Chapter Summaries

As students returned from their Qinling Mountains trip, Zhuang Jianbai revealed that repeated losses to an Earth Savage Bear had given him the courage to face a Beast Tamer. Chen Yuan arrived in Baokun City as an exhibition match guest for the Taibai Cup, and the chapter ended with Spark and Cola sneaking out to train while a security guard watched them on camera.

• Wang Yuan and the other students returned to Good Luck Agritainment battered and complained about being chased or put to work by pet beasts in the mountains.
• Zhuang Jianbai returned clean and confident, explained that he had spent days sparring with an Earth Savage Bear, and said he was ready to fight the Beast Tamer who had defeated him.
• Zhang Hao told Zhuang Jianbai that Brother Yuan had beaten the same bear in minutes, shocking him.
• Chen Yuan arrived in Baokun City, learned that his silhouette was featured as an exhibition match guest, and checked into the hotel before exploring the city.
• Chen Yuan watched the Taibai Cup promotional video and fell asleep while Cola, Spark, and Twin Flower Concubine settled in for the night.
• Spark woke Cola and led it out of the hotel room to train, while a security guard saw them press the elevator button on the surveillance feed.

Chen Yuan attended the Taibai Cup and entered an exhibition match against fellow Association consultant Shi Gang, drawing cheers as the host called him the Association’s stabilizing pillar. The match began with Shi Gang summoning a Rockfall Giant, while Chen Yuan’s chosen Contracted Beast surprised Zhuang Jianbai.

• Chen Yuan went to Baokun City Stadium with Spark, Cola, and the Twin Flower Concubine, where Zhou Xu guided him to the lounge.
• Yang Yue and Li Qing spotted Chen Yuan on the field and realized that the Farm Owner they knew was an Association consultant; spectators and Chen Weiyi also watched his appearance on the broadcast.
• Shi Gang chose the exhibition match over the main competition and faced Chen Yuan, determined to prove his strength.
• The referee began the 2v2 match, and Shi Gang summoned a Rockfall Giant with formidable defensive armor.
• Chen Yuan sent out his Contracted Beast, and Zhuang Jianbai abruptly stood up in surprise.

Chen Yuan defeated Shi Gang in an exhibition match, first with Cola the Condensing Wind Hound and then with Spark the Flame Cloud Falcon. Afterward, Chen Yuan decided to stay in Baokun City to watch two days of matches, while Zhuang Jianbai resolved to pursue the Taibai Cup championship and evolve his Winter Dog.

• Zhuang Jianbai recognized Cola as the Condensing Wind Hound that had appeared in his dreams, and Jiang Yuntao urged him to study the battle rather than lose his composure.
• Cola used its speed and Wind Blades to exploit the Rockfall Giant's unarmored heels, then knocked it down with Wind Surge and a collision.
• Shi Gang sent out the Mighty Ape, but Chen Yuan recalled Cola and deployed Spark, whose Mastery-level Flame Surge overwhelmed the Mighty Ape and secured Chen Yuan's victory.
• Zhuang Jianbai decided he would defeat Chen Yuan by winning the Taibai Cup championship and evolving his Winter Dog into a Commander.
• Shi Gang accepted the loss, shook hands with Chen Yuan, and invited him for drinks; Chen Yuan agreed.
• Chen Yuan chose to stay in Baokun City for two days to watch the matches and learn more about its Beast Pets and Beast Tamers.

After the exhibition match, Chen Yuan learned that Blazing Sunwood might be found on Red Stone Mountain in Fire Province and decided to search for it himself so Spark could advance. Just as he prepared to leave with his Contracted Beasts, Consultant Shi called to remind him about their drinking plans.

• Chen Yuan received congratulations and messages after his exhibition match, then spoke with Chen Weiyi and the Contracted Beasts back at the farm.
• Chen Wenhao told Chen Yuan that researchers had found a piece of Blazing Sunwood on Red Stone Mountain, and Chen Yuan decided to search there himself.
• Chen Wenhao explained that Flame Mountain's harsh environment supported Fire-type and Rock-type Contracted Beasts with spiritual energy and Level 1 resources.
• Chen Yuan bought a ticket to Fire Province, planning to travel the next morning because Blazing Sunwood was crucial to Spark's advancement.
• Chen Yuan told Cola and Spark they would travel to a place suited to Spark, but Consultant Shi called and reminded him that it was time to go drinking.

Chen Yuan traveled to Flame Mountain and teamed up with local photographer Chang Yuhuan, whose photo showed the flame-burning deadwood he sought. They entered the mountain together, leaving to search in the direction where Chang had found it.

• Chen Yuan arrived in Fire Prefecture, downloaded the Flame Mountain APP, and learned that the dangerous heat made entering the mountain without a teammate unsafe.
• Chen Yuan matched with Chang Yuhuan, a Beginner Beast Tamer with a Water Pattern Turtle, and found her in the Beast Tamer Office.
• Chen Yuan told Chang he was searching for a piece of deadwood burning with flames, and Chang recognized it from a photograph she had taken two weeks earlier.
• Chang agreed to guide Chen Yuan toward the place where she had photographed the deadwood, and the two entered Flame Mountain together.
• Chen Yuan released Spark and Cola to acclimate to the heat, used Cola's breeze to keep it cool, and agreed to let Chang photograph him and his Contracted Beasts.

Chen Yuan and Chang Yuhuan traveled deeper into Flame Mountain, where their Contracted Beasts drove off local threats and they camped for the night. A group of Explosive Flame Lizard Monsters surrounded the camp, and Chen Yuan sent Spark and Cola to fight them while Chang Yuhuan stayed back and filmed.

• Chang Yuhuan's Water Spirit Turtle chased off two Explosive Flame Lizard Monsters, then helped wash Cola and Twin Flower Concubine.
• Chen Yuan and Chang Yuhuan reached the deep red zone, set up camp, and discussed their Beast Tamer ambitions beside the fire.
• Explosive Flame Lizard Monsters surrounded their camp during the night, and Spark's attempt to question them drew a burst of fire.
• Chen Yuan told Chang Yuhuan to stay back, then sent Spark and Cola to fight the eight Explosive Flame Lizard Monsters.
• Spark overpowered the leader's fire attack and charged it while Cola battled the other monsters.

Liu Jinglan and Liu Jingyi joined Chen Yuan and Chang Yuhuan after Chen Yuan’s beasts defeated a pack of Explosive Flame Lizard Monsters, and the group camped together for the night. As they talked about Flame Mountain’s legend of a sleeping giant monster, they wondered whether the strange events in the area were connected.

• Liu Jingyi chose a hungry Blazing Flame Eagle as her initial contracted beast, and Liu Jinglan agreed to search for Spiritual Plants before taking her home.
• Liu Jinglan and Liu Jingyi rode his Crimson Flame Ox toward the battle, but arrived after Chen Yuan and Chang Yuhuan had already defeated the Explosive Flame Lizard Monsters.
• Liu Jinglan introduced himself to Chen Yuan and suggested a future contracted beast battle, then explained that a riot had driven wild beasts toward the outskirts.
• Chen Yuan agreed to camp with Liu Jinglan, Liu Jingyi, and Chang Yuhuan, and he gained two Origin Points by petting Liu Jingyi’s Blazing Flame Eagle.
• Liu Jinglan told the group the legend of a giant monster sleeping beneath Flame Mountain, and the others promised to help if the danger came to pass.

Chen Yuan's group found the Blazing Sunwood, only to be confronted by the Blazing Flame Eagle and Blazing Sun Eagle, who attacked because they wanted their chick back. Liu Jingyi chose to reunite the chick with its parents, and after the fight ended, Liu Jinglan learned that Chen Yuan really was a Forest Ranger.

• Chen Yuan, Chang Yuhuan, and Liu Jinglan agreed to travel together through Flame Mountain, where a Beast Tamer warned them that two second-tier eagles were attacking passersby.
• The group found Blazing Sunwood, and the Blazing Flame Eagle and Blazing Sun Eagle swooped down to guard it and attack them.
• Liu Jinglan realized the eagles were furious because Liu Jingyi was holding their missing chick, and Liu Jingyi decided to let it return to its parents.
• The Crimson Flame Ox, Spark, and Cola fought the eagles, with Cola pinning the Blazing Flame Eagle and Spark knocking the Blazing Sun Eagle from the air.
• Liu Jingyi told Liu Jinglan that Chen Yuan had said he was a Forest Ranger, and Liu Jinglan crouched down to eat stones after Chen Yuan confirmed it.

Liu Jingyi reunited the Blazing Flame Eagle chick with its parents, but the chick chose to go with her, and its parents accepted its decision. Chen Yuan then discovered that the mountain’s fierce heat waves injured Spark while strengthening it, and Spark repeatedly braved the flames in pursuit of Blazing Sunwood.

• Liu Jingyi returned the Blazing Flame Eagle chick to its parents, but it flew to her shoulder and chose to leave with her, so the Blazing Sun Eagle persuaded the Blazing Flame Eagle to accept its choice.
• Chen Yuan asked the Blazing Sun Eagle where more Blazing Sunwood could be found, and it pointed toward the fiery mountain peak.
• Spark flew into the mountain’s heat waves, found Blazing Sunwood deeper inside, and retreated after the flames burned it despite also improving its strength.
• Chen Yuan and Liu Jinglan tested the heat waves with Spark and the Crimson Flame Ox, confirming that the flames caused injuries while improving their abilities.
• Spark made repeated attempts to reach the Blazing Sunwood, enduring the flames longer each time as Chen Yuan treated its burns and Cola cooled it.

Spark endured the heat waves on Flame Mountain, awakened Blazing Storm, and brought Chen Yuan two pieces of Blazing Sunwood. After tempering their beasts and descending the mountain, Chen Yuan and his companions shared a meal and took a group photo before parting ways.

• Spark fought through the flame giants, used Blazing Storm to clear a path, and collected two pieces of Blazing Sunwood.
• Chen Yuan saw that Spark had reached Level 12 and learned Blazing Storm, then decided to keep training on Flame Mountain with Liu Jinglan and the others.
• Spark and the Crimson Flame Ox tempered themselves while Cola maintained a cooling breeze, and Liu Jinglan invited Chen Yuan to a future Contracted Beast battle.
• The group descended Flame Mountain with Cola and the Water Spirit Turtle protecting them, while two golden figures followed from the sky.
• Liu Jinglan treated Chen Yuan, Chang Yuhuan, and Liu Jingyi to Rack Meat and Hand-grabbed Rice, and Chang Yuhuan took a group photo with everyone.

After Liu Jingyi and Liu Jinglan learned how powerful Chen Yuan was, Chen Yuan returned to Xuanhe Village and reunited with his family and pet beasts. He brought home two pieces of Blazing Sunwood and decided Spark would attempt advancement the next day.

• Liu Jingyi told her parents about her Flame Mountain trip, and Liu Jinglan found a report and battle recording showing Chen Yuan winning the Taibai Cup exhibition match against Consultant Shi Gang.
• Liu Jinglan accepted that Chen Yuan was far stronger than him but said he would still challenge powerful Beast Tamers to keep improving.
• Chen Yuan returned to Baokun City, saw that Zhuang Jianbai was the Taibai Cup favorite, and read online debate about whether he or Zhuang Jianbai was stronger.
• Chen Yuan traveled back to Xuanhe Village, where the elders celebrated him as a star and he reunited with Cola and the other residents of the farm.
• Chen Yuan showed his pet beasts the two pieces of Blazing Sunwood and told Spark to rest before attempting advancement the following day.

Chen Yuan helped Spark advance from Elite to Commander Quality using Flame Flame Fruits and Blazing Sunwood, then planned the next advancements for his other pet beasts. After ordering resources and unlocking advancement requirements for Moistening Duck and Ironhead Kid, he ended the night by letting Moistening Duck have an extra snack.

• Chen Yuan caught up with Jiang Wenning and Li Junyue, who said he had taken the Enforcement Department assessment and expected results within a week.
• Chen Yuan used four Origin Points to mature the Flame Flame Fruit Tree, harvested five Flame Flame Fruits, and prepared Spark’s advancement resources.
• Spark absorbed Blazing Sunwood and ate Flame Flame Fruits, advancing from Level 12 to Level 13 and from Elite to Commander Quality.
• Chen Yuan sent Spark to spar with the Earth Savage Bear and the Woody Panda, then uploaded a video of Spark’s advancement.
• Chen Yuan ordered two Wind Clearing Fruits for Cola and spent twenty Origin Points to unlock Moistening Duck and Ironhead Kid’s Commander Quality advancement requirements.
• Chen Yuan caught Moistening Duck taking a frozen fish from the refrigerator and let it have an extra meal.

Du Chang approved Chen Yuan’s Flame Cloud Falcon advancement video, while Chen Yuan reported Flame Mountain’s beneficial environment to the Beast Tamer Association and took his companions into the mountains. Elsewhere, Zhuang Jianbai won the first Taibai Cup with his Winter Dog and looked ahead to a more important competition.

• Du Chang reviewed Chen Yuan’s video showing a Flame Cloud Falcon advancing to Commander Quality with two Level Three Blazing Sunwood resources, verified it, and approved it.
• Chen Yuan told Zhou Xu about Flame Mountain’s beneficial summit flames, and Zhou Xu agreed to contact the Fire Prefecture Beast Tamer Association.
• Chen Yuan brought Spark, Cola, the Sparkling Flying Cat, and the Twin Flower Concubine into the mountains, where the Flame Tail Fox and Ice Condensing Fox acted out a recent clash between the Star Moon Deer and Snow Cloud Wolf groups.
• Zhuang Jianbai defeated the Armored Horn Beast with his Winter Dog and won the first Taibai Cup, then told the Winter Dog their real competition was only beginning.

After Winter Dog advanced to commander rank, Zhuang Jianbai challenged Chen Yuan to a rematch, hoping to overcome his lingering defeat. Spark decisively defeated Winter Dog, but Zhuang Jianbai accepted the loss and left determined to improve, while Jiang Yuntao recognized that he had overcome his inner demon.

• Winter Dog advanced to commander rank, and Zhuang Jianbai asked Jiang Yuntao for time off to challenge Chen Yuan.
• Zhuang Jianbai and Jiang Yuntao visited Chen Yuan’s farm and waited for him to return from his forest patrol.
• Zhuang Jianbai challenged Chen Yuan to a battle between their strongest pet beasts, and Spark faced Winter Dog in an open clearing.
• Spark overwhelmed Winter Dog with its fire attacks, defeated it, and left Zhuang Jianbai accepting that his opponent was far stronger.
• Zhuang Jianbai treated Winter Dog, then told Chen Yuan he would work toward defeating him at the First Qin Province Beast Tamer Competition.
• Jiang Yuntao told Zhuang Jianbai that he had overcome the demon in his heart by facing his defeat, and the two left to prepare for future competitions.

Chen Yuan took Moistening Duck to Mingyu Lake for an autumn outing, where their friends and pets gathered to relax and play. While Moistening Duck chased a large spirit fish underwater, the fish leaped out of the lake and glided through the air, shocking Cola.

• Chen Yuan took Moistening Duck, Cola, and Spark to Mingyu Lake to fish and cheer Moistening Duck up.
• Chen Yuan invited Zhang Hao, Shao Yang, and other young villagers to join them for an autumn outing.
• Cola welcomed Spark Hound into the Woof Woof Squad, while Twin Flower Concubine and the other pets played hide-and-seek.
• Water-Treading Cat hid in the middle of Mingyu Lake by blending into the water, and Twin Flower Concubine failed to find it.
• Moistening Duck chased a large green spirit fish underwater, but the fish evaded its Water Arrow and leaped into the air above the lake.

Chen Yuan and the others caught a Level 2 Spirit Fish with Moistening Duck’s help and shared it as a lakeside hot pot. During dinner, Zhang Hao proposed a Qinling Mount-Riding Championship to attract tourists, leaving Chen Yuan considering whether to raise the idea with village leaders.

• Moistening Duck chased down and defeated a Flying Azure Fish, and Chen Yuan hauled the exhausted Spirit Fish ashore.
• Chen Yuan confirmed the Flying Azure Fish was Level 2, then the group prepared it and ate it in a hot pot with their pet beasts.
• As night fell, the villagers discussed plans to promote tourism and rural development in the Qinling Mountains.
• Zhang Hao proposed a Qinling Mount-Riding Championship where Beast Tamers would race their mount-type pet beasts along mountain roads.
• Chen Yuan found the idea interesting but noted that details remained, and Zhang Hao urged him to bring it to the village leaders.

After Little Peach went missing, Chen Yuan and the villagers searched through the night and found her safe in a cave with an injured Little Star Moon Deer. He agreed to take the wary deer to his farm, then stopped it from heading east while it recovered from serious internal injuries.

• Zhang Hao learned that Little Peach was missing, and Chen Yuan joined the villagers' search with Cola and Spark.
• Cola followed Little Peach's scent to a cave, where Chen Yuan found her asleep atop an injured Little Star Moon Deer.
• Little Peach explained that she had followed the deer after finding it hurt and had lost her way when night fell.
• Chen Yuan healed some of the deer's wounds with a Twin Flower Concubine petal, and the villagers took Little Peach home.
• Chen Yuan chose to bring the deer to his farm and discovered it had serious internal injuries when it tried to walk east.
• Chen Yuan stopped the deer from leaving and called Zhang Hao back to help take it to the farm.

Chen Yuan cared for the injured Little Star Moon Deer and learned that the Snow Cloud Wolves had defeated its herd, so he promised to take it into the mountains. After Cola completed its advancement and challenged Spark, it lost and asked Chen Yuan to leave for the mountains.

• Chen Yuan treated the Little Star Moon Deer, fed it, and heard how the newly powerful Snow Cloud Wolf leader had routed its herd.
• The Little Star Moon Deer slept at the farm, where Moistening Duck kept it from drinking pond water and gave it Chen Yuan’s cup.
• The Little Star Moon Deer challenged the Steel-headed Earth Rat to a fight, but Chen Yuan told it to recover first and promised to take it to find its herd after Cola’s advancement.
• Chen Yuan gave Cola its advancement resources, and Cola spent several hours absorbing them before emerging stronger as a Condensing Wind Hound.
• Cola challenged Spark, lost within five minutes, and then asked Chen Yuan to take it into the mountains.

Chen Yuan accompanied Little Star Moon Deer into the Qinling Mountains to find its herd, but discovered signs of a battle and no deer at either of its habitats. At Mount Ao, he encountered an unfamiliar Commander Quality pet beast and its cub, which devoured his food before asking for more.

• Chen Yuan brought Spark, Cola, Twin Flower Concubine, Sparkling Flying Cat, and Little Star Moon Deer into the mountains to search for the Star Moon Deer herd.
• When the herd failed to appear at its usual habitat, Chen Yuan learned from Old Xing that the Snow Cloud Wolves had fought the Star Moon Deer and set out at night toward Mount Ao.
• At Mount Ao, Chen Yuan found an ancient Clear Mind Tree and battle traces, while Cola detected that both the Star Moon Deer and Snow Cloud Wolves had been there.
• An unfamiliar Commander Quality pet beast arrived, took a Clear Mind Fruit, and left without answering Little Star Moon Deer's questions.
• The strange pet beast returned with its cub, and the two ate all of Chen Yuan's food before the cub looked at him expectantly for more.

Chen Yuan learned that the Star Moon Deer herd had entered the mysterious forest to the north, and he promised the Little Star Moon Deer he would take it to the forest’s edge. He accepted the Falling Meteor Horn Beast cub, Ming, as a potential mount and prepared to leave for the forest in the morning.

• The mysterious giant told Chen Yuan that the Snow Cloud Wolf pack had driven the Star Moon Deer herd north into the strange forest, and the Little Star Moon Deer insisted on searching for its herd.
• Chen Yuan promised to take the Little Star Moon Deer to the forest’s edge the next morning, though it would have to continue alone.
• The giant pushed its cub toward Chen Yuan, and Chen Yuan assessed the Falling Meteor Horn Beast cub before testing its speed with Meteorite Charge.
• Chen Yuan agreed to take the cub, named Ming, after promising it enough food, and the giant accepted the arrangement.
• The group settled down on the cold mountain peak for the night while the giant watched Ming sleep.