzied pets to attack Cola while the Illusion Poison Demon Butterfly blocked his escape.
• Chen Yuan and Nie Li arrived with Spark and the Duskbloom Flower Fairy, and Azure Amber rushed into Chen Yuan’s arms and accused Cold Garment and Patterned Butterfly.
• Chen Yuan ordered his pets to attack, launching a three-sided assault against the frenzied pets, the Illusion Poison Demon Butterfly, and the Six-Winged Soul Gu.
• Yuan Xiong and Wang Ze celebrated their rescue and recognized Chen Yuan as the rumored savior who arrived in desperate situations.
• Spark’s flames badly burned the Illusion Poison Demon Butterfly, but Patterned Butterfly declared that she was not afraid of Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan confronted Patterned Butterfly as she sent three poison-type pets against him, but he calmly divided his team and turned the fight in his favor. After Spark defeated the Blood Thorn Rose and the Duskbloom Flower Fairy and Azure Amber took down the Illusion Poison Demon Butterfly, Chen Yuan challenged Patterned Butterfly to see whether she could run faster than her remaining pets fell.

• Patterned Butterfly summoned the Steel Ridge Scorpion, Blood Thorn Rose, and Illusion Poison Demon Butterfly, then ordered them to attack Chen Yuan's pets together.
• Chen Yuan sent Cola to fight Cold Garment's giant beetle and assigned Spark and the Duskbloom Flower Fairy to face Patterned Butterfly's pets.
• The Illusion Poison Demon Butterfly spread a large poison mist, but Azure Amber protected Chen Yuan and the Duskbloom Flower Fairy with a barrier.
• Spark unleashed Rainbow Fire Spreads, burning the Blood Thorn Rose to death while the Steel Ridge Scorpion struggled against the flames.
• The Duskbloom Flower Fairy fired an Eclipse Beam at the Illusion Poison Demon Butterfly, and Azure Amber bound it with vines so the attack could knock it unconscious.
• Chen Yuan calmly told Patterned Butterfly to run and see whether she could escape faster than her pets fell.

Nie Li and Lei Yue’s squads defeated Smiling Ghost’s forces and rushed to support Chen Yuan, only to find he had already beaten Cold Garment and Patterned Butterfly and rescued Azure Amber. After Azure Amber healed the battlefield’s injured beasts and vegetation, it collapsed from exhaustion into Chen Yuan’s arms.

• Nie Li’s Spark Hound and Lei Yue’s Earth-Splitting Roaring Bear brought down the Rockfall Giant, and Lei Yue captured Smiling Ghost as the remaining New Star Society members surrendered.
• Smiling Ghost explained that his group had used the Soul Devouring Gu to provoke beast fights and lure Azure Amber out so they could capture it.
• Nie Li and Lei Yue led their squads to Chen Yuan’s battlefield, where they found Cold Garment and Patterned Butterfly’s beasts defeated and Chen Yuan holding Azure Amber.
• Cola defeated the Six-Winged Soul Gu, leaving Cold Garment and Patterned Butterfly to be captured along with their beasts.
• Azure Amber spread life energy across the battlefield to heal the injured beasts and restore the plants, then collapsed from exhaustion and was caught by Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan and the Enforcement Department captured the New Star Society cadres, and Cold Garment explained that the Six-Winged Soul Gu had been consuming his vital blood. When the World Tree suddenly illuminated the sky, Azure Amber rushed toward it, and Chen Yuan followed into its canopy while the tree blocked Nie Li and Lei Yue from entering.

• Cold Garment revealed that becoming a cadre required him to nurture the Six-Winged Soul Gu with his vital blood, and Lei Yue ordered the captives and the Gu secured.
• Chen Yuan told the defeated Patterned Butterfly that Azure Amber could never leave its home, then Lei Yue and Nie Li prepared to take the prisoners to the department.
• Chen Yuan met the Star Moon Deer herd's new leader, the Bold Deer, while Youmi suspected that the Farm Owner planned to lure mountain beasts to the farm.
• The World Tree erupted in emerald light, and Azure Amber broke free from Chen Yuan and raced toward it; Chen Yuan followed on Spark as Nie Li, Lei Yue, and the deer herd pursued.
• Azure Amber entered the World Tree's trunk, and Chen Yuan flew upward toward its canopy while the World Tree's green barrier prevented Nie Li and Lei Yue from following.

Chen Yuan returned from the World Tree with a warning that dormant deities were about to emerge, prompting the Seventh and Eighth Squads to alert headquarters. After spending time with Azure Amber and returning to his farm, he told his friends the news and proposed showing the deities that their era had ended.

• Lei Yue told Nie Li that the captured New Star Society members had been delivered to headquarters and that the squads were ordered to monitor Azure Cang and await Chen Yuan.
• Chen Yuan returned with news from Azure Cang that dormant deities were about to emerge, and Nie Li and Lei Yue sent the squads to report to Chairman Jian.
• Chen Yuan stayed to play with Azure Amber, then returned to the farm with the pet beasts and found that the Duskbloom Flower Fairy had broken through to Tier 4.
• Chen Yuan contacted Jiang Wenning, Li Junyue, and Chang Yuhuan through the Jade Pendant and told them about the New Star Society incident and the approaching deities.
• Chen Yuan told his friends they might have to act when the deities emerged and make them understand that their era had ended.

Chen Yuan joined the Qin Province emergency rescue team planned in response to the gods’ impending emergence, then broke through to the Morning Star Tier and gained the Concentric Contract Seal skill. After testing the skill’s power with Cola, he persuaded EggEgg to contract with him by promising strength and fame at the Donghuang Assembly.

• Chen Yuan agreed to lead Qin Province’s emergency rescue team, which would include outstanding Beast Tamers such as Xia Heng, Shi Gang, and Zhuang Jianbai.
• Chen Yuan broke through to the Morning Star Tier and discovered that he had gained the Concentric Contract Seal skill.
• Chen Yuan used Concentric Contract Seal to amplify Cola’s Wind Blade into a massive attack that carved a deep ravine into the ground.
• Chen Yuan persuaded EggEgg that contracting would help it grow stronger and become famous at the Donghuang Assembly.
• EggEgg eagerly agreed to contract with Chen Yuan, while Youmi watched and privately thought EggEgg had been easily fooled.

Chen Yuan contracted EggEgg and began an intensive training plan to prepare the Bright Moon-quality dragon for the Donghuang Assembly. After the Association certified him as Qin Province’s first Morning Star Tier Beast Tamer, he spent his final days at the farm before the day came to depart for the Imperial Capital.

• Chen Yuan formed a contract with EggEgg, whose energy growth accelerated inside his Beast Taming Space.
• Chen Yuan warned EggEgg that it was too weak for the Donghuang Assembly and convinced it to train hard to avoid a humiliating defeat.
• Chen Yuan assigned Moistening Duck to teach EggEgg Water Surge and Cloud Sea Standing, and EggEgg made clear progress during its first day of training.
• Chen Yuan realized he qualified for Morning Star Tier certification and contacted Zhou Xu, who arranged for the Association to visit Xuanhe Town.
• The Qin Province Beast Tamer Association announced Chen Yuan as the province’s first certified Morning Star Tier Beast Tamer, and he stayed at the farm until it was time to leave for the Imperial Capital.

Chen Yuan left Xuanhe Town for the Imperial Capital to represent Qin Province in the competition, bringing Youmi along after discovering it had secretly stowed away. He reunited with Zhang Hao at the provincial delegation’s headquarters, then boarded the plane with EggEgg and Youmi as the journey began.

• Chen Yuan said goodbye to his grandfather and the farm, while townsfolk and the Woof Woof Squad gathered to cheer him on as he departed.
• Chen Yuan discovered Youmi hiding in the car and agreed to let it accompany him to the Imperial Capital, where EggEgg welcomed it.
• At the Beast Tamer Association headquarters in Phoenix City, Chen Yuan reunited with Zhang Hao, who had been assigned as a deputy team leader and logistical coordinator.
• Zhang Hao introduced himself to two Beast Tamers, and the blue-uniformed man warmed to him after learning he was Chen Yuan’s childhood friend.
• Chairman Jian addressed the delegation before Chen Yuan and the other Beast Tamers boarded a plane for the Imperial Capital.

Zhang Hao briefed the contestants on the Donghuang Assembly schedule as they arrived in the Imperial Capital, where Chen Yuan settled into the hotel with his pet beasts. Chen Yuan later explored the lively night market with Youmi, leaving the story on their stroll through the city.

• Zhang Hao explained the Assembly schedule, including the points stage, elimination rounds, and Finals, to the contestants aboard the plane.
• Chen Yuan arrived at the Cloud Top International Hotel and watched his pet beasts explore their luxurious suite; EggEgg became wary after he mentioned that powerful true dragons might be in the Imperial Capital.
• Chen Yuan met the other contestants and their companions at dinner, then declined Xia Heng's invitation to spar so he could explore the city.
• Chen Yuan walked through the Assembly-filled commercial district as Youmi darted around invisibly and tried to steal a child's candied hawthorn.
• Chen Yuan bought candied hawthorn for Youmi, whose floating snack startled the vendor before Youmi revealed itself and continued through the night market with Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan attended the Donghuang Assembly opening ceremony, where a mysterious giant dragon lit the sacred flame and unsettled EggEgg. After receiving his first match assignment, Chen Yuan prepared his pets for the competition and chose EggEgg to battle the next morning.

• The Donghuang Beast Tamer Association president opened the ceremony and introduced favorites including Ye Sheng, Li Tianyun, Su Lan, Lu Ran, and Chen Yuan.
• A massive crimson dragon descended into the arena and breathed fire onto the sacred flame platform, officially opening the Donghuang Assembly.
• Chen Yuan noticed EggEgg react nervously to the dragon, then wondered about the creature's connection to the Beast Tamer Association.
• Zhang Hao assigned the Qin Province contestants their venues, and Chen Yuan learned he would face Huang Li at Venue 11 at 9:00 AM.
• Zhou Xu sent Chen Yuan information about Huang Li, including his Prairie Fire Giant, and Chen Yuan reviewed the opponent's tactics.
• Chen Yuan trained with his pets and selected EggEgg for the first match, while Cola, Spark, and the Duskbloom Flower Fairy showed their eagerness to compete.

Chen Yuan sent EggEgg, a previously unseen second-stage dragon, to face Huang Li’s Prairie Fire Giant in their opening match. EggEgg revealed Bright Moon quality and defeated the giant with rain and a water attack, leaving the Eleventh Arena stunned.

• Huang Li summoned his Prairie Fire Giant, while Chen Yuan surprised the audience by sending out EggEgg, a small blue dragon.
• EggEgg displayed the Bright Moon quality emblem and used Cloud Sea Standing to summon dark clouds and torrential rain.
• Huang Li ordered the Prairie Fire Giant to attack, but the rain weakened its flames and EggEgg evaded its strikes.
• Chen Yuan ordered EggEgg to use Water Surge, which blasted the weakened Prairie Fire Giant out of the fight.
• The referee declared Chen Yuan the winner, and the Eleventh Arena erupted in astonishment.

EggEgg defeated Huang Li’s Prairie Fire Giant in Chen Yuan’s opening match at the Donghuang Assembly, then won again against Xiang Tao’s Four-armed Leaf Ape. The chapter ended with the farm’s pet beasts celebrating Chen Yuan’s second victory with a spirit fish feast.

• EggEgg defeated Huang Li’s Tier 3 Prairie Fire Giant, and Chen Yuan revealed its name as the Cambing Spirit Lord.
• Chen Yuan prepared for his next match while the farm’s pet beasts gathered to watch the Donghuang Assembly broadcast.
• Chen Yuan sent EggEgg against Xiang Tao’s Four-armed Leaf Ape, which used Corrupting Root Prison to try to restrict EggEgg.
• EggEgg used Mirror Flower, Water Moon to evade the vines, then struck the Four-armed Leaf Ape with Water Bomb and Water Surge.
• The referee declared Chen Yuan the winner after the Four-armed Leaf Ape lost its ability to fight.
• Moistening Duck decided to celebrate with spirit fish, and the farm’s pet beasts began a feast.

Chen Yuan and EggEgg completed the Donghuang Assembly points stage undefeated after defeating Lin Linzhi and his Thunderfeather Hawk in their final match. Sixty-four contestants advanced to the elimination rounds, and Chen Yuan invited his companions to go out and have fun after resting.

• As the points stage continued, EggEgg won every match and improved through increasingly difficult battles.
• Lin Linzhi prepared to face Chen Yuan, but his friend Lu Ran warned him that Chen Yuan relied on EggEgg’s raw strength rather than tactics.
• Chen Yuan and EggEgg defeated Lin Linzhi’s Thunderfeather Hawk by enduring its lightning attacks, healing with Cloud Sea Standing, and striking its weakened wing.
• Lu Ran told the dejected Lin Linzhi that EggEgg’s stats had overwhelmed his Thunderfeather Hawk, then promised to avenge him if he faced Chen Yuan.
• The points stage ended with sixty-four contestants advancing; Chen Yuan qualified undefeated, and five contestants from Qin Province advanced.
• Chen Yuan returned to the hotel and suggested that everyone go out and have fun the next day.

Chen Yuan took Cola and the other pet beasts to an ice rink, where he reunited with Liu Jinglan and Liu Jingyi and discussed the upcoming knockout stage and strange activity at Flame Mountain. The chapter ended when repeated bangs outside the café disturbed their outing.

• Cola woke Chen Yuan, who remembered promising to take the pet beasts out for a day of rest.
• At a team meeting, the Qin Province leader congratulated the five qualifiers and explained that eliminated contestants could stay as voluntary sparring partners.
• Chen Yuan took the pet beasts to an ice rink, where he met Liu Jinglan and Liu Jingyi and raced Cola against their Blazing Flame Ox.
• Chen Yuan and Liu Jinglan discussed the knockout stage and the increased eruptions at Flame Mountain, where Beast Tamers had again spotted the Blazing Soul Flame Lord.
• Liu Jingyi gave Youmi cotton candy, and Liu Jinglan asked a server about repeated banging sounds outside the café.