Chapter Summaries

Fang Yuan considered using Mega Stones as the Doomsday Bug’s Energy Core, then returned to China and set the Grand Festival project in motion. By June, the first Grand Festival venues were being built and registration had begun, while Fang Yuan remained busy preparing for the competition’s launch.

• Fang Yuan approved Rotom’s idea to model the Doomsday Bug’s Energy Core on Soul-Heart and use Mega Stones, but put the project aside until they could solve fossil revival.
• After returning to China on May 25, Fang Yuan thanked Kong Hai and Fu Hei, then received a flood of requests for meetings from officials and associations.
• The Trainer Association and Grand Festival Company announced that battle arenas in nineteen first-tier cities would be renovated into Grand Festival Venues.
• Fang Yuan explained the Grand Festival’s Gorgeous Performance and Gorgeous Battle stages, and the Trainer Association supported the rules he had proposed.
• By June 1, registration had begun for the first Grand Festival, scheduled for August 1, and Fang Yuan had also applied for patents related to Energy Cube production.

Fang Yuan selected Heavenly King Ye Hui as a candidate for a Pinsir Mega Evolution experiment. At the research institute, Dragonite unexpectedly combined Nightmare Mode with Outrage Mode, leaving Fang Yuan and Darkrai eager to understand its new state.

• Fang Yuan compared Liu Chunyang, Zhou Yi, and Ye Hui as candidates and chose Ye Hui because his Pinsir was the strongest and he was still young.
• Fang Yuan decided to visit Ye Hui later and secretly assess his suitability for the Mega Evolution experiment.
• Dragonite suddenly went on a rampage near the research institute while in an unusual Nightmare Mode, and Infernape fought it to contain the destruction.
• Darkrai explained that Dragonite had dreamed of Milotic being killed, which had filled it with rage and triggered Outrage while it was still dreaming.
• Fang Yuan and the other Pokémon realized Dragonite had combined Nightmare Mode and Outrage Mode, producing a powerful new state that fascinated Darkrai.

Fang Yuan discovered that Dragonite’s uncontrollable Dark Form combined Nightmare Power and Outrage with power connected to Lugia, and he named it Dark Dragonite. He planned to help Darkrai investigate the form and set new training goals for Dragonite and Eevee as he prepared to pursue Guardian God level.

• Milotic healed Dragonite after Infernape knocked it out of its Outrage-induced Nightmare Mode.
• Darkrai told Fang Yuan that Dragonite’s power in its transformed state had surpassed the ordinary and exceeded Darkrai’s own power level.
• Fang Yuan suspected that Dragonite’s Dark Form had been influenced by Lugia’s power as well as Nightmare Power and Outrage.
• Fang Yuan asked Darkrai to help investigate Dragonite’s form and named it Dark Dragonite, adding it to Dragonite’s special training goals.
• Fang Yuan decided to focus Dragonite’s training on Dragon-type moves and Outrage while developing Eevee’s Heart Power, Life Power, and Sun Energy.

Fang Yuan assigned special training plans to his Pokémon and prepared to leave the Sun and Moon Forest on June 5. He took Darkrai’s mysterious Pokémon Egg with him to investigate its repeated glowing, which he believed might reveal how to hatch it.

• Fang Yuan planned for Magnezone and Klink to master the Soul-Heart Technique, while Infernape trained to turn Rage Fire into Willpower Flame.
• Fang Yuan decided that Mega Gengar should train to attack with Space Power, using Jiang Li’s Dusknoir as a model.
• Fang Yuan planned to strengthen Milotic and Dragonite with Legendary Resources from the Sea Prince, and assigned Venusaur to cultivate Berry-rich forests in exchange for a Mega Stone.
• Fang Yuan left Rockruff without special training so it could grow normally and build a solid foundation.
• On June 5, Fang Yuan left the Sun and Moon Forest with Darkrai’s Pokémon Egg after it repeatedly glowed, and he and Rotom began searching for a pattern that could help it hatch.

Disguised as Shigeru, Fang Yuan arrived in Shanming County to assess Bug Heavenly King Ye Hui, but a run-in with an illusion-casting Misdreavus led him to discover wild Ghost-type Pokémon in the city. Rotom traced the strange incidents to a Spirit Realm Rift, then warned that the Rift explanation might conceal something deeper.

• Fang Yuan used Ditto's makeup skills to disguise himself and came to Shanming County to assess Ye Hui's suitability for Mega Evolution.
• Fang Yuan and Eevee encountered a Misdreavus posing as a crying baby, and Fang Yuan struck it with an Aura-covered stone to break its illusion.
• Eevee frightened the Misdreavus into fleeing, and Fang Yuan sent Gluttony Ghost after it to warn it against scaring people.
• Rotom told Fang Yuan that a Spirit Realm Rift had released Ghost-type Pokémon into the area, prompting Fang Yuan to ask Gluttony Ghost to deal with the wild ghosts in the city.
• Rotom warned Fang Yuan that the Rift explanation was only surface-level information and that it needed to apply for access to learn more.

Fang Yuan learned that unrest in the Spirit World could signal the arrival of a terrifying Secret Realm, possibly the Destroyed World, and a disaster that might collapse part of the Spirit World. He decided to find Ye Hui and help investigate Shanming County while the ghost-eating Gluttony Ghost drove the local ghosts away.

• Fang Yuan asked Jiang Li about the restricted Spirit World records and learned that abnormalities had appeared in twenty-six regions worldwide, including Shanming County.
• Jiang Li warned Fang Yuan that a Secret Realm might descend into the Spirit World, potentially collapsing its space and releasing countless ghosts onto Earth.
• Fang Yuan suspected the arriving Secret Realm could be Giratina's Destroyed World and decided to ask Mew about it later.
• Fang Yuan chose to find Ye Hui, deliver the Mega Stone, and investigate the danger in Shanming County.
• Gluttony Ghost hunted ghosts so relentlessly that nearly all the ghosts in Shanming County fled the city in terror.

Fang Yuan traveled to investigate the Spirit Realm Rift and arrived in Jade Stone Village, where children had been injuring themselves in their sleep. While searching the village, he met Qindao University Trainer Chen Hao and warned him that a ghost was following him in his shadow.

• Fang Yuan set out with Gluttony Ghost and Eevee to investigate the Spirit Realm Rift near Shanming County.
• A team from Qindao University arrived in Jade Stone Village to investigate reports that children were stabbing themselves while asleep.
• The village chief explained the incidents to the team, and the Trainers agreed to find the Ghost-type Pokémon responsible.
• Chen Hao searched the village with his Butterfree and grew increasingly uneasy as his head felt heavier.
• Fang Yuan startled Chen Hao by approaching and touching his shoulder, then revealed that a ghost was following Chen Hao in his shadow.

Fang Yuan investigated Jade Stone Village after Gluttony Ghost sensed Spirit World fluctuations and learned that a Ghost-type Pokémon had been frightening and harming children. He suspected a Curse Doll was responsible and asked Chen Hao to take him to his mentor so they could investigate.

• An Elite-level Haunter startled Chen Hao, but Fang Yuan revealed that his Pokémon was already pursuing it.
• Chen Hao introduced himself as an Elite Trainer from Qingdao who had come to Jade Stone Village in response to a call for help.
• Chen Hao described the strange incidents, and Fang Yuan suspected that a Curse Doll's resentment was causing them.
• Chen Hao praised Fang Yuan without realizing he was speaking to the real Fang Yuan in disguise.
• Fang Yuan asked Chen Hao to take him to his mentor so they could address the village's danger.

Fang Yuan tried to train Rockruff’s Steadfast Ability, then trained Rotom and Ditto alongside the visiting Qindao University group. He discovered that the Mysterious Pokémon Egg in his backpack faintly glowed whenever Gluttony Ghost defeated Rotom’s appliance forms, suggesting nearby battles affected it.

• Fang Yuan had Rockruff charge into a stone pillar, but Rockruff stubbornly rammed it repeatedly until it collapsed from exhaustion.
• Fang Yuan let Rockruff rest and trained Rotom and Ditto, who worked together in appliance forms and demonstrated combat power close to Master Level.
• Lin Feng and the Qindao University group joined Fang Yuan at the training ground and watched his Pokémon battle.
• Gluttony Ghost easily defeated Rotom’s different appliance forms, and Fang Yuan noticed the Mysterious Pokémon Egg faintly glowing after each victory.
• After six defeats, Fang Yuan confirmed that nearby battles had changed the Mysterious Pokémon Egg’s condition.

Fang Yuan helped Lin Feng and Qindao University's team capture the Ghost-type Pokémon haunting Jade Stone Village, then prepared to investigate the unstable Spirit Realm Rift after nightfall. While waiting, he began Rockruff's basic training.

• Fang Yuan showed Lin Feng his student identification, explained that his Gengar had caught the Haunter, and agreed to help clear the village of Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Fang Yuan identified the Curse Doll as the likely source of the incidents and suspected an unstable Spirit Realm Rift would reveal itself that night.
• With Fang Yuan and Gengar's help, Lin Feng and the students captured five Ghost-type Pokémon, while Fang Yuan noted that a powerful Pokémon inside the rift might still be a threat.
• Fang Yuan released Rockruff and used Ditto to create a stone obstacle course for basic training.
• Fang Yuan had Eevee demonstrate sprinting through the obstacle course, then encouraged Rockruff to try matching its speed.

Fang Yuan and Gluttony Ghost subdued a resentful Curse Doll and discovered a Curse Doll Mega Stone hidden inside it. Fang Yuan entered the Spirit World to search for more stones, while reinforcements learned that a dangerous sealed Spiritomb threatened the realm and Jiang Ran headed for Jade Stone Village.

• The Curse Doll emerged from the Spirit Realm Passage and attacked Gengar with a resentment-charged Shadow Ball, which Gluttony Ghost swallowed.
• Gluttony Ghost knocked the Curse Doll unconscious, searched its body, and found a Curse Doll Mega Stone.
• Fang Yuan asked Lin Feng to capture the Curse Doll and hand it to the Trainer Association, then entered the Spirit World with Eevee, Rotom, and Gluttony Ghost.
• Ye Hui's investigation had revealed that spatial aftershocks threatened to release a powerful, sealed Spiritomb, prompting Ghost-taming Trainers to gather at the Shanming County Pokémon Center.
• After Lin Feng requested support for Jade Stone Village, Jiang Ran received the assignment and set out to investigate the Spirit Realm Rift.

Fang Yuan and Lin Feng waited for a Spirit Realm Rift to appear in Jade Stone Village, while Fang Yuan discussed ways to strengthen Rotom with Eevee and Ditto. When a powerful rift opened, Gluttony Ghost tore it into a full Spirit Realm Passage, leaving Lin Feng horrified as the dangerous Curse Doll threatened to emerge.

• Fang Yuan discussed Rotom’s limits and encouraged Eevee and Ditto to devise new forms, prompting Eevee to suggest transforming into futuristic weapons.
• Fang Yuan detected Spirit Realm Radio Waves near midnight, and Lin Feng rushed to the newly appeared rift while leaving students to protect the children.
• Lin Feng prepared to seal the rift with a Purification Charm, but it expanded and released powerful, hostile Curse Power.
• Fang Yuan agreed to Lin Feng’s plan, but Gluttony Ghost instead tore the rift open into a Spirit Realm Passage.
• Lin Feng realized that Gluttony Ghost had made it easier for the Curse Doll to cross over and panicked.

Fang Yuan explored a small Spirit World space, training Rotom and discovering that his mysterious Pokémon Egg responded to victories. After meeting Jiang Ran, he asked whether anyone in her Spirit Realm Lineage had a powerful Curse Doll.

• Fang Yuan sent Rotom to battle Ghost-types while Eevee and Gluttony Ghost searched the Spirit World for opponents and Mega Evolution items.
• The Pokémon Egg flashed after victories, and Fang Yuan realized it reacted more strongly to harder battles and speculated that it might belong to an Ultra Beast or a Mythical Pokémon.
• Fang Yuan's group defeated a Professional Level Mismagius, found no other Mega Evolution items, and prepared to leave when a Trainer arrived.
• Jiang Ran recognized Fang Yuan despite his Ditto disguise after noticing Eevee, and Fang Yuan admitted who he was.
• Fang Yuan asked Jiang Ran whether her Spirit Realm Lineage had a powerful Curse Doll that had reached its Racial Limit.

After helping Jiang Ran seal a Spirit Realm Secret Realm, Fang Yuan learned that the Spiritomb sealed near Huanggang Village might be a Guardian God. He decided to bring Darkrai to face it, hoping the battle would also help hatch the mysterious Pokémon Egg.

• Jiang Ran sealed the Spirit Realm Secret Realm with Fang Yuan and Lin Feng, though the area remained at risk of future rifts.
• Fang Yuan learned from Jiang Ran that the Spiritomb near Huanggang Village might be a Guardian God, and that Ye Hui and Jiang Liu were stationed there.
• Jiang Li warned Fang Yuan to leave the dangerous Spiritomb to the professionals and told him Jiang Liu had a Curse Doll, but it was not strong enough for his purposes.
• Fang Yuan decided to go to Huanggang Village and summoned Rotom to take Dragonite to Magic City to bring Darkrai back.

Fang Yuan traveled toward the sealed Spiritomb near Huanggang Village, training Gluttony Ghost's spatial moves as Eevee sensed the creature's dangerous aura. In the War Room, Masters Ye Hui and Jiang Liu learned Fang Yuan was nearby and decided to find him before Spiritomb broke free.

• Fang Yuan left Jade Stone Village and headed toward Huanggang Village while training Gluttony Ghost's spatial moves.
• Eevee sensed a powerful aura from the sealed Spiritomb, and Fang Yuan compared it with Darkrai before asking Eevee to estimate when the seal would break.
• Madam Jiang Liu and Master Ye Hui discussed the strange seal, concluded they could only wait for Spiritomb to emerge weakened, and prepared suppression tactics.
• Jiang Liu received word from her nephew Jiang Li that Fang Yuan was nearby and should be sent away from the danger zone.
• Jiang Liu and Ye Hui decided to search for Fang Yuan, concerned that harm to him would have serious consequences.

Ye Hui found Fang Yuan, who had deliberately let the search party locate him, and brought him to the War Room. There, Fang Yuan recognized the Soul Tower and explained how Aura Power could be used to seal Spiritomb, leaving Ye Hui and Jiang Liu with crucial information about the danger.

• Ye Hui searched the forest with Venomoth and Pinsir, following signals from local Bug-type Pokémon until he found Fang Yuan waiting in a tree.
• Fang Yuan revealed that he had changed his appearance for safety and had deliberately allowed Ye Hui’s Pokémon to locate him.
• At the War Room, Ye Hui and Jiang Liu asked Fang Yuan to leave because the Spirit Realm Secret Realm was dangerous, but he recognized the tower in their photographs as the Soul Tower.
• Fang Yuan recounted how an Aura Messenger had sealed a rampaging Spiritomb inside the Soul Tower.
• Fang Yuan explained that Aura Power could form barriers to suppress souls and that the Heart Source Style was an inheritance of Aura Messengers.

Fang Yuan told Ye Hui and Jiang Liu that Spiritomb was expected to break free before noon and insisted on studying the Soul Tower. Eevee demonstrated a time-based prediction ability that could reveal the future, leaving the group inside a Time Domain.

• Fang Yuan explained that he could not reinforce the Soul Tower's seal, but wanted to study it because it was connected to him.
• Ye Hui and Jiang Liu considered seeking support, but Fang Yuan said he had already called for help and estimated that Spiritomb would break free before noon.
• Fang Yuan revealed that Eevee could use an enhanced form of Future Sight to predict when Spiritomb would escape.
• Eevee evolved into Espeon, entered Calm Mind, and combined Future Sight with Aura Power to create a Time Domain around Fang Yuan, Ye Hui, and Jiang Liu.

Fang Yuan showed Masters Ye Hui and Jiang Liu Eevee’s vision of Spiritomb breaking free and asked them to let his team handle it. When they refused, Fang Yuan revealed that his backup was the Guardian God-level Darkrai.

• Eevee replayed a vision of Spiritomb escaping its seal around 10:45, unleashing malice strong enough to darken the sky and summon lightning.
• Ye Hui and Jiang Liu asked when Fang Yuan’s backup would arrive, and Fang Yuan said a powerful Pokémon would come within five minutes.
• Fang Yuan asked the Masters not to interfere when Spiritomb broke free, but Ye Hui and Jiang Liu refused to leave him to face it alone.
• Dragonite and Rotom arrived with Darkrai, and Fang Yuan released the Nightmare God before the stunned Masters.

Fang Yuan entered the Spirit Realm Secret Realm with Ye Hui and Jiang Liu to investigate the Soul Tower and the force sealing Spiritomb. When he touched the tower, he discovered an Aura inheritance that explained how Aura could create seals capable of containing Pokémon.

• Ye Hui and Jiang Liu witnessed Darkrai obey Fang Yuan and agreed to accompany him into the Spirit Realm Secret Realm.
• Ye Hui ordered the Trainers guarding the Blockade Line to reinforce it before Spiritomb broke its seal around 10:45.
• Fang Yuan, Ye Hui, and Jiang Liu entered the Spirit Realm Passage and reached the Soul Tower.
• Fang Yuan saw Blue Flash inscriptions on the Soul Tower that Ye Hui, Jiang Liu, and Eevee could not see.
• Darkrai protected Fang Yuan from the tower's malicious energy as he touched it, and the inscriptions conveyed an Aura inheritance for creating seals that could contain Pokémon.

Fang Yuan learned the Aura Sealing Technique, which used specially chosen materials to create objects capable of sealing Pokémon. He concluded they still had to defeat Spiritomb before resealing it and asked Ye Hui to bring him another Ghost-type Pokémon so he could practice.

• Fang Yuan learned that Aura could transform suitable materials into Sealed Objects, whose effectiveness depended on their properties and how well they suppressed the target Pokémon.
• Fang Yuan explained his discovery to Ye Hui and Jiang Liu, who were surprised that he alone could see the Soul Tower’s inscriptions.
• Fang Yuan realized the technique described how to seal Pokémon but not how to strengthen an existing seal, so they still needed to fight Spiritomb after it broke free.
• Fang Yuan asked Ye Hui to bring him a Ghost-type Pokémon captured nearby so he could practice sealing it before Spiritomb emerged.